Jupiter Front Row POV - One of the Longest Wooden Coasters on Earth! Japan's Kijima Kogen

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  • Опубліковано 26 гру 2024

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  • @maxhagenauer24
    @maxhagenauer24 2 місяці тому +244

    That looks like one of the best pre-lifts of any wooden coaster.

    • @djrocketorca
      @djrocketorca 2 місяці тому +5

      Facts it’s between this or hades 360

    • @michael7054
      @michael7054 2 місяці тому +1

      I agree!

    • @TehEpicDev
      @TehEpicDev 2 місяці тому +2

      @@djrocketorcaWhat are you doing here?? 😂

    • @TehEpicDev
      @TehEpicDev 2 місяці тому +2

      Hmmm ngl I vote hades 360 bc there arent as many dead spots

    • @djrocketorca
      @djrocketorca 2 місяці тому +1

      @@TehEpicDev yelooo

  • @gpgpgpgp1000
    @gpgpgpgp1000 Місяць тому +25

    I really appreciate videos like this! I'm 56 with a heart condition, so my days of riding them for real are done, but this provides some of the thrill!

    • @RS35cyl
      @RS35cyl Місяць тому +2

      Same here! And I’m 72 with a bad ❤

    • @jasond.b-w
      @jasond.b-w 25 днів тому +2

      26 and been severely disabled my entire life. I’ve never ridden a roller coaster and never will, but I do love learning about them and videos like this are fascinating to me!

  • @shadram_nz
    @shadram_nz 2 місяці тому +36

    Wow, this coaster looks awesome! That pre-lift section was epic, it just kept going, and the ride kept up a lot of speed throughout with some awesome looking airtime hills.

    • @dennischiapello7243
      @dennischiapello7243 Місяць тому

      I agree. Nicely increasing acceleration. But I’ll still take the dark, twisting tunnel of the dear old Giant Dipper in Santa Cruz, California. ❤

  • @keyman6689
    @keyman6689 Місяць тому +20

    Classic. No wildly banked turns, etc. Just a bunch of great hills. Looks like a blast!

  • @awkwardturtle7973
    @awkwardturtle7973 2 місяці тому +71

    You know you're in for a good classic woodie when the roll rate is 3⁰ per business day

    • @calvinpetty343
      @calvinpetty343 2 місяці тому +7

      Underrated comment 😂

    • @cherokeeguy9
      @cherokeeguy9 2 місяці тому +2

      Forgive my ignorance…what do you mean by 3° roll rate?

    • @calvinpetty343
      @calvinpetty343 2 місяці тому +4

      @@cherokeeguy9 the banking changes by 3 degrees every business day

    • @dennischiapello7243
      @dennischiapello7243 Місяць тому

      I’m caught up wondering how I can find the “degree” symbol! 😊 I’ve been wanting one for ages..

    • @calvinpetty343
      @calvinpetty343 Місяць тому

      @@dennischiapello7243 lol I just use asterisk unless I can copy paste it from another website

  • @rixrobin
    @rixrobin 2 місяці тому +32

    I have been intrigued by this coaster/park for a few years now. Im excited to see a western coaster channel finally go out and visit the park.

    • @kennethgustavison1812
      @kennethgustavison1812 2 місяці тому +1

      I'm pretty sure ThemeParkReview and CoasterForce have videos of this coaster on their channels.

    • @iliketrains3546
      @iliketrains3546 2 місяці тому

      @@kennethgustavison1812 true but where haven’t they been let’s be honest

    • @kennethgustavison1812
      @kennethgustavison1812 2 місяці тому

      @@iliketrains3546 Alvey makes GOOD money as a computer game creator supervisor, and it's his NERDISM, so of course that's what he spends most of his extra money on. He has done a lot of free PR for amusement parks with his website's exposure to both well-known and obscure parks. And CF is a big team of amusement park nerds going to parks and posting on their site and here. They are the two most visible amusement park fan resources, not to knock anyone else. I was just letting rixrobin know 2 other probable sources of POV videos of this coaster.

  • @Sauci55on
    @Sauci55on 2 місяці тому +28

    Super cool ride! Looks not too rough, almost every airtime hill seems to hit, nice laterals, fun pre-lift, good pacing and fantastic views!

