Lost City · Roller coaster
Colossus
Intamin steel coaster designed with a record-setting sequence of ten inversions.
Roller coaster
Extreme thrill
56"
min height
Before you ride
Maximum height 196 cm; repeated inversions may be uncomfortable for sensitive riders.
Expert tip (Nov 2026)
Count the heartline rolls at the finish: it is the best way to appreciate how Colossus packs in its ten flips.
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Colossus stats
Colossus is a 98-foot roller coaster at Thorpe Park that reaches 45 mph, drops 98 feet and turns riders upside down 10 times. It was built by Intamin, opened in 2002 and lasts about 2 minutes. Riders must be at least 56 inches tall.
- Type
- Roller coaster
- Manufacturer
- Intamin
- Model
- Multi Inversion Coaster
- Opened
- 2002
- Track length
- 2,788 ft
- Top speed
- 45 mph
- Height
- 98 ft
- Drop
- 98 ft
- Inversions
- 10
- Duration
- 1 min 35 sec
- Height requirement
- 56 in
💡 Fun facts
- 10 inversions
- Originally held world inversion record
Reviews
Waited an hour, then it broke down.