Roller coaster engineer Korey Kiepert joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about roller coasters and the people who design them. How do roller coasters work? Who invented the first roller coaster? How are roller coasters tested? What the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world? How do they stay on the rails while looping and speeding down the track? Engineer Korey Kiepert answers each of these questions plus plenty more on Roller Coaster Support.
0:00 Roller Coaster Support
0:12 Kingda Ka, the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world
0:36 Who invented the roller coaster?
1:19 That sinking feeling
2:34 The best seat on a roller coaster
3:17 How are roller coasters tested?
4:35 Wooden coasters vs. Metal
5:38 How roller coasters stay on the tracks
6:34 The art and science of roller coaster design
7:35 Let’s hear it for engineers
8:24 Chat, is it easy to design roller coasters?
9:03 Why do all inverts have a curved first drop?
9:46 How many roller coasters does one person design?
10:28 How do roller coasters work?
11:00 Are carnival rides safe?
11:48 Why are the rides so short?
12:34 Does the USA have the best roller coasters?
13:16 What roller coasters will be like in 40 years
14:03 Why hit the brakes?
14:31 Why do roller coasters make me tired?
14:44 Why do roller coasters break down?
15:23 The line between wooden and metal roller coasters
Director: Jackie Phillips
Director of Photography: AJ Young
Editor: Richard Trammell
Talent: Korey Kiepert
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Paul Gulyas
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark
Casting Producer: Nicholas Sawyer
Camera Operator: Lucas Vilicich
Sound Mixer: Paul Cornett
Production Assistant: Lauren Boucher
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: Jason Malizia; JC Scruggs
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward
The photo of Gold Reef City was taken by NOLWEEN and used under the Creative Commons 3.0 license:
The photo of the Wildcat Coaster was taken by WILDCAT1 and has been released into the public domain by the author.
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@ntando_nje
August 21, 2024 at 4:50 pm
Tower of terror is considered a roller coaster?
@triple7marc
August 21, 2024 at 5:03 pm
The one at Gold Reef City? Yes lol
@samgolba5995
August 21, 2024 at 4:54 pm
14:09 for those of you unfamiliar…. @eltororyan
@TehSymbiote
August 21, 2024 at 5:07 pm
Growing up in Cincinnati and working at King’s Island in my youth, I’ve definitely ridden The Beast at least a few hundred times. The Son of Beast was fun but too dangerous, unfortunately.
@TehSymbiote
August 21, 2024 at 5:08 pm
* don’t pause me 😂 *
@bendaaa69
August 21, 2024 at 5:29 pm
kingda ka isnt the fastest
@Shamanized
August 21, 2024 at 5:30 pm
He has such a good energy and explained stuff so well, this was cool to hear about
@josephferrara6309
August 21, 2024 at 5:34 pm
Seems like Korey is a little salty towards RMC with his hybrid comment at the end.
@bryanp6354
August 21, 2024 at 5:41 pm
2:27…Sooo what you’re telling me is that a ride designer is trying to find the g-spot to give us a thrilling ride?…
@Rootof-2
August 21, 2024 at 5:51 pm
This one’s a keeper
@SSTrid
August 21, 2024 at 5:59 pm
Isn’t formula Rossa faster than Ka?
@elishadan212
August 21, 2024 at 6:09 pm
It’s sad how difficult things have become in the present generation. I was wondering how to Utilize some money I had. I used some of it for e-commerce business, but that sank. I’m thinking of how to use what’s left to invest, but I don’t really know which way to go.
@MaryLinda-my5td
August 21, 2024 at 6:14 pm
Money invested is far better than money saved, when you invest it gives you the opportunity to increase your financial worth.
@shana.ball3
August 21, 2024 at 6:15 pm
The wisest thing that should be on everyone’s mind currently should be to invest in different streams of income that doesn’t depend on government paycheck, especially with current economic crisis around the world. This is still a time to invest in stocks, forex and digital currencies.
@SegunSpiff
August 21, 2024 at 6:16 pm
Many individuals report success in investing in stocks, forex and cryptocurrency (Bitcoin), yet I continue to struggle. Can someone help me out or advise me on what to do?
@nicoled.conyers
August 21, 2024 at 6:22 pm
Investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity. And not just any investment but an investment with guaranteed return.
@shirleya.osgood
August 21, 2024 at 6:24 pm
*yeah investment is the key to sustaining your financial longevity but venturing into any legit investment or business without a proper guidance of an expert can lead to great loss too.*
@sbongakhumalo1774
August 21, 2024 at 6:41 pm
South African here and that ride is called Tower of Terror and I’ve never been so scared of a ride in my life.
@AlmightyArceus
August 21, 2024 at 7:04 pm
Roller coasters imo are some of the most purely good things we have ever made.
