Coaster Records
A lot of coasters have made it into the record books. You`re here to see all of their records. The steel and wooden coasters made it in the record books with their speed, height, steepness, length, & drop. The shuttle coasters made it in with just their speed, height, & steepness. Check all of their records out below.
 A coaster that uses steel tracks, usually tubular in shape. Steel coasters are generally built on a steel structure, but can be built on a wooden structure. |
| FASTEST STEEL COASTERS |
| Name Of Coaster |
Amusement Park - Country |
Year Built |
Speed |
| Fujiyama |
Fujikyu Highland Park - Japan |
1996 |
86 MPH |
| Desperado |
Buffalo Bill`s Hotel & Casino - USA |
1994 |
80 MPH |
| Steel Phantom |
Kennywood Park - USA |
1991 |
80 MPH |
| Mamba |
Worlds Of Fun - USA |
1998 |
76 MPH |
| Pepsi Max Big One |
Blackpool Pleasure Beach - UK |
1994 |
76 MPH |
| TALLEST STEEL COASTERS |
| Name Of Coaster |
Amusement Park - Country |
Year Built |
Height |
| Fujiyama |
Fujikyu Highland Park - Japan |
1996 |
259 Feet |
| Pepsi Max Big One |
Blackpool Pleasure Beach - UK |
1994 |
214 Feet |
| Desperado |
Buffalo Bill`s Hotel & Casino - USA |
1994 |
209 Feet |
| Superman: Ride Of Steel |
Six Flags Darien Lake - USA |
1999 |
208 Feet |
| Wild Thing |
Valleyfair! - USA |
1996 |
207 Feet |
| STEEPEST STEEL COASTERS |
| Name Of Coaster |
Amusement Park - Country |
Year Built |
Angle |
| Oblivion |
Alton Towers - UK |
1998 |
87.5 Degrees |
| Ultra Twister |
Six Flags Astroworld - USA |
1991 |
87 Degrees |
| Superman: Ride Of Steel |
Six Flags Darien Lake - USA |
1999 |
78 Degrees |
| The Texas Tornado |
Six Flags Astroworld - USA |
1998 |
70 Degrees |
| Apollo`s Chariot |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg - USA |
1999 |
65 Degrees |
| LONGEST STEEL COASTERS |
| Name Of Coaster |
Amusement Park - Country |
Year Built |
Length |
| The Ultimate |
Lightwater Valley - UK |
1991 |
7450 Feet |
| Pepsi Max Big One |
Blackpool Pleasure Beach - UK |
1994 |
6100 Feet |
| Desperado |
Buffalo Bill`s Hotel & Casino - USA |
1994 |
5900 Feet |
| Mamba |
Worlds Of Fun - USA |
1998 |
5600 Feet |
| Steel Force |
Dorney Park - USA |
1997 |
5600 Feet |
| LONGEST DROP ON A STEEL COASTER |
| Name Of Coaster |
Amusement Park - Country |
Year Built |
Drop |
| Fujiyama |
Fujikyu Highland Park - Japan |
1996 |
239 Feet |
| Desperado |
Buffalo Bill`s Hotel & Casino - USA |
1994 |
225 Feet |
| Steel Phantom |
Kennywood Park - USA |
1991 |
225 Feet |
| Apollo`s Chariot |
Busch Gardens Williamsburg - USA |
1999 |
210 Feet |
| Pepsi Max Big One |
Blackpool Pleasure Beach - UK |
1994 |
209 Feet |
| A coaster with a track made of laminated wood. Wooden coasters are generally built on a wooden structure, however, there are some wooden coasters built on a steel structure. |
| FASTEST WOODEN COASTERS |
| Name Of Coaster |
Amusement Park - Country |
Year Built |
Speed |
| American Eagle |
Six Flags Great America - USA |
1981 |
66 MPH |
| Hercules |
Dorney Park - USA |
1989 |
65 MPH |
| Mean Streak |
Cedar Point - USA |
1991 |
65 MPH |
| Rattler |
Six Flags Fiesta Texas - USA |
1992 |
65 MPH |
| The Beast |
