Both car are really fun. They have 4 all togther. But, it eally dosent matter. You just wanna be lucky to get in one. Honestly, its the most amazing ride in the world. 45 stories high, 128 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds... its crazy. lol I went on it twice and it was really fun.
No, but I have been on Dragster at Cedar Point back in 2003 (the opening year) when it did. As there pretty much the exact same ride, im pretty sure that it would be the exact same feeling.
Its at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey. They also have pretty much the same ride at Cedar Point Ohio called Top Thrill Dragster, only Dragster is 36ft lower and around 8mph slower. But you dont notice that in all honesty when your actually on them.
Judging from how slow it was climbing the hill I would say the ride E-stoped towards the end of the launch causing the speed of the train to decrease resulting in the train rolling back.
i love this ride so much. but i just doint get one thing when u wait in line for w.e row u choose to sit. how come tht one flag thingy hangin with all the info. y does it say 458 ft into the sky.. i thought it was 456 ft high
When I went on TTD it was much more reliable. It didn't break down once. When I was on line for Kingda Ka it broke down twice. Once when I was 6th for the front then another right when I was at the gate =O. Then it shutdown for like 2 hours like 15 minutes after I got off. Still my favorite coaster though.
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every 1 here is wrong its 458ft High and goes 128 mph i went on it i live in new jersey i go there every year i think i would know and that top thrill ride is a Fu**en imposter kingda ka is the real roller coaster top thrill copied kingda ka so fuck off top thrill
Top Thrill Dragster got built through out the winter of 2002 and opened 2003. Kingda Ka Opened in 2005. TTD could not have 'copied' KK because it was built 3 years before it !! TTD I have to say is the better ride of the two. KK is awesome as well, but TTD has a better restraint system and seems so much smoother (due to no vibration). But your right about the stats. The only thing your not taking into account is over launches that can push the top speed of both coasters up by between 7-8mph.
you're right about the restraints, TTD's restraints are a lot cooler, it makes the drop seem scarier than Kingda Ka's because there's less holding you in. I still like Kingda Ka better though, the airtime hill at the end is so awesome, you can barely keep your eyes open, the final stretch on TTD seems boring to me =O.
no your wrong though it says 458 feet in the station they announce just before you go to the launch area you are soaring 456 in to the air ha you just got oned
Don't you just hate it when morons like this think they're so smart... TTD opened in 2003, Kingda Ka didn't open until 2005, secondly They're different rides because Kingda Ka features a 130 ft. airtime hill (ok.. somewhere in the 130s) but anyway, thirdly they're both designed by the exact same company, so basically it's equivalent of copying yourself...
ralph627: Retard. Top Thrill Dragster was built in 2002-2003. Kingda Ka was built in 2004-2005. How can Top Thrill Dragster be a "Fu**en imposter" if it came 2 years before Kingda Ka? Get your facts straight!
your all wrong people i went on that you go 130 miles perhour in just 3.5 seconds and its 456ft hight, man when i went on that nearly everybody shit there pants
Afraid not. Its 127mph. Thats the official speed. Look on RCDB. This has the stats and speeds of all coasters in the world. It will probably reach 130mph with an overlaunch as TTD reaches 126/127mph with an overlaunch. KK is pretty rough if your not in the front cars though Dragster321. Its not Vekoma coasters rough, but its a lot rougher than TTD. Ive been on both, and TTD is the much better ride all round. Everything about it is better.
The front row is as smooth as glass. The wind keeps your head against the headrest and prevents head rattling. Definately ride in the front for the best ride possible on KK.
Kingda Ka is faster and higher. I have not rode it, but opinion seems to be mixed as to which is better.I dont mind a bit of roughness if it means I get higher and faster, & im sure it cant be that bad. Not as bad as you are saying anyhow. I have ridden a lot of other Intamin rollercoasters including Dragster, & every one has been butter smooth. When your getting onto 130mph in speed, you have got to expect a little vibration. But again a great video. I have not seen Kingda Ka rollback before !!
