The World’s Most Insane Roller Coaster – Eejanaika at Fuji-Q Highland ええじゃないか 富士急ハイランド

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I rode Eejanaika twice in 2019 … but all I can remember is going up the lift hill and nothing afterwards. The ride was so insane it scrambled my brain. 😄

I loved hearing about how you laughed your way through this ride cause that was my exact reaction as well! No other ride has done that for me. This thing is an absolute masterpiece, and 3 years later after riding it, i’m still obsessed. Can’t wait to go back one day. Very well made video!

There's probably a small number of people who have been on both this and X2 and it's always interesting to hear their thoughts!

I remember reading way back when, at the "height" of the Coaster Wars, Alan and the Six Flags guy were in "the" meeting. He said he wanted a truly signature ride, Alan didn't have anything that excited him. Then he remembered an idea he stashed in his desk based off the Zipper...and the rest, as they say, is history.

It's insane just how much S&S truly improved on X2. X2 on its own was already an amazing feat from Arrow Dynamics, and despite Arrow Dynamics being bankrupt because of the ride costing almost $50 million back then, I think S&S really went out with a bang with improving the Arrow version. The fact that this ride didn't just make slight improvements, but massive improvements on the overall ride experience blows my mind. Alan Schilke really outdid himself when he designed X2, but even more so with Eejanaika. And regards to the operations, I'd say that this is expected because of the difference in culture in Japan compared to that of North America. Japanese people are very kind and patient, so I would say that the way they operate the rides makes absolute sense. It's just a difference in the culture and how Japan works, which is expected. And the fact that they are safe really shows their commitment to good ride operation, and that's what I admire. So yes, the operations may seem slow to us here, but in reality, it's 100% expected and acceptable, at least when you see it from a cultural point of view.

Marathoned Eeijanaika this fall and it was awesome! They changed the color scheme because the city asked them for more muted colors to not distract from Fujisan itself. Also, they have a small new old-school Japan themed town section with food and other attractions on the pathway leading to the entrance, so it’s actually pretty nice coming up to the start of the line.

I visited Fuji-Q alone on a solo trip to Japan and heavily abused Eejanaika's single rider line. I got like 3 or 4 rides in in an hour, with the ride ops looking more and more surprised every time I came back, one of them even called me crazy at some point. The ride truly is insane tho, the sheer intensity and the way this made me uncontrollably laugh the whole way through was addicting, I must've rode it at least 10 times that day. Beats X2 to be my favourite coaster by a long shot too. EDIT: posted this before I heard you talking about the laughter too. Feel the exact same way, I don't think there's any other coaster that has had that effect on me.

I might be imagining this, but I'm sure I heard that the bit on the brake run where it slams your face towards the catwalk is meant as a "respectful bow" to Mount Fuji.

Best coaster I have ever been on. That first drop is INSANE. There is not any other coaster as intense as this one. Kudos Fuji Q.

I've been to theme parks all over the world in the US, Europe, China & Asia-Pacific. I've ridden the biggest, fastest and meanest around, and conquered them all. But no other coaster has even come close to matching the mind-bending intensity of Eejanaika. It's the only rollercoaster that left me literally incapable of comprehending what happened from the insanity of the ride experience! It's a shame such a unique and world-class ride can only be found in 2 places on the planet, because it deserves more love!

I’m happy S&S managed to make a world class coaster with Eejanaika!

Definitely agree on how crazy this ride is. I remember riding X2 for the first time and thinking how crazy it was and not knowing what happened. Then Eejanaika amplified that beyond expectations. Such an awesome ride with a still terrifying first drop. Hearing the ride crew chanting “Ee-jan-aika. Ee-jan-aika, Ee-jan-aika” while waiting in line helped build that anxiety.

X2 is my number 1, can’t wait for the problematic coasters video! Eejanaika looks insane and I’m glad they were able to fix some of the transitions and speed up some elements from the original prototype! We need more of these 4D coasters 🔥

S&S seriously needs to build another one of these! With some of the advancements since then, I’m sure they could make it pretty smooth nowadays! I think part of the reason the first ones were rough is the rails that spin the seats are jerky, which could definitely be fixed now!

My first ride of Eejanaika had my friend and me in the front car. I knew almost nothing of the ride going in, and that first drop was one of the greatest coaster experiences of my life, along with the rest of that first ride. Easily my favorite coaster. I must have been lucky when I was at the park, as Eejanaika not only had the shortest line of any ride at the park, but the average wait time in line was 5-7 minutes. We rode it 3x as much as any other ride in the park that day.

I am a proud lover of X2 as a resident of LA and I am so glad that more refined and smoother versions if X2 are out there. Great review.

The transition at @14:10 might've just sold me on 4D coaster designs, its like someone took the idea of a superhero jumping into the sky doing a back flip and just converted that to a coaster design.

Great review! I've ridden X2 close to 200 times as SFMM was my home park for a while. Initially Twisted Colossus was my favorite ride but over time X2 overtook it. Admittingly the second inversion and turn around are the two dead spots on the ride. Eejanaika really seems to fix these dead spots. I think Eejanaika would easily be my favorite ride at Fuji Q, and it is high on the bucket list.

This video came out at the perfect time, I get to visit Japan in February, so this video was just the perfect amount of additional hype I needed for my trip.