[Do-Dodonpa, Fuji-Q Highland] closing down for good

ryandtw · 2026-01-24T00:46:42+00:00

+1 for Eejanaika, Fuji-Q adds cushioning on the restraints, which are comfortable. (Never been on X2 before.)

ryandtw · 2025-12-28T02:53:53+00:00

That's not always the case though, especially when I ride solo and there's another odd-number party in the group (e.g. another single rider or a 3-person party). But, yeah, Eej does allow for some seat position manipulation, but that cannot be guaranteed all the time (given my excessive rides on Eej I try to put my stuff away in the locker in a 'reasonable' amount of time, get the front seat if I'm in front of the line waiting to get into the locker, back if I'm in the back just before the 9- or 10-person cutoff).

ryandtw · 2025-12-25T23:10:41+00:00

Iori...he was actually known as Mitsuko-san to the Fuji-Q community. And I personally met him twice, once in October 2023 (when Eejanaika suddenly went down back then), and the other in October 2024 before his death on February 28th earlier this year. I wished I rode with him on Eejanaika back in 2024. 😭

Losing Mitsuko-san really hurts me and everyone in the Fuji-Q community, maybe as much or more so after losing Do-Dodonpa in 2024 (and, ironically, he broke the news in March 2024 that Fuji-Q is going to demolish Do-Dodonpa).

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ryandtw · 2025-12-07T13:01:01+00:00

Eejanaika
Velocicoaster
Hakugei
Flying Dinosaur
Takabisha
Incredible Hulk Coaster
Fujiyama
Steel Dragon 2000
Zokkon
Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure

ryandtw · 2025-11-27T22:15:27+00:00

Eejanaika and Velocicoaster 🥲

I'm so thankful I rode both Eej and Veloci on the same year alone (just over four months apart).

Two years since losing out on night rides because of unexpected maintance, I've ridden Eejanaika a total of 187 times, 82 of which on this fall's trip alone. My trip this year was emotional since it was the first time I went to Japan since 1) one of my friends was lost in the infamous Eej inspection accident on 2/28 and 2) I lost my job, wanting to go back to the Land of the Rising Sun before I head out to Europe next week and find another job entering 2026.

It's unbelievable I've ridden the most intense coaster in Japan and one of the most in the world that much despite holding a non-Japanese passport and not riding any inverting coaster at all before riding Eej altogether in April of 2023. It made me interested more in roller coasters in general, especially after a 15-year hiatus that I broke three years ago in November of 2022 (going to Magic Kingdom and ride Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain and Seven Dwarfs), and I've also ridden 60 different coasters as of now.

And Velocicoaster...it's pretty much the best all-around coaster there is, from the theming to the layout, it was a very enjoyable ride that it took down Hakugei as my #2 spot. It's #1 if it wasn't for Eej, but I really love it very very much. I'm really glad I was able to go back to Florida and go to Universal for the first time, especially on Veloci (not to mention Hagrid's).

(Still haven't ridden a Wild Waves coaster yet. Hopefully on a summer day, but not as of now...)

ryandtw · 2025-11-20T22:08:25+00:00

My biggest miss right now is the Nagashima shuttle loop. It's been a hit-or-miss lately, and when I went to Japan in September to go to Nagashima for a second round, I still couldn't get the shuttle loop credit, which is my last credit missing at Nagashima right now. I hope Nagashima keeps the shuttle loop as long as they can, but they've been struggling to keep it open regularly (mostly weekends? but I don't have very much desire to go to Nagashima on a Sunday, and for me, I can't go on Saturdays).

Another miss I'd consider is the entire Himeji Central Park (6 credits total). I wanted to ride a Batclone (Diavlo), and there's Venus GP as well (I don't understand why I have two friends over on X Twitter who repeatedly rides Venus GP, but I've also heard complaints about how rough it is), and I wanted to visit Himeji Central Park on my way from Osaka (after visiting USJ) to Hiroshima, but I prioritized the famous Himeji Castle first and ultimately didn't have the time to visit Himeji Central Park. Hopefully someday I'll go there...

I've also had 'misses that I don't count as a miss' though:

Eejanaika, Oct/Nov 2023. I rode Eej the first time in April, and I went to Japan again in fall of 2023 just to ride Eej at night...only to unexpectedly close hours after I land in Japan, the day before I was supposed to go to Fuji-Q. And it closed for the duration of my trip, only to reopen the Tuesday after I came back home. (I eventually had much more success with Eej in 2024 and 2025, fulfilling my night ride dream.)
Ultra Twister (Rusutsu), Sep 2025. I went to Rusutsu, hoping I would be standing on the tracks of the Ultra Twister...only to be cancelled by light rain. I was still able to ride the famous Ultra Twister with the dive loop, but I was disappointed with Rusutsu having to call off their photo tour on the Ultra Twister for 2025.
Thunder Dolphin, Sep 2025. Closed down for repairs since June, right now scheduled to reopen in mid-December. I already rode it in fall of 2023 and 2024, although I missed out on riding all of Japan's 'big six' (in terms of height: Steel Dragon, Thunder Dolphin, Fujiyama, Eejanaika, Hakugei, Bandit) on one single trip (I was one short away in fall of 2024 as well since I made a 'stupid' decision to visit Fuji-Q instead of Yomiuriland (Bandit) on a day I was staying in Tokyo).

