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Leap-The-Dips is the world's oldest operating wooden roller coaster and North America's last surviving side friction roller coaster. It is located at Lakemont Park in Altoona, Pennsylvania and was built in 1902 by the E. Joy Morris Company. Leap-the-Dips operated until 1985, when it closed due to disrepair. A fund-raising campaign led to a restoration starting in 1997 and a reopening on Memorial Day 1999. Although the ride is quite tame by today's standards, being only 41 ft (12.5 m) in height and having an average speed of 10 mph (16 km/h), many people still ride it. Several riders report that the rear wheels of cars were once able to leave the track at the crest of some dips. At one time there was a "twin" coaster called Leap the Dips at Mounds State Park in Anderson Indiana. This ride was installed around the great mound in 1908 and visitors said at the top of the ride you could see all the way down to the river. Due to lack of business, the amusement park started selling its equipment in the early 1920's. The Leap-The-Dips is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and in 1996 was designated a National Historic Landmark. It is also an American Coaster Enthusiasts Coaster Classic and Coaster Landmark

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Currently, Kingda Ka, at Six Flags Great Adventure, with its highest point of 456 ft (139 m). The hill you go up and drop down on literally looks like a really really tall upside-down U. P.S. Its top speed is 128 mph (206 km/h).

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The top ten tallest coasters are: # Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure, USA # Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point, USA # Superman: The Escape at Six Flags Magic Mountain, USA # Tower of Terror at Dreamworld, Australia # Steel Dragon 2000 at Nagashima Spa Land, Japan # Millennium Force at Cedar Point, USA # Thunder Dolphin at LaQua, Japan # Fujiyama at Fuji-Q Highlands, Japan # Eejanaika at Fuji-Q Highlands, Japan # Titan at Six Flags Over Texas, USA Some sites also mention these: * Goliath at Six Flags Magic Mountain, USA * Silver Star at Europa Park, Germany

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The tallest roller coaster ever is Kingda Ka. Located in the Six Flags in New Jersey. This roller coaster is 2,000 feet tall and the first thing you see in space. Six Flags actually asks you to hold your breath because you can't breath at the top.

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Kingda Ka, located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, United States.

It is 456 feet (139 meters) tall and has a top speed of 128 mph (226 km/h), and has two hills. The first being the 456 ft tall "Top Hat", and the second being a 130 ft tall low-profile airtime hill. The coaster's brakes consist of LSM magnets, which slow the coaster quickly but comfortably.

This coaster was made by the world-renowned coaster company Intamin, which is a popular company on the market along with Bolliger & Mabillard.

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The most expensive roller coaster ever made is the Expedition Everest in Walt Disney World, in Florida. It was $100 million to create the ride and it took the Disney company 6 years to complete it.

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The King Da Ka in NJ Six flags

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Disney world in Florida is the largest

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