Kingda Ka

Kingda Ka is the World's Tallest Roller Coaster, but it is only the second fastest coaster thanks to the speedy launch of Formula Rossa.  Here is a list of the Top 10 Fastest Roller Coasters that are operating as of 2019:

1.  149 mph (240 km/h) - Formula Rossa (2010 - Intamin) at Ferrari World Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates
2.  129 mph (206 km/h) - Kingda Ka (2005 - Intamin) at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey (seen here)
3.  120 mph (190 km/h) - Top Thrill Dragster (2003 - Intamin) at Cedar Point in Ohio
4.  112 mph (180 km/h) - Do-Dodonpa (2001 - S&S) at Fuji-Q Highland in Japan
    112 mph (180 km/h) - Red Force (2017 - Intamin) at PortAventura World in Spain
5.  100 mph (160 km/h) - Superman: Escape from Krypton (1997 - Intamin) at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California
    100 mph (160 km/h) - Tower of Terror II (1997 - Intamin) at Dreamworld in Australia
6.  95 mph (153 km/h) - Fury 325 (2015 - Bollinger and Mabillard) at Carowinds in North Carolina
    95 mph (153 km/h) - Steel Dragon 2000 (2000 - Morgan Manufacturing) at Nagashima Spa Land in Japan
7.  93 mph (150 km/h) - Millennium Force (2000 - Intamin) at Cedar Point in Ohio
8.  92 mph (148 km/h) - Leviathan (2012 - Bollinger and Mabillard) at Canada's Wonderland in Canada
9.  90 mph (145 km/h) - Intimidator 305 (2010 - Intamin) at Kings Dominion in Virginia
10.  88 mph (142 km/h) - Hyperion (2018 - Intamin) at Energylandia in Poland

©2019 by Joel A. Rogers.