@f1-mag
August 21, 2024 at 7:12 pm
Kingda ka isn’t the fastest in the world
@reginaldsimms199
August 21, 2024 at 7:13 pm
I want to know who designed the bat wing?
@sockswastakentwice
August 21, 2024 at 7:36 pm
at 0:12, the fastest coaster in the world is actually formula rossa, king da ka is the tallest tho
@divij.1
August 21, 2024 at 7:39 pm
He got the first and straight-up question wrong, which makes me wonder about the rest. Just a heads up: Formula Rossa is the fastest coaster at 149 mph, not Kingda Ka, which tops out at 128 mph. Keep the facts straight, even if formula rosa is closed it’s still fast and isn’t always closed either.
@TheNorwoodCat
August 21, 2024 at 7:50 pm
How the heck did that support pillar huge crack get missed at Carowinds Amusement Park? That was wild.
@danielcook4712
August 21, 2024 at 7:55 pm
There is a correct answer to the best seat and he almost nailed it. But the correct answer is. You will
Usually get the most air time/negative Gs in the back, but you will get the most positive and lateral Gs in the front, on most coasters. So it depends on the coaster
@sonyipod
August 21, 2024 at 8:35 pm
So the first question he got half wrong
@thedude4063
August 21, 2024 at 8:40 pm
Formula Rossa is the fastest coaster in the world…
@merfalerf2201
August 21, 2024 at 8:44 pm
Just a small very nitpicky caveat. The reason you feel that weightlessness on a roller coaster is not due to a force cancelling out the force of gravity, you are in fact being allowed to free fall on the ride, which is what gives that weightless feeling. He talks about astronauts, and it’s the same with them! Orbiting the Earth is just constantly free falling around it.
TLDR: Weightlessness is the sensation of falling, not of another force counteracting gravity.
@nickwelty1751
August 21, 2024 at 9:00 pm
I think with that inverted first drop question it’s more that the angle the track needs to be for the drop to be thrilling would pinch the trains together. The swing allows for a steep drop by curving into it.
@CoastergGopher66
August 21, 2024 at 9:09 pm
Sick. Now interview a roller coaster mechanic and ask them some questions lol
@fireflyfox93
August 21, 2024 at 9:15 pm
I remember the coaster race of the late 90s/early 2000s. It created some great rides.
@dwhitman12341
August 21, 2024 at 9:22 pm
I thought the fastest in the world was Formula Rossa
@Catcrumbs
August 22, 2024 at 4:36 pm
SI units please
@brucewayne1894
August 22, 2024 at 5:10 pm
The fastest roller coaster in the world is actually Formula Rossa
@brucewayne1894
August 22, 2024 at 5:14 pm
Topher Grace is a roller coaster engineer??? COOL! 😂
@Trinkletoes1234
August 22, 2024 at 5:19 pm
Formula Ross as faster then king da ka right?
@gwflare1
August 22, 2024 at 5:23 pm
Woah was not expecting a Kennywood shout out!
@Datareel
August 22, 2024 at 5:26 pm
The fastest is actually formula rossa
@DukeofHesse-he7bu
August 22, 2024 at 5:27 pm
The best seat is on the ground watching the roller coaster.
@Spooper_Kaitlin
August 22, 2024 at 5:30 pm
I remember riding The Beast so many times when I was a kid! That ride is so much fun!
@h4wz
August 22, 2024 at 5:30 pm
Dude is a roller coaster engineer and doesn’t even know the true faster coaster in the world ☠️ 0:19
@robmausser
August 22, 2024 at 5:31 pm
Carnival rides seem unsafe because they are pulling them apart and putting them together multiple times, but that also means that they can inspect each part and find problems easier. Sometimes you can’t see a hairline crack in metal fatigue until you pull something apart for example. If anything it might be more dangerous for a ride that is static and is never pulled apart because there could be hidden issues.
@tristanlw57
August 22, 2024 at 5:39 pm
Olympia looping is amazing! 🤩 Have been on it twice at London Winter Wonderland, best get your self there!! 😁
@MasonKeller-fb2ix
August 22, 2024 at 6:21 pm
Hi I’d like to make a quick correction to the first question answered in this video; kanda ka is the tallest roller coaster in the world BUT it is not the fastest. That title belongs to a coaster called Formula Rossa in Japan, which top speed is 149.1 mph. Kanda Ka goes very fast as well (128 mph), but it’s not the fastest in the world. Other than that great video, it’s so much fun to learn even more about roller coasters!
@kameronthompson7515
August 22, 2024 at 6:36 pm
This might be my dream job
@meditalisoo7
August 22, 2024 at 7:14 pm
The Answer about the best seat is really: It depends. On a bad rough ride you really don’t want to sit in the back as it will be more intense. The front is usually not the most extreme but the view is definitely the best and most of the time you will have a smooth ride. On a good coaster the back row is really the best though as it is more intense and you have more airtime.
