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The Tallest Roller Coasters in the World

Ranked by maximum structure height as published on RCDB. Record holders that have since closed stay listed, because the record itself still stands.

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  1. 1

    Falcons Flight

    Six Flags Qiddiya CityIntamin2025

    Opened 31 December 2025 and took the tallest, fastest and longest records in one go: 163 m of structure, 250 km/h off the third launch and 4,250 m of track down the Tuwaiq cliffs.

    Height163 m
  2. 2

    Kingda Ka

    Six Flags Great AdventureIntamin2005closed 2024

    A 139 m hydraulic top-hat that was the world's tallest coaster from 2005 until it closed in 2024; Falcons Flight has since passed it outright.

    Height139 m
  3. 3

    Top Thrill 2

    Cedar PointZamperla2024

    Cedar Point's reborn strata coaster trades hydraulics for LSMs and adds a backwards launch up a second spike.

    Height128 m
  4. 4

    Superman: Escape from Krypton

    Six Flags Magic MountainIntamin1997closed 2024

    A backwards LSM shuttle that rocketed 126 m straight up a vertical tower; it stopped running in September 2024 and Six Flags confirmed the closure as permanent in 2025.

    Height126 m
  5. 5

    Tower of Terror II

    DreamworldIntamin1997closed 2019

    Australia's shuttle-tower legend, briefly the world's fastest coaster, retired in 2019.

    Height115 m
  6. 6

    Red Force

    Ferrari Land (PortAventura World)Intamin2017

    Europe's tallest and fastest coaster, a 112 m top hat next door to (but separate from) PortAventura Park.

    Height112 m
  7. 7

    Fury 325

    CarowindsBolliger & Mabillard2015

    The definitive modern giga: 99 m, 153 km/h and a first drop that runs the whole length of the midway.

    Height99 m
  8. 8

    Steel Dragon 2000

    Nagashima Spa LandD.H. Morgan Manufacturing2000

    At 2,479 m it was the longest coaster in the world until Falcons Flight (4,250 m) opened in 2025, and it is still Japan's tallest full-circuit ride.

    Height97 m
  9. 9

    Tormenta Rampaging Run

    Six Flags Over TexasBolliger & Mabillard2026

    Opened July 2026 as the world's tallest, fastest and longest dive coaster — a 94 m giga dive with four inversions.

    Height94 m
  10. 10

    Millennium Force

    Cedar PointIntamin2000

    The first giga coaster and still the benchmark for relentless, cable-lifted speed over water.

    Height94 m
  11. 11

    Leviathan

    Canada's WonderlandBolliger & Mabillard2012

    B&M's first giga, an 80-degree first drop with the smoothest high-speed ride in Canada.

    Height93 m
  12. 12

    Intimidator 305

    Kings DominionIntamin2010

    A 93 m plunge into a first turn so forceful it was retracked — still the most aggressive giga built.

    Height93 m
  13. 13

    Fujiyama

    Fuji-Q HighlandTOGO1996

    The 1990s 'King of Coasters', still sprinting under Mount Fuji at 130 km/h.

    Height79 m
  14. 14

    Hyperion

    EnergylandiaIntamin2018

    Poland's giant hyper coaster, with an 85-degree first drop and sustained ejector airtime.

    Height77 m
  15. 15

    Shambhala

    PortAventura ParkBolliger & Mabillard2012

    A Himalayan-themed hyper coaster built around floater airtime and a splashdown finale.

    Height76 m
  16. 16

    Silver Star

    Europa-ParkBolliger & Mabillard2002

    Europa-Park's Mercedes-backed hyper coaster, long the tallest coaster in Germany.

    Height73 m
  17. 17

    Goliath

    Six Flags Magic MountainGiovanola2000

    A grey steel monolith famous for its greyout-inducing helix at the end of the layout.

    Height72 m
  18. 18

    Nitro

    Six Flags Great AdventureBolliger & Mabillard2001

    New Jersey's airtime machine — eight hills of floater over the Pine Barrens.

    Height70 m
  19. 19

    Iron Gwazi

    Busch Gardens Tampa BayRocky Mountain Construction2022

    North America's tallest hybrid coaster and the world's fastest and steepest, with a 91-degree drop off a rebuilt wooden structure.

    Height63 m
  20. 20

    Zadra

    EnergylandiaRocky Mountain Construction2019

    Europe's tallest hybrid coaster, with three inversions and the steepest drop on the continent.

    Height63 m
  21. 21

    Stealth

    Thorpe ParkIntamin2006

    Britain's fastest coaster: 0–129 km/h in 1.9 seconds, then straight over a 62 m top hat.

    Height62 m
  22. 22

    Xcelerator

    Knott's Berry FarmIntamin2002

    The original hydraulic-launch coaster, a 1950s hot-rod theme wrapped around a 62 m top hat.

    Height62 m
  23. 23

    Steel Vengeance

    Cedar PointRocky Mountain Construction2018

    Over 27 seconds of airtime across four inversions — routinely voted the best coaster in the world.

    Height62 m
  24. 24

    Skyrush

    HersheyparkIntamin2012

    Notorious for brutal ejector airtime and lap bars that make every hill a fight.

    Height61 m
  25. 25

    Colossos — Kampf der Giganten

    Heide Park ResortIntamin2001

    One of the tallest wooden coasters ever built, retracked in 2019 and running better than new.

    Height60 m
  26. 26

    Expedition Everest

    Disney's Animal KingdomVekoma2006

    Disney's most expensive coaster: a Himalayan mountain, a broken track and a backwards plunge in the dark.

    Height60 m
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