hypercoaster
{{Short description|Height class for roller coasters}}
Image:Ohio_-_Cedar_Point_1.jpg at Cedar Point]]
A hypercoaster is a roller coaster with a height or drop measuring at least {{convert|200|feet|m}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/25/health/when-brain-trauma-is-at-the-other-end-of-the-thrill-ride.html |title=When Brain Trauma Is at the Other End Of the Thrill Ride|work=The New York Times |date= 25 June 2002|accessdate=2022-10-01 |last1=Gilbert |first1=Susan }}{{cite web|url=http://www.thrillride.com/MillForce/mf.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510002228/http://www.thrillride.com/MillForce/mf.html |archive-date=2013-05-10 |title=Millennium Force: The Hypercoaster Rules No More |publisher=Thrillride.com |date= |accessdate=2011-05-12}} The term was first coined by Arrow Dynamics and Cedar Point in 1989 with the opening of the world's first hypercoaster, Magnum XL-200, which features a height of {{convert|205|ft|m|abbr=off|sp=us}}. The next hypercoaster, Pepsi Max Big One, opened five years later at Blackpool Pleasure Beach featuring a height of {{convert|213|ft|m}}.
Other roller coaster manufacturers may or may not recognize the term hypercoaster when naming their models. Intamin calls their hypercoaster model a Mega Coaster, and Bolliger & Mabillard labels theirs a Hyper Coaster. The competition between amusement parks to build increasingly taller roller coasters eventually led to the next height classification for roller coasters known as giga coasters, which have a height or drop measuring at least {{convert|300|feet|m}}. This was soon followed by the world's first strata coasters – exceeding {{convert|400|feet|m}} – with the release of Top Thrill Dragster in 2003.
History
The world's first hypercoaster was Magnum XL-200 at Cedar Point, which cost $8 million to construct. Cedar Point hired Arrow Dynamics for the design and construction began in 1988. Since its debut on May 6, 1989, Magnum XL-200 has accommodated over 36 million riders.{{cite web |url=http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/park/rides/coasters/magnum/index.cfm |title=CP Mobile |publisher=Cedarpoint.com |access-date=2011-03-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101226054541/http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/park/rides/coasters/magnum/index.cfm |archive-date=2010-12-26 }} Cedar Point's official blog states that after building the ride, "...discussion was focused on just what a roller coaster such as Magnum should be called. After all, it had no loops like most of the other large steel coasters of the time and was so much bigger and faster than its non-looping brethren. After a couple of years, the name everyone agreed upon was hypercoaster."{{cite web|url=http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/fun/blog/2009/5/23/More_Thoughts_on_Magnum.cfm |title=More Thoughts on Magnum |publisher=Cedarpoint.com |access-date=2011-05-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928084955/http://www.cedarpoint.com/public/fun/blog/2009/5/23/More_Thoughts_on_Magnum.cfm |archive-date=2011-09-28 }}
Description
Hypercoasters were originally built for speed and airtime, to counter the trend of constructing bigger and bigger looping coasters. To accomplish this the elements of a hypercoaster often include a large first drop, several additional drops of declining height, a large turn or helix, and then many airtime-inducing hills. Hypercoasters are commonly designed with an out and back layout, although there are occasionally hypercoasters that use a twister layout, such as Raging Bull at Six Flags Great America, and others that combine both, such as Diamondback at Kings Island.
Hypercoasters are highly-ranked in the annual Amusement Today Golden Ticket Awards. In 2006, Six Flags New England's Superman: Ride of Steel (later named Bizarro and Superman The Ride) was ranked first place. Others such as Magnum XL-200 (third), Nitro (fourth), and Apollo's Chariot (fifth) followed closely behind in the top five, with hypercoasters making up the majority of the Top 10 Steel Coasters.{{cite news|title=The List: 2006 Top 50 Steel Roller Coasters |url=http://www.goldenticketawards.com/PDF/2006GTAissue.pdf |magazine=Amusement Today |page=26 |date=September 2006 |access-date=14 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724211937/http://www.goldenticketawards.com/PDF/2006GTAissue.pdf |archive-date=24 July 2011 }} By 2010, hypercoasters completely filled the top 10, as well as 16 of the top 20.{{cite news|title=The List: 2010 Top 50 Steel Roller Coasters |url=http://www.goldenticketawards.com/PDF/GTA2010issue.pdf |magazine=Amusement Today |page=34 |date=September 11, 2010 |access-date=14 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724211345/http://www.goldenticketawards.com/PDF/GTA2010issue.pdf |archive-date=July 24, 2011}}
Hypercoasters were first manufactured by Arrow Dynamics in the late 1980s to early 1990s. Since then, a number of companies, including Bolliger & Mabillard, Intamin, D. H. Morgan Manufacturing, and Giovanola have designed and constructed hypercoasters.