@PoutsNKsul
August 22, 2024 at 7:25 pm
2:30 It’s the body’s inertia that counteracts gravity. If you consider it a force, it would be centrifugal.
@JlM1337
August 22, 2024 at 7:38 pm
14:06, everyone who ever seriously played roller coaster tycoon would know this
@AustrianCitizen
August 22, 2024 at 7:38 pm
He grew up in the 90s ??
@AufdemLaufenden777
August 22, 2024 at 7:55 pm
Kingda Ka is NOT the fastest in the world
@pop_ulation
August 22, 2024 at 7:56 pm
The Grizzly at King’s Dominion in VA is my all-time favorite roller coaster.
@zoowiimama
August 22, 2024 at 8:04 pm
Any coaster enthusiasts out there? ✋
@AsaNoGaijin
August 22, 2024 at 8:19 pm
How can he not mention Fuji Q or Disney in Japan??
@randobizarre5449
August 22, 2024 at 8:29 pm
Topher Grace doubles as roller coaster engineer.
@therealmacaron
August 22, 2024 at 8:50 pm
0:34 The fastest coaster in the world is not Kingda Ka, but instead is Formula Rossa in Abu Dabhi (I may be wrong about where it is though.)
@mastarich12
August 22, 2024 at 8:51 pm
Everytime I see a roller coaster on maintenance. I know they are making sure everything is safe first or else it’ll turn into final destination. 💀
@rdfox76
August 22, 2024 at 9:15 pm
“The real answer is you need to try every row on every coaster.” So true; sometimes, you get the unexpected and inexplicable best row. The ur-example of that is probably the “magic seat” on Magnum XL-200 (or, as we called it when I was light enough to still ride most coasters, the “ejector seat”); for reasons that have never been made clear and apparently were never even understood by the designers, the best airtime on it isn’t in the front row or the back row, it’s in the third row of the first car, where you get such violent ejector airtime off of every hill that it can actually be painful. There’s nothing like it in any other row in the train, period, and to this day, nobody understands why… just that it’s the closest thing you can get to riding a real fighter jet ejection seat without being in an airplane.
@DoubIeO
August 23, 2024 at 5:04 pm
I was under the impression that the fastest roller coster is the Ferrari Roller Coaster in the Arabian Emirates, it nearly reaches 150mp/h (149.1mp/h or 240km/h) or does that not qualify as a roller coaster?
@Yonel6969
August 23, 2024 at 5:05 pm
Its been closed for like 8 months tbf
@julienlarieux6321
August 23, 2024 at 5:07 pm
Is there a school to become a roller coaster designer ? I would like to do this job. How can I do ?
@MikaelTCIPElmblad
August 23, 2024 at 5:07 pm
11.4M subs and cant event add metric measurements 😒
@EverettWilson
August 23, 2024 at 5:27 pm
Someone should’ve asked about the Euthanasia Coaster.
@billymarshall8103
August 23, 2024 at 5:29 pm
“The same people that inspect rides at amusement parks are inspecting rides at carnivals”.
We’re all going to die!
@Yoda123
August 23, 2024 at 5:30 pm
WHERES THE COMMENT SAYING KINGDA KA IS NOT THE FASTEST COASTER IN THE WORLD ITS FORMULA ROSSA 😡😡😡
@parkourhovey
August 23, 2024 at 5:30 pm
Literally got the first question wrong. The fastest in the world is currently the Formula Rossa in Abu Dhabi
@pleappleappleap
August 23, 2024 at 5:39 pm
Isn’t the Ferrari thing in Abu Dhabi faster than Kingda Ka?
@EzyPup
August 23, 2024 at 5:43 pm
2:24 Colossus the fire dragon at lagoon
@pleappleappleap
August 23, 2024 at 5:50 pm
I’m old fashioned. My favorite roller coaster feature is the trick track.
@thedoncjg6263
August 23, 2024 at 5:56 pm
I thought this was George Lucas
@sneedysneed
August 23, 2024 at 5:57 pm
you answered me! 😂 @MissSneed at 7:33 thank you! you ARE cool 😎 i worked at six flags magic mountain for years, lots of roller coasters on hills interacting with each other. this was really cool to watch (thanks chance for sending to me) ❤🎢🎢
@jonathanfalkowski4275
August 23, 2024 at 6:33 pm
I thought this was “Rollercoaster Tycoon Support”. Now I’m sad.
