Collection of the world’s fastest, tallest and the most scariest roller coasters.
Kingda Ka Roller Coaster
Located at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, it is the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world. The train is launched by a hydraulic launch mechanism to 128 miles per hour (206 km/h) in 3.5 seconds.
Vertical Velocity Roller Coaster
Located at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in California, this roller coaster gives riders a sudden scare by stopping the train in mid-air.
Thunder Dolphin Roller Coaster
Steel roller coaster located at Tokyo Dome City Attractions park in Tokyo passes through a hubless Ferris wheel and a hole in the building.
Expedition GeForce Roller Coaster
Located in Germany, the roller coaster train travels through a course of 1.2 kilometres long with seven periods of weightlessness.
Top Thrill Dragster Roller Coaster
Cool roller coaster at Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio rockets from 0 to 120 mph in 2.8 seconds.
Eejanaika Roller Coaster
Scary roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland in Japan features seats that rotate 360 degrees in a controlled spin.
Mantis Roller Coaster
Stand-up roller coaster at Cedar Point Amusement Park in Ohio designed to have the passengers stand through the course of the ride.
Ferrari Roller Coaster
GT roller coaster in Abu Dhabi sends two Ferrari F430 Spider carriages sprinting along twisting parallel tracks on a race to the finish line.
Pedal Powered Roller Coaster
Skycycle coaster at Washuzan Highland Park in Okayama, Japan.
Underwater Roller Coaster
Vanish roller coaster at Cosmo Land in Japan unexpectedly dives into an underwater tunnel.
Also check out: Walkable Roller Coaster
Alysha
Amazing! I would love to be able to ride on some of them! But the Kingda Ka Roller Coaster looks a bit too extreme for me lol
Jun 8th, 2010
hesabdroo
so coooooooooooooool!
Jun 8th, 2010
simon
woooooooooooooooooooooo that’s so cool man i love them all
Jun 8th, 2010
Vibha
Amazing!
Jun 8th, 2010
Joas
Great stuff man!! We need that in Africa
Jun 8th, 2010
Cynthia
I thought the Manta roller coaster in Seaworld Orlando was pretty cool too – Instead of seating, we were mounted as if “flying”, with our backs parallel to the track…It’s supposed to mimick the manta ray…
Jun 8th, 2010
psychodork
I’ve been on Kingda Ka. It was over so quickly, but was such a rush. Going UP was the scary part.
Jun 8th, 2010
Nico
And the Tatsu and X2… ??!!?
Jun 8th, 2010
Scherzyland
This are nuts!! The Pedal Power Rollercoaster seems scary! lol.
Jun 8th, 2010
Brothajohn
I hit the one in Yokohama before. It is a lot of fun. There is also a huge ferris wheel there and you can see all the way to Tokyo. Wow!
Jun 8th, 2010
Nikita Hengbok
Wow! Looks exciting! ;D
Jun 8th, 2010
Diego
Wow Wow Woooooohoooo !
Jun 8th, 2010
timmay
omg!!! my cousin and i went on kingda ka, and the pedal powered one looks kool, so does under water and ferrari.
Jun 8th, 2010
Toasty O's
As fast as the metal coasters go, wooden coasters are very scary due to the fact that they creak and sway.
Jun 8th, 2010
John Nawrocki
If it ain’t wood it ain’t a roller coaster; and that’s the I see it. Hey Toasty O, check out The Beast and Son of Beast at King’s Island.
Jun 8th, 2010
Lelle
I was at six flags in New Yersey last summer and prepared and excited for Kingda Ka but the stupid roller coaster was closed that day :(
Jun 8th, 2010
AAAAAAAAA
What if you’re not strong enough to go up one of the hills in the pedal one? Lol.
Jun 8th, 2010
Karin L.
Really Cool!!!
Jun 8th, 2010
Tyron Bache
I think I have just planned my next holiday!
Jun 8th, 2010
bunny
kingda ka is half the size of the empire state building and you can see all the way to the New York City skyline if you look quick enough at the top!
Jun 8th, 2010
Kat
I wish people would stop including Kingda Ka on lists like these. Six Flags directly ripped off Top Thrill Dragster after it was built and made it slightly taller and faster just to take away one of Cedar Point’s records (tallest + fastest coaster in the country). TTD came first and has an actual theme of drag racing cars. FWIW people pee their pants on TTD sometimes. The whole rideo only lasts 14 seconds.
Jun 8th, 2010
emmajane
i’ve been to japan and so i’ve actually been on a pedal roller coaster before, though it wasn’t as long. I like how you can control the speed so you don’t go too fast!
Jun 9th, 2010
Adam
Vertical Velocity pictured here is from Six Flags Great America. I’m a former employee from Discovery Kingdom and the corkscrew side at sfdk is at an angle due to Vallejo’s building height requirement. For being considered one of 10 coolest roller coasters it is not extremely popular.
Jun 11th, 2010
James Tillman
Ummm, “X” the roller coaster came out well before Eejanaika, all the way back in 2002 as compared to Eejanaika coming out in 2006. X2 was then opened in 2008 and added music and fireballs. There’s the true innovation.
