Fujiyama (roller coaster)

Fujiyama
The Fujiyama roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland amusement park, Japan
Fuji-Q Highland
LocationFuji-Q Highland
Coordinates35°29′09″N 138°46′37″E / 35.485856°N 138.777006°E / 35.485856; 138.777006
StatusOperating
Opening dateJuly 1996
Cost5,954,980,000 Yen ($40,000,000 USD)
General statistics
TypeSteel
ManufacturerTOGO
DesignerMorgan
ModelHypercoaster
Track layoutOut and back
Lift/launch systemChain
Height259 ft (79 m)
Drop230 ft (70 m)
Length6,709 ft (2,045 m)
Speed81 mph (130 km/h)
Inversions0
Duration3:36
Max vertical angle65°
Capacity1,100 riders per hour
G-force3.5
Height restriction43.3 in (110 cm)
Trains7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train.
Fujiyama at RCDB

Fujiyama (富士山) is a steel roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Japan.[1] When Fujiyama opened in July 1996, it was the world's tallest roller coaster at 259 feet (79 m),[2] and had the largest drop in the world at 230 feet (70 m).[3] Fujiyama was also the world's fastest roller coaster for a year of its operation, being succeeded by Tower of Terror at Dreamworld theme park in Queensland, Australia in 1997.[4] Despite being the world's fastest roller coaster for a year, Fujiyama set no official world records for roller coaster speed. The Steel Phantom coaster at Kennywood in Pennsylvania, U.S., set the world record for speed instead.[5][6]

  1. ^ RCDB entry for Fujiyama
  2. ^ "RCDB list of roller coasters by height". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  3. ^ "RCDB list of roller coasters by drop". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  4. ^ "RCDB list of roller coasters by speed". Archived from the original on 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
  5. ^ Rushin, Steve (9 August 1999). "High rollers". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012.
  6. ^ Kennywood history page Archived 2010-07-23 at the Wayback Machine