Coaster Statistics
Wooden or Steel?
WOODEN COASTERS
Steepest
- 58.6 degrees: Cyclone - Astroland/Coney Island; Brooklyn, NY
- 54 degrees: Cyclone - Riverside Park; Agawam, MA
- 53 degrees: Cyclone - Six Flags over Georgia; Atlanta, GA
Highest
- 179 ft, 6 in: Rattler - Fiesta Texas; San Antonio, TX
- 160 ft: Mean Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
- 143 ft: Texas Giant - SF over Texas; Arlington, TX
Longest Drop
- 155 ft: Mean Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
- 148 ft: Hercules - Dorney Park; Allentown, PA
- 137 ft: Texas Giant - Six Flags over Texas; Arlington, TX
Fastest
- 65 mph: Mean Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
- 65 mph: Texas Giant - Six Flags over Texas; Arlington, TX
- 64.77 mph: The Beast - Kings Island; Kings Mills, OH
Longest Circuit
- 7400 ft: The Beast - Kings Island; Kings Mills, OH
- 5530 ft: Rattler - Fiesta Texas; San Antonio, TX
- 5427 ft: Mean Streak - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
Oldest
- 1902: Leap The Dips - Lakemont Park; Altoona, PA
- 1912: Scenic Railway - Luna Park, Melbourne, Australia
- 1915: Tivoli Rutchbanen - Copenhagen, Denmark
- 1919: Jack Rabbit - Clemonton Lake; Clemonton, NJ
- 1920: Jack Rabbit - Kennywood; W Mifflin, PA
STEEL ROLLERCOASTERS
Steepest
- 90 Degrees: Ultra Twister - SF Astroworld; Houston, TX
- 65 Degrees: Pepsi Max, The Big One - Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Blackpool, UK
- 60 degrees: Magnum XL-200 - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
- 60 degrees: Excalibur - ValleyFair!;
Highest
- 209 ft: Desperado - Buffalo Bill's; Jean, NV
- 207 ft: Moonsault Scramble - Fujikyu Highland Park, Japan (shuttle loop=distance traveled by last car)
- 205 ft: Magnum XL-200 - Cedar Point; Sandusky, OH
- 201 ft: Pepsi Max, The Big one - Blackpool Pleasure Beach; Blackpool, UK
Longest Drop
- 225 ft: Steel Phantom - Kennywood; W Mifflin, PA
- 225 ft: Desperado - Buffalo Bill's; Jean, NV
- 207 ft: Moonsault Scramble - Fujikyu Highland Park, Japan (shuttle loop=distance traveled by last car
- 205 ft: Pepsi Max, The Big one - Blackpool Pleasure Beach; Blackpool, UK
Fastest
- 80 mph: Steel Phantom - Kennywood; W Mifflin, PA
- 79 mph: Desperado - Buffalo Bill's; Jean, NV
- 76 mph: Pepsi Max-The Big One; Blackpool Pleasure Beach; UK
Longest Circuit
- 7450 ft: The Ultimate - Lightwater Valley; UK
- 6100 ft: Desperado - Buffalo Bill's; Jean, NV
- 5500 ft: Dragon Mountain - Marineland; Niagara Falls, Ontario
Tallest Looping Coaster
- 188 ft: Viper - SF Magic Mountain; Valencia, CA
- 173 ft: GASM - SF Great Adventure; Jackson, NJ
- 170 ft: Shockwave - SF Great America; Gurnee, IL
BIGGEST LOOP ON A COASTER
119 ft: Dragon Kahn - Port Aventura; Salou, Spain
MOST INVERSIONS
Dragon Kahn has 8 inversions - Port Aventura; Salou, Spain
Highest G Forces --more than 6.5
- Mindbender, Fantasyland, Edmonton, AB
- Drier Looping, Germany (Fairs)
- Moonsault Scramble, Fujikyu Highland Park, Japan