On http://www.rcdb.com/tv.htm?continent=2 you can get information about stationary rollercoasters throughout the world. Transportable rollercoasters like those used on the Octoberfest in Munich are not in the list!

Ahh.. the best roller-coaster I've been on is on there: Colossus in Thorpe Park!

It has the most inversions (loops) of any roller-coaster in the world:

http://www.coasterforce.com/images2/colossustwists.jpg

http://www.hertsad.co.uk/flatfiles/competition/imgs/thorpe/colossuscorkscrew.jpg

http://www.parkfunworld.be/coasterdumois/2002/colossos4.jpg

http://www.coasterforce.com/uk/thorpepark/yescol.jpg

brrr :eek2:

http://www.coasterforce.com/images2/colossustwists.jpg
http://www.hertsad.co.uk/flatfiles/competition/imgs/thorpe/colossuscorkscrew.jpg

:eek2: :eek2: :eek2: That looks wicked! Surreal! :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

i have been on collosus its amazing specially the 10 loops.

Some impressive coasters:

Silverstar, Germany
http://www.somecoasters.com/main/coasters/silverstar/sista04.JPG

http://www.parkfunworld.be/coasters_reviews/pictures/Silverstar_2.jpg

X, USA
http://www.joyrides.com/sfmm/photos/x5.jpg

Top Thrill Dragster and the Millenium
http://www.cfmarketplaces.com/acb/stores/1/images/14469mforcettd2standard.jpg

Mantis
http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/fun_online/wallpaper/images/640x480_mantis.jpg

Raptor
http://www.ridezone.com/parks/oh/cedarpoint/raptor6-6.jpg


In Cedar Point, SF Magic Mountain and SF Great Adventure you can find teh best coasters in teh world.

I've heard that Thorpe Park are building a 80mph coaster.

And some surreal coasters from RCT 2:
http://www.crazyuscoasters.com/Pictures/RCT2/RCT2-16.jpg

http://www.playrage.com/images/screenshots/rct2-13.jpg

http://www.playrage.com/images/screenshots/rct2-2.jpg

That looks wicked! Surreal!

yeah lol i thought I was gonna fall out!

http://cimg.163.com/abroad/0407/21/Colossus/5.jpg

http://cimg.163.com/abroad/0407/21/Colossus/6.jpg

This is (some) the rest of Thorpe Park - London/Surrey

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a259/mkimemia/17792575.jpg
Loggers Leap (OK)

http://www.s115142501.websitehome.co.uk/IMAG0124.JPG
Samurai (v.good)

http://www2.uk-dave.com/gallery/albums/cat-21st/thorpe_park_04.jpg
Detonator (exellent)

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stuart.poore/Theme_Parks/Pictures/Tidal_Splash.jpg
Tidal Wave (v.good)

http://www.wimmerl.com/Coaster/Bilder/ThorpePark/DSC06506.jpg
Vortex (exellent)

http://www.insider.org.uk/thorpepark/FEATURES/wallpapers/images/NemesisInferno_1024x768.jpg
Nemesis Inferno (exellent)



This is the new 1 being built in Thorpe Park:

http://www.thorpepark.co.uk/images/explore/2006/stealth_sig.gif

Oh, to watch onboard footage from colossus, click on the link below!:

http://www.thorpepark.co.uk/explore/watch_video.asp?getMovie=colossus

:banana2: I'm getting all dizzy with all those corkscrews....whoah

Hong Kong's Ocean Park

Sources :
http://www.pbase.com/dan_wong
http://www.pbase.com/sunkit

http://www.pbase.com/sunkit/image/3606580.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/sunkit/image/3606581.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/dan_wong/image/41246513.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/dan_wong/image/41246517.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/dan_wong/image/41246528.jpg

I've been on Colossus and the corkscrews at the end are worse than the big loops as you feel as though you're going to fall out. The new coaster they're building for 2006 looks pretty scary. :eek:

BEST ROLLERCOASTER OF ALL-TIME:

Millennium Force
310 feet tall
93 miles per hour
80 degree descent
6,595 feet long

http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/inside_park/rides/thrill/millennium/pov/active/56k.cfm
Cedar Point- Sandusky, Ohio

^^ whoa that 1st drop is dope!

Some impressive coasters:

Silverstar, Germany
http://www.somecoasters.com/main/coasters/silverstar/sista04.JPG

http://www.parkfunworld.be/coasters_reviews/pictures/Silverstar_2.jpg



Silverstar is great.Its the fastest and highest in Europe as far as I know.
btw there is another nice coaster inside the big silver dome you see in the corner of the second pic,called Eurosat.

