Moonsault Scramble
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| Manufacturer | Meisho Amusement Machines, Okamoto Co., Ltd. | ||||||||
| Type | Steel - Shuttle | ||||||||
| Area | 590.5 feet × 295.3 feet | ||||||||
Height229.7 feet
Top speed55.9 mph Length1,509.2 feet Inversions2 (Riders experience 4) G-force6.2G
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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 200 feet (61 meters) in height, but is not considered a hyper coaster as it is not full-circuit. It is the tallest roller coaster to be demolished.
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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 230-foot (70.1 meter) tall reverse-inclined lift hill before dropping backward through the station into the 67 feet high pretzel knot. After the forceful inversions, the train traveled up the second hill, and dropped forward though the design, and into the station.
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| Tallest roller coaster June 1983 - July 1996 | ||
| Preceded by Montezooma's Revenge |
Tallest roller coaster June 1983 - July 1996 |
Succeeded by Fujiyama |
| Roller coasters at Fuji-Q Highland | |||||||||
| Present | Do-Dodonpa • Eejanaika • Fujiyama • Fuwa Fuwa Osora No Dai-Bouken • Mad Mouse • Rock 'N Roll Duncan • Takabisha | ||||||||
| Former | Double Loop • Giant Coaster • Moonsault Scramble • Zola 7 | ||||||||