Top Thrill Dragster At Cedar Point

Top Thrill Dragster is a steel accelerator roller coaster built by Intamin at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, United States. It was the sixteenth roller coaster built at the park since the Blue Streak in 1964. When built in 2003, it was the first full circuit roller coaster to exceed 400 feet (120 m) in height, and was the tallest roller coaster in the world, before being surpassed by Kingda Ka in May 2005. Top Thrill Dragster, along with Kingda Ka, are the only strata coasters in existence. It was the second hydraulically-launched roller coaster built by Intamin, following Xcelerator at Knott's Berry Farm. The tagline for Top Thrill Dragster is "Race for the Sky".

[@B9KGF]

0:56 Every girl I've ever been with

[@cedarflags]

George Karathanasopoulos OMG😂😂

[@theendofanerror4173]

LMFAO!! 😆 👏 😆 👏

[@RevelationWolfMC]

17 seconds cause she didn’t want yo dick anymore

[@maltheIDM]

PotatoNinja no, it's the best 17 seconds of your life

[@abulato]

George Karathanasopoulos not me I haven’t been with one yet

[@Overlord277]

"Best ride in Amurica." That's all I need to know.

[@ntroww2250]

@AJ Illinois helll no

[@Bap983]

@Michael Wedeking that’s normal lol plus it’s fast of course it’s rough.

[@willalwaysloveOHIO]

So worth it. I told myself years ago that I'd never ride it, but this time around back in August, I decided against that. I made sure it was the first ride I got on, and I have ZERO regrets!

[@Jimmylovessalt]

It’s been 9 years and not a single comment has been on this comment… let me fix that 🗿🍷

[@gokartgamer9701]

Guys I have a little thing to point out. Surely Kingda Ka is bigger but it's only by thirty feet and six flaggs did that just to annoy Cedar Point and claim tallest coaster in the world. Also dragster has so much better theming and in a better location in the park with a smoother launch.

[@ss-vm7vw]

GoKartGamer the same company made them.....

[@zariaanyanwu5339]

The company gave six flags king da ka to beat their own record.

[@noahzeitlin6850]

You didn’t even mention the lapbars

[@silentxreaper1347]

danthetechguru 1 they ripped off top thrill it was first and the lapbars are amazing on top thrill but kingda ka has over shoulder so the launch is rough as hell

[@ShizeiTigras]

I prefer Kingda Ka purely because SFGA is closer to me

[@jod4719]

"this ride is jam packed with elements" lol wut

[@anthonyhenderson8371]

u mom imagine if this ride sent riders into space

[@Nanfeii]

High speed, a nine degree angle, high height

[@ryanpenman251]

I count the whole ride as one element, but it's my all time single favorite element on any coaster

[@MollyKumpfhappytime7]

I went on it three times. It really is the best seventeen seconds of your life. :)

[@urbex_coasters]

Do-Dodonpa, Kingda Ka, and Superman at Magic Mountain have a message for that GP at the end.

[@veryiraqi]

Wouldn't be so cool if Top Thrill Dragster had two tracks and was a racing coaster like Gemini? I mean, the theme is about racing but you're not racing anything! It would also make the ride line move a lot faster.

[@porkypiggieboy]

Mohamed Alemara They tried that with Batman and Robin: The Chiller. It uses way too much power.

[@coastx6140]

Sup3r Ry4n That was an LIM launch not Hydraulic. The hydraulic launchers would not hurt anything. It would be perfectly fine because it stored up energy within 45 seconds. I’m like Batman and robin where is it stored up energy and let it go in like a split-second causing brownouts.

[@RomanSecundus]

ur racing to get to the front of the line before the ride breaks down

[@bblazeff1]

Rode this many times. Front car back middle. Such a blast

[@haleylowe908]

I went there and rode all of the roller coasters

[@arctrooper6386]

Kid.. just stop

[@abraham7414]

Yeah kid stop

[@jacobisworld9516]

I’ve been there back in 2019. I got to write a ball except for one which was the steel vengeance.

[@Syndellica]

This ride is awesome!! I’ve been on it!!