Paramount`s Kings Island - USA |
1979 |
64 MPH |
| TALLEST WOODEN COASTERS |
| Name Of Coaster |
Amusement Park - Country |
Year Built |
Height |
| Rattler |
Six Flags Fiesta Texas - USA |
1992 |
179 Feet |
| Mean Streak |
Cedar Point - USA |
1991 |
161 Feet |
| Texas Giant |
Six Flags Over Texas - USA |
1990 |
143 Feet |
| The Beast |
Paramount`s Kings Island - USA |
1979 |
135 Feet |
| Le Monstre |
La Ronde - Canada |
1985 |
131 Feet |
| STEEPEST WOODEN COASTERS |
| Name Of Coaster |
Amusement Park - Country |
Year Built |
Angle |
| Cyclone |
Astroland - USA |
1927 |
58.5 Degrees |
| The Great White |
Wild Wheels Adventure Pier - USA |
1996 |
57.5 Degrees |
| Megafobia |
Oakwood Leisure Park - UK |
1996 |
57 Degrees |
| Texas Cyclone |
Six Flags Astroworld - USA |
1998 |
53 Degrees |
| Mean Streak |
Cedar Point - USA |
1991 |
52 Degrees |
| LONGEST WOODEN COASTERS |
| Name Of Coaster |
Amusement Park - Country |
Year Built |
Length |
| The Beast |
Paramount`s Kings Island - USA |
1979 |
7400 Feet |
| Mean Streak |
Cedar Point - USA |
1991 |
5427 Feet |
| Shivering Timbers |
Michigan`s Adventure - USA |
1998 |
5384 Feet |
| White Cyclone |
Nagashima Spaland - Japan |
1993 |
5363 Feet |
| Rattler |
Six Flags Fiesta Texas - USA |
1992 |
5080 Feet |
| LONGEST DROP ON A WOODEN COASTER |
| Name Of Coaster |
Amusement Park - Country |
Year Built |
Drop |
| Hercules |
Dorney Park - USA |
1989 |
157 Feet |
| Mean Streak |
Cedar Point - USA |
1991 |
155 Feet |
| American Eagle |
Six Flags Great America - USA |
1981 |
147 Feet |
| The Beast |
Paramount`s Kings Island - USA |
1979 |
141 Feet |
| Texas Giant |
Six Flags Over Texas - USA |
1994 |
137 Feet |
 A coaster where after the train leaves the station, it rides forward to a distant point, stops, and rolls backwards through the same track to the station. |
| FASTEST SHUTTLE COASTERS |
| Name Of Coaster |
Amusement Park - Country |
Year Built |
Speed |
| Superman The Escape |
Six Flags Magic Mountain - USA |
1997 |
100 MPH |
| Tower Of Terror |
Dreamworld - Australia |
1997 |
100 MPH |
| Batman and Robin |
Six Flags Great Adventure - USA |
1998 |
70 MPH |
| Mr. Freeze |
Six Flags Over Texas - USA |
1998 |
70 MPH |
| Mr. Freeze |
Six Flags St. Louis - USA |
1998 |
70 MPH |
| TALLEST SHUTTLE COASTERS |
| Name Of Coaster |
Amusement Park - Country |
Year Built |
Height |
| Superman The Escape |
Six Flags Magic Mountain - USA |
1997 |
415 Feet |
| Tower Of Terror |
Dreamworld - Australia |
1997 |
380 Feet |
| Mr. Freeze |
Six Flags Over Texas - USA |
1998 |
218 Feet |
| Mr. Freeze |
Six Flags St. Louis - USA |
1998 |
218 Feet |
| Moonsault Scramble |
Fujikyu Highland Park - Japan |
1983 |
207 Feet |
| STEEPEST SHUTTLE COASTERS |
| Name Of Coaster |
Amusement Park - Country |
Year Built |
Angle |
| Batman and Robin |
Six Flags Great Adventure - USA |
1998 |
90 Degrees |
| Mr. Freeze |
Six Flags Over Texas - USA |
1998 |
90 Degrees |
| Mr. Freeze |
Six Flags St. Louis - USA |
1998 |
90 Degrees |
| Superman The Escape |
Six Flags Magic Mountain - USA |
1997 |
90 Degrees |
| Tower Of Terror |
Dreamworld - Australia |
1997 |
90 Degrees |
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