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The Best Roller Coasters in Europe
The European cut of our world ranking. Europe trades raw height for theming and layout, and the top of this list reflects that.
Which parks hold the most records
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Taron
Two launches, 1,320 m of track and the most immersive rockwork of any coaster in Europe.
Height / speed30 m · 117 km/h - 2
Untamed
A compact RMC conversion crammed with inversions, and the Netherlands' most intense coaster.
Height / speed36.5 m · 92 km/h - 3
Zadra
Europe's tallest hybrid coaster, with three inversions and the steepest drop on the continent.
Height / speed63 m · 121 km/h - 4
Nemesis Reborn
Britain's most revered coaster: a terrain-hugging inverted layout retracked and relaunched in 2024.
Height / speed13 m · 80 km/h - 5
Helix
A hillside multi-launch with seven inversions and Scandinavia's best-paced layout.
Height / speed41 m · 100 km/h - 6
Voltron Nevera
Seven inversions, several launches including a spike, and a heavily themed queue — the most complete multi-launch coaster in Europe.
Height / speed32 m · 90 km/h - 7
F.L.Y.
The world's first launched flying coaster, threaded through the rooftops of Rookburgh.
Height / speed25 m · 70 km/h - 8
Toutatis
France's fastest coaster, with three launches and a beyond-vertical drop over the Gaulish village.
Height / speed51 m · 107 km/h - 9
Balder
Intamin's prefabricated wooden track gives Balder glass-smooth pacing and a run of sustained ejector airtime that European enthusiasts still rate at the very top.
Height / speed36 m · 90 km/h - 10
Hyperion
Poland's giant hyper coaster, with an 85-degree first drop and sustained ejector airtime.
Height / speed77 m · 142 km/h - 11
Shambhala
A Himalayan-themed hyper coaster built around floater airtime and a splashdown finale.
Height / speed76 m · 134 km/h - 12
Troy
A twisting GCI woodie built around a wooden horse, with a first drop into a tunnel and a layout that never lets the train settle.
Height / speed31.5 m · 92 km/h - 13
Baron 1898
A dive coaster wrapped in a full ghost-story mine shaft — theming that outclasses its stats.
Height / speed30 m · 90 km/h - 14
Wodan Timbur Coaster
Europa-Park's Nordic woodie, fast and twisted with near-constant lateral pull.
Height / speed40 m · 100 km/h - 15
blue fire Megacoaster
Mack's first launched coaster: 0 to 100 km/h in 2.5 seconds, then four inversions including a heartline roll over the lake.
Height / speed38 m · 100 km/h - 16
Taiga
Finland's launched Intamin, densely packed with inversions on a tiny urban footprint.
Height / speed52 m · 106 km/h - 17
Colossos — Kampf der Giganten
One of the tallest wooden coasters ever built, retracked in 2019 and running better than new.
Height / speed60 m · 120 km/h - 18
Silver Star
Europa-Park's Mercedes-backed hyper coaster, long the tallest coaster in Germany.
Height / speed73 m · 130 km/h - 19
Red Force
Europe's tallest and fastest coaster, a 112 m top hat next door to (but separate from) PortAventura Park.
Height / speed112 m · 180 km/h - 20
Dragon Khan
Held the inversion world record for seven years and still the defining ride of PortAventura's China area, with eight inversions in under two minutes.
Height / speed45 m · 110 km/h
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