Fujiyama (roller coaster)

Coordinates: 35°29′09″N 138°46′37″E / 35.485856°N 138.777006°E / 35.485856; 138.777006
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Fujiyama
Yen ($40,000,000 USD)
General statistics
TypeSteel
ManufacturerTOGO
DesignerMorgan
ModelHypercoaster
Track layoutOut and back
Lift/launch systemChain
Height259 ft (79 m)
Drop230 ft (70 m)
Length6,709 ft (2,045 m)
Speed81 mph (130 km/h)
Inversions0
Duration3:36
Max vertical angle65°
Capacity1,100 riders per hour
G-force3.5
Height restriction43.3 in (110 cm)
Trains7 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 28 riders per train.
Fujiyama at RCDB

Fujiyama (富士山) is a

Steel Phantom coaster at Kennywood in Pennsylvania, U.S., set the world record for speed instead.[5][6]

Name

Fujiyama is named after the iconic Mount Fuji, which stands to the west of Tokyo. The term Fujiyama comes from "fuji", and "yama" which means mountain.[1] Mount Fuji is seldom referred to as "Fujiyama" in the Japanese language, but is instead more commonly referred to as "Fujisan", using the on'yomi pronunciation of the "mountain" character. The roller coaster Fujiyama is named as a play on the common foreign mistransliteration.[7]

Design

As with many

headchopper" elements, and a series of small "bunny hills" near the end of the coaster's course.[5]

Reception

Daytime view of Fujiyama

Given its record-breaking status, Fujiyama attracted considerable attention when it opened. The ride has been rated positively by many reviewers, garnering 5 stars in Steven Urbanowicz's The Roller Coaster Lover's Companion.

Golden Ticket Awards.[9]

In medical literature

Fujiyama inadvertently attracted attention in 2000 after an article was published in the journal Neurology.[10][11] The article discussed the possible relationship between riding roller coasters and the occurrence of subdural hematomas. The primary case study cited by the authors was a woman who had reported severe headaches after riding several roller coasters at Fuji-Q Highland, including Fujiyama. Upon investigation, it was discovered that this woman did in fact have a subdural hematoma.[12] Subsequent research, however, has maintained that this risk remains low and is not unique to this particular coaster.[13]

Records

Preceded by
Big One
 World's Tallest Closed- Circuit Roller Coaster
July 1996 – May 2000 		Succeeded by
Preceded by World's Tallest Roller Coaster
July 1996 – January 1997 		Succeeded by
Tower of Terror
Preceded by World's Longest Roller Coaster Drop
July 1996 – January 1997
Preceded by World's Fastest Closed-Circuit Roller Coaster
July 1996 – February 2000 		Succeeded by
World's Fastest Roller Coaster
July 1996 – January 1997 		Succeeded by
Tower of Terror

References

  1. ^ a b c RCDB entry for Fujiyama
  2. ^ RCDB list of roller coasters by height
  3. ^ RCDB list of roller coasters by drop
  4. ^ RCDB list of roller coasters by speed
  5. ^ a b Rushin, Steve (9 August 1999). "High rollers". Sports Illustrated.
  6. ^ Kennywood history page Archived 2010-07-23 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ Tanikawa, Miki (3 April 1998). "A bath with a view: Hot springs and Mount Fuji". The New York Times.
  8. ISBN 978-0-8065-2309-5
    .
  9. ^ 2009 Golden Ticket Award results published by Amusement Today
  10. ^ Davis, Jeanie Lerche (10 January 2000). "New worries for roller coaster riders". WebMD Health News.
  11. ^ Nadis, Steve (August 2000). "Dangerous thrills". Popular Science.
  12. S2CID 3139741
    .
  13. PMID 11782733. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2011-07-28. Retrieved 2010-07-07.
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