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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
- Question: What makes riding a roller coaster such a thrilling experience?
- Answer: There's really nothing quite like the feeling of riding a roller coaster. From the feeling of weightlessness just before the fall through the breakneck speeds as the ride plummets down a drop to the twisting turns that make riders shriek with delight and throw their hands in the air, a day at an amusement park is never complete without a turn on one of these thrill rides.
- Question: Where can visitors find some of the tallest roller coasters in the world?
- Answer: From Ohio to Japan, here is a list of some of the tallest roller coasters in the world, and every single one of them is sure to take its riders' breath away.
Plan ahead for these Roller Coaster events:
- Howl-O-Scream | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay from September 6 - November 2, 2024
- Canobie Lake Park SCREEEMFEST in late September
- More Events for Roller Coaster enhusiasts
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