User:IronGargoyle/Fujiyama (draft)

Fujiyama is a steel roller coaster at Fuji-Q Highland, Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi, Japan. When Fujiyama opened in 1996 it was the world's tallest roller coaster at 259 ft, and had the largest drop in the world at 230 ft. Fujiyama was also the world's fastest roller coaster for a year of its operation, being succeeded by Tower of Terror at Dreamworld theme park in Queensland, Australia in 1997. Despite being the world's fastest roller coaster in operation for a year, Fujiyama set no world records for roller coaster speed. Steel Phantom at Kennywood set the world record for speed before engineers added brakes to slow the ride down because of safety and rider comfort concerns.

Fujuyama is named after the iconic Mount Fuji, which stands to the west of Tokyo. The term Fujiyama comes from the term "fuji" which means king, and "yama" which means mountain. Despite the meaning of the two words, Mount Fuji is seldom referred to as "Fujiyama" in Japanese culture, but is instead more commonly referred to using the honorific Fuji-san. The roller coaster Fujiyama is named as a play on the common foreign mistranslation.

Reception
Given its record-breaking status, Fujiyama attracted considerable attention when it was built. The ride has been rated positively by some reviewers, garnering 5 stars in Steven Urbanowicz's The Roller Coaster Lover's Companion. Fujiyama did not, however, achieve a listing amongst the top 50 steel roller coaster in Amusement Today's 2009 Golden Ticket Awards.

Discussion in the medical literature
Fujiyama inadvertently attracted attention in 2000 after an article was published in the journal Neurology. The article discussed the possible relationship between riding roller coasters and the occurrence of subdural hematomas. The primary case study cited by the authors was a woman who had reported severe headaches after riding several roller coasters Fuji-Q Highland (including Fujiyama). Upon investigation it was discovered that this woman did in fact have a subdural hematoma. Subsequent research, however, has maintained that this risk remains low and is not unique to this particular coaster.