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| Manufacturer | Togo | ||||||||
| Type | Steel - Stand-Up - Backwards | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 24 | ||||||||
| Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||
| Inversions | 1 | ||||||||
Pink Typhoon Standing Coaster is a steel stand-up roller coaster located at Brazillian Park Washuzan Highland in Kurashiki, Okayama, Japan. It was built by Togo and opened on 9 May 1986. The ride previously operated at the Tsukuba Expo during 1985.
History
The ride opened as Star Jet at the International Science and Technology Expo in 1985. On 9 May 1986, it opened at Brazillian Park Washuzhan Highland.
In 2019, the name was changed to Pink Typhoon Standing Coaster.
Design
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Star Jet has two queue lines, two stations and two trains; a stand-up train and a standard sit-down train that travels backwards. The backwards sit-down train stops at the Backnanger station (an attempt at using both English and Japanese to say "It's backwards!"). The stand-up train stops at the "Standing Coaster" station.
Trains
2 trains with 6 cars per train. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows, for a total of 24 riders per train.
Images
These images were taken in the year 2014.
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External links
- Star Jet on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
