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| Manufacturer | Togo | ||||||||||
| Product | Sitdown | ||||||||||
| Type | Steel - Hyper | ||||||||||
| Riders per train | 28 | ||||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||||
| Height | 79 metres | ||||||||||
| Drop | 70 metres | ||||||||||
| Top speed | 130 km/h | ||||||||||
| Length | 2044.8 metres | ||||||||||
| Inversions | 0 | ||||||||||
| Drop angle | 65° | ||||||||||
| Duration | 3:36 | ||||||||||
| G-Force | 3.5 | ||||||||||
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Fujiyama (Japanese: フジヤマ) is a Togo hyper roller coaster located at Fuji-Q Highland in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. It was the world's first hyper twister roller coaster when it opened in 1996. This means that unlike a traditional hyper coaster, it has a tightly-packed layout as opposed to an out-and-back layout.
History
Fujiyama officially opened to the general public in July 1996.
Design
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Colour scheme
White track and black supports.
Trains
7 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 28 riders per train.
Trivia
The Japanese for "Mount Fuji", 富士山, actually transliterates into Latin characters as "Fujisan"; "Fujiyama" results from a mistransliteration of 山, which can indeed be transliterated as "yama" in some contexts, but not in this context. It has been said that the name "Fujiyama" was given to this coaster as a deliberate joke on this common error.
External links
- Fujiyama on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
| Tallest roller coaster July 1996 - January 1997 | ||
| Preceded by Moonsault Scramble |
Tallest roller coaster July 1996 - January 1997 |
Succeeded by Tower of Terror |
| Tallest complete-circuit roller coaster July 1996 - May 2000 | ||
| Preceded by Pepsi Max Big One |
Tallest complete-circuit roller coaster July 1996 - May 2000 |
Succeeded by Millennium Force |
| Tallest roller coaster drop July 1996 - January 1997 | ||
| Preceded by Steel Phantom Desperado |
Tallest roller coaster drop July 1996 - January 1997 |
Succeeded by Tower of Terror |
| Fastest roller coaster July 1996 - January 1997 | ||
| Preceded by Steel Phantom |
Fastest roller coaster July 1996 - January 1997 |
Succeeded by Tower of Terror |
| Fastest complete-circuit roller coaster July 1996 - February 2000 | ||
| Preceded by Steel Phantom |
Fastest complete-circuit roller coaster July 1996 - February 2000 |
Succeeded by Goliath |
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