As of May 2024, the fastest roller coaster in the world by top speed was the Formula Rossa, which had a top speed of 149.1 mph (around 240 km/h). Meanwhile, Kingda Ka in the U.S. theme park Six Flags Great Adventure had a top speed of 128 mph (around 206 km/h).
Roller coasters ranked by top speed worldwide as of May 2024
(in miles per hour)
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Roller Coaster DataBase. (May 16, 2024). Roller coasters ranked by top speed worldwide as of May 2024 (in miles per hour) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/454275/roller-coaster-top-speeds-worldwide/
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Roller Coaster DataBase. (2024). Roller coasters ranked by top speed worldwide as of May 2024 (in miles per hour) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/454275/roller-coaster-top-speeds-worldwide/
Roller Coaster DataBase. "Roller Coasters Ranked by Top Speed Worldwide as of May 2024 (in Miles per Hour) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 May 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/454275/roller-coaster-top-speeds-worldwide/
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Roller coasters ranked by top speed worldwide as of May 2024 (in miles per hour) [Graph], Roller Coaster DataBase, May 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/454275/roller-coaster-top-speeds-worldwide/