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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
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.[1]
After White Cyclone closed, construction on the ride began with the stripping of the ride's wooden track. White Cyclone's helices were then removed before the track began to arrive in June 2018. Due to a requirement to use a Japanese company, Sansei Technologies was selected for the project. Sansei handled the alterations to White Cyclone's structure and ensured the project met Japanese standards. S&S Worldwide supplied mechanical components including the brakes and lift hill. Rocky Mountain Construction supplied the track and trains.[2]
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.[3]
In early March 2019, the track was completed, and testing began shortly after.[4][5]
On 22 March 2019, Nagashima Spa Land announced that the ride would open on 28 March 2019.[6]
Design
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Hakugei is a Rocky Mountain Construction I-Box conversion of Nagashima Spa Land's former White Cyclone wooden roller coaster. It is the first Rocky Mountain Construction installation 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".
References
- ↑ "HUGE White Cyclone Coaster to become RMC".
- ↑ "Rocky Mountain Construction, S&S and Sansei Technologies deliver Hakugei". Amusement Today. 2019-05-28. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ↑ "Hakugei, "White Cyclone" Details Announced, Animated POV".
- ↑ "Track nieuwe RMC achtbaan compleet in Nagashima Spa Land".
- ↑ "RMC laat er geen gras over groeien: Testritten van start in Nagashima Spa Land".
- ↑ "Eerste RMC van Azië geopend in Nagashima Spa Land".
External links
- Hakugei on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
