Radical roller coasters: Tallest

If you like to climb to office-building heights before your stomach-churning drop downhill, check out this collection of the world's tallest roller coasters. We'll start with the shortest of the tallest and work our way up.

Text by Kris Collingridge | Photo editing by Connie Ricca

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Colonel Jessup
Oct 19, 2012 2:21PM
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The BOBS at old Riverview Park in Chicago was the best wooden structure, 8 1/2 ton all steel rollercoaster!

Destroyed in 1967.

sidsnail
Oct 8, 2012 7:27PM
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I have riden all the coasters at Ceder Point.  Ya'll gotta go and check them out!!!
alliemac
Sep 11, 2012 6:50AM
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Getting bigger, faster, and better, but will always remember my favorite, the park now nolonger exists but 6 flags over texas had the texas cyclone, a wooden coaster that forever in my mind will be the best.

 

Damaris Horn
Sep 5, 2012 8:43AM
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Oh my goodness I could just barf my pants off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pusskat7918
Aug 16, 2012 11:13AM
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The Intimidator is in the United States!! It is a very kool ride!!!
Pusskat7918
Aug 16, 2012 11:10AM
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I have rode this and it is freaking awesome!!!!
Cfrieze
Aug 16, 2012 8:48AM
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BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO​OOOOOOOOOOO, Hissssssssssssssssss​ssssssssssssssssssss​ssssssssssss.

 

Bad,!!!!! Pashou Han..    you people suck the life out of every thing the internet has to offer by always putting your crap out instead of contributing to the conversation...

 

We know where you R ad IF WE NEED to hear from you WE WILL COME FIND YOU....  

cb708
Aug 16, 2012 8:31AM
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all stick with roller coasters in us we have alot strikter laws here as far as saftey guidelines go
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