:Twist Coaster Robin
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{{Infobox roller coaster
| name = Twist Coaster Robin
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| image = Twist Coaster Robin Diagram.jpg
| imagedimensions = 250px
| caption = A diagram of the ride
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| location = Yomiuriland
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| coordinates = {{Coord|35.625317|139.519394|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| status = Removed
| soft_opened =
| opened = {{Start date|df=yes|2014|03|19}}
| year = 2014
| closed = {{End date|df=yes|2014|03|19}}
| cost = ¥450 million
| previousattraction =
| replacement = Hashibiro GO!
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| type = Steel
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| manufacturer = Sansei Technologies
| designer = S&S Worldwide
| model = El Loco
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| height_ft = 62.3
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| speed_mph = 38.5
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| inversions = 2
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| angle = 93
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| rowspercar = 2
| ridersperrow = 2
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{{Nihongo|Twist Coaster Robin| ツイストコースター ロビン|lead=yes}} 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.{{cite RCDB |coaster_name=Twist Coaster Robin |location=Yomiuriland |rcdb_number=6481 |accessdate=25 August 2014 |url=http://rcdb.com/6481.htm }} It is also one of two S&S coasters to have run for less than a week, the other being Ring Racer.
Description
Twist Coaster Robin was a custom installation of the El Loco roller coaster model.{{cite journal |author= |title=Special |url=http://fr.polin.com.tr/images/pdf/kirmes_park_march_2014_2.pdf |journal=Kirmes & Park Revue |edition=English |date=March 2014 |issue=200 |pages=96 |accessdate=25 August 2014 }} The coaster was built by a collaboration between Sansei Technologies and S&S Worldwide (the usual manufacturer of El Loco coasters, and of whom Sansei Technologies is a majority owner).{{cite journal |last=Seifert |first=Jeffery |date=May 2014 |pages=9 |title=2014 International Park Preview |url=http://www.amusementtoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/at_2014_park_preview.pdf |journal=Amusement Today |accessdate=25 August 2014 }} The coaster featured two inversions: an inline twist and a dive loop. 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.{{cite news |author= |title=Theme parks go all out with new attractions as economy picks up |url=http://asia.nikkei.com/print/article/9170 |newspaper=Nikkei Asian Review |location=Tokyo |publisher=Nikkei Inc. |date=16 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903081147/http://asia.nikkei.com/print/article/9170 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |url-status=dead |accessdate=25 August 2014 }} The coaster had single-car trains, each of which had four riders in two rows of two.
History and incidents
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". The grand opening for Twist Coaster Robin occurred on 19 March 2014—the 50th anniversary of Yomiuriland's opening.{{cite news |author=|date=19 March 2014 |title=Yomiuri Rando ni, kaien50 shūnen o kinen shite, shingata rōrā kōsutā 'Tsuisuto Kōsutā Robin' ga debyū!|script-title=ja:よみうりランドに、開園50周年を記念して、新型ローラーコースター「ツイストコースター ロビン」がデビュー！ |trans-title=The Yomiuri Land, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the opening of the park, the new roller coaster "Twist Coaster Robin" debut! |url=http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/8636896/ |language=ja |newspaper=Livedoor |publisher=LINE Corporation |accessdate=25 August 2014 }}
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.{{cite news |author=|date=20 March 2014 |title=Yomiuri Rando de kōsutā ga gyakusō. shōtotsu kega-nin nashi |script-title=ja:よみうりランドでコースターが逆走・衝突 けが人なし |trans-title=No injuries collision and run reverse coaster at Yomiuri Land |url=http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG3M7R69G3MULOB02K.html |language=ja |newspaper=Asahi Shimbun Digital |publisher=The Asahi Shimbun Company |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140320001849/http://www.asahi.com/articles/ASG3M7R69G3MULOB02K.html |archive-date=20 March 2014 |url-status=dead |accessdate=25 August 2014 }} Roller Coaster DataBase notes that the coaster only operated in March 2014. It was removed from the park in 2016.
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