Top Thrill Dragster
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Top Thrill Dragster is a record-breaking steel strata coaster at Cedar Point in Ohio, famed for its extreme height, speed, and hydraulic launch.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Top Thrill Dragster canonical | 2 |
| Top Thrill Dragster Midway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5073134 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Top Thrill Dragster Context triple: [Intamin, notableWork, Top Thrill Dragster]
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A.
Medusa Steel Coaster
Medusa Steel Coaster is a hybrid steel-wood roller coaster at Six Flags México known for its intense inversions and smooth, high-speed ride experience.
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B.
Millennium Force
Millennium Force is a record-breaking steel roller coaster at Cedar Point in Ohio, renowned for its towering height, high speed, and status as one of the world’s first giga coasters.
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C.
Jersey Devil Coaster
Jersey Devil Coaster is a single-rail steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure themed after the legendary Jersey Devil and known for its intense airtime and inversions.
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D.
Kingda Ka
Kingda Ka is a record-breaking steel roller coaster renowned as one of the tallest and fastest in the world, located at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey.
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E.
Incredicoaster
Incredicoaster is a high-speed, Pixar-themed roller coaster at Disney California Adventure Park inspired by The Incredibles films.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Top Thrill Dragster Target entity description: Top Thrill Dragster is a record-breaking steel strata coaster at Cedar Point in Ohio, famed for its extreme height, speed, and hydraulic launch.
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A.
Medusa Steel Coaster
Medusa Steel Coaster is a hybrid steel-wood roller coaster at Six Flags México known for its intense inversions and smooth, high-speed ride experience.
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B.
Millennium Force
Millennium Force is a record-breaking steel roller coaster at Cedar Point in Ohio, renowned for its towering height, high speed, and status as one of the world’s first giga coasters.
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C.
Jersey Devil Coaster
Jersey Devil Coaster is a single-rail steel roller coaster at Six Flags Great Adventure themed after the legendary Jersey Devil and known for its intense airtime and inversions.
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D.
Kingda Ka
Kingda Ka is a record-breaking steel roller coaster renowned as one of the tallest and fastest in the world, located at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey.
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E.
Incredicoaster
Incredicoaster is a high-speed, Pixar-themed roller coaster at Disney California Adventure Park inspired by The Incredibles films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
launched roller coaster
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roller coaster ⓘ steel roller coaster ⓘ strata coaster ⓘ |
| announcement | closure and reimagining announced in 2022 ⓘ |
| capacity | about 1,000 riders per hour ⓘ |
| closingDate | 2021 ⓘ |
| cost | US$25,000,000 ⓘ |
| designer | Intamin ⓘ |
| drop |
122 m
ⓘ
400 ft ⓘ |
| duration | 30 seconds ⓘ |
| feature |
420 ft top hat tower
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magnetic brakes ⓘ rollback possibility on launch ⓘ |
| height |
128 m
ⓘ
420 ft ⓘ |
| heightRestriction |
132 cm
ⓘ
52 in ⓘ |
| inversionCount | 0 ⓘ |
| launchSystem | hydraulic launch ⓘ |
| liftMechanism | hydraulic launch cable system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cedar Point
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Ohio ⓘ Sandusky, Ohio ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| manufacturer | Intamin ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| model | Accelerator Coaster ⓘ |
| notableIncident | August 15, 2021 metal object injury to guest ⓘ |
| openingDate | May 4, 2003 ⓘ |
| owner |
Cedar Fair Entertainment Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Cedar Fair
|
| parkSection |
Top Thrill Dragster Midway
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linked to:
Top Thrill Dragster
|
| recordHeld |
fastest roller coaster in the world at opening
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tallest roller coaster in the world at opening ⓘ |
| replacement | Top Thrill 2 ⓘ |
| restraintType | lap bar restraints ⓘ |
| speed |
120 mph
ⓘ
193 km/h ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| surpassedBy | Kingda Ka ⓘ |
| surpassedIn |
height record
ⓘ
speed record ⓘ |
| theme | drag racing ⓘ |
| trackLength |
2,800 ft
ⓘ
853 m ⓘ |
| trainConfiguration | open-air trains ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Top Thrill Dragster Description of subject: Top Thrill Dragster is a record-breaking steel strata coaster at Cedar Point in Ohio, famed for its extreme height, speed, and hydraulic launch.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Top Thrill Dragster