Friday, September 25, 2009

one-stop thrill rides

Fuji Q Highlands will surely treat you to all the thrill rides you could imagine plus the bonus of having the majestic Mt. Fuji at the background. Unfortunately for us, it was too cloudy when we came last Monday but it was indeed the most thrilling ride experience I've ever had...at least as of this time.

First Stop: Dodonpa - the fastest roller coaster (172kph) in the world until 2003 but still the highest acceleration at launch time until today. It felt like going back to the future ala Michael J. Fox riding this one!
Waiting time: 5 hours
Ride: 1 minute


























2nd Stop: Pizza-la's Tonde Mina - this one really scared the hell out of me until the moment I rode it. After being tossed for a few times, I felt the hang of it and started to enjoy every single moment of the ride. It was really fun being tossed around like a pizza dough!
Waiting Time: 2 hours
Ride: 2 minutes

















3rd Stop:
Fujiyama - was once the world's tallest
roller coaster(259 ft) and had the largest drop (230 ft) during the 90's. It is also the 3rd longest (6,709 ft = 2,045 m). Lots of drops and curves makes the word thrilling an understatement!
Waiting Time: 2 hours - thanks to Yanna and Neil for queueing while we were on Pizza-la :D
Ride: 3 1/2minutes






























4th Stop:
Zola 7 - like a primitive version of the Buzz Light Year ride in Disneyland. The most surprising ride we had since we just realized that it was an enclosed roller coaster after finishing the shooting game!

Waiting Time: 30 minutes
Ride: 3 minutes
















5th Stop:
Cups and Saucers - the ride that completes our thrill for the day! The icing of the cake!
ehehe.
Waiting Time: 10 minutes
Ride: 4 minutes

















There was one roller coaster we failed to ride because of
its very long queue. Parks closed at 9pm but this ride was closed just before the clock hit 3pm. Eejanaika is the world's 2nd 4th dimension roller coaster. I will definitely ride this one when I come back next time.





















































Last but not the least, the ride I could not imagine of riding yet - PaniClock. I feel a very inconvenient stomach just by looking at the riders.
























By the way, have I told you how scared I was?! Or is this an understatement?!

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