Acrobat (roller coaster)

Acrobat (Japanese: アクロバット, romanized: Akurobatto) is a flying roller coaster built by Swiss ride manufacturers Bolliger & Mabillard (B&M), located at Nagashima Spa Land in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture, Japan. The coaster debuted on 18 July 2015.

Acrobat
Nagashima Spa Land
Location	Nagashima Spa Land
Coordinates	35.0322312°N 136.7298843°E / 35.0322312; 136.7298843
Status	Operating
Opening date	18 July 2015
General statistics
Type	Steel – Flying
Manufacturer	Bolliger & Mabillard
Model	Flying Coaster (Manta)
Lift/launch system	Chain lift hill
Height	43 m (141 ft)
Length	1,021 m (3,350 ft)
Speed	90 km/h (56 mph)
Inversions	4
Duration	3:00
Height restriction	135–198 cm (4 ft 5 in – 6 ft 6 in)
Acrobat at RCDB

The 1,021-metre (3,350 ft) long track is 43 metres (141 ft) tall and features four inversions: a pretzel loop, two inline twists, and a corkscrew. The ride is a clone of another of B&M’s flying coasters, Manta, located at SeaWorld Orlando in Florida.

Ride experience

Riders start by being tilted up into the flying position, before departing the station and making a slight left- or right-hand turn onto the hill, due to the dual-station design. After ascending the lift, the train goes through a slight right-hand drop into the pretzel loop. After the pretzel loop, you do a slight left-hand drop and an inline twist into a right-hand drop. After the drop, the train goes through a zero-g roll and into the midcourse brake run. After the midcourse, the train goes through a right turn and a drop towards a pond, with fountains going off as it skims the pond. After, the train goes into a final right-hand turn into an inline twist, into a left turn, and into the brakes.

Gallery

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  Acrobat beginning to skim the pond
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  Acrobat in the middle of its pond dive
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  Acrobat exiting the pond dive
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  Acrobat rising after the pond dive
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  Acrobat going through the final inline twist