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, Yamanashi, Japan, owned and operated by the namesake Fuji Kyuko Co. it was opened on 2 March 1968. The theme park is near the base of

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. It has a number of

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s, as well as two haunted attractions: the Haunted Hospital, the world's first and largest haunted attraction and the newly built Hopeless Fortress. Other attractions include ''Thomas Land'', a children's area with a ''

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'' theme and attractions themed to ''

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Attractions

Roller coasters

Fuji-Q's most famous roller coasters are the following: *

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, 79 metres tall, 130 km/h,Fuji-Q Highland--FUJIYAMA, the king of roller coasters
. Fujikyuko Co., LTD, and Fujikyu Highland. 2006. Accessed 2010-12-04. opened in 1996 and was once the world's tallest roller coaster. As of 2007 it is the world's 8th tallest, 5th longest, and 10th fastest roller coaster. *

Do-Dodonpa , formerly known as , is a steel roller coaster located at Fuji-Q Highland in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. Manufactured by S&S – Sansei Technologies, the launched coaster uses compressed air to propel its trains. It opened on 21 December ...

, 52 metres tall, 172 km/h,Fuji-Q Highland--DODONPA, the world’s tremendous roller coaster
. Fujikyuko Co., LTD, and Fujikyu Highland. 2006. Accessed 2010-12-04. opened in 2001 and was once the world's fastest roller coaster. As of 2013 it is the 4th fastest in the world but still has the highest acceleration at launch time. (Closed indefinitely as of August 2021) * Eejanaika, 76 metres tall, 126 km/h,Fuji-Q Highland--eejanaika, the 4th dimension coaster
. Fujikyuko Co., LTD, and Fujikyu Highland. 2006.. Accessed 2010-12-04. opened in 2006 and is only the second " 4th Dimension roller coaster" ever built (the first being X² at

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, US). As a "4th dimension" roller coaster its seats can rotate 360 degrees forward or backward in a controlled spin, thus allowing Eejanaika to invert 14 different times, even though the actual track inverts only three times. It surpasses the first built "4th dimension" roller coaster, X², in both height and speed. *

Takabisha is a Gerstlauer Euro-Fighter steel roller coaster located at the Fuji-Q Highland theme park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. It is famous for having a drop angle of 121° – the former steepest coaster in the world before being replaced ...

, opened on 16 July 2011, contains a 121° freefall, as well as seven major inversions over 1000 meters of track, and a drop of 43 meters.

Other Rides

*Tentekomai - Gerstlauer Sky Roller *Steel Chief - Zamperla Sky Flyer *Tondemina - Huss Giant Frisbee *Red Tower - S&S Space Shot *Panic Clock - Vekoma Air Jumper *Nagashimasuka - Hafema River Rapid Ride

Incidents

2020–2021 ''Do-Dodonpa'' safety complaints

From December 2020 to August 2021, at least 6 visitors were injured while riding the ''Do-Dodonpa'' roller coaster. Today, the attraction in question is closed for safety checks.

In popular culture

In 2006, on the 9th Season of ''

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'', the final 3 teams came here and rode Tondemina,

Dodonpa , formerly known as , is a steel roller coaster located at Fuji-Q Highland in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. Manufactured by S&S – Sansei Technologies, the launched coaster uses compressed air to propel its trains. It opened on 21 December ...

and

while looking for a clue to their next destination.

Bus terminal

Highway buses

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References

External links

Fuji-Q Highland homepage (English, unreliable machine-translated text)
at the

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