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Dodonpa Being Reborn In 2017

gavin

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Confirming what we'd all been guessing:

Screamscape said:
We know Dodonpa closed last year for an unknown major renovation, and I had just seen a report claiming that the coaster's giant hill had all but been removed. So I asked S&S for some extra information about what was going on and was told that Dodonpa's crazy hill was being replaced by a giant vertical loop inversion for the 2017 season. Unfortunately they didn't have any concept art or photos, but at least we know what is going on.

Rubbish.
 

Olaf

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So the best hill that ever existed will become a inversion... well **** Fuji Q then

Verstuurd vanaf mijn GT-I9301I met Tapatalk
 

mouse

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raw
 

gavin

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I can't believe I'm the first person to ask, but...

New cred?
 

GuyWithAStick

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I think it's too early to tell. If they change everything about the ride, then definitely yes. But if it's just the loop, I'd say no.
 

Edward M

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Any news on an opening date? I heard July a while back but was wondering if anyone had seen any progress at all.
 

gavin

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^ Nothing yet I don't think.

Are we thinking that they're going for the world's tallest loop record? Fuji Q like their records, so I think it would make sense.

World's tallest coaster - Fujiyama
World's fastest - Dodonpa
Most Inversions (done shadily and not really recognised now) - Eejanaika
Steepest - Takabisha

Tallest loop certainly makes sense to me. The huge turnaround burns off a fair bit of speed, but the coaster with the current tallest loop, Flash, only has a top speed of 72mph according to RCDB.
 

HeartlineCoaster

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Tallest loop seems to be a highly contested record in recent years, would be a shame for them to do this and then lose the record shortly after.
 

Element115

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i am extremely fearful that they are going to Nerf the launch on this thing, the lowest they could go without losing the record is > 2.2g while that is still forceful it would be a damn shame if it was lowered.
 

Lofty

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I hope they take the world's tallest loop record, it's certainly not off the cards considering the old hill was 170ft and the world's tallest loop is around the same or below (Flash's loop, but can't find an exact height for it).
 
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