10 American Roller Coasters with the Biggest Drops - Trazee Travel (2024)
Roller coaster enthusiasts already know America offers a number of exciting thrill rides, and the car rental experts at StressFreeCarRental.com created a map of the roller coasters with the biggest drops across the country to make it even easier to map out a journey of adrenaline.
American coasters reach heights as tall as 400 feet, speeds as fast as 128 mph and times as fast as 3.5 seconds. According to a StressFreeCarRental.com spokesperson, “Theme parks are a place of excitement for millions, with many thrill seekers looking for the biggest, best and most exciting coasters in the country. Our map showcases the amazing attractions across the country, with coasters that have the biggest drop often also being the fastest and most exciting rides available to theme park lovers.”
Kingda Ka, Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey: The titleholder for tallest coaster in the world, the thrill ride, with a 418-foot drop, is also the fastest in America, at 128 mph.
Top Thrill Dragster, Cedar Point in Ohio: The steel accelerator coaster has a drop height of 400 feet and goes from zero to 120 mph in only 3.8 seconds.
Superman: Escape from Krypton, Six Flags Magic Mountain in California: Here are the stats — 90-degree drop, 328.1 feet, zero to 100 mph in seven seconds and 1,315 feet of track.
Fury 325, Carowinds in North Carolina: A four-time winner of “World’s Best Roller Coaster,” this ride features a 320-foot drop and reaches speeds of 95 mph while propelling riders above the park’s entrance.
Millennium Force, Cedar Point in Ohio; Intimidator 205, Kings Dominion in Virginia; and Orion, Kings Island in Ohio: Three tie for fifth place, at heights of 300 feet. All feature high-speed twisting tracks.
Goliath, Six Flags Magic Mountain in California; and Titan, Six Flags Over Texas in Texas: Six Flags ties itself at No. 6, with two coasters dropping 255 feet. Goliath drops riders into an underground tunnel, and Titan has two 580-degree spirals.
Phantom’s Revenge, Kennywood in Pennsylvania: Uniquely engineered, this coaster’s second drop is longer than its first, at 228 feet.
Desperado, Buffalo Bill’s Resort & Casino in Nevada: No need to visit a theme park for these thrills — a 225-foot drop at 60 degrees, reaching 80 mph.
Superman the Ride, Six Flags New England in Massachusetts: Feel like a superhero with a 221-foot drop, 5,400 feet of track and speeds of 77 mph.
Magnum XL-200, Cedar Point in Ohio: Another from Cedar Point rounds out the list, with a drop of 194.7 feet.
Silver Star is a steel roller coaster located at Europa-Park, a theme park in Rust, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The coaster has a height of 73 metres (240 ft) and a drop of 67 metres (220 ft), placing it in the hyper coaster category.
The Giant Drop is placed in the Loco Diablo Mine. The Giant Drop has been made into the “Ore Excavator” of the Loco Diablo mine. Giant Drop stands at 227 feet.
A strata coaster is a type of roller coaster with a height or drop of at least 400 feet (120 m). As with the other two height classifications, the term strata was first introduced by Cedar Point with the release of Top Thrill Dragster, a 420-foot-tall (130 m) roller coaster that opened in 2003.
Bert gets an adrenaline rush from the second tallest coaster in the world. The Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio is the second tallest roller coaster in the world. The entire ride only lasts 17 seconds and reaches a top speed of 120 mph!
Speed past the lines with Fast Lane! Experience stomach-churning airtime, harrowing vertical loops, a double corkscrew and a dive through the Demon's dark lair on California's Great America's classic steel coaster, Demon.
One of the wackiest roller coasters is located at Lihpao Land in Taiwan. The Gravity Max, also known as the Tilt Coaster, is the world's first coaster to feature a true 90-degree drop and the world's only tilt coaster.
Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit is the tallest coaster at Universal Orlando Resort and deserves a spot as one of the best roller coasters at Universal Florida. With the highest drop at 167 feet, guests are plunged a 90-degree angle drop, reaching top speeds of 65 mph.
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