| White Cyclone | |
| Layout | |
| Location | Nagashima Spa Land |
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| Status | Operating |
| Opened | 1995 |
| Type | Wood |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Designer | Stand Company |
| Model | Wooden Coaster |
| Track layout | Out and Back |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 139 ft (42 m) |
| Drop | 129 ft (39 m) |
| Length | 5,577.42 ft (1,700.00 m) |
| Max speed | 63.4 mph (102.0 km/h) |
| Duration | 2:38 |
| Height restriction | 4 ft 3 in (130 cm) |
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White Cyclone (ホワイトサイクロン Bowaito Saikuron) is a wooden roller coaster at Nagashima Spa Land in Mie Prefecture, Japan. At 1,700 meters in length, White Cyclone is the fourth longest wooden roller coaster in the world, and is the longest wooden roller coaster outside of the United States.[1] Despite its length, White Cyclone is still considerably shorter than the 2,479 meter Steel Dragon 2000, the world's longest steel roller coaster, which is also at Nagashima Spa Land. In addition to being the fourth longest wooden roller coaster, White Cyclone is the seventh tallest wooden roller coaster in the world, and the third tallest wooden roller coaster outside the United States.[2] A single ride on the White Cyclone costs ¥1,000, and the ride is restricted to those individuals above 4 feet, 3 inches in height; and those individuals under 54 years of age.[3]
Before the construction of White Cyclone in 1995, there had previously been only two wooden roller coasters ever constructed in Japan. These coasters, Jupiter and White Canyon, were erected in 1992 and 1994 respectively—after height restrictions on wooden structures were relaxed by the Japanese government.[4] The roller coasters Jupiter, White Canyon, and White Cyclone remain three of only five operating wooden roller coasters in Japan,[5] and of only ten operating wooden roller coasters in Asia.[6]
White Cyclone is constructed out of enough Alaskan timber to construct nearly a thousand homes.[7] The ride is particularly fast for a wooden roller coaster and it incorporates many standard elements such as helixes, large drops and smaller bunny hills.[4] The coaster incorporates a double out-and-back design and uses cars manufactured by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company.[8]
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