Dodonpa
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| Dodonpa | |
 The Dodonpa roller coaster, left, with Mount Fuji in the background. |
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| Location | Fuji-Q Highland |
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| Type | Steel |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | December 21, 2001 |
| Manufacturer | S&S Power |
| Model | Thrust Air 2000 |
| Lift/launch system | Compressed air launch |
| Height | 52 m (170 ft) |
| Drop | 50 m (160 ft) |
| Length | 1,189 m (3,900 ft) |
| Max speed | 172 km/h (107 mph) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 0:55 |
| Max vertical angle | 90° |
| Acceleration | 0 to 172 km/h (0 to 107 mph) in 1.8 seconds |
| Max g-force | 4.25 |
| Dodonpa at RCDB Pictures of Dodonpa at RCDB |
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Dodonpa (ドドンパ?) is a roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. It opened in 2001 and is a steel sit-down roller coaster with a compressed air launch. The ride was built by S&S Power of Utah, U.S.A.
It is 52 metres (170 feet) tall, and has a launch speed of 172 km/h (107 mph), which is reached in less than 2 seconds. Its hill goes straight up, down a hairpin curve, and then goes straight down. When it was opened it was the fastest roller coaster in the world. As of 2006, it is the third fastest but still has the highest acceleration at launch time. Its fastest all time speed title is now owned by Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey.
The name Dodonpa comes from the musical sound which is played to customers waiting to board it.
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| Preceded by Superman: The Escape and Tower of Terror(Tied) |
World's Fastest Roller Coaster December 2001–May 2003 |
Succeeded by Top Thrill Dragster |
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