List of roller coaster rankings

This list of roller coaster rankings includes data for several categories including height, speed, steepness, and length, as well as the results of public polls.

Height rankings

Tallest steel roller coasters

Rank	Name	Park	Location	Height	Manufacturer	Record Holder
1.	Kingda Ka	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, NJ, USA	456 feet (139 m)	Intamin	May 2005 – Present
2.	Top Thrill Dragster	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio, USA	420 feet (130 m)	Intamin	May 2003 – May 2005
3.	Superman: Escape from Krypton	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, California, USA	415 feet (126 m)	Intamin	March 1997 – May 2003
4.	Tower of Terror II	Dreamworld	Coomera, Queensland, Australia	377 feet (115 m)	Intamin	January 1997 – March 1997
5.	Steel Dragon 2000	Nagashima Spa Land	Nagashima, Mie, Japan	318 feet (97 m)	Chance Morgan	N/A
6.	Millennium Force	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio, USA	310 feet (94 m)	Intamin	N/A
7.	Intimidator 305	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Virginia, USA	305 feet (93 m)	Intamin	N/A
8.	Thunder Dolphin	Tokyo Dome City Attractions	Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan	262 feet (80 m)	Intamin	N/A
9.	Fujiyama	Fuji-Q Highland	Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan	259 feet (79 m)	TOGO	July 1996 – January 1997
10.	Eejanaika	Fuji-Q Highland	Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan	249 feet (76 m)	Arrow / S&S Power	N/A

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Tallest steel roller coaster drops

Rank	Name	Park	Location	Drop Height	Manufacturer	Record Holder
1.	Kingda Ka	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, NJ, USA	418 feet (127 m)	Intamin	May 2005 – Present
2.	Top Thrill Dragster	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio, USA	400 feet (120 m)	Intamin	May 2003 – May 2005
3.	Superman: Escape from Krypton	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, California, USA	328 feet (100 m)	Intamin	March 1997 – August 2003
	Tower of Terror II	Dreamworld	Coomera, Queensland, Australia	328 feet (100 m)	Intamin	January 1997 – August 2003
4.	Steel Dragon 2000	Nagashima Spa Land	Nagashima, Mie, Japan	307 feet (94 m)	Chance Morgan	N/A
5.	Intimidator 305	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Virginia, USA	305 feet (93 m)	Intamin	N/A
	Millennium Force	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio, USA	300 feet (91 m)	Intamin	N/A
6.	Goliath	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, California, USA	255 feet (78 m)	Giovanola	N/A
	Titan	Six Flags Over Texas	Arlington, Texas, USA	255 feet (78 m)	Giovanola	N/A
7.	Fujiyama	Fuji-Q Highland	Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan	230 feet (70 m)	TOGO	July 1996 – January 1997
8.	Phantom's Revenge	Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA	228 feet (69 m)	Chance Morgan	May 1991 – July 1996
9.	Desperado	Buffalo Bill's Resort & Casino	Primm, Nevada, USA	225 feet (69 m)	Arrow	N/A
10.	Bizarro	Six Flags New England	Agawam, Massachusetts, USA	221 feet (67 m)	Intamin	N/A

Tallest wooden roller coasters

Rank	Name	Park	Location	Height	Manufacturer	Record Holder
*	Son of Beast (SBNO)	Kings Island	Mason, Ohio, USA	218 feet (66 m)	RCCA	May 2000 – June 2009
1.	Colossos	Heide Park	Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany	196 feet (60 m)	Intamin	June 2009 - Present
2.	T Express	Everland	Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea	183 feet (56 m)	Intamin	N/A
3.	El Toro	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson Township, New Jersey, USA	181 feet (55 m)	Intamin	N/A
4.	Rattler	Six Flags Fiesta Texas	San Antonio, Texas, USA	179 feet (55 m)	RCCA	March 1992 – May 2000
5.	The Voyage	Holiday World & Splashin' Safari	Santa Claus, Indiana, USA	163 feet (50 m)	The Gravity Group	N/A
6.	Mean Streak	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio, USA	161 feet (49 m)	Dinn Corporation	May 1991 – March 1992
7.	White Cyclone	Nagashima Spa Land	Kuwana, Mie, Japan	139 feet (42 m)	Intamin	N/A
8.	Hades	Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park	Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA	136 feet (41 m)	The Gravity Group	N/A
9.	Le Monstre	La Ronde	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	131 feet (40 m)	William Cobb & Associates	July 1985 – May 1991
10.	American Eagle	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee, Illinois, USA	127 feet (39 m)	Intamin	May 1981 – July 1985