Heres the website of the park: www.europapark.de

Blackpool UK, one of the tallest in Europe I believe.

http://p.vtourist.com/1489668-VIEW_FROM_TOP_OF_BIG_ONE-Blackpool.jpg

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/roller-coaster7.jpg

http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/roller-coaster6.jpg

Silverstar again:

http://www.spar-mit.com/rust/silverstar.jpg



and the highest and biggest wooden rollercoaster in the world:
Colossos in the Heide-Park/Germany:


http://www.planet-wissen.de/pics/IEPics/portraet_colossos.jpg

http://www.freizeitpark-welt.de/freizeitparks/heide_park/fotos/2003/colossos05_preview.jpg

http://www.freizeitparkbilder.de/freizeitparks/heidepark/attraktionen/b5047659531005f2430.jpg
http://www.cordes-row.de/3/6/4/0/0/ia91a7e8-002.APD/Colossos2.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/zona_q_2000/beast.jpg

:)

That last pic is The Beast

some in madrid:

madrid's amusement park:

TORNADO


http://www.educa.madrid.org/binary/8235/tornado.jpg

http://www.coasterforce.com/photogal/madrid/Dscf0155.jpg

http://www.coasterforce.com/photogal/madrid/Dscf0142.jpg

http://www.coasterforce.com/photogal/madrid/DSCF0066.JPG


TARANTULA

http://www.ceemr.com/img/pam20022005/images/IMG_0072.JPG

http://www.ceemr.com/img/pam20022005/images/IMG_0008.JPG

http://s02.imagehost.org/0387/coasterpam2005.jpg


Warner Bross Park Madrid


BATMAN: LA FUGA

http://www.freizeitpark-welt.de/coaster/fotos/inverter.jpg

http://www.rides.nl/fotos/1659-156.jpg


COASTER EXPRESS ( a wooden one)


STUNT FALL

http://www.coasterforce.com/photogal/madrid/Dscf0166.jpg

http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/csimon/spain03/images/days6_7/stunt_fall4.jpg

http://www.um-community.com/fotos/otros%20parques/mw_sf.jpg


SUPERMAN

http://www.ayto-sanmartinvega.es/images/Superman%20la%20atraccion%20de%20acero.jpg

http://www.coasterforce.com/images2/supermanmadrid1.jpg

http://www.sanmartindelavega.com/Dcsuper9.jpg

http://www.parkfunworld.be/database/grande_photos/Superman%204.jpg

http://www.wimmerl.com/HP/Superman2_1024.jpg

Universal Studios Port Aventura in Tarragona, Spain


DIABLO

http://www.s104638357.websitehome.co.uk/html/eldiablo_003_small.jpg

http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/csimon/spain03/images/days2_3/el_diablo2.jpg



DRAGON KHAN

http://www.answers.com/main/content/wp/en-commons/f/f7/Rollercoaster_dragon_khan_universal_port_aventura_spain.jpg

http://www.noeledwards.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/port12.jpg

http://www.coastersandmore.de/rides/bestof/dkhan.jpg


STAMPIDA

http://www.coasterforce.com/photogal/port04/DSCF0086.JPG

http://www.bannister.org/coasters/autoimgs/pa_stmp.jpg

http://parketematiko.com/images/coaster/woodenracer.jpg

http://www.somecoasters.com/main/coasters/stampida/stampida5.JPG

Thunder Dolphin, Tokyo

-Length: 3500ft
-Height: 262ft 6in
-Drop: 218ft 2in
-Speed: 80.8 mph
-Max Vertical Angle (which is the first drop): 80 Degrees
-Right smack dab in the middle of Tokyo

What more can you ask for? (except for a better name, that is) :D

Prob. the best coaster I've been on.

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/korakuen-amusement-park/laqua16.jpg

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/korakuen-amusement-park/thunder-dolphin28.jpg

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/korakuen-amusement-park/thunder-dolphin27.jpg

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/korakuen-amusement-park/thunder-dolphin34.jpg

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/korakuen-amusement-park/thunder-dolphin33.jpg

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/korakuen-amusement-park/laqua22.jpg

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/korakuen-amusement-park/thunder-dolphin30.jpg

http://www.themeparkreview.com/japan2004/laqua36.jpg

http://www.themeparkreview.com/japan2004/laqua32.jpg

:eek2: That Tokyo one looks amazing.

That Tokyo 1 is heavy!

ooh this is Alton Towers in England:


Air
http://www.extremerides.co.uk/gallery/albums/alton_towers/normal_air0002.jpg

http://www.parkfunworld.be/database/grande_photos/Air%2014.JPG

Nemesis
http://lachlan.bluehaze.com.au/altontower/nemesis.jpg

Rita
http://www.tpv.be/Pics/AltonTowers/Rita1-320.jpg

Oblivion
http://www.themeparks-uk.com/files/oblivion_03.jpg

This should be a good ride for thorpe park. Alton towers rita will be like a kids ride compared to this.
http://www.thorpepark.co.uk/explore/2006/new_for_2006.asp
http://www.thorpepark.co.uk/images/explore/2006/stealth_sig.gif

Superman in Madrid is the best I've been in. 7 loops/corkscrews, and the nice people who worked there let me 7 times in this coaster whitout getting off :eek:

Thunder Dolphin, Tokyo
http://www.themeparkreview.com/japan2004/laqua36.jpg


:eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2: :eek2:

Holy shit! I get vertigo just by looking at this photo! Must be truly an awesome coaster to ride on! :okay:

Another Japanese coaster:

Steel Dragon 2000, Nagashima Spaland, Japan

This one's only about a 20 min. drive from Nagoya.

-Length: 8133ft in
-Height: 318ft in
-Drop: 306ft in
-Speed: 95 mph

There's nothing real special about this coaster, except its fooking HUGE! It used to be the tallest in the world, and (I think) it's the longest right now.