[@grapiken7766]

"I have a need for speed"... For God's sake!

[@KimberlySouseksporty883]

I rode this yesterday, nothing compares to it!

[@Flufferssss]

Kimberly Sousek what about king da ka?

[@FireCat_P]

@@Flufferssss kingda ka is not as smooth, and has an over the shoulder harness compared the the lapbar on top thrill dragster, also you get way less airtime on kingda ka then this

[@Flufferssss]

Firecat productions really? I’ve heard that the airtime was way longer in the king da ka

[@FireCat_P]

@@Flufferssss kingda ka has trim brakes on the top hat, and the airtime hill after that is so long that you dont get alot of airtime on it

[@TheFringes.]

The amount of GP in the comments below

[@coastx6140]

The Fringes Yes

[@Umesport0409]

@@noway8231 general puplic, which means usally people that know very little about coaster

[@mikeclark3856]

I rode it 2 times same day as well as every one of the Roller Coasters at Cedar Point. For myself i enjoyed Millennium Force much more It has speed, height, G-forces and a super long ride. I really think Cedar Point is an awesome park to visit. We pulled our travel trailer up from Anniston Alabama, spent a 3 day weekend and had a fabulous time.

[@jackbluepirate87]

Everything I see the launch go off, I can't help but yell, "SKIBIDIBOP MMM DADA!!"

[@Jimmylovessalt]

Bro predicted gen alpha

[@jackbluepirate87]

@@Jimmylovessalt Ight lads! I'm a prophet

[@jonathandeans6701]

2:17 did anyone else notice that the car is going up backwards?

[@jonathandeans6701]

I think they do that just to make us go "whaaaa??..."

[@Jonathan.R.Pereira]

Jonathan Deans I think that's how they send it back to the start line ...

[@jonathandeans6701]

Like if it rolls back?

[@Jonathan.R.Pereira]

Jonathan Deans Yup :)

[@jonathandeans6701]

But it was on the brake run side...

[@jacobisworld9516]

I Love This Coaster Is My Favorite Coaster At Cedar Point. It Goes 120 Miles Per Hour. 0:18 116 Or 113 Miles Per Hour. 2:20 117 Miles Per Hour.

[@static8566]

It'S a KiNgDa Ka RiP oFf!!!!!

[@skydecay1540]

and that ride hasn’t been touched since 2021 after a devastating accident that left a lady with severe head injuries

[@ramakrishnadarsipudi7520]

Just got done playing I love ❤️ this

[@vincentferrante8238]

If kingda ka had the lapbars like dragster than it would be a toss up of which one is better

[@Booga04Minecraft]

So... the Kingda Ka but yellow and red?

[@brandonbrady4232]

This came in 2003, kingda ka came out 2005

[@ejectoraircoasters222]

And smoother and better theming and better restraints

[@Emoticono13]

So... the Top Thrill Dragster but blue and green?

[@teapage305]

King The ka is taller by 30 feet this is 420 king the ka is 456

[@elenamrkonja8265]

I like your videos soo much, I'm addicted to them.

[@rfought_6902]

I like how at 2:03 this girl reminds me of Ric Flair going woooooo yet when I ride Dragster, I’m glued to the back of my seat thinking I’m going through the seat or Beyond Scared Strait

[@C41VE]

So true

[@jmoneymaker96]

Is it ok to be really scared to go on this ride because 420 ft of free falling would give me a heart attack and i'm only 17

[@Fjckcksn]

It fine my next door neighbor is in his 40s and he's to scared to go on

[@CPWindsorsub]

I rode this about 2 weeks ago and it's over before you know it. The scariest part is waiting for the lights to go green mind you I rode it at night.

[@jmoneymaker96]

***** i couldn't do any ride at night let alone this ride!

[@CPWindsorsub]

Justin Humenik Nighttime made it feel even faster.

[@CPWindsorsub]

***** When I ride it I find when you crest the top part of the hill and start going down I get butterflies but then it gets moving again and then you're back on the ground again before you know it.

[@veeseee128]

Cant wait to ride this, my hands are getting sweaty just watchin this:)

[@emmanuelonae]

"I have a need for speed and top thrill dragster nails it" Formula Rossa: am i a joke to you?

