Do-Dodonpa (ド・ドドンパ), formerly known as Dodonpa (ドドンパ), was a steel roller coaster located at Fuji-Q Highland in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. Manufactured...
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Fuji-Q Highland (section Do-Dodonpa safety complaints)
2020 to August 2021, at least 6 visitors were injured while riding the Do-Dodonpa roller coaster. This led to the coaster's eventual closure in 2024. In...
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pair opened in 2001 in the form of Hypersonic XLC at Kings Dominion and Do-Dodonpa at Fuji-Q Highland, the latter of which achieved a world-best coaster...
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pneumatic launches, with Do-Dodonpa at Fuji-Q Highland in Japan having held the acceleration record from when it opened as Dodonpa in 2001 to its closure...
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amusement park announces the removal of the famed high-speed roller coaster Do-Dodonpa, which had been closed since August 2021 following numerous incidents...
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coaster, is also a popular destination for day trips. It also features Do-Dodonpa, the world's fastest accelerating roller coaster. At one point, it was...
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(0–80 mph (0–129 km/h) in 1.8 seconds) with the announced closure of Do-Dodonpa at Fuji-Q Highland on 13 March 2024. Fright Nights, formerly "Fright Nites"...
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LIM/LSM launch platforms. The compressed air launch system was used on Do-Dodonpa, the world's fastest-accelerating ride prior to closing in 2024, which...
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2005 4 Red Force Ferrari Land Spain 111.8 mph (179.9 km/h) Intamin — * Do-Dodonpa Fuji-Q Highland Japan 111.8 mph (179.9 km/h) S&S December 2001 – May...
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refrigerated, compressed air to shoot a rubber-wheeled car down a steel track. Do-Dodonpa, located at Fuji-Q Highland, was the only production model in existence...
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