    • @coastaku1954
      @coastaku1954 2 місяці тому +1

      Laterals aren't fun tho

    • @Sauci55on
      @Sauci55on 2 місяці тому

      @@coastaku1954 they are when they don’t hurt. My home park has a janky family coaster but I love it because the first drop has powerful lats in the back rows. It’s really fun

    • @ben54545
      @ben54545 2 місяці тому

      Whats your home park ​@Sauci55on

    • @coastaku1954
      @coastaku1954 2 місяці тому

      @@Sauci55on I like my corners perfectly banked, like on I305, that has very few laterals apart from the wickedly fun transitions

    • @Sauci55on
      @Sauci55on 2 місяці тому

      @@ben54545 a small scale park in western France called La Récré des 3 Curés (I’m not translating that but it’s quite a weird name). They do have a custom Gerstlauer Eurofighter that absolutely hauls around its layout and they’re building an 80m drop tower for 2025 though. The coaster I talked about is a Soquet family coaster, going through the woods.

  • @superbouk
    @superbouk Місяць тому +4

    This sounds like a good rollercoaster. I love wooden coasters.

  • @aikohikari6587
    @aikohikari6587 Місяць тому +2

    I really live this one. You can really feel that it‘s made by Intamin.
    Also the way to the lift hill is already fun.
    I hope for the future of this coaster, that it stays around for much longer.

  • @Coaster-Carl
    @Coaster-Carl 2 місяці тому +5

    wow the scenery here looks absolutely fantastic. such beautiful mountains and lush green grass

  • @0z3r0
    @0z3r0 2 місяці тому +19

    Interesting start of the ride

  • @puccipower
    @puccipower 2 місяці тому +7

    Oh that looks amazing. Therapeutic roller coaster.

  • @maxhagenauer24
    @maxhagenauer24 2 місяці тому +9

    I have never seen heard of this before but it actually looks really decent.

  • @croginamedace
    @croginamedace 2 місяці тому +9

    can't wait for the review on this

  • @カイトシキ-q2f
    @カイトシキ-q2f 2 місяці тому +7

    I'm Japanese.
    This wooden coaster is so nice!

    • @dibble1331
      @dibble1331 2 місяці тому +3

      today i learned that you’re japanese and this wooden coaster is so nice

    • @GeorgeT370
      @GeorgeT370 2 місяці тому

      Greetings to Japan from Germany :-)

    • @nagoranerides3150
      @nagoranerides3150 25 днів тому

      @@dibble1331 And people say that learning Japanese is hard!

  • @BB-2383
    @BB-2383 16 днів тому

    Wow!! What a gorgeous view of the mountains on a fantastic roller coaster. I really want to go here someday.

  • @jawoody9745
    @jawoody9745 2 місяці тому +1

    After riding The Beast every summer during my youth, this seems a little forgiving. The pre-lift is amazing. The design is stunning, and quite beautiful. I wish I could take a ride....

  • @BryceLarenz
    @BryceLarenz Місяць тому

    I used to love to ride the old school coasters, just for the amazing views of the skyline and the park, and I also liked the way the high winds cooled me off on those hot as hell days.
    These coasters served an important purpose for me...

  • @FishRfun
    @FishRfun Місяць тому +2

    I'm booking my flight to Japan today. This looks awesome

  • @DRayL_
    @DRayL_ 24 дні тому

    IMO, I prefer THESE kinds of rides much more than those that are all about "the loops". It is probably fairly rough, but it has a lot of "air time" hills!! That's what is fun!

  • @WheezyLiam
    @WheezyLiam 2 місяці тому +2

    The scenery is so green and vibrant I thought this was a video game from the thumbnail

  • @michaelwesterland1853
    @michaelwesterland1853 Місяць тому

    I felt the airtime sitting on my couch, this's a great old woodie! 🎢

  • @nathandaileda5153
    @nathandaileda5153 2 місяці тому +22

    If this thing got rmc’d it would quite possibly be the best coaster on earth

    • @OtakMilans
      @OtakMilans 2 місяці тому +17

      RMC'ing this would be a waste

    • @nathandaileda5153
      @nathandaileda5153 2 місяці тому +1

      @@OtakMilans Ehh it’s not as iconic as some other wooden coasters and it’s showing it’s age. I get keeping iconic woodies but I feel like you could get away with this one

    • @OtakMilans
      @OtakMilans 2 місяці тому +10

      @@nathandaileda5153 its not about the ride being iconic, it looks like a genuinely good coaster that doesn't seem worth replacing.

    • @edt-ze3ke
      @edt-ze3ke 2 місяці тому +10

      It doesn’t need RMC if its already good in its original form

    • @calvinpetty343
      @calvinpetty343 2 місяці тому +2

      But what if it would top steel vengeance 👀

  • @billkeithchannel
    @billkeithchannel 8 днів тому

    The top of the lift hill had that PlanCo2 feel to it with the gorgeous forest surrounding the park.

