Dodonpa
| Dodonpa | |
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The Dodonpa roller coaster, left, with Mount Fuji in the background.
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| Fuji-Q Highland | |
| Coordinates | 35°29′15.72″N 138°46′56.13″E / 35.4877000°N 138.7822583°ECoordinates: 35°29′15.72″N 138°46′56.13″E / 35.4877000°N 138.7822583°E |
| Status | Under construction |
| Opening date | 21 December 2001 |
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| Type | Steel |
| Manufacturer | S&S Worldwide |
| Model | Air-Launched Coaster |
| Lift/launch system | Compressed air launch |
| Height | 52 m (171 ft) |
| Drop | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Length | 1,189 m (3,901 ft) |
| Speed | 172 km/h (107 mph) |
| Inversions | 1 (Under Construction) |
| Duration | 0:55 |
| Max vertical angle | 90° |
| Capacity | 1000 riders per hour |
| Acceleration | 0 to 172 km/h (0 to 107 mph) in 1.8 seconds |
| G-force | 4.25 |
| Height restriction | 130 cm (4 ft 3 in) |
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Dodonpa at RCDB Pictures of Dodonpa at RCDB |
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Dodonpa (ドドンパ?) is an S&S Worldwide roller coaster located at the Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. It was closed on October 2nd and will re-open in July 2017. The ride uses compressed air to launch its trains. This steel roller coaster made its debut on 21 December 2001, making headlines when it broke two records. On opening, it claimed the records of fastest roller coaster in the world, previously shared by Superman: The Escape and Tower of Terror. and the fastest acceleration in the world, with an acceleration from 0 to 106.9 mph in 1.6 seconds. This record previously held by another S&S Worldwide creation, Hypersonic XLC. Steel fabrication was provided by Intermountain Lift, Inc.
The 55 second ride takes the rider across 1,189 metres (3,901 ft) of steel tracks, and peaks at a maximum height of 42 metres. Reaching top speeds of 107 mph, Dodonpa retained the title of world's fastest roller coaster for nearly a year and a half before Cedar Point's Top Thrill Dragster took it in May 2003. Previous to Dodonpa, only two other roller coasters had broken the 100 mph barrier; today, that number has risen to seven (including Dodonpa).
As for its main attraction, Dodonpa's accelerates from 0 km/h to its maximum speed, 172 km/h, in 1.8 seconds, giving it an acceleration of 26.6 m/s2 (87.2 ft/sec2), and up to 2.7 G's. By comparison, astronauts only experience 3 G's at liftoff, though for a substantially longer time than 1.8 seconds.
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