Presented By: Matthew Mazzola Project 16 – The Thrills and Chills of Roller Coasters 18 January 2012

Below are ten fun and interesting facts about roller coasters:  The fastest roller coaster is King Da Ka at 123 MPH.  The longest roller coaster is over 8,300 feet long of track.  The steepest roller coaster is at 97 degrees  Home of the scariest roller coasters is the United States, in Busch Gardens or 6 Flags.  The first two roller coasters were built in the 1800’s in France.  The oldest operating roller coaster was made in  The first roller coaster was actually a coal transporting train.  Cedar Park has an enjoyable 17 roller coasters in it.  Six Flags is not far behind that however with a thrilling 15 roller coasters.  The largest drop on a roller coaster is 418 feet which is King Da Ka.

RankSpeedRoller Coaster Amusement Park LocationYear Opened 1082 MPHPhantoms Revenge KennywoodPennsylvania GoliathSix FlagsCalifornia TitanSix FlagsTexas Millennium Force Cedar PointOhio Steel Dragon 2000 NagashimaJapan SupermanSix FlagsCalifornia Tower Of Terror DreamworldAustralia DoponpaFuji-QJapan Top Thrill Dragster Cedar PointOhio King Da KaSix FlagsNew Jersey2005

Fastest Roller Coasters in the UNITED STATES RankSpeedRoller Coaster Amusement Park LocationYear Opened 1128 MPHKing Da KaSix FlagsNew Jersey MPHTop Thrill Dragster Cedar ParkOhio MPHSupermanSix FlagsCalifornia MPH Millennium Force Cedar PointOhioN/A 590 MPH Intimidator 305 Kings Dominion VirginiaN/A 685 MPHGoliathSix FlagsCaliforniaN/A 785 MPHPhantoms Revenge Kennywood Pennsylvania MPHTitanSix FlagsTexasN/A 982 MPHEl ToroSix FlagsNew JerseyN/A 1080 MPHSon Of BeastKings IslandOhio2000

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