Roller coaster ride fascinates almost everyone and surely many of you dream about getting a ride at least once in life. Many different amusements parks as well as modern themed parks offer thrilling train rides that have the prepotency to take your breath away for a while. Presently, there are total 2,589 coaster trains in the world. Listed below are the Top Five Fastest Roller Coasters in the World:
1. Formula Rossa
Launched in year 2010 at Ferrari World, Abu Dhabi, Formula Rossa is the fastest roller coaster in the world. The top speed of this roller coaster is 240 km/h and it takes just 4.9 seconds to accelerate to its top speed. The track of this Autodromo Nazionale Monza racetrack-shaped roller coaster is almost 2.2 km long, earning it 6th spot among the longest roller coasters allover. Sporting protective glasses is must while riding since the possibility of collision with dust and insects is always there because of coaster’s extremely high speed.
2. Kingda Ka
Manufactured by Intamin, Kingda Ka is taking the second slot on the list of top five fastest roller coasters in the world with a top speed of 206 km/h. It was the fastest roller coaster in the world before being surpassed by Formula Rossa in 2010. The train accelerates to its top speed in just around 3.5 seconds using a steel accelerator. This 950 m long and 135 m high coater train is also one of the two Strata coasters built ever, with Top Thrill dragster being the first.
3. Top Thrill Dragster
Located at Cedar Point, Ohio, Top Thrill Dragster was also manufactured by Intamin and was opened officially in 2003. Since its building until the launch of Kingda Ka, it was the longest roller coaster in the world. It is first among the two Strata coasters launched so far.
4. Dodonpa
Located at the Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park, Yamanashi, Dodonpa is the second coaster train ever built that utilizes the power of compressed air to get its trains underway. It was launched in 2001 and immediately after its inception this steel roller coaster made headlines by breaking two records; firstly the record of tallest roller coaster which was previously shared by Superman: The Escape and Tower of Terror and secondly the record for fastest acceleration that was previously held by  Hypersonic XLC. Moreover, it has also often managed to grab a spot in top ten scariest roller costers in the world.
5. Tower of Terror
It was the fastest and tallest roller coaster of its time. Designed by Walt Disney Imagineering, this roller coaster is last among the top five fastest roller coasters in the world with a speed of 161.9 km/h.
Top Five Fastest Roller Coasters in the World
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