Though hypercoasters are typically steel roller coasters, Son of Beast at Kings Island was the first and only wooden hypercoaster. Due to a number of issues, the ride was eventually demolished in 2012.{{cite news |title=What's next for Son of Beast? Future of Kings Island roller coaster unclear |url=http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110423/NEWS01/104240311/What-s-next-Son-Beast- |newspaper=Cincinnati.com |date=2011-04-23 |access-date=May 14, 2011 |archive-date=2011-04-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427222424/http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110423/NEWS01/104240311/What-s-next-Son-Beast- |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=http://www.visitkingsisland.com/article/media-center/Son-of-Beast-roller-coaster-to-be-removed-to-make-room-for-future-park-expansion |title=Son of Beast roller coaster to be removed to make room for future park expansion |publisher=Kings Island |date=July 27, 2012 |access-date=July 27, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729224326/http://www.visitkingsisland.com/article/media-center/Son-of-Beast-roller-coaster-to-be-removed-to-make-room-for-future-park-expansion |archive-date=July 29, 2012 }}
In 2018, Cedar Point opened the first hybrid hypercoaster, Steel Vengeance. Steel Vengeance is the first hypercoaster manufactured by Rocky Mountain Construction.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cleveland.com/travel/index.ssf/2017/08/steel_vengeance_is_cedar_point.html |title=Steel Vengeance is Cedar Point's record-breaking replacement for Mean Streak roller coaster (Video) | cleveland.com |date=16 August 2017 |access-date=2017-08-16 |archive-date=2017-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816235714/http://www.cleveland.com/travel/index.ssf/2017/08/steel_vengeance_is_cedar_point.html |url-status=live }}
Bolliger & Mabillard
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Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M) has produced 18 models over 21 years of production of hyper coasters, making it one of the more successful models manufactured by the company.{{cite web|title=B&M Hyper Coaster|date=14 August 2012|url=https://www.bolliger-mabillard.com/product/hyper-coaster}}
The first installation of the hyper coaster was Apollo's Chariot located in Busch Gardens Williamsburg.{{cite news|last=Deacle|first=Robin|title=New Ride Not For Mere Mortals|url=https://www.dailypress.com/1998/09/05/new-ride-not-for-mere-mortals/|access-date=January 28, 2013|newspaper=Daily Press|date=September 5, 1998|archive-date=May 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140531185703/http://articles.dailypress.com/1998-09-05/news/9809050076_1_busch-gardens-chariot-facts-ride|url-status=live}}{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name= Apollo's Chariot |location=Busch Gardens Williamsburg |rcdb_number=531|accessdate=14 August 2020}} It was one of the two models released in 1999, the other being the Floorless Coaster. It was made in a similar style to the TOGO, D. H. Morgan Manufacturing, and Arrow Dynamics hypercoasters. In 2012, B&M produced its first giga coaster, Leviathan at Canada's Wonderland, exceeding 300 feet in height. Bolliger & Mabillard do not use the term giga, but have continued to produce roller coasters in this class.{{cite web |title=Bolliger & Mabillard – Products |url=http://www.bolliger-mabillard.com/products/products_en.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120621013654/http://www.bolliger-mabillard.com/products/products_en.aspx |archive-date=21 June 2012 |access-date=13 February 2012}}
The typical design of B&M's hyper coaster model includes a large lift hill then a large drop with a steep angle of descent, and typically includes airtime hills. One exception, Raging Bull at Six Flags Great America does not have this standard "out-and-back" layout, but rather features a "twister" layout.{{cite news |last=Backmann |first=Dave |date=October 22, 1998 |title=Six Flags' new ride will offer 'hyper-twister' thrills |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54534006/six-flags-new-ride-will-offer/ |access-date=July 8, 2020 |work=Kenosha News |via=Newspapers.com}}
The trains feature seven to nine cars of one row with four seats, resulting in each train seating 28 to 36 riders. Depending on the dispatch time and the number of trains, the coasters typically have a capacity of 1,200 to 1,500 riders per hour. Each seat features a unique clamshell restraint. Some trains used on B&M Hyper Coasters feature staggered seats, where the two outer seats are located farther back than the two center seats, creating a more open experience. Currently, this staggered seating arrangement is only featured on four coasters: Behemoth at Canada's Wonderland, Diamondback at Kings Island, Thunder Striker at Carowinds, and Shambhala at PortAventura Park.{{citation needed|date=February 2025}}
