Fuji-Q Highland

Fuji-Q Highland
is an amusement park in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan, owned and operated by the namesake Fuji Kyuko Co. it was opened on 2 March 1968.
The theme park is near the base of Mount Fuji. It has a number of roller coasters, as well as two haunted attractions: the Haunted Hospital, the world's largest haunted attraction, and the Hopeless Fortress. Other attractions include Thomas Land, a children's area with a Thomas the Tank Engine theme and attractions themed to Mobile Suit Gundam, Hamtaro and Neon Genesis Evangelion.
Attractions
Roller coasters
Fuji-Q's most famous roller coasters are the following:
Fujiyama, 79 metres tall, 130 km/h, 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.
Do-Dodonpa, 49 metres tall, 180 km/h, opened in 2001 and formerly the world's fastest roller coaster. Originally opened as Dodonpa with an original top speed of 172 km/h, although it was renovated and reopened in 2017 with a new name and increased top speed of 180 km/h. As of 2022, it is tied with Red Force at Ferrari Land in Catalonia, Spain, as the 3rd fastest roller coaster in the world, although it still holds the record for the fastest launch acceleration. (Closed indefinitely as of August 2021)
Eejanaika, 76 metres tall, 126 km/h, opened in 2006 and is only one of three "4th Dimension roller coasters" ever built (the others being X² at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California, US, and Dinoconda at China Dinosaurs Park in Jiangsu, China). As a "4th 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 actual track inverts only three times. It surpasses the first built "4th dimension" roller coaster, X², in both height and speed.
Takabisha, 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. Formerly the world's steepest roller coaster, until the opening of TMNT Shellraiser in 2019.
Other Rides
Tentekomai – Gerstlauer Sky Roller
Tekkotsu Bancho – Zamperla Sky Flyer
Tondemina – Huss Giant Frisbee
Red Tower – S&S Turbo Drop
Panic Clock – Vekoma Air Jumper
Nagashimasuka – Hafema River Rapid Ride
Incidents
2020–2021 Do-Dodonpa safety complaints
From December 2020 to August 2021, at least 6 visitors were injured while riding the Do-Dodonpa roller coaster. Today, the attraction in question is closed for safety checks.
In popular culture
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.
Access
Railway
Fujikyu-Highland Station
Highway buses
Chūō Kōsoku Bus; For Shinjuku Station
For Futako-Tamagawa Station and Shibuya Station
For Ichigao Station and Tokyo Station
For Tokyo Station (Tekko Building)
For Haneda Airport
For Seiseki-sakuragaoka Station, Tama-Center Station, and Minami-ōsawa Station
For Hashimoto Station and Machida Station
For Tama-Plaza Station and Center-Kita Station
Lake Liner; For Ayase and Yokohama Station
For Hon-Atsugi Station, Tsujidō Station, and Fujisawa Station
Highland Liner; For Shin-Matsuda Station and Kōzu Station
For Nishi-Funabashi Station, Tsudanuma Station, Keisei Tsudanuma Station, and Kaihimmakuhari Station
For Ikebukuro Station and Ōmiya Station
For Sayama, Kawagoe Station, and Omiya Station
For Takasaki Station, Maebashi Station, and Shibukawa Station
For Mishima Station
For Shimizu Station and Shizuoka Station
For Matsumoto Bus Terminal (Matsumoto Station)
Resort Express; For Hoshigaoka Station and Nagoya Station
Fujiyama Liner; For Kyōto Station, Ōsaka Station, and Ōsaka Abenobashi Station
For Fukui Station, Komatsu Station, and Kanazawa Station
Hakata Fujiyama Express; For Kokura Station, Nishitetsu Fukuoka (Tenjin) Station, and Hakata Station
References
External links
Fuji-Q Highland homepage (English, unreliable machine-translated text)
Fuji-Q Highland at the Roller Coaster DataBase
Fuji-Q Highland on CoasterGallery.com
Amusement parks in Japan
Tourist attractions in Yamanashi Prefecture
Buildings and structures in Yamanashi Prefecture
1968 establishments in Japan
Amusement parks opened in 1968
Fujiyoshida