The only problem is, it's CLOSED. Shit. :(

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/nagashima-spa-land/steel-dragon-20004.jpg

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/nagashima-spa-land/steel-dragon-20007.jpg

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/nagashima-spa-land/steel-dragon-20005.jpg

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/nagashima-spa-land/steel-dragon-20003.jpg

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/nagashima-spa-land/steel-dragon-20008.jpg

I really want to try out air at alton towers if I ever get to go. Apparently you feel like you're flying.

If u talking about roller coaster, japanese one is the best, there are so many good one in tokyo

*gulp* The one in Tokyo looks awesome! A roller coaster in the middle of a dense city! :eek2: :eek2:

The more of these "supercoasters" I see, the more respect I LOSE for Canada's Wonderland - Canada's "largest" amusement park (a joke compared to other parks).

Another Japanese coaster:

Steel Dragon 2000, Nagashima Spaland, Japan

This one's only about a 20 min. drive from Nagoya.

-Length: 8133ft in
-Height: 318ft in
-Drop: 306ft in
-Speed: 95 mph

There's nothing real special about this coaster, except its fooking HUGE! It used to be the tallest in the world, and (I think) it's the longest right now.

The only problem is, it's CLOSED. Shit. :(

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/nagashima-spa-land/steel-dragon-20004.jpg

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/nagashima-spa-land/steel-dragon-20007.jpg

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/nagashima-spa-land/steel-dragon-20005.jpg

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/nagashima-spa-land/steel-dragon-20003.jpg

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/nagashima-spa-land/steel-dragon-20008.jpg


Steel Dragon 2000, which used to be world's tallest and fastest rollercoaste until 2003, is currently suspended in operation, not closed.
but the theme park has lots of other great rollercoasters!
Especially
White Cyclone (world's longest wooden coaster)
http://www.coastergallery.com/japan/WhiteCyclone3.jpg
http://www.coastergallery.com/japan/WhiteCyclone06.jpg


Hujikyu Highland, nearby Tokyo, is also a great coaster paradise.

Fujiyama (Mt. Fuji). It was world's highest coaster since 1996 until 2000, and world's first hyper twister coaster.
http://www.coastergallery.com/japan/Fujiyama2.jpg
http://www.coastergallery.com/japan/Fujiyama01.jpg

Dodonpa.
http://www.coastergallery.com/japan/Dodonpa03.jpg
Trains go up and down at 90 degree angles!!
http://www.coastergallery.com/japan/Dodonpa01.jpg
The coaster was the world's fastest until 2003 (107 mph), and hit 4.25 Gs!
http://www.coastergallery.com/japan/Dodonpa02.jpg

Some impressive coasters:

Silverstar, Germany
http://www.somecoasters.com/main/coasters/silverstar/sista04.JPG

http://www.parkfunworld.be/coasters_reviews/pictures/Silverstar_2.jpg

X, USA
http://www.joyrides.com/sfmm/photos/x5.jpg

Top Thrill Dragster and the Millenium
http://www.cfmarketplaces.com/acb/stores/1/images/14469mforcettd2standard.jpg

Mantis
http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/fun_online/wallpaper/images/640x480_mantis.jpg

Raptor
http://www.ridezone.com/parks/oh/cedarpoint/raptor6-6.jpg


In Cedar Point, SF Magic Mountain and SF Great Adventure you can find teh best coasters in teh world.

I agree, I've been to both Cedar Point and Six Flags Magic Mountain. I think Magic Mountain had the better selection of great rollercoasters. But Cedar Point has a far better atmosphere, you feel much more welcome :).

For ride experience alone X has to be the best rollercoaster ever built.

Tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world

Kingda Ka - Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey

http://www.amusementpics.com/Opening%20Day%202005/OD2005-245.jpg

Genting Highland, Malaysia
by Tony (http://tonyjsp.cool.ne.jp/gallery/genting/gallery-genting.html)

http://img2.uploadimages.net/462943212900087ELLabN_fs.JPG

http://www.pbase.com/big_airplane/image/39808292.jpg

http://tonyjsp.cool.ne.jp/gallery/genting/picture/genting-018.jpg

Anotherin Genting

http://www.pbase.com/big_airplane/image/39807623.jpg

http://www.pbase.com/reddevil7/image/41647273.jpg

Tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world

Kingda Ka - Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey

http://www.amusementpics.com/Opening%20Day%202005/OD2005-245.jpg

you beat me to it. i wanted to be the first to tell of this. i don't know how far away six flags is from you, but it's nice having the world's tallest and fastest roller coaster only an hour and a half away.


for anyone that doesn't know:

kingda ka:
456 feet high, 128 mph
0 to 128 mph in 3.5 seconds.

I really hesitate to ride on coasters...! I just don't trust them even if they're made of the best quality materials. :)

Coaster fans might like to check out this regular podcast...


http://www.coasterradio.com

I am kinda a scared to go on rollercoaster lol i egt motion sickness which i hate i want to go on but Heart wont let me() o yea dn Kingdaka is hour away from me i just went to six flags last friday i was standing by it u should c how scary it looks it throws u Straight Down yes and at night when u get On ferris weel U can c the 4 ring light on it in the shadow of Fog/cloud pretty cool

The new rollercoaster at Thorpe Park is a smaller version of Kingda Ka, its underconstruction at the mo

http://www.southparks.org/site/archives/projstealth/page2/pics/sep05-29.jpg

Blackpool Pleasure Beach - UK
50 Miles NW of Manchester
Home to some of the oldest rides in the World.