Tallest wooden roller coaster drops

Rank	Name	Park	Location	Drop Height	Manufacturer	Record Holder
*	Son of Beast (SBNO)	Kings Island	Mason, Ohio, USA	214 feet (65 m)	RCCA	May 2000 – June 2009
1.	El Toro	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson Township, New Jersey, USA	176 feet (54 m)	Intamin	June 2009 – Present
2.	Colossos	Heide Park	Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany	159 feet (48 m)	Intamin	N/A
3.	Mean Streak	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio, USA	155 feet (47 m)	Dinn Corporation	May 1991 – May 2000
4.	The Voyage	Holiday World & Splashin' Safari	Santa Claus, Indiana, USA	154 feet (47 m)	The Gravity Group	N/A
5.	T Express	Everland	Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea	151 feet (46 m)	Intamin	N/A
6.	The Boss	Six Flags St. Louis	Eureka, Missouri, USA	150 feet (46 m)	CCI	N/A
7.	American Eagle	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee, Illinois USA	147 feet (45 m)	Intamin	May 1981 – May 1991
8.	The Beast	Kings Island	Mason, Ohio, USA	141 feet (43 m)	Charles Dinn / Al Collins	April 1979 – May 1981
9.	Hades	Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park	Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA	140 feet (43 m)	The Gravity Group	N/A
10.	Montezum	Hopi Hari	Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil	139 feet (42 m)	RCCA	N/A

Tallest roller coaster inversions

Rank	Name	Park	Location	Height	Inversion Type	Manufacturer	Record Holder
1.	Volcano, The Blast Coaster	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Virginia, USA	155 feet (47 m)	Sidewinder	Intamin	August 3, 1998 – present
2.	Abismo	Parque de Atracciones de Madrid	Madrid, Spain	152 feet (46 m)	SkyLoop	Maurer Söhne	N/A
	BuzzSaw	Dreamworld	Coomera, Queensland, Australia	152 feet (46 m)	SkyLoop	Maurer Söhne	N/A
	Clouds in Fairyland	World Joyland	Wujin, Changzhou, Jiangsu, China	152 feet (46 m)	SkyLoop	Maurer Söhne	N/A
	Sky Wheel	Skyline Park	Bad Wörishofen, Bavaria, Germany	152 feet (46 m)	SkyLoop	Maurer Söhne	N/A
	Ukko	Linnanmäki	Helsinki, Finland	152 feet (46 m)	SkyLoop	Maurer Söhne	N/A
	X-Coaster	Magic Springs and Crystal Falls	Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA	152 feet (46 m)	SkyLoop	Maurer Söhne	N/A
3.	Mr. Freeze	Six Flags Over Texas	Arlington, Texas, USA	150 feet (46 m)	Inside Top Hat	Premier Rides	N/A
	Mr. Freeze	Six Flags St. Louis	Eureka, Missouri, USA	150 feet (46 m)	Inside Top Hat	Premier Rides	N/A
4.	Griffon	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Williamsburg, Virginia, USA	146 feet (45 m)	Immelmann	B&M	N/A
5.	Diving Coaster	Happy Valley	Songjiang, Shanghai, China	145 feet (44 m)	Immelmann	B&M	N/A
	Sheikra	Busch Gardens Tampa Bay	Tampa, Florida, USA	145 feet (44 m)	Immelmann	B&M	N/A
	Superman: Krypton Coaster	Six Flags Fiesta Texas	San Antonio, Texas, USA	145 feet (44 m)	Vertical Loop	B&M	N/A
6.	Viper	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, California, USA	140 feet (43 m)	Vertical Loop	Arrow	April 7, 1990 – August 2, 1998
7.	Dominator	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Virginia, USA	135 feet (41 m)	Vertical Loop	B&M	N/A
	Storm Runner	Hersheypark	Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA	135 feet (41 m)	Cobra Loop	Intamin	N/A
8.	Medusa	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	Vallejo, California, USA	128 feet (39 m)	Vertical Loop	B&M	N/A
	Scream!	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, California, USA	128 feet (39 m)	Vertical Loop	B&M	N/A
9.	Alpengeist	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	Williamsburg, Virginia, USA	126 feet (38 m)	Immelmann	B&M	N/A
10.	Jubilee Odyssey	Fantasy Island	Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire, UK	124 feet (38 m)	Vertical Loop	Vekoma	N/A
	The Riddler's Revenge	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, California, USA	124 feet (38 m)	Vertical Loop	B&M	N/A
	Tatsu	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, California, USA	124 feet (38 m)	Pretzel Loop	B&M	N/A

