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Takabisha
Fuji-Q Highland
Location Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan
Coordinates 35°29′10″N 138°46′46″E / 35.486006°N 138.77946°E / 35.486006; 138.77946
Status Operating since 16 July 2011
Statistics
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

Takabisha (Japanese: 高飛車) is a steel launched diving roller coaster located at Fuji-Q Highland in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan.[1] Upon opening in July 2011, the ride featured the world's steepest drop at 121°, 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

Elements

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

  1. "Takabisha". Gerstlauer.
  2. "Nickelodeon Universe at American Dream mall is open, but only half the rides are running". NJ.com.

External links

Steepest roller coaster
July 2011 – October 2019
Preceded by
Timber Drop
Steepest roller coaster
July 2011 – October 2019
Succeeded by
TMNT Shellraiser