[@motokoko8045]

We passed by this coaster on our way to Pennsylvania but when we got there we went to six flags great adventure and we went on kingda ka i still want to go on this!!!!!

[@Benyikoko]

I'll just watch from the grand stand lol! Cheering them on! The ride is terrifying

[@kayliarania2590]

I screamed SO LOUD when we got to the top lol

[@picklehayhay4637]

Intensifying every time!!!

[@afvet5075]

If the customer likes rollbacks then maybe that is what you should have on that coaster.

[@brianmccaw8756]

I'm going to cedar point and that's the ride that I'm not trying

[@nancymarkiewick3557]

Brian Mccaw I agree with you. I'm petrified of heights! NM. Detroit,Mi. Es

[@allvideosareprivate1048]

So basically... "Kingda Ka Lite"...

[@PR1ME98]

the drop feels awesome

[@veeseee128]

Is this like taking off on a jet?

[@anthonyhenderson8371]

WHAT UP? kinda and like blasting off in a space shuttle

[@coastaku1954]

When that guy said that TTD was the best coaster in america, I face palmed at his GP-ness, El toro is in the same Country and is way better

[@mistastoudt404]

Miku Hat Gaming So are ThighCrush and Intimidator 305, so you = right

[@coastaku1954]

Indeed but I still need to ride those

[@tolatalyrealvillan139]

mavrick is in the same park

[@balloutbubss]

i’d agree with you but you sound just as gp.

[@nathaniel8186]

Coastaku like the other dude said Maverick is in the same park

[@aquaPR]

I dont know why people complain so much about kingda ka, it's actually great if you wanna try top thrill dragster but you live closer to six flags great adventure.. Nobody has time to drive 10 Hours+ to ride a rollercoaster

[@RaymondNicholsJr]

I've experienced a roll back over the summer it was AMAZING who else experienced a roll back

[@infinityproductions5069]

My family and I are going next year to cedar point. Can't wait! Also any tips on what to do first?

[@nicvent1]

This is like king da ka

[@Alex-DB14]

Nope.... Kingda Ka is like this.

[@imkool51391]

this ride came first

[@bacardybuster6217]

no kingda ka is like this this was built 2 years before kingda ka

[@samtheleviathan9145]

Nicole Luongo except kinda ka is a clone of this only taller and faster

[@mudgatebronn4438]

Why the twist in the drop? Wouldn't it be better to just have a drop strait down? Seams like it's slowed down a bit by the twisting

[@MrDrkNoir]

I asked that too, but someone explained about the plunge and the damage it can do to ur heart dropping from that height and speed

[@WaltAndWaves]

I saw a documentary on king da ka..which is pretty much the same (little bigger and faster) and its cus if you went straight down youd pass out

[@JBguitar-cj8pc]

This thing was so fast that I barely remember anything past the launch. All I remember is being hit with an ungodly amount of force and then it being over. Only got to ride it once but I'm hopefully goin back next summer. I live in NC so it's not like I can get on this whenever I want lol

[@ivanvillarreal8961]

Press F to pay respects.

[@TheStjohns100]

They should launch it backwards. Then a rollback would be awesome.

[@Nanfeii]

I love that coaster, its my favorite

[@michaelwise6020]

I got 73 rides and I can say this it was the most intense ride in my life until it closed and now it’s 2nd most intense ride ever only behind project 305 which 3 rides and I almost blacked out on the 3rd ride so I understand why

[@missyj9909]

2018 still the best!

[@SamoGlamo27]

This ride is basically king day ka

[@werewolf2400cr]

Best roller coaster ever!

[@Rockets4L]

I live in ohio, and this is only abt 3 hrs away from me, so excited to go next summer!!!11

[@Elixo191]

How does it feel do go on that?

[@lisaclark8022]

I would be SCREAMIN FOR MERCYYYYY ON TOP THRILL DRAGSTER!!! HELLLL NAWWW I WOULDN'T DARE RIDE THAT?!!