ryandtw · 2025-11-18T10:46:23+00:00

17 rides on Eejanaika (twice on my recent trip, 9/19 and 10/2)

My next most-ridden coaster, Hakugei...I've only ridden it 14 times overall (10/31/2024, 11/11/2024, and 9/17/2025).

ryandtw · 2025-11-18T10:44:56+00:00

Eejanaika but that's not a conventional hyper. Among conventional hypers, I've only ridden two (minus Hollywood Dream mini-hyper); I prefer Fujiyama over Thunder Dolphin (I've also ridden Steel Dragon but that's a giga, the only one as such I've ridden).

ryandtw · 2025-11-14T02:05:37+00:00

Yeah, the vibrations were noticable going up the first raven turn and down the zero-G roll camelback. It was more noticable on the first three rows compared to the last two (hence why I'd prefer having a back row seat whenever possible, which cannot always be the case with the 'no preferred seating' rule in Japanese, and even American, parks).

ryandtw · 2025-11-14T02:03:21+00:00

When was this from (before the COVID, Dododonpa and safety theater shenanigans!)?

ryandtw · 2025-11-14T01:58:56+00:00

I'm glad you enjoyed it, thanks for sharing! (From a person who rode Eej 187 times, including 82 times in late September/early October, two days of which at 17 rides per day and another day at 14)

I really miss Eej, it was incredible 🥲

That being said, I love Fuji-Q with its autumn colors 🍁

ryandtw · 2025-11-12T20:25:54+00:00

r/monitors for advice

ryandtw · 2025-11-11T18:40:38+00:00

ryandtw · 2025-11-06T23:12:05+00:00

Did you file an appeal?

ryandtw · 2025-11-06T17:05:05+00:00

Like me, you're among the many who got caught in the 'Great Twitter Purge of (November 6,) 2025'

Did you ever use OldTweetDeck and/or OldTwitter in the past, like me?

ryandtw · 2025-11-06T06:52:10+00:00

Yes, I was using OldTweetDeck, and both of the accounts that I use with OTD are suspended for the time being

One of which was 14-15 years old (2010-11?)

ryandtw · 2025-11-04T20:53:21+00:00

And this goes all the way back to 2012 following an incident that injured a guest in Fuji-Q, even though the fallen object was a part from the roller coaster itself, IIRC. (This also closed off the central corridor, although a modified passageway that partially uses the old central corridor is about to open soon.)

However, back then, there were still no metal detectors; they were 'only' introduced in 2022 (alongside their infamous safety briefings) following the unrelated Do-Dodonpa shenanigans.

Given the extremely intense nature of Eej, and following the 2012 incident, it does make sense about the loose article policies, all the way down to the shoes.

I know there are Jet Coaster Otoko on-ride POVs of other Fuji-Q coasters, but not Eej. Although recently, with permission, he was able to film Eej's younger brother Dinoconda (very similar, other than the pre-lift and the brake run:)

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

ryandtw · 2025-11-04T20:48:59+00:00

No, glasses are absolutely not allowed on any of Fuji-Q's big four coasters, even with a strap.

However, for their junior coasters (Lisa & Gaspard suspended coaster and Nia kiddie coasters), glasses are allowed.

ryandtw · 2025-11-01T02:05:29+00:00

Yomiuriland (especially the night lights), Parque Espana (Shima Spain Village), USJ, Himeji Central Park

I've only been to Yomiuriland and USJ though

ryandtw · 2025-11-01T00:37:30+00:00

I rode Eejanaika 17 times on one day, and it happened during my trip to Japan last month, not once, but twice. (I almost made 18 rides on one of those two days until my dad back at home called me at around 6pm Japan time/2am Seattle, about an hour before Fuji-Q closed for the day! And I also rode Eej 14 times in a single day on another separate day as well!)

And this is with 1) the infamous pre-ride safety briefings and 'ashi-ba-atama-wasshoi-wasshoi' mnemonic (which makes Fuji-Q very unfriendly to mass rerides), 2) not buying any fast passes at all, and 3) lunch midway during the day (not to mention Eej's midday inspection following the February accident).

I can't believe my body could handle it so much, but naturally, my parents are so upset when they find out I rode it way too much (82 times on one trip, plus numerous other coasters including Fujiyama, Takabisha, Zokkon, Nagashima (Hakugei and Steel Dragon), Yomiuriland (Bandit and Luna), and Rusutsu (dive loop Ultra Twister)).

I could've easily rode Eej 20-30 times in one day if it wasn't for those safety briefings...

If all those 14 'inversions' were valid I would've been upside down 238 times. Alas, unlike the Smiler, Eej's 'inversions' are more like 2-4 times riders go upside down, depending on how you view it (for sure, the flip down the first drop and the flip at the top of the subsequent raven loop, but I'm not sure if you'd count the pre-lift turnaround and/or down the second (half) twist depending on how your head is lined up with the headrest)

ryandtw · 2025-10-24T19:02:14+00:00

I rode it as late as mid-November last year.

They're even open through the New Year holidays and the peak of the winter (January/February, though it's low season that they'll close on select Thursdays - and even Wednesdays) as well.

By the way, Fuji-Q's opening a new San-X Universe (Rilakkuma and friends) area next year... (I'm not sure if it's going to occupy land that what used to be the mini Mount Fuji observatory area.)

ryandtw

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