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A giga coaster is a type of roller coaster with a height or drop of at least 300 feet (91 m).[1] The term was coined during the construction of the Millennium Force, a roller coaster built by Intamin on Cedar Point amusement park.[2][3] Although Morgan and Bolliger & Mabillard have not used the term giga,[4] both have also produced roller coasters in this class.

Millennium Force, the first giga coaster.

List of giga coasters

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Name Park Manufacturer Status Opened Height Drop Ref
Millennium Force Cedar Point Intamin Operating May 13, 2000 310 feet (94 m) 300 feet (91 m) [5]
Steel Dragon 2000 Nagashima Spa Land Morgan Operating August 1, 2000 318.2 feet (97.0 m) 306.8 feet (93.5 m) [6]
Pantherian Kings Dominion Intamin Operating April 2, 2010 305 feet (93 m) 300 feet (91 m) [7]
Leviathan Canada's Wonderland Bolliger & Mabillard Operating May 6, 2012 306 feet (93 m) 306 feet (93 m) [8]
Fury 325 Carowinds Bolliger & Mabillard Operating March 25, 2015 325 feet (99 m) 320 feet (98 m) [9][10]
Red Force Ferrari Land Intamin Operating April 7, 2017 367 feet (112 m) N/A [11]
Orion Kings Island Bolliger & Mabillard Operating July 2, 2020 287 feet (87 m) 300 feet (91 m) [12]
  1. ^ Murphy, Mekado (August 17, 2015). "Just How Tall Can Roller Coasters Get?". The New York Times. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  2. ^ "310-Foot-Tall "Giga-Coaster" Nears End of Construction". UltimateRollercoaster.com. March 9, 2000. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Millennium Force". Cedar Point. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  4. ^ "Bolliger & Mabillard – Products". Archived from the original on 21 June 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Millennium Force-Cedar Point". rcdb.com.
  6. ^ "Steel Dragon 2000-Nagashima Spa Land". rcdb.com.
  7. ^ "Pantherian-Kings Dominion". rcdb.com.
  8. ^ "Leviathan-Canada's Wonderland". rcdb.com.
  9. ^ "Fury 325-Carowinds". rcdb.com.
  10. ^ "Carowinds reopens Fury 325 rollercoaster, closed for over a month". WRAL. August 10, 2023. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
  11. ^ "Red Force-Ferrari Land". rcdb.com.
  12. ^ "Orion-Kings Island". rcdb.com.
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