Do-Dodonpa
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Do-Dodonpa
Fuji-Q Highland · JP · S&S - Sansei Technologies Air Launch Coaster
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Fast facts
- Do-Dodonpa is a steel Air Launch Coaster at Fuji-Q Highland in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. coasterpedia.net
- The ride reopened as Do-Dodonpa in 2017 after a major renewal of Dodonpa. fujiq.jp
- Its compressed-air launch carries the train to 180 kilometres per hour. prtimes.jp
- The course rises to a 49-metre loop and includes one inversion. coasterpedia.net
- Do-Dodonpa was designed for a throughput of 1,920 passengers per hour. coasterpedia.net
- The ride’s route extends for 1,244 metres across the park grounds. prtimes.jp
The story of Do-Dodonpa
Fuji-Q Highland renewed its earlier Dodonpa for the 2017 season, reopening the attraction under the new name Do-Dodonpa. The park presented the renewal as a fresh chapter for its celebrated launch coaster. fujiq.jp· prtimes.jp
The undertaking came from S&S’s Air Launch Coaster tradition, using compressed air to send the train away from the station with remarkable force. It was an engineering choice well suited to Fuji-Q Highland’s broad grounds at the foot of Mount Fuji. s-s.com· prtimes.jp
The renewal altered the ride’s principal landmark, replacing the former top-hat element with a great vertical loop. Rising forty-nine metres above the park, the loop gave Do-Dodonpa its single inversion and a new outline against the mountain country. coasterpedia.net· prtimes.jp
Sources
- coasterpedia.net Preferred source
- fujiq.jp Acceptable source
- prtimes.jp Acceptable source
- s-s.com Acceptable source