The Kingda Ka roller coaster was reduced to a pile of mangled steel during a controlled implosion set off at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025.

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The coaster opened in 2010 and boasts a top speed of 149 mph. Kingda Ka has carried more than 12 million riders since it opened in 2005, Six Flags said.

Kingda Ka, once the world's tallest and second-fastest roller coaster, was demolished after 20 years at Six Flags Great Adventure. The coaster, known for its 128 mph launch and 456-foot top hat ...

The king has fallen. Six Flags’ iconic Kingda Ka roller coaster — once ranked the tallest and fastest in the world — has been reduced to mere rubble in a caught-on-camera implosion. Footage ...

After announcing Kingda Ka's closure, Six Flags revealed plans to remove the ride to make room for a new, "multi-record-breaking launched roller coaster," set to open in 2026.

Kingda Ka, a Six Flags' landmark that was once touted as the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world, was imploded on Friday. Taiwan won't take reciprocal tariffs against US, will remove ...

Unlike many roller coasters that build anticipation by ratcheting you up slowly to a huge drop, Kingda Ka used a hydraulic launch system to catapult its riders from 0-128 mph in 3.5 seconds, up a ...

Kingda Ka, the world's tallest roller coaster, has been reduced to a pile of rubble by an implosion. The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office said the implosion was expected to happen between 9 a.m ...

Click here for updates on this story New Jersey (KYW) -- Kingda Ka, once the tallest and fastest roller coaster in the world, is now a pile of rubble after it was imploded at New Jersey's Six ...