Tallest vertical loops

Rank	Name	Park	Location	Height	Manufacturer	Record Holder
1.	Superman: Krypton Coaster	Six Flags Fiesta Texas	San Antonio, Texas, USA	145 feet (44 m)	B&M	March 11, 2000 – Present
2.	Dominator	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Virginia, USA	135 feet (41 m)	B&M	N/A
3.	Medusa	Six Flags Discovery Kingdom	Vallejo, California, USA	128 feet (39 m)	B&M	N/A
	Scream!	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, California, USA	128 feet (39 m)	B&M	N/A
4.	Jubilee Odyssey	Fantasy Island	Ingoldmells, Lincolnshire, UK	124 feet (38 m)	Vekoma	N/A
	The Riddler's Revenge	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, California, USA	124 feet (38 m)	B&M	N/A
5.	Green Lantern	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, New Jersey, USA	121 feet (37 m)	B&M	N/A
*.	The Time Machine (SBNO)	Freestyle Music Park	Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA	120 feet (37 m)	B&M	N/A
6.	Bizarro	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, New Jersey, USA	119 feet (36 m)	B&M	N/A
	Kraken	SeaWorld Orlando	Orlando, Florida, USA	119 feet (36 m)	B&M	N/A
	Mantis	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio, USA	119 feet (36 m)	B&M	N/A
7.	Dragon Khan	Port Aventura	Salou, Catalunya, Spain	118 feet (36 m)	B&M	May 2, 1995 – March 11, 2000
8.	Kumba	Busch Gardens Tampa Bay	Tampa, Florida, USA	114 feet (35 m)	B&M	May 20, 1993 – May 2, 1995
9.	Tennessee Tornado	Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA	110 feet (34 m)	Arrow	N/A
10.	Katun	Mirabilandia	Ravenna, Italy	108 feet (33 m)	B&M	N/A

Speed rankings

Fastest steel roller coasters

Rank	Name	Park	Location	Speed	Manufacturer	Record Holder
1.	Formula Rossa	Ferrari World	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	240 kilometres per hour (150 mph)	Intamin	November 2010 – Present
2.	Kingda Ka	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson Township, New Jersey, USA	206 kilometres per hour (128 mph)	Intamin	May 2005– November 2010
3.	Top Thrill Dragster	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio, USA	190 kilometres per hour (120 mph)	Intamin	May 2003 – May 2005
4.	Dodonpa	Fuji-Q Highland	Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan	172 kilometres per hour (107 mph)	S&S Power	December 2001 – May 2003
5.	Superman: Escape from Krypton	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, California, USA	160 kilometres per hour (99 mph)	Intamin	March 1997 – December 2001
	Tower of Terror II	Dreamworld	Coomera, Queensland, Australia	160 kilometres per hour (99 mph)	Intamin	January 1997 – December 2001
6.	Steel Dragon 2000	Nagashima Spa Land	Nagashima, Mie, Japan	153 kilometres per hour (95 mph)	Chance Morgan	N/A
7.	Millennium Force	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio, USA	150 kilometres per hour (93 mph)	Intamin	N/A
8.	Intimidator 305	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Virginia, USA	145 kilometres per hour (90 mph)	Intamin	N/A
9.	Goliath	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, California, USA	137 kilometres per hour (85 mph)	Giovanola	N/A
	Phantom's Revenge	Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA	137 kilometres per hour (85 mph)	Chance Morgan	May 1991 – March 1997
	Titan	Six Flags Over Texas	Arlington, Texas, USA	137 kilometres per hour (85 mph)	Giovanola	N/A [2]
10.	Furius Baco	Port Aventura	Salou, Tarragona, Spain	135 kilometres per hour (84 mph)	Intamin	N/A

