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Kingda Ka is a steel accelerator roller coaster located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, United States. It is the world's tallest roller coaster, the world's second fastest roller coaster, and was the second strata coaster ever built. It was built by Stakotra,〔http://www.stakotra.sk/kingda_ka.html〕 a subcontractor to Intamin. The train is launched by a hydraulic launch mechanism to in 3.5 seconds.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Kingda Ka: Great Adventure )〕 At the end of the launch track, the train climbs the main top hat tower, reaching a height of and spanning over a track by the end of the ride. ==History== Plans to build Kingda Ka were announced on September 10, 2004, at an event held for roller coaster enthusiasts and the media. The event revealed the park's goal to build "the tallest and fastest roller coaster on earth", reaching and accelerating up to in 3.5 seconds.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Six Flags Great Adventure will launch the tallest, fastest roller coaster on earth )〕 On January 13, 2005, Kingda Ka's tower construction was completed,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Six Flags Makes History as it Completes the Tallest, Fastest Roller Coaster on Earth's 95-story Tower )〕 and on May 21, 2005, the ride opened to the public. Kingda Ka became the "tallest" and "fastest" roller coaster in the world, taking both world records from Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point. It lost the title of world's fastest when Formula Rossa at Ferrari World opened in November 2010. Intamin designed both Kingda Ka and Top Thrill Dragster, and the two share a similar design and layout that differs primarily by the theme and the additional hill featured on Kingda Ka.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kingda Ka vs. Top Thrill Dragster )〕 Both rides were built by Stakotra 〔http://www.stakotra.sk/amusement.html〕 and installed by Martin & Vleminckx.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.martin-vleminckx.com/mva_web_3_019.htm )〕 On August 29, 2013, Six Flags Great Adventure officially announced ''Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom'' for the 2014 season. The new attraction was attached to the Kingda Ka coaster.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://content.sixflags.com/comingin2014/ )〕 The drop tower features three gondolas integrated into the existing structure which is also be built by Intamin. Kingda Ka closed at the start of the 2014 season in order construct Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom on to Kingda Ka. Kingda Ka reopened on weekends on Memorial Day Weekend and fully reopened when Zumanjaro: Drop of Doom was completed on July 4, 2014. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kingda Ka」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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