Steepest Roller Coasters in the World

About This Dataset

The steepest roller coasters in the world by maximum drop angle in degrees. Every ride here exceeds vertical (90°): the leader, TMNT Shellraiser in the United States, plunges at 121.5°, meaning riders are tilted back beyond straight down.

✨ AI Insight

All eight coasters are 'beyond-vertical', dropping at angles greater than 90° so riders briefly face back toward the sky. The spread is remarkably narrow - just 10.5° separates the steepest, TMNT Shellraiser (121.5°), from eighth-place Steel Hawg (111°) - showing how tightly clustered the record for steepness has become. The top four (Shellraiser, Takabisha, Green Lantern Coaster and Crazy Bird) are packed within 1.5° of one another, effectively tied. Unlike the height and length rankings dominated by Gulf mega-coasters, this list is geographically diverse, with entries from the USA, Japan, Australia, China, France and the UK, reflecting that extreme steepness is achieved through compact drop design rather than sheer scale.

Source: Wikipedia - List of Roller Coaster Rankings

Key Findings

Auto-computed highlights from this dataset

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TMNT Shellraiser (USA) leads with 122 in 2025.

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Average value in 2025: 117 · median: 118.

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Gap in 2025: TMNT Shellraiser (USA) is 1.1× larger than Steel Hawg (USA).