@ReflexEight
August 23, 2024 at 6:38 pm
This was my dream job for many years when I was a little kid
@TweezerShred
August 23, 2024 at 6:49 pm
Lol didnt even abswer the 1st question. He said US!😂
@JaydaKapri
August 23, 2024 at 6:52 pm
*taking notes for planet coaster*
@TheAC420
August 23, 2024 at 6:58 pm
Wooden > Metal
@crescentlady
August 23, 2024 at 7:16 pm
Thank you for sharing your insight and your passion. You’re a delight to watch!
@justineck5664
August 23, 2024 at 7:16 pm
Dude, no, the silver bullet in Oklahoma city breaks down every year. It has stranded riders so many times it doesn’t even make the news any more.
@DuckSquad4
August 23, 2024 at 7:32 pm
At some point in the future will we get to the point where wooden roller-coasters be able to loop or never?
@reggiewatts1926
August 23, 2024 at 7:57 pm
Is this guy Topher Grace in a disguise?
@thekenjiness
August 23, 2024 at 8:26 pm
Y’all have had early access for 3 days and not one of you could sponsor block it for us?
@RobertUrsery
August 23, 2024 at 8:42 pm
I typically like the very last seat on most rides
@partybhoy1967
August 23, 2024 at 9:03 pm
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@mandmgaming8164
August 23, 2024 at 9:20 pm
Formula Rossa is actually the fastest roller coaster in the world clocking in at 149 mph, faster than Kingda Ka’s top speed of 128 mph.
@lowkeyproductions6681
August 24, 2024 at 3:10 pm
@14:09 did anyone else watching this immediately hear “for those of you who are unfamiliar, a block zone…” in their head?
@jennifersherman5379
August 24, 2024 at 3:22 pm
When TT2 opens. Its not opening until next year.
@harlster4163
August 24, 2024 at 4:23 pm
Some of these questions are “did you even go to school?” kinds of questions
@luna85uk41
August 24, 2024 at 4:34 pm
14:04 the question about mid ride block brakes, for a good example of why they exist go and look at the Smiler crash in the UK.
@NoNamerMr
August 24, 2024 at 4:55 pm
For me personally, the best seat for was in the last row. Not because of the view, but because of the (g) forces. I.e. In the first row coming into the vertical loop, you are the slowest when reaching the top and accelerate when coming down again. In the back tho, you are the slowest right before or after you entered the vertical loop. You then accelerate into the loop rather than just out of it. Same for curves, hills, etc. Plus, most of the time I had shorter waiting times as many ppl will prefer front – mid over last rows :p
@Peter_Tissot
August 24, 2024 at 5:00 pm
this is more of a TED-ed talk!
@Elijahxrod
August 24, 2024 at 5:14 pm
It’s always been my dream to design rollercoasters I have over 100 original designs I know will never make it to the light of day but I could still dream
@brian-jf9gb
August 24, 2024 at 5:50 pm
Fastest in the world is formula rossa
@mikenetherlin6912
August 24, 2024 at 5:53 pm
I’m the front in case someone gets sick.
@alorachan
August 24, 2024 at 5:53 pm
I love that my younger years of coaster research and obsession meant that I already knew the answers to most of these questions. lol I haven’t ridden nearly as many coaster as I’d like, but I used to research them a LOT, definitely something I’m super fascinated by. 😀
@Gramercy_Stiffs
August 24, 2024 at 6:08 pm
I’m sorry you’ll have to speak up, wood is present.
@AnnoyingNewsletters
August 24, 2024 at 6:30 pm
4:40 _What’s better old school wood or modern metal?_
*Laughs in Steel Vengeance*
*_Why not both?!_*
Cedar Point Amusement Park’s wooden coaster Mean Streak got converted into Steel Vengeance.
@AnnoyingNewsletters
August 24, 2024 at 6:34 pm
Here’s an important question:
As Americans get fatter and fatter, why do coasters seats seem to be getting smaller and smaller?
Do you not want obese people to go to amusement parks?
@shannonwatts8729
August 24, 2024 at 6:34 pm
i’ve been on the fold up loop ride at londons winter wonderland!!!
@AnnoyingNewsletters
August 24, 2024 at 6:44 pm
11:55 Cedar Point Amusement Park’s wooden coaster Mean Streak (1991 – 2016) had a ride duration of 3 minutes and 13 seconds.
I swear it was designed as one of those ball bearing coaster projects,. Curtis D. Summers, tell me I’m not wrong.
@alanorlando
August 24, 2024 at 6:56 pm
Ótimo vídeo! Jogo até hoje ROLLER COASTER TYCOON 2. Só eu achei que o Korey parece com o Topher Grace?
@unwoundsteak17
August 24, 2024 at 7:17 pm
0:17 Kingda Ka is the tallest in the world, but it’s only the fastest in North America. Formula Rossa at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi is faster (149mph)
@maryjanehansen7947
August 24, 2024 at 7:18 pm
i hate roller coasters idk why i’m watching this
@lnhairytarantula781
August 24, 2024 at 7:18 pm
While Kingda Ka is the tallest and fastest coaster in the US, the second question, which was fastest in the world, would actually be Formula Rossa. It runs at almost 150mph/240km/h.
