Dodonpa

Links to the top-hat of Dodonpa

Dodonpa (Japaneseドドンパ) Fuji -Q Highland (富士急 ハイ ランド, Fujikyu Hairando ) in Japanese Fujiyoshida is a steel roller coaster from the model Thrust Air Coaster manufacturer S & S Power, which was opened on 21 December 2001. It was built on the site until 2000 Moonsault Scramble drove her round at the.

It is 52 m high and has a top speed of 172 km / h, which they achieved by their pneumatic firing within 1.8 seconds. At the time of its opening it was considered the fastest roller coaster in the world. Currently it is the third fastest roller coaster in the world, but still bears the world record as the roller coaster with the strongest acceleration at launch.

Other rides at the amusement park are the Eejanaika, Fujiyama and Takabisha.

Dodonpa has four trains of four cars. In each car two people ( a number with two people) can take place. The trains are designed as faces. Each train has a style different face, including father, mother, sister and the baby. The seats are located between ' teeth of the mouth ".

A special feature of the trains have no ordinary wheels made ​​of metal with plastic covering as they are normally used for roller coasters, but air-filled tires, for example, be used in small aircraft.