Notable roller coasters around the globe

Roller coasters attract millions of people to amusement parks across the globe every year. With towering heights, heart-racing speeds and inversions and corkscrew turns, roller coasters appeal to thrill-seeker of all ages. Certain roller coasters are unique for the extremes they reach. When it opens, Falcon's Flight, an upcoming steel launched roller coaster at Six Flags Qiddiya in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, will be the world's tallest, fastest and longest coaster. The ride will reach a height of 540 feet, a top speed of 154 miles per hour and will have 14,000 feet of track. Between now and then, thrill seekers can consider some of the current record holders in terms of height, speed and other variables.

· The now defunct and imploded Kingda Ka, which was located at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, NJ, was the longtime record holder for the tallest roller coaster, coming in at 456 feet. That honor now belongs to Top Thrill 2, located at Cedar Point, Ohio, which climbs 420 feet into the air.

· Formula Rossa, located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, is the fastest roller coaster in the world, reaching a top speed of 149.1 mph.

· Steel Dragon 2000, located at Sagashima Spaland in Japan, is currently the longest roller coaster in the world. It boasts a track length of 8,133.2 feet.

· Canadian thrill seekers need look no further than Leviathan, located at Canada's Wonderland in Ontario. Standing at 306 feet and reaching speeds of 92 mph, it is the tallest and fastest roller coaster in Canada.

· The roller coaster with the most inversions is The Smiler at Alton Towers in the United Kingdom. The Smiler boasts 14 inversions and reaches heights of 98 feet and a top speed of 53 mph.

· The World's oldest operating roller coaster is Leap-the-Dips, a wooden, side-friction coaster featured at Lakemont Park in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The coaster opened on June 2, 1902.

· Goliath, located at Six Flags Great America in Gurnee, Illinois, is the steepest wooden roller coaster with the longest drop at 180 feet at an 85-degree angle. The Cyclone at Luna Park in Brooklyn is the second steepest, plunging 85 feet at a 60-degree angle.