List of roller coaster rankings


s are amusement rides developed for amusement parks and modern theme parks. During the 16th and 17th centuries, rides consisting of wooden sleds that took riders down large slides made from ice were popular in Russia. The first roller coasters, where the train was attached to a wooden track, first appeared in France in the early 1800s. Although wooden roller coasters are still being produced, steel roller coasters are more common and can be found on every continent except Antarctica.
Ranked by height, speed, length, inversions, and steepness, roller coasters are also rated through public opinion polls. Amusement parks often compete to build the tallest, fastest, and longest rides to attract thrill seekers and boost overall park attendance. However, many records do not usually last long. When Magnum XL-200 opened in 1989, it began a new era of roller coasters and increased competition among parks to set new world records. The Magnum XL–200 was the first complete-circuit roller coaster built over. Other notable roller coasters include Formula Rossa which reaches a top speed of, Kingda Ka which stands at tall, Steel Dragon 2000 which measures in length. and The Smiler which features fourteen inversions.

Key

Height rankings

Tallest steel roller coasters

RankNameParkCountryHeightManufacturerRecord held
1Kingda KaSix Flags Great AdventureUnited StatesIntaminMay 2005 – Present
2Top Thrill DragsterCedar PointUnited StatesIntaminMay 2003 – May 2005
3Six Flags Magic MountainUnited StatesIntaminMarch 1997 – May 2003
4Red ForceFerrari LandSpainIntamin
5Fury 325CarowindsUnited StatesBolliger & Mabillard
6Steel Dragon 2000Nagashima Spa LandJapanD. H. Morgan Manufacturing
7Millennium ForceCedar PointUnited StatesIntamin
8LeviathanCanada's WonderlandCanadaBolliger & Mabillard
9Intimidator 305Kings DominionUnited StatesIntamin
10OrionKings IslandUnited StatesBolliger & Mabillard

Longest steel roller coaster drops

Tallest wooden roller coasters

RankNameParkCountryHeightManufacturerRecord held
1T ExpressEverlandSouth KoreaIntaminJune 2009 – present
1WildfireKolmården Wildlife ParkSwedenRocky Mountain ConstructionJune 2016 – present
3El ToroSix Flags Great AdventureUnited StatesIntamin
4GoliathSix Flags Great AmericaUnited StatesRocky Mountain Construction
5Colossos - Kampf der GigantenHeide ParkGermanyIntamin
6The VoyageHoliday World & Splashin' SafariUnited StatesThe Gravity Group
7Hades 360Mt. Olympus Water & Theme ParkUnited StatesThe Gravity Group
8Wodan Timbur CoasterEuropa-ParkGermanyGreat Coasters International
9Le MonstreLa RondeCanadaMartin & Vleminckx
10American EagleSix Flags Great AmericaUnited StatesIntamin

Longest wooden roller coaster drops

Speed rankings

Fastest steel roller coasters

RankNameParkCountrySpeedManufacturerRecord held
1Formula RossaFerrari World Abu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesIntaminNovember 2010 – present
2Kingda KaSix Flags Great AdventureUnited StatesIntaminMay 2005 – November 2010
3Top Thrill DragsterCedar PointUnited StatesIntaminMay 2003 – May 2005
4Do-DodonpaFuji-Q HighlandJapanS&S - Sansei TechnologiesDecember 2001 – May 2003
4Red ForceFerrari LandSpainIntamin
6Six Flags Magic MountainUnited StatesIntaminMarch 1997 – December 2001
*Ring RacerNürburgringGermanyS&S Sansei
7Steel Dragon 2000Nagashima Spa LandJapanD. H. Morgan Manufacturing
7Fury 325CarowindsUnited StatesBolliger & Mabillard
9Millennium ForceCedar PointUnited StatesIntamin
10LeviathanCanada's WonderlandCanadaBolliger & Mabillard

Fastest wooden roller coasters

RankNameParkCountrySpeedManufacturerRecord held
1Lightning RodDollywoodUnited StatesRocky Mountain ConstructionJune 2016 – present
2GoliathSix Flags Great AmericaUnited StatesRocky Mountain ConstructionJune 2014 – June 2016
3WildfireKolmården Wildlife ParkSwedenRocky Mountain Construction
4El ToroSix Flags Great AdventureUnited StatesIntaminJune 2009 – June 2014
5Colossos - Kampf der GigantenHeide ParkGermanyIntamin
6Outlaw RunSilver Dollar CityUnited StatesRocky Mountain Construction
7The VoyageHoliday World & Splashin' SafariUnited StatesThe Gravity Group
8The BossSix Flags St. LouisUnited StatesCustom Coasters InternationalApril 2000 – May 2000
9American EagleSix Flags Great AmericaUnited StatesIntaminMay 1981 – April 2000
10The BeastKings IslandUnited StatesKings IslandApril 1979 – May 1981

Length rankings

Longest steel roller coasters

RankNameParkCountryLengthManufacturerRecord held
1Steel Dragon 2000Nagashima Spa LandJapanD. H. Morgan ManufacturingAugust 2000 – present
2The UltimateLightwater ValleyUnited KingdomBritish RailJuly 1991 – August 2000
3FujiyamaFuji-Q HighlandJapanTOGO
4Fury 325CarowindsUnited StatesBolliger & Mabillard
5Millennium ForceCedar PointUnited StatesIntamin
6Formula RossaFerrari World Abu DhabiUnited Arab EmiratesIntamin
7IncredicoasterDisney California AdventureUnited StatesIntamin
*VertigoramaParque de la CiudadArgentinaIntamin
8DesperadoBuffalo Bill'sUnited StatesArrow Dynamics
9Steel VengeanceCedar PointUnited StatesRocky Mountain Construction
10MambaWorlds of FunUnited StatesD. H. Morgan Manufacturing
10Steel ForceDorney Park & Wildwater KingdomUnited StatesD. H. Morgan Manufacturing

Longest wooden roller coasters

Inversion rankings

This listing contains all types of roller coaster inversions.

Steel roller coasters

Wooden roller coasters