Theme Park Review in JAPAN! 2011

Time to un-sticky this. If you haven't seen what was probably one of the best trip report updates in TPR history, check out our Japan 2011 tour update:
http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=59528

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Is it time to go back yet?!

Oh yeah...2013 baby!!!

[yotsubachanI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

My boyfriend can just about fit into rides at Six Flags theme parks. We are planning a trip to Fuji Q highland and are worried that the sizes of the rides might be for smaller Japanese frames. Can you confirm whether someone with a weight of about 275lbs can fit in the rides of Fuji Q highland?

^ I want to say that even some of our bigger riders did just fine at Fuji-Q Highland. Dodonpa might be a bit of a tight fit, but I believe the other big coasters were just fine.

I think only Fujiyama and the suspended rodent coaster are made by Japanese companies, so they're all pretty standard compared to what you'd find in the US. Takabisha has a few more straps than normal Eurofighters, but I didn't find it to be an issue. Eejanaika and Fujiyama are comparable to their Arrow equivalents. I didn't ride Dodonpa this last time, so I'm relying on more distant memories, but it does seem it was somewhat tight (it's also my least favorite of the big four, so no huge loss there).

Highly recommend you get fastpasses early if it looks like there will be more than a couple other people in the park. It's at the stand between the wild mouse and carousel, 1000 yen/ride, 1 hour window scheduled when you purchase (possibly flexible if you're late, but don't risk it), and they sell out quick. It's not cheap, but each one will probably save you 1-3 hours (+) of wait time, which might be necessary. Also, Fujiyama was at one train operations a couple weeks ago, so it could have a deceivingly long line (I counted at least 8 minutes per cycle). Everything else matched what was posted.

Back to your question; watch out for Nasu Highland. They probably have the world's largest collection of Japanese built coasters (Meisho), and I had to sit sideways on most of them as a result. In fact, as a rule there, the larger the coaster, the less legroom you'll receive. I also barely got the seatbelt on at Galaxy Express 999.

[croutszongI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

I'm going to go yokohama to visit for a day. I was wanting to know if anyone could tell me where the rooftop mini golf is located? or maybe what its near so i can try to get direction to it. Thank You. Christine.

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Sorry for bumping an old thread, but I can't see any of the pictures anymore. Is anyone else having this problem?

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^It's a facebook issue, we'll address it soon, thanks for bringing it to our attention.

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It's being fixed now.

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All photos should be fixed now! Let me know if any of you guys see anything else that doesn't show up.