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| Manufacturer | Gerstlauer | ||||||||
| Product | Euro-Fighter 1000 | ||||||||
| Type | Steel - Launched - Diving | ||||||||
| Riders per train | 8 | ||||||||
| Propulsion | LSM launch (rolling) and vertical chain lift hill | ||||||||
| Height | 43 metres | ||||||||
| Top speed | 100 km/h | ||||||||
| Length | 1000 metres | ||||||||
| Inversions | 7 | ||||||||
| Drop angle | 121° | ||||||||
| Duration | 1:52 | ||||||||
| G-Force | 4.6 | ||||||||
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Takabisha (Japanese: 高飛車) is a steel launched diving roller coaster located at Fuji-Q Highland in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan.[1] |units=metric Upon opening in July 2011, the ride featured the world's steepest drop at 121°, just half a degree more than Green Lantern Coaster at Warner Bros. Movie World. In 2019, this record was succeeded by TMNT Shellraiser, a near clone of Takabisha at Nickelodeon Universe in New Jersey, which has a drop that is half a degree steeper than Takabisha's.[2]
Design
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Takabisha begins with an enclosed section that includes a heartline roll and the launch track. The second half of the ride begins with a vertical chain lift hill and a beyond vertical drop.
Trains
Single cars. Riders are arranged 4 across in 2 rows, for a total of 8 riders per car.
References
External links
- Takabisha on the Roller Coaster DataBase.
| Steepest roller coaster July 2011 – October 2019 | ||
| Preceded by Timber Drop |
Steepest roller coaster July 2011 – October 2019 |
Succeeded by TMNT Shellraiser |
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