Launch Comparison

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This page allows you to compare the acceleration profiles of different roller coasters' launches. You may select the desired coasters from the list below, or choose "Select Random" to randomly select four coasters.

The data for this page is taken from the .forces files uploaded to this site. For coasters where multiple recordings are available, the average g-force among all of the recordings is used.

If you have a recording of a launch you would like added to this page, please upload your .forces file to this site. Site administrators are notified of all new uploads and we will add any recordings with a launch to this site as soon as possible. If we don't, please contact us at the link on the about page.

Peak Force	Name	Park	# Rec
0.539g	Arctic Rescue (launch 1)	Seaworld San Diego	1
0.502g	Arctic Rescue (launch 2)	Seaworld San Diego	1
0.765g	Backlot Stunt Coaster	Kings Island	1
0.769g	Big Bear Mountain	Dollywood	6
0.834g	Booster Bike	Toverland	1
0.705g	Copperhead Strike	Carowinds	3
1.857g	Desert Race	Heide Park Resort	1
3.764g	Dodonpa SYNTHETIC*	Fuji-Q Highland	1
0.552g	Electric Eel	Seaworld San Diego	1
0.886g	Firechaser Express	Dollywood	3
0.960g	Firechaser Express (Backwards launch)	Dollywood	3
1.175g	Flash: Vertical Velocity	Six Flags Great America	5
0.945g	Flight of Fear	Kings Island	2
0.695g	Full Throttle (Backwards launch)	Six Flags Magic Mountain	1
1.351g	Full Throttle (First launch)	Six Flags Magic Mountain	1
0.788g	ICON (launch 1)	Blackpool Pleasure Beach	1
1.402g	Incredible Hulk	Islands of Adventure	1
2.673g	Kingda Ka	Six Flags Great Adventure	4
1.136g	Lightning Rod (Launch)	Dollywood	1
0.447g	Mandrill Mayhem	Chessington World of Adventures	5
1.269g	Maverick (70mph launch)	Cedar Point	7
2.334g	Maxx Force	Six Flags Great America	19
1.121g	Mr Freeze	Six Flags St. Louis	3
0.587g	Phobia Phear Coaster	Lake Compounce	2
1.049g	Poltergeist	Six Flags Fiesta Texas	1
1.599g	Powder Keg	Silver Dollar City	5
1.943g	Rita	Alton Towers	2
1.843g	Stealth	Thorpe Park	9
1.232g	Steel Venom	Valleyfair	4
2.061g	Storm Runner	Hersheypark	9
1.210g	SUPERMAN: Escape From Krypton	Six Flags Magic Mountain	1
1.148g	Taron	Phantasialand	5
1.148g	Thunderbird	Holiday World	22
0.582g	Tigris (First launch)	Busch Gardens Tampa	1
1.021g	Top Thrill 2 (First launch)	Cedar Point	3
0.706g	Top Thrill 2 (Third launch)	Cedar Point	3
2.478g	Top Thrill Dragster	Cedar Point	5
1.065g	Velocicoaster (First launch)	Universal Studios Islands of Adventure	2
1.005g	Voltron Nevera (Backwards launch)	Europa Park	1
1.251g	Voltron Nevera (First launch)	Europa Park	1
0.813g	West Coast Racers	Six Flags Magic Mountain	4
1.142g	Wicked Twister	Cedar Point	1
2.030g	Xcelerator	Knott's Berry Farm	8

Peak Force

Name

Park

# Rec

Color

0.539g

Arctic Rescue (launch 1)

Seaworld San Diego

0.502g

Arctic Rescue (launch 2)

Seaworld San Diego

0.765g

Backlot Stunt Coaster

Kings Island

0.769g

Big Bear Mountain

Dollywood

0.834g

Booster Bike

Toverland

0.705g

Copperhead Strike

Carowinds

1.857g

Desert Race

Heide Park Resort

3.764g

Dodonpa SYNTHETIC*

Fuji-Q Highland

0.552g

Electric Eel

Seaworld San Diego

0.886g

Firechaser Express

Dollywood

0.960g

Firechaser Express (Backwards launch)

Dollywood

1.175g

Flash: Vertical Velocity

Six Flags Great America

0.945g

Flight of Fear

Kings Island

0.695g

Full Throttle (Backwards launch)

Six Flags Magic Mountain

1.351g

Full Throttle (First launch)

Six Flags Magic Mountain

0.788g

ICON (launch 1)

Blackpool Pleasure Beach

1.402g

Incredible Hulk

Islands of Adventure

2.673g

Kingda Ka

Six Flags Great Adventure

1.136g

Lightning Rod (Launch)

Dollywood

0.447g

Mandrill Mayhem

Chessington World of Adventures

1.269g

Maverick (70mph launch)

Cedar Point

2.334g

Maxx Force

Six Flags Great America

1.121g

Mr Freeze

Six Flags St. Louis

0.587g

Phobia Phear Coaster

Lake Compounce

1.049g

Poltergeist

Six Flags Fiesta Texas

1.599g

Powder Keg

Silver Dollar City

1.943g

Rita

Alton Towers

1.843g

Stealth

Thorpe Park

1.232g

Steel Venom

Valleyfair

2.061g

Storm Runner

Hersheypark

1.210g

SUPERMAN: Escape From Krypton

Six Flags Magic Mountain

1.148g

Taron

Phantasialand

1.148g

Thunderbird

Holiday World

0.582g

Tigris (First launch)

Busch Gardens Tampa

1.021g

Top Thrill 2 (First launch)

Cedar Point

0.706g

Top Thrill 2 (Third launch)

Cedar Point

2.478g

Top Thrill Dragster

Cedar Point

1.065g

Velocicoaster (First launch)

Universal Studios Islands of Adventure

1.005g

Voltron Nevera (Backwards launch)

Europa Park

1.251g

Voltron Nevera (First launch)

Europa Park

0.813g

West Coast Racers

Six Flags Magic Mountain

1.142g

Wicked Twister

Cedar Point

2.030g

Xcelerator

Knott's Berry Farm

*Dodonpa Synthetic is simply a restretching of Maxx Force's data to align with Dodonpa's acceleration statistics. A recording of Dodonpa's actual launch would be much appreciated.