Fujiyama Roller Coaster, Fujiyoshida

Fujiyama is a steel roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Japan. When Fujiyama opened in 1996, it was the world's tallest roller coaster at 259 feet, and had the largest drop in the world at 230 feet. Fujiyama was also the world's fastest roller coaster for a year of its operation, succeeded by Tower of Terror at Dreamworld theme park in Queensland, Australia, in 1997. Despite being the world's fastest roller coaster in operation for a year, Fujiyama set no world records for roller coaster speed. The Steel Phantom coaster at Kennywood in Pennsylvania, U.S. set the world record for speed before engineers added additional brakes to slow the ride down because of safety and rider comfort concerns. ()