Fuji-Q Highland

Amusement park

Fuji-Q Highland

Front gate of the theme park

Location| 5 Chome-6-1 Shinnishihara, Fujiyoshida-shi, Yamanashi-ken 403-0017, Japan
Coordinates| 35°29′13″N 138°46′48″E﻿ / ﻿35.487°N 138.780°E﻿ / 35.487; 138.780
Status| Operating
Opened| 2 March 1968 (1968-03-02)
Owner| Fujikyu Highland Co., Ltd.
(Fuji Kyuko)
Operating season| Year-round
Attractions
Roller coasters| 6
Website| www.fujiq.jp/en/
Fujiyama, the longest and tallest roller coaster in Fuji-Q Highland The 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]

The 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.[2] 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[edit]

### Roller coasters[edit]

Fuji-Q Highland has six roller coasters:

* 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: 25 metres tall, 73 km/h.[8] Opened on 20 July 2023. Launched steel family coaster.

Year opened  | Name  | Manufacturer  | Type  | Design

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1996  | Fujiyama (フジヤマ)  | TOGO | Steel  | Sit down
1998  | Nia and Animal Coaster (ニアとアニマルコースター)  | Sansei Technologies | Steel  | Sit down/kiddie
2001  | Voyage Dans Le Ciel (リサとガスパールのそらたびにっき)  | Hoei Sangyo  | Steel  | Inverted/kiddie
2006  | Eejanaika (ええじゃないか)  | S&S Arrow  | Steel  | Fourth dimension roller coaster
2011  | Takabisha (高飛車)  | Gerstlauer | Steel  | Sit down (Euro-Fighter)
2023  | Zokkon  | Intamin | Steel  | Sit down/Straddled (Family launch coaster)[9][10]

## Other rides[edit]

* Fuji Airways
* Haunted Hospital – haunted attraction
* Hopeless Fortress – haunted attraction
* Nagashimasuka – Hafema River Rapid Ride
* Panic Clock – Vekoma Air Jumper
* Red Tower – S&S Turbo Drop
* Tekkotsu Bancho – Funtime Star Flyer
* Tentekomai – Gerstlauer Sky Roller
* Tondemina – Huss Giant Frisbee

## Incidents[edit]

### Do-Dodonpa safety complaints[edit]

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[edit]

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.

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Fuji-Q Highland". Japan and Me. 7 June 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
2. ^ "The new Ennosuke; Kohei the assassin; CM of the week: Fuji-Q Highland". The Japan Times. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
3. ^ Fuji-Q Highland--eejanaika, the 4th dimension coaster Archived 10 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Fujikyuko Co., LTD, and Fujikyu Highland. 2006.. Accessed 2010-12-04.
4. ^ Fuji-Q Highland--FUJIYAMA, the king of roller coasters Archived 12 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine. Fujikyuko Co., LTD, and Fujikyu Highland. 2006. Accessed 2010-12-04.
5. ^ "Nia and Animal Coaster - Fuji-Q Highland (Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
6. ^ "Takabisha – Fuji-Q Highland (Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
7. ^ "Voyage Dans Le Ciel - Fuji-Q Highland (Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan)". rcdb.com. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
8. ^ intamin_admin (28 July 2023). ""Zokkon" – Fuji-Q, Japan". Intamin Amusement Rides. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
9. ^ (PDF) https://www.fujikyu.co.jp/data/news_pdf/pdf_file2_783.pdf. `{{cite web}}`: Missing or empty `|title=` (help)
10. ^ "Zokkon | 富士急ハイランド".
11. ^ "2 more injuries tied to rides at amusement park near Mt. Fuji reported". Mainichi Daily News. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
12. ^ "Japanese rollercoaster shut as injuries investigated". BBC News. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
13. ^ "Do-Dodonpa News". 13 May 2024.

## External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fuji-Q Highland.

* Fuji-Q Highland homepage (English, unreliable machine-translated text)
* Fuji-Q Highland at the Roller Coaster DataBase
* Fuji-Q Highland on CoasterGallery.com

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Roller coasters at Fuji-Q Highland

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* Eejanaika
* Fujiyama
* Nia and Animal Coaster
* Takabisha
* Voyage Dans Le Ciel
* Zokkon

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* Do-Dodonpa
* Double Loop
* Giant Coaster
* Mad Mouse
* Moonsault Scramble
* Zola 7

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* MusicBrainz place

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