The "Official" TPR Returns To Asia Ongoing TR!

[robbalveySite Admin]

Day Ten - Nasu Highland or....our WEIRDEST park day...EVER!!!

Today started out pretty normal. We left our hotel, hitchhiked our way to Nasu Highland (and the guy that picked us up was none other than Chris Belson! What a coincidence, huh?)

On our way to Nasu it got colder. And then getting into the town, it got "snowy".....A LOT snowy!

Let's just say that getting to the park was an "adventure" in itself, and there was a point in which we almost turned back. But we knew that we were beyond the point of no return!

I'm actually going to post the photos now, because I think this TR is better done with pictures.....so, here goes....

[ShockwaveNon-German Tom]

Wow, I'm almost lost for words!

[AstatIndiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Donkey.]

WTF! The weather out here is warmer than that and there isn't even snow on the ground, but nooooo, everything's gotta be closed. Now I have a bad urge to go get some credits at Geauga Lake that I still need.

Anyway, I see that Lightning Coaster is still standing in the pic from Camel Coaster, did you happen to take a look at it? I know it's been SBNO for a long time but it's a shame to see a Schwarzkopf-designed coaster rotting where it stands.

[pvcoasterguy¡Vamos a Seis Banderas!]

Jeez... Japan is so awesome! 24-hour parks, parks open in snow... why can't American do this?

Great updates- the 80-degree drop coaster looks insane- and it has a really long train!

[AstatIndiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Donkey.]

^American parks can't do it because you know somebody would sue somebody over something. (Ambiguous description, I know, but that's how it usually goes.)

[Erik JohnsonFormer captain of the Arrow bus.]

I sure hope you used your fingers to write "TPR" in the snow instead of using another writing style. Was those Big Bird footprints as well?

[robbalveySite Admin]

I sure hope you used your fingers to write "TPR" in the snow instead of using another writing style.

Well, you didn't see any yellow did you?

--Robb "Will do Tokyo Disneyland Countdown Party update when I get up in a few hours!" Alvey

[LuxoThe Smiley Face Pizza]

I guess Americans are too lazy to operate a theme park in the winter. Cool gloves Robb! They should match your plastic purple teeth from Boomers.
Where's the Quaker??

[cfcI've gone pantless!]

Twenty-four degrees? Sheesh, and I thought it was cold riding Top Gun during Winterfest at Carowinds on Dec. 10.

I've always thought that BGW could pull off an excellent Christmas promotion--decorations and Santas from all the different countries, a cool Christmas train ride, not to mention excellent Christmas goodies from their bake shop or a nice dinner in the Festhaus. But I have mixed feelings about staying open all year. As I get older, I find that I enjoy deferred gratification--there's just something about opening day. Plus, Busch can do a lot of maintenance during the off-season.

[robbalveySite Admin]

These parks do the maintenance too, they just do it one coaster at a time which is why the SLC was closed.

But yeah, seeing the parks open here makes me realize there is no excuse why any park in the US couldn't be open all year round! I'm sure they have reasons, but looking how they do promotions all year round (Halloween, then Christmas, then countdown, etc) why can't the US parks do it too?

Oh, well....at least I know there are parks open somewhere in the world other than CA and FL during the "off season!"

--Robb