What is the steepest wooden roller coaster?

Goliath at Six Flags Great America (Gurnee, IL) It holds the distinction of being the world's tallest and steepest wooden coaster. At 72 miles per hour, it is second only to Lightning Rod for the fastest wooden coasters. Goliath climbs 180 feet before dropping 85-degrees down and whipping around a 180-degree curve.



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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.

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But since 1979, The Beast at Kings Island in Ohio has held tightly onto the record as the world's longest wooden coaster.

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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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Altoona, Pennsylvania Listed in the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic Landmark and declared by the park as the oldest wooden roller coaster in the world, Leap the Dips has serious old-timey cred. With a drop of 9 feet and a measly top speed under 20 mph, it doesn't exactly get pulses racing.

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How many wooden roller coasters are in operation in the United States? According to the Roller Coaster Database (www.rcdb.com) there are only 115 operating wooden roller coasters in all of the United States.

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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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Plunge 200 feet on SheiKra - an intense coaster! Climb 200 feet to the edge of a 90-degree drop that inches you mercilessly over the edge—and stops.

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Maybe it's for speed. Maybe it's for a special design feature. But since 1979, The Beast at Kings Island in Ohio has held tightly onto the record as the world's longest wooden coaster.

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A small amusement park named Lakemont Park in Altoona is where the world's oldest operating coaster is located. This roller coaster, called Leap the Dips opened in 1902 and is one of the last “side friction” coasters.

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The Slowest Rollercoaster in the World - Tiger and Turtle Walking Coaster Duisburg.

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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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