Grand National - A wooden Racing Coaster
The First Racing coaster in the world - and the double dip on the first drop is still pretty unique - this ride is one of my favourites in the UK. Built in 1935

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:_bEkTzzkScoJ:www.americanmidway.com/pictures/Blackpool/grandnational2.jpg

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:yRLnMwZ5ztIJ:www.americanmidway.com/pictures/Blackpool/grandnational4a.jpg

Revolution
Europe's first inverting coaster! - Also the first in the world to send you backwards through the loop!

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:_SlmLUWr_gwJ:www.americanmidway.com/pictures/Blackpool/revolution1.jpg
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:kO_O346O_QUJ:www.wimmerl.com/Coaster/Bilder/Blackpool/DSC05999.jpg

The Big Dipper
Built in 1921, One of the Oldest wooden coasters in the world. Still pretty scary though!

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:CEeW2POrFTwJ:www.coasterforce.com/uk/blackpool/dip2.JPG
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:NBukUd7Vm7AJ:www.angelfire.com/ma2/coaster/images/bpdiper.jpg

The Big One
235ft high, this when built (1990- something) was the tallest, fastest steepest rollercoaster in the world, and I was lucky enough to go on it in the first week!

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:JLQJyBkxAWYJ:www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_my_p_sk/0_my_photographs_travel_-_blackpool_big_dipper_we13_large.jpg
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:fkUDww5-D9cJ:www.blackpoolhotels.org.uk/images/thebigone.jpg
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:IqlL05GhytkJ:www.e-s-p.com/images/coaster.jpg
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:rJmlSWZca3UJ:www.s104638357.websitehome.co.uk/photos/birthday_shockwaveinterview_bigone.jpg

The Avalanche
Still a favourite, and very unique - although I'm always scared that the carraige will come out of the trough!

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:1nVZUkbBLOoJ:www.joyrides.com/bpb/photos/avalanche1.jpg
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:uFqBI9J-tBMJ:www.themeparksofengland.com/reviews/blackpool/avalanche3.jpg
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:uFqBI9J-tBMJ:www.themeparksofengland.com/reviews/blackpool/avalanche3.jpg

There are many more rides at blackpool - they have another wooden coaster called (inventively) the rollercoaster which opened in 1911 I think!! - although it's pretty much a kiddies ride by today's standards. There's the space invader - a dark rollercoaster - the wild mouse - a single car crazy cornering rollercoaster and other, non-roller rides such as valhalla (excellent) and ice-blast.
Definitley one of the premier white knuckle venues in the UK, defo worth a go although, surprisingly, there really is only one inversion in the whole park!!

ALTON TOWERS. UK

What I really love about this park, which I haven't seen to the same extent anywhere else, is the effort put into the themeing of each ride. A great touch is that as you pass through the queues for the rides (on most of the major ones anyway), you really get a feel through the ride, for example nemesis with it's rivers of blood running through the queing area. THe carraige whips right past you in a few places too, really adding to the experience.

Air

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:BcnVBIGnOTkJ:www.coastersandmore.de/rides/air/air09.780x560.jpg
In flying position!
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:r3pNai_UgRMJ:www.parkfunworld.be/database/grande_photos/Air%252014.JPG
Prepare for air!
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:89-dNQiUy10J:www.extremerides.co.uk/gallery/albums/alton_towers/normal_air0002.jpg

Although this ride looks like a full-on thrill ride, it really isn't *scary* as such, just completeley and totally exhillirating. You really do feel like you are flying, especially at the front (worth queing for in all but the worst queue circumstances). My favourite ride in the park - even though I usually prefer
those rides that make you terrified!

Nemesis - a great thrill ride
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:UDsiXy4JQgAJ:www.parkfunworld.be/database/grande_photos/Nemesis%25205.JPG
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:-HeN9L1Lj0gJ:lachlan.bluehaze.com.au/altontower/nemesis.jpg
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:66AYPux3RmcJ:members.dca.net/dtorok/coasters/uktour/Cnemesis.jpg
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:Za2yyYgVIxkJ:www.orlandofun.de/nemesis/nemesispan.jpg
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:JhdEYr__ZZkJ:www.users.zetnet.co.uk/csimon/alton/images/nemesis/night2.jpg
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:SFUKKGmUK8YJ:217.67.224.77/coasterpark.nl/AT_mei02_051.jpg
There's those rivers of blood - the theming is great!
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:Hb0qWGr5Qf4J:homepage.ntlworld.com/rideguideuk/_borders/Nemesis_9.JPG

Oblivion
The world's first vertical drop coaster

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:oht0BUhX1zIJ:www.chestersu.com/Media/images/10180_37214_original.jpg
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:9Kt8wbE3kLkJ:matnkat.com/about_us/southampton_uni/images/alton_towers-oblivion.jpg
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:iQp3MxL4bpoJ:www.mouseplanet.com/more/altontowers_oblivion.jpg
Don't look down!!

