The Official "TPR Japan Trip 2007" Thread

[BarryHHe's kind of sad and pathetic]

In the 3.25 hour line for Japanese X, I was surprised that none of the Japanese people had looks of anger on their faces or became frustrated, even when the ride broke down. People did sit down during the breakdown. A couple even read a newspaper! If a breakdown happened in the U.S., you better believe people would look frustrated and complained. In the same line, I couldn't help but stare at a guy's hat that said, "X-F***ing large." It made me wonder if he actually knew what was written on his hat!

[Nrthwndbitchbikerbearhousewife]

^ The Japanese are indeed

a patient, quiet people.

And what's sometimes seen/read on t-shirts is

still completely beyond me.

I saw several I would even

blush to repeat here, verbatim.

But - it made me remember,

it IS a Yin/Yang thing with these people.

There is always a quiet tranquil tea garden to be found,

in the middle of several million people, cars, houses, buildings, advertising.

Love it.

Want to go back, even with the long lines, LOLOL!

[eblTPR's Olden Goldie]

"The Japanese are indeed a patient, quiet people." (Nrthwnd)

Not the one I married!

But then, she was born and raised here in California and has a Type A personality, so...

I look forward to visiting Japan someday. That place looks interesting.

Eric

[SharkTumsSite Admin]

^We hope to see you and Diana next year on our trip!

[thrillerman1Can you see the donkey in my toast?]

I really didn't think the Q was that bad of a park. I think it's like Bill said - just a combination of earlier events in the day that made people disgruntled with it. It actually had some really unique parts to it I would've loved to explore had we had more time there. Plus, I did get to experience another one of those "flat rides of death" I've never seen in the states...Moonraker. Something like a trabant meets a sit down round- up. It was a pretty sick/sweet ride.

Anyway, I've had far worse park experiences than the Q (like SFA for example lol).

[Nrthwndbitchbikerbearhousewife]

^ There was a version of that at Liseberg in the add-on last year, Mark.

Called the Tornado, if my nearby park map serves me correctly? It does.



I wanted to try Moonraker too, and the Hospital Haunted walk-thru. But that was still 4+ hours of time spent for just two rides that lasted a total of less than five minutes. And there just wasn't any time left, except for the Thomas Train coaster, lol.

And finally to try some Dippin' Dots, LOL!

Ah well - five credits down, and when we do Fuji-Q again, I can demurely decline particular attrac..........tions.

[robbalveySite Admin]

OK, I didn't believe you all so I went to Fujikyu Highland yet again last Friday. I got on Eejanaika in 5 minutes using my super-priority pass -- I won't go into detail about how I got it, except to say that it was because I was a repeated victim of rain and a good customer for the park. Anyway, I boarded on the right-hand platform and they gave me second row inside. It was a fine, smooth ride, and I didn't have to reach for my harness once. In fact, it was one of the smoothest I've experienced in the eight times I've been aboard.

I will say as a disclaimer that I am NOT a fan of X however I was very hopeful for Eejanaika because I was told how much smoother this ride was.

Here is the footage I shot on Eejanaika the day we were there. I sat on an outside seat in the very back row. As you can see, it jostled me around a LOT!

I'm not doubting that you had a "smoother" ride than I had, but I find it very hard to believe that anyone could call it a "smooth ride." And I will say that the padding on the restraints does help. It wasn't that "painful" but it really threw me around really good!

Granted a lot of people in our tour did like the ride, and the bouncing around didn't bother them, but I don't think anyone said it was "smooth."

Even Elissa, who was in the inside seat in the front row, while she didn't mind it, was bounced around to the point where her legs came up over the "crotch hump!"

I do wish I could have gotten another ride in a better seat, but the horrible operations at the park that day made it impossible for that to happen.

Again, I will say that if you are a fan of X, you will probably LOVE Eejanaika, but if you're like me, and X just isn't for you, this ride, IMO, was worse. (At least in the outside back row seat!)

Anyway, watch the footage, and you tell me if this looks like a "smooth ride" to you!

--Robb

ps. BTW Hamu, I kept trying to contact you a few weeks before we left for Japan, but the email address I had for you kept bouncing!

[Top Thrill DragsterDon't put that donkey on the floor!]

It didn't look any worse than X. I think I would like it.

Robb, when you enter the brake run and you are flipped face down, how dose that feel? Is it rough?

[robbalveySite Admin]

The face down flip actually felt like a "mistake." It wasn't fun. And it was just more pointless and stupid. Like it was doing something it wasn't supposed to do. I really didn't get the whole point of it, like "why is the train doing this? It makes no sense" is what was going through my mind.

I'm assuming the only reason it did that was to add one more "inversion" to get the Guinness record?

--Robb

[Nrthwndbitchbikerbearhousewife]

Yep.

That's about how it went for myself.

I was on the opposite side as you were, Robb. Other end of that row.

Not the same time of course, which would have made for some really great stereo cursing for Ginny, LOLOLOL!

But at least I know I felt it the same as you, lol.

And Ryan thought I'd cry like a liddle girl - HAH!

I screamed more blue stuff than I think he thought I knew possible, hee hee.



Thanks for putting the vid together, Robb. Instant memory renewal, ha ha.