Man, it nowhere near makes it over the top !! I have to say that while KK is good, its just not as good as TTD. You cant tell its any higher or faster than TTD (7mph is nothing when your already going 120mph), and the shaky launch that wobbles and vibrates combined with those OSR's that you whack you face into when going through that twist on the way down just take away from it. Maybe with better cars it would shine, but you shouldn't have to sit in the front 3 cars to get a painless ride.
Amyways that is frickin scary i woulg piss my pants and fill the car...
awesomeizzieXD 2 months ago
Wow its didnt even make it to the top......
awesomeizzieXD 2 months ago
skip to 2:13 for the rollback
rollercoasterguy1219 9 months ago
I believe they people who are working there just want more fun and do that twice a day. :D
Morphi94 1 year ago
that coaster is beast but God it just kept breaking down over and over and over and over
darkm00nitalian1 1 year ago
Which is better Kingda Ka or Xcelerator?
iTurf707 1 year ago
@iTurf707 Kingda Ka. But Top Thrill Dragster is way better then Kingda Ka
NorthwestCoasters17 1 year ago
@NorthwestCoasters17 soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo not true
coasterkid95 8 months ago
@coasterkid95 TTD has always been the best Intamin excelerator.
NorthwestCoasters17 8 months ago
its not that fast and doesnt seem like a long time of fun
bobbyboucher31 1 year ago
I went on this thing today...I blacked out for like 3 seconds once it took off and when I opened my eyes we were already headed down hill
Magicking788 1 year ago
this ride is the funnest thing ive ever done in my life
CanMan024 1 year ago
ive been on this. it ROCKS
TheAlmightyTaffy 1 year ago
Everytime I go to kingda ka I ask my dad to sit the back so theres a rollback evrytime
Vorox144 1 year ago 8
@Vorox144 LMAO!
SirAvalord 1 year ago
@Vorox144 bro inbox me the next time u go
briiix3baybee 1 year ago
@Vorox144 :D that is hilarious
ZoostersBreakout 1 year ago
Every time i go to six flags kingda ka I ask my day to sit in the back so the roller coaster does a rollback Its awesome
Vorox144 1 year ago
is it worth it to go to six flags on a tuesday during school in may? the lines will be shoter, but the park isnt open as long. Thanks
tff1293 1 year ago
they use a catapult from an aircraft carrier to launch it.thats the only way to get it up there
VeryProductions 2 years ago 4
how high is kingda ka?
kenster1111 2 years ago
400 feet.
DreamDistortion 2 years ago
456 ft
paperwings2008 2 years ago 3
@kenster1111 456ft
Siieeerrrraaaaa16 1 year ago
HOW DO WORKS KNOW HOW HIGH THERE R LOL :)
bgreenloveboys888 2 years ago
wat? I guess they look down
Electronicman24 2 years ago
ya maybe sorry nvm idk wat i just ask it didnt make sence lol
bgreenloveboys888 2 years ago
it looks fun i want to go on when they have a roll back!
PhotoMedia12 2 years ago
i wanna go on this soo bad...someone describe the cars to me cuz i really wanna make sure i dont go in the orange car
hahaqee02 2 years ago
Both car are really fun. They have 4 all togther. But, it eally dosent matter. You just wanna be lucky to get in one. Honestly, its the most amazing ride in the world. 45 stories high, 128 miles per hour in 3.5 seconds... its crazy. lol I went on it twice and it was really fun.
WaffleFight 2 years ago
@WaffleFight I've been on it 15+ times and I haven't been on a rollback yet): I can't wait til I'm on one ahahaha.
JennaLL 1 year ago
you should give it a race.
BTW the orange car has a some rare problems, it has like the record for most rollbacks
HazBruvProductions 2 years ago
i wana be on it when it rolls back lol so fun
kensington129 2 years ago
how high is this ride? x
xxxlucixx 2 years ago
Its 456ft
xtremecoasters 2 years ago
the ornage car never makes it..
carrot1337 2 years ago
Just went on it today!
I live 15 minutes in the car from Six Flags Great Adventure! HAHA
1if30wn3r 2 years ago 2
wow, american theme parks are so mucj better than british ones =)
SuckOnMyRedong 2 years ago 8
whatever
charlielicks2k7 2 years ago
and british theme parks are so much better san German ones...