=Golden Ticket Awards =
{{See also|Golden Ticket Awards}}
The B&M Hyper Coaster has been the most successful model in the Golden Ticket Awards.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
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|+ B&M Hyper Coasters in the Top 15 Steel Coasters at the Golden Ticket Awards |
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! Coaster |
Nitro
| 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 11th | 10th |
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Apollo's Chariot
| 5th | 4th | 7th | 4th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 6th | 11th | 6th | 8th |
Goliath (SFOG)
| 4th | 5th | 4th | 9th | 7th | 9th | 12th | 14th | style="background:gray;" colspan="3" | |
Diamondback
| 7th | style="background:gray;" colspan="1" | | 11th | 10th | 14th | 4th | 11th | 9th | 8th | 10th | 14th |
Behemoth
| 12th | 13th | 15th | style="background:gray;" colspan="2" | | 15th | style="background:gray;" colspan="5" | |
Raging Bull
| 14th | style="background:gray;" colspan="10" | |
Thunder Striker
| style="background:gray;" colspan="3" | | 7th | 8th | 10th | 7th | 8th | style="background:gray;" colspan="3" | |
Leviathan
| style="background:gray;" colspan="4" | | 15th | 6th | 8th | 7th | 6th | 8th | 9th |
Fury 325
| style="background:gray;" colspan="6" | | 4th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st |
Mako
| style="background:gray;" colspan="10" | | 15th |
List of hypercoasters
The following is a list of roller coasters with a height of at least {{Convert|200|ft}}. Shuttle roller coasters are typically not classified as hypercoasters and are therefore listed separately.{{Cite web |title=Watch the plunge from this new 325-foot roller coaster |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2015/03/06/new-roller-coaster/24506031/ |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US}}
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Manufacturer
!Number !Production |
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Intamin
|23 (5 Shuttle) |{{yes|1999–present}} |
Bolliger & Mabillard
|20 |{{yes|1999–present}} |
Arrow Dynamics
|5 |{{no|1989–2001}} |
D. H. Morgan Manufacturing
|5 |{{no|1996–2001}} |
Premier Rides
|4 (All Shuttle) |{{no|1997–2000}} |
S&S Worldwide
|4 |{{no|2006–2012}} |
Mack Rides
|5 |{{yes|2017–present}} |
Rocky Mountain Construction
|3 |{{yes|2018–present}} |
Giovanola
|2 |{{no|2000–2001}} |
TOGO
|2 |{{no|1996–1997}} |
Gerstlauer
|1 |{{no|2015}} |
Chance Morgan
|1 |{{no|2004}} |
Lagoon Amusement Park
|1 |{{no|2015}} |
Meisho Amusement Machines
| 1 (All Shuttle) | {{no|1983}} |
Roller Coaster Corporation of America
|1 |{{no|2000}} |
S&S Sansei
|1 |{{yes|2019–present}} |
Vekoma
|2 (1 Shuttle) |{{yes|2010-present}} |
=Complete circuit=
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scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Park ! scope="col" | Country ! scope="col" | Manufacturer ! scope="col" | Height ! scope="col" | Opened ! scope="col" | Status ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref |
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Magnum XL-200
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|205|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="1989-05" | May 1989 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
The Big One
| {{Flag|United Kingdom}} | {{Convert|213|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="1994-05" | May 1994 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Desperado
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|209|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="1994-08" | August 1994 | {{No|SBNO}} |
Wild Thing
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|207|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="1996-05" | May 1996 | {{Yes|Operating}} | {{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Wild Thing|location=Valleyfair!|rcdb_number=137|accessdate=August 5, 2017}} |
Fujiyama
| {{Flag|Japan}} | TOGO | {{Convert|259|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="1996-07" | July 1996 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Big Apple Coaster
| New York-New York Hotel & Casino | {{Flag|United States}} | TOGO | {{Convert|203|ft|m|abbr=on}}{{refn|group=note|name=Big Apple Coaster|Drop height is {{Convert|144|ft|m|abbr=on}}}} | data-sort-value="1997-0103" | January 1997 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
hyperion
| Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom | {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|200|ft|m|abbr=on}}{{refn|group=note|name=Steel Force|Drop height is {{Convert|205|ft|m|abbr=on}}}} | data-sort-value="1997-05" | May 1997 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Mamba
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|205|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="1998-0418" | April 1998 | {{Yes|Operating}} | {{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Mamba|location=Worlds of Fun|rcdb_number=469|accessdate=August 5, 2017}} |
Apollo's Chariot{{efn|group=coasters|name=hyperdrop}}
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|170|ft|m|abbr=on}}{{refn|group=note|name=Apollo's Chariot|Drop height is {{Convert|210|ft|m|abbr=on}}}} | data-sort-value="1999-03" | March 1999 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Raging Bull
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|202|ft|m|abbr=on}}{{refn|group=note|name=Raging Bull|Drop height is {{Convert|208|ft|m|abbr=on}}}} | data-sort-value="1999-0501" | May 1999 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Ride of Steel
| {{Flag|United States}} | Intamin | {{Convert|208|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="1999-0515" | May 1999 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Goliath
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|235|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2000-02" | February 2000 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Superman The Ride
| {{Flag|United States}} | Intamin | {{Convert|208|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2000-0505" | May 2000 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Superman – Ride of Steel{{efn|group=coasters|name=hyperdrop}}
| {{Flag|United States}} | Intamin | {{Convert|197|ft|m|abbr=on}}{{refn|group=note|name=Superman – Ride of Steel|Drop height is {{Convert|205|ft|m|abbr=on}}}} | data-sort-value="2000-0513" | May 2000 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Millennium Force{{efn|group=coasters|name=giga}}
| {{Flag|United States}} | Intamin | {{Convert|310|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2000-0513" | May 2000 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
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| {{Flag|United States}} | Roller Coaster Corporation of America | {{Convert|218|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2000-0526" | May 2000 | {{No|Removed}} |
Steel Dragon 2000{{efn|group=coasters|name=giga}}
| {{Flag|Japan}} | {{Convert|318.3|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2000-08" | August 2000 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Nitro
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|230|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2001-0407" | April 2001 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Titan
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|245|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2001-0427" | April 2001 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Phantom's Revenge{{efn|group=coasters|name=hyperdrop}}
| {{Flag|United States}} | D. H. Morgan Manufacturing/Arrow Dynamics | {{Convert|160|ft|m|abbr=on}}{{refn|group=note|name=Phantom's Revenge|Drop height is {{Convert|228|ft|m|abbr=on}}}} | data-sort-value="2001-05" | May 2001 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
X2{{efn|group=coasters|name=hyperdrop}}
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|175|ft|m|abbr=on}}{{refn|group=note|name=X2|Drop height is {{Convert|215|ft|m|abbr=on}}}} | data-sort-value="2002-01" | January 2002 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Silver Star
| {{Flag|Germany}} | {{Convert|239.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2002-03" | March 2002 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Xcelerator
| {{Flag|United States}} | Intamin | {{Convert|205|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2002-06" | June 2002 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Thunder Dolphin
| {{Flag|Japan}} | Intamin | {{Convert|262.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2003-0501" | May 2003 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Top Thrill 2{{efn|group=coasters|name=strata}}
| {{Flag|United States}} | Intamin | {{Convert|420|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2003-0504" | May 2003 | {{No|SBNO}} |
Superman el Último Escape
| {{Flag|Mexico}} | {{Convert|219.8|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2004-11" | November 2004 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
SheiKra