  •  Місяць тому

    It's so beautifully embedded in the nature.

  • @danno1966
    @danno1966 14 днів тому

    Wow watched it on tv id ride it in s heartbeat you have god-given talent God bless you and your family ❤️

  • @gordonculp4148
    @gordonculp4148 2 місяці тому +1

    I'm amazed I've never heard of this ride. That thing looks like it would be incredible with a retrack, maybe a bit of reprofiling. Awesome pre-lift.

  • @TheTruth_187
    @TheTruth_187 Місяць тому

    Great Coaster... Buuut it feels sooo gentle and smooth in the video :D

  • @LisaSnaidero
    @LisaSnaidero 9 днів тому

    Next time when in Japan I’ll give this one a go. I survived Fujiyama @ 55! Always trying to ignore my fear of heights! It never works! The adrenaline rush on these things is like nothing else.

  • @davidrice6724
    @davidrice6724 2 місяці тому +1

    Those tracks really need some love....

  • @static_gmedina
    @static_gmedina 2 місяці тому +3

    Now that she's back in the atmosphere
    With drops of Jupiter in her hair, yeahah

  • @gkhin1990
    @gkhin1990 Місяць тому

    I was expecting extreme drops and turns. But now that I think about it, it's more like a family ride. 👍

  • @Noct31
    @Noct31 2 місяці тому +6

    Damn, Japan really loved their giant Intamin woodies with massive high off the ground helixes, huh?

    • @iliketrains3546
      @iliketrains3546 2 місяці тому +2

      This was out of less than 10 woodies built in the country as well

    • @derekp308
      @derekp308 2 місяці тому +1

      Half of White Cyclone was helixes. That coaster might have been the helix champion of the world.

    • @iliketrains3546
      @iliketrains3546 2 місяці тому +1

      @@derekp308 no that honour will have to go to the chance rides toboggan

  • @gtonyxkid2012
    @gtonyxkid2012 2 місяці тому +3

    This video is soooo HQ that it looks almost animated 😍😍

  • @adamdurbin6895
    @adamdurbin6895 21 день тому

    Incredible pre-lift Then oh wait Intamin built it 😍

  • @LeaRe3d
    @LeaRe3d 2 місяці тому +1

    Looks endearing. Would be fun to marathon with friends on a late summer afternoon! 😇

  • @luccianoabel4989
    @luccianoabel4989 2 місяці тому +2

    I rode this a few times before. It’s REALLY rough from what I remeber, so if they retrack it, it’ll be top tier for me

  • @kristinajendesen7111
    @kristinajendesen7111 Місяць тому

    Thank you for the measurements in English 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 first. Another reason why I want to go to Japan now seeing this coaster 😊

  • @mumbey9167
    @mumbey9167 2 місяці тому +2

    A blast!💯

  • @Sonic-gy7kq
    @Sonic-gy7kq 2 місяці тому +2

    Cool layout. Sad no “1 big drop” moment of the ride. The ride ends with a lot of momentum. American eagle has that “1 big drop” and it’s killer decades later.

  • @johnchambers8528
    @johnchambers8528 2 місяці тому

    This looks like a very good coaster to ride. That long run to the lift hill was something different than most wooden coasters. The overall ride looked good with many air hills with good lateral forces in the turns. It also gives you a nice long ride.😊😅

  • @1900intz
    @1900intz 26 днів тому

    Kudos to the designer.

  • @kotchapakmaneechote2062
    @kotchapakmaneechote2062 2 місяці тому +8

    Fun fact: This coaster made a brief appearance in Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla from 1994.

    • @MicahBaxter
      @MicahBaxter 2 місяці тому +3

      I love godzilla!! You?

    • @TylerPCoyne
      @TylerPCoyne 2 місяці тому +4

      KAIJU FANS ASSEMBLE!!!

    • @kotchapakmaneechote2062
      @kotchapakmaneechote2062 2 місяці тому

      @@MicahBaxter Although I've never watched too many Godzilla movies, Godzilla Minus One is the best of the bunch, it's an awesome movie.

  • @Thrills_And_Chills_WQAQ
    @Thrills_And_Chills_WQAQ 2 місяці тому

    This ride looks super good in all honesty. A bunch of airtime hills and doesn’t look that rough

  • @Disciple_Of_Lerxst
    @Disciple_Of_Lerxst Місяць тому

    Really beautiful there!!

  • @seantorres451
    @seantorres451 2 місяці тому +2

    One of the few Curtis Summers coasters not built by Dinn

  • @kevinhanson6106
    @kevinhanson6106 2 місяці тому

    Wow, what a beautiful woodie 😊

  • @mdteletom1288
    @mdteletom1288 Місяць тому

    Nice pre=lift, nice ride, great setting and scenery. From the looks of the track though, it doesn't seem as if it's run very often. The tracks look a bit rusty, but I would ride it.

  • @gingy7325
    @gingy7325 2 місяці тому

    Your POV makes me want to ride Jupiter even more, now. The unique layout and location push it up on my priority credit list... if that's a thing?! LOL

  • @michael7054
    @michael7054 2 місяці тому +1

    Very cool coaster! 😎

  • @Tomapella
    @Tomapella 2 місяці тому

    What a beautiful locale and coaster! Makes me want to go someday.

  • @dibble1331
    @dibble1331 2 місяці тому +1

    it’s both surprising and unsurprising that this was made by intamin

  • @fourwaykey23
    @fourwaykey23 Місяць тому

    Magnificent !!!

  • @iowa_don
    @iowa_don 22 дні тому

    Yikes!! That is a HUGE number of individual boards that you HOPE are still fastened securely holding up those rusty looking rails AND only 5 miles from those wonderful HUMID ocean breezes for extra issues. 😱😱

  • @xtlm
    @xtlm 2 місяці тому

    I don't know how to describe why.
    But this looks just how I would imagine a wooden roller coaster built in Japan to look lol

  • @DebonairSoul13
    @DebonairSoul13 2 місяці тому

    Wow, the airtime seems crazy!!!

  • @raymondking2945
    @raymondking2945 2 місяці тому

    I'd definitely clone this and start a boardwalk style park. Burgundy track and white supports with turquoise rails for the classic look. Might need better trains but this kind of coaster can stand alone in a park

  • @HYDRAdude
    @HYDRAdude 2 місяці тому

    Fun ride but when I went on it last year the odd numbered rows (or maybe it was the even numbered rows, hard to remember) were incredibly rough. My back was terribly sore that next day that I had trouble keeping my back straight. Wasn't just me either, I saw locals getting off the coaster rubbing their sore lower backs too. Definitely in need of a good re-tracking.

  • @moboutmen
    @moboutmen 27 днів тому

    😅Now THAT'S a roller coaster! Most impressive!

  • @bryantoliveira2813
    @bryantoliveira2813 2 місяці тому +1

    You’re welcome 💪😉❤

  • @himynameiscorey
    @himynameiscorey 2 місяці тому

    This thing is *actually* unreal. I saw a minute of the video before realizing I wasn’t watching an animation

  • @brandonthatcher9034
    @brandonthatcher9034 Місяць тому

    This looks amazing as is but if this was redone by RMC this be a boss hybrid

  • @SANITIZEDINC
    @SANITIZEDINC 2 місяці тому

    Wow. Freaking beautiful. In all the ways.

  • @DrPepperone
    @DrPepperone 2 місяці тому +1

    "Do you dare to ride me again?" hahahaha

  • @michaelritchie5303
    @michaelritchie5303 Місяць тому

    Very impressive CGI.

  • @wf6190
    @wf6190 2 місяці тому

    Stunning scenery

  • @joealfanophotography9568
    @joealfanophotography9568 19 днів тому

    Wow now that’s a ride!!!

  • @niewol5500
    @niewol5500 2 місяці тому

    Ein sehr schickes Teil! 👍

  • @derekp308
    @derekp308 2 місяці тому

    I find it interesting that Japanese coasters have that signal that’s also used at the start of car races.

  • @greenbrown7776
    @greenbrown7776 Місяць тому

    WHAT A RIDE!

  • @msharp138
    @msharp138 2 місяці тому

    Wow...What a great find!!!

  • @christianortiz-v1l
    @christianortiz-v1l 2 місяці тому +4

    Just did HHN yesterday at Universal Studios Orlando and loved it! The scariest house was by far Slaughter Sinema 2.

  • @Grid56
    @Grid56 День тому

    Very impressive. Sadly, being extremely scared of heights, videos are as near as I'll be getting to this ride😢

  • @xzqrut
    @xzqrut 2 місяці тому

    Looks amazing!

  • @Alex-ft1df
    @Alex-ft1df Місяць тому

    Aw, man, the rides over. It was still fun though.

