Japan's Do-Dodonpa Rollercoaster, Which Has Broken Visitors' Bones, Is Permanently Closed

Japan's Do-Dodonpa rollercoaster -- once hailed as the faster rollercoaster in the world -- has permanently been shut down.Located at the Fuji-Q Highland amusement park, the ride was initially suspended in August 2021 after at least five visitors, aged 21 to 59, suffered from broken bones. Japan Today reports that the injuries weren't caused by the guests sticking their hands out of the car and hitting the track or trees, but were instead neck or spine compression fractures due to the ride's int...