There are a few carbon-hungry things that we were fairly sure would forever remain guilty pleasures: demolition derbies, foreign travel, roller coasters, etc. It's going to take a while on the first two--unless you live in a place where foreign countries are very nearby--but look out, because here's an ecogeeky, person-powered roller coaster!
Flaws that we found pretty quickly: what if someone gets to the top and doesn't want to pedal any farther? Also, what if someone's a real speed demon behind a plodder? Do you run into one another? Do I smell pedal-powered, demolition derby roller coasters!?
Final problem, we are pansies; just look at the photos here. And check out this amazing Google Translation Japanese Fear Poetry:
When you row, the body moving, we fear!
It may become firm---Courage is shaken, squeezing!
We would like to close the eye, when with so it does, excess we fear,…
Going to there, returning turning, if it is not densely, it does not end
Via Treehugger.

written by monotonehell, May 03, 2007
But I wouldn't go on it. The only thing holding you in is a seatbelt. If someone stops they ride out there and push them along by bumping into them with another vehicle.
The whole park is a bit run down. Being one of the few Japanese parks to escape the great economic recession that saw many parks across Japan close in the 1990s, they run it on a shoestring.
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It looks great though, I would love to have a go, much more fun than a normal rollercoaster.