Do you have the guts to ride the fastest, tallest, loopiest, scariest roller coasters on earth?
Coasters were originally more like slides.
Russian aristocracy would board wooden carts and go down a human-made hill.
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At this point, the coasters were capable of going faster, curving, and twisting around hills.
And the thrills have increased exponentially in the past 100 years.
They break speed records, hurl passengers with G-force strength, and some are even designed to trick riders.
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Developed to resemble a Ferrari sportscar, this roller coaster is the fastest in the world.
It launches riders from zero to 150 miles per hour in five seconds.
The track sits on a Ferrari racing course and swerves around 1.5 miles of track.
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(But you probably couldn’t take it much longer, to be honest.)
Towering 13 stories high, the coaster takes riders over 3,000 feet of track.
The Steel Dragon 2000 shoots passengers 95 miles per hour on a 306-foot descent.
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experience, the T Express in South Korea is the world’s 2nd tallest wooden coaster at 183 feet.
The course takes advantage of its location on a hillside, launching riders down a 150-foot drop.
The ride reaches a top speed of 65 miles per hour and sends cars down a 77-degree drop.
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It’s routinely voted one of the best wooden coasters in the world.
Goliath Six Flags Great America, Illinois
It’s a subtle distinction.
The Smiler Alton Towers, United Kingdom
The Smilerwill turn your world upside down.
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It’s got the most inversions of any coaster in the world a dizzying 14.
And passengers are sent up through the loops at 53 miles per hour.
But don’t think that quantity cancels out variety.
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We would recommend trying this one out on an empty stomach.
Riders go 70 miles per hour up a loop that reaches 160 feet tall.
While you’re riding, the coaster feels unpredictable.
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The crowning feature is a mind-bending 121-degree “beyond vertical” drop through several loops and inversions.
Steel Curtain Kennywood, Pennsylvania
ThisPittsburgh Steelers-themed roller coasterbroke records when it opened in 2019.
The world’s longest, fastest, and tallest dive coaster is located in Canada’s Wonderland.
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But those records aren’t the most spine-chilling part of the ride.
But there’s nothing old-fashioned aboutTime Traveler, the world’s fastest, steepest, and tallest spinning coaster.
At 6.3 Gs, theTower of Terroris so powerful it could make some people pass out.
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The gravitational force is twice as much as an astronaut would experience in a normal rocket launch.
The most memorable moment of this ride is a 49-foot drop into a former functional mine shaft.
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