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If you got head for heights and like to get an adrenaline rush, roller coaster is greater thrill in theme park. High-speed, deadly drops and inversions make it perfect choice for roller coasters lovers. Just like storm chasers, daredevils go anywhere to get giant and fast ride. These roller coasters are fun to ride and impressive creation of engineering. The engineering required to build the looping and winding structures that ride along on them is mind-boggling. With that in mind, below given are 6 record-breaking roller coasters from the globe:

1. Thunder Dolphin, Tokyo, Japan

With the height of 262 feet, Thunder Dolphin is designed by Ingenieur Büro Stengel GmbH. This is Japanese leviathan of roller coaster and has 3500-foot long track. It has aesthetic grace and smooth ride but emphasis here is on thunder with maximum speed of 80 miles per hour. This sixth tallest roller coaster takes riders much closer to buildings than any other coaster.

2. Formula Rossa, Abu Dhabi

The world’s largest in-door amusement park in Abu Dhabi - Ferrari World, is home to world’s fastest roller coaster named as Formula Rossa. Instead of traditional form of acceleration, the ride utilizes hydraulic launch system which takes coaster from standstill to more than 60 km in just 2 seconds. It runs at the speed of 150 miles per hour and riders have to wear sky diving goggle to protect them from insects and dust.

3. Kingda Ka, New Jersey

Situated in Six Flags, New Jersey, Kingda Ka was king of height and speed before being surpassed by Formula Rossa. With the terrifying 456 feet tower, this coaster holds on records for world’s tallest roller coaster. The ride is of 30 seconds and coaster reaches the speed of 128mph in 3.5 seconds. Due to its top hat tower, sometimes there is rollback when coaster fails to reach its top speed.

4. Millennium force, USA

This roller coaster has been ranked as world’s best steel roller coaster for several times by Mitch Hawker Poll and Golden Ticket Awards. Standing on the shoreline of Lake Erie, it is first roller coaster with 300-foot drop. It is now third longest coaster in the world. Once the coaster reaches the top of climb, it reaches the speed of 93 mph.

5. Takabisha, Japan

Located in Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park, Japan, Takabisha is steepest roller coaster in the world with highest drop having angle of 121 degrees. It is famous for combining vertical lifts with steep drops.

6. The Smiler, UK

It is recently opened coaster and is best known for its 14 inversions which mean complex structure to support the ride. The ride last for 3 minutes only. But this roller coaster is closed due to 2015 accident and plans to reopen it are uncertain.

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