List of roller coaster rankings

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Looking along Formula Rossa's launch track where a train is being launched
Formula Rossa in United Arab Emirates, the world's fastest roller coaster.

Roller coasters are amusement rides developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. Early iterations during the 16th and 17th centuries, which were popular in Russia, were wooden sleds that took riders down large slides made from ice. The first roller coasters that attached a train to a wooden track appeared in France in the early 1800s.[1] Although wooden roller coasters are still being produced, steel roller coasters, introduced in the mid-20th-century, became more common and can be found on every continent except Antarctica.[2]

Amusement parks often compete to build the tallest, fastest, and longest rides to attract thrill seekers and boost park attendance.[3] Ranked by height, speed, length, and number of inversions, roller coasters often became the focal point for competing parks. Computer-simulated models led to innovations that produced more intense thrills while improving quality and durability.[4] The debut of Magnum XL-200 in 1989 at Cedar Point introduced the first complete-circuit roller coaster to exceed Script error: No such module "convert".,[5][6] marking a pivot point in the industry.[4] The new era, sometimes referred to as the Coaster Wars,[4] saw increasing competition as parks sought to be the latest to break world records, with some only lasting a year or less.[7]

The pace of competition eventually slowed, however.[4][7] Former record holder Kingda Ka, the previous tallest coaster in the world at Script error: No such module "convert".,[8] held onto its record from 2005 until its closure in 2024.[4][7] Other notable coasters include Formula Rossa, the world's fastest, which reaches a top speed of Script error: No such module "convert".,[9] Steel Dragon 2000, the world's longest, measuring Script error: No such module "convert".,[10] and The Smiler which features fourteen inversions.[11]

Key

Key
Key Meaning
1 Record holder
** Under construction
* Still exists but not operating

Height rankings

Tallest steel roller coasters

Tallest steel roller coastersTemplate:RefnTemplate:Refn[12]
Rank Name Park Country Height Manufacturer Record held
** Falcons Flight Six Flags Qiddiya Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert".[13] Intamin —
1 Top Thrill 2 Cedar Point Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin/Zamperla May 2003 – May 2005
May 2025 – present
2 Red Force Ferrari Land Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin November 2024 – May 2025
3 Fury 325 Carowinds Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Bolliger & Mabillard —
4 Steel Dragon 2000 Nagashima Spa Land Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". D. H. Morgan Manufacturing —
5 Millennium Force Cedar Point Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
6 Leviathan Canada's Wonderland Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Bolliger & Mabillard —
7 Pantherian Kings Dominion Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
8 Orion Kings Island Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Bolliger & Mabillard —
9 Thunder Dolphin Tokyo Dome City Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
10 Fujiyama Fuji-Q Highland Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". TOGO July 1996 – January 1997

Longest steel roller coaster drops

Longest steel roller coaster dropsTemplate:RefnTemplate:Refn[14]
Rank Name Park Country Drop length Manufacturer Record held
** Falcons Flight Six Flags Qiddiya Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
1 Top Thrill 2 Cedar Point Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin/Zamperla May 2003 – May 2005
May 2025 – present
2 Red Force Ferrari Land Template:Flagcountry ~Script error: No such module "convert".Template:Refn Intamin November 2024 – May 2025
3 Fury 325 Carowinds Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Bolliger & Mabillard —
4 Steel Dragon 2000 Nagashima Spa Land Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". D. H. Morgan Manufacturing —
5 Leviathan Canada's Wonderland Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Bolliger & Mabillard —
6 Pantherian Kings Dominion Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
Millennium Force Cedar Point Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
Orion Kings Island Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Bolliger & Mabillard —
9 Hyperion Energylandia File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
10 Coaster Through the Clouds Nanchang Sunac Land Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
Shambhala PortAventura Park Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Bolliger & Mabillard —

Tallest wooden roller coasters

Tallest wooden roller coastersTemplate:Refn[15]
Rank Name Park Country Height Manufacturer Record held
1 T Express Everland Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin June 2009 – present
Wildfire Kolmården Wildlife Park Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Rocky Mountain Construction June 2016 – present
3 El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
4 Goliath Six Flags Great America Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Rocky Mountain Construction —
5 Colossos - Kampf der Giganten Heide Park Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
6 The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". The Gravity Group —
7 Hades 360 Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". The Gravity Group —
8 Wodan Timbur Coaster Europa-Park Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Great Coasters International —
9 Le Monstre La Ronde Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Martin & Vleminckx July 1985 – March 1990
10 American Eagle Six Flags Great America Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin May 1981 – July 1985

Longest wooden roller coaster drops

Longest wooden roller coaster dropsTemplate:Refn[16]
Rank Name Park Country Drop length Manufacturer Record held
1 Goliath Six Flags Great America Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Rocky Mountain Construction June 2014 – present
2 El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin June 2009 – June 2014
3 Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Rocky Mountain Construction —
4 Wildfire Kolmården Wildlife Park Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Rocky Mountain Construction —
5 Colossos - Kampf der Giganten Heide Park Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
6 The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". The Gravity Group —
7 T Express Everland Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
8 The Boss Six Flags St. Louis Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Custom Coasters International —
9 American Eagle Six Flags Great America Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin May 1981 – May 1991
10 The Beast Kings Island Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Kings Island April 1979 – May 1981

Gallery

View from the ground up the 456-foot-tall structure of Kingda Ka
Kingda Ka, the tallest roller coaster in the world from 2005 to 2024.
The out-and-back layout of El Toro with Kingda Ka in the background
Among the tallest wooden coasters in the world, El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey features one of the longest drops.
An overview of the station and lift hill of Colossos at Heide Park
Colossos at Heide Park in Germany, one of the tallest wooden coasters in the world.

