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Roller Coasters

They have been around in one form or another since the 1700's. They are also called thrill rides and thrilling they are! See the Roller Coaster Records Box at the bottom of this page for a list of the current record-holders for the highest and fastest roller coasters in the world.

If you can't get enough of the real thing, try a roller coaster simulator!

For a history of roller coasters, here are links to the history section at: Wikipedia Britannica

The best search engine we have found for roller coasters is at Coasterbuzz.com

DMOZ Open Directory	Roller Coasters		Also see our Theme Park Topic
Google	Roller Coasters	Thrill Rides
Yahoo	Roller Coasters	Thrill Rides
Amazon.com	Roller Coaster Books	Roller Coaster Videos

American Coasters Network Excellent coverage of American roller coaster rides. Includes data base, videos, news and a section on those under construction.

Coasterbuzz.com One of the best sites for information and news about roller coasters and thrill rides around the world. It is well organized and beautifully presented. It has one of the best search engines for roller coasters and one of the best collection of links to both information on the ride as well as the park it is in.

Ultimate Rollercoaster.com They have the largest online site covering Roller Coasters, Theme Parks and Thrill Rides. Their search capability is not as good as, for example, the Roller Coaster Data Base website listed below.

Ride World! This is the portal to Thrill Rides website listed below. Here you can subscribe, visit a chat room and check the message board.

Roller Coaster Data Base (RCDB) Another comprehensive site with a searchable database that has information and statistics for over 1600 roller coasters throughout the world. They also have a World record section.

ThrillNetwork We take you to their Coaster Section but they also cover amusement and theme parks around the world. Their information page for a particular roller coaster is one of the most comprehensive of any website.

Roller Coaster Records
Five Tallest in the world			Five Fastest in the world
Name/Location	Height feet/meters	Year Opened	Name/Location	Speed mph/kph	Year Opened
Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey, USA	456/139	2005	Kingda Ka Six Flags Great Adventure Jackson, New Jersey, USA	128/206	2005
Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point Amusement Park Sandusky, Ohio, USA	420/128	2003	Top Thrill Dragster Cedar Point Amusement Park Sandusky, Ohio, USA	120/193	2003
Superman the Escape Six Flags Magic Mountain Valencia, California, USA	415/126	1997	Dodonpa Fuji-Q Highlands FujiYoshida-shi, Japan	107/172	2001
Tower of Terror Dreamworld Amusement Park Coomera, Queensland, Australia	377/115	1997	Superman the Escape Six Flags Magic Mountain tie Valencia, California, USA	100/161	1997
Steel Dragon 2000 Nagashima Spa land Kuwana City, Nagashima, Japan	318/97	2006	Tower of Terror Dreamworld Amusement Park tie Coomera, Queensland, Australia	100/161	1997
Notes: Height in feet and meters. Speed in miles per hour and kilometers per hour (kph) Name/Location. The name in blue is a link to information on the roller-coaster. The park name in green has information on the park and how to get there.

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