Thunder Coaster At Nasu Highlands Closes

After 38 years of operation Thunder Coaster a Meisho corkscrew coaster at Nasu Highlands in Japan has closed this week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmpOAAUAjn8

While it's not a massive coaster closure it is sad in a way to see it go. The ride was made famous here by Robbs excellent roller coaster in the snow POV

It seems the park is looking at turning the track into some kind of walkway over the park perhaps with a ropes course integrated although the google translation of the page linked below is a bit iffy..

However if for whatever reason you miss the coaster or perhaps just want a coaster car in your living room you can pick up a standard coaster car for a cool $1350 + shipping or a front car for an even cooler $2700 + shipping here.

https://camp-fire.jp/projects/view/50964

I want to donate money to them for giving us this image

This is a real vision everyone has

Knowing how that coaster intertwines with two other coasters(?), it will be interesting to see

how they fit vehicles in, to take it all down, without "brushing up" against one of the other two coasters?

P.S. I loved Nasu Highlands Park, and always wanted to return there.

Well, looking at this pic, maybe it won't be so hard to tear it down. I think. (o; TPR 2011 Japan Tour.

^^ I want.

Cute idea for crowd funding a new ride by selling off the old ones pieces!

^ That's what I thought Bakken park (Denmark) should have done, with it's retired coaster trains.

There were a few of them (literally) in a "small pasture" that was behind several of

the rides in the park. I strolled by them and snapped a couple of photos, because

they looked so .....peaceful, LOL!

Lovely! Twins!

Must be "recently retired." ~ I was surprised anybody could of climbed into this train!

Never in the U.S. of A. I say! ~ TPR 2014 Scandi Tour.