[@PianoShapedObject]

Cool, shorter line for me LOL

[@kristin-justinstuder-baker206]

I love this rollar coaster

[@1uhot426]

wonder if it ever got stuck at the top of the hill.

[@ashtonbrown9880]

I really want to try this, but I'm also afraid to lol. Pretty sure my boyfriend would force me on it lol 😆 😅

[@clemenza1234]

after riding it like 6 times (once with a rollback!!), i've only ever looked to the side once at the crest.......and as terrifying as it sounds, is really so unbelievably breathtaking. i'd rather not look, though. i'm strangely scared of heights, and the thought alone scares the shit out of me.

[@LeapofFaith]

summer 2013... yes!

[@ParrotGaming123]

Lol the first person should try Formula Rossa

[@TheHeroBakerr]

The launch is the best I think :D

[@domuddz]

2:18 cart goes backward up the hill

[@domuddz]

I know what a roll back is carts and trains samething and It wasn't a rollback it went UP backwards 

[@DAcubsfan2]

I think they just put a camera on the back of the train

[@domuddz]

+DAcubsfan2 at 2:18 was an off ride pov of the coaster it went backwards up

[@abulato]

Dominic Or Just Dom the video is reversed and it’s after the drop

[@verymuchlukas]

i wouldn’t like to ride this only bc u have the bar as a grip if u don’t have the shoulder pads that have bars then i won’t ride bc i like to feel enclosed whilst dropping

[@evelyncoss8649]

Those are amazing looking

[@imthatguythatmakesdumbvide9330]

Over 10 yrs I have been on this ride since it came out in 2003 never once have I been lucky enough to get a rollback :(

[@coasteroli4]

TTD is a very great ride, but I did personally enjoy Kingda Ka a bit more, not because it's higher, but because of that extra camel back which is great :) Still, not much difference between both and they're both seriously amazing. It's worth the wait!

[@sophiag5690]

But ttd is better

[@emmanuelonae]

@@sophiag5690 nah

[@sophiag5690]

@@emmanuelonae I can have an opinion

[@andrewkent9466]

😂😂 TTD is the original. King da ka is just a straight up copy and still not as good although coming out years later

[@xavierkrantz1098]

Best ride in the universe

[@danzingirl10]

the first time i went on it it had a roll back haha but it was awesome

[@transgendermickeymouse733]

Wow so this was here before kinda Ka

[@veeseee128]

Does anyone black out or gray out on this? I hear people all the time say they blacked out or grayed out on Intimidator 305 but never on this ride. Intimidator only goes 93 miles per hour.

[@jonolachea8496]

Intimidator 305 is more twisty and jerky (not to jerky) compared to the smoothness on this.

[@charleyhibschweiler4555]

+Jon Olachea its the first banked turn your pulling 4.5 g's for a long amount of time

[@brandonflores3330]

Just like kingda ka

[@BlazingBombshellBabe666]

SIX FLAGS, Y U COPY US

[@veeseee128]

Best ride ever?? Kingda Kaa would beg to differ.

[@skodwardee]

veeseee128 nah. i've been on both and dragster is better

[@rezonatetop5632]

what up my neighbor! Dragster is 10x better.

[@BriefcaseWanker]

Rezonate Top how

[@skodwardee]

***** It is smoother, only has lapbars, and has better theming

[@jakefries7548]

+BriefcaseWanker opinions

[@jrb.bmx1513]

Holy shit I've seen some crazy coasters but FUCK THAT!!!!!!!!!😵😵😵😵😵😵

[@oh4406]

It's funny how the ride is 17 seconds yet people wait hours in line to ride it

[@alexnoble2002]

0:53 "the experience is unbeatable" well this is an awesome ride for sure but kingda ka is better: Kingda Ka is 456 feet Top Thrill Dragster is 420 feet Kingda Ka has a 418 foot drop Top Thrill Dragster has a 400 foot drop Kingda Ka is 128 mph Top Thrill Dragster is 120 mph Kingda Ka is 28 seconds long Top Thrill Dragster is 17 seconds long

[@alexnoble2002]

unless of course this video was taken in 2003 or 2004 before kingda ka came out but this does have a better theme, restraints and a smaller height requirement

[@lizzsszzy7800]

Top Thrill Dragster is a lot smoother and I prefer lap bar restraints.