Tobias543797543 2 years ago
haha :D vicitm! there's no british themepark which is better than !one! german themepark :D !!
extremfilmer 2 years ago
Thorpe Park... are you german?
Tobias543797543 2 years ago
no i'm not german :D
extremfilmer 2 years ago
alton towers?
MetallicaPalmer 2 years ago
Where is Kingda Ka?
greatmoves123 2 years ago
New Jersey, jacksonville
urie6543801 2 years ago
Cool thanks
greatmoves123 2 years ago
I've been on Kingda at least 7 times and everytime it did not rollback. lucky
KingsDominionLvr 2 years ago
I would ride either until they did a rollback
KingsDominionLvr 2 years ago
how was it?
KingsDominionLvr 2 years ago
2:11 - Its then when it rollbacks!
drwhofanclub 2 years ago
Have u ever been on Kingda Ka when it did a rollback?
KingsDominionLvr 2 years ago
No, but I have been on Dragster at Cedar Point back in 2003 (the opening year) when it did. As there pretty much the exact same ride, im pretty sure that it would be the exact same feeling.
xtremecoasters 2 years ago
I have been on the Dragster 5 times and 2 of them it rolled back.
The kingda Ka i was on it twice and it rolled back once
CBJPro 2 years ago
It sure did the 2nd though!!!
xtremecoasters 2 years ago
the first time it did not even rollback!
KingsDominionLvr 2 years ago
Wow That Is AWESOME KINGDA KA IS THE BEST
wittloc 2 years ago
yeah this ride is only faster than xcelerater in knotts berry farm CA By only 4 sec of thime
......... this ride is still cool
Thesunscript 2 years ago
What does this mean?:: how come the green car makes the orange car dosen`t?
sims2015 2 years ago
I hope it has really good brakes!!! I woulld freak out!!! They didn't even look scared!!!
sims2015 2 years ago
the brakes are magnetic,
that means: they will always work. Even if there is a electric faillure
slimmerikje 2 years ago
OMG thats got to suck
Reptile789 2 years ago
new jersey. six flags
thezaytinidude 2 years ago
where is that ride
littleXmissXwow 2 years ago
Its at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey. They also have pretty much the same ride at Cedar Point Ohio called Top Thrill Dragster, only Dragster is 36ft lower and around 8mph slower. But you dont notice that in all honesty when your actually on them.
xtremecoasters 2 years ago
how come the green car makes the orange car dosen`t?
scaryboy10 3 years ago
Judging from how slow it was climbing the hill I would say the ride E-stoped towards the end of the launch causing the speed of the train to decrease resulting in the train rolling back.
~Matthew
thrillrideseeker 3 years ago
Number 1.
andrewbarrett42 3 years ago
I dont care who copied who?
Honestly Xcelerator was the first of its kind.Sure you can put thumbs down but it's a fact!Check the years they were made in!
RebelSoldier68 3 years ago
I agree. Xcelerator is also an awesome coaster :)
xtremecoasters 3 years ago
And it has more than just one or two little drops.
jedigamerninja 3 years ago
lol that wasnt even close to getting over
asugnrusa 3 years ago
when it rolls back doesnt it start over again until you actually make the huge drop
Apallo313 3 years ago
yeah u get to launch again
guitarshop29 2 years ago
i love this ride so much. but i just doint get one thing when u wait in line for w.e row u choose to sit. how come tht one flag thingy hangin with all the info. y does it say 458 ft into the sky.. i thought it was 456 ft high
Nintendowii1992 3 years ago
i was there today and was actually wondering about that cause i saw it too.
nickschober 3 years ago
When I went on TTD it was much more reliable. It didn't break down once. When I was on line for Kingda Ka it broke down twice. Once when I was 6th for the front then another right when I was at the gate =O. Then it shutdown for like 2 hours like 15 minutes after I got off. Still my favorite coaster though.
mastertaylor180 3 years ago
mastertaylor, it's technically a "break down", it's more like all the boosters didn't launch and they had to restart.