Corkscrew
An old eighties favourite - getting a bit old and bumpy now though

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:ZftzlHlhVxIJ:www.themeparks-uk.com/files/corkscrew.jpg
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:RMoB7GGiChwJ:www.artdirectors.co.uk/images/gallery/9/6/9/00214969_p.jpg

Rita - Queen of speed
I didn't much like the look of this one- no inversions, no big drops, but boy when you're on it the accelration just does not stop coming! I was honestly nearly sick on this ride - and that would be a first for any ride I have ever been on! It's so fast!

http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:e19MEUn9FyQJ:www.ukmania.co.uk/imgs/rita.gif
http://images.google.co.uk/images?q=tbn:4D9VlB-WFwIJ:news.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41002000/jpg/_41002279_ride203pa.jpg


^ That footage of that ride at thorpe park :)
I just looked at it now, WHOAH! I've never been to thorpe park, but I think I may be scheduling a visit sometime in the near future.....

White Cyclone (world's longest wooden coaster)
http://www.coastergallery.com/japan/WhiteCyclone3.jpg
http://www.coastergallery.com/japan/WhiteCyclone06.jpg



Actually, White Cyclone is the world's 3rd longest Wooden Rollercoaster, behind these two, which are both at the same park.

Beast (Paramount's Kings Island, Ohio) - The ride itself has TWO lift hills and gets lost from the rest of civilization in a forest.
http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/paramounts-kings-island/beast1.jpg
http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/paramounts-kings-island/beast2.jpg
http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/paramounts-kings-island/beast4.jpg
http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/paramounts-kings-island/beast3.jpg

The tallest (taller than Colossos) and second longest wooden rollercoaster is at the same park:

Son Of Beast
http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/paramounts-kings-island/son-of-beast2.jpg
...it also has a loop!
http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/paramounts-kings-island/son-of-beast15.jpg

Height - Wood

1st 66.4 m Son Of Beast Paramount's Kings Island USA
2nd 60 m Colossos Heide-Park Soltau Soltau Germany
* 55.2 m El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure USA
3rd 54.7 m Rattler Six Flags Fiesta Texas USA
* 49.7 m Voyage Holiday World USA
4th 49.1 m Mean Streak Cedar Point USA
5th 43.6 m Texas Giant Six Flags Over Texas USA
6th 42.4 m White Cyclone Nagashima Spa Land Japan
7th 41.5 m Hades Mt. Olympus Theme Park Wisconsin Dells USA
8th 39.9 m Monstre La Ronde Montréal Canada
9th 38.7 m American Eagle Six Flags Great America USA
10th 38.1 m Colossus Six Flags Magic Mountain USA
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Speed - Wood

1st 126.2 kph Son Of Beast Paramount's Kings Island USA
2nd 120 kph Colossos Heide-Park Germany 4/13/2001
* 112.7 kph El Toro Six Flags Great Adventure USA 2006
* 108.5 kph Voyage Holiday World USA 5/6/2006
3rd 106.7 kph Boss Six Flags St. Louis USA 4/29/2000
4th 106.2 kph American Eagle Six Flags Great America USA 5/23/1981
5th 104.6 kph
Mean Streak Cedar Point USA
Rattler Six Flags Fiesta Texas USA
6th 104.2 kph Beast Paramount's Kings Island USA
7th 103 kph Montezum Hopi Hari Vinhedo Brazil
8th 102 kph White Cyclone Nagashima Spa Land Japan
9th 100 kph Sierra Tonante Mirabilandia Savio Italy
10th 99.8 kph Texas Giant Six Flags Over Texas USA
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Length - Wood

1st 2243 m Beast Paramount's Kings Island USA
2nd 2143.4 m Son Of Beast Paramount's Kings Island USA
* 1963.5 m Voyage Holiday World USA
3rd 1700 m White Cyclone Nagashima Spa Land Japan
4th 1654.1 m Mean Streak Cedar Point USA
5th 1640.7 m Shivering Timbers Michigan's Adventure USA
6th 1600 m Jupiter Kijima Amusement Park Japan
7th 1548.4 m Rattler Six Flags Fiesta Texas USA
8th 1539.5 m Boss Six Flags St. Louis USA
9th 1499.6 m Texas Giant Six Flags Over Texas USA
10th 1440.5 m Hades Mt. Olympus Theme Park Wisconsin Dells USA

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Height - Steel
1st 139 m Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Adventure USA
2nd 128 m Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point USA
3rd 126.5 m Superman The Escape Six Flags Magic Mountain USA
4th 115 m Tower of Terror Dreamworld Australia
* 97 m Steel Dragon 2000 Nagashima Spa Land Japan
5th 94.5 m Millennium Force Cedar Point USA
6th 80 m Thunder Dolphin LaQua Tokyo Japan
7th 79 m Fujiyama Fuji-Q Highland FujiYoshida-shi Japan
8th 74.7 m Titan Six Flags Over Texas USA
9th 73 m Silver Star Europa Park Rust Germany
10th 71.6 m Goliath Six Flags Magic Mountain USA