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Fastest wooden roller coasters

Rank	Name	Park	Location	Speed	Manufacturer	Record Holder
*	Son of Beast (SBNO)	Kings Island	Mason, Ohio, USA	126.2 kilometres per hour (78.4 mph)	RCCA	May 2000 – June 2009
1.	Colossos	Heide Park	Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany	120.1 kilometres per hour (74.6 mph)	Intamin	June 2009 – Present
2.	El Toro	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson Township, New Jersey, USA	110 kilometres per hour (68 mph)	Intamin	N/A
3.	The Voyage	Holiday World & Splashin' Safari	Santa Claus, Indiana, USA	108.5 kilometres per hour (67.4 mph)	The Gravity Group	N/A
4.	The Boss	Six Flags St. Louis	Eureka, Missouri, USA	106.7 kilometres per hour (66.3 mph)	CCI	N/A
5.	American Eagle	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee, Illinois USA	106 kilometres per hour (66 mph)	Intamin	May 1981 – May 2000
6.	Mean Streak	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio, USA	105 kilometres per hour (65 mph)	Dinn Corporation	N/A
	Rattler	Six Flags Fiesta Texas	San Antonio, Texas, USA	105 kilometres per hour (65 mph)	RCCA	N/A
7.	The Beast	Kings Island	Mason, Ohio, USA	104.3 kilometres per hour (64.8 mph)	Charles Dinn / Al Collins	April 1979 – May 1981
8.	T Express	Everland	Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea	104 kilometres per hour (65 mph)	Intamin	N/A
9.	Montezum	Hopi Hari	Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil	103 kilometres per hour (64 mph)	RCCA	N/A
10.	White Cyclone	Nagashima Spa Land	Nagashima, Kuwana, Japan	102 kilometres per hour (63 mph)	Intamin	N/A

