The king has fallen. The legendary Kingda Ka ride at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey was imploded on Friday morning.

Kingda Ka was a hydraulic-launch roller coaster and held the record as the world’s tallest for nearly two decades. The ride featured a cutting-edge hydraulic launch system and was inspired by its ...

The world's tallest and second-fastest roller coaster, Kingda Ka, has finally been torn down in a controlled implosion at Six Flags Great Adventure. Christina Cardona and Thomas P. Costello ...

The world's tallest and second-fastest roller coaster, Kingda Ka, has finally been torn down in a controlled implosion at Six Flags Great Adventure. Video: Michigan State coach Tom Izzo on Fran ...

Kingda Ka, once the world's tallest and second-fastest roller coaster, was demolished after 20 years at Six Flags Great Adventure. The coaster, known for its 128 mph launch and 456-foot top hat ...

The roller coaster opened to great fanfare at the theme park in 2005, shooting riders up a 456-foot tall "top hat" hill at speeds of up to 128 mph – making Kingda Ka, at the time, the fastest ...

Six Flags’ legendary roller coaster died as it lived — explosively. The Jackson Township, New Jersey theme park imploded Kingda Ka, the world’s tallest roller coaster, on Friday morning just before 7 ...

Kingda Ka, both the tallest and fastest coaster in the world when construction was complete, launched riders to a top speed of 128 mph. The height record held through its lifetime, but the speed ...

Kingda Ka previously operated as the world's tallest — and, for a past period, fastest — roller coaster, until Six Flags Great Adventure closed the ride with no warning. Entertainment Weekly's ...

Kingda Ka first opened in 2005, breaking records at the time as both the tallest and the fastest roller coaster in the world, surpassing Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point in Sandusky, OH.