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Speed - Steel

1st 206 kph Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Adventure USA
2nd 193.1 kph Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point USA
3rd 172 kph Dodonpa Fuji-Q Highland Japan
4th 160.9 kph
Superman The Escape Six Flags Magic Mountain USA
Tower of Terror Dreamworld Australia
* 152.9 kph Steel Dragon 2000 Nagashima Spa Land Japan
5th 149.7 kph Millennium Force Cedar Point USA
6th 136.8 kph
Goliath Six Flags Magic Mountain USA
Titan Six Flags Over Texas USA
7th 132 kph
Phantom's Revenge Kennywood Park USA
Xcelerator Knott's Berry Farm USA
8th 130 kph
Fujiyama Fuji-Q Highland Japan
Thunder Dolphin LaQua Japan
9th 128.7 kph
Desperado Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino USA
HyperSonic XLC Paramount's Kings Dominion USA
Nitro Six Flags Great Adventure USA
* 128 kph Unknown Thorpe Park UK
10th 127 kph Silver Star Europa Park Rust Germany

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Length - Steel

* 2479 m Steel Dragon 2000 Nagashima Spa Land Japan
1st 2340 m Daidarasaurus Expoland Japan
2nd 2268.3 m Ultimate Lightwater Valley UK
3rd 2044.8 m Fujiyama Fuji-Q Highland Japan
4th 2010.2 m Millennium Force Cedar Point USA
5th 1850.7 m California Screamin' Disney's California Adventure USA
* 1816 m Vertigorama Parque de la Ciudad Buenos Aires Argentina
6th 1780.9 m Desperado Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino USA
7th 1735 m Gao Mitsui Greenland Japan
8th 1706.9 m
Steel Force Dorney Park USA
Mamba Worlds of Fun USA
9th 1700 m Superman el Último Escape Six Flags Mexico Mexico
10th 1676.4 m Dragon Mountain Marineland Theme Park Canada

* - means Under Construction or Not Operating

I'm quite a roller-coaster fan.

Here are some of the best coasters I've ridden, all from the same designer: B&M (hence "BnMaddict")

1. Favorite hyper coaster:

It's a tie between SILVER STAR (Europa park, Germany):

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/9918/silverstar203qg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

... And Nitro (SFGAdv, NJ, USA):

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/3239/nitro78fx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

2. Favorite steel looper:

Dragon Kahn (Port Aventura, Spain):

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/8800/dragonkhan254kg.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

3. Favorite launch coaster:

Hulk (Universal's Islands of Adventure, FL, USA)

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/5803/incrediblehulk250wf.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

4. Favorite Floorless coaster:

WITHOUT ANY DOUBT -> SUPERMAN (Warner Bros Movie world, Spain)

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/5494/superman327ki.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ Only big floorless without a middle course brake-run (that means a lot!).

5. Favorite inverted coaster:

WITHOUT ANY DOUBT -> KATUN (Mirabilandia, Italy)

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/5016/katun33fq.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Another good contender:

- Dueling Dragons (Universal's Islands of Adventure, FL, USA)

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/706/duelingdragons251kd.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

6. Favorite Mine train (Not a B&M, unfortunately):

Big Thunder Mountain (Disneyland Paris, France)

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/3625/bigthundermountain260om.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

7. Favorite wooden coaster (Unfortunately, B&M havn't designed one of them, yet):

Tonnerre de Zeus (Parc Astérix, France)

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/2269/tonnerre022zj.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

^^ Not very high, but it was considered the best wooden coaster in the world for years!

A few other good rides:

- Here's the twin of the Rock'n'roller coaster you'll find in the Disney studio park in Paris, except that this one is outdoor: Superman the ride (Walibi world, ex-"Six flags Holland", Netherland)

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/441/supermantheride29hk.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

- Montu (Busch Garden Tampa, FL, USA)

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/293/montu222dy.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

- Kumba (Busch Garden Tampa, FL, USA)

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/2893/kumba35ky.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

- Goliath (Walibi world, ex-"Six flags Holland", Netherland)

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/9712/goliath301xe.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

- Medusa (SFGAdv, NJ, USA) which was the first one in the world:

http://img56.imageshack.us/img56/7602/medusa74hb.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

are there any roller coasters that r built inside a mall, i think ive seen 1 that went thru the mall,, probably in Japan or in malaysia...does any1 have any pics of those rides.??

are there any roller coasters that r built inside a mall, i think ive seen 1 that went thru the mall,, probably in Japan or in malaysia...does any1 have any pics of those rides.??

Isn't there a coaster inside Edmonton's mall?

BNMaddict- Those are fantastic pics. Im a coaster addict too and am so jealous that you got to go on so many world class coasters.

Glad you like Nitro, its my second favorite. Best coaster in the US in my oppinion is Superman: Ride of Steel in Six Flags New England. It has never disapointed before.

Some photos of....

