The World's Fastest and Most Adrenaline-Fueled Roller Coasters
- tripsavvy
VIVA – The amusement park has many game rides, from fun rides to adrenaline-fueled rides and Roller Coaster is one of them. It turns out, in the world, there are roller coasters with speeds exceeding 100km/h.
With this speed, of course, can trigger a person's adrenaline to rise. People who like a challenge, then they will be suitable to ride this roller coaster. As quoted from the tripsavvy site, here are the fastest roller coasters in the world.
1. Formula Rossa
The world’s fastest roller coaster reaches a top speed of 240 km/h in 4.9 seconds. Formula Rossa is located at Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and opened in 2010.Â
The ride starts inside the indoor theme park, accelerates through the dome, runs outside the park, and returns to its stop inside the building. The roller coaster also looks like a flashy red Ferrari car and goes fast. Because it is so fast, passengers even have to wear goggles to protect their eyes from the desert sand.
2. Kingda Ka
Kingda Ka is the fastest roller coaster in Six Flags Great Adventure, New Jersey, USA, and was the fastest roller coaster in the world for several years until it was surpassed by Formula Rossa.
At 456 feet, Kingda Ka is also the tallest roller coaster in the world. To reach its blazing-fast speed in just seconds, this Six Flags ride uses a hydraulic launch system. Its maximum speed reaches 206 km/h.Â
3. Top Thrill Dragster
With a speed of 190 km/h, the Top Thrill Dragster has a proper race car theme. Not only does it reach thrilling speeds, but its hydraulic launch system also catapults riders from 0 to holy moly in no time.
Top Thrill Dragster is similar to Kingda Ka, but the ride is generally smoother. This roller coaster is located in Sandusky, Ohio, United States.
4. Red Force Roller Coaster
Red Force opened in 2017 as part of Ferrari Land (part of the PortAventura resort). This roller coaster uses magnetic motors to launch its trains at 180 km/h towards a tower that looks similar to Top Thrill Dragster and Kingda Ka. Red Force is the fastest and tallest roller coaster in Europe.
5. Dodonpa
Using compressed air chutes, the Dodonpa roller coaster goes from 0 to 180 km/h in just under two seconds. This roller coaster is located in Japan and races up and down a 161-foot-tall hat tower at 90 degrees. The entire ride clocks in at 55 seconds.