The Fastest & Fiercest Roller Coasters Around the Globe!

THE FASTEST & FIERCEST ROLLER COASTERS AROUND THE GLOBE! JUST CLOSE YOUR EYES AND ENJOY THE ROLLERCOASTER THAT IS LIFE. 77 - ANONYMOUS HAVE AN INSATIABLE NEED FOR SPEED? CHECK OUT OUR LIST OF THE 5 FASTEST & MOST ADRENALINE-FUELED ROLLER COASTERS...AROUND THE WORLD! NERVES OF STEEL TOP 5 FASTEST (STEEL) ROLLER COASTERS, WORLDWIDE! 1 FORMULA ROSSA FERRARI WORLD PARK, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES AS OF JULY 2013, FORMULA ROSSA HOLDS THE TITLE FOR THE FASTEST ROLLER COASTER IN THE WORLD! USING A HYDRAULIC WINCH SYSTEM SIMILAR TO THOSE USED TO LAUNCH JET PLANES, THE F1-INSPIRED COASTER IS SHOT OUT OF THE LAUNCH AREA USING 20,800 HORSEPOWER AND PROPELLED TO A HEIGHTOF 52M..IN LESS THAN 5 SECONDS! EVEN MORE IMPRESSIVE? FORMULA ROSSA GENERATES A RELEASE VELOCITY SIMILAR TO AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER'S STEAM CATAPULTS! OPENING DATE: E 4 NOVEMBER 2010 - SPEED: A?A 240 КМ/н (150 MPH) HEIGHT: 53 M (174 FT) DROP: - LENGTH: 2,200 M 51.5 M (169 FT) (7,200 FT) ACCELERATION: DURATION: 1:32 G-FORCE: 0-240 KM/H IN 4.8 SECONDS 4.8 LIFT/LAUNCH SYSTEM: HYDRAULIC LAUNCH TRACK KINGDA KA SIX FLAGS, GREAT ADVENTURE, NEW JERSÉY, USA KINGDA KA IS THE WORLD'S TALLEST ROLLER COASTER, THE WORLD'S SECOND FASTEST ROLLER COASTER, AND THE SECOND STRATA" COASTER EVER BUILT! THIS WHITE-KNUCKLE RIDE CATAPULTS COASTER ENTHUSIASTS 45 STORIES INTO THE SKY, LAUNCHING RIDERS INTO THE AIR AT 206 KM/H IN UNDER A HEART-STOPPING, 3.5 SECONDS! THRILL SEEKERS RELISH THE TORQUE OF KINGDA KA'S POWERHOUSE, HYDRAULIC LAUNCHMOTOR...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING 20,800 PEAK HORSEPOWER! OPENING DATE: 5 MAY 2005 - SPEED: A 206 KM/H (128 MPH) HEIGHT: 139 M (456 FT) DROP: - LENGTH: 950 M 127 M (418 FT) (3,118 FT) ACCELERATION: DURATION: 0:28 0-206 KM/H IN G-FORCE: 3.5 SECONDS LIFT/LAUNCH SYSTEM: HYDRAULIC LAUNCH 3 TOP THRILL DRAGSTER CEDAR POINT, OHIO, USA IN 2003, THE TOP THRILL DRAGSTER SUCCESSFULLY DEBUTED AS THE PREDECESSOR OF THE FOLLOWING 4 RECORDS: THE WORLD'S TALLEST COMPLETE CIRCUIT ROLLER COASTER, THE WORLD's TALLEST ROLLER COASTER, THE WORLD's TALLEST ROLLER COASTER DROP, AND THE WORLD'S FASTEST ROLLER COASTER! THOUGH SUCCEEDED TWO YEARS LATER BY KINGDA KA'S POWERHOUSE RECORDS, TOP THRILL DRAGSTER'S 10,000 HORSEPOWER ENGINE, WHOPPING 42-STORY ASCENT AND 270 DEGREE TWIST MAKES THIS STRATOSPHERIC SCREAMER THE HEART-POUNDING PREDECESSOR OF RAPID VELOCITY COASTERS! OPENING DATE: 4 MAY 2003 L.:: SPEED: A 90 KM/H (120 MPH) HEIGHT: 130 M (420 FT) DROP: 120 M (400 FT) + LENGTH: 850 M (2,800 FT) DURATION: 