Silhouette of Shambhala roller coaster at sunset in PortAventura Park, Salou, Tarragona, Spain
Silhouette of Shambhala roller coaster at sunset in PortAventura Park, Salou, Tarragona, Spain (© Joaquim F. P./Getty Images)
Let's ride! It's Roller Coaster Day
Whether screaming with delight and waving their hands or closing their eyes and praying for this to be over, these riders are on the downslope of one of Europe's biggest and fastest hyper coasters (that's a roller coaster over 200 feet tall). Spain's PortAventura Park is home to seven coasters, but Shambala dwarfs and outpaces the others at 256 feet in height, with a max speed of 83 miles per hour.
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