The Flying Dinosaur at Universal Studios Japan

[TTD03]

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Both the tallest support and top of the lift track are now in place on Universal Studios Japan's new B&M flying roller coaster. Seen above and below in photos from Twitter user Made_In_USJ, the lift has become quite an imposing sight over the Jurassic Park themed area. The park hasn't fully announced the ride yet, so we still do not have any hard statistics for the coaster, but the lift is certainly not small!

Just taking a look at previous B&M Flying coasters, it seems that the rides that range from 100 feet to 140 feet tall utilize three main lift supports, while Tatsu, using a 170 foot lift at Six Flags Magic Mountain, uses four main supports. The new coaster at Universal Studios Japan also uses four supports, though that's about the least scientific way to arrive at a height estimate I can think of, so take it with a giant grain of salt.

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But regardless of the actual height in feet, this new coaster is pretty tall, no doubt. These photos give a bit more perspective on that, especially the one on the left before the top track crown was in place.

Also of note is that the top of the lift appears to be directly over the main midway of Jurassic Park, meaning the drop will also be. That might be a part of why the lift is quite tall, leading to a smaller drop that stays well above the walkway below. Looking at an aerial of that part of the park, it looks like most of the ride will be interacting with walkways, really.

The next track elements to go up will certainly give us an idea of how the ride's layout will go, so stay tuned!
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[Paradox]

This has been done for a while now lol. I've been waiting for a JP themed flyer so hopefully this delivers.

There's a picture of the inline roll somewhere.

[TTD03]

Paradox wrote:

This has been done for a while now lol. I've been waiting for a JP themed flyer so hopefully this delivers.

There's a picture of the inline roll somewhere.

Yeh, just catching up since no one mentioned it here.

[Coasterkidmwm]

Jesus christ I didn't know this even existed. Same colors as Starry Sky Scrapper . Is B&M jumping on the "use I-beams errywhere" trend Intamin started?

Wow I didn't know this, either.

[Paradox]

Drop looks amazing. Also the ride will be named "The Flying Dinosaur"

[mkingy]

Man I love drops that turn at the end rather than the start.

Can we talk about how steep that drop is for a flying coaster?

Ineresting.... So how is it going to connect to this 90 degree supports at the bottom. This could be a really good ride.

CoasterGuy2000 wrote:

Ineresting.... So how is it going to connect to this 90 degree supports at the bottom. This could be a really good ride.

I don't think that's for that section of the ride.

[Paradox]

Does anyone know how many inversions this will get?

[Paradox]

[Dirk_Ermen]

That first drop looks good! I hope not too many nets will appear~

[Coasterkidmwm]

10/10 support in that last pic. Any idea what it's avoiding?

[Paradox]

Coasterkidmwm wrote:

10/10 support in that last pic. Any idea what it's avoiding?

The path directly under it

[Paradox]

Ooooooooh -_______- many Japanese coaster

[Dirk_Ermen]

Oh shi-, now I really need to go back to Japan. That element was amazing on Sky Scrapper.

The upward Zero-G-Roll is a fantastic way to slow the ride down! I prefer this action to a typical "Pretzel Loop"!

[Paradox]

If that dives into a pretzel loop...

^ Whoa, exactly what I thought yesterday!

[Paradox]

Looks like it is a 540 degree roll after all.

[Paradox]

Immelman!