0:17 ACCELERATION: 0-90кM/H IN 3.8 SECONDS G-FORCE: 4 LIFT/LAUNCH SYSTEM: HYDRAULIC LAUNCH DODONPA 4FUJI-Q HIGHLAND AMUSEMENTPARK, FUJIYOSHIDA, JAPAN THIS ACCELERATING, TOUR-DE-FORCE HAS BEEN DISTINGUISHED BY TIME MAGAZINE AS ONE OF THE TOP 10 MOST EXTREME RIDES IN THE WORLD! UPON ITS 2001 RELEASE, DODONPA REIGNED AS THE FASTEST ROLLER COASTER THE WORLD, AND STILL REMAINS THE SECOND ROLLER COASTER TO UTILIZE AIR COMPRESSION FOR ITS LAUNCH! WITH ITS OVER WHELMING ACCELERATION, JAPAN'S "DODONPA" COASTER REACHES 172 KM/H IN JUST 1.8 SECONDS AFTER LAUNCH! TO DATE, DODONPA STILL HOLDS THE RECORD FOR THE FASTEST LAUNCH ACCELERATION IN THE WORLD! CHALLENGE YOUR LIMITS WITH THE FEELING OF ZERO GRAVITY, AN INCREDIBLE SLOPE AND VERTICAL RISE AND FALL! OPENING DATE: E 21 DECEMBER 2001 - SPEED: A 172 KM/H HEIGHT: 52 M (171 FT) (107 MPH) DROP: - LENGTH: 50 M 50 M (160 FT) (160 FT) ACCELERATION: DURATION: G-FORCE: 0-173 KM/H IN 1.8 SECONDS 0.55 4.25 LIFT/LAUNCH SYSTEM: COMPRESSED AIR LAUNCH 5 SUPERMAN: ESCAPE FROM KRYPTON SIX FLAGS MAGIC MOUNTAIN, CALIFORNIA, USA FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE“SUPERMAN: THE ESCAPE," THIS CLASSIC '97 COASTER ONCE HELD THE WORLD RECORD AS THE FASTEST AND TALLEST ROLLER COASTER IN THE WORLD! AS OF 2013, THE SUPERMAN ESCAPE SPEED DEMON IS CONSIDERED THE THIRD TALLEST STRUCTURE, THE JOINT FIFTH FASTEST SPEED, AND THE THIRD LONGEST DROP OF ALL COASTERS, WORLDWIDE! UNLIKE TRADITIONAL ROLLER COASTERS, SUPERMAN: ESCAPE FROM KRYPTON BLASTS YOU AT 160.9 KM/H BACKWARDS ON A DUAL TRACK THAT LOOMS 126.5M IN THE AIR TO FORM A GIGANTIC, L-SHAPED SUPERSTRUCTURE! WITH A DOWN WARD, 90-DEGREE ANGLE, A 160.9 KM/H REVERSAL IN 6.7 SECONDS, AND THE UNSHAK ABLE SENSATION OF PURE WEIGHTLESSNESS, THIS ADRENALINE-PUMPING PERSPECTIVE IS THE CLOSEST FEELING TO FLYING YOU'LL EVER DUPLICATE! OPENING DATE: 15 MARCH 1997 - SPEED: TA 160.9 KM/H HEIGHT: 126.5 M (415 FT) (100 MPH) DROP: 100.0 M - LENGTH: 376.4 M 328 FT) (1,235 FT) ACCELERATION: DURATION: 0:28 G-FORCE: 0-169.9 KM/H IN 7 SECONDS 4.5 LIFT/LAUNCH SYSTEM: LINEAR SYNCHRONOUS SOME COMPARISONS: MOTOR TOP FUEL DRAG RACING WORLD RECÓRD OF 4. 4 S OVER 1/4 MILE 4.2 G-FORCE SPACE SHUTTLE MAXIMUM DURING LAUNCH AND REENTRY 3G-FORCE STATUE OF LIBERTY HEIGHT--305 FEET IN OTHER WORDS.. YOU'RE ACCELERATING FASTER THAN A DRAGSTER, FEELING MORE G-FORCE THAN AN ASTRONAUT, AND DROPPING FROM HEIGHTS ABOVE THE STATUE OF LIBERTY! FOR ALL OF YOUR ACTION-PACKED, TRAVEL PLANS, VISIT THE ACTIVITY AND TRAVEL ADVISORS AT HOLIDAYPOINT.COM.AU, AND START PLANNING TOMORROW'S ADVENTURE, TODAY! 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