  • @Tyfon-s3k
    @Tyfon-s3k 2 місяці тому

    Looks like a very fun ride

  • @ScottGunMag69
    @ScottGunMag69 2 місяці тому

    Wonderful!

  • @kgc0609
    @kgc0609 2 місяці тому +1

    Is this ride smooth? From the pov looks like nothing too bad in terms of smoothness

  • @kenlowe8659
    @kenlowe8659 5 днів тому

    Can’t beat a wooden coaster. Love them. Cedar point only has two wooden coaster’s. The Blue Streak and Gemini. Cedar had more but ditched them. That sucks.

  • @fadedidentity
    @fadedidentity 2 місяці тому +1

    looks like an airtime machine tbh

  • @normalperson5425
    @normalperson5425 Місяць тому

    Not too bad. Try the Beast in Mason, Ohio. USA It really puts this coaster to shame. It was built in the late 70's. With that said, wooden coasters rule.

  • @robertfontaine356
    @robertfontaine356 22 години тому

    Merveilleux !

  • @SomeF1Geezer
    @SomeF1Geezer 2 місяці тому

    The son of beast of Japan (and it’s probably good) 😅

  • @russellthomas4587
    @russellthomas4587 Місяць тому

    Let’s go again.

  • @RONNIE-T-OVER
    @RONNIE-T-OVER Місяць тому +1

    I can ride this coaster. Its nice not mean like coney island😊

  • @SunsetWingman
    @SunsetWingman 2 місяці тому +1

    Well that was a nice leisurely cruise...do the cars come with pillows so you can fall asleep?

  • @paulhare662
    @paulhare662 27 днів тому

    Very nice. How long is King's Island's "Beast"?

  • @WooHoo-itsGaryGnu
    @WooHoo-itsGaryGnu 4 дні тому

    Now that is how you open a coaster.... I have to get to JAPAn before I am too old and too fat to ride it.

  • @cdnmetelhead4013
    @cdnmetelhead4013 18 днів тому

    I hurt my back just watching this video.

  • @joeltownley8037
    @joeltownley8037 2 місяці тому

    I'm just guna say it RMCCccc

  • @ernestoalejandrojuradoagui4824
    @ernestoalejandrojuradoagui4824 2 місяці тому

    Are you guys going to visit Silk Road Paradise in Xianyang to ride Aurora Flying coaster which is the first Jinma Rides flying coaster ?

  • @WHOOOOOOOOCARES
    @WHOOOOOOOOCARES 2 місяці тому

    How many intamin woodies are there? Not including the pre fabs.

    • @CoasterStudios
      @CoasterStudios  2 місяці тому +1

      Not many. This, Regina, Elf, and American Eagle are the ones that come to mind

  • @markomarten
    @markomarten 28 днів тому

    Can you imagine trying to make a model of that with matchsticks? It would drive you insane.

  • @jasonlittle8264
    @jasonlittle8264 2 місяці тому

    Perfect for an RMC

    • @thisrollercoasterlife498
      @thisrollercoasterlife498 2 місяці тому +2

      Based on what I saw, I'd say keep this as a woodie, since it looks like a fun one.

  • @MABOandJIMMYtv
    @MABOandJIMMYtv 2 місяці тому

    I hope they have enough cash to retrack the whole thing. This was a fantastic rollercoaster when it was so smooth.

  • @thecoasterman682
    @thecoasterman682 2 місяці тому +2

    Was it rough or awesome?

    • @カイトシキ-q2f
      @カイトシキ-q2f 2 місяці тому

      The ride is uncomfortable

    • @thecoasterman682
      @thecoasterman682 2 місяці тому

      ​@@カイトシキ-q2f what makes it uncomfortable?

    • @カイトシキ-q2f
      @カイトシキ-q2f 2 місяці тому

      Ride comfort

    • @thecoasterman682
      @thecoasterman682 2 місяці тому

      @@カイトシキ-q2f but how is it uncomfortable? Was it because of the restraints or how rough it gets or how bad the transitions are?

  • @thundercat720
    @thundercat720 2 місяці тому

    Update the tracking and supports and this would be a crazy ride!

  • @133person
    @133person 2 місяці тому

    Yes

  • @exfedrichard
    @exfedrichard 3 дні тому

    nice!!

  • @kickthesky
    @kickthesky 2 місяці тому

    Very Japanese layout. No quick changes of direction. Very gentle hills without much ejector air and no extreme angles of ascent or descent. Probably fun, but not extreme.