The Official "TPR Japan Trip 2007" Thread

[thefitness"Excuse me, miss, may I pound my large rooster into your donkey?"]

I want to visit Japan so bad. I really hope to go someday, especially so I can see those cool ToT effects myself! Oh, and get me some of that popcorn. Don't they have flavors like, strawberry and apple?

Strawberry, yes. Apple, no--although that actually does sound really good.


Here's the flavors that I can remember:
Honey
Coconut
Sea Salt
Salted
Black Pepper
Curry
Strawberry
Caramel
Chocolate


Am I missing any?



Curry always had the longest line. Curry on popcorn didn't sound good to me, so I skipped it.

Coconut Popcorn

If I wasn't already sold on eventually going to Japan; I am now!

[cfcI've gone pantless!]

^The coconut was the best.

[Disney Dood#1 Nintendo Fanboy!]

Did they have any Sour Cream & Onion popcorn? I could imagine that tasting really good...

[gezzabeastie44I Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

wat r da new parks yall r goin 2 dis summer cuz me and muh friendz wanna do sum too wat park is this one i like it it looks kewl.

Umm...WHAT!?!!?

I really think before you post here again you NEED to read this:
http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/vi ... hp?t=31454

--Robb "Bantron is very hungry" Alvey

Sorry Robb, I honestly just wanted to see what you guys would say lol. I don't really write in that manner. But anyways, that TOT looks so much better than the Florida version.

[Nrthwndbitchbikerbearhousewife]

Did they have any Sour Cream & Onion popcorn? I could imagine that tasting really good...

I don't think they had any "combos" of flavors in the popcorns at the parks. Single-flavored only. At least from what I saw, and most of them seemed to be over at TDS.

By the way, I had the cappuchino flavor at TDS. It was ok. Kept me awake, hah hah.

IMhO, most of the popcorns didn't really overkill on any of the flavors offered. Which made it a bit easier to enjoy ones like black pepper and curry, lol.

[LouiseJolly jolly jolly jolly jolly]

Did they have any Sour Cream & Onion popcorn? I could imagine that tasting really good...

I didn't SEE sour cream & onion, but then I didn't look at the Japanese maps (just picked them up as souvenirs), so I could have missed a few. There were six of us who explored Disney together, and I believe we had ten different flavours over the four days, each of us would buy one in turn and then share them out... Let's see if I can remember them all...

1. Chocolate (slightly disappointing, we had to fight over the darker bits with the most chocolate dust)
2. Strawberry (yummy but VERY sweet)
3. Curry (sooooo good)
4. Caramel (this was the most common I think, there were several stores for this)
5. Cappuccino (I would not have remembered this one if Bill didn't mention it)
6. Coconut (one of my favourites)
7. Sea Salt (I think? Or did I imagine this one?)
8. One that was over by Pooh that we ate whilst sheltering from the rain on the morning of Day Two... I want to say it was Honey flavoured, but I think that might just be association with Pooh... Guys?
9. Black pepper... Oh my GOD this was amazing!

That's it. I forget the other one. Grrr!!

I was sad that they didn't have Apple popcorn while we were there, I had seen that in Robb and Elissa's video and was looking forward to it. The food at TDR was amazing, I could probably name you everything we ate the whole four days. Damn good meals.

[DisneySea_FanI Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

Great trip report, guys! I've been following the whole way, and what a treat it has been. Simply lovely pictures and commentary all the way round.

I've been lucky enough to ride all 3 versions of Tower of Terror so far (looking forward to ride the one in Paris soon), and I agree with you on most accounts.

DisneySea's is by far the most well themed and elaborate, while MGM (oops, I mean Hollywood Studios) has (arguably) the best ride portion (only because of the random drop profile for me though). Though I've never been a big fan of the 5th Dimension Room, which I felt was lackluster. I prefer the Mirror Effects to tell you the truth, as the 5th Dimension Room (while impressive for its horizontal movement) is reminiscent of rolling through a darkly lit basement/shopping center.

But as far as overall experience (which I feel every Disney fan takes into account), I think DisneySea's is far and away the most immersive and breathtaking.

[cfcI've gone pantless!]

^^I think there was honey-flavored popcorn, Lou--and that curious "soda-flavored" corn, as well.

[thrillerman1Can you see the donkey in my toast?]

Curry and black pepper were definitely the best in my book. Mmmm...I could go for some now! We should've tried mixing the two now that I think of it.

[jp06I Guess Donkeys Are Okay]

Thank you for all your updates. They are really fun to read and watch.

As for the bad operations at Fujikyu, I believe what has been mentioned in the updates is correct. But what really made worse for you is that you guys went there during a 3-day weekend. From what I read, you must have visited the park on either of Sept. 15, 16 and 17. September 15 is a national holiday, and the holiday was observed on Monday, the 17th this year because it fell on Saturday. If anyone who is thinking to go to Fujikyu or any other parks like Disney parks in the future, you MUST avoid weekends or national holidays.

As for the theming at the park, I believe Fujikyu is not really die hard about making it like a "theme park." In Japan, we really don't call Fujikyu Highland a "tehma pahku" or "theme park." We call it "yuhenchi," which means just "amusement park." In Japan, a theme park and amusement park are sort of different. It's true that the park is old. They just keep adding or replacing world record breaking rides every 5 years or so (Fujiyama in 1996, Dodonpa in 2001 and Eejanaika in 2006). I read somewhere that they want to keep this interval. I think they really don’t care about the theming of the park but apparently only the theming of individual rides. Adding world record breaking rides is what they actually care and what keeps the park being popular and famous for.

I haven't been to Fujikyu for at least 17 years. During my three visits, I had never experienced long lines of more than half an hour. The last time I was there, they still had Moonsault Scramble, Giant Coaster and Double Loop, either of which doesn't exist. I was thinking to visit the park some time next year. But now I read your updates, the park is kind of off my list.