What is the largest roller coaster in the United States?

Kingda Ka is quite simply the tallest coaster in the world and fastest roller coaster in North America. Is that impressive enough to warrant royalty? You bet it is.



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Kingda Ka is a hydraulically-launched steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, United States. Manufactured by Intamin and designed by Werner Stengel, Kingda Ka opened as the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world on May 21, 2005, surpassing Top Thrill Dragster.



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In 2012, Six Flags combined its 160-acre (65 ha) Great Adventure with its 350-acre (140 ha) Wild Safari animal park to form Six Flags Great Adventure & Safari park. At 510 acres (210 ha), it is the second-largest theme park in the world following Disney's Animal Kingdom.

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The Biggest Theme Park in the U.S. The theme park is located within Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Florida. The resort itself is 43 square miles — that's 27,520 acres.

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Superman: Escape from Krypton has an incredible 415-foot tall tower. It holds the distinction of being the first coaster to reach 100 mph.

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Meet The Fastest Roller Coasters in the U.S.
  • Xcelerator, 82 mph. Knott's Berry Farm, Buena Park, Calif. ...
  • Goliath, 85 mph. Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, Calif. ...
  • Phantom's Revenge, 85 mph. ...
  • Titan, 85 mph. ...
  • Intimidator 305, 90 mph. ...
  • Millennium Force, 93 mph. ...
  • Fury 325, 95 mph. ...
  • Superman: Escape from Krypton, 100 mph.


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As of August 2022, the amusement/theme park in the United States with the most roller coasters was Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, with a total of 20 roller coasters. Magic Mountain became the first amusement park to offer 20 roller coasters when it opened Wonder Woman: Flight of Courage in 2022.

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As of January 2023, the oldest running roller coaster in the world was Leap the Dips, located in Lakemont Park, Pennsylvania (USA), which was opened in 1902. Meanwhile, the world's second oldest coaster, Scenic Railway, opened 10 years later in Melbourne, Australia.

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Cannibal at Lagoon in Farmington, Utah This unusual ride features an elevator lift inside a darkened, 208-foot-tall silo followed by a 70 mph drop into an underground tunnel at a freaky 116 degrees. That's 26 degrees beyond straight down and the steepest coaster in the USA.

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As of January 2023, the oldest running roller coaster in the United States was Leap the Dips, located in Lakemont Park, Pennsylvania, which was opened in 1902.

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Amusement Park in Ohio. Roller Coaster Capital of the World. Cedar Point.

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Gravity Max (The Tilt Coaster) One of the wackiest roller coasters is located at Lihpao Land in Taiwan. The Gravity Max, also known as the Tilt Coaster, is the world's first coaster to feature a true 90-degree drop and the world's only tilt coaster.

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The Steel Dragon 2000 is the longest roller coaster in the world, measuring a whopping 8,133 feet in length.

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The fastest roller coaster in America and the second-fastest in the world is “Kingda Ka” at Six Flags Great Adventure theme park in New Jersey, according to Guinness World Records.

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Yukon Striker will plummet riders going 80 mph 245 feet down to an underwater tunnel!

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Thunder Dolphin is a steel roller coaster at the Tokyo Dome City Attractions amusement park, which is part of Tokyo Dome City in Tokyo, Japan. The ride was designed and constructed by Intamin.



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TMNT Shellraiser at 121.5 degrees It tops the list by dropping a mere half of a degree more than the coasters that follow it. To make the ride even more interesting, its cars hang over the edge of its 141-foot tower for 14 seconds before diving into the overbanked drop.

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