Nagashima Spa Land#Ferris wheel
{{short description|Japanese amusement park in Kuwana}}
{{Expand Japanese|topic=struct|ナガシマスパーランド|date=September 2011}}
{{Infobox amusement park
| name = Nagashima Spa Land
| image = Nagashima Spa Land.JPG
| caption = Nagashima Spa Land in the distance
| location = 333 Urayasu, Nagashima, Kuwana, Mie 511-1135 Japan
| opening_date = 1966{{Cite web|url=http://www.rcdb.com/4958.htm|title = Nagashima Spa Land (Kuwana, Mie, Japan)}}
| status = open
| season =
| area =
| coasters = 12
| water_rides = 2{{Citation needed|date=September 2016}}
| owner =
| homepage = {{URL|www.nagashima-onsen.co.jp}} {{in lang|ja}}
| coordinates = {{Coord|35.029698|136.730014|display=it|region:JP_type:landmark_source:dewiki}}
}}
{{Nihongo|Nagashima Spa Land|ナガシマスパーランド|Nagashima Supā Rando}} 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.{{cite web | url=https://www.nagashima-onsen.co.jp/index.html | title=ナガシマリゾート }} 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.{{cite web |url=https://acrobat.adobe.com/link/track?uri=urn%3Aaaid%3Ascds%3AUS%3A11a0b514-be51-3910-a988-6e7131387fd5&viewer%21megaVerb=group-discover|title=Theme Index Museum Index 2022|publisher=Themed Entertainment Association|access-date=2023-07-09}}
Rides
= Roller coasters =
Nagashima Spa Land has 12 roller coasters.
| class="wikitable"
|+ !Name !Year installed !Manufacturer !Description |
| Acrobat (アクロバット)
|2015 |Steel flying coaster. |
| Arashi (嵐)
|2017 |
| Children Coaster (チルドレンコースター)
|1983 |Steel family coaster. |
| Corkscrew (コークスクリュー)
|2012 |Steel corkscrew coaster. |
| Hakugei (白鯨)
|2019 |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 |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 |Steel spinning coaster. |
= Ferris wheel =
Nagashima Spa Land is the home of Aurora Wheel, a giant Ferris wheel. It is {{Convert|90|m|ft|0}} tall{{Cite web |title=Nagashima Resort Guide Book |url=http://www.nagashima-onsen.co.jp/file/resortguide_e3.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625154447/http://www.nagashima-onsen.co.jp/file/resortguide_e3.pdf |archive-date=2017-06-25 |access-date=2011-08-25}} and {{Convert|83|m|ft|0}} in diameter.[http://www.nagashima-onsen.co.jp/spaland/attraction/24.html/ 大観覧車オーロラ] {{in lang|ja}}
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.{{Cite web|url=https://planetyze.com/en/japan/mie/nagashima-resort/information|title=About Nagashima Resort - Mie Travel Guide {{!}} Planetyze|website=Planetyze|language=en|access-date=2017-10-24}}
= Nabana-no-Sato =
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.jaunted.com/story/2007/6/18/183948/310/travel/World%27s+Scariest+Roller+Coasters%3A+Steel+Dragon+2000|title = The Intel| work=Jaunted }} The ride was closed for three years until sturdier wheels were installed, and it reopened in 2006.
References
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External links
{{commons category|Nagashima Spa Land}}
- {{Official website|1=http://www.nagashima-onsen.co.jp/}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|1=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://www.nagashima-onsen.co.jp/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=7&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DNagashima%2BSpa%2BLand%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26sa%3DG}} (English translation by Google)
- [http://welcome.kankomie.or.jp/english/search/spot.php?act=dtl&id=23 Mie Prefecture tourism guide to Nagashima Spa Land]
- [http://www.rcdb.com/pd430.htm Roller Coaster Database listing for Nagashima Spa Land]
- [http://www.tartoinjapan.com/photos/20061111_nagashima/spaland_2.jpg Nagashima Spa Land Gallery]
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Category:Amusement parks in Japan
Category:Buildings and structures in Mie Prefecture
Category:Tourist attractions in Mie Prefecture
Category:1966 establishments in Japan
Category:Amusement parks opened in 1966
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