18. Roller Coaster Record Holders

18. Roller Coaster Record Holders

Current Wooden Coaster Record Holders:

Steepest

  1. 58.6 degrees: Cyclone - Astroland/Coney Island; Brooklyn, NY
  2. 54 degrees: Cyclone - Riverside Park; Agawam, MA
  3. 53 degrees: Cyclone - Six Flags over Georgia; Atlanta, GA
Highest
  1. 179 ft, 6 in: Rattler - Fiesta Texas; San Antonio, TX
  2. 160 ft: Mean Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
  3. 143 ft: Texas Giant - SF over Texas; Arlington, TX
Longest Drop
  1. 155 ft: Mean Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
  2. 148 ft: Hercules - Dorney Park; Allentown, PA
  3. 137 ft: Texas Giant - Six Flags over Texas; Arlington, TX
Fastest
  1. 65 mph: Mean Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
  2. 65 mph: Texas Giant - Six Flags over Texas; Arlington, TX
  3. 64.77 mph: The Beast - Kings Island; Kings Mills, OH
Longest Circuit
  1. 7400 ft: The Beast - Kings Island; Kings Mills, OH
  2. 5530 ft: Rattler - Fiesta Texas; San Antonio, TX
  3. 5427 ft: Mean Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
Oldest
  1. 1902: Leap The Dips - Lakemont Park; Altoona, PA
  2. 1919: Jack Rabbit - Clemonton Lake; Clemonton, NJ
  3. 1920: Jack Rabbit - Kennywood; W Mifflin, PA
Most Famous (yeah, it's subjective, but these coasters are somewhat legendary...)
  1. 1927 Cyclone - Astroland/Coney Island; Brooklyn, NY
  2. 1927 Cyclone Racer - The Pike; Long Beach, CA
  3. 1924 Bobs - Riverview; Chicago, IL

Current Steel Coaster Record Holders

Steepest

  1. 90 Degrees: Ultra Twister - SF Astroworld; Houston, TX
  2. 60 degrees: Magnum XL-200 - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
  3. 60 degrees: Excalibur - ValleyFair!;
Highest
  1. 222 ft: Pepsi Max, The Big one - Blackpool Pleasure Beach; Blackpool, UK
    (This is Blackpool's claim, "from the footings." The height from the station is probably a little less.)
  2. 209 ft: Desperado - Buffalo Bill's; Jean, NV
  3. 207 ft: Moonsault Scramble - Fujikyu Highland Park, Japan
  4. 205 ft: Magnum XL-200 - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
Longest Drop
  1. 225 ft: Steel Phantom - Kennywood; W Mifflin, PA
  2. 225 ft: Desperado - Buffalo Bill's; Jean, NV
  3. 209 ft: Pepsi Max, The Big one - Blackpool Pleasure Beach; Blackpool, UK
  4. 207 ft: Moonsault Scramble - Fujikyu Highland Park, Japan
    (Again, this cheats and is the height of the heighest car, rather than a height that the entire train drops.)
Fastest
  1. 85 mph: Desperado - Buffalo Bill's; Jean, NV
  2. 83 mph: Pepsi Max-The Big One; Blackpool Pleasure Beach; UK
  3. 80 mph: Steel Phantom - Kennywood; W Mifflin, PA
Longest Circuit
  1. 7450 ft: The Ultimate - Lightwater Valley; UK
  2. 6100 ft: Desperado - Buffalo Bill's; Jean, NV
  3. 5500 ft: Dragon Mountain - Marineland; Niagara Falls, Ontario
Highest Looping Coaster
  1. 188 ft: Viper - SF Magic Mountain; Valencia, CA
  2. 173 ft: GASM - SF Great Adventure; Jackson, NJ
  3. 170 ft: Shockwave - SF Great America; Gurnee, IL
Most Inversions - (7)
Viper, Magic Mountain
GASM, Great Adventure
Shockwave, Great America
Kumba, Busch Gardens Tampa
Gouderix - Parc Asterix; France
Highest G Forces - (+6.5g) Most Trains On Circuit
  1. 5: Thriller; German Fairs
  2. 4: Olympia Looping; German Fairs
  3. 4: Hymalaya Bahn; German Fairs
Most Demented Shuttle Loop (yeah, another subjective one!)


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