Delivering gut-wrenching speeds in an auto-themed experience, Top Thrill Dragster raced onto the scene in 2003 to claim the title of the world’s fastest coaster (it held onto that name until Kingda Ka’s arrival). It is most fitting that Cedar Point, the self-proclaimed “roller coaster capital of the world,” would feature one of the world’s fastest coasters. Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point (Sandusky, OH) Roller coaster at Cedar Point / AWelshLad/iStock Consider yourself lucky if you experience a not-too-rare rollback, which occurs when the train doesn’t completely clear the top of the structure and rolls backwards, to be relaunched with greater speed a second time.ģ. Tip: Make sure to keep your head square and pressed against the headrest as the ride can reach 5 Gs of force. Kingda Ka chugs up to the top at 90 degrees and once you're over the hump, you're sent down in a 270-degree spiral. A park favorite since its 2005 opening, the 3,118-foot-long ride starts with a launch that flings riders at the rate of 128 mph - at just 3.5 seconds, to boot. Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure (Jackson, NJ)Ī towering green behemoth that rises 456 feet into the air, Kingda Ka is an experience only for the bravest daredevils. Riders can expect G forces that reach up to 1.7 Gs during the launch and 4.8 Gs throughout the ride.

From that speedy takeoff, the 16-passenger, Ferrari-inspired train soars along a 6,790-foot track built with hills and heavily banked turns that are reminiscent of an auto racetrack.

The world-record holder since its launch in 2010, Ferrari World’s Formula Rossa features a mind-boggling initial launch that rockets riders from 0 to 149 mph in just five seconds. Formula Rossa at Ferrari World (Abu Dhabi) Formula Rossa / miles_around/iStock Hold on tight - really tight - as these five mega-coasters guarantee the heart-pounding ride of a lifetime. Testing the limits of physics and defying gravity, the world’s fastest roller coasters zoom their way into the record books at white-knuckle speeds.

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