Stampida - Wooden Dueling (Designed by Custom Coasters International Inc.) - PortAventura (Spain)

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/universal-studios-port-aventura/stampida12.jpg

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/universal-studios-port-aventura/stampida22.jpg

http://www.themeparkvision.net/Data/Attractie/109/pic6_big.jpg

http://www.rides.nl/fotos/2429.jpg

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/universal-studios-port-aventura/stampida3.jpg


Dragon Khan - Steel Multiloop Coaster (Designed by B & M) - PortAventura (Spain)


http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/universal-studios-port-aventura/dragon-khan28.jpg

http://www.factoriaurbana.net/tematizacion/media/dragon/DSC03269.jpg

http://www.factoriaurbana.net/tematizacion/media/dragon/DSC03276.jpg

http://www.factoriaurbana.net/tematizacion/media/dragon/DSC02562.jpg

http://www.factoriaurbana.net/tematizacion/media/dragon/DSC02583.jpg


Tizona - Suspended Looping Coaster (Designed by Vekoma) - Terra Mítica (Spain)

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/terra-mitica/tizona25.jpg

http://img470.imageshack.us/img470/5623/10089966ss.jpg

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/terra-mitica/tizona28.jpg

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/terra-mitica/tizona27.jpg


Magnus Colossus - Wooden (Designed by Roller Coaster Corporation of America) - Terra Mítica (Spain)

http://www.gardkarlsen.com/spain2004/Magnus_Colossus_at_terra_mitica.jpg

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/terra-mitica/magnus-colossus1.jpg

http://pictures.rcdb.com/picmax/terra-mitica/magnus-colossus4.jpg


For further information:
·www.portaventura.com
·www.terramiticapark.com
·www.factoriaurbana.net
·www.rcdb.com

Superman,Ride of Steel- Six Flags New England, Springfield, Massachusetts
http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/971/nesuper088hx.jpg

And my favorite
Cyclone-Coney Island, New York
http://img384.imageshack.us/img384/3990/cyclone077uo.jpg

Isn't there a coaster inside Edmonton's mall?

Mindbender - World's Largest indoor coster. Ridden it many times.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindbender_(roller_coaster)

This is the only picture I can find of it:

http://members.aol.com/interama/rc02.jpg

where is it?

http://www.jmanx.com/images/funny/underwater-rollercoaster.jpg

http://www.nextbigthing.org/images/rollercoaster.jpg

^^:hilarious

Some of these roller coasters are just amazing!!! :eek2:

Try this beast in the metro centre in the England!!

http://www.metroland.uk.com/parkmap.html

Its not very big at all but its in a shopping mall!

We really should get some bigger coasters in the Uk, i think were lagging behind.

A great and often forgotten rollercoaster is The Ultimate at lightwater valley:

http://www.onride.de/bilder/SB-UK-Tour/Lightwater/LWV02.jpg

http://www.amigasat.clara.co.uk/2005/lwv/lwv7.jpg

Its one of the longest in the world and was the longest up until 2000, its 1.6 miles long.

I rode Kingda Ka. Let me tell you, i've skydived, rock climbed in yosemite park, rode white water rapids in colorado, swam with sharks in australia, been on an african safari in lion terrirtory, and have walked alone in the south bronx at 3 am. And nothing, NOTHING, can come close to the sheer terror I experienced on that coaster. It is beyond worrds how scary that shit is. And im a coaster buff and none have scared me. But this coaster is something else. Jaysus!

where is it?

http://www.jmanx.com/images/funny/underwater-rollercoaster.jpg

http://www.nextbigthing.org/images/rollercoaster.jpg

That looks dangerous, and fun!

All these coasters are amazing!
:eek2::eek2::eek2::eek2::eek2:

That indoor coaster I think is in Edmonton Canada at the West Edmonton Mall.

But for giggles Here is a pic I took of Kinga Ka at Great Adventure. It was more intense than I thought it would be and im seasoned. I loved it still
http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c81/Scruffy88/3fab984b.jpg

Its the height of a 40 story tower

where is it?

http://www.jmanx.com/images/funny/underwater-rollercoaster.jpg

http://www.nextbigthing.org/images/rollercoaster.jpg


It's 'Vanish' in Cosmo World in Yokohama, Japan.

More of colossus:

http://static.flickr.com/55/129120805_6191516ac8.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/51/126543878_9f90752342.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/44/113026470_53c87bc309.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/11/95784723_cc926e7f46.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/40/79146838_b28f9be84c.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/19/89347286_85c2f0fbc3.jpg

Some more pictures of Thorpe Park, which is becoming the UK's best park for thrillseekers:

Nemesis: Inferno - set around a volcano, reaching speeds of almost 50mph and designed by B&M, widely considered to be the best rollercoaster manufactuer:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/BenL26/nemesis_inferno5.jpg

Probably enough pictures of Colossus.

Stealth: Europe's fastest rollercoaster, reaching 82mph in just 2.3 seconds. Top height: 205ft.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/BenL26/stealth30.jpg


This one's quite wet:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/BenL26/Tidal_Splash.jpg

The only one of its type outside of America, (with there being just one there). Over 100ft tall:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/BenL26/slammer1.jpg

A big swing:
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/BenL26/rush1.jpg

And there's many more rides: www.thorpepark.com
They are likely to be getting another large rollercoaster for 2008. Rumours suggest this will either being a "Flying coaster" - like AIR or Tatsu, a Hyper coaster, like the Pepsi Max Big One, a Floorless Coaster, like Kraken or a wooden coaster.