thespeedyone2001 3 years ago
ya, and they also can't run it when the wind is over 25 mph, or around there
mikedub1219 3 years ago
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every 1 here is wrong its 458ft High and goes 128 mph i went on it i live in new jersey i go there every year i think i would know and that top thrill ride is a Fu**en imposter kingda ka is the real roller coaster top thrill copied kingda ka so fuck off top thrill
ralph627 3 years ago
Top Thrill Dragster got built through out the winter of 2002 and opened 2003. Kingda Ka Opened in 2005. TTD could not have 'copied' KK because it was built 3 years before it !! TTD I have to say is the better ride of the two. KK is awesome as well, but TTD has a better restraint system and seems so much smoother (due to no vibration). But your right about the stats. The only thing your not taking into account is over launches that can push the top speed of both coasters up by between 7-8mph.
xtremecoasters 3 years ago
I agree with you xtremecoasters, TTD does have a way better restraint system. It gives you more of a thrill.
cutlessli 3 years ago
you're right about the restraints, TTD's restraints are a lot cooler, it makes the drop seem scarier than Kingda Ka's because there's less holding you in. I still like Kingda Ka better though, the airtime hill at the end is so awesome, you can barely keep your eyes open, the final stretch on TTD seems boring to me =O.
mastertaylor180 3 years ago
no your wrong though it says 458 feet in the station they announce just before you go to the launch area you are soaring 456 in to the air ha you just got oned
rollercoasterdudes 3 years ago
Don't you just hate it when morons like this think they're so smart... TTD opened in 2003, Kingda Ka didn't open until 2005, secondly They're different rides because Kingda Ka features a 130 ft. airtime hill (ok.. somewhere in the 130s) but anyway, thirdly they're both designed by the exact same company, so basically it's equivalent of copying yourself...
mastertaylor180 3 years ago 2
The point is that they all copied xcelerator at knotts berry farm.
mraxtun 3 years ago
ralph627: Retard. Top Thrill Dragster was built in 2002-2003. Kingda Ka was built in 2004-2005. How can Top Thrill Dragster be a "Fu**en imposter" if it came 2 years before Kingda Ka? Get your facts straight!
Mamba205 3 years ago
Yeah go ahead and say that until you realize that its built by same company idiot.
supernovamaniac 3 years ago
kk looks better!!
loveyunakim 3 years ago
i've rode both kka & ttd, and i prefer kka :D
lore1991 3 years ago
your all wrong people i went on that you go 130 miles perhour in just 3.5 seconds and its 456ft hight, man when i went on that nearly everybody shit there pants
Hottie4U95 3 years ago
Afraid not. Its 127mph. Thats the official speed. Look on RCDB. This has the stats and speeds of all coasters in the world. It will probably reach 130mph with an overlaunch as TTD reaches 126/127mph with an overlaunch. KK is pretty rough if your not in the front cars though Dragster321. Its not Vekoma coasters rough, but its a lot rougher than TTD. Ive been on both, and TTD is the much better ride all round. Everything about it is better.
cedarpoint1 3 years ago
The front row is as smooth as glass. The wind keeps your head against the headrest and prevents head rattling. Definately ride in the front for the best ride possible on KK.
warioware2k5 3 years ago
its 456 feet high and 128 mph
12rollercoasters12 3 years ago 3
it doesnt really shoot 128 mph. thats just the average. its normaly anywhere from 126-130.
eetgeok 3 years ago
Kingda Ka is faster and higher. I have not rode it, but opinion seems to be mixed as to which is better.I dont mind a bit of roughness if it means I get higher and faster, & im sure it cant be that bad. Not as bad as you are saying anyhow. I have ridden a lot of other Intamin rollercoasters including Dragster, & every one has been butter smooth. When your getting onto 130mph in speed, you have got to expect a little vibration. But again a great video. I have not seen Kingda Ka rollback before !!
SixFlagsOhio 3 years ago
Man, it nowhere near makes it over the top !! I have to say that while KK is good, its just not as good as TTD. You cant tell its any higher or faster than TTD (7mph is nothing when your already going 120mph), and the shaky launch that wobbles and vibrates combined with those OSR's that you whack you face into when going through that twist on the way down just take away from it. Maybe with better cars it would shine, but you shouldn't have to sit in the front 3 cars to get a painless ride.
Dragster321 3 years ago