2006-07-12 01:58:43 · 13 answers · asked by Angela F 2 in Games & Recreation ➔ Amusement Parks
Kingda Ka at great adventure, launches riders from 0 to 128 mph in 3.5 seconds before catapulting them 456 feet (45 stories) into the sky!
2006-07-12 02:03:35 · answer #1 · answered by graciefaith1 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
In 2005 the fastest roller coaster in the world was the dodonpa with flyingdown the rails at a heart stoping 106 miles (172 km) per hour,Dodonpa is the fastest roller coaster in the world.Located in Fujikyu Highland, about 60 miles (97 km) from tokyo,japan,dodonpa can reach top speed in just 2 seconds. This amazing burst of power lets riders experience a G force of 3.6-usually only experienced by fighter pilots. In fact dodonpa features the wheels of a small airplane,but has 50,000 horsepower,which is comparable to a small rocket. The track is .75 miles long (1.2 km) and features a 169 foot (52 km) near vertical drop and a 74 degree bend. The ride lasts about a minute and costs 1,000 yen-about $8 in american money.
This year the fastest roller coaster is the kingda ka-the newest at six flags great adventure in jackson,new jersey-can launch riders straight up a track at a speed of 128 miles (206 km) per hour. This hydraulic launch coaster reaches its top speed in less than 4 seconds. Kingda ka is also the worlds tallest roller coaster at 456 feet (139 m). In addition to the horizontal rocket that starts the ride, the coaster also features a few breathtaking drops and spiral turns. The 50-second ride is located in the Golden Kingdom section of the park.
2006-07-12 11:54:33 · answer #2 · answered by Jose Manuel Rodriguez Longoria 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are the fastest roller coasters in the world. Parentheses indicate when that coaster was fastest.
Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson Township, New Jersey, USA, 128 mph / 206 km/h (May 2005 - present)
Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point, Sandusky, Ohio, USA, 120 mph / 193 km/h (May 2003 - May 2005)
Dodonpa at Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan, 106.9 mph / 172 km/h (December 2001 - May 2003)
Superman The Escape at Six Flags Magic Mountain, Valencia, California, USA, 100 mph / 161 km/h (March 1997 - December 2001)
Tower of Terror at Dreamworld, Coomera, Queensland, Australia, 100 mph / 161 km/h
2006-07-12 02:02:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kingda Ka are first accelerated to a speed of 206 kms/hour (128 mph) before being launched 139 meters (456 ft) vertically into the air, plummeting 127 meters (418 feet) earthwards again in a 280 degree spiral, whooshing up and down over a 39 meter (129 foot) hill and eventually gliding to a halt at the coaster's end terminus.
2006-07-13 00:37:59 · answer #4 · answered by Guzek 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure near Jackson, New Jersey. It reaches a speed of 128 miles an hour and it is also the tallest roller coaster reaching 418 feet.
2006-07-12 02:07:06 · answer #5 · answered by loanshark50 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't consider Kingda Ka to be a legit roller coaster, its such a rip-off of Cedar Point's Top Thrill Dragster. Technically speaking the fastest is Kingda Ka at ~124 mph?
If Kingda Ka is 418 ft. tall then it is NOT the tallest, as Top Thrill Dragster is 420 ft. tall.... you must have your height wrong ^^^
2006-07-12 02:28:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Superman
2006-07-12 04:29:32 · answer #7 · answered by Tisha C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Top Thrill Dragster
2006-07-12 11:41:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
come on ride on me i will gave the pleasure of worlds fastest roller coaster.......wt do u think
2006-07-12 02:02:37 · answer #9 · answered by rahul s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Could it be Super Man The Escape
2006-07-12 02:02:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