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Nagashima Spa Land: General Discussion

Steel Vengeance's Asian cousin, anyone?

Seriously, this looks sublime so far; should be a brilliant coaster for Nagashima, in my opinion!
 
Seems like it'll actually be called Hakugei, White Whale is just the English translation.
 
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Looking good!
 
Looking good! I read somewhere that RMC had to make modifications to the original layout, at the request of the park, to tone it down a little.
 
Rob said:
Looking good! I read somewhere that RMC had to make modifications to the original layout, at the request of the park, to tone it down a little.
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Siiiiiigh. Damn you Japan, although no surprise considering how bland ToT is ride wise there :(
 
Proper pov courtesy of our, erm, colleagues, tpr. The scale of it means it'll certainly be a thrill but it really does look a bit weak and uninspired by RMC standards, bit of a wasted opportunity that it's only really like a 7/10 and not a Japanese Steel Vengeance.

 
If it wasn't for Steel Vengeance - I'd be a lot more excited about that video. The bar has been raised so very high now and this looks a bit tame considering the size of it.
 
It looks OK; but there are better RMCs and better GCIs out there, judging by the looks of it.

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Definitely on the tamer side compared to the likes of Steel Vengeance, but it still looks like a great ride.
 
Looks absolutely class in my opinion. I also think RMC's tend to look tamer on POV's than some other types of coaster do.

The shots from above (presumely taken by a drone) give the better perspective.
 
I measured some throughputs in Nagashima Spa Land today. The vast majority of them were very low, as expected.

Steel Dragon 2000 attained a throughput of 661 pph (average of 4).

Hakugei attained a throughput of 338 pph (average of 4). The back 4 rows were out of use, which I accounted for in my calculations.

Looping Star attained a throughput of 430 pph (average of 3).

Ultra Twister attained a throughput of 134 pph (average of 3).

Acrobat attained a throughput of 377 pph (average of 5), which is especially inadequate since this is a B&M Flyer, which usually have decent throughputs.

Corkscrew attained a throughput of 424 pph (average of 3).

Wild Mouse attained a throughput of 243 pph (average of 4).

Arashi attained a measly throughput of 96 pph (average of 6). One half of the ride's seats were out of use, which I accounted for in my calculations.
 
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Acrobat attained a throughput of 377 pph (average of 5), which is especially inadequate since this is a B&M Flyer, which usually have decent throughputs.
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I don’t even understand how this is possible. Yikes.
 
Zeock said:
I measured some throughputs in Nagashima Spa Land today. The vast majority of them were very low, as expected.

Steel Dragon 2000 attained a throughput of 661 pph (average of 4).

Hakugei attained a throughput of 338 pph (average of 4). The back 4 rows were out of use, which I accounted for in my calculations.

Looping Star attained a throughput of 430 pph (average of 3).

Ultra Twister attained a throughput of 134 pph (average of 3).

Acrobat attained a throughput of 377 pph (average of 5), which is especially inadequate since this is a B&M Flyer, which usually have decent throughputs.

Corkscrew attained a throughput of 424 pph (average of 3).

Wild Mouse attained a throughput of 243 pph (average of 4).

Arashi attained a measly throughput of 96 pph (average of 6). One half of the ride's seats were out of use, which I accounted for in my calculations.
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I've often heard it said that the reason for operations often being so slow in Japanese parks is because the parks are incredibly safety-conscious and enforce lots of extra safety procedures compared to Western parks. Would you say this was the case @Zeock?
 
Matt N said:
I've often heard it said that the reason for operations often being so slow in Japanese parks is because the parks are incredibly safety-conscious and enforce lots of extra safety procedures compared to Western parks. Would you say this was the case @Zeock?
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There was certainly more focus on safety compared to parks in England, which did slow the operations.
 
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