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This is a list of the existing roller coasters with the most inversions. Defunct rides are not marked.
Key | Meaning |
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* | Currently Standing but not operating (SBNO) |
** | Currently under construction |
Current record holder |
Steel[]
Rank | Inversions | Name | Park | Manufacturer | Location | Record Holder |
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1st | 14 | Smiler[1] | Alton Towers | Gerstlauer | Alton, Staffordshire, England, UK | May 2013 - Present |
2nd | 11 | Journey to the Stars | Jinling Happy World | HZMEM Co.,Ltd | Jin'an, Lu'an, Anhui, China | N/A |
3rd | 10 | 10 Inversion Roller Coaster | Chimelong Paradise | Intamin AG | Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | February 2006 – May 2013 |
Colossus | Thorpe Park | Surrey, England, UK | March 2002 - May 2013 | |||
** | 10 | unknown | Chonqing Safari Park | Intamin AG | Yongchuan, Chongqing, China | N/A |
Altair CCW-0204 | Cinecittà World | Rome, Lazio, Italy | ||||
unknown | Hopi Hari | Vinhedo, São Paulo, Brazil | ||||
4th | 9 | Steel Curtain | Kennywood | S&S / Sansei Technologies | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | N/A |
5th | 8 | Avalanche | Xetulu | Intamin AG | Retalhuleu, Guatemala | N/A |
Dragon Khan | PortAventura Park | Bolliger & Mabillard | Salou, Tarragona, Spain | May 2, 1995 – March 22, 2002 | ||
Flight of the Phoenix | Harboland Theme Park | Intamin AG | Beilun, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China | N/A | ||
6th | 7 | Bizarro | Six Flags Great Adventure | Bolliger & Mabillard | Jackson, New Jersey, USA | N/A |
Goudurix | Parc Astérix | Vekoma | Plailly, Picardie, France | April 1989 - May 1995 | ||
Hydra The Revenge | Dorney Park | Bolliger & Mabillard | Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA | N/A | ||
Incredible Hulk Coaster | Universal's Islands of Adventure | Bolliger & Mabillard | Orlando, Florida, USA | N/A | ||
Kraken | SeaWorld Orlando | Bolliger & Mabillard | Orlando, Florida, USA | N/A | ||
Kumba | Busch Gardens Tampa | Bolliger & Mabillard | Tampa, Florida, USA | April 1993 – May 1995 | ||
Medusa | Six Flags Discovery Kingdom | Bolliger & Mabillard | Vallejo, California, USA | N/A | ||
Montu | Busch Gardens Tampa | Bolliger & Mabillard | Tampa, Florida, USA | N/A | ||
Scream! | Six Flags Magic Mountain | Bolliger & Mabillard | Valencia, California, USA | N/A | ||
Superman / la Atracción de Acero | Parque Warner Madrid | Bolliger & Mabillard | San Martín de la Vega, Madrid, Spain | N/A | ||
Takabisha | Fuji-Q Highland | Gerstlauer | Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan | N/A | ||
Viper | Six Flags Magic Mountain | Arrow Dynamics | Valencia, California, USA | April 1990 – May 1995 | ||
TMNT Shellraiser | Nickelodeon Universe American Dream | Gerstlauer | East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA | N/A | ||
7th | 6 | Vortex | Kings Island | Arrow Dynamics | Mason, Ohio, USA | April 11, 1987 - April 1989 |
Riddler's Revenge | Six Flags Magic Mountain | Bolliger & Mabillard | Valencia, California, USA | N/A |
Wood[]
Note: Roller coasters that have wood support structures with steel track such as Twisted Colossus at Six Flags Magic Mountain or Wicked Cyclone at Six Flags New England are classified as steel coasters due to their steel track. Therefore, they are not included in wood coaster rankings, such as this list.
Rank | Inversions | Name | Park | Manufacturer | Location | Record Holder |
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1st | 3 | Outlaw Run | Silver Dollar City | Rocky Mountain Construction | Branson, Missouri, USA | March 2013-present |
Wildfire | Kolmården Wildlife Park | Rocky Mountain Construction | Kolmården, Sweden | 2016-present | ||
2nd | 2 | Goliath | Six Flags Great America | Rocky Mountain Construction | Gurnee, Illinois, USA | N/A |
References[]
- ↑ Due to the questionable safety record of the Smiler, which some commentators claim has too many inversions too close together, the Guinness Book of World Records is considering (as of summer 2015) the withdrawal of this record, per its policy regarding records which could be seen as undesirable.