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Amazing Facts: Roller Coasters

Largest Drop:

Top Thrill Dragster 128m Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio 2003
Steel Dragon 2000 93.3m Nagashima Spaland, Mie, Japan 2000
Millennium Forcee 91.4m Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio 2000
Goliath 77.7m Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, California 2000
Titan 77.7m Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, Texas 2000


Tallest:
Top Thrill Dragster 128m Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio 2003
Steel Dragon 2000 96.9m Nagashima Spaland, Mie, Japan 2000
Millennium Force 94.5m Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio 2000
Fujiyama 78.9m Fujikyu Highland Park, Japan 1996
Titan 74.7m Six Flags Over Texas, Arlington, Texas 2000

Longest:
Steel Dragon 2000 2.5 km Nagashima Spaland, Mie, Japan 2000
The Ultimate 2.3 km Lightwater Valley, UK 1991
Millennium Force 2 km Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio 2000
California Screamin' 1.9 km Disney's California Adventure, Anaheim, California 2001
Desperado 1.8 km Buffalo Bill's Hotel and Casino, Primm, Nevada 1993

Fastest:
Top Thrill Dragster 120 mph Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio 2003
Dodonpa 106.8 mph Fujikyu Highlands, FujiYoshida-shi, Japan 2001
Steel Dragon 2000 95 mph Nagashima Spaland, Mie, Japan 2000
Millennium Force 92 mph Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio 2000
Goliath 85 mph Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, California 2000

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Amazing Facts: Roller Coasters

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