Speed rankings

Fastest steel roller coasters

Fastest steel roller coastersTemplate:RefnTemplate:RefnTemplate:Refn[17]
Rank Name Park Country Speed Manufacturer Record held
** Falcons Flight Six Flags Qiddiya Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
1 Formula Rossa Ferrari World Abu Dhabi Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin November 2010 – present
2 Top Thrill 2 Cedar Point Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin May 2003 – May 2005
3 Red Force Ferrari Land Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
* Ring Racer Nürburgring Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". S&S —
4 Steel Dragon 2000 Nagashima Spa Land Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". D. H. Morgan Manufacturing —
Fury 325 Carowinds Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Bolliger & Mabillard —
6 Millennium Force Cedar Point Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
7 Leviathan Canada's Wonderland Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Bolliger & Mabillard —
8 Orion Kings Island Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Bolliger & Mabillard —
9 Pantherian Kings Dominion Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
10 Hyperion Energylandia File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —

Fastest wooden roller coasters

Fastest wooden roller coastersTemplate:RefnTemplate:Refn[18]
Rank Name Park Country Speed Manufacturer Record held
1 Goliath Six Flags Great America Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Rocky Mountain Construction June 2014 – June 2016
September 2020 – present
2 Wildfire Kolmården Wildlife Park Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Rocky Mountain Construction —
3 El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin June 2009 – June 2014
4 Colossos - Kampf der Giganten Heide Park Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
5 Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Rocky Mountain Construction —
6 The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". The Gravity Group —
7 The Boss Six Flags St. Louis Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Custom Coasters International April 2000 – May 2000
8 American Eagle Six Flags Great America Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin May 1981 – April 2000
9 The Beast Kings Island Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Kings Island April 1979 – May 1981
10 T Express Everland Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —

Gallery

A train launching along Formula Rossa's launch track
Formula Rossa in United Arab Emirates, the fastest roller coaster in the world.
A train ascending American Eagle's lift hill
American Eagle opened in 1981 as the fastest roller coaster in the world.
View of the station, lift hill, and other ride elements on The Voyage
The Voyage, one of the fastest wooden coasters in the world.

Length rankings

Longest steel roller coasters

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Rank Name Park Country Length Manufacturer Record held
** Falcons Flight Six Flags Qiddiya Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin
1 Steel Dragon 2000 Nagashima Spa Land Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". D. H. Morgan Manufacturing August 2000 – present
2 Formula Rossa Ferrari World Abu Dhabi Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
3 Fujiyama Fuji-Q Highland Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". TOGO —
4 Fury 325 Carowinds Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Bolliger & Mabillard —
5 Millennium Force Cedar Point Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
6 Incredicoaster Disney California Adventure Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
* Desperado Buffalo Bill's Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Arrow Dynamics —
7 Steel Vengeance Cedar Point Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Rocky Mountain Construction —
8 Mamba Worlds of Fun Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". D. H. Morgan Manufacturing —
Steel Force Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". D. H. Morgan Manufacturing —
10 Superman El Último Escape Six Flags México Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". D. H. Morgan Manufacturing —
Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind Epcot Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Vekoma —

Longest wooden roller coasters

Longest wooden roller coasters[20]
Rank Name Park Country Length Manufacturer Record held
1 The Beast Kings Island Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Kings Island April 1979 – present
2 The Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". The Gravity Group —
3 T Express Everland Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
4 Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Custom Coasters International —
5 Jupiter Kijima Amusement Park Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —
6 Python in Bamboo Forest Nanchang Sunac Land Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Great Coasters International —
7 Wood Coaster Knight Valley Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Great Coasters International —
8 Hades 360 Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". The Gravity Group —
9 Boulder Dash Lake Compounce Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Custom Coasters International —
10 American Eagle Six Flags Great America Template:Flagcountry Script error: No such module "convert". Intamin —

Gallery

Steel Dragon 2000 from outside Nagashima Spa Land's boundary
Steel Dragon 2000, the longest roller coaster in the world.

Inversion rankings

This listing contains all types of roller coaster inversions.

