Do-Dodonpa
The Company that built Dodonpa is currently called
S&S – Sansei Technologies, but it
has been known as
S&S Worldwide,
S&S Power,
and S&S Sports since it began
in 1994. For simplicity sake, I will just call it S&S
for a little while.
As of 2021, S&S has
built 41 coasters, nine of which use compressed air to launch trains. Here is a list of their Compressed Air Launch coasters:
-
1999 - Powder Keg: A Blast in the Wilderness at
Silver Dollar City - From 1999 to 2003, it was a water coaster called
BuzzSaw Falls. It was modified by
S&S when they removed the water portion and
added a lot of track and a air-powered launch.
- 2001 - Hypersonic XLC at
Kings Dominion - This was the
original "Thrust Air Coaster" but it was demolished in 2007.
- 2001 - Do-Dodonpa at
Fuji-Q Highland - The coaster seen here. A massive loop was added in 2017.
- 2011 - Extreme Rusher at
Happy Valley Chaoyang in China
- 2012 - Bullet Coaster at
Happy Valley Nanshan in China
- 2013 - Ring Racer at
Nürburgring in Germany - The coaster operated for less than a week and has been Standing But Not Operating for nearly 20 years.
- 2014 - OCT Thrust SSC1000 at
Happy Valley Hongshan in China
- 2019 - Maxx Force at
Six Flags Great America
- 2020 - Launch Roller Coaster at
Sun Tzu Cultural Park in China
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