There are two types of people in this world: those who are scared of a roller coaster, and those who will never stop riding them if they can. Depending on the speed, altitude and steepness of the turns, a roller coaster can be both exciting and frightening.
Fasten your seat belts, because now we will begin the review of the most terrible roller coasters in the world, with a video that will make you feel fear of heights.
10. Colossus, England
People who have recently eaten or suffer from seasickness should not board the Colossus. After all, these most terrible roller coasters in England make a record 10 loops in less than two minutes.
Moreover, the last of these loops arises just when you think that the trip is over, and you can already return to the place the heart that has gone to heels. The attraction is one of the 10 most terrible attractions in the world.
9. Steel Dragon 2000, Japan
The Steel Dragon, built in 2000 (the year of the Dragon according to the Eastern calendar) in the amusement park Nagashima Spa Land, is best known for its first climb, which takes more than a minute before the wagons collapse down from a 93-meter height. The maximum speed that trailers develop during a dizzying trip is 150 km / h.
Steel Dragon is one of the longest roller coasters in the world, it stretches for 2,478 meters, and the trip takes more than four minutes. But it is this first “hill” and its steep descent that make the Dragon one of the most terrible hills.
8. Kingda Ka, USA
If the fall of the Steel Dragon was awesome, then Kingda Ka is absolutely nightmare. These are the highest roller coasters in the world, they reach 139 meters (or 45 floors) in length, and thus are closer to the sky than any Egyptian pyramid. Sometimes this leads to unpleasant incidents.
For example, on July 26, 2012, a boy was sent to the hospital who received minor injuries in a collision with a bird. For a short time the operation of the attraction was interrupted, then continued in normal mode.
Kingda Ka is also one of the fastest rides in the world in which the carts accelerate to speeds of more than 200 km / h in 3.5 seconds.
7. Bizzaro (aka The Superman The Ride and Superman - Ride of Steel), USA
The roller coaster, which at one time was called the evil twin and sworn enemy of Superman, simply must be quite frightening. Despite being 63 meters tall, the Bizzaro is one of the most frightening slides in the world due to two factors:
- A staggering drop rate of trolleys is 124 km / h.
- The lateral parts of the trolleys reach only the ankles of passengers, allowing them to feel insecure and to the brim full of adrenaline.
6. Formula Rossa, UAE
This ride was built at the Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi, right above the Formula 1 race track, and is the fastest rollercoaster in the world as it tries to imitate the thrill of racing on a real red Ferrari.
To do this, Formula Rossa uses a hydraulic launch system similar to that used by fighters placed on aircraft carriers to accelerate from 0 to 100 km / h during the first two seconds of flight.
Despite the fact that this hill cannot maintain its speed of 240 km / h for most of the trip, riders in the front seat of the “cars” are required to wear safety glasses.
5. Phantom’s Revenge, USA
Like Bizzaro, Phantom’s Revenge claims to the glory of the most terrible roller coaster in the world are connected not so much with its height, but with the speed of its fall.
Phantom’s Revenge can be carried at a speed of 137 km / h down and under the support of another roller coaster.
This happens so quickly and insanely that it makes passengers at least for a moment believe that they can be beheaded when their trolley does not squeeze into the opening under another attraction.
4. Yukon Striker, Canada
This roller coaster opened recently, in 2019, but has already earned the fame of one of the most interesting and frightening attractions in the world.
The length of the steel strip is 1105 meters and the lifting height is 68 meters. And the trolleys go at a speed of 130 kilometers per hour.
At the moment, Yukon Striker is the only Dive Coaster in the world that has a 360 degree circular loop. Unlike other roller coasters, in which the trolley goes along the lift directly to the first fall, in the Dive Coaster the lift goes to the flat section of the track. After it, with the help of a holding brake, the trolley stops in front of a vertically falling section, so that riders have time to be horrified before flying down.
3. Expedition GeForce, Germany
GeForce is not famous for its speed or height (although it does have both). Instead, German-style roller coasters provide most of their thrill with simple geometry. They send their riders down the hill at an angle of 82 degrees.
In 2010, when the GeForce was launched, the fourth trolley went off the rails. Reasonable explanations of how and why this happened were not found. Although not a single visitor to the attraction was seriously injured, firefighters had to save them all.
2. The Bullet Coaster, China
The fastest roller coaster in China, as well as the fifth fastest roller coaster in Asia, are the stellar attraction of the Happy Valley theme park in Shenzhen.
The Bullet Coaster is comparable in height to a 20-story building, but the building does not have five huge “humps” that are so steep that you will feel your stomach rise to the throat.
On top of that, the trolleys move at a speed of 135 km / h, and the piercing screams of excited and frightened passengers are constantly carried throughout the park.
1. Dodonpa, Japan
This roller coaster uses compressed air to run its trains and still holds the record for the fastest acceleration in the world of all attractions of its kind.
It accelerates trolleys from 0 to 180 kilometers per hour in 1.8 seconds. As a result, passengers experience overloads up to 3.3g. In comparison, astronauts only experience 3g at launch, albeit for a significantly longer time.
The power of this initial acceleration alone should be enough to enthrall the most hardcore roller coaster fan.
