Examples
Coaster Name | Park | Location | Track | Type | Builder | Year Opened | Notes |
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American Eagle | Six Flags Great America | Gurnee, Illinois | Wooden | Racing | Intamin | 1981 | Tallest, fastest, and longest racing wooden roller coaster in the world. |
Batman & Robin: The Chiller | Six Flags Great Adventure | Jackson, New Jersey | Steel | Dueling | Premier Rides | 1997 | Closed in 2007, currently in storage |
Battlestar Galactica | Universal Studios Singapore | Sentosa, Singapore | Steel | Dueling | Vekoma | 2010 | |
Colossus | Six Flags Magic Mountain | Valencia, California | Wooden | Racing | International Amusement Devices | 1978 | |
Dragon Challenge | Islands of Adventure | Orlando, Florida | Steel | Dueling | Bolliger & Mabillard | 1999 | Although this ride is listed as dueling, the individual tracks do not run at the same time due to a variety of incidents. Inverted roller coaster. |
Gemini | Cedar Point | Sandusky, Ohio | Steel | Racing | Arrow Dynamics | 1978 | With wood structure. Tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world when built. |
Grand National | Blackpool Pleasure Beach | Blackpool, Lancashire | Wooden | Möbius Loop | Charles Paige | 1935 | |
Gwazi | Busch Gardens Tampa Bay | Tampa, Florida | Wooden | Dueling | Great Coasters International | 1999 | |
Joris en de Draak | Efteling | Kaatsheuvel | Wooden | Racing | Great Coasters International | 2010 | |
Lightning Racer | Hersheypark | Hershey, Pennsylvania | Wooden | Racing | Great Coasters International | 2000 | |
Matterhorn Bobsleds | Disneyland | Anaheim, California | Steel | Arrow Dynamics | 1959 | Weaves around and through a replica of the Matterhorn. | |
Milky Way | Mitsui Greenland | Arao, Kumamoto | Steel | Racing | Senyo Kogyo Co., Ltd. | 1991 | Stand-up roller coaster |
Le Monstre | La Ronde | Montréal, Québec | Wooden | Racing | William Cobb & Associates | 1985/86 | One track opened in 1985, the other in 1986 |
Montaña Rusa | La Feria Chapultepec Magico | Mexico City | Wooden | Möbius Loop | National Amusement Device Company | 1964 | |
The Racer | Kings Island | Mason, Ohio | Wooden | Racing | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters | 1972 | Credited for starting the "Second Coaster Boom". One train formerly ran backwards until 2008. Worlds fastest (1972–1976) |
Racer | Kennywood | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania | Wooden | Möbius Loop | Charile Mach | 1927 | |
Ramses | Parque de Atracciones de Zaragoza | Zaragoza, Zaragoza | Steel | Racing | Safeco | 2002 | |
Rebel Yell | Kings Dominion | Doswell, Virginia | Wooden | Racing | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters | 1975 | One train formerly ran backwards until 2008. |
Rolling Thunder | Six Flags Great Adventure | Jackson, New Jersey | Wooden | Racing | William Cobb & Associates | 1979 | Ride has two tracks in a figure 8 pattern, but the hills are arranged differently on each track |
Stampida | PortAventura | Salou, Tarragona | Wooden | Racing | Custom Coasters International | 1997 | |
Space Mountain | Magic Kingdom | Lake Buena Vista, Florida | Steel | Arrow Dynamics | 1975 | Oldest operating roller coaster in Florida. | |
Thunder Road | Carowinds | Charlotte, North Carolina | Wooden | Racing | Philadelphia Toboggan Coasters | 1976 | Crosses the North Carolina/South Carolina state line. One train formerly ran backwards until 2008. |
Twisted Twins | Kentucky Kingdom | Louisville, Kentucky | Wooden | Racing | Custom Coasters International | 1998 | Standing but not operating. |
Vertigorama | Parque de la Ciudad | Buenos Aires City | Steel | Racing | Intamin | 1983 | Standing but not operating. Track was completed but electrical was never finished. |
Vleermuis | Plopsaland | De Panne, West Flanders | Steel | Racing | Caripro | 2000 | Suspended roller coaster. |
Windjammer Surf Racers | Knott's Berry Farm | Buena Park, California | Steel | Racing | TOGO | 1997 | Closed in 2000. |
Dauling Dragon | Happy Valley | Wuhan, China | Wood | Racing | Martin & Vleminckx | 2012 | China's first racing roller coaster. |
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