The record-breaking ride, Kingda Ka, is officially being retired nearly two decades after it first opened in 2005 STAN HONDA/AFP via Getty The world's tallest roller coaster, Kingda Ka ...

Kingda Ka, the world's tallest roller coaster, will be among the rides removed from Six Flags Great Adventure to make way for a "multi-record-breaking launch coaster" that will open in 2026.

A new roller coaster will open at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia, in 2025. The ride stands 145 feet tall and will reach a speed of 65 mph in four seconds, park officials announced.

Six Flags Great Adventure said next year, a boomerang-type ride called The Flash Vertical Velocity will open, followed by what they call a “multi-world-record-breaking launch roller coaster ...