Steepness rankings

Steepest steel roller coasters

Rank	Name	Park	Location	Max. Vertical Angle	Manufacturer	Record Holder
1.	Takabisha	Fuji-Q Highland	Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan	121°	Gerstlauer	July 16, 2011 – present	[4]
2.	Timber Drop	Fraispertuis City	Jeanménil, Lorraine, France	113°	S&S Power	July 2, 2011 - July 15, 2011	[5]
3.	Mumbo Jumbo	Flamingoland	Malton, Yorkshire, England	112°	S&S Power	July 4, 2009 – July 1, 2011	[6]
4.	Steel Hawg	Indiana Beach	Monticello, Indiana	111°	S&S Power	July 5, 2008 – July 3, 2009	[7]
5.	SAW: The Ride	Thorpe Park	Chertsey, Surrey, England	100°	Gerstlauer	N/A	[8]
6.	Fahrenheit	Hersheypark	Hershey, Pennsylvania, USA	97°	Intamin	May 24, 2008 – July 5, 2008	[9]
	Falcon	Duinrell	Wassenaar, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands	97°	Gerstlauer	N/A	[10]
	Fluch von Novgorod	Hansa Park	Sierksdorf, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany	97°	Gerstlauer	N/A	[11]
	Huracan	Belantis	Leipzig, Saxony, Germany	97°	Gerstlauer	N/A	[12]
	Rage	Adventure Island	Southend on Sea, Essex, England	97°	Gerstlauer	February 10, 2007 – July 5, 2008	[13]
	Speed: No Limits	Oakwood Theme Park	Narberth, Pembrokeshire, Wales	97°	Gerstlauer	April 13, 2006 – July 5, 2008	[14]
	SpongeBob SquarePants Rock Bottom Plunge	Nickelodeon Universe	Bloomington, Minnesota, USA	97°	Gerstlauer	March 15, 2008 – July 5, 2008	[15]
	Typhoon	Bobbejaanland	Lichtaart, Antwerp, Belgium	97°	Gerstlauer	April 10, 2004 – July 5, 2008	[16]
	Untamed	Canobie Lake Park	Salem, New Hampshire, USA	97°	Gerstlauer	N/A	[17]
	Vild-Svinet	BonBon-Land	Holme-Olstrup, Sjælland, Denmark	97°	Gerstlauer	May 16, 2003 – July 5, 2008	[18]
7.	Dare Devil Dive	Six Flags Over Georgia	Austell, Georgia, USA	95°	Gerstlauer	N/A	[19]
	Maverick	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio, USA	95°	Intamin	N/A	[20]
	Mystery Mine	Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA	95°	Gerstlauer	N/A	[21]

Steepest wooden roller coasters

Rank	Name	Park	Location	Max. Vertical Angle	Manufacturer	Record Holder
1.	T Express	Everland	Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea	77°	Intamin	March 14, 2008 – Present
2.	El Toro	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, New Jersey, USA	76°	Intamin	June 11, 2006 – March 13, 2008
3.	Balder	Liseberg	Gothenburg, Sweden	70°	Intamin	April 12, 2003 – June 10, 2006
4.	The Voyage	Holiday World	Santa Claus, Indiana, USA	66°	The Gravity Group	N/A
5.	Hades	Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park	Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA	65°	The Gravity Group	N/A

Length rankings

Longest steel roller coasters

Rank	Name	Park	Location	Length	Manufacturer	Record Holder
1.	Steel Dragon 2000	Nagashima Spa Land	Kuwana, Mie, Japan	8,133 feet (2,479 m)	Chance Morgan	August 2000 – present
2.	The Ultimate	Lightwater Valley	Ripon, North Yorkshire, England	7,442 feet (2,268 m)	Big Country Motioning	July 1991 – August 2000
3.	Formula Rossa	Ferrari World	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	7,217 feet (2,200 m)	Intamin	N/A
4.	Fujiyama	Fuji-Q Highland	Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan	6,708 feet (2,045 m)	TOGO	N/A
5.	Millennium Force	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio, USA	6,595 feet (2,010 m)	Intamin	N/A
6.	California Screamin'	Disney California Adventure Park	Anaheim, California, USA	6,072 feet (1,851 m)	Intamin	N/A
7.	Desperado	Buffalo Bill's	Primm, Nevada, USA	5,843 feet (1,781 m)	Arrow	N/A
8.	Gao	Mitsui Greenland	Arao, Kumamoto, Japan	5,692 feet (1,735 m)	Meisho Amusement Machines	N/A
9.	Mamba	Worlds of Fun	Kansas City, Missouri, USA	5,600 feet (1,700 m)	Chance Morgan	N/A
	Steel Force	Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom	Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA	5,600 feet (1,700 m)	Chance Morgan	N/A
10.	Supermán: el Último Escape	Six Flags México	Tlalpan, Mexico City, Mexico	5,577 feet (1,700 m)	Chance Morgan	N/A

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Longest wooden roller coasters

