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Fastest Launches in the World (2026)

This list is launch duration in seconds, and lower is faster. It is not a ranking of g. Do-Dodonpa leads at 1.56 seconds, 0 to 112 mph (180 km/h), the figure RCDB says for the 2017 rebuild. The ride is removed: Fuji-Q said on March 13, 2024 that it would not reopen. Stealth is 1.8 seconds, 0 to 80 mph. Storm Runner is 2 seconds, 0 to 72 mph. Xcelerator is 2.3 seconds, 0 to 82 mph.

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The fastest launch on this list is Do-Dodonpa, in 1.56 s, an official figure.

Launch time

Seconds for a launch a park, Guinness, or a coaster database describes, with a second source. Lower is faster. The speed at the end of the clock is in the conditions, because the clocks do not end at the same speed. A closed ride stays, and the row says so.

Do-Dodonpa is 1.56 seconds to 112 mph (180 km/h) and is removed. Stealth is 1.8 seconds to 80 mph. Storm Runner is 2 seconds to 72 mph. Xcelerator is 2.3 seconds to 82 mph.
Maverick is 3 seconds to 70 mph. Kingda Ka is 3.5 seconds to 128 mph and is closed. Formula Rossa is Guinness's 4.9 seconds. Red Force is the park's 5 seconds.
Top Thrill 2 is absent. Cedar Point says 74, 101 and 120 mph and no single clock. Maxx Force is absent. The park says under 2 seconds and does not say one clock.

What the labels mean

Official: Ratified by a governing body such as the FIA, World Athletics or Guinness World Records.
Verified: Independently measured and published, for example in a peer-reviewed study or with certified timing.
Claimed: Stated by a manufacturer, owner or publication without independent timing.
Estimated: Calculated or approximated rather than directly timed.
Disputed: Contested by experts or contradicted by other evidence.

How we verify every figure

The lineup · 8 on file

Meet the launches

One card per entry, with its headline figure and where it ranks.

Ranked by launch time