World's Tallest Roller Coasters You Can Ride on Vacation

1. Experience a 90-degree drop straight down on Steel Vengeance, Sandusky, OH

Cedar Point is one of the best places in the world for roller coaster fans, and with rides like Steel Vengeance, it's easy to see why.

Steel Vengeance is the first hyper hybrid steel and wood roller coaster in the world, and those brave enough to take a ride will find a 90-degree drop straight down, four stomach churning upside-down loops, and almost 30 seconds of weightless airtime, more than any other coaster in the world!

Steel Vengeance reaches speeds of up to 74 mph, and its tallest peak reaches heights of 205 feet above the ground.

Steel Vengeance, Cedar Point, 1 Cedar Point Dr, Sandusky, OH 44870, United States, Phone: 419-627-2350 205 feet (62 m) Hybrid

2. Experience a 128-foot drop of the Twisted Colossus, Valencia, CA

Twisted Colossus is a wood and steel hybrid roller coaster – the longest of its kind in the world – located in Six Flags Magic Mountain Park in Valencia, California.

Originally built in 1978, the Colossus has always been an iconic part of this park, but in 2014 the ride was closed for an extreme makeover, and has reemerged in 2015 as the Twisted Colossus, a steel-tracked, amped-up version of the classic ride. The new version has higher speeds, twisting barrel rolls, and an initial 128-foot drop at an 80-degree angle.

Twisted Colossus , Six Flags Magic Mountain, 26101 Magic Mountain Pkwy, Valencia, CA 91355, United States, Phone: 661-255-4100 128 feet (37 m) Hybrid

3. Ride New Jersey's Kingda Ka, the tallest roller coaster in the world

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

4. Experience 0 mph to 120 mph acceleration of the Top Thrill Dragster, Sandusky, OH

This short coaster, located at Cedar Point, mimics the feeling of drag car racing, if drag car racing had a massive peak involved that is. Top Thrill Dragster launches riders from 0 mph to 120 mph in mere seconds, up a steel track that climbs 420 feet high at a 90-degree angle.

On the way back down, riders will careen toward the ground at the same sheer drop, with the added excitement of a spiraling twist. The ride comes to an abrupt halt shortly afterward, bringing the total ride time of the Top Thrill Dragster to a short but exciting 17 seconds.

Top Thrill Dragster, Cedar Point, 1 Cedar Point Dr, Sandusky, OH 44870, United States, Phone: 419-627-2350 420 feet (130 m) Steel

5. Ride Superman: Escape from Krypton in Valencia, CA

Superman: Escape from Krypton is a steel coaster located at Six Flags Magic Mountain. It's an acceleration ride that shoots riders from the darkness of a cave-like station, up into the air at heights of over 400 feet, and then straight back down again.

It's like several of the other acceleration thrill rides on this list, except that Superman: Escape from Krypton sends its riders hurling out onto the track backwards.

A breathtaking ascent up the track leads to over 6 seconds of weightlessness before the coaster car begins its equally thrilling descent.

Superman: Escape from Krypton, Six Flags Magic Mountain, 26101 Magic Mountain Pkwy, Valencia, CA 91355, United States 415 feet (126 m) Steel

6. Experience an acceleration of 0 to 111 mph in just 5 seconds on Red Force in Spain

This vertical accelerator roller coaster is a part of Ferrari Land amusement park in Spain, and it is the fastest coaster in Europe and the fifth tallest in the world.

Red Force tower summit reaches heights of 367 feet, and riders will experience an acceleration of 0 to 111 mph in just 5 seconds at the start of the ride.

The Red Force has a vertical launch with a thrilling 90-degree angle to the top of the tower and back down again, and this short but incredibly fun ride will leave passengers reeling from start to finish.

Red Force, Ferrari Land, Avda de l'Alcade Pere Molas, Km 2, 43480 Vila-seca, Tarragona, Spain, Phone: +34 902-20-22-20 367.4 feet (112.0 m) Steel

7. Ride Fury 325 in Charlotte, NC, the tallest giga coaster in the world

Fury 325 is the tallest giga coaster in the world, meaning that it is a full-circuit roller coaster with a height and drop of 300-400 feet.

At 325 feet, Fury 325 fits right into these criteria, and guests at Carowinds, a North Carolina theme park, will be thrilled by the 95 mph speeds, 81 degree drop, and 91-degree turns.

With barrel rolls, twists, and loops, Fury 325 is designed to emulate the swooping, furious flight path of an angry hornet. It's the longest steel coaster in North America, and the tracks of this ride cross state lines, zooming into South Carolina before heading back into North Carolina.

Fury 325, Carowinds, 300 Carowinds Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28273, United States, Phone: 704-588-2600 325 feet (99 m) Steel

8. Experience Steel Dragon 2000 in Japan

Steel Dragon 2000 is the longest roller coaster in the entire world as well as one of the tallest, and the 4-minute ride on this steel roller coaster will take riders into the sky at heights of over 300 feet.

Before zooming around the park at 95 mph, the Steel Dragon 2000 builds anticipation with a slow climb up to the summit, and then it sends its riders barreling down the slope at top speed and around the twists and turns of the track, which stretches for over a mile and a half long.

Steel Dragon 2000, Nagashima Spa Land, Japan 318.3 feet (97 m) Steel

9. Ride the Millennium Force in Ohio

The Millennium Force is famous amongst roller coaster aficionados. This giant of a ride is located at Cedar Point, the Roller Coaster Capital, and when it was built, it became the world's first giga coaster because of its insane drop of over 300 feet.

The Millennium Force reaches speeds of 93 mph, and it will have guests screaming with delight as it crests a summit with views of Lake Erie, and drops at a 90-degree angle down toward the ground, whips around turns, traverses dark tunnels, and follows the twisting blue track all the way back to the station.

Millennium Force , Cedar Point, 1 Cedar Point Dr, Sandusky, OH 44870, United States, Phone: 419-627-2350 310 feet (94 m) Steel