Rank	Name	Park	Location	Length	Manufacturer	Record Holder
1.	The Beast	Kings Island	Mason, Ohio, USA	7,359 feet (2,243 m)	Charles Dinn / Al Collins	April 1979 – present
*	Son of Beast (SBNO)	Kings Island	Mason, Ohio, USA	7,032 feet (2,143 m)	RCCA	N/A
2.	The Voyage	Holiday World & Splashin' Safari	Santa Claus, Indiana, USA	6,442 feet (1,964 m)	The Gravity Group	N/A
3.	White Cyclone	Nagashima Spa Land	Kuwana, Mie, Japan	5,577 feet (1,700 m)	Intamin	N/A
4.	Mean Streak	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio, USA	5,427 feet (1,654 m)	Dinn Corporation	N/A
5.	T Express	Everland	Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea	5,384 feet (1,641 m)	Intamin	N/A
6.	Shivering Timbers	Michigan's Adventure	Muskegon, Michigan, USA	5,383 feet (1,641 m)	CCI	N/A
7.	Jupiter	Kijima Amusement Park	Beppu, Oita, Japan	5,249 feet (1,600 m)	Intamin	N/A
8.	Rattler	Six Flags Fiesta Texas	San Antonio, Texas, USA	5,080 feet (1,550 m)	RCCA	N/A
9.	The Boss	Six Flags St. Louis	Eureka, Missouri, USA	5,051 feet (1,540 m)	CCI	N/A
10.	Hades	Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park	Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA	4,726 feet (1,440 m)	The Gravity Group	N/A

Amusement park rankings

Number of roller coasters

Rank	Park	Location	Opened	Coasters	Owner	Notes
1.	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, California, USA	1971	17	Six Flags	[23]
	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio, USA	1870	17	Cedar Fair	[24]
2.	Canada's Wonderland	Vaughan, Ontario, Canada	1981	15	Cedar Fair	[25]
3.	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Virginia, USA	1975	14	Cedar Fair	[26]
	Kings Island	Mason, Ohio, USA	1972	14	Cedar Fair	[27]
4.	Carowinds	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA, Fort Mill, South Carolina, South Carolina, [USA]	1973	13	Cedar Fair	[28]
	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, New Jersey, USA	1974	13	Six Flags	[29]
	Six Flags Great America	Gurnee, Illinois, USA	1976	13	Six Flags	[30]
	Six Flags Over Texas	Arlington, Texas, USA	1961	13	Six Flags	[31]

Number of inversions

Rank	Park	Location	Opened	Inversions	Owner
1.	Six Flags Magic Mountain	Valencia, California, USA	1971	35	Six Flags	[32][33]
2.	Thorpe Park	Chertsey, Surrey, England	1979	22	Merlin Entertainments	[32][34]
3.	Carowinds	Charlotte, North Carolina, USA	1973	20	Cedar Fair	[32][35]
4.	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, NJ, USA	1974	19	Six Flags	[32][36]
	Six Flags Over Georgia	Austell, Georgia, USA	1967	19	Six Flags	[32][37]
5.	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Virginia, USA	1975	18	Cedar Fair	[32][38]
	Kings Island	Mason, Ohio, USA	1972	18	Cedar Fair	[32][39]
	Six Flags Fiesta Texas	San Antonio, Texas, USA	1992	18	Six Flags	[32][40]

Poll rankings

Mitch Hawker – Best Steel Roller Coaster Poll 2010

Rank	Name	Park	Location	Manufacturer / Type	Debut Year
1.	Bizarro	Six Flags New England	Agawam, Massachusetts, USA	Intamin Hyper Coaster	2000
2.	Expedition GeForce	Holiday Park	Haßloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany	Intamin Hyper Coaster	2001
3.	Intimidator 305	Kings Dominion	Doswell, Virginia, USA	Intamin Giga Coaster	2010
4.	Kawasemi	Tobu Zoo	Saitama, Japan	Intamin Mega-Lite	2008
5.	Nemesis	Alton Towers	Alton, Staffordshire, England	B&M Inverted	1994
6.	Piraten	Djurs Sommerland	Nimtofte, Denmark	Intamin Mega-Lite	2008
7.	Goliath	Walibi Holland	Biddinghuizen, Dronten, Netherlands	Intamin Hyper Coaster	2002
8.	Millennium Force	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio, USA	Intamin Giga Coaster	2000
9.	Katun	Mirabilandia	Savio, Emilia–Romagna, Italy	B&M Inverted	2000
10.	iSpeed	Mirabilandia	Savio, Emilia–Romagna, Italy	Intamin Blitz Coaster	2009

