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[Hhappy]

let's take a jump to Japan.

 

Fuji-Q is home to Dodonpa.

 

The place has some fun rides, but ride op efficiency just does not feel like Japan.

Basically the entire parks efficiency could be improved.

 

Only had one visit, got lucky (thanks Robb and Elissa) and i'm still wondering if getting the new credits is worth another visit...

Time will tell i guess...

extreme hair time going up

but what goes up, has to go down..

and yeah.. a turn is needed as wel.. just to get back to the station

[Blue Fire Guy]

I spy lots of crazy hairtime (especially in that first photo)!

 

I hear this ride's top hat contains the single most extreme moment of airtime on ANY coaster ever, and I also hear that it ejects you so hard that it actually hurts a bit as well. I haven't ridden it, but is that the case here?

[Hhappy]

Travelling fair time

 

Olympia Looping

 

Impressive good and fun coaster.

Would not mind giving it another try and ride it a bit more (like at night)

loop de loop

some fun with the "locals"

[Randomman295]

I just caught a glimpse of Dodonpa's wheel base.

Are those...

TIRES?

Sounds like a terrible idea on SO many levels.

[jray21]

Olympia Looping was a ton of fun! The whole fair was so incredibly fun.

[Moose]

Olympia Looping

 

Impressive good and fun coaster.

Would not mind giving it another try and ride it a bit more (like at night)

 

Night rides at Oktoberfest were an absolute blast. Good beer right outside of it, shots of jäger right around the corner. Yeah, very good times indeed.

[cfc]

That second photo is particularly good.

[amyzoo]

That's a really fun ride, I'm glad I got to ride it.

[Hhappy]

Pop quiz time (or something like that)

 

Which coaster is this?

 

edit:

yes it is Grizzly at King's Dominion

Edited February 14, 2013 by Hhappy

[TPDave]

I have a feeling it's a very painful one!

[Hhappy]

I have a feeling it's a very painful one!

to be honest.. i don't remember much of the ride.

Guess i rode it once and tried to forget it asap after that

[johnychen]

Could it be Grizzly at King's Dominion?

[imawesome1124]

I have a feeling it's a very painful one!

Wrong. Since the retracking it's been fairly smooth.

[cfc]

^"Smooth" is a relative term when it comes to KD's Grizzly.

[SuperShawn]

I don't recall it being "that" bad, but it was raining and we were tired.

[Meteornotes]

^"Smooth" is a relative term when it comes to KD's Grizzly.

 

It's smooth when compare to Hurler, I suppose. Other than that, yeah, not so much.

 

dt

[cfc]

I don't recall it being "that" bad, but it was raining and we were tired.

 

I actually kind of like Grizzly.

[Hhappy]

How about a woodie from Japan?

 

It's Jupiter from Kijima

[SharkTums]

I don't understand how some people look like they're actually having fun on this compared to the people who are in the correct "oh my god, what is this ride doing to my body?" position. Poor Stacey in that wheel seat looks like she's going to die!

[cfc]

^I was definitely in the "oh my god, will this hell never end?" group back in 2007.

[disney4me2001]

The train in that photo has a really odd-looking paint job!

[Meteornotes]

Yeah, this ride is, um, not very good...

 

dt

[ernierocker]

Those Japanese Intamin woodies seem to be an oddity in the Intamin lineup of coasters.

[cfc]

^I think Jupiter was the first Intamin woodie, although I can't swear to that. If so, they certainly got better.

[shivtim]

And oddly enough, Regina at Tobu Zoo is pretty good.