Jun 19th, 2010
Julia
i have been on king da ka 13 times and it is the best ride ever !
Jul 21st, 2010
E-loch
@Adam: I didn’t know that was the reason they angled Verticle Velocity. I went on both versions, and The first one was way better. Heck the whole park was better back when it was Marine World…
Aug 10th, 2010
emmajane
@Cynthia I also road on manta too except at the end you hang above a platform which tires you out. Best roller coaster ever!
Sep 11th, 2010
Andy Stuart
these rollercoasters are alright, but i travelled the world and went on every rollercoaster and the best one was the caterpiller probuarlly, becuase it was soo fast beacuase i moded it with a jet pack!!!
Oct 28th, 2010
Kelly
I wanna ride that Roller coaster that goes underwater!!!!!!!!
Jan 17th, 2011
Sabrina
the last one is very unsafe
Jan 25th, 2011
Candy
Dangerous, but fun. I want to ride the water one and the selfpowered one.
Apr 8th, 2011
Blitz
It would be awesome to ride them all,Without a seatbelt or handle!!!
Jun 13th, 2011
Elan
Kingda Ka was awesome. That Vertical Velocity one looks scary though. I really wish I could try the underwater one!
Jul 2nd, 2011
joe
Most Of These Look Like Rides From Our Cedar Point In OHio
Aug 28th, 2011
Mary
I thought kingda ka was in New Jersey not California???
Nov 10th, 2011
Christine
Kingda Ka is in NJ it’s correct on the list. The vertical Velocity is listed as CA. Kingda Ka is the only one on this list I’ve been on but it is awesome. I really need to venture from the east coast and check out some of these others.
Nov 17th, 2011
Alina
What if you were to fat to fit in the Ferrari one would you get wet on the water coaster. LOL:)
Nov 28th, 2011
x101
I would love to go on the under water roller coaster and the Ferrari roller coaster but the Vertical Velocity roller coaster, i would be yelling over everybody.
Dec 26th, 2011
seth
that picture of vertical velocity (v2) is not of the one in california it is of the one in six flags great america in illinois. the california one is orange and red/purple where the one in illinois (the one shown on here) is yellow and blue. ive stood in the line shown in the picture WAY to many times to not know which one it is.
Jan 28th, 2012
jerome
…breathtakingly awesome…cheers! i’m looking forward to try one of these rides… ;)
Feb 2nd, 2012
Michael
I would luv to ride the vanish roller coaster becuz I love roller coasters and Japan
Feb 23rd, 2012
hubub
i would love 2 go on all of them roller coaster freak
Mar 9th, 2012
Vivian Mcmahon
the underwater tunnel roller coaster is thrilling me! awesome and exciting! too bad we can’t see what the tunnel looks like! whoever engineered this roller coaster is genuis! bravo to them! if only we had a coaster like that in the US. i’d get a seasonal pass for me and my kids :)
Mar 22nd, 2012
Jen
Have been on Kingda Ka several times. Live about 30 minutes from Six Flags NJ. Used to hold season passes until the doc said my hubby’s heart can’t take that excitement any more.
He’s great when we travel. He stands on the sidelines holding my purse and other loose objects while I ride alone…. But rarely do I get to Six Flags anymore.
I wonder how those coasters weathered the earthquake/tsunami in Tokyo?
Apr 2nd, 2012
melissa
i went on kingda ka this past summer its not bad at all everyone says its so scary but once you get to the top your ok :)
Apr 28th, 2012
dennis
been 4x on Kingda Ka with the son, the scary part is when you are catapulted from bottom to top but after that…nada. should try Nitro when you visit Six Flags in NJ. in my opinion it is scarier than Kingda Ka!!
Jul 6th, 2012
James
You should try the the Coaster in Play Land. In 2002 it was one of the worlds tip 10 rolled coasters. It was nominated because it gives the feeling that the only thing keeping you from falling out is your grip on the lap restraint.
PS Even though the ride roller coaster feels dangerous no inherited have occurred.
Jul 19th, 2012
Behemoth Conquerer
I’ve always wanted to do the underwater one in Japan! But I also love Canada’s Wonderland. I’ve been on 11/16 roller coasters there! ^_^
Aug 27th, 2012
Sheneil
Of the 10 i rode on Kingda ka. I loved it, it was awesome. I now want to try the vertical thingy in California and of course the underwater ride in Japan
May 7th, 2013
Hayley
Wow I would go on eny of thease rides just for fun
Jun 23rd, 2013
Anna
Have Gravol, will ride…. my stomach just hasn’t been the same since having kids but I still ride, provided I’m drugged beforehand! LOL
I think I better make my bucket list into a trip to ride as many amazing rollercoasters as I can before I get too old and my doctor stops me!
Jul 17th, 2013
Aaron
omg i went on vertical velocity the other day and it was frickin awesome! i went on it like 5 time :D
Aug 10th, 2013
Brooke
I dont get the big deal abotu the underwater one? Kings Dominion’s Anaconda has been doing that since the early 90’s. And is a better roller coaster cause it goes upside down a few times
Oct 1st, 2013
megan
cool stuff
Sep 26th, 2017