Jupiter (Kijima Kogen)

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Jupiter

Kijima Kogen Location Beppu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan Coordinates 33.263284°N 131.428527°E / 33.263284; 131.428527 Status Operating since 1992 Rider height 120 cm minimum
Statistics
Manufacturer	Intamin
Designer / calculations	Curtis D. Summers
Type	Wooden
Track layout	L-Shaped Out and Back
Riders per train	24
Propulsion	Chain lift hill
Length	1600 metres
Inversions	0
Drop angle	45°
Duration	2:34

Jupiter (Japanese: ジュピター) is an Intamin wooden roller coaster located at Kijima Kogen in Beppu, Ōita Prefecture, Japan. Opened in 1992, Jupiter was the first wooden roller coaster in Japan and the only wooden roller coaster in Japan until White Canyon at Yomiuriland and White Cyclone at Nagashima Spa Land opened in 1994. At over 5,200 feet in length, Jupiter is the 7th longest wooden roller coaster in the world.

Design

Elements
Double-down Bunny hill Chain lift hill Twisted hill Helix Bunny hill Hill Hill Block brake Twisted hill Hill Hill

Trains

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

External links

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  Jupiter on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

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  Jupiter on Coaster-Count.
• Jupiter on the parks website