Is Top Thrill 2 taller than Kingda Ka?

World record holder, again. The original Top Thrill Dragster was the first strata coaster, known as any roller coaster eclipsing a height of 400 feet. The second, Kingda Ka, at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, opened two years later. It was taller, 456 feet, and faster, 128 mph.



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The Top Thrill 2 will be the worlds fastest triple-launch strata coaster. It will feature two 420-foot-tall towers and launch riders three times at 74 miles per hour, 101 mph and finally 120 mph. The total track length will be 3,422 feet and take some two minutes from start to finish.

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The Top Thrill 2 will make its debut during the summer season in 2024, replacing the Top Thrill Dragster which closed in August 2021. Cedar Point says its newest ride will last two minutes, is 420 feet tall and reaches speeds up to 120 mph.

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Though the top speed (120mph) and maximum height (420') of Top Thrill Dragster will carry over to Top Thrill 2, the addition of the spike will push the total coaster length well over 3,000' (originally 2,800'). The ride experience will last 2:00. Each of the coaster's trains will still carry 20 passengers at one time.

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In 2024, Kings Island's new Camp Snoopy will feature the park's newest roller coaster, Snoopy's Soap Box Racers.

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In 2019, a guest sued Six Flags and Intamin in U.S. federal court, claiming that tall riders could be subjected to extreme speed and torqueing forces and that the harnesses could also cause injuries. According to the guest, he had suffered multiple back injuries after riding Kingda Ka in 2017.

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Cedar Point retires Top Thrill Dragster coaster after 19 years — and many problems. The Top Thrill Dragster, which at one time was the fastest and tallest roller coaster in the world, is being scrapped — in its current form, anyway.

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Earlier this month, it was reported that Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great America closed down after a terrifying incident involving the launch cable snapping after a vehicle was launched with Guests still riding the attraction. No injuries were reported, as everyone could exit the ride safely.

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In August 2023, the speculation was confirmed after Cedar Point announced plans to transform Top Thrill Dragster into a triple-launched roller coaster using linear synchronous motors. The modified coaster is scheduled to reopen in 2024 as Top Thrill 2.

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