Daidarasaurus was a
steel roller coaster located at
Expoland in
Suita
is a city located in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of October 1, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 378,322 and a population density of 9,880 persons per km². The total area is 36.11 km².
The city was founded on April 1, ...
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Osaka
is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...
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Japan. According to some sources (i.e
the roller coaster database, Daidarasaurus was the second longest roller coaster in the world, behind
Steel Dragon 2000. For reasons explained below, other sources (i.e. the
Guinness Book of World Records) did not recognize Daidarasaurus's claim as longest roller coaster in the world from 1999 to 2000. Daidarasaurus has now been demolished as Expoland is now permanently closed.
Daidarasaurus was formerly a dual-track
racing coaster. In 1999 the two tracks were combined to create one exceptionally long track with two lift hills. This also made it a
Möbius Loop. This effectively doubled the length of the ride. What remains in dispute is whether this actually qualified as one long coaster or back-to-back rides on the same coaster.
References
Expoland to close 21 months after fatal roller coaster disasteraccessed June 7, 2009.
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Roller coasters in Japan