Fujiyama

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Fujiyama — Hypercoaster, Fuji-Q Highland
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Fujiyama
Fuji-Q Highland · JP · Hypercoaster, 1996
UNOFFICIAL · NOT PARK-ENDORSED PHOTO · Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan · CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Height 259 ft
Speed 81 mph
Inversions 0
Throughput 1,100est. rph
Build Cost $20est. m
Vintage 1996
RARE
№ 68/159

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Fujiyama

Fuji-Q Highland · JP · TOGO Hypercoaster

UNOFFICIAL · NOT PARK-ENDORSED

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Fast facts

  • Fujiyama opened at Fuji-Q Highland in July 1996. fujikyu.co.jp
  • TOGO built Fujiyama as a steel hypercoaster. thrillzing.com
  • The ride reaches a height of 79 metres and a top speed of 130 km/h. fujiq.jp
  • Its maximum drop is 70 metres, and the layout contains no inversions. fujiq.jp
  • Fujiyama is listed with an operating capacity of approximately 1,100 riders per hour. thrillzing.com
  • The ride was built at a recorded cost of approximately 27.6 million US dollars. fujikyu.co.jp

The story of Fujiyama

Fujiyama opened in 1996, when loops and corkscrews were much in fashion. Fuji-Q Highland chose instead to pursue the grand, traditional language of the coaster: a long climb, a commanding descent, and a succession of swift changes in pace. fujiq.jp· fujikyu.co.jp

TOGO’s steel structure was raised beside Mount Fuji as a considerable engineering undertaking. The contemporary Fuji-Q press material records a construction cost of approximately 27.6 million US dollars, reflecting the scale of the project. fujikyu.co.jp· thrillzing.com

At its debut, Fuji-Q presented Fujiyama as a new King of Coasters, distinguished by its height, speed, great descent, and full-circuit course. The arrangement gave the train room to gather its strength rather than spend the journey turning upside down. fujikyu.co.jp· fujiq.jp

Fujiyama remains in service at Fuji-Q Highland, where its lofty first view takes in the park and, on a clear day, Mount Fuji itself. It has become one of the enduring landmarks of the Yamanashi amusement park. fujiq.jp· fujiq.jp

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