Steel roller coasters

Most inversions on a steel roller coaster[21]
Rank Name Park Country Inversions Manufacturer Record held
1 The Smiler Alton Towers Template:Flagcountry 14 Gerstlauer May 2013 – present
** Eleventh Roller Coaster Great Xingdong Tourist World Template:Flagcountry 11 Hebei Zhongye —
2 10 Inversion Roller Coaster Chimelong Paradise Template:Flagcountry 10 Intamin February 2006 – May 2013
Altair Cinecittà World Template:Flagcountry Intamin —
Colossus Thorpe Park Template:Flagcountry Intamin March 2002 – May 2013
Crazy Coaster Locajoy Holiday Template:Flagcountry Intamin —
Velikolukskiy Myasokombinat-2 Wonder Island Template:Flagcountry Intamin —
Sik Flamingo Land Template:Flagcountry Intamin —
* LightSpeed Wonderland Eurasia Template:Flagcountry 10 Intamin —
** AlpenFury Canada's Wonderland Canada 9 Premier Rides —
8 Avalancha Xetulul Template:Flagcountry 8 Intamin —
Dragon Khan PortAventura Park Template:Flagcountry Bolliger & Mabillard May 1995 – March 2002
Steel Curtain Kennywood Template:Flagcountry S&S - Sansei Technologies —
** unknown (formerly known as Monte Makaya) Mirabilandia Template:Flagcountry 8 Intamin January 1998 – March 2002

Wooden roller coasters

Most inversions on a wooden roller coasterTemplate:Refn[22]
Rank Name Park Country Inversions Manufacturer Record held
1 Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City Template:Flagcountry 3 Rocky Mountain Construction March 2013 – present
Wildfire Kolmården Wildlife Park Template:Flagcountry Rocky Mountain Construction June 2016 – present
3 Goliath Six Flags Great America Template:Flagcountry 2 Rocky Mountain Construction —
4 Hades 360 Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park Template:Flagcountry 1 The Gravity Group —
Jungle Trailblazer Oriental Heritage, Ningbo Template:Flagcountry Martin & Vleminckx Rides —
Jungle Trailblazer Oriental Heritage, Wuhu Template:Flagcountry Martin & Vleminckx Rides —
Jungle Trailblazer Oriental Heritage, Jinan Template:Flagcountry Martin & Vleminckx Rides —
Mine Blower Fun Spot America: Kissimmee Template:Flagcountry The Gravity Group —

Gallery

A look of the highly compact inversions that make up the smiler attraction.
The Smiler, the roller coaster with the most inversions in the world.

Drop angle rankings

Steel roller coasters

Steepest drop angle on a steel roller coaster[23]
Rank Name Park Country Drop angle Manufacturer Record held
* TMNT Shellraiser Nickelodeon Universe Template:Flagcountry 121.5° Gerstlauer October 2019 – January 2024
1 Takabisha Fuji-Q Highland Template:Flagcountry 121.0° Gerstlauer 15 July 2011 – October 2019, January 2024 – Present
2 Green Lantern Coaster Warner Bros. Movie World Template:Flagcountry 120.5° S&S Worldwide —
3 Crazy Bird Happy Valley Tianjin Template:Flagcountry 120.0° S&S Worldwide —
4 Cannibal Lagoon Template:Flagcountry 116.0° Lagoon Corporation —
5 Timber Drop Fraispertuis City Template:Flagcountry 113.0° S&S Worldwide 2 July 2011 – 14 July 2011
6 Mumbo Jumbo Flamingo Land Resort Template:Flagcountry 112.0° S&S Worldwide July 2009 – 1 July 2011
7 Steel Hawg Indiana Beach Template:Flagcountry 111.0° S&S Worldwide July 2008 – July 2009
8 Defiance Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park Template:Flagcountry 102.3° Gerstlauer —
9 Monster Adventureland Template:Flagcountry 101.0° Gerstlauer —
Toutatis Parc Astérix Template:Flagcountry Intamin —

Wooden roller coasters

Steepest drop angle on a wooden roller coaster[24]
Rank Name Park Country Drop angle Manufacturer Record held
1 Switchback ZDT's Amusement Park Template:Flagcountry 87.0° Gravitykraft Corporation October 2015 – present
2 Goliath Six Flags Great America Template:Flagcountry 85.0° Rocky Mountain Construction June 2014 – October 2015
3 Wildfire Kolmården Wildlife Park Template:Flagcountry 83.0° Rocky Mountain Construction —
4 Outlaw Run Silver Dollar City Template:Flagcountry 81.0° Rocky Mountain Construction March 2013 – June 2014
5 T Express Everland Template:Flagcountry 77.0° Intamin March 2008 – March 2013
6 El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure Template:Flagcountry 76.0° Intamin June 2006 – March 2008
7 Balder Liseberg Template:Flagcountry 70.0° Intamin April 2003 – June 2006
8 Voyage Holiday World & Splashin' Safari Template:Flagcountry 66.0° Gravitykraft Corporation —
9 Hades 360 Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park Template:Flagcountry 65.0° Gravitykraft Corporation —
Cú Chulainn Emerald Park Template:Flagcountry Gravitykraft Corporation —

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