Kingda Ka

Six Flags Great Adventure · Jackson, New Jersey, USA

Defunct · 2024Record holder

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Height: 456 ft139 m
Drop: 418 ft127 m
Top speed: 128 mph206 km/h
Length: 3,118 ft950 m
Inversions: 0
Track: SteelLaunched
Opened: 2005
Status: Defunctclosed 2024

About Kingda Ka

★ World's tallest & fastest coaster, 2005–2013

Kingda Ka was a launched steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, USA. It opened in 2005 and closed in 2024. The ride stood 456 feet tall, dropped 418 feet and reached 128 mph over 3,118 feet of track.

For two decades, Kingda Ka was the benchmark: a hydraulic launch coaster that threw riders up a 456-foot top hat in under four seconds. It held world height and speed records for years before newer giants passed it.

Field note: imploded in 2026 to make way for a new record-chasing launch coaster on the same site.