Fuji-Q Highland
Amusement park From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Amusement park From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Location | 5 Chome-6-1 Shinnishihara, Fujiyoshida-shi, Yamanashi-ken 403-0017, Japan |
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Coordinates | 35.487°N 138.780°E |
Status | Operating |
Opened | 2 March 1968 |
Owner | Fujikyu Highland Co., Ltd. (Fuji Kyuko) |
Operating season | Year-round |
Attractions | |
Roller coasters | 6 |
Website | www |
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.
Fuji-Q Highland has six roller coasters:
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 (ぞっこん) | Intamin | Steel | Sit down/Straddled (Family launch coaster)[9][10] |
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 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.
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