Moonsault Scramble
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| Manufacturer | Meisho Amusement Machines, Okamoto Co., Ltd. | ||||||||
| Type | Steel - Shuttle | ||||||||
| Area | 180 metres × 90 metres | ||||||||
| Height | 70 metres | ||||||||
| Top speed | 90 km/h | ||||||||
| Length | 460 metres | ||||||||
| Rider inversions | 4 | ||||||||
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Moonsault Scramble was a Meisho shuttle roller coaster located at Fuji-Q Highland in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. The ride was the first roller coaster to surpass 61 metres in height, but is not considered a hyper coaster as it is not full-circuit. It is the second-tallest roller coaster which has closed, behind Tower of Terror II. The front car from Moonsault Scramble was kept and put on display in the park in 2019.
Design
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Moonsault Scramble featured the first pretzel knot, a double-inversion that is similar to a batwing which crosses over itself. The only other roller coaster to have a pretzel knot is the Banshee at Kings Island.
The ride began with a 70 metres tall reverse-inclined lift hill before dropping backward through the station into the 20.5 metres tall pretzel knot. After the forceful inversions, the train traveled up the second hill, and dropped forward through the design, and into the station.
References
External links
- Moonsault Scramble on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
| Tallest roller coaster June 1983 - July 1996 | ||
| Preceded by Montezooma's Revenge |
Tallest roller coaster June 1983 - July 1996 |
Succeeded by Fujiyama |
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| Present | Do-Dodonpa • Eejanaika • Fujiyama • Fuwa Fuwa Osora No Dai-Bouken • Rock 'N Roll Duncan • Takabisha • unknown | ||||||||
| Former | Double Loop • Giant Coaster • Moonsault Scramble • Zola 7 • Mad Mouse | ||||||||