Desperado never held the record for fastest or longest drop entirely, it just tied Steel Phantom's record.
------2.) Tower of Terror , I don't know where it is (390 ft.) -------
The Tower Of Terror is located in Australia. I think the park's name is Dreamworld, although I'm not 100% sure.
Thanx for the info!!!
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"There's another monster on the drawing boards!"
I also heard that Blue Streak was the tallest coaster in Ohio when it opened in 1964. how much of an accomplishment is this? How many coasters were in Ohio at that time?
Let's not count the LIM launched free-falls, because they really aren't roller coasters. Sure, they are in Guinness, but it's not a traditional complete circuit coaster.
There were quite a few coasters in Ohio in 1964. Euclid Beach Park was still open, Idora Park, Coney Island in Cincinnati and quite a few smaller parks, most of which had at least one coaster. I'd have to check the defunct park site, but it wouldn't suprise me if there were more coasters operating in 1964 than now.
The tallest coaster when it opened was a coaster at CP (dont know the name). It was 30' (oh no, how intense) and 10 mph. It opened in the late 1800's.
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Top 3:
1. Millenium Force
2. Raptor
3. Batman: the Ride
In 1985, Monstre at La Ronde held the record for tallest wooden coaster until Hercules came along. Monstre is 132 feet tall.
abs: sorry no it didnt, Beast was at 135' back in 1979 (see my long post above)
jeremy
I am shocked all of you missed a great Virginia Coaster. The Loch Ness Monster was the tallest in the world in 1978, until Gemini opened a few weeks later. The GASM at SFGadventure was the tallest in the world in 1989, until Magnum opened a few weeks later. You know what, those were all Arrow coasters, they were great then, and after some track replacement before the trim breaks on GASM this March, they are all stiil kick butt. Nobody really cares, but my grandparents are still with me, and they remember riding the Gemini and Loch Ness Monster in the 80's. Liked them as much as Kennywoods and West Views rides. I guess after spending some time with Arrow engineers last week at my park, some memories got jogged. On the other note, the Tower of Terror is at Dreamland, and it is a single track version of the Superman thing at SFMM. Just a bit smaller, and there is an Intamin Giant Drop fitted to the tower that was added about 2 years ago.
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Didn't the Texas Giant open as the tallest woodie at 143' when it opened in 1989?
Jason