@PabloGonzalez-hv3td
August 24, 2024 at 7:53 pm
Back seat is best on a long train and big drop for speed.
The front is a ways down before full speed is reached. Back seat is at top speed the entire way down.
@apocrypta.
August 24, 2024 at 8:09 pm
AUTISM SATIATED THIS IS THE BEST
@QuincyKane
August 24, 2024 at 8:17 pm
I love roller coasters; this was great!
@MultiWeb23
August 24, 2024 at 8:31 pm
00:26 ah, yes, meaningless american ways of measuring stuff
PS.: now I know why they are called “montanhas-russas” (russian mountains) in Portuguese
@juanstepbehind
August 24, 2024 at 8:49 pm
Formula Rossa is the fastest…getting the first question wrong lol what
@Request_2_PANic
August 24, 2024 at 9:01 pm
I can’t think of the name or set number currently, but I recognize the K’nex roller coaster to the left side.
@suninmyeyesyes
August 25, 2024 at 3:29 am
People who don’t like theme parks are unwell or wrong.
@irecruitfish7410
August 25, 2024 at 9:31 am
People die at theme parks … I didn’t know this until YouTube started recommending videos for me. I was at six flags yesterday and started getting nervous because I watch those videos😂
@jellylemonade1655
August 25, 2024 at 9:34 am
@@irecruitfish7410 not that often though. people drive cars yet there a FAR more deaths to car crashes than rollercoaster crashes
@nathanmays7926
August 25, 2024 at 3:58 am
I’m not a roller coaster engineer, but I am an engineer. My guess is that over the next 40 years most of the innovation in coasters will be safety related and external stimulus (scenery/water/lighting/etc). What the rider actually feels will remain mostly the same.
@Nevir202
August 25, 2024 at 4:10 am
Wow this was a terrible video. barely answered half the questions. Kept dodging and just saying whatever he felt like,
If you aren’t going to answer questions, why even allow them to be asked? LOL
@wyldeman0O7
August 25, 2024 at 4:34 am
Freefall is the best metric for rollercoasters, such a rush, so classic!
@dert693
August 25, 2024 at 5:07 am
Shout out to other South Africans watching this! We were mentioned: Gold Reef City.
@sodazman
August 25, 2024 at 5:43 am
Kingda ka is the tallest but not the fastest. That honor goes to Formula Rossa in Abu Dhabi – 149mph.
@546people
August 25, 2024 at 9:54 am
My whole life I believed the roller coaster industry was filled with with these guys. I will continue that mentality so I can show my son a fun time.
@annikamarjatta
August 25, 2024 at 9:58 am
this guy is very cool and i learned a lot, but how has no one commented on the fact that this guy looks and speaks exactly like topher grace??
@AndreiPascu
August 25, 2024 at 10:48 am
bro politician-answered half of the questions
@caison8759
August 25, 2024 at 11:05 am
Went in curious about roller-coasters, went out with existential thoughts of “the wooden roller-coaster of Theseus.”
@nsvii44
August 25, 2024 at 11:06 am
This man looks and sounds like Topher Grace. Someone needs to convince me this isn’t him in a wig and fake goatee.
@snapperboat25
August 25, 2024 at 11:34 am
Not entirely sure this isn’t Bill Hader impersonating a roller coaster engineer.
@karatemaster1144
August 25, 2024 at 11:42 am
12:05 Growing up in the 1990’s… and HE’S TOTALLY GREY?
@SirArghPirate
August 25, 2024 at 2:11 pm
How can there be a difference in experience (except for the view) between where you sit on the train? All the carts experience the exact same velocity and accelerations.
@hardwearjunkie
August 25, 2024 at 3:53 pm
I would have liked it (knowing it could be fantasy) if he mentioned that Roller Coaster Tycoon got many engineers into ride design. That would have been delicious icing.😄
@timault8209
August 25, 2024 at 4:49 pm
(6:33) In light of your comment where you describe the mark of a successful roller coaster design, do you think a roller coaster like (the former) “Intimidator 302” is a failure due to its intensity?
@ExtremeTeddy
August 25, 2024 at 4:53 pm
Olympia Loop is great. I managed to ride it some years ago when it was at our local fair(Hamburger DOM) here in Hamburg, Germany. Great transportable coaster 🥰
@alexandrano6721
August 25, 2024 at 5:08 pm
What about formula rossa?
@cyclicmusings2661
August 25, 2024 at 5:12 pm
I do watch quite a bit of roller coaster and Star Wars content on YouTube and when I clicked on the thumbnail I found it rather amusing to imagine a younger George Lucas talking about roller coasters.
