Top 50 Roller Coasters in the World

restlesssoul

How many have you been on?

I've done two, Goliath and California Screamin'

Would love to do more

http://www.complex.com/rides/2011/06/th ... -coasters/

81

i hate that picture bs...just give me the list...anybody got a list...anybody...

of been on most of the cedar point rides...so i'm sure i've been on half a dozen of the world's best

SVRDhand13

Is there a link to the complete list? It would take me a year to get through all 50 pages at the rate this site is moving.

Loulou

My Mum and I are complete chickens when it comes to roller coasters but we decided to check one out when we went to Queensland. We spent about and hour looking at it and checking that it wasn't too scary and finally decided to go on it.
As the bloody thing started to move, the guy that was taking the tickets yelled into his microphone, "Enjoy your 3 upside loops guys!!!!". Mum and I just looked at each other terrified because it was too late to back-out. As it happens, you can't see the loops from the inside of the theme park!!!!!!!!!!!!

eeriepadave

i went through them all. I think Cedar Points had 3. #1 was Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in NJ.

I was never a huge roller coaster fan. Always thought I would throw up, First one I went on was some dinky one in Hershey Park. First "real" roller coaster I went one was in Six Flags Great Adventure in NJ called Great American Scream Machine, had like 7 loops and was pretty fast at 60 or so MPH. No longer exists. Actually most of the roller coasters I went on are no longer around. Haven't been to an amusement park in about 15 or so years and that was Hershey Park.'


edit: according to wiki Great American Scream Machine was torn down in 2010. I thought it was gone before then.

SVRDhand13

eeriepadave wrote:

i went through them all. I think Cedar Points had 3. #1 was Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in NJ.

I was never a huge roller coaster fan. Always thought I would throw up, First one I went on was some dinky one in Hershey Park. First "real" roller coaster I went one was in Six Flags Great Adventure in NJ called Great American Scream Machine, had like 7 loops and was pretty fast at 60 or so MPH. No longer exists. Actually most of the roller coasters I went on are no longer around. Haven't been to an amusement park in about 15 or so years and that was Hershey Park.'


edit: according to wiki Great American Scream Machine was torn down in 2010. I thought it was gone before then.

Two things shock me about your post. One is that the first roller coaster I ever went on was taken down (Great American Scream Machine) and two that Kingda Ka is #1 overall. I thought it was fun but not that fun.

eeriepadave

SVRDhand13 wrote:

Is there a link to the complete list? It would take me a year to get through all 50 pages at the rate this site is moving.

so i was bored

#50. Rage
Theme Park: Adventure Island
Location: Southend-on-Sea, UK
Height: 72 Ft
Top Speed: 44 mph

#49. Goudurix
Theme Park: Parc Astérix
Location: Plailly, France
Height: 118 Ft
Top Speed: 56 mph

#48. Furius Baco
Theme Park: PortAventura Park
Location: Salou, Spain
Height: 46 Ft
Top Speed: 83.9 mph

#47. Mumbo Jumbo
Theme Park: Flamingo Land
Location: Kirby Misperton, UK
Height: 99 Ft
Top Speed: 20 mph

#46. Vild-Svinet
Theme Park: BonBon Land
Location: Holmegaard, Denmark
Height: 72 Ft
Top Speed: 45 mph

#45. Speed: No Limits
Theme Park: Oakwood
Location: Narberth, UK
Height: 115 Ft
Top Speed: 59 mph

#44. Boulder Dash
Theme Park: Lake Compounce
Location: Bristol, Connecticut
Height: 35 Ft
Top Speed: 60 mph

#43. Typhoon
Theme Park: Bobbejaanland Family Park
Location: Lichtaart, Belgium
Height: 84 Ft
Top Speed: 50 mph

#42. Coaster Thrill Ride
Theme Park: Puyallup Fair
Location: Puyallup, Washington
Height: 57 Ft
Top Speed: 50 mph

#41. Cyclone
Theme Park: Astroland
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Height: 85 Ft
Top Speed: 60 mph

