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Strata Coaster
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Description

A complete-circuit roller coaster that is 400 to 499 feet tall.

First

Top Thrill Dragster - 2003

Oldest

Top Thrill Dragster - 2003

Newest

Kingda Ka - 2005

Manufacturers

Intamin AG

A Strata roller coaster (also called a Tera Roller Coaster) is any complete-circuit roller coaster with a height between 400 and 499 feet.

Only two strata coasters have been built worldwide. The first was Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point, and second was Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure.

Tower of Terror II at Dreamworld, and Superman: The Escape at Six Flags Magic Mountain, were the first roller coasters to break the 400-foot barrier, but are not considered strata coasters, since they are shuttle roller coasters.

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Track Layouts DuelingFigure 8LaunchedMöbius LoopOut & BackRacingShuttleStrata CoasterWild Mouse
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