Was there a coaster that set records ?

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Wabash Cannonball said:
Great American Scream Machine built in 1973 at Six Flags Over Georgia. Tallest, longest and fastest wooden coaster in the world.

Only to be outdone by the Screamin' Eagle at SF over Mid-America (SFStL) in 1976. The Eagle was 5 feet taller, 5 mph faster and 422 feet longer. I used to have a Guiness Book of World Records where the Eagle was in it for the longest coaster in the world.

TITAN_FAN_13 said:

I thought that Shockwave at SFOT was the first coaster with back to back vertical loops. I am not totally sure but That is what i was told by a worker at the park.

Well, even Six Flags themselves don't seem to know their own history. Shockwave, an Anton Schwarzkopf design, debuted in 1978 at Six Flags Over Texas and according to the SF website, was "the first coaster to feature consecutive vertical loops". Flashback a year to 1977, when Geauga Lake introduced the Double Loop, which if I'm not mistaken, beats 1978 by one year and was the first coaster to feature consecutive vertical loops. You'd think now that SF owns the park formerly known as Geauga Lake that they would set the record straight.
In any case, DL was the first back-to-back vertical loop coaster out there. Corkscrew at CP was also the world's first three inversion coaster....
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didn't screamin' eagle at six flags st. louis set a record?

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Jman said:
Gemini was the tallest coaster in the world in 1978 when it was built, at a staggering 125 feet tall.
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Gemini didn't like sharing the tallest coaster crown with SFMM's new for 1978 (also 125 foot-lift) Colossus.

The Loch Ness Monster held the record for the longest drop at 118ft in 1978. The coaster opened in early April. The Gemini then passed it up about 6 weeks later. The Colossus equalled that mark in June. It was however, never officially challenged, being the parks were so far apart.

Like today, you are still hard pressed to find the masses of guests that have been to all 3 parks. Still, the bottom line, all are still great rides, and were worth the investment ten fold.