#40. Colossus
Theme Park: Thorpe Park
Location: Surrey, England
Height: 125 Ft
Top Speed: 62 mph

#39. Mystery Mine
Theme Park: Dollywood
Location: Pigeon Forge, Tennessee
Height: 85 Ft
Top Speed: 46 mph

#38. Dragon Khan
Theme Park: PortAventura Park
Location: Salou, Spain
Height: 148 Ft
Top Speed: 65 mph

#37. Roar
Theme Park: Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
Location: Vallejo, California
Height: 95 Ft
Top Speed: 51 mph

#36. Hydra: The Revenge
Theme Park: Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
Height: 95 Ft
Top Speed: 53 mph

#35. Balder
Theme Park: Liseberg
Location: Göteborg, Sweden
Height: 118 Ft
Top Speed: 56 mph

#34. California Screamin'
Theme Park: Disney California Adventure Park
Location: Anaheim, California
Height: 120 Ft
Top Speed: 55 mph

#33. American Eagle
Theme Park: Six Flags Great America
Location: Gurnee, Illinois
Height: 127 Ft
Top Speed: 66 mph

#32. Shivering Timbers
Theme Park: Michigan's Adventure
Location: Muskegon, Michigan
Height: 122 Ft
Top Speed: 65 mph

#31. The Ultimate
Theme Park: Lightwater Valley
Location: North Stainley, UK
Height: 107 Ft
Top Speed: 50 mph

#30. The Boss
Theme Park: Six Flags St. Louis
Location: Eureka, Missouri
Height: 122 Ft
Top Speed: 66.3 mph

#29. T Express
Theme Park: Everland
Location: Gyeonggi–do, South Korea
Height: 183 Ft
Top Speed: 65 mph

#28. Mean Streak
Theme Park: Cedar Point
Location: Sandusky, Ohio
Height: 161 Ft
Top Speed: 65 mph

#27. Phantom's Revenge
Theme Park: Kennywood
Location: West Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Height: 161 Ft
Top Speed: 85 mph

#26. The Rattler
Theme Park: Six Flags Fiesta Texas
Location: San Antonio, Texas
Height: 180 Ft
Top Speed: 65 mph

#25. Wicked Twister
Theme Park: Cedar Point
Location: Sandusky, Ohio
Height: 215 Ft
Top Speed: 72 mph

#24. Mr. Freeze
Theme Park: Six Flags St. Louis
Location: Eureka, Missouri
Height: 226 Ft
Top Speed: 70 mph

#23. Xcelerator
Theme Park: Knott's Berry Farm
Location: Buena Park, California
Height: 205 Ft
Top Speed: 82 mph

#22. The Voyage
Theme Park: Holiday World & Splashin' Safari
Location: Santa Claus, Indiana
Height: 163 Ft
Top Speed: 67.4 mph

#21. El Toro
Theme Park: Six Flags Great Adventure
Location: Jackson, New Jersey
Height: 181 Ft
Top Speed: 70 mph

#20. Dodonpa
Theme Park: Fuji–Q Highland
Location: Yamanashi, Japan
Height: 171 Ft
Top Speed: 106.9 mph

#19. Formula Rossa
Theme Park: Ferrari World
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAB
Height: 171 Ft
Top Speed: 149.1 mph

#18. The Beast
Theme Park: Kings Island
Location: Mason, Ohio
Height: 141 Ft
Top Speed: 65 mph

#17. Mamba
Theme Park: Worlds of Fun
Location: Kansas City, Missouri
Height: 205 Ft
Top Speed: 75 mph

#16. Desperado
Theme Park: Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino
Location: Primm, Nevada
Height: 209 Ft
Top Speed: 80 mph

#15. Thunder Dolphin
Theme Park: Tokyo Dome City
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Height: 263 Ft
Top Speed: 81 mph

#14. Goliath
Theme Park: Six Flags Magic Mountain
Location: Valencia, California
Height: 235 Ft
Top Speed: 85 mph

#13. Nitro
Theme Park: Six Flags Great America
Location: Jackson, New Jersey
Height: 230 Ft
Top Speed: 80 mph

