Record Breakers List

[shocker]

Does a list exist which lists roller coasters which broke height records?

If not, I think we could compile one (with the help of RCDB)

Of the top of my head
1977-Gemini
1983?-(Moonsault Scramble)
1988-Shockwave
1989-Magnum XL-200
Yadda yadda yadda
1996-(Superman:The Escape)
1998?- Fujiyama
2000- Millenium Force
2000?- Steel Dragon
2004- Top Thrill Dragster
2005- Kingda Ka

[EagleFan344]

TTD was 2003
Steel Dragon was 2000.

Great American Scream Machine (SFGAdv) and Viper (SFMM) should be in there.

[skaterboarder254]

Maybe I'm just imagining this but wasn't American Eagle once a record breaker?

[FParker185]

Goliath at SFMM broke the height record before Millennium Force, and actually held the record longer than MF did

Cant think of any others off the top of my head though.

[[jonrev]]

Shockwave had height, speed and inversions in 1988.

[perseus the hero]

American Eagle-1981

[CoasterCrazy1657]

wasn't the bull oe two i don't even know

[Drkstarboard]

Nope. I dont think Raging Bull did. However, it is the worlds first hyper twister roller coaster

[skaterboarder254]

shocker are you going to edit your first post with all the updates so we can see the record breakers by the year?

[perseus the hero]

Revised list, take 2. Ha! I looked at the SFMM opening date by accident instead of the viper opening date


1977-Gemini
1983-Moonsault Scramble
1988-Shockwave
1989-Great American Scream Machine (SFGAdv)
1989-Magnum XL-200
1990-Viper (SFMM)
1996- Fujiyama
2000-Goliath (SFMM)
2000- Millenium Force
2000- Steel Dragon
2003- Top Thrill Dragster
2005- Kingda Ka

And what should be done about Superman: The Escape?

[EagleFan344]

GASM was before Magnum. Viper at SFMM WAS NOT built in 1971

And Superman: The Escape doesnt count. Why? Because its taller than Goliath. Fujiyama, MF, and Steel Dragon.

[perseus the hero]

So is should superman the escape be on the list or not? If so it many others won't belong there.

[CoasterDude12-2]

Superman doesn't count because ir is not a full circuit rollercoaster.

[perseus the hero]

Revised list, take 3.

1977-Gemini
1983-Moonsault Scramble
1988-Shockwave
1989-Great American Scream Machine (SFGAdv)
1989-Magnum XL-200
1990-Viper (SFMM)
1996- Fujiyama
2000-Goliath (SFMM)
2000- Millenium Force
2000- Steel Dragon
2003- Top Thrill Dragster
2005- Kingda Ka

Once again, anything wrong point it out.

[EagleFan344]

Magnum is taller than Viper. I checked and Viper was built after Magnum so I guess it never held the record. I guess only GASM and SW did.

[rct2wizard360]

Shockwave was not taller than Moonsault.

Moonsault Scramble was the first to break 200 feet.

It should go...

GASM
Moonsault
Magnum

[CoastsToCoasters]

Im just waitin for somethin to snatch away KINGDA KAs stardom....
& hopefully it could be somethin other than an acellerator coaster[?]

[shocker]

Height
1978-Colossus- 125'????? Opened June 28th, when did gemini open?
1978-Gemini- 125' 4"
1981-American Eagle- 127'
1985-Mindbender(Galaxyland)- 145'
1987-Vortex(King's Island)- 148'
1988-Shockwave- 170'
1989-Great American Scream Machine (SFGAdv)- 173'
1989-Magnum XL-200- 205'
1994-Desperado- 209'
1994-Pepsi Max Big One- 213'
1996- Fujiyama- 259' 2"
2000- Millenium Force- 310'
2000- Steel Dragon 2000- 318' 3"
2003- Top Thrill Dragster- 420'
2005- Kingda Ka- 456'
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Goliath was not a height record breaker.

Drop
1978-Gemini- 118'
1979-Beast- 141'
1981-American Eagle- 147'
1988-Shockwave-155'???
1989-Magnum XL-200- 194' 8"
1991-Steel Phantom- 228'
1996-Fujiyama-229' 8"

***Not done yet... feel free to continue the list or research questionable statistics
I think I'll go by drop since height debatable

***Height is getting crazy, I think I will not list shuttles, many shuttles opened in Japan around 1980 at record breaking heights, also if its terrain it won't count, like Bandit or Loch Ness Monster(1978-130')