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Top Thrill 2

Cedar Point prints a third launch of 120 mph. RCDB prints 120 mph. Coasterpedia prints 193.1 km/h, the same figure.

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Ride speed

Published as 120 mphPublished as 120 mphPublished as 120 mph

Operating speed of the third launch, Cedar Point. Coasterpedia prints 193.1 km/h, which is 120 mph converted. Not a Guinness record.

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In context

  • 1.8× a cheetah's timed top speedSourced · Cheetah, 29 m/s. Sharp 1997, mean of three timed runs over 201.2 m
  • A football field in 1.7 sConstant · American football field, 100 yd (91.44 m)
  • London to New York in 28 h 51 minConstant · London to New York, 5,570 km great-circle

Worked out from the sourced figure above, which stays the ranked number.

Provenance

Every measurement

Claimed, measured and official figures side by side, each with its source. The ranked figure is marked.

  1. 193km/h120mph53.6m/s104knRanked figure

    Operating speed of the third launch, Cedar Point. Coasterpedia prints 193.1 km/h, which is 120 mph converted. Not a Guinness record.

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Reference

Specs

Park
Cedar Point
Manufacturer
Zamperla
Speed
120 mph
Launch
Third LSM pass

Context

Background

Cedar Point's page for Top Thrill 2 says the third launch reaches 120 mph. RCDB's speed table lists Top Thrill 2 at 120 mph. Coasterpedia lists 193.1 km/h. 120 mph is 193.1 km/h to one decimal, so the three figures are one speed. The ranked unit is miles per hour, the unit the park prints.

The ride is a triple launch. The 120 mph line is the fastest of the three passes the park describes, not a separate acceleration record. No single run date was printed with the speed, so the measurement has no day.

Checked 9 October 2026.

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