Fujiyama (roller coaster)
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The Fujiyama roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland amusement park, Japan.
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| Fuji-Q Highland | |
| Park section | Mountain Park Section |
| Coordinates | 35°29′09″N 138°46′37″E / 35.485856°N 138.777006°ECoordinates: 35°29′09″N 138°46′37″E / 35.485856°N 138.777006°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | July 1996 |
| Cost | $40,000,000 |
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| Type | Steel – Hypercoaster |
| Manufacturer | TOGO |
| Designer | Morgan |
| Model | Hypercoaster |
| Track layout | Out and Back |
| Lift/launch system | Chain |
| Height | 259 ft (79 m) |
| Drop | 230 ft (70 m) |
| Length | 6,709 ft (2,045 m) |
| Speed | 81 mph (130 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 3:36 |
| Max vertical angle | 65° |
| Capacity | 1,100 riders per hour |
| G-force | 3.5 |
| Height restriction | 48 in (122 cm) |
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Fujiyama at RCDB Pictures of Fujiyama at RCDB |
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Fujiyama is a steel roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. When Fujiyama opened in 1996 it was the world's tallest roller coaster at 259 feet (79 m), and had the largest drop in the world at 230 feet (70 m). Fujiyama was also the world's fastest roller coaster for a year of its operation, succeeded by Tower of Terror at Dreamworld theme park in Queensland, Australia in 1997. Despite being the world's fastest roller coaster in operation for a year, Fujiyama set no world records for roller coaster speed. Steel Phantom at Kennywood set the world record for speed before engineers added additional brakes to slow the ride down because of safety and rider comfort concerns.
Fujiyama is named after the iconic Mount Fuji, which stands to the west of Tokyo. The term Fujiyama comes from "fuji", and "yama" which means mountain. Mount Fuji is seldom referred to as "Fujiyama" in Japanese culture, but is instead more commonly referred to as "Fujisan", using the on'yomi pronunciation of the "mountain" character. The roller coaster Fujiyama is named as a play on the common foreign mistranslation.
As with many Japanese roller coasters, Fujiyama has a maximum rider age (62 years old) and a (if an unlimited ride ticket has not been purchased) separate entrance fee (1,000 yen) in addition to the height restrictions typical of any roller coaster. The layout of Fujiyama is that of a typical out-and-back roller coaster. It incorporates many of the elements that are typical of this coaster design, including a large first drop, "headchopper" elements and a series of small "bunny hills" near the end of the coaster's course.
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