People react as they ride on Fuji-Q Highland amusement park world's steepest roller coaster "Takabisha" with a free falling angle of 121 degrees, at a press preview at Fujiyoshida city in Yamanashi prefecture on July 8, 2011. The Takabisha stands 43m tall and is 1,000m in distance and will open at the park on the foothills of Mt. Fuji on July 16. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
Thrill-seekers, don’t miss the Fuji-Q-Highland, an amusement park in Japan that just added the world’s steepest roller coaster.
Named the Takabisha, this ride accelerates to 100 mph, has a 43-meter drop and a 121-degree freefall.
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The Japanese roller coaster beats the second-steepest ride by a long shot. The Le Timber Drop in France measures just 113.1 degrees.
Takashiba cost $37 million to build, and one ride takes 112 seconds. It costs $12.50 to ride, but hey — that’s not too “steep.” (Sorry, we had to.)