In terms of the line-to-ride time ratio, this might be the worst ride in the world. But the 17 seconds it takes to complete Top Thrill Dragster might be the most intense of your life.
When that light turns, your face is peeled back immediately as you go from zero to mph in 3. Breathe right and you can scream through the entire thing. Some of the lost souls in this cell-phone graveyard are lucky enough to be in one piece. Most have been reduced to the screens, batteries, and mutilated limbs of devices violently tossed from Steel Vengeance.
Steel Vengeance — the tallest, fastest, and steepest wood-steel hybrid coaster in the world — is not only the best ride at Cedar Point. It ends with four quick undulations, like a bucking bronco taking you to the finish. But still, not quite. Enjoy the best rides at Cedar Point! The roller coaster, however, was retired by the park on September 6, A version of this article about Cedar Point roller coasters was previously published on July 5, , and was updated on July 5, , with more information.
We use cookies for analytics tracking and advertising from our partners. For more information read our privacy policy. Trending Videos View All Videos. Aruba Feb 11, Sponsored The art of sharing places: New Hampshire Jul 16, Faka'apa'apa Apr 22, Top Regions. North Carolina. Puerto Rico. United States. Top Cities View All Destinations. Buenos Aires. Dallas-Fort Worth. Mexico City. Trending Regions. Opened: Top Speed: 72 mph Max height: feet In Magnum XL, Cedar Point created a ride so extreme that a new term had to be coined to describe it: the hypercoaster.
And at feet tall, it was, at the time of its release, the tallest coaster in the world. Opened: Top Speed: 74 mph Max height: feet When the beloved Mean Streak gave its last ride in , there was mourning among the roller coaster nerds of the world. Even the most battle-hardened aficionado will have a hard time not yelping in the lingering moments at the edge of that precipice.
Do we even need to say this one leads the world records for coasters of its kind? Opened: Top Speed: mph Max height: feet When it launched back in , Top Thrill Dragster was the world's tallest and fastest coaster. Sadly, it was just barely overtaken in both regards by Six Flags Great Adventure's Kingda Ka two years later, and yet the two rivals remain almost identical. Using a hydraulic launch system, the car accelerates from 0-to-holy crap read: MPH in a scant four seconds before climbing directly up a foot looping tower then freefalling 90 degrees down the other side.
The whole experience is over in 30 seconds, but at the height we're talking about, even three seconds would be well worth the trip. Opened: Top Speed: 93 mph Max height: feet Another mold-shattering Cedar Point addition, the Millenium Force ushered in the s with a previously unbeaten height of feet. Nearly two-and-a-half minutes of ride time are spent zooming up to astronaut-in-training speeds of 93 MPH.
Opened: Top Speed: 70 mph Max height: feet Sure, every other coaster in the top 10 is taller than Maverick—some by a considerable margin—and many of them reach faster speeds as well. That said, this sucker packs a whole lot into its comparatively small frame, including two take-your-breath-away launches, a beyond-straight-down first drop, nice pops of airtime, and a few inversions and over-banked turns.
The whole shebang is well-paced and gloriously smooth. We find it to be not only the finest ride Cedar Point has to offer, but one of the best in the entire country.
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