Takabisha at Fuji-Q: Japan builds the world's steepest rollercoaster
Add to My Stories Share A new rollercoaster in Japan - which will boast the steepest vertical drop of any ride in the world - is set to raise the bar for thrill-seekers.
On July 16th, the Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park, in the shadow of Mount Fuji in Yamanash, will unveil the stomach-flipping Takabisha ride - an attraction that includes seven major twists over 1000 metres of track, and a nerve-jangling drop of 43 metres. 
Costing an eye-watering 3 billion yen(around 23million) to build, Takabisha will grab the title of 'ride with the steepest incline' from a British attraction, Mumbo Jumboat Flamingoland in the UK.
The popular Yorkshire theme park has held the record since July 2009. Mumbo Jumbo, which cost 5m to design and build, has an incline of 112 degrees and puts riders under a force of 4Gs, similar to those experienced by fighter pilots.Fuji-Q is no strang! er to re cords - this will be the 14thGuinness-recognised mark set by the park.However, when it comes to speed, the world's fastest rollercoaster is still Formula Rossa, which can be found at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi. This speeds riders around its tracks at 240kmph.
On July 16th, the Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park, in the shadow of Mount Fuji in Yamanash, will unveil the stomach-flipping Takabisha ride - an attraction that includes seven major twists over 1000 metres of track, and a nerve-jangling drop of 43 metres.
All in a spin: Takabisha will not be a ride for the faint-heartedThe ride's designers have called in adjudicators from the Guinness Book of World Records to ratify that the drop, which involves a 121 freefall, is the steepest on any attraction anywhere in the world.
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Costing an eye-watering 3 billion yen(around 23million) to build, Takabisha will grab the title of 'ride with the steepest incline' from a British attraction, Mumbo Jumboat Flamingoland in the UK.
The popular Yorkshire theme park has held the record since July 2009. Mumbo Jumbo, which cost 5m to design and build, has an incline of 112 degrees and puts riders under a force of 4Gs, similar to those experienced by fighter pilots.Fuji-Q is no strang! er to re cords - this will be the 14thGuinness-recognised mark set by the park.However, when it comes to speed, the world's fastest rollercoaster is still Formula Rossa, which can be found at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi. This speeds riders around its tracks at 240kmph.
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