Hakugei

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Hakugei

Nagashima Spa Land Location Nagashima, Kuwana, Mie, Japan Coordinates 35.029329°N 136.734094°E / 35.029329; 136.734094 Status Operating since 28 March 2019 Cost ¥2.8 billion Rider height 130 cm minimum Replaced White Cyclone
Statistics
Manufacturer	Rocky Mountain Construction
Product	I-Box Track
Type	Steel - Hybrid
Riders per train	24
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Height	55 metres
Top speed	107 km/h
Length	1530 metres
Inversions	3
Drop angle	80°
G-Force	4
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Hakugei is a steel hybrid roller coaster located at Nagashima Spa Land in Nagashima, Kuwana, Mie, Japan. It is a Rocky Mountain Construction I-Box conversion of White Cyclone and opened on 28 March 2019.

History

Hakugei replaced White Cyclone, an Intamin wooden roller coaster that closed on 28 January 2018. The conversion was first announced in October 2017.

After White Cyclone closed, construction on the ride began with the stripping of the ride's wooden track. White Cyclone's signature helices were then removed before the track began to arrive in June 2018.

On 24 September 2018, Nagashima Spa Land officially revealed that the ride would be named Hakugei. They also revealed that the ride would be 5,019.7 feet long, that it would have an 80 degree first drop and that it would open in March 2019.

In early March 2019, the track was completed, and testing began shortly after.

On 22 March 2019, Nagashima Spa Land announced that the ride would open on 28 March 2019.

Design

Elements
Chain lift hill Double down Zero-g stall Zero-g roll Over-banked curve Hill Zero-g roll

Hakugei is a Rocky Mountain Construction I-Box conversion of Nagashima Spa Land's former White Cyclone wooden roller coaster. It is the first I-Box coaster, as well as the first Rocky Mountain Construction coaster in Asia.

Trains

6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train.

Etymology

Hakugei (白鯨) is Japanese for "White Whale".

External links

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  Hakugei on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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