George

Top Thrill Dragster: Is It Really The Tallest And Fastest? V.S

About Top Thrill Dragster! Yes we all know about the roller-coaster called Top Thrill Dragster but is it all that it stacks up to be?? I think not! There is another bigger, higher and most importantly __FASTER__ roller coaster out there and that taller and faster coaster out there is called KingDa Ka!!

So, what is so good about Top Thrill Dragster?

Here are some facts Hight (going up): 420ft Hight (going down) 400ft Angle going up: 90° Angle going down: 90° Amount of people per hour: 1,500 Launch speed: 120mph Number of trains: 6 People per train: 18



 Riders Per Year 2008: 1,210,327 2007: 1,082,218 2006: 994,531 2005: 953,945 2004: 943,313     2003: 562,438  Fun Facts!

Did you know that it cost $25 million to build Top Thrill Dragster? That the average wait time for Top Thrill Dragster is between 2-3 Hours!!! It's opening day was in march 2003 It was the 16th coaster in the park The launch goes from 0 to 120 in 4 seconds!!! The ride only lasts for 17 seconds. There is a sign that says "head back arms down and hold on!" and if some of the riders have there hands up the operator will not start the ride until they put there hands down.  [|Click here] to see a photo of the sign

<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 140%; background-color: rgb(0, 255, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">About KingDa Ka!!

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">If you think that Top Thrill Dragster is the biggest tallest fastest roller-coaster then think again because you're WRONG! Because believe it or not there is a faster taller bigger roller-coaster and that certain roller-coaster is called KingDa Ka!

Facts

Launch speed: 128mph World Record!! Hight (going up): 456ft (45 stories) World record!! Hight (going down): 418ft Length: 3,118ft Ride Time: 59 seconds <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Riders per hour: 1400 Number of trains: 4 People per train: 18 <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Angle of going up: 90° Angle of going down: 90°

<span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;"> Other Facts °<span style="font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif; color: rgb(10, 11, 10); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 153%;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> <span style="font-size: 108%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Yes there is a jaw dropping 418ft drop but what you might not know is that after the drop there is another 129ft bunny hop which gives you massive airtime!! Kingda Ka has an over the shoulder safety system meanwhile Top Thrill Dragster has a lap bar restraint. The major hill is what's called a "top hat hill". <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; color: rgb(10, 11, 10); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 160%;"><span style="color: rgb(10, 11, 10); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-size: 110%; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;"><span style="color: rgb(15, 228, 230); background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 110%; font-family: Impact,Charcoal,sans-serif;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: rgb(255, 42, 0); font-size: 90%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; text-align: center; display: block;">How It Stacks Up!! <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: 'Comic Sans MS'; font-size: 20px; line-height: 29px;">So if you're looking for the absolute best roller-coaster ever then KingDa Ka is for you. But if you can settle for 8mph slower and 36ft shorter then Top Thrill dragster is for you! Plus you don't have to drive all the way to New Jersey to ride Top Thrill Dragster.Top Thrill Dragster is also themed better than KingDa Ka So in my opinion Top Thrill Dragster will do fine for me now. But How about you?

By George!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sources!!! [|Top Thrill Dragster (coaster force)] [|Cedarpoint Website!!!] [|Ultimate rollercoaster website (Top Thrill Dragster)] [|Kingda Ka Six Flags] [|Ultimate Rollercoaster (Kingda Ka)] [|Kingda Ka (coaster force)]