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1. Superman: Escape from Krypton (SFMM) 415ft

2. Red Force (FerrariLand) 367,4ft

3. Shambhala (PortAventura) 249,3ft

4. Silver Star (Europa Park) 239,5ft

5. Goliath (SFMM) 235ft

6. Speed The Ride (Nascar Cafe) 224ft

7. Big One (Blackpool Pleasure Beach) 213ft

8. Stealth (Thorpe Park) 205,1ft

9. Xcelerator (KBF) 205ft

10. Big Apple Coaster (New York New York) 203ft

11. Sheikra (BGT) 200ft

12. Colossos (Heide Park) 196,8ft

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People are listing Top 5 or Top 10, here. But I will just post the one I can currently remember, lol.

 

Top Thrill Dragster, Cedar Point, June 2, 2017.

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All 420 feet of TTD, lit up.

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^ Thanks! We also got a great on-ride photo too, although poor Bert eventually found out lately,

he had hurt one of his arms, by throwing them up in that second shot.

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....and I just look so EVIL in that second shot, too. Interesting Hair Time, heh.

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^ Actually, I don't think he did it voluntarily either! I believe he started to lift his arms, and then the pressure and speed of the launch

just shot them above his head! I quickly lowered mine into a more "locked position" as you see in the 2nd shot, and got away with that.

Still scared me to bits, LOL!

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Alright, I'll do my top 5.

 

Edit: Changed it to top 10 since I was bored. List based on RCDB height data.

 

1) Kingda Ka - SFGADV (139 m)

2) Schwur des Kärnan - Hansa Park (73 m)

3) Nitro - SFGADV (70,1 m)

4) Superman - SFNE (63,4 m)

5) SheiKra - Busch Gardens Tampa (61 m)

6) Stunt Fall - Parque Warner Madrid (58,4 m)

7) Wildfire - Kolmärden (56 m)

8) El Toro - SFGADV (55,2 m)

9) Great American Scream Machine, SFGADV (52,7 m)

10) Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit - Universal Studios Florida (50,9 m)

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Top Thrill Dragster: Cedar Point

Millennium Force: Cedar Point

Valravan: Cedar Point

Raptor: Cedar Point

Intimidator 305: Kings Dominion

Griffon: Busch Gardens Williamsburg

Wild Thing: Valleyfair

The Beast: Kings Island

Son of Beast: Kings Island (When it was open)

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Superman: Escape from Krypton at SFMM. I've only ridden the new version, where you get launched backwards. After that it drops to just Goliath, and then some of the smaller hypercoasters: Xcelerator, Cannibal, and SkyRush. I'd love to get on Top Thrill Dragster and Kingda Ka at some point, but I don't think it'll be anytime soon unfortunately.

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  • 10 months later...
10 Tallest Ridden:

1. Fury 325 325'

2. Intimidaor 232'

3. Wild Eagle 210'

4. Grifon 205'

5. SheiKra 200'

6. Goliath (SFOG) 200'

7. Mako 200'

8. Alpengeist 195'

9. Apollo's Chariot 170'

10. Tennessee Tornado 163'

 

(#5-#7 is a 3-way tie and I ranked them in order ridden)

 

[update]

11 Tallest Ridden:

1. Top Thrill Dragster 420'

2. Fury 325 325'

3. Millennium Force 310'

4. Intimidator 232'

5. Diamondback 230'

6. Valravn 223'

7. Wicked Twister 215'

8. Wild Eagle 210'

9. Griffon 205'

10. Magnum XL-200 205'

11. Steel Vengeance 205'

 

(#9 - #11 is a 3-way tie in order ridden)

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1. Red Force - Ferrari Land

2. Shambhala - PortAventura Park

3. Schwur des Kärnan - Hansa Park

4. Silver Star - Europa-park

5. Big One - Blackpool Pleasure Beach

6. Stealth - Thorpe Park

7. Stunt Fall - Parque Warner Madrid

8. Vertigo - Walibi Belgium

9. Expedition GeForce - Holiday Park

10. Superman - Parque Warner Madrid

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Here is my top 15 based on RCDB statistics:

 

1. Kingda Ka 456'

2. Schwur des Kärnan 239.5'

3. Nitro 230'

4. Superman the Ride SFNE 208'

5. SheiKra 200'

6. Stunt Fall 191'

7. Wildfire Kolmården 183.8'

8. El Toro SFGADV 181'

9. Great American Scream Machine SFGADV 173'

10. Hollywood Rip, Ride, Rockit 167'

11(tie). Katun 164.1'

11(tie). Superman / la Atracción de Acero 164.1'

13. Goliath Walibi Holland 153.7'

14(tie). Storm Runner 150'

14(tie). Montu 150'

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My top 15 tallest

 

Kingda Ka

Top Thrill Dragster

Millennium Force

Intimidator 305

Nitro

Wicked Twister

Superman (SFNE)

Magnum XL-200

Griffon

Steel Force

Sheikra

Goliath (SFOG)

Skyrush

Mako

Superman - Ride Of Steel (SFA)

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Update:

 

1. Red Force - Ferrari Land

2. Hyperion - Energylandia

3. Shambhala - PortAventura Park

4. Schwur des Kärnan - Hansa Park

5. Silver Star - Europa-park

6. Big One - Blackpool Pleasure Beach

7. Stealth - Thorpe Park

8. Stunt Fall - Parque Warner Madrid

9. Wildfire - Kolmården

10. Vertigo - Walibi Belgium

11. Expedition GeForce - Holiday Park

12. Valkyria - Liseberg

13. Superman - Parque Warner Madrid

14. Colossos - Heide Park

15. Speed - Energylandia

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The tallest steel coaster I've been on is Leviathan at Canada's Wonderland. It's 306 feet tall! The tallest wooden coaster I've been on is The Mighty Canadian Minebuster at Canada's Wonderland which stands 90 feet tall!

 

Here is an update for the tallest steel and wooden roller coasters I have been on to date:

 

Tallest Steel Roller Coaster: Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure (July 2018)

Tallest Wooden Roller Coaster: El Toro at Six Flags Great Adventure (July 2018)

 

Now to only conquer the World's tallest wooden roller coaster, I will need to do a bit of travelling.

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Well, I've conquered the great Ka so that would be my tallest steel.

 

Tallest (operating) wood would be El Toro.

 

However, I was fortunate to get ONE, and exactly one lap on the tallest wood ever built, Son of Beast, in mid-May 2009. About a month before it closed for good....

 

The line was insanely long I considered bailing multiple times, but thank goodness I endured the wait. What a clutch credit that was!

 

The next time I visited KI that year was late June, after it had closed.

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