• This page features the top roller coasters worldwide and the theme parks they are located in. Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio holds the world record with 17 roller coasters within their park, while Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey holds the world record for the tallest and fastest coaster in the world, the Kingda Ka. If it's duration you're looking for, then try The Beast, located in Kings Island, Ohio. The Beast is almost 7,400 feet of wooden coaster that lasts about four minutes and 50 seconds.
    1. 1st roller coaster-type invention: Russian Mountains
    2. Patented in 1885 by LaMarcus Adna Thompson
    3. Types: wooden and steel
    4. Steel coasters = smooth ride
    5. Wooden coasters = rougher ride, more "air-time"
    6. Traditional coasters face forward
    7. Newer designs have riders standing or "flying" (with the track on top)
    8. Oldest operating coaster: The Scenic Railway in Luna Park, Australia
    9. Megacoasters: 200-300 ft. drop
    10. Gigacoasters: 300-399 ft. height
    11. Stratacoasters: 400-499 ft. drop

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