[@viraj_u]

also stats don't base on how good the ride is gonna be, it's the experience you get on the rides

[@caryoumad1937]

Noble Coasters Top Thrill Dragster is technically 30 seconds long.

[@ianhandrigan1678]

Noble Coasters haha, have u ridden them? Top Thrill Dragster is a lot smoother, and the lap bars are nicer

[@BiloGaming.]

Am i the only one that noticed the ride going in reverse at 2:18 the first train is going in reverse

[@clemenza1234]

i assume you're talking about kingda ka? the shoulder restraints make it a little "less" terrifying.......though that bunny hop....man. i still prefer the top thrill dragster, straight up.

[@marysway628]

This is exactly like kigdah kah in six flags great adventures

[@richeh4217]

this was built first so kingda ka copied this lol

[@brandonbrady4232]

Top thrill dragster came first, do your research

[@lorddrac_dontaskmetodance]

The problem is a tall guy like me (6'6) would worry about getting their head smack and perhaps decapitated from the downhill spiral because the support arms are so close to the train. Anybody know how far? I want to go on it badly.

[@lefishe6715]

Grindcore Racer 67 just no

[@LittlesFromAVAirsoft]

It doesn't look that high on camera but damn, when you get up there it's scary....

[@sawyerbowen6536]

Why is this exactly like kinda ka

[@stacyfadely3776]

but is top thrill dragster leader of the pack....they start talking about kingda ka

[@kittycandylol2451]

DRAGSTER IS THE BAE!!!!!!!

[@lionandwolflover9373]

This is just like king da ka but no hill at the end and King da ka also has a roll back but I would go on both

[@yungwaffle679]

No kingda ka is just like this

[@AdamSelvig]

It looks like kingdaka

[@frontxxrunner]

And now it's closed down for good

[@sheagabbard]

Omgi wanna get on going this sumet in 2013!!!!

[@marcleslac2413]

The fact now its gonna rollback every time

[@SugaDontPlay]

How does this ride only have a lap belt???????

[@benm3017]

What? Is it suddenly unsafe because it has a lap bar? Lap Bars are more comfortable, make the ride more enjoyable, and they're just as safe.

[@michaelmeck2999]

It's literally Kingda Ka's mini twin

[@sophiag5690]

NO IT'S NOT THIS WAS BUILT 2 YEARS BEFORE KINDA KA IS A RIPOFF SO DON'T SAY THAT AGAIN MORON

[@justincummins4762]

wait, im confused, when there is a rollback, do the riders launch again or you get off?

[@benm3017]

As far as I know, it isn't possible to get the train back to the station, so they launch you again.

[@arctrooper6386]

If it rollsback they send the train back in the station and ask if anyone wants to get off, then they re launch it

[@arctrooper6386]

Btw all the trains in the station they make it go backwerds

[@shadesfromikea]

This is classic GP 🤣🤣

[@gojocanhaveit1612]

Why does this kind of remind me of kinga-ka lol 😂

[@porkypiggieboy]

0:56 That’s what she said.

[@dirtsleeper714]

Pretty much every ride in Great Adventure is made to break previous records and pull in more guests. Making a ride slightly better isn't enough. Top Thrill Dragster is superior.

[@sophiag5690]

Ok you kingda ka lovers. Six flags only built kingda ka because they wanted to beat cedar point for the tallest. AND THIS WAS BUILT FIRST

[@emmanuelonae]

But nothing beats kingda ka Change my mind

[@sophiag5690]

@@emmanuelonae that’s your opinion and this is mine

[@TOPGUNCANADA00]

lol i couldn't resist

[@beanieboocollectionandbean4497]

what about kingda ka

[@elijahbrooks8475]

i didn't even get on this ride i chickend out

[@jellyjelly_the1007]

Is this the remix of the kingda ka?

[@yungwaffle679]

No kingda ka is a remix of this

[@brandonbrady4232]

Top thrill dragster came first, do your research