Fuji-Q Highland
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Fujiyoshida , Japan
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| opening | March 2nd, 1968 | |||
| Website | www.fujiq.jp/ | |||
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Coordinates: 35 ° 29 ′ 14 ″ N , 138 ° 46 ′ 50 ″ E
Fuji-Q Highland ( Japanese 富士急 ハ イ ラ ン ド , Fujikyū Hairando ), more rarely Fujikyū Highland , is an amusement park in Fujiyoshida , Yamanashi Prefecture , Japan . He belongs to the group of companies of the railway company Fuji Kyūkō , short Fujikyū.
The amusement park is located at the northern foot of Mount Fuji . It has, among other things, several world-famous roller coasters and Thomas Land , a children's amusement area with a Thomas & Friends theme.
Major roller coasters
Some of the roller coasters broke new ground at the time of their commissioning:
- Fujiyama , opened in 1996, height 79 m, top speed 130 km / h; At the time of opening, Fujiyama was the world's highest roller coaster. It was replaced by the Millennium Force roller coaster in Cedar Point , Ohio, USA in 2000 .
- Dodonpa , opened in 2001, height 52 m, top speed 172 km / h; Dodonpa has a pneumatic launch system that accelerates the roller coaster cars to 172 km / h in 1.8 seconds. When it opened, it was the fastest roller coaster in the world, but was replaced in 2003 by the Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point , Ohio, USA. Nevertheless, Dodonpa is still the roller coaster with the highest take-off acceleration.
- Eejanaika , opened in 2006, height 76 m, top speed 126 km / h; Eejanaika was opened as the second 4th dimension coaster . The first was X² at Six Flags Magic Mountain . The seats of this roller coaster type can be rotated freely during the journey by a mechanism, so that there are further inversions in addition to the course . Eejanaika is the newest and largest roller coaster of this type to this day (as of 2011).
- Takabisha , opened on July 16, 2011, height: 43 m, top speed: 100 km / h. With a 121 ° gradient, it is the steepest roller coaster in the world and replaced the Timber Drop that opened on June 25, 2011 in France. It has 7 inversions and is 1004 meters long. She is also the model Euro-Fighter of the manufacturer Gerstlauer Amusement Rides and the biggest roller coaster type.
location
The Fuji-Q Highland lies on a plain at the foot of Mount Fuji . The surrounding cities are known for their touristic location on five lakes , the view of Mount Fuji and the proximity to hiking areas.
getting there
The Fuji-Q Highland has its own Fuji-Q Highland station on the Fujikyūkō line from Ōtsuki to Fujikawaguchiko . There are several buses that run to Fuji-Q Highland from Tokyo , Shinjuku , Yokohama, and Omiya train stations every day . There is also a large car park at the main entrance to the Fuji-Q Highlands.
Web links
- Fuji-Q Highland homepage (English)
- Fuji-Q Highland in the Roller Coaster DataBase
- Fuji-Q Highland on CoasterGallery.com
Individual evidence
- ^ "Fuji-Q Highland". FUJIYAMA, the king of roller coasters ( Memento of the original from June 12, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Fujikyuko Co., LTD, & Fujikyu Highland. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ↑ Fuji-Q Highland. DODONPA, the world's tremendous roller coaster ( Memento of the original from May 28, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Fujikyuko Co., LTD, & Fujikyu Highland. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ↑ Fuji-Q Highland. Eejanaika, the 4th dimension coaster ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Fujikyuko Co., LTD, & Fujikyu Highland. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- ↑ Access to Fuji-Q Highland. ( Memento of the original from September 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Fujikyuko Co., LTD, & Fujikyu Highland. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
