Do-Dodonpa

Here is the only picture I have of a train.  The ride tested for a few minutes, but never operated due to the heavy rain that fell when I was at the park.

Even though you can't see the train very well, you can see some of the many aircraft tires that are on each train.  Nearly every other coaster uses two or three different types of wheels on each car.  Typically, the "drive wheels" that sit on the top of the rails are much larger than the "up-stop wheels" under the rails.  Dondonpa only uses one size of pneumatic tires its cars, so the wheels that are above the track, below the track, and laterally along the outsides of the track all have the same diameter.  Unfortunately, you can't see the all of the tires in this picture, so you will have to take my word for it.

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