Fujiyama, the longest and tallest roller coaster at Fuji-Q HighlandThe Haunted Hospital
Fuji-Q Highland (富士急ハイランド, Fujikyū Hairando, formerly the Fujikyu Highland) is an amusement park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan, owned and operated by the namesake Fuji Kyuko Co. It opened on 2 March 1968.[1]
Eejanaika (ええじゃないか): 76 metres tall, 126 km/h.[3] Opened on 19 July 2006 and is only one of three fourth dimension roller coasters ever built. As a fourth dimension roller coaster, its seats can rotate 360 degrees forward or backward in a controlled spin, thus allowing Eejanaika to invert 14 different times, even though the track itself inverts only three times.
Fujiyama (フジヤマ): 79 metres tall, 130 km/h.[4] Opened in 1996 and was once the world's tallest roller coaster. As of 2022, it is the world's 4th longest and 11th tallest roller coaster.
Nia and Animal Coaster (ニアとアニマルコースター): 17 km/h.[5] Opened on 18 July 1998. A kiddie coaster themed after Thomas the Tank Engine. Known as Rock 'N Roll Duncan (ロックンロールダンカン) from 1998 to 2023.
Takabisha (高飛車): 43 metres tall, 100 km/h. Opened on 16 July 2011. Contains a 121° freefall, as well as seven major inversions over 1000 metres of track.[6] Formerly the world's steepest roller coaster, until the opening of TMNT Shellraiser in 2019.
Voyage Dans Le Ciel (リサとガスパールのそらたびにっき): 20 metres tall, 50 km/h.[7] Originally opened on 20 July 2000 as a flying coaster named Birdmen (バードメン). Was converted to an inverted coaster in 2003 due to mechanical issues. Known as Great Fluffy Sky Adventure (ふわふわお空の大冒険) from 2003 to 2017.
Zokkon (ぞっこん): 25 metres tall, 73 km/h.[8] Opened on 20 July 2023. Launched steel family coaster.
From December 2020 to August 2021, at least 6 visitors were injured[11] while riding the Do-Dodonpa roller coaster.[12] This led to the coaster's eventual closure in 2024.[13]
In popular culture
In the 1985 Hong Kong comedy action film My Lucky Stars, starring Sammo Hung and Jackie Chan, the criminal gang's headquarters are underneath Fuji-Q Highland.
In 2006, on the 9th season of the American reality game show The Amazing Race, the final 3 teams visited Fuji-Q Highland and rode Tondemina, Dodonpa and Fujiyama while looking for a clue to their next destination.