#12. Bizarro
Theme Park: Six Flags New England
Location: Agawam, Massachusetts
Height: 208 Ft
Top Speed: 77 mph

#11. Eejanaika

Theme Park: Fuji–Q Highland
Location: Yamanashi, Japan
Height: 249 Ft
Top Speed: 78.3 mph

#10. Titan
Theme Park: Six Flags Over Texas
Location: Arlington, Texas
Height: 245 Ft
Top Speed: 85 mph

#9. Fujiyama
Theme Park: Fuji–Q Highland
Location: Yamanashi, Japan
Height: 259 Ft
Top Speed: 81 mph

#8. Behemoth
Theme Park: Canada's Wonderland
Location: Ontario, Canada
Height: 230 Ft
Top Speed: 77 mph

#7. Tower of Terror II
Theme Park: Dreamworld
Location: Gold Coast, Australia
Height: 377 Ft
Top Speed: 100 mph

#6. Superman: Escape From Krypton
Theme Park: Six Flags Magic Mountain
Location: Valencia, California
Height: 415 Ft
Top Speed: 100 mph

#5. Intimidator 305
Theme Park: Kings Dominion
Location: Doswell, Virginia
Height: 305 Ft
Top Speed: 90 mph

#4. Millennium Force
Theme Park: Cedar Point
Location: Sandusky, Ohio
Height: 310 Ft
Top Speed: 93 mph

#3. Top Thrill Dragster
Theme Park: Cedar Point
Location: Sandusky, Ohio
Height: 420 Ft
Top Speed: 120 mph

#2. Steel Dragon 2000
Theme Park: Nagashima Spa Land
Location: Mie, Japan
Height: 318 Ft
Top Speed: 95 mph

#1. Kingda Ka
Theme Park: Six Flags Great Adventure
Location: Jackson, New Jersey
Height: 456 Ft
Top Speed: 128 mph

SVRDhand13

Thanks for posting the entire list!

I have been on 5 of those coasters.

81

I've been on #28 and #4. Would have done #3, but it kept rolling backwards without getting over the tower the day i was there.

#28 Mean Steak will kick your ass.

#4 is awesome. sitting front row on that is a trip.

RKCNDY

#42...is that the wooden coaster? Been on that one.

Funny, Puyallup Fair is only open twice a year...

5 days in the Spring
21 (ish) days in the Fall

iamica

Raging Bull isn't on there? What a disappointment. At least they included American Eagle. That roller coaster is so old that it's practically falling apart, but it's still fun.

restlesssoul

eeriepadave wrote:

so i was bored

Really, reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeally bored. Good show!

Idris

The fastest in the world http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV1_edodag0

0-150mph in under 4 seconds... looks cool, well the initial takeoff anyway.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRheJ-9yJ8c&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWmJVPDY ... re=related

Idris

I've been on #8...it was kinda sucky

EZ1221C

I've been on Hydra, Phantom's Revenge, Wicked Twister, Millennium Force, and Top Thrill Dragster.

FrankieG

I have been on:

#34. California Screamin'
Theme Park: Disney California Adventure Park
Location: Anaheim, California
Height: 120 Ft
Top Speed: 55 mph

#28. Mean Streak
Theme Park: Cedar Point
Location: Sandusky, Ohio
Height: 161 Ft
Top Speed: 65 mph

#25. Wicked Twister
Theme Park: Cedar Point
Location: Sandusky, Ohio
Height: 215 Ft
Top Speed: 72 mph

#23. Xcelerator
Theme Park: Knott's Berry Farm
Location: Buena Park, California
Height: 205 Ft
Top Speed: 82 mph

#21. El Toro
Theme Park: Six Flags Great Adventure
Location: Jackson, New Jersey
Height: 181 Ft
Top Speed: 70 mph

#14. Goliath
Theme Park: Six Flags Magic Mountain
Location: Valencia, California
Height: 235 Ft
Top Speed: 85 mph

#13. Nitro
Theme Park: Six Flags Great America
Location: Jackson, New Jersey
Height: 230 Ft
Top Speed: 80 mph

