Presenting Kingda Ka at Six Flags in New Jersey, the World's tallest and fastest rollercoaster. It is 456ft high with a 418 ft drop and is propelled from 0 - 128MPH in just 3.5 seconds.


CoasterRadio.com Kingda Ka special show (http://media4.libsyn.com/podcasts/coasterradio/coasterradio_105.mp3)

Six Flags website (http://www.sixflags.com)





http://www.thrillnetwork.com/dbgallery/rides/2416/2258.jpg

http://www.sixflags.com/parks/greatadventure/images/golden_kingdom/77.jpg

http://www.gadv.com/05Construction/A31905/4.jpg

http://www.gadv.com/05Construction/A31905/12.jpg

damn.. - it is similar to "Top Thrill Driller".

Very big .. I would scare to check it :)

Woah :runaway:

Kidding.

was there on the opening day. was raining. it did not open that day

damn.. - it is similar to "Top Thrill Driller".

Very big .. I would scare to check it :)

Yes, they were both built by Intamin.

Daaaaaaaaammmmmnnn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That's high and fast, this is unbelievable.

I was there the day before it opened and well it is just sick, it should seriously be illegal

I LOVE THIS RIDE! Me and my brother drove 2 hours up from DC to ride it. It's seriously the most insane thing you'll ever do in your life.

that looks so scary... i want to go on it

Guess what folks................. ITS CLOSED DOWN! Just saw it on Fox, they closed it after they found some technical Mal-function while routine inspection. Guess who got to ride it before it closed down? :laugh:

P.S:.........ME!

wow.. riding that while there is a malfunction... damn..

I think it's really stupid that they didn't make it over 500ft. I would like to ride Kingda Ka one day, I love roller coasters.

damn... Ive got to have a ride on that rollercoaster one day

I think it's really stupid that they didn't make it over 500ft. I would like to ride Kingda Ka one day, I love roller coasters.
They didn't make it over 500ft because it's hard enough to keep it running when it's just above 420ft. Last year Cedar Point had way too many technical difficulties with their 420ft version of this. I think it was closed down for like 2 months straight, and then 4 people were injured when the cable that pulls the train snapped and shards of it hit riders that were going 100+ mph. 456ft was really testing the system. 500ft is possible but it would probably always be closed because of the strain on the launching system.

wow
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COOL!!! :)

I'm goin to steal this rollercoaster! Would be seriously scary though, yet realy fun

Aren't you going to die of heart attack after riding that thing??????????????????????????

wow
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Yeah, that is what we all say.
When I first read it in a time magazine, I was completely amazed by it's size. It just blew my mind. I didn't even know it was possible to build something like that.
How long did it take them to build this ride?

Yeah, that is what we all say.
When I first read it in a time magazine, I was completely amazed by it's size. It just blew my mind. I didn't even know it was possible to build something like that.
How long did it take them to build this ride?

I think it only took about 2-3 months to put up the ride with a few months before that building the foundations.

http://www.coasterforce.com used to have a good thread on its construction in one of their forums but then they had to get a new forum and lost all their threads.

here is a movie of the construction :runaway: :runaway:


mms://streams.sixflags.com/KingDakaconstruction


and here it is in action :runaway: :runaway:

mms://streams.sixflags.com/kingda-ka-hs



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Sorry, but all I can say to that is HOLY SHIT.

whoa...

and i thought the new sheikrah at busch gardens would be incredible

I wouldn't ride that anyways!:D

(BTW 200th post)

OMG! No way could I ever ride it without fainting.

I was at Great Adventure the day before it opened - it was only open to season pass holders.

One thing that was happening though, was that it took usually one failed attempt before the train went completely over the top.

WoW! :eek:

Guess what folks................. ITS CLOSED DOWN! Just saw it on Fox, they closed it after they found some technical Mal-function while routine inspection. Guess who got to ride it before it closed down? :laugh:

P.S:.........ME!

What's with great coasters and closing down? It happened to Steel Dragon 2000 (Former tallest and current longest roller coaster) and now this one?
:ohno:

Thanks for those clips and stuff guys.

What's with great coasters and closing down? It happened to Steel Dragon 2000 (Former tallest and current longest roller coaster) and now this one?
:ohno:


Thats only because Steel Dragon 2000 had an accident and they said that the Japanese are very superstitious and they haven't opened the ride since. The ride is operatable, but they choose not to.

I got a chance to ride it. They open up the park an hour early for season pass holders. Luckily I only had to wait 25 minutes to ride it. (the usual wait could get up to 6 hours) While waiting the group that was ahead of us had a lady who had her hands up during the ride. Just so happened she got her hands stuck somehow, it scared me a little but I surpassed it.

Apparently it's now closed for at least a month due to a major malfunction that caused damage to both the track and the break fins.

That's crazy. I'd go on it.

Very similar to Top Thrill Dragster in CP.
Just amazing :eek::runaway:

WOW freaking cool....

so wanna ride it before or after watching Final Destination 3 :D

;)

It looks more scary in the picture than in the movie, because it is over so fast. May be I would dare to take a ride after all:D.

They didn't make it over 500ft because it's hard enough to keep it running when it's just above 420ft. Last year Cedar Point had way too many technical difficulties with their 420ft version of this. I think it was closed down for like 2 months straight, and then 4 people were injured when the cable that pulls the train snapped and shards of it hit riders that were going 100+ mph. 456ft was really testing the system. 500ft is possible but it would probably always be closed because of the strain on the launching system.

yeah tell me about it, before the kingda ka, me and my friends drove out to cedar point (given that we were going to chicago) but still, drove out there from seattle and the stupid ride was closed... :bash:

I feel like I am going to pee from just looking at the pics. Once the big issues are worked out it would be worth the trip!

omg... fuck that