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|200|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2005-0521" | May 2005 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Kingda Ka{{efn|group=coasters|name=strata}}
| {{Flag|United States}} | Intamin | {{Convert|456|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2005-0521" | May 2005 | {{No|Removed}} |
Stealth
| {{Flag|United Kingdom}} | Intamin | {{Convert|205|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2006-03" | March 2006 | {{Yes|Operating}} | {{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Stealth|location=horpe Park|rcdb_number=3081|accessdate=August 5, 2017}} |
Goliath
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|200|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2006-0401" | April 2006 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
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| Zaturn | {{Flag|Japan}} | Intamin | {{Convert|205|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2006-0429" | April 2006 | {{No|Removed}} | {{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Zaturn|location=Space World|rcdb_number=3454|accessdate=August 5, 2017}} |
Eejanaika
| {{Flag|Japan}} | {{Convert|249|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2006-07" | July 2006 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Griffon
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|205|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2007-05" | May 2007 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Behemoth
| {{Flag|Canada}} | {{Convert|230|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2008-05" | May 2008 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Diamondback
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|230|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2009-04" | April 2009 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Diving Coaster
| {{Flag|China}} | {{Convert|213.3|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2009-08" | August 2009 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Thunder Striker
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|232|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2010-03" | March 2010 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Pantherian{{efn|group=coasters|name=giga}}
| {{Flag|United States}} | Intamin | {{Convert|305|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2010-04" | April 2010 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Wild Eagle
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|210|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2012-03" | March 2012 | {{Yes|Operating}} | {{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Wild Eagle|location=Dollywood|rcdb_number=10148|accessdate=August 5, 2017}} |
Leviathan{{efn|group=coasters|name=giga}}
| {{Flag|Canada}} | {{Convert|306|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2012-0406" | April 2012 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Dinoconda
| {{Flag|China}} | {{Convert|226.4|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2012-0429" | April 2012 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Shambhala
| {{Flag|Spain}} | {{Convert|249.3|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2012-0512" | May 2012 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Skyrush
| {{Flag|United States}} | Intamin | {{Convert|200|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2012-0526" | May 2012 | {{Yes|Operating}} | {{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Skyrush|location=Hershey Park|rcdb_number=10089|accessdate=August 5, 2017}} |
Bullet Coaster{{efn|group=coasters|name=hyperdrop}}
| {{Flag|China}} | {{Convert|196.8|ft|m|abbr=on}}{{refn|group=note|name=Bullet Coaster|Drop height is {{Convert|221.2|ft|m|abbr=on}}}} | data-sort-value="2012-07" | July 2012 | {{No|SBNO}} |
OCT Thrust SSC1000{{efn|group=coasters|name=hyperdrop}}
| {{Flag|China}} | {{Convert|196.8|ft|m|abbr=on}}{{refn|group=note|name=OCT Thrust SSC1000|Drop height is {{Convert|221.2|ft|m|abbr=on}}}} | data-sort-value="2014-03" | March 2014 | {{No|SBNO}} |
Fury 325{{efn|group=coasters|name=giga}}
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|325|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2015-03" | March 2015 | {{Yes|Operating}} | {{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Fury 325|location=Carowinds|rcdb_number=12273|accessdate=August 5, 2017}} |
The Oath of Kärnan
| {{Flag|Germany}} | {{Convert|239.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2015-0701" | July 2015 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Cannibal
| {{Flag|United States}} | Lagoon Amusement Park | {{Convert|208|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2015-0702" | July 2015 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Flash
