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Kingda Ka
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General
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Park Six Flags Great Adventure
Location USAJackson, New Jersey, USA
Status Operating
Operated
Operated
Opened May 25, 2005
Opening
Cost
Height restriction
Statistics
Manufacturer Intamin AG
Builder
Designer Werner Stengel
Type Steel- Launched- Strata
Type
Model Accelerator Coaster
Riders per train 20
Riders per hour 1,400
Lift/launch system Hydraulic Launch
Height 456 feet
Drop 418 feet
Top speed 128 mph
Length 3,118 feet
Dimensions
Duration 0:28
Inversions 0
Steepest drop 90°
Maximum g-force 5G

Kingda Ka is an Intamin AG launched sit-down roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey.[1] It is the tallest and second fastest roller coaster in the world, claiming the titles from Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point. The ride was the fifth Intamin Accelerator Coaster built when it opened in late 2005.  It will hold the claim as the world's tallest roller coaster until a new Polercoaster opens in Florida. However, Kingda Ka will still have the world's tallest standalone roller coaster structure.

Experience[]

One of Kingda Ka's four trains advance out of the station after it is locked and checked. Next, it'll pass through the switch track and on to the hydraulic launch track.

Incidents[]

The ride has a number of incidents, although they were all minor.

One was in June 2005, just months after the ride opened, when a bolt on the main hill came loose, causing the cart to go the incorrect speed, which then prevented the ride to be completed fully. The hill was redone after a brief closure.

In May 2009, lightning hit the main hill, damaging it. The hill had to be repaired after a two-month closure, and it was then reopened in August.

Occasionally, the ride might suffer a rollback, which is when the cart doesn't fully go over the main hill, and instead, goes back down the hill. This is common, and it always happens on Intamin rollercoasters. The cart has been designed with magnetic brakes, so it can rollback safely, and be launched again.

In August 2011, Hurricane Irene hit New Jersey and caused unspecific damage on the main hill and the other rollercoasters around it. The theme park was closed before the hurricane approached. The ride was repaired after a year of closure.

In 2014, Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom was installed on Kingda Ka's structure. The ride was closed during its construction and later reopened on Memorial Day weekend.

World records[]

Kingda Ka is the tallest roller coaster in the world at 456 feet, and is the second-fastest roller coaster in the world, just behind Formula Rossa. Kingda Ka took the title as the world's tallest and fastest rollercoaster from Top Thrill Dragster in 2005. It had the title of fastest rollercoaster in the world taken from it in 2010 by Formula Rossa. The ride is still the fastest in the Americas. Even though Kingda Ka is known for being the tallest roller coaster in the world, Top Thrill Dragster broke the record first.

Photo Gallery[]

Six Flags Great Adventure Roller Coasters
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Former Alpen BlitzBatman And Robin: The ChillerBig FuryGreat American Scream MachineJumbo JetLightnin' Loops(Top track-Bottom track) • Lil' ThunderRolling ThunderSarajevo BobsledShockwaveUltra TwisterViperWild Rider

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