#12. Bizarro
Theme Park: Six Flags New England
Location: Agawam, Massachusetts
Height: 208 Ft
Top Speed: 77 mph

#4. Millennium Force
Theme Park: Cedar Point
Location: Sandusky, Ohio
Height: 310 Ft
Top Speed: 93 mph

#3. Top Thrill Dragster
Theme Park: Cedar Point
Location: Sandusky, Ohio
Height: 420 Ft
Top Speed: 120 mph

#1. Kingda Ka
Theme Park: Six Flags Great Adventure
Location: Jackson, New Jersey
Height: 456 Ft
Top Speed: 128 mph

11 !


Would have done #6 if it wasn't closed the day we made it to Magic Mountain....

Roller coasters have been great experiences for me. Every family vacation everyone would get a day or 2 to do what they wanted, and mine was always to hit the closest roller coaster park

Heisenberg

The 81 wrote:

#28 Mean Steak will kick your ass.

You ain't lyin' 81. We call that damn ride "The Hangover" because it beats the ever loving shit out of you and afterwards you have such an awful headache that you feel like you've spent the last 3 days drinking Irish Whiskey. I can't believe that ride made the list. The Raptor at Kings Island and The Magnum at Cedar Point are both better. Top Thrill Dragster is always a mess but it's worth the wait. The launch will rip your face off.

eeriepadave

World's steepest roller-coaster opens in Japan

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... Japan.html

DS1119

eeriepadave wrote:

World's steepest roller-coaster opens in Japan

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldne ... Japan.html

OMG...the pause before the drop!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

Thoughts_Arrive

Thank goodness the list was posted here, I quit at 45.
No Aussie rollercoasters pffft

davidtrios

this one is cool:

underwater roller coaster in Japan

81

Heisenberg wrote:

The 81 wrote:

#28 Mean Steak will kick your ass.

You ain't lyin' 81. We call that damn ride "The Hangover" because it beats the ever loving shit out of you and afterwards you have such an awful headache that you feel like you've spent the last 3 days drinking Irish Whiskey. I can't believe that ride made the list. The Raptor at Kings Island and The Magnum at Cedar Point are both better. Top Thrill Dragster is always a mess but it's worth the wait. The launch will rip your face off.

I might be inclined to call it "The Concussion"

MayDay10

Hmmm

roller coaster names seem to be of the same vein as the American Gladiators' names

eeriepadave

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/new-roller-coaster-in-ohio-will-shatter-10-world-records-184623022.html

ldent42

I went to cedar point a couple years ago. Tbh I think I get more fun from the arcade games than coasters. I won a Domo at the arcade in cedar point. Also a Brian from family guy but I dunno where it went.

Last-12-Exit

I can't believe the beast is on this list. That ride does nothing but leave you with a headache.

weekapaug19

good to see Bizarro on there, that is a great coaster (and about 2 miles from my house)

FrankieG

eeriepadave said:

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/new-roller-coaster-in-ohio-will-shatter-10-world-records-184623022.html

That looks awesome!! Definitley a reason for me to take a trip back to Cedar Point

nothinasitseems

six flags great adventure is the closest park to me. been there many times. as a kid, my favorite ride was medusa (now bizarro). now it's meh. i was probably 9 or 10 when nitro first came out. and i was absolutely terrified to ride it. i finally rode it last year and it was incredible, definitely my favorite coaster in the park besides el toro.

PJ_Soul

Obviously not on the list, but the 60-year-old wooden roller coaster in Vancouver is great because it's terrifyingly old and rickety, lol. I always expect to just go flying off the tracks or for the frame to collapse. Sometimes you can hear it creaking as you roll over it. In really hot weather it goes way too fast and the cars actually catch a little air at the top of each hill, and since there is just a loose lap bar you have to cling to, so you have to work hard to keep yourself from flying right out of your seat on a good day, so on those hot days, you really feel like you might die. The old thing is a hell of a lot scarier than skydiving, and skydiving was scary, hahaha.