Kingda Ka is the tallest roller coaster in the world, and its breathtaking heights of up to 456 feet above the ground quite simply dwarf many of the other coasters on this list. The

King, as it is called, is a steel coaster that goes from 0 to 128 mph in a staggering 3.5 seconds, up a 90-degree slope to the top of the first peak.

From there, riders will plummet back toward the ground in an intense spiraling drop, sail over a small hump, and be deposited, breathless, back at the station. The ride is less than a minute long, but it might just be the most exhilarating 50 seconds of your life.

Kingda Ka, Six Flags Great Adventure, 1 Six Flags Blvd, Jackson, NJ 08527, United States, Phone: 732-928-2000

456 feet (139 m) Steel
Experience a 90-degree drop straight down on Steel Vengeance, Sandusky, OH Experience a 128-foot drop of the Twisted Colossus, Valencia, CA Ride New Jersey's Kingda Ka, the tallest roller coaster in the world Experience 0 mph to 120 mph acceleration of the Top Thrill Dragster, Sandusky, OH Ride Superman: Escape from Krypton in Valencia, CA Experience an acceleration of 0 to 111 mph in just 5 seconds on Red Force in Spain Ride Fury 325 in Charlotte, NC, the tallest giga coaster in the world Experience Steel Dragon 2000 in Japan Ride the Millennium Force in Ohio Check out Leviathan in Canada Have fun aboard Project 305, Doswell, VA Have fun on Fujiyama in Japan Experience the hypercoaster Titan at Six Flags over Texas Experience a drop of 228 feet on Phantom's Revenge, West Mifflin, PA Travel all the way to Spain to ride on Shambhala Check out Wildfire in Sweden Ride on T Express in South Korea Ride on El Toro in New Jersey Experience The Voyage in Indiana Check out Hades 360 in Wisconsin Dells Have fun aboard the Norse-themed Wodan Timbur Coaster in Germany Plan a trip to Le Monstre in Montréal, Canada Reach speeds of up to 66 miles per hour aboard the American Eagle, Gurnee, IL

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