Roller Coaster Day: The roller coasters you won't want to miss

Yukon Striker | Canada

At the amusement park "Canada's Wonderland" in Ontario, you can find the "Yukon Striker" roller coaster. This coaster, with a length of 1,105 meters, leaves riders suspended for three seconds at a height of 75 meters at a 90-degree angle, then drops and continues through four additional loops.

The roller coaster ride takes about 3.5 minutes, at a speed of 130 km/h.

Kingda Ka | United States

The United States is known for its amusement parks, and one of the famous park chains is "Six Flags" with 13 parks across the country. In the "Great Adventure" park located in New Jersey, you can find the "Kingda Ka" roller coaster, which has been declared the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world, standing at 139 meters in height.

The roller coaster, with a length of 95 meters, lasts only 50 seconds, but simulates a sort of direct launch to the summit within 3.5 seconds, going straight into a 270-degree spiral and descending from a height of 127 meters. If you were curious about its speed, you'll be surprised to learn that it reaches a speed of 206 km/h.

Shambhala | Spain

In the amusement park "PortAventura" in Spain, you'll find the roller coaster 'Shambhala,' which features a 78-meter drop at a 77.4-degree angle, five "hills", a figure-eight twist, and a descent almost into the water.

The ride on the roller coaster, which is 1,564 meters long, takes about 3 minutes at a speed of 134 km/h and intersects several times with another roller coaster in the park, the "Dragon Khan."

The Smiler | UK

In the amusement park "Alton Towers" located in Staffordshire, you'll find a roller coaster that includes no less than 14 loops and various inversions during a ride lasting less than 3 minutes. Unlike other roller coasters, this one isn't extremely fast (85 km/h) or very high (30 meters), but it's just as enjoyable due to the loops, "hills", and sharp turns it features.