The world's tallest and fastest roller coaster has retired. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced on Thursday it is retiring Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey. The coaster held the title for world's tallest and fastest after it debuted in 2005,

Six Flags is investing $1 billion for park improvements over the next two years. A new roller coaster is to replace two rides in the Arlington park.

The record-breaking ride, Kingda Ka, is officially being retired nearly two decades after it first opened in 2005