15 Tallest Roller Coasters in the World: Where Would You Like to Visit Next?

I think Roller Coasters are the only ride that can give you a mind-numbing feeling like no other. And did you know that they are traced way back to the 16th century when large ice-covered wooden slides were used as amusement rides in Russia?  Since then, they have been the most thrilling rides on the plane. In fact, there are some rides that have been marked as the tallest roller coaster in the world. 

So if you are here looking for the world’s tallest roller coaster, you are stationed at the right stop. Here, I have gathered everything about the world’s top-ranked and tallest roller coasters for you. Have a look and decide which is going to be your next target for vacations. 

Did You Know?

The world’s true first-ever roller coaster was built in Paris in 1812, named Russes e Belleville.  

With a drop of 418 feet, Kingda Ka is the tallest roller coaster in the world, making other roller coasters in the world look like dwarfs. In fact, not just the world’s tallest roller coaster, it also holds other titles like World’s tallest complete circuit roller coaster along with the World’s tallest roller coaster drop. 

The exceptional part of Kingda Ka is that it offers a switch track and dual loading station that allows four trains to run simultaneously. 

Located In	Six Flags Great Adventure Amusement Park, Jackson, New Jersey
Height-	139m
Drop-	127m
Speed-	206 km/h
Duration-	50 seconds

The second-tallest roller coaster in the world is the Top Thrill Dragster with a drop of 400 feet, located in Ohio, America. In fact, it’s not just the world’s tallest but the world’s fastest roller coaster as well. The ride is inspired by Top Fuel drag racing. It even once had decorative engines, but they were soon traded for some extra seats on the train. 

Before you plan to have a visit to Top Thrill Dragster, make sure you check the weather forecast in advance as the ride temporarily shuts down due to windy weather or during rain/thunder. 

Located In	Cedar Point Amusement Park, Ohio
Height	120m
Drop	122m
Speed	190km/h
Duration	17 seconds

The third-tallest roller coaster that we have on our list is Red Force. In fact, just like Kingda Ka, it has a top hat tower, built 90 degrees, and goes straight up and straight down. The exceptional part of these Spanish rides is that unlike any other ride in the world is that instead of hydraulic propulsion, they use magnetic motors to launch out of the loading stations. 

The theme park where the ride is located is one of Europe’s biggest and best theme parks. Just before the ride reaches the top, it makes a 90-degree spiral to the right and a similar spiral to the left when it reaches the bottom. 

Located In	Ferrari Land at PortAventura, Salou, Tarragona, Spain
Height	112m
Drop	112m
Speed	180 km/h
Duration	39 seconds

A fun fact about Superman: Escape for Krypton is that it was the first-ever roller coaster to exceed the 300 feet drop height, with its 328 feet drop. During its debut in 1997, it was also crowned the world’s fastest roller coaster. The ride often used to take a halt to the ground due to which it faced a lot of downtimes as well. But the ride was rebuilt in 2011 with backward launching cars and new color schemes. 

There’s a sensation of weightlessness that might last for a few seconds but is totally worth the wait and thrill.  The ride shoots down the riders from a dark cave-like station up the air to 400 ft of height. 

Located In- Six Flags Magic Mountains, Valencia, California 

Height– 126m

Drop– 100m

Speed– 161 km/h

Duration– 28 seconds 

Located In	Six Flags Magic Mountains, Valencia, California
Height	126m
Drop	100m
Speed	161 km/h
Duration	28 seconds

Also known as ‘Giga Coaster’, Fury 325 is the fifth-tallest roller coaster in the world with a drop of about 320 feet.  The coaster did its debut in 2015 and leaves an impact when it passes through its trail from the front gate. Not just that, Fury 325 has been marked as one of the world’s best rides by park enthusiasts. 

The proposed height of the roller coaster was 92 m but it was extended to 99 m later. The entire steel track of Fury 325 is about 2,012 m long and about 99 m high. Fury 325 is specially designed to emulate and portray the furious and swooping flight path of an angry hornet. Already sounds exciting, doesn’t it? 

Located In	Carowinds, Charlotte, North Carolina
Height	99m
Drop	98m
Speed	153km/h
Duration	3 minutes

With a duration of 4 minutes and length of 8133 feet, Steel Dragon is the longest roller coaster in the world. It was built by D.H. Manufacturing in 2000, but Bolliger and Mabillard, a Swiss manufacturing company, replaced all of its working trains in 2013. The ride is located in Japan’s most thrilling rides destinations and the parks even boast a total of 13 exciting roller coasters. The ride will take you high in the sky at a height of 300 feet.

Steel Dragon builds anticipation first before it gives the riders the real thrill and then it sends the riders barreling down the slope at its top speed. In fact, Steel Dragon 2000 is the tallest roller coaster in the entire Asia. 

Located In	Nagashima Spa Land, Nagashima, Japan
Height	97m
Drop	92m
Speed	153 km/h
Duration	4 minutes

Another one of the tallest Giga roller coasters that fit perfectly to be rendering you with the level of thrill and mind-numbingness is Leviathan, located just outside of Toronto. In fact, Leviathan was the very first roller coaster to meet the specifications of Bolliger and Mabillard, which are indeed the makers of the most smooth and sleek roller coasters in the world. 

The ride is incredibly fast and tall and is in fact, the tallest roller coaster in Canada. The ride is inspired by the sea monster of the same name and based on the same theme as well. The ride includes a 96 m high camelback which is followed by a 115 m hammerhead turn. 

