Raging Spirits (レイジングスピリッツ) is a roller coaster attraction located in Tokyo DisneySea.[1][2][3][4][5] The attraction began operation on July 21, 2005.[6][7][8] Created by Walt Disney Imagineering, manufactured by Intamin and built by Sansei Technologies, the attraction takes guests on a thrilling, high-speed ride through the ruins of an ancient ceremonial site and its depictions of Incan buildings in the mountainous region of Peru.[9] The attraction is located in Tokyo DisneySea's Lost River Delta section.[10][11][12][13][14]

Raging Spirits
Tokyo DisneySea
LocationTokyo DisneySea
Park sectionLost River Delta
Coordinates35°37′40″N 139°52′51″E / 35.627681°N 139.880760°E / 35.627681; 139.880760
StatusOperating
Opening date21 July 2005 (2005-07-21)
Cost¥8 billion
General statistics
TypeSteel
ManufacturerIntamin
DesignerWalt Disney Imagineering
Sansei Technologies
ModelIntamin – Looping Coaster
Length600 m (2,000 ft)
Speed60 km/h (37 mph)
Inversions1
Duration1:38
Height restriction117–195 cm (3 ft 10 in – 6 ft 5 in)
Trains6 trains with 2 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 3 rows for a total of 12 riders per train.
Fastpass suspended until further notice
Single rider line available
Must transfer from wheelchair
Raging Spirits at RCDB

Much like the roller coaster design on which it is based the Indiana Jones et le Temple du Péril attraction at Disneyland Paris guests riding Raging Spirits board hopper cars that propel them along tracks around the archeological excavation site.

This ride is the only attraction at Tokyo Disney Resort to feature an inversion, with its single vertical loop.[15]

Incidents

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At around 4pm JST on May 28, 2012, a 34 year old man suffered a minor leg injury after trying to exit the roller coaster train while it was still in motion. He became alarmed when the train started to leave the station with his seat's safety restraining bar still up. As he attempted to exit the vehicle by stepping onto the platform, his right leg was dragged approximately 2 meters (about 6 feet) along the platform, causing the injury. Police investigators believed the safety bar did not engage because an employee temporarily unlocked the car's safety bars after finding one on an empty seat that was still up. Subsequently, the bar on the man's seat also unlocked, and as he failed to press down on the bar before the train started to move, the restraint did not deploy. Raging Spirits was closed until its safety could be confirmed. It was the first case of a rider injured on an attraction at Tokyo Disney Resort.[16]

References

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  1. ^ 四国新聞社, The Shikoku Shimbun (2005-07-19). "炎と蒸気の中、時速60キロ/ディズニーシーに登場 (Raging Spirits 60 km / h in flames and steam / Appeared at Disney Sea)". 四国新聞社 Shikoku News. Archived from the original on 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  2. ^ 楽楽 東京 (in Japanese). Jtbパブリッシング. 2014-05-07. ISBN 978-4-533-09775-1.
  3. ^ るるぶ東京観光'16 (in Japanese). Jtbパブリッシング. 2015-07-06. ISBN 978-4-533-10560-9.
  4. ^ "【東京ディズニーシー】360度回転コースター!レイジングスピリッツに挑戦しよう - おすすめ旅行を探すならトラベルブック(TravelBook)". TravelBook (in Japanese). Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  5. ^ "[dR]レイジングスピリッツ:東京ディズニーシー". www.dreamagic.jp. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  6. ^ ゲームマシン, Game Machine (2005-05-15). "Disneyland in the United States has started its 50th anniversary celebrations". www.ampress.co.jp. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  7. ^ 朝日新聞社, 大坂 (2007). "Weekly Asahi - Volume 112, Issues 22-32 - Page 29". Asahi Shimbun. p. 29.
  8. ^ "【レイジングスピリッツ】ディズニー唯一の360度ループコースター!怖いアトラクション?". 【レイジングスピリッツ】ディズニー唯一の360度ループコースター!怖いアトラクション? (in Japanese). 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  9. ^ "TDS: New Coaster Name "Raging Spirits"". MouseInfo.com.
  10. ^ Dejiki, Dejiki (2013-12-21). "Tokyo DisneySea – Lost River Delta". Dejiki.com. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  11. ^ "Raging Spirits". Tokyo Disney Resort.
  12. ^ "Raging Spirits - Tokyo DisneySea". www.tdrfan.com. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  13. ^ "Tokyo DisneySea Chronology | Tokyo Disney Resort Chronology | About Tokyo Disney RESORT | Oriental Land Co., Ltd". www.olc.co.jp. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  14. ^ "Disneyland celebrates 50th year". The Gadsden Times. Associated Press. 2005.
  15. ^ Travel, Klook. "7 Rides at Tokyo DisneySea You Shouldn't Miss - Klook Travel Blog". www.klook.com. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  16. ^ "Rider hurt in Disney safety glitch". Japan Times. Japan Times. 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2011-05-30.
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