Which is the fastest roller coaster ride in Europe?
The fastest roller coaster ride in Europe is Red Force of Ferrari Land in Spain, racing at a top speed of 180 km/h across its 880-meter long track with a maximum height of 112 meters.
The second fastest roller coaster ride in Europe is Hyperion of Energylandia in Poland with a maximum speed of 142 km/h, followed by Furius Baco of PortAventura Park in Spain at 135 km/h. The top speeds of the roller coaster rides around Europe can range from 70 km/h to 180 km/h, with the average roller coaster ride speeding at 101.7 km/h.
Let's check out Europe's fastest roller coaster rides:
Tallest roller coaster track in Europe at 112 meters — Located at Ferrari Land in Salou, Catalonia, Spain, Red Force is a steel roller coaster attraction. The roller coaster track is 112 meters tall.
The 880-meter long Red Force with a maximum vertical angle of 90 degrees is built by Intamin.
Total ride time: 22 seconds.
Compare Red Force with Hair Raiser from Ocean Park Hong Kong, China.
Compare Red Force with Goliath (Six Flags Fiesta Texas) from Six Flags Fiesta Texas, United States.
Second tallest roller coaster track in Europe at 77 meters — Located at Energylandia in Zator, Poland, Hyperion is a steel roller coaster attraction. The roller coaster track is 77 meters tall and has a drop of 82 meters.
The 1,450-meter long Hyperion is built by Intamin and has a maximum vertical angle of 85 degrees.
Second fastest roller coaster in Europe at a max speed of 142 km/h — The track has 1 inversions and a G force of 5g, enabling the roller coaster to reach a maximum speed of 142 km/h.
Roller coaster built by Intamin with the third longest ride duration — Total ride time: 2 minutes 50 seconds.
Compare Hyperion with Orion from Kings Island, United States.
Located at PortAventura Park in Salou/Vilaseca, Spain, Furius Baco is a steel roller coaster attraction. The roller coaster track is 14 meters tall and has a drop of 14 meters.
Furius Baco is built by Intamin and spans a length of 850 meters.
Third fastest roller coaster in Europe at a max speed of 135 km/h — Furius Baco streaks to a top speed of 135 km/h along its 1-inversion track with a G force of 5g.
Total ride time: 55 seconds.
Compare Furius Baco with Altair from Cinecittà World, Italy.
Third tallest roller coaster track in Europe at 76 meters — Located at PortAventura Park in Salou/Vilaseca, Spain, Shambhala is a 76-meter tall steel roller coaster attraction. The roller coaster track also has a drop of 78 meters.
Longest roller coaster track in Spain at 1,564 meters — Built by Bolliger & Mabillard, Shambhala stretches 1,564 meters in length and has a maximum vertical angle of 77.40 degrees.
Third fastest roller coaster in Spain at a max speed of 134 km/h — Shambhala races along its track with a G force of 4g, reaching a top speed of 134 km/h.
Roller coaster ride with the longest ride duration in Spain — Total ride time: 3 minutes.
Compare Shambhala with Millennium Force from Cedar Point, United States.
Compare Shambhala with Kingda Ka from Six Flags Great Adventure, United States.
Second tallest roller coaster track in United Kingdom at 63 meters — Located at Thorpe Park in Surrey, United Kingdom, Stealth is a steel roller coaster attraction. The roller coaster track is 63 meters tall.
Built by Intamin, Stealth stretches 400 meters in length and has a maximum vertical angle of 90 degrees.
Total ride time: 50 seconds.
Compare Stealth with Anaconda (Kings Dominion) from Kings Dominion, United States.
Tallest roller coaster track in Germany at 73 meters — Located at Europa-Park in Rust, Germany, Silver Star is a steel roller coaster attraction. The roller coaster track is 73 meters tall and has a drop of 67 meters.
Third longest roller coaster track in Europe at 1,620 meters — Silver Star is built by Bolliger & Mabillard and stretches 1,620 meters in length, with a maximum vertical angle of 68.50 degrees.
Fastest roller coaster in Germany at a max speed of 127 km/h — Silver Star has a maximum speed of 127 km/h and a G force of 4g.
Total ride time: 2 minutes 10 seconds.
Compare Silver Star with Anaconda (Kings Dominion) from Kings Dominion, United States.
Compare Silver Star with Hakugei from Nagashima Spa Land, Japan.
Datasets on Fastest, Longest, Tallest, Droppiest Roller Coasters in the World
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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