Located In	Canada’s Wonderland, Maple, Ontario, Just outside of Toronto
Height	93m
Drop	93m
Speed	148 km/h
Duration	3 minutes

I think America has something with these roller coasters, in fact, Ohio too has the same I guess. Well, this one is our second entry from Ohio already with the eighth-tallest roller coaster in the world. In fact, upon its opening in 2000, Millennium became the world’s very first Giga Coaster. As of now, Millennium is America’s third-longest ride. 

There’s a cable lift system in Millennium’s design, which is so efficient that after its launch, many other rides started using it too. The plus point in this ride is that it will also serve you with an astonishing view of Lake Erie, which I don’t think any other roller coaster can serve you with the same. 

Located In	Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio
Height	94 m
Drop	92 m
Speed	150 km/h
Duration	2 minutes

A red yellow steel roller coaster with the exact level of thrill and excitement that a passenger would expect. At its extreme highest point, the Intimidator stands at a height of 300 feet and drops at a steep angle of 85 degrees. Not just is the speed of the ride breathtaking, but a couple of turns can also enlighten park enthusiasts. Intimidator is also known to be one of the most thrilling roller coasters in the United States. 

Well, as the name says, the Intimidator rides up insanely and rattles the riders enough, and truly intimidates the heck out of each rider. But this is now what the name of the ride actually denotes, the name was inspired by the late NASCAR driver, Dale Earnhardt, who was famously nicknamed “The Intimidator”. 

Located In	Kings Dominion, Doswell, Virginia
Height	93 m
Drop	91 m
Speed	143 km/h
Duration	3 minutes

Well, you read that right, Ohio again, now I’m convinced that Ohio is indeed the right destination for all the theme park enthusiasts. Another Giga Coaster, Orion, gets the tenth position when it comes to the tallest roller coaster in the world with a drop of about 300 feet. Just like Leviathan and Fury 325, Orion too was built by Bolliger and Mabillard manufacturers. 

The ride was launched in 2020 and became the 14th coaster on Kings Island along with the 7th Giga Coaster in the world. And not just that, for the entire King Island history, it is the largest investment that was ever made worth $30 million. 

Located In	King Island, Mason, Ohio
Height	87 m
Drop	91 m
Speed	146 km/h
Duration	3 minutes

Launched in 2019 only, Hyperion flies at a ferocious speed of 88 mph. The theme of this ride is based on a fictional mission to Saturn that was named Hyperion. It featured several hills and bank turns during the ride, giving the riders an exceptional and breathtaking experience. 

Hyperion is the tallest, fastest, and even longest roller coaster in the entire Poland. Talking about the ride, once the ride reaches the top of the hill, it drops at an angle of 85 degrees, reaching a speed of 183 km per hour. Well, it is indeed the fastest ride in Poland. Once the train reaches the foothill, it enters a tunnel and travels over another larger hill. 

Located In	Energyland, Zator, Małopolskie, Poland
Height	77m
Drop	82 m
Speed	142 km/h
Duration	2 minutes

Well the name truly suits the ride as it is the tallest roller coaster in China, not only that, it is indeed the fastest ride in the country. The ride was launched in 2016 and was manufactured by Intamin, a Swiss roller coaster manufacturer. It has a track that is about 1556 meters long. 

Located In	Nanchang Wanda Park, Xinjian, Nachang, Jiangxi, China
Height	74 m
Drop	72 m
Speed	136 km/h
Duration	4.12 minutes

A mountain-themed roller coaster that is also one of the world’s fastest roller coasters. Shambhala is the 13th tallest roller coaster in the world, with a drop of 256 feet, located in Spain. Well, not just in Spain, it is also one of the fastest and tallest roller coasters in Europe. The entire ride includes about five airtime hills, out of which the smallest is at 70 feet in height, well, even the smallest one of them is higher than many roller coasters in the world. 

There’s a chain lift hill that brings the riders slowed down to the summit, from where they soon come down crashing again at an angle of 80 degrees approximately. 

Located In	PortAventura, Salou, Tarragona, Spain
Height	76 m
Drop	78 m
Speed	134 km/h
Duration	3 minutes

When the Fujiyama was built in 1996, it broke several records, becoming the tallest roller coaster in the world. Not just that, it instantly became the world’s fastest roller even the highest with a drop of maximum height, which is 259 feet. The ride was named after the famous mountain of Japan, Mount Fuji, and is indeed one of the most thrilling rides in the world. 

At its first drop, it sends the riders down from a height of about 230 feet. Well, the ride doesn’t take a pause there, it keeps on exhilarating the riders with its breathtaking twists and turns. 

Located In	Fuji – Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Japan
Height	79 m
Drop	70 m
Speed	130 km/h
Duration	3.39 minutes

The fifteenth tallest roller coaster in the world that we have on our list is Wildfire. People might assume that a wooden roller coaster might not be that comfortable or even reliable, but being built recently, it comprises all the facilities there should be in a roller coaster, unlike any other wooden roller coaster. 

Not just that, Wildfire is the fastest wooden roller coaster in Europe and is also the second-tallest wooden roller coaster on the planet. Each ride on the Wildfire consists of 15 airtime hills along with 2 heartlines, and side-to-side twisting turns as well. 

Located In	Kolmården Zoo, Sweden
Height	56 m
Drop	49 m
Speed	115 km/h
Duration	2 minutes

I don’t think there’s any feeling like riding a roller coaster, be it a small one, but the amount of thrill and astonishment it builds up is simply remarkable and even unexplainable. I hope this list of the 15 tallest and even the longest roller coasters in the world was of some help to you and you got what you came looking for.