hypercoaster

Also known as hyper coaster, megacoaster, mega coaster, hyper-coaster, mega-coaster

thumb|250px|right|The world's first hypercoaster, Magnum XL-200 at [[Cedar Point]]

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thumb|250px|right|The world's first hypercoaster, Magnum XL-200 at [[Cedar Point]]

A hypercoaster is a roller coaster with a height or drop measuring at least . The term was coined by Arrow Dynamics and Cedar Point in 1989 with the opening of the world's first hypercoaster, Magnum XL-200, which features a height of and a drop of 194.7 feet (59.3 meters). The next hypercoaster, Steel Phantom at Kennywood, opened two years later in 1991, with a drop of 225 feet (68.5 meters) and a height of 160 feet (48.8 meters).