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Slideshow: The Best Places to Ride Roller Coasters

2. Kingda Ka, Six Flags Great Adventure, Jackson, New Jersey

 

Credit: Dusso Janladde

Jack Rabbit may have been the fastest ride in 1920, but today Kingda Ka holds the record as the fastest and tallest coaster in the United States. It’s almost one and a half times the height of the Statue of Liberty. Going from 0 to 128 miles in 3.5 seconds, the ride has is 456 feet high with drops of 418 feet.

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