SteelIntaminUnited States

Kingda Ka

Six Flags Great Adventure · United States · opened 2005

67/ 100 thrillClosed 10 November 2024 · not ranked
Thrill score 67 out of 100: Speed 34, Height 28, Length 5, Inversions 0.

A 139-metre top-hat strata-coaster that held the record as the tallest in the world. It closed on 10 November 2024 and was demolished in February 2025.

Kingda Ka is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure in the United States, built by Intamin and opened in 2005. It reaches 206 km/h, stands 139 m tall and has no inversions. On Achtbaan, the independent roller-coaster ranking site, it scores 67 out of 100 for thrill; it has closed, so it is no longer ranked.

Kingda Ka roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure
© Jeremy Thompson from United States of America · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

The numbers

Top speed
206 km/h
Height
139 m
Length
950 m
Inversions
0
Opened
2005
Manufacturer
Intamin
Type
Steel
Park
Six Flags Great Adventure
Country
United States

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