@gijoe678
August 25, 2024 at 5:12 pm
It’s good that Eric Foreman found a career he loves
@maxhagenauer24
August 25, 2024 at 5:27 pm
Anyone else do no limits 2 and creo?
@snowthemegaabsol6819
August 25, 2024 at 6:41 pm
1:19 This answer should have been reviewed by a physicist, I doubt it was. It doesn’t apply to steady drops or loops.
We don’t experience weight in the first place, what we actually experience what we sit down is not our weight pushing downward, but the surface pushing us back upward, and that feeling is concentrated on where we’re making contact with that surface, even though our weight is centered in our lower stomach. What we call the feeling of weightlessness is when that upward push gets weaker or disappears completely. When a carriage falls down a steep, steady drop, accelerating under its own weight, that is when riders experience the most weightlessness, because the carriage stops exerting that upward force on them. A similar, though generally weaker sensation of this is felt in loops as the carriage crosses the apex.
The whole centripetal acceleration explanation is a special case of this explanation, and _only_ applies to going over hill crests, which wasn’t in the original question to begin with.
@wherethetatosat
August 25, 2024 at 6:50 pm
“What’s better: wooden or modern?”
Rocky Mountain Construction overhaul.
@_Beenis
August 25, 2024 at 8:48 pm
or 8 g’s like mission space at epcot. That rides kills mfers
@bdown08
August 25, 2024 at 8:52 pm
Dude literally got the first question wrong how am I supposed to take this seriously? Formula Rossa is the fastest roller coaster in the world.
@JillKnapp
August 26, 2024 at 12:17 am
What a cool guy with a neat job. I love his enthusiasm!
@johnnajackson9264
August 26, 2024 at 12:47 am
Here in the comments section, I’ve found my people.
@EGDmitry
August 26, 2024 at 2:02 am
isn’t this the turkish guy who just became a hero at the olympic shooting games?
@Grato537
August 26, 2024 at 2:02 am
The first answer is wrong. Kingda Ka is the tallest (in USA and world) but it is not the fastest in the world, which is Formula Rossa.
@LordHypnos4
August 26, 2024 at 2:45 am
The seat right behind the guy who gets his head cut off
@alexstewart839
August 26, 2024 at 3:19 am
14:42 Because they’re complicated, you turnip!
@qdoll
August 26, 2024 at 3:35 am
He reminds me of Topher Grace
@KPad87
August 26, 2024 at 3:54 am
Front seats is the best
@L0op
August 26, 2024 at 7:38 am
6:55 that’s the thing. I went on F.L.Y. at Phantasialand once. it was an amazing ride. But! I don’t want to go again. You have to leave your stuff in a locker , and they have literal metal detectors in the line, to make sure people don’t take anything with them onto the ride. I thought that was just for show, but no. I can absolutely see how you would lose everything you are carrying in your pockets, and how that stuff would end up in low earth orbit.
I genuinely had to rest for half an hour after riding it.
@Melanie-rp4gg
August 26, 2024 at 8:45 am
3:01 been on that one in the video, I panicked and started crying screaming for someone to get me off, somehow hoping to pass out wich didn’t happen
In the end I was traumatized but thinking back it’s hilarious 😂
@Tactical_Hotdog
August 26, 2024 at 9:13 am
Today on “I’ve never heard of google”…
@bobjones6646
August 26, 2024 at 9:22 am
I guarantee Grant O’Brien has watched this.
@croatan7984
August 26, 2024 at 10:58 am
Math is cool
@knickknack2688
August 26, 2024 at 12:26 pm
lol he looks like a convert in the thumbnail
@user-xt7og5vp8p
August 26, 2024 at 1:31 pm
Excellence!
@SodiumWage
August 26, 2024 at 2:42 pm
LOVE this episode! Korey is fantastic and does a great job of explaining the engineering behind all this. And I also want to acknowledge the great person / people who find the talent to have on these episodes – seriously, you all get the best people every single time!
@oreopharaoh3748
August 26, 2024 at 3:11 pm
Formula Rosa is faster
@maximilianhaslau9518
August 26, 2024 at 3:35 pm
The fastest in the world is Formula Rossa, not Kingda Ka. I realy respect you and your job, but your answer was wrong.
@bryanturnbow8189
August 26, 2024 at 5:31 pm
I am in college right now pursuing my dream of becoming a rollercoaster engineer! Ever since I was a kid it was k’nex rollercoasters, roller coaster tycoon.
@mailynnrivers2693
August 26, 2024 at 6:04 pm
10:08 I was waiting!!!!! If you mention Miller you gotta mention the OG, Kennywood!! X3 Seriously, THE best wooden coasters. Smooth, fun, amazing rides~
@awwboo88
August 26, 2024 at 7:31 pm
How did no one ask how R.C get stuck?!
