Photo TR: Nrthwnd's "104+ Shots" TPR Japan'07 Tour

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At least the Eejanaika music wasn't as loud or in the majority of queue! That's about the only positive thing I can say about our day at Fuji Q.

Oh my bad...The Thomas the Tank Engine area is amazing!!! And I'm glad you got the credit Bill! Poor Joey had to wait 35 minutes for it!

^ But I had to sacrafice the two rodents for the train, though.



(Which sounds twisted I know, but they were long waits, too LOL.)

[BarryHHe's kind of sad and pathetic]

^Don't forget...

"Eeeejeeeka, Eeeeejeeka, Eeeeeejeeeeka, chun, chun, chun-chun..."

^ You think maybe they'll put out a Soundtrack CD of the park???

[BarryHHe's kind of sad and pathetic]

^It'll probably be a hot seller!

[thrillerman1Can you see the donkey in my toast?]

YAY DRUNKEN BARRELS! I was shocked when I saw them at Sea Paradise...brought back great memories of the indoor Li'l Deuce Coupe at Opryland and the ones SFOG used to have. I didn't know any were still in existence. And WOW thanks to Brian, Adam and Peter these gave a totally new meaning to spin n' puke! I still don't get why more parks don't have this type instead of the ones that stay flat on the ground.

Blue Fall was amazing. I'm sure Brian can attest to that, right Brian?

Bill your pics are totally rockin'!

Blue Fall was amazing. I'm sure Brian can attest to that, right Brian?

I really REALLY wish I was there when Brian took "the fall" hee hee hee.

And Mark? I hope you will post a photo or two of the attraction I'm going to describe here in a second or two. You'll know, heh heh.

And finally...

Set K - It All Comes To An End )o:

Well, I honestly don't have much more to show everybody here, from the trip, except these last few photos.

I did get to do another "add-on" park the actual last day we were in Japan, Toshimaen Park which had three out of a possible four coasters running; an 'okay' flume ride that had seen better days; several flats I hadn't been on ever before (yay condor!); another Dippin'Dots outlet to try (mmmm Strawberry Shortcake); a long and rather slow going dark ride; and....

The Carousel "El Dorado"

Now I wouldn't make any big thing about merry-go-rounds and carousels and such, except with Mark/thrillerman1 along, we found out he loved these kinds of things, and knew that this one at the park was over 100 years old!

But the kicker to this carousel, one that even Mark didn't expect, was that this ride was composed of three - separate - spinning - platforms!Meaning, the center of the carousel moved the slowest, then the middle circle moved a bit faster, and finally the outer ring moved fastest of all.

I had never ever seen any carousel like this in my life! It was wonderful! And so very unique. And 3 platforms, who knew? (my 3's thing here, lol)

So this really made the add-on park, and my last park to visit in Japan, a very special one.

So, back to the hotel, the bunch of us get on the airport shuttle, and then "some of us" take off for....... "another country" (sniff) and I make my way back to Vancouver, and as a bonus, go back in time seven hours, LOLOL!

Great trip, great people to tour with.

Great.

[thrillerman1Can you see the donkey in my toast?]

Yep Bill I'm pretty much a sucker for historic rides like the El Dorado carousel. That thing was TOO cool! I have yet to finish uploading all of my pics to my comp, but when I get to Toshimaen I'll see if I can upload one of El D.

Actually I think Peter was spinning the fastest on the inner ring, then the middle ring and outer ring spun consecutively slower...hmm I could be wrong, but that's my memory of it. It really was a gorgeous piece of mechanical art. Loves it!

Hmmm.

Maybe you're right, there.

But you know, it's becoming a bit of a blur here and there?

So many parks, so many rides and coasters... in only a coupla weeks?

I'm not sure now about the speed of each platform. Really. Hmmm.

Peter? Can you confirm or...not?



(Looking forward to those pix, Mark.)

[thrillerman1Can you see the donkey in my toast?]

Bill I tried to post a pic of the El D, but to no avail. I'm not sure why it wouldn't post (user error lol). Guess we'll just have to wait for Robb to do the pics folder thing and then you can have a look and maybe have better luck at posting it for others to see than I did. Sorry!