Coasters · #185 biggest of 1,014
How big is Kingda Ka?
139 m
Kingda Ka measures 139 m. That's about 12 school buses lined up end to end.
By the numbers
- That's 139 meters, or about 456 feet.
- It's about 82 times taller than an average adult (1.7 m).
- Roughly 12 school buses could line up across it.
- At a normal walking pace you'd cross it in about 99 seconds.
- Out of all 1,014 things in this collection, it ranks #185 by size.
Size comparison
How Kingda Ka stacks up against things of a similar size. Tap any bar to explore it.
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139 m
Kingda Ka
139 m
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135 m
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Superman: Escape from Krypton
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Bars use a logarithmic scale so everything fits — real differences are even more extreme!
Fun fact
Standing beside it, an average person (1.7 m tall) would reach only about 1.22% of its height.
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