What is the longest roller coaster?

The Steel Dragon 2000 is the longest roller coaster in the world, measuring a whopping 8,133 feet in length. When construction on the coaster finished in August of 2000, it was officially christened the longest in the world, with a Guinness World Record being given to the park for the world's longest track.



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The longest roller coaster of all is currently Steel Dragon 2000, which opened in Nagashima Spa Land amusement park in Nagashima, Kuwana, Mie, Japan, on Aug. 1, 2000. It spans a lengthy 2.48 km (1.54 mi).

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The smallest coaster in the world is the Dvergbanen at Tusenfryd near Oslo, in Norway. It has a height of just 2.5 metres and runs 26 metres in length.

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Formula Rossa: 149.1 mph The fastest roller coaster on the planet reaches an astonishing top speed of 149.1 mph (240 km/h) in 4.9 seconds flat. That, coaster fans, is fast. Formula Rossa climbs 171 feet (52m) and generates 1.7 Gs during its 92 seconds.

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Most Extreme Roller Coasters in the World
  • Kingda Ka — Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey. ...
  • Formula Rossa — Ferrari World, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ...
  • The Smiler — Alton Towers Resort, United Kingdom. ...
  • Steel Dragon 2000 — Nagashima Spa Land, Japan. ...
  • Goliath — Six Flags Great America, Illinois.


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The longest water coaster is Mammoth at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana, USA. Its track has a total length of 537 m (1,763 ft) and the capacity for a total of 11 six-passenger round boats travelling simultaneously up and down the 3.65-m-wide (12-ft) channel and tunnels and over seven drops.

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Disneyland Paris, France Europe's largest amusement park is just a 20-minute train ride from central Paris. 12 million visitors a year make this Europe's most visited theme park, so be sure to book in advance!

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Kingda Ka The minds behind the Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey clearly understood this, as they combined speed and height to create the scariest roller coaster in the world. The Kingda Ka is the world's tallest roller coaster, reaching a staggering height of 456 feet.

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An early attempt to bring a similar ride to the US in 1848 failed because of an accident during the trial run. It would fall to an American inventor named LaMarcus Thompson to revolutionize the amusement industry in the US, earning him the title of the father of the American roller coaster.

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Our Adrenaline-Pumping Guide to the Best Roller Coasters in the US
  • Location: Carowinds, Charlotte, North Carolina.
  • VelociCoaster.
  • Location: Universal's Islands of Adventure, Orlando, Florida.
  • Kingda Ka.
  • Location: Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey.
  • Iron Gwazi.
  • Location: Busch Gardens, Tampa Bay, Florida.
  • Keep hopping!


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