| Lewa Adventure | {{Flag|China}} | {{Convert|200.2|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2016-01" | January 2016 | {{Yes|Operating}} | {{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Flash|location=Lewa Adventure|rcdb_number=6764|accessdate=August 5, 2017}} |
Flying Aces
| {{Flag|United Arab Emirates}} | Intamin | {{Convert|206.7|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2016-02" | February 2016 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Valravn
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|223|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2016-0507" | May 2016 | {{Yes|Operating}} | {{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Valravn|location=Cedar Point|rcdb_number=13383|accessdate=August 5, 2017}} |
Coaster Through the Clouds
| Nanchang Wanda Park | {{Flag|China}} | Intamin | {{Convert|242.8|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2016-0528" | May 2016 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Mako
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|200|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2016-06" | June 2016 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Red Force{{efn|group=coasters|name=giga}}
| {{Flag|Spain}} | Intamin | {{Convert|abbr=on|367|ft|m}} | data-sort-value="2017-04" | April 2017 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
DC Rivals HyperCoaster
| {{Flag|Australia}} | {{Convert|202.1|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2017-09" | September 2017 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Steel Vengeance
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|abbr=on|205|ft|m}} | data-sort-value="2018-05"| May 2018 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Draken
| Gyeongju World | {{Flag|South Korea}} | {{Convert|abbr=on|206.7|ft|m}} | data-sort-value="2018-05"| May 2018 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Hyperion
| {{Flag|Poland}} | Intamin | {{Convert|abbr=on|252|ft|m}}{{refn|group=note|name=Hyperion|Drop height is {{Convert|269|ft|m|abbr=on}}}} | data-sort-value="2018-07"| July 2018 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Hyper Coaster
| {{Flag|Turkey}} | {{Convert|abbr=on|200.2|ft|m}} | data-sort-value="2018"| 2018 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Yukon Striker
| {{Flag|Canada}} | {{Convert|abbr=on|223|ft|m}}{{refn|group=note|name=Yukon|Drop height is {{Convert|245|ft|m|abbr=on}}}} | data-sort-value="2019-05"| May 2019 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Steel Curtain
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|220|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value”2019-07” | July 2019 | {{No|SBNO}} |
Zadra
| {{Flag|Poland}} | {{Convert|abbr=on|206|ft|m}} | data-sort-value="2019-22"| August 2019 | {{Yes|Operating}} | {{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Zadra|location=Energylandia|rcdb_number=16184|accessdate=January 4, 2020}} |
Orion{{efn|group=coasters|name=gigadrop}}
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|abbr=on|287|ft|m}}{{refn|group=note|name=Orion|Drop height is {{Convert|300|ft|m|abbr=on}}}} | July 2020 | {{Yes|Operating}} | {{cite RCDB|coaster_name=Orion|location=Kings Island|rcdb_number=11437|accessdate=April 5, 2021}} |
Candymonium
| {{Flag|United States}} | 210 ft (64 m) | July 2020 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Iron Gwazi
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{convert|206|ft|m|abbr=on}} | March 2022 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Beyond the Cloud
| Suzhou Amusement Land Forest World | {{Flag|China}} | {{Convert|abbr=on|203.4|ft|m}} | July 2022 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Hyperia
| {{Flag|United Kingdom}} | {{Convert|abbr=on|236|ft|m}} | data-sort-value="2024"| May 2024 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Falcons Flight{{efn|group=coasters|name=exa}}
| {{Flag|Saudi Arabia}} | Intamin | {{Convert|abbr=on|619|ft|m}} | data-sort-value="2025"| TBD | {{Maybe|Under Construction}} |
Iron Rattler
| {{Flag|Saudi Arabia}} | Vekoma | {{Convert|abbr=on|208|ft|m}} | data-sort-value="2025"| TBD | {{Maybe|Under Construction}} |
Spitfire
| {{Flag|Saudi Arabia}} | Intamin | {{Convert|abbr=on|239|ft|m}} | data-sort-value="2025"| TBD | {{Maybe|Under Construction}} |
=Shuttle=
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scope="col" | Name
! scope="col" | Park ! scope="col" | Country ! scope="col" | Manufacturer ! scope="col" | Height ! scope="col" | Opened ! scope="col" | Status ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Ref |
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style="background-color: #D3D3D3"
