Hands up!
Virtual tours have become our window to the outside world At this time and at this point, we have already discovered a multitude of plans that we can do without leaving the sofa: sneak into museum halls, attend the opera, snoop around in the catalog of Madrid's municipal libraries, take a look at the archive of the World Digital Library, and even visit the Taj Mahan and the Great Wall of China.
Have you already visited, read and toured everything? Do you want stronger emotions? We invite you to a fun ride through the most extreme roller coasters in the world! Fasten your seatbelt! Oh no, you're on the couch: hold on tight to the blanket!
When your sofa becomes a roller coaster
TALLEST: KINGDA KA (Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, New Jersey, United States)
With a height of 139 meters , Kingda Ka is the tallest roller coaster in the world. Located at Six Flags Great Adventure Park in Jackson, New Jersey, this gigantic accelerator coaster-type steel structure is 950 meters long and reaches 206 km/h in 3.5 seconds. Do you get dizzy just reading it? Hit play and freak out!
THE FASTEST: FORMULA ROSSA (Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates)
This 'Ferrari red' colored roller coaster reaches a maximum speed of 240 km/h, little more we can add. Located in the park Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi , Formula Rossa makes you feel Like a real Formula 1 driver.
It reaches those 240 km/h in the first 5 seconds and the rest of the journey is also bumpy, at an average speed of 150 km/h. Its hydraulic launch system is similar to that used on some aircraft carriers and it is necessary to wear protective glasses.
THE LONGEST: STEEL DRAGON 2000 (Nagashima Spa Land, Japan)
Inaugurated in August 2000, the 'Steel Dragon' set several world records on its debut, becoming the longest roller coaster in the world (2,479 meters) , the tallest (97 meters) and the fastest (152.9 km/h) among full-circuit roller coasters.
Currently, it is still the longest roller coaster in the world and owes its name to the fact that it was inaugurated in the Year of the Dragon, according to the Chinese calendar.
THE ONE WITH THE MOST LOOPINGS: THE SMILER (Alton Towers Theme Park, Staffordshire, UK)
This steel giant located in the Alton Towers theme park is the roller coaster that puts its passengers upside down the most times: it has no less than 14 inversions!
Now, we cannot forget Eejanaika, in Fuji-Q Highland (Japan), a "4th Dimension" hypercoaster in which seats can rotate 360 degrees and that it is registered in the Guinness Book of Records as the roller coaster with the most investments in the world, also 14. The debate is served!
Indeed, Do you know what characteristics a roller coaster must have to be qualified as a hypercoaster? Being a full circuit roller coaster, having a height of more than 61 meters, with no inversion generally, ascending by a chain or cable climb and not by a launch.
THE FASTEST ACCELERATION ROLLER COASTER: DO-DODONPA (Fuji-Q Highland, Japan)
From 0 to 180 km/h in 1.56 seconds. Do-Dodonpa is the fastest accelerating roller coaster in the world. His journey, of 55 seconds, begins in the darkness of a tunnel and along 1,244 meters it reaches speeds close to 170 km/h and a maximum height of 49 meters.
In his debut in December 2001 he broke two records: the fastest roller coaster in the world (now held by Formula Rossa) and the fastest acceleration in the world, a title it still holds.
THE STEEPEST: TMNT SHELLRAISER (Nickelodeon Universe, New Jersey, USA)
TMNT stands for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or what is the same The ninja turtles! This indoor roller coaster, inaugurated in October 2019, is located located in the Nickelodeon Universe, within the American Dream Meadowlands entertainment complex, which in turn is inside the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Is about a Euro-Fighter model made by Gerstlauer, and features the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
It is 43 meters high, 1 kilometer long, turns seven times upside down and reaches 100 km/h, but its main attraction is that It has an inclined drop of 121.5 degrees, which makes it the steepest roller coaster in the world.
TMNT Shellraiser's design is very similar to that of Takabisha (Fuji-Q Highland, Japan), the mountain that until then held the record for the greatest inclination (121 degrees)
THE TALLEST AND FASTEST IN EUROPE: RED FORCE (Ferrari Land, Spain)
Located in the province of Tarragona, at the Ferrari Land theme park , Red Force was inaugurated in 2017 and like its older sister, Formula Rossa, recreates the feeling of driving a Formula 1 car.
With a height of 112 meters and a speed that reaches 180 km/h in 4 seconds, Red Force is the fourth tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world, and the highest and fastest in Europe.
The second tallest roller coaster in Europe is also in Spain, and also in the same complex as Ferrari Land, PortAventura World. Is about Shambhala (76 meters), in Port Aventura Park.
THE OLDEST OPERATING ROLLER COASTER: LEAP-THE-DIPS (Lakemont Park, Pennsylvania, United States)
Leap-The-Dips is a wooden roller coaster located in Lakemont Park near Altoona, Pennsylvania. It was designed by E. Joy Morris and built in 1902 by the Federal Construction Company.
Leap-the-Dips was running continuously until 1985, when it closed after falling into disrepair. Its restoration was made possible thanks to a fundraising campaign that reopen the attraction in 1999.
Is about the oldest roller coaster in the world still in operation. Was named National hystoric monument in 1996 and has received Coaster Classic and Coaster Landmark awards from American Coaster Enthusiasts.
Lakmont Park had been closed for repairs and in May 2019 reopened its doors for the enjoyment of its visitors. It is 12 meters high and has a maximum speed of 29 km/h. but the devil knows more because he is old!
The second oldest roller coaster in the world is Scenic Railway (Luna Park, Australia).