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Post December 29th, 2005, 2:54 am

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On Chistmas I got the "Guinness World Records 2006" and they clain Kingda Ka is 418 Ft. and I read on other sites (www.rcdb.com) that it was 456 Ft. Which is it?

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Post December 29th, 2005, 3:03 am

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It has a 418ft Drop - probably just some confusion on the part of the editors not knowing the height differs from the drop.

Post December 29th, 2005, 3:11 am

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Yea I noticed that too. That makes it between the Observation Wheel and Hospital, as long as they are right.

Post December 29th, 2005, 3:20 am

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Ya it must be a mix up because I just re-read it and it said 418 off the ground

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Post December 30th, 2005, 7:11 pm

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I think the folks at Guinness have been drinking too much of the Guinness again. I'd go with 456 because after working two and a half seasons where TTD is, we all know that number way too well. Hey, they let me go, so I can admit that Kingda Ka is bigger, faster, and has much better restraints!

Post December 30th, 2005, 8:27 pm

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You know, it really makes no difference. When your covering that much ground in that amount of time, 418 is the same as 456. I didn't notice much height difference between Titan and Raging Bull. If us coaster nuts notice that, I wonder how many other flaws there are. People on some engineering forum are all "the tallest monutment is 655' not 630'." BTW, thats totally not true. [^]

Post December 30th, 2005, 9:25 pm

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King da ka is 456ft and the drop is 418ft so it is the tallest and fastest coaster on the plant I have also seen that in the guness world records 06 book I think that they are talking about the drop not the real hight of the coaster it is 456ft tall I know this becuse it says it in my map of six flags great avtere rcdb also says that the ride is 28 sceounds long and goes 128mph in 3.2 scounds I think that the gforge on king da ka is relly high at the lunch of the ride I watched it when it was testing when I was at the park over the summer and it goes relly fast I don'nt think that I whould like to go that fast on a rollercoaster becuse there is nothing around you but the headrest and the over the shoulder restandts I don'nt think that it is worth a 5hour wate when there is other coasters in the park.


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