Not sure where to put this so this will do
An interesting Japanese tidbit I had no idea about. As the first two pictures here shows the well known Gao Jet Coaster at Mitsui Greenland opened with a radically different layout including a loop.
Unsure when the layout changed but the 2007 date in the images is a red herring. At some point the loop was removed and a much longer layout was added including the now iconic giant dinosaur hill seen here.
It seems all that was left of the original ride is the lift and first drop, possibly part of the high helix which now the ride uses in the opposite direction and the very final brakes, turn, station