@SellUrSoulFoDaHollywoodDream
August 26, 2024 at 7:32 pm
All of em
@MargisonGODBEY
August 26, 2024 at 7:46 pm
Alpine slides are awesome
@pidgeydoodles7549
August 26, 2024 at 8:13 pm
“actually Formula Rossa is the fastest”
they asked what is the tallest and fastest IN THE USA.
@rogeliogarcia-cavazos3715
August 26, 2024 at 8:33 pm
Anybody else see Eric Foreman?
@Trissydoesart
August 26, 2024 at 10:14 pm
Crazy to see pov footage of defunct Georgia Cyclone in this. Loved it so much while it lasted.
@dustinhere1419
August 26, 2024 at 10:22 pm
formula rossa is the fastest not kingda ka…
@B1GJano
August 26, 2024 at 10:25 pm
I got to meet Korey as a college student back in 2017 while he and his team at Gravity Group were building Mine Blower and got to tour their construction site. As someone who wanted to be what he is one day, he was fantastic to meet and was very kind to us students. So cool to see this interview and I wish continued success to Korey and his team!
@rjsulzbach
August 26, 2024 at 10:41 pm
Who is the Uncle Roger wannabe??
@SerenaWhatever
August 26, 2024 at 11:46 pm
he is so hot
@jptv5726
August 26, 2024 at 11:54 pm
i rode the olympia looper last year and it is a great coaster, it is just a little rough.
@Kavukamari
August 27, 2024 at 1:31 am
how many coasters could a coaster designer design if a coaster designer could design coasters?
@guillermolopez-rios4670
August 27, 2024 at 2:23 am
Fastest roller coaster is Formula Rossa in Ferrari World Abu Dhabi
@thomasfix7172
August 27, 2024 at 3:00 am
Kingda Ka tallest, yes. Not the fastest though in the world. That belongs to Formula Rossa in Abu Dhabi.
@birgitta3379
August 27, 2024 at 3:18 am
I love how he obviously loves riding roller coasters as well as designing them, that’s so awesome for him!!
@k0walsk
August 27, 2024 at 7:32 am
My dream job as a kid… Next to car designer. Went with the latter:D
@PHAEDRIDER
August 27, 2024 at 9:54 am
90 degrees
@MyklHicks-nk2fr
August 27, 2024 at 11:44 am
What ride is @7:14 ?
@asqwert2121
August 27, 2024 at 11:46 am
Ive recorded a POV of Kingdra Ka on my Channel
@joshuakravitz1524
August 27, 2024 at 12:18 pm
Interesting he’s running Autodesk inventor for design
@SuperRodriguez2005
August 27, 2024 at 1:35 pm
To answer the question on the ad for this, the best seat to sit on a roller coaster is not on the roller coaster.
@Aaron111486
August 27, 2024 at 1:55 pm
This is not the fastest ride in the world there’s one in Ferrari World that goes about 150 something miles an hour I believe look into it
@Dadodaw
August 27, 2024 at 2:27 pm
I’ve been playing Roller Coaster Tycoon since the 90s, I’m a bit of a Roller Coaster engineer myself.
@zeronerlmx
August 27, 2024 at 4:39 pm
Isn’t the fastest the Formula Rossa in Abu Dhabi?
@murph120779
August 27, 2024 at 7:19 pm
Lost all credibility with the first question. Kingdom Ka is not the fastest roller coaster in the world. Formula Rossa is!
@burgessbrooks4435
August 27, 2024 at 8:52 pm
Ill answer this before i watch the back is best.
@allyourpie4323
August 27, 2024 at 9:24 pm
In 40 years: Real life Mr. Bones’ Wild Ride.
@hishamettayebi1774
August 27, 2024 at 9:31 pm
He got the first one wrong. The fastest roller coaster in the world is the Formula Rossa with a top speed of 148mph.
@eastmeetswestpresents6923
August 27, 2024 at 9:44 pm
Tom Scott did an entire episode about rollercoasters and one thing they mentioned thats worth its own tweet reply to the history of rollercoasters is the Flip-Flap Railway which was an attempt to do a loop-de-loop rollercoaster after the Switchback Railway proved you can make rollercoasters. However, the Flip-Flap Railway did not succeed well because the engineers were not physicists and thus… the ride was very uncomfortable for everyone involved
@eggw0ll
August 27, 2024 at 10:25 pm
CedarPoint to the top!
