Trip Ideas Attractions Amusement Parks This Is the Steepest Roller Coaster in the World By Jessica Plautz Jessica Plautz Twitter Jessica Plautz is the director of content operations at Dotdash Meredith. She previously served as the deputy digital editor of Travel + Leisure. Before joining T+L, Jessica was a travel editor at Mashable. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines Published on November 11, 2016 Share Tweet Pin Email Photo: Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images Theme parks compete for the “most” extreme roller coasters all the time: There's the fastest, the tallest, the longest, the loopiest—and the steepest. That last distinction goes to the Takashiba roller coaster, at Fuji-Q Highland theme park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan. The coaster was manufactured by Gerstlauer, and is a Euro-Fighter steel roller coaster. Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images Takashiba has a drop angle of 121 degrees, which the Guinness World Records verified as the steepest coaster made of steel. (There are no steeper coasters made of wood, but rankings tend to be divided into the two primary materials for coaster.) Even though the ride only lasts 112 seconds, that drop is enough to make a lasting impression on riders. Yoshikazu Tsuno/AFP/Getty Images If you want more, watch a video from the front row of the ride. Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit