United States-Cedar Point-Top Thrill Dragster |
Country:
United States
Park Name:
Cedar Point
Coaster Name:
Top Thrill Dragster
Active Defunct:
Active
(last ridden - 2007)
Once higher on my list, other rides built since make it a bit less original. Although I would label this as a gimmick ride, no ride has ever elicited such anxiety or screams from me. This monster can be seen from 6 miles away! I categorize it's only drop as the best steel coaster drop in the world, which is basically a tight vertical barrel roll 400' high! I feel if this ride did more it could be higher on my list but with a 124 mph launch (on the day I visited) and that massive drop, what could ever follow it up or compliment it? I like it for just as it is, this is a bugs in your teeth scream machine by all definition.
2,800 feet, approx. 16 sec.