is an amusement park located next to the

Tokyo Dome is an indoor stadium in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. It was designed as a baseball stadium following its predecessor, Korakuen Stadium. Construction on the stadium began on May 16, 1985, and it opened on March 17, 1988. It was built on the site of th ...

in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan, and forms a part of the

Tokyo Dome City , referred to as Big Egg City before January 1, 2000, is an entertainment complex in Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan. It also includes the world's largest roofed baseball stadium, known as Tokyo Dome (AKA "Big Egg"); an amusement park known as Tokyo Dome ...

entertainment complex. It opened in 1958, and was formerly known as until April 2003. It was one of the most popular amusement parks in Tokyo. Rides include the ''Big O'' Ferris wheel and '' Thunder Dolphin''

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Attractions

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*Big-O (

Ferris wheel A Ferris wheel (also called a Giant Wheel or an observation wheel) is an amusement ride consisting of a rotating upright wheel with multiple passenger-carrying components (commonly referred to as passenger cars, cabins, tubs, gondolas, capsules ...

) *Thunder Dolphin (

) *Wonder Drop (

water slide A water slide (also referred to as a flume, or water chute) is a type of slide designed for warm-weather or indoor recreational use at water parks. Water slides differ in their riding method and therefore size. Some slides require riders to si ...

) *Venus Lagoon (

merry-go-round A carousel or carrousel (mainly North American English), merry-go-round (List of sovereign states, international), roundabout (British English), or hurdy-gurdy (an old term in Australian English, in South Australia, SA) is a type of amusement ...

) *The Dive ( shooting ride) *Water Symphony (fountain show)

Viking Zone

*Super Viking SORABUNE ( swinging ship) *Furi Furi Grand Prix (

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) *Bun Bun Bee *

Carousel A carousel or carrousel (mainly North American English), merry-go-round (List of sovereign states, international), roundabout (British English), or hurdy-gurdy (an old term in Australian English, in South Australia, SA) is a type of amusement ...

*Kids Hacker (mini

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)

Splash Garden

*Pixie Cup (

teacups Teacups is an amusement ride characterized by cup-shaped spinning vehicles atop a turntable-like floor. Typically, each set of six teacups has a center bearing mounted underneath, similar to a car wheel bearing mounted on a circular floor capab ...

) *Power Tower *Corocco *Magical Mist

Parachute Zone

*Bloom Express *Water Cannons *Flash Rush *Sky Flower *Chapu Chapu Creek *Haunted House

Geopolis

Panic Coaster – Back Daaan Panic Coaster – Back Daaan ( ja, パニックコースターバックダーン) is an indoor family roller coaster at the Tokyo Dome City in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. The ride experience relies heavily on vibrantly colored projections and lig ...

*Gangan Butlers *Nin-Nin Land

Other

MagiQuest MagiQuest is an interactive attraction in the form of a live action role-playing game where players take the role of magic users. The game takes place in dedicated MagiQuest locations. Players, known as Magi, use an infrared (IR) emitting wand t ...

Mega Kingdom *

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Hero Action Show

Former attractions

Parachute Zone

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Geopolis

*Tokyo Panic Cruise *Lupin III: Labyrinth Trap

Accidents

* On 29 February 2010, a 26-year-old worker lost three fingers while inspecting the ''Tower Hacker'' ride before the park opened in the morning. * On 5 December 2010, a nine-year-old girl suffered minor injuries after being hit by a bolt which had fallen from the ''Thunder Dolphin'' roller coaster. * On 30 January 2011, a 34-year-old man was killed after falling from the ''Spinning Coaster Maihime'' roller coaster at the park.

Kyodo News is a nonprofit cooperative news agency based in Minato, Tokyo. It was established in November 1945 and it distributes news to almost all newspapers, and radio and television networks in Japan. The newspapers using its news have about 50 millio ...

, "Safety flaws found in Dome ride", ''

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'', 2 February 2011, p. 1.

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Attractions

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