Comment "Open" or "Closed"... that is the question. (Score 1) 233
Hey -
If you are talking about "open loop" roller coasters (rides that travel over the same piece of track more than once during a ride cycle), than Top Thrill Dragster and now Kingda Ka hold THAT world record.
However, if you are talking about "closed loop" roller coasters (rides that DO NOT travel over the same piece of track more than once during a ride cycle), than the current world record holder is Steel Dragon 2000 at Nagashima Spaland Mie, Japan.
With an overall height of 318ft, a first drop of 308ft, a top speed of 95mph and an overall length of 8133ft, it is currently the top dog in free-falling (non-accelerated) "closed loop" roller coasters. I've been waiting several years for these world records to be broken... and noone has risen to the challenge yet. And, yes, I am proud to have helped design and draw a very small portion of Steel Dragon 2000. :)
If you are talking about "open loop" roller coasters (rides that travel over the same piece of track more than once during a ride cycle), than Top Thrill Dragster and now Kingda Ka hold THAT world record.
However, if you are talking about "closed loop" roller coasters (rides that DO NOT travel over the same piece of track more than once during a ride cycle), than the current world record holder is Steel Dragon 2000 at Nagashima Spaland Mie, Japan.
With an overall height of 318ft, a first drop of 308ft, a top speed of 95mph and an overall length of 8133ft, it is currently the top dog in free-falling (non-accelerated) "closed loop" roller coasters. I've been waiting several years for these world records to be broken... and noone has risen to the challenge yet. And, yes, I am proud to have helped design and draw a very small portion of Steel Dragon 2000.
