james-1 0 Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 I want thrills not girly rides like they have at Disneyland. Will be going to Japan in June and want to try out some before the next winter season which I am well excited about. Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted April 5, 2002 Share Posted April 5, 2002 The one on Rokko Island in Kobe nearly induced cardiac arrest in this little kiddiewinkie, but then I haven't been on many roller coasters (except the Big One they call 'a career in Japan'). The big wooden one somewhere in Kyushu looks good - thrill to the sound of creaking wood when the trollies hit 50 kph. Link to post Share on other sites
jasonp 0 Posted April 6, 2002 Share Posted April 6, 2002 Here's a few pointers: Fujiyama (Fujikyu Highland Park) - in '97 was the tallest, fastest in the world and is still an impressive, smooth, fast and fun beast. Highly recommended. Dodonpa (same park) - new this year, and claiming to be the fastest. It starts on the horizontal and blasts off from 0 > 178 km/h in 1.8 seconds. An amazing rush. Then goes up (at 90 deg) and down (at 90 deg) a small "hill" and that's it. Something youve never felt before. Suzuka circuit (Mie Pref) - they have a couple of decent coasters. And I have heard that the most recent "tallest, fastest" conventional coaster is somewhere in Mie-ken too. Anyone help me out?? Have a great time! Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted April 6, 2002 Share Posted April 6, 2002 Yo JasonP Only going on what one of my mates says, but that sounds like the Steel Dragon 2000 at Nagashima Spa Land. I don't remember what world records he said it holds, but it sounded like the real McCoy. Out of curiosity, I entered Nagashima Spa Land into Google and the first hit was this mental resource - the Roller Coaster Database. http://www.rcdb.com/ There're all the pics and stats you could ever need about the things. Except how much they cost and how long you've gotta queue You can do searches to see which one is the biggest/fastest/longest etc. It's a really well-designed site. Half an hour on there and you can pass yourself off as a world expert. Link to post Share on other sites
jasonp 0 Posted April 6, 2002 Share Posted April 6, 2002 now that does look the business....thanks NoFakie Link to post Share on other sites
thomasu 0 Posted April 7, 2002 Share Posted April 7, 2002 Are there any near the Tokyo region? Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 Theres a few "baby" ones in Tokyo you can find, the best ones out of Tokyo. Fujikyu is good fun and not too far from Tokyo. Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 Agreed, the rest of the park is pretty lame, but Fujiyama and dodonpa more than make up for it. Link to post Share on other sites
Matt 0 Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 I've been to Fujikyu a couple of times and Nagashima spaland a couple of times. The first drop on the Steel Dragon at Spaland is incredibly I*N#T$E@N!S!E but after that its a fairly cruisy ride. There are loads of other coasters at spaland including white cyclone, a really good old style wooden coaster. Fujiyama at Fujikyu Highland has a pretty intense first drop and then it keeps it going for the rest of the ride. I prefer the sustained terror of Fujiyama but the rest of the Fujikyu park is really lame (I haven't been on the new ride there though) Happy Screaming! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted April 8, 2002 Share Posted April 8, 2002 Them tower things scare the shit out of me much more than any coaster. They have one at Fujikyu I think but there's on in central Tokyo at Korakuen (next to Tokyo Dome) - I think that one's called "Tower Hacker" or something like that. Scary. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 dodonpa is wicked. over in a few seconds, but an amazing experience anyway. well worth a try. Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted April 10, 2002 Share Posted April 10, 2002 Havent been there since they installed that new on (dodonpa - what's that mean then?), but looks interesting. Wonder what the Q's are like? Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted April 13, 2002 Share Posted April 13, 2002 Steel Dragon is really good. That and Suzuka make Mie a great place for coasters - better than what Tokyo have. I read that Korakuen in Tokyo will be opening a hyper coaster (over 200ft) and a big wheel WITH NO SPOKES - and the new coaster going through the middle of the big wheel - in 2003. Phew Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted April 21, 2002 Share Posted April 21, 2002 I can't wait to check out Fukjiyama and dodonpa at Fujikyu - been looking forward to that for a few months. Hope to go there after Golden Week. Link to post Share on other sites
squidgy 0 Posted April 22, 2002 Share Posted April 22, 2002 Steel Dragon rocks. Definitely worth a trip. The other place I like - fitting perfectly in with my Japan Suzuka F1 experience - is the park they have just by the race track... a few decent rides there. Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted April 26, 2002 Share Posted April 26, 2002 That place next to Tokyo Dome is getting a new ferris wheel (with no spokes!?), and a new hypercoaster is going to be built and go through the center of the ferris wheel. Thats the truth, honest. http://www.tokyo-dome.co.jp/park/renew.htm [This message has been edited by oo (edited 26 April 2002).] Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted April 29, 2002 Share Posted April 29, 2002 Hey that looks pretty cool. In the center of Tokyo too. Link to post Share on other sites
Wizz 11 Posted May 1, 2002 Share Posted May 1, 2002 They had that Dodonpa on the TV this morning. Looked pretty intense. Also showed Steel Dragon 2000 as well and a few other kiddie places in their "Golden Week Coaster special". Not very golden, seemed to be raining everywhere. The new plans at Korakuen look interesting. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted May 1, 2002 Share Posted May 1, 2002 I saw that too. Looked like fun. You can never really tell what rollercoasters are like by seeing videos though. Much faster when you're on them. Did you see that new on at Six Flags Magic Mountain in the US - looked wicked. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted May 1, 2002 Share Posted May 1, 2002 Check it out... http://www.sixflags.com/parks/magicmountain/Rides/x.html Link to post Share on other sites
igloo 3 Posted May 8, 2002 Share Posted May 8, 2002 Went on dodonpa last week. Queued for ages, but it was awesome. Link to post Share on other sites
oo 1 Posted May 14, 2002 Share Posted May 14, 2002 That new Tokyo Dome megacoaster planned was on TV last night - looked really cool. It's gonna look HUGE right there surrounded by buildings etc. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted May 17, 2002 Share Posted May 17, 2002 Are they gonna get rid of the Tower Hacker. A hyper coaster needs a lot of space, it will be interesting to see how they fit all that in to the space. Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 We went to Fujikyu last week. Apart from the main Dodonpa and Fujiyama, the place isn't anything impressive - but them two more than make up for it. It wasn't too busy so we could go on both of them quite a lot. Not recommened for those with heart conditions. Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted July 9, 2002 Share Posted July 9, 2002 fujikyu is great place for fun day. I have not try DODONPA yet, but fujuyama is really cool Link to post Share on other sites
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