TheCoasterKid211 Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 Ride capacity: 8 people...per hour. From what I've heard about Fuji-Q's operations, that's pretty accurate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Hey that's not fair, I've been there and I know for a fact that Dodonpa's capacity isn't that low! 32/h more likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry M Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Hey that's not fair, I've been there and I know for a fact that Dodonpa's capacity isn't that low! 32/h more likely. Oh god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteelForceless Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Hey that's not fair, I've been there and I know for a fact that Dodonpa's capacity isn't that low! 32/h more likely. It still baffles me how a park's operations can be so bad. How does it take 15 minutes to load a single 8-person train? What do they do during that time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Hey that's not fair, I've been there and I know for a fact that Dodonpa's capacity isn't that low! 32/h more likely. It still baffles me how a park's operations can be so bad. How does it take 15 minutes to load a single 8-person train? What do they do during that time? They make you take your wrist watch off, put it in a locker, and then give you a wrist strap locker key. I am not making this up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garet Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 I'm more forgiving than most for this park, because I seriously loved riding Dodonpa, but I still remember getting the harness released and then all rechecked when the op noticed something was in my pocket (a very tiny lump) and it turned out to be a piece of used tissue from my cold that i'd forgotten was even there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry M Posted May 23, 2017 Share Posted May 23, 2017 Meanwhile at Holiday Park, Germany, a foreign teenager is allowed to take on ride videos for the first time using a flimsy chest rig, and 360 camera, with no questions asked...On two super intense and airtime filled rides. I wonder if they would ask me to take it off if I did that at Fuji-Q Highlands? All seriousness though, I always ask before hand at the park if they allow it, and HP is the only one which has ever said yes so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Do-Dodonpa Is starting to test according to the park's Facebook page. Kind of odd seeing those trains going through a loop on the video: https://www.facebook.com/fujiq/videos/1469426329747384/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry M Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 Looks like some inverted air time on that loop! Also, don't let Mr Alvey see that vertical video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
805Andrew Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 It still baffles me how a park's operations can be so bad. How does it take 15 minutes to load a single 8-person train? What do they do during that time? It was only a few minutes when I went there in 2015. They were churning out Dodonpa trains every couple of minutes when I was there, same for Takabisha. Can't say the same for Fujiyama nor Eejanaika though. Maybe I was lucky, but almost every park in Japan not named Disney or Universal has slow loading procedures from my observations. Thunder Dolphin at Tokyo Dome City was the worst as they had about 15 minute dispatches, although it wasn't crowded at all there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 I saw some tweets posted to Twitter showing Do-Dodonpa testing. It looks like they re-did the seats so that they are similar to what's on their Free-Fly coasters and what GaleForce has (vest restraints). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pear Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rill'o'beily Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 image Good thing the trains still look funky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonem Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Why god did they choose to put those restraints? :O So awful I want back the old lap bars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canobie Coaster Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 I pray the train doesn't rattle like GaleForce did during the launch. That would be horrifying going that fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoinItForTheFame Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I pray the train doesn't rattle like GaleForce did during the launch. The launch is over so fast you wouldn't even have time to notice the rattle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerstlaueringvar Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I haven't been on an S&S With those restraints but I sure wish they are light. With an insane launch like Dodonpa's, the sudden stapling combined wwith hydraulic restraint lock will make the whole ride very painful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 After reading all this, I am soooooo very glad I got this credit, nearly ten years ago, this Sept! Yeah, at my age and health now, I think I'd just watch this, and listen to the Sounds of Pain. I watched it from a distance, in the TPR 2011 Japan Tour. One ride (2007) was enough for me. Taken from the park's Wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ccron10 Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 A Japan website just posted a POV during what looks like a media event for it's opening: It looks like you might get a similar feeling going through the loop like you would on Full Throttle. Good looking station as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Trading airtime for hangtime. No wonder they put a drive tire on the top of the loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 The launch still looks amazing (and was probably the most remarkable part of the ride previously), but I give the loop an "ehh" reaction when compared with the top hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 Bummer about the restraints, bummer about the loop, bummer about the poor footage, and bummer it's still at Fuji Q. On the plus side...that launch! Ugh! I wish I didn't like it so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 The launch still looks amazing, but I miss the insane airtime of the old high hat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonem Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 I was wondering if the restraints will affect the ride itself, especially the launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenbowl Posted July 6, 2017 Share Posted July 6, 2017 This link is claiming that Dododonpa now reaches 180 km/h in 1.56 seconds, accelerating at 3.75G... https://www.fujiq.jp/special/dododonpa/?page=3 Compare that to Kingda Ka with 1.6G accelerating.... Holy Shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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