Nagashima Spa Land Explained

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]

Rides

Roller coasters

Nagashima Spa Land has 12 roller coasters.

!Name!Year installed!Manufacturer!Description
Acrobat (アクロバット)2015Bolliger & MabillardSteel flying coaster.
Arashi (嵐)2017S&S WorldwideFourth dimension wing coaster.
Children Coaster (チルドレンコースター)1983ZiererSteel family coaster.
Corkscrew (コークスクリュー)2012Arrow DynamicsSteel corkscrew coaster.
Hakugei (白鯨)2019Rocky Mountain ConstructionSteel coaster.
Jet Coaster (ジェットコースター)1966TogoSteel coaster.
Looping Star (ルーピングスター)1982SchwarzkopfSteel coaster.
Peter Rabbit Coaster (ピーターラビットコースター)2012Hoei Sangyo CoSteel family coaster.
Shuttle Loop (シャトルループ)1980SchwarzkopfSteel coaster.
Steel Dragon 2000 (スチールドラゴン2000)2000D.H. Morgan ManufacturingSteel giga coaster.
Ultra Twister (ウルトラツイスター)2012TogoSteel pipeline coaster.
Wild Mouse (ワイルドマウス)1996Mack RidesSteel spinning coaster.

Ferris wheel

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]

Other attractions

Yuami-no-Shima

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

Nabana-no-Sato is a botanical garden known for its illumination. During spring time, tulips and dahlias bloom throughout it.[7]

Incidents

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nagashima Spa Land (Kuwana, Mie, Japan).
  2. Web site: Japanguides.net. 12 October 2017 .
  3. https://www.nagashima-onsen.co.jp/index.html
  4. Web site: Theme Index Museum Index 2022. Themed Entertainment Association. 2023-07-09.
  5. Web site: Nagashima Resort Guide Book . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170625154447/http://www.nagashima-onsen.co.jp/file/resortguide_e3.pdf . 2017-06-25 . 2011-08-25.
  6. http://www.nagashima-onsen.co.jp/spaland/attraction/24.html/ 大観覧車オーロラ
  7. Web site: About Nagashima Resort - Mie Travel Guide Planetyze. Planetyze. en. 2017-10-24.
  8. Web site: The Intel.