@daltonzoletta
August 27, 2024 at 11:24 pm
IDK how anyone can ride them, doesn’t anyone worry about the businesses operating the coasters failing to maintain them, and subsequently drawing the random ticket of being on that coaster when it fails. When my wife was a little girl she almost fell out of a coaster that didn’t have a functioning safety restraint bar. When I was 7, I saw a person drown at Disney, while not relating to roller coasters, they just pulled his body out of the water and everyone carried on swimming… like there was just a dead body in that pool, wtf… Then, when I was 9, I went on a field trip where a persons shoe – complete with detached foot inside – fell off an overhead coaster near my group. It was one of those hanging underneath coasters and the guy clipped a loose guidewire that sheared his foot off at about 90 mph… If you have ever been at a park when someone gets injured, it is surreal, they quickly drag the body parts off, hose off the blood, and everything continues as if someone wasn’t just brutally injured by one of the “fun rides”. Almost like they know putting full transparency on their injury and deaths would cost them their business? There is no such thing as a *safe* amusement park, just *safer* amusement parks.
@marleee.2174
August 28, 2024 at 9:09 am
Haha, I love how Fisher Price was one of the question askers ❤
@michaelmcchesney6645
August 28, 2024 at 9:44 am
I actually consider myself fortunate to have been on Disneyland’s Magic Mountain when it broke down. That’s because after they stopped the ride, they turned on the lights. Sure, we had to sit there for 10 minutes while they fixed whatever issue made them stop the ride, but I actually got to see what the ride looked like with the light on. Also, after they started the ride back up, they let us ride the ride all the way through a second time to make it up to us. As I said, I think we were fortunate to have that happen.
@dannyo727
August 28, 2024 at 12:11 pm
is it possible to experience negative G-force💀
@noeynoah45
August 28, 2024 at 12:31 pm
first answer wrong kingda ka is not the fastest
@unclebobboomergames
August 28, 2024 at 2:01 pm
Id assume for different rides it may slightly vary. For the thing i want in a ride, the back is where to go for me
@liamh3710
August 28, 2024 at 2:51 pm
Had me facepalming at the start. Kingda Ka is the tallest, but it is not the fastest. You’d think this guy would know that, right?
And before anyone says “I’m pretty sure he meant currently operating” that wasn’t the question. Formula Rossa may be closed, at the moment, but it’s still standing and will reopen. Unless that changes, Formula Rossa is faster. It’s like saying The Smiler no longer had the most inversions on a rollercoaster when it was closed for a period of time. Weird logic.
@BanterMaestro2-y9z
August 28, 2024 at 7:55 pm
It all depends on what you consider ‘best.’ What do the riders consider best? That is the only measure that matters, and it is entirely subjective.
@davidsongood2627
August 28, 2024 at 9:24 pm
0:29 This is incorrect information. Formula Rossa at Ferrari world is the fastest roller coaster in the world at 149mph. Kingda Ka is only the tallest.
@justinmohan3993
August 28, 2024 at 9:29 pm
Front vs back for me, is feeling like youre being pulled over hills in the back seat or you get pushed up and over if youre in the front.
@kmh032008
August 28, 2024 at 10:13 pm
Did someone ask what a block zone is? Where is Eltororyan?!
@nooble14_
August 28, 2024 at 10:23 pm
what’s the difference between negative and positive g’s
@moon感
August 29, 2024 at 1:36 am
the best seat on a rollercoaster is the one you’re not sitting on
@LoveSheeeeena
August 29, 2024 at 3:44 am
Wait why am i so interested? The way he lights tf up when he explains but does not mansplane. Wow
@haywoodyoudome
August 29, 2024 at 7:06 am
oMg so glad he doesn’t mansplane…….
@wilmofosho
August 29, 2024 at 10:11 am
For any roller coaster enthusiast out there, the twisted timbers at King’s Dominion was recently opened, reopened, reworked a couple years ago. It’s considered a hybrid coaster like he said at the end. It is by far the wildest most exhilarating ride I’ve ever had. When the coaster stopped I was laughing because I had no clue what just happened. The park also has other great roller coasters so it’s worth a visit. The dominator is the smoothest one I’ve ridden and they also have the intimidator 305 which I just found out in this video no longer holds the G-Force record but it used to. My wife blacked out for about 3 seconds on that roller coaster
@wilmofosho
August 29, 2024 at 10:18 am
I just watched the video of the Tower of terror in South Africa. I would hardly call that a roller coaster let alone claiming the record for one drop. The intimidator is light years better
@hotandnasty
August 29, 2024 at 12:26 pm
Cedar Point all the way babay!
@ZackRToler
August 29, 2024 at 2:01 pm
Aren’t metal rollercoasters affected by expansion/shrinking as well with heat? I know it’s an issue with trains, so usually, when laying down track, they try to lay it down at the highest temperature they can, even artificially heating it as they lay it down and weld it to other tracks, as to prevent any bending. Though perhaps they do the same with coasters
@richiedollabillz
August 29, 2024 at 8:53 pm
Old eric forman