Tallest Steel Roller Coaster
456 ft (139 m)
Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure, NJ
Tallest Wooden Roller Coaster
183.8 ft (56.0 m)
T Express at Everland in South Korea
Fastest Steel Roller Coaster
155.3 mph (249.9 km/h)
Falcon’s Flight at Six Flags Qiddiya in Saudi Arabia
Fastest Wooden Roller Coaster
72 mph (116 km/h)
Goliath at Six Flags Great America, IL
Longest Steel Roller Coaster Drop
519 ft (158 m)
Falcon’s Flight at Six Flags Qiddiya in Saudi Arabia
Longest Wooden Roller Coaster Drop
180 ft (55 m)
Goliath at Six Flags Great America, IL
Oldest Operating Roller Coaster
Opened in 1902
Leap The Dips at Lakemont Park, PA
Most Expensive Roller Coaster
$500,000,000
Guardians of the Galaxy at Walt Disney World’s Epcot, FL
Roller Coaster with Most Inversions
14 inversions
The Smiler at Alton Towers, UK
Highest Roller Coaster Inversion
197 feet (60.1 m)
Steel Curtain at Kennywood, PA
Steepest Roller Coaster Angle
121.5 degrees
TMNT Shellraiser at Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park, NJ
Fastest Roller Coaster Acceleration
0-78 mph (125.5 km/h) in 1.8 seconds, 19.4 ms−2 (2.0 g)
Maxx Force at Six Flags Great America, IL
Roller Coaster with Tallest Vertical Loop
160 feet (49 m)
Full Throttle at Six Flags Magic Mountain, CA
Roller Coaster with the Most Airtime
24.3 seconds
The Voyage at Holiday World, IN
Longest Roller Coaster Tunnel
800 feet (243.8 m)
Hades 360 at Mt. Olympus, WI
Park with Most Roller Coasters
20 coasters
Six Flags Magic Mountain, CA
Longest Roller Coaster Marathon
405 hours 20 minutes
Richard Rodriguez (USA) rode The Big One & Big Dipper at Pleasure Beach Blackpool, UK.
Most Consecutive Days Riding a Roller Coaster
112 days (May-September 2012)
The Big One at Pleasure Beach Blackpool, UK.