Nagashima Spa Land | |
Location: | 333 Urayasu, Nagashima, Kuwana, Mie 511-1135 Japan |
Opening Date: | 1966[1] |
Status: | open |
Rides: | 45[2] |
Coasters: | 12 |
Water Rides: | 2 |
is an amusement park and vacation resort in Kuwana, Mie, Japan, about 30 km west of Nagoya. It opened in 1966, and features an amusement park with several roller coasters, thrill rides, kiddie rides, a water park (open only in the summer), a hot springs complex, an outdoor outlet mall, and 3 official hotels.[3] In 2022, Nagashima Spa Land hosted 4.2 million visitors, making it the 21st-most visited amusement park in the world and the fourth-most visited in Japan behind Tokyo Disneyland, Tokyo DisneySea and Universal Studios Japan that year.[4]
Nagashima Spa Land has 12 roller coasters.
Acrobat (アクロバット) | 2015 | Bolliger & Mabillard | Steel flying coaster. | |
Arashi (嵐) | 2017 | S&S Worldwide | Fourth dimension wing coaster. | |
Children Coaster (チルドレンコースター) | 1983 | Zierer | Steel family coaster. | |
Corkscrew (コークスクリュー) | 2012 | Arrow Dynamics | Steel corkscrew coaster. | |
Hakugei (白鯨) | 2019 | Rocky Mountain Construction | Steel coaster. | |
Jet Coaster (ジェットコースター) | 1966 | Togo | Steel coaster. | |
Looping Star (ルーピングスター) | 1982 | Schwarzkopf | Steel coaster. | |
Peter Rabbit Coaster (ピーターラビットコースター) | 2012 | Hoei Sangyo Co | Steel family coaster. | |
Shuttle Loop (シャトルループ) | 1980 | Schwarzkopf | Steel coaster. | |
Steel Dragon 2000 (スチールドラゴン2000) | 2000 | D.H. Morgan Manufacturing | Steel giga coaster. | |
Ultra Twister (ウルトラツイスター) | 2012 | Togo | Steel pipeline coaster. | |
Wild Mouse (ワイルドマウス) | 1996 | Mack Rides | Steel spinning coaster. |
Nagashima Spa Land is the home of Aurora Wheel, a giant Ferris wheel. It is 90m (300feet) tall[5] and 83m (272feet) in diameter.[6]
Yuami-no-Shima is a hot spring (onsen) theme park located at Nagashima Spa Land. It is the largest theme park of its kind in Japan.[7]
Nabana-no-Sato is a botanical garden known for its illumination. During spring time, tulips and dahlias bloom throughout it.[7]
On 19 October 2003, one of Steel Dragon 2000's trains lost a wheel, resulting in a guest in the water park suffering a broken hip.[8] The ride was closed for three years until sturdier wheels were installed, and it reopened in 2006.[8]