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Mitch Hawker – Best Wooden Roller Coaster Poll 2010

Rank	Name	Park	Location	Manufacturer	Debut Year
1.	El Toro	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, NJ, USA	Intamin	2006
	T Express	Everland	Yongin, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea	Intamin	2008
2.	Boulder Dash	Lake Compounce	Bristol, Connecticut, USA	CCI	2000
3.	Phoenix	Knoebels Amusement Resort	Elysburg, Pennsylvania, USA	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	1985
4.	Ravine Flyer II	Waldameer	Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	The Gravity Group	2008
5.	The Voyage	Holiday World	Santa Claus, Indiana, USA	The Gravity Group	2006
6.	Balder	Liseberg	Gothenburg, Sweden	Intamin	2003
7.	Colossos	Heide Park	Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany	Intamin	2001
8.	Aska (SBNO)	Nara Dreamland	Nara, Japan	Intamin	1998
9.	Fireball	Happy Valley Songjiang	Songjiang, Shanghai, China	The Gravity Group	2009
10.	Troy	Toverland	Sevenum, Limburg, Netherlands	GCI	2007

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Golden Ticket Awards – Top 10 Steel Coasters of 2011

Rank	Name	Park	Location	Manufacturer / Type	Debut Year
1.	Millennium Force	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio, USA	Intamin Hyper Coaster	2000
2.	Bizarro	Six Flags New England	Agawam, Massachusetts, USA	Intamin Hyper Coaster	2000
3.	Nitro	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, NJ, USA	B&M Hyper Coaster	2001
4.	Goliath	Six Flags Over Georgia	Austell, Georgia, USA	B&M Hyper Coaster	2006
5.	Phantom's Revenge	Kennywood	West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, USA	Arrow Hyper Coaster	1991
6.	New Texas Giant	Six Flags Over Texas	Arlington, Texas, USA	Hybird Coaster	1990
7.	Apollo's Chariot	Busch Gardens Williamsburg	James City County, Virginia, USA	B&M Hyper Coaster	1999
	Expedition GeForce	Holiday Park	Haßloch, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany	Intamin Hyper Coaster	2001
8.	Top Thrill Dragster	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio, USA	Intamin Strata Coaster	2003
9.	Magnum XL-200	Cedar Point	Sandusky, Ohio, USA	Arrow Hyper Coaster	1989
10.	Diamondback	Kings Island	Mason, Ohio, USA	B&M Hyper Coaster	2009

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Golden Ticket Awards – Top 10 Wood Coasters of 2011

Rank	Name	Park	Location	Manufacturer	Debut Year
1.	The Voyage	Holiday World & Splashin' Safari	Santa Claus, Indiana, USA	The Gravity Group	2006
2.	Phoenix	Knoebels' Amusement Resort	Elysburg, Pennsylvania, USA	Philadelphia Toboggan Company	1985
3.	El Toro	Six Flags Great Adventure	Jackson, NJ, USA	Intamin	2006
4.	Boulder Dash	Lake Compounce	Bristol, Connecticut, USA	CCI	2000
5.	Thunderhead	Dollywood	Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, USA	GCI	2004
6.	Ravine Flyer II	Waldameer	Erie, Pennsylvania, USA	The Gravity Group	2008
7.	The Beast	Kings Island	Mason, Ohio, USA	Charles Dinn / Al Collins	1979
8.	Hades	Mt. Olympus Water & Theme Park	Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA	The Gravity Group	2005
9.	Shivering Timbers	Michigan's Adventure	Muskegon, Michigan, USA	CCI	1998
10.	Prowler	Worlds of Fun	Kansas City, Missouri, Missouri, USA	GCI	2009

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See also

• History of the roller coaster

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