| Twist Coaster Robin | |
| Imagedimensions: | 250px |
| Location: | Yomiuriland |
| Status: | Removed |
| Year: | 2014 |
| Cost: | ¥450 million |
| Replacement: | Hashibiro GO! |
| Type: | Steel |
| Manufacturer: | Sansei Technologies |
| Designer: | S&S Worldwide |
| Model: | El Loco |
| Height Ft: | 62.3 |
| Length Ft: | 1,026.9 |
| Speed Mph: | 38.5 |
| Inversions: | 2 |
| Angle: | 93 |
| Gforce: | 3.9 |
| Carspertrain: | 1 |
| Rowspercar: | 2 |
| Ridersperrow: | 2 |
| Rcdb Number: | 6481 |
was a steel roller coaster at Yomiuriland amusement park in Inagi, Tokyo, Japan. The coaster was noteworthy for its steeper-than-vertical first drop of 93 degrees.[1] It is also one of two S&S coasters to have run for less than a week, the other being Ring Racer.
Twist Coaster Robin was a custom installation of the El Loco roller coaster model.[2] The coaster was built by a collaboration between Sansei Technologies[1] and S&S Worldwide (the usual manufacturer of El Loco coasters, and of whom Sansei Technologies is a majority owner).[2] [3] The coaster featured two inversions: an inline twist and a dive loop.[1] In addition, the coaster had a helix and an unusual element known as a "reverse-cant curve", intended to give riders the feeling that they will be thrown off of the coaster. Park guests could see the Shinjuku skyline when riding Twist Coaster Robin.[4] The coaster had single-car trains, each of which had four riders in two rows of two.[1]
The construction of Twist Coaster Robin cost a total of 450 million yen, which a Yomiuriland spokesperson called "the largest investment on a single attraction (in the park) since 1997".[4] The grand opening for Twist Coaster Robin occurred on 19 March 2014—the 50th anniversary of Yomiuriland's opening.[5]
On the same day that Twist Coaster Robin opened, two coaster cars collided. Although no riders were hurt, the park suspended operation of the coaster.[6] Roller Coaster DataBase notes that the coaster only operated in March 2014. It was removed from the park in 2016.[1]