Gao

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Gao

Greenland Location Arao, Kumamoto, Japan Coordinates 32.988390°N 130.464823°E / 32.988390; 130.464823 Park section Festival Square Ground Status Operating since 8 March 1979 Rider height 130 cm minimum
Statistics
Manufacturer	Meisho Amusement Machines
Type	Steel
Riders per train	36
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	40 metres
Top speed	98 km/h
Length	1663.5 metres
Inversions	0
Duration	3:56
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Gao (Japanese: ガオー) is a steel roller coaster located at Greenland in Arao, Kumamoto, Japan. It was built by Meisho Amusement Machines and opened in 1998.

History

Gao originally opened as Hurricane (Japanese: ハリケーン) on 8 March 1979. This version of the ride featured a different layout, including a vertical loop and missing the iconic dinosaur sculpture that now dawns the ride.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Tunnel Hill Hill

Colour scheme

The coaster uses different colours for the track these being; light blue, orange, mint green, light purple, white and yellow. The supports are white.

Trains

6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows, for a total of 36 riders per train.

External links

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  Gao on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
• Gao on the parks webstie (Japanese)