| {{Flag|Japan}} | Meisho Amusement Machines | {{Convert|229.7|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="1983-06" | June 1983 | {{No|Removed}} |
style="background-color: #D3D3D3"
| Tower of Terror II{{efn|group=coasters|name=giga}} | {{Flag|Australia}} | Intamin | {{Convert|377.3|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="1997-0123" | January 1997 | {{No|Removed}} |
Superman: Escape from Krypton{{efn|group=coasters|name=strata}}
| {{Flag|United States}} | Intamin | {{Convert|415|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="1997-03" | March 1997 | {{No|SBNO}} |
style="background-color: #D3D3D3"
| {{Flag|United States}} | {{Convert|200|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="1997-06" | June 1997 | {{No|Removed}} |
Mr. Freeze
| {{Flag|United States}} | Premier Rides | {{Convert|218|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="1998-03" | March 1998 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Mr. Freeze Reverse Blast
| {{Flag|United States}} | Premier Rides | {{Convert|218|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="1998-04" | April 1998 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
style="background-color: #D3D3D3"
| NASCAR Café | {{Flag|United States}} | Premier Rides | {{Convert|224|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2000-04" | April 2000 | {{No|Removed}} |
style="background-color: #D3D3D3"
| {{Flag|United States}} | Intamin | {{Convert|215|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2002-05" | May 2002 | {{No|Removed}} |
Big Air
| {{Flag|Taiwan}} | Vekoma | {{Convert|209.3|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2010-12" | December 2010 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Turbo Track
| {{Flag|United Arab Emirates}} | Intamin | {{Convert|210|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2017-03" | March 2017 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
Legendary Twin Dragon / {{lang|zh|传奇双龙}}
| Chongqing Sunac Land | {{Flag|China}} | Intamin | {{Convert|229.6|ft|m|abbr=on}} | data-sort-value="2021-02" | February 2021 | {{Yes|Operating}} |
{{notelist|group=coasters|refs=
{{efn|group=coasters|name=giga|This is a hypercoaster that is also a giga coaster, a roller coaster that exceeds {{Convert|300|ft|m|abbr=on}} in height.}}
{{efn|group=coasters|name=strata|This is a hypercoaster that is also a strata coaster, a roller coaster that exceeds {{Convert|400|ft|m|abbr=on}} in height.}}
{{efn|group=coasters|name=hyperdrop|This is a hypercoaster that is not taller than {{Convert|200|ft|m|abbr=on}}, but has a drop of over {{Convert|200|ft|m|abbr=on}}.}}
{{efn|group=coasters|name=gigadrop|This is a giga coaster that is not taller than {{Convert|300|ft|m|abbr=on}}, but has a drop of over {{Convert|300|ft|m|abbr=on}}.}}
{{efn|group=coasters|name=exa|This is a hypercoaster that is also an exa coaster, a roller coaster that exceeds 600 ft in height}}
}}
Gallery
=B&M=
File:Apollo's Chariot (Busch Gardens Europe) 01.jpg|Apollo's Chariot at Busch Gardens Williamsburg, the first B&M Hyper Coaster{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name= Apollo's Chariot |location=Busch Gardens Williamsburg|rcdb_number=531|accessdate=14 August 2020}}
File:Leviathan Lift and Sculpture.jpg|Leviathan at Canada's Wonderland, the first B&M Giga Coaster{{Cite RCDB|coaster_name=Leviathan|location= Canada's Wonderland |rcdb_number=760|accessdate=14 August 2020}}
File:Carowinds-Fury325Entry.JPG|Fury 325 at Carowinds
File:Mako (38327155394) (cropped).jpg|Mako at SeaWorld Orlando
File:Candymonium.jpg|Candymonium at Hersheypark
File:Europa-Park Silver Star.jpg|Silver Star at Europa-Park
File:Nitro coaster.jpg|Nitro at Six Flags Great Adventure
=Other manufacturers=
File:Dorney Park Steel Force.jpg|Steel Force (D. H. Morgan) at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom
File:Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain (first drop).jpg|Goliath (Giovanola) at Six Flags Magic Mountain
File:Hyperion, Energylandia - 2018 Aug 06.jpg|Hyperion (Intamin) at Energylandia
File:DC Rivals HyperCoaster 1.jpg|DC Rivals HyperCoaster (Mack Rides) at Warner Bros. Movie World
File:Eejanaika (April 2023).jpg|Fourth-dimension hypercoaster Eejanaika (S&S Worldwide) at Fuji-Q Highland
File:Steel Vengeance Drop View.jpg|Hybrid hypercoaster Steel Vengeance (Rocky Mountain Construction) at Cedar Point
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.bolliger-mabillard.com/product/hyper-coaster|Bolliger & Mabillard's official website}}
- {{Official website|http://www.intaminworldwide.com/|Intamin official website}}
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{{Intamin}}
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