Droppiest Wooden Roller Coasters in the World
Overview
Which is the droppiest wooden roller coaster ride in the world?
The droppiest wooden roller coaster ride in the world is Goliath (Six Flags Great America) of Six Flags Great America in United States, with a drop of 55 meters. The track of Goliath (Six Flags Great America) rises to a height of 50 meters and spans a length of 940 meters.
The second wooden roller coaster ride in the world with the furthest drop is El Toro of Six Flags Great Adventure in United States with 54 meters, followed by Lightning Rod of Dollywood in United States which has a drop of 50 meters. The average drop distance of the wooden roller coaster rides around the world is around 38.7m.
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Let's check out the world's droppiest wooden roller coaster rides:
Goliath (Six Flags Great America).
Goliath (Six Flags Great America) is a wooden roller coaster attraction with a height of 50 meters and a drop of 55 meters at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, United States.
The 940-meter long Goliath (Six Flags Great America) with a maximum vertical angle of 85 degrees is built by Rocky Mountain Construction.
Third fastest wooden roller coaster in the world at a max speed of 116 km/h — Goliath (Six Flags Great America) has a maximum speed of 116 km/h, with 2 inversions in its track.
Total ride time: 1 minutes 45 seconds.
Compare Goliath (Six Flags Great America) with GhostRider from Knott's Berry Farm, United States.
Compare Goliath (Six Flags Great America) with Wood Coaster (Mountain Flyer) from OCT East, China.
Located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, United States, El Toro is a 55-meter tall wooden roller coaster attraction. The roller coaster track also has a drop of 54 meters.
El Toro is built by Intamin and spans a length of 1,300 meters with a maximum vertical angle of 76 degrees.
El Toro has a maximum speed of 110 km/h and a G force of 4g.
Total ride time: 1 minutes 42 seconds.
Compare El Toro with Troy from Toverland, Netherlands.
Compare El Toro with Mine Blower from Fun Spot America Kissimmee, United States.
Lightning Rod is a wooden roller coaster attraction with a height of 50 meters and a drop of 50 meters at Dollywood in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, United States.
Built by Rocky Mountain Construction, Lightning Rod stretches 1,200 meters in length and has a maximum vertical angle of 73 degrees.
Second fastest wooden roller coaster in the world at a max speed of 117 km/h — Lightning Rod races along its track with a G force of 4g, reaching a top speed of 117 km/h.
Roller coaster built by Rocky Mountain Construction with the second longest ride duration — Total ride time: 3 minutes 12 seconds.
Compare Lightning Rod with Wodan Timbur Coaster from Europa-Park, Germany.
Wildfire (Kolmården Wildlife Park).
Third tallest wooden roller coaster track in the world at 56 meters — Wildfire (Kolmården Wildlife Park) is a wooden roller coaster attraction with a height of 56 meters and a drop of 49 meters at Kolmården Wildlife Park in Kolmården, Sweden.
Second longest roller coaster track in Sweden at 1,265 meters — The 1,265-meter long Wildfire (Kolmården Wildlife Park) with a maximum vertical angle of 83 degrees is built by Rocky Mountain Construction.
Fastest roller coaster in Sweden at a max speed of 115 km/h — The track has 3 inversions and a G force of 4g, enabling the roller coaster to reach a maximum speed of 115 km/h.
Roller coaster ride with the third longest ride duration in Sweden — Total ride time: 2 minutes.
Compare Wildfire (Kolmården Wildlife Park) with Wicker Man from Alton Towers, United Kingdom.
Located at Silver Dollar City in Branson, Missouri, United States, Outlaw Run is a 33-meter tall wooden roller coaster attraction. The roller coaster track also has a drop of 49 meters.
Built by Rocky Mountain Construction, Outlaw Run stretches 895 meters in length and has a maximum vertical angle of 81 degrees.
Outlaw Run has a maximum speed of 109 km/h, with 3 inversions in its track.
Total ride time: 1 minutes 27 seconds.
Compare Outlaw Run with Jupiter from Kijima Amusement Park, Japan.
Compare Outlaw Run with Colossos - Kampf Der Giganten from Heide Park, Germany.
Colossos - Kampf Der Giganten.
Third tallest roller coaster track in Germany at 50 meters — Located at Heide Park in Soltau, Lower Saxony, Germany, Colossos - Kampf Der Giganten is a wooden roller coaster attraction. The roller coaster track is 50 meters tall and has a drop of 49 meters.
Second longest roller coaster track in Germany at 1,344 meters — The 1,344-meter long Colossos - Kampf Der Giganten with a maximum vertical angle of 61 degrees is built by Intamin.
The track has a G force of 4g, enabling the roller coaster to reach a maximum speed of 110 km/h.
Total ride time: 2 minutes 25 seconds.
Compare Colossos - Kampf Der Giganten with Boulder Dash from Lake Compounce, United States.
Tallest roller coaster track built by The Gravity Group — The Voyage is a wooden roller coaster attraction with a height of 48 meters and a drop of 47 meters at Holiday World & Splashin' Safari in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.
Second longest wooden roller coaster track in the world at 1,964 meters — The Voyage is built by The Gravity Group and stretches 1,964 meters in length, with a maximum vertical angle of 66 degrees.
Roller coaster built by The Gravity Group with the longest ride duration — Total ride time: 2 minutes 45 seconds.
Compare The Voyage with Rampage from Alabama Splash Adventure, United States.
Compare The Voyage with Time Travel from Hot Go Park-Happy Jungle World, China.
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Fastest Wooden: World | Asia | Europe | USA
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Tallest Wooden: World | Asia | Europe | USA
Droppiest Wooden: World | Asia | Europe | USA
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Well-known Roller Coasters built by: Intamin | Bolliger & Mabillard | Custom Coasters International | Mack Rides | Rocky Mountain Construction | Vekoma