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Fujiyama is a steel hyper roller coaster located at Fuji-Q Highland in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan.
History[]
The ride was manufactured by TOGO and opened at the park in July 1996, setting multiple world records at the time.
Design[]
Trains[]
The coaster features 7 cars per train. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows in each car for a total of 28 riders per train.
Etymology[]
The Japanese for "Mount Fuji", 富士山, actually transliterates into Latin characters as "Fujisan"; "Fujiyama" results from a mistransliteration of 山, which can indeed be transliterated as "yama" in some contexts, but not in this context. It has been said that the name "Fujiyama" was given to this coaster as a deliberate joke on this common error.[source?]
References[]
External links[]
- Fujiyama - King of Coasters official webpage at Fuji-Q Highland
- Fujiyama at the Roller Coaster DataBase
- Fujiyama (roller coaster) at Wikipedia
| Preceded by Moonsault Scramble |
World's Tallest Roller Coaster Jul 1996–Jan 1997 |
Succeeded by Tower of Terror |
| Preceded by Pepsi Max Big One |
World's Tallest Complete-Circuit Roller Coaster Jul 1996–May 2000 |
Succeeded by Millennium Force |
| Preceded by unknown |
World's Tallest Roller Coaster Drop Jul 1996–Jan 1997 |
Succeeded by Tower of Terror (tied with Superman: The Escape) |
| Preceded by Steel Phantom |
World's Fastest Roller Coaster Jul 1996–Jan 1997 |
Succeeded by Tower of Terror (tied with Superman: The Escape) |
| Preceded by Steel Phantom |
World's Fastest Complete-Circuit Roller Coaster Jul 1997–Feb 2000 |
Succeeded by Goliath |
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