Thorpe Park is fast catching up with Alton Towers as the UK's capital of white knuckle rides. But they are also running out of space, it already looks crowded with rides.....especially compared to Alton Towers with its sprawling grounds (its so big it has its own big valley....the quickest way to cross it is by the cable cars :):);) )

Stealth is just AMAZING.....the speed, the height and the sheer terror of it........i just cant imagine what Kinga Ka is like (its more than twice the height of Stealth). Every other ride seemed boring after going on it

But Nemisis Inferno is exhilarating......another great ride

And collossus is fantastic too.......the last loops are painstaking slow.......which is great because you always feel on the verge of falling out of your seat.


http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/BenL26/slammer1.jpg

^^ and this thing...............geeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzzzzz.............dont go on this if you have heart trouble, bowl trouble........basically and type of medical condition.......because you will DIE........its bloody terrifying (but INCREDIBLE at the same time :) ;) )

Thorpe Park has really expanded enormously over the past few years and has some brilliant rides - the only one I haven't tried is Stealth. Does anyone know what they plan to build next at Thorpe Park, I'm sure they could demolish that crappy farm and replace it with some interesting rides :D

The farm is listed so can't be destroyed and also it's too near to Thorpe village to build any exciting rides. It also gives something for younger kids, who frankly haven't got much to do.

Next year, the Flying Fish, a powered Mack coaster, which was pretty popular and removed for Stealth will return. An X: No Way Out retheme is rumoured, which should be good and there's a chance of a Lake show and another flat ride (spinning ride like Slammer or Vortex).

It will be a pretty uneventual year in comparison with the park resting on the laurels of Stealth - 2008, as stated above, will bring a rollercoaster on the scale of Nemesis: Inferno, although it's rumoured to be bigger. Whilst the park produced a Mi- Term Development Plan in 2003, it's only been reasonably accurate, and I think we can only trust its information up to 2008.

Chessington will be getting a Safari Park and hotel next year.

Thorpe is an old quarry, infilled with water and owns all the water around the park. So there is in fact loads of land to expand onto as shown by this map:

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b316/BenL26/infill.jpg

The 2008 coaster will go around the "I" area which is being infilled, inside Logger's Leap. The process will be time-consuming and expensive but will leave the park with a large area to play around with. It also has the advantage of far less strict planning controls than Alton Towers - which must keep rides below the tree height of around 60ft, hence why Nemesis is in a pit and there are also noise controls due to several complaining local residents.

Thorpe gets on far better with the locals and is allowed to build rides up to 100ft, although with the 205ft Stealth being allowed, we may see that restriction increased.

Thats a cool little battle between parks in england with alton towers and thorpe park. in the states, we have a 3 way war for dominance between Cedar Point in Ohio, Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey, and Six Flags Magic Mountain in California.

It's kind of different: In America, SF MM has something close to a monopoly on California for thrillseekers, with Knott's being the only really competitor. Cedar Park serves the centre, whilst Great Adventure serves New York and some surrounding states. Magic Mountain and Great Adventure aren't really in direct competition as they are both owned by the same company - I think Six Flags wants to keep them at a similar level. Cedar Park is in competition, and has a monopoly for its Ohio region and owns Knott's - but most Americans aren't going to travel across the country for one theme park (I'd guess) and so the companies have just got to keep their parks at a certain level.

With the exception of Blackpool Pleasure Beach, Tussaud's has a monopoly on the biggest parks in Britain. Alton Towers and Thorpe Park (and Chessington) are owned by the same parent company. When Tussaud's aquired Thorpe Park in 1998 they realised something would have to be done - they had Chessington and Thorpe Park a 20 minute drive from one another and neither park was huge. So they decided to specialise each park.

Chessington went from being the Alton Towers of the South (providing rides for all the family; thrillseekers, "families" to young kids, to just specialising in the latter two categories whilst Thorpe Park, previously just specialising in the latter two categories, decided to specialise on thrill seekers.

It was a pretty basic park in 1998 and so it has had a huge amount of investment to bring it up to a certain level. Now it is probably the best park for thrillseekers in the country - but it is not a better park than Alton Towers overall and is a lot smaller. I believe that with the 2008 coaster (or 2009 coaster as it may be), things will slow down a bit now Tussaud's are comfortable with the level the park has reached, whilst Alton Towers is getting ready for a huge wave of investment.

Kingda Ka at Six Flags New Jersey

0-128MPH in 3.3 seconds.
456 foot drop.

Details Video: http://www.sixflags.com/video/shared/greatadventure/kingda-ka_300.mov

Video of the ride:
http://216.65.207.44/video/shared/kingda-ka-ls.mov

Thanks Ben, I found that fascinating. Im really into the evolution of theme parks and ofcourse thrill rides. Although Six Flags owns both Magic Mountain and great Adventure there is tons of rivalry between the parks. If anything just amongst the fans. Its almost like footing for your favorite sports team. There are no shortages of theme parks in America, MM competes with Disney, and Knotts in the LA area, but up north in San Fran, there are 2 more major parks. And Ohio might just be the most cutthroat place for theme parks and has always been known for holding records of most kinds. These are split between Cedar Point, Paramounts Kings Island, and Gaeuga Lake which briefly was owned by Six Flags.