Nrthwnd Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 ^ Sadly, the spinning coaster (yellow track) wasn't in operation for us on our visit there. They really tried to "get it going" for us, but it never happened. Oh well, another visit I guess, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krazekiddd Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 A monorail that stops for photo ops??? Great TR, Larry! Not only did it stop, it also tilted to the right or left a bit making it the most horrifying monorail ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 It's funny that I have been to the park twice and I don't remember seeing the bazooka thing. Just means I need to go again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 A monorail that stops for photo ops??? Great TR, Larry! Not only did it stop, it also tilted to the right or left a bit making it the most horrifying monorail ever. So, it's the wooden wild mouse of monorails? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Thanks, Larry. This further proves the awesomeness of monorails in society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted November 7, 2011 Author Share Posted November 7, 2011 So for the last installment I present my most expensive credit. On the first day of the trip I did some sightseeing and then about 25 of us took a couple of trains and a suspended monorail out to the Chiba Zoo. It was overcast when we left and we knew the forecast called for rain. As luck would have it, as soon as we got to the last leg of the journey it started raining. We got to the zoo and realized the rides were not running but paid the admission charge in hopes that over the next two hours the coaster would open. The rain never let up enough for the coaster to open. About ten days later many of the same people and a couple of new people took a hiatus from our time at Tokyo Disneyland to take a trip back out to the Chiba Zoo. The weather was again overcast but we got lucky and the rain held off and we all got the credit. I think admission to the park (twice), transportation (twice) and the tickets for the ride came out to around $40 USD. So, I rationalized in the following manner. Given the option of paying $20 and not riding or $40 and riding, the latter option won out. On to the pictures. Trains excite TPDave! Suspended monorail as part of the Tokyo transit system. It was around this time the rain started. OK, this doesn't look promising. Should we pay the admission charge or not? Well if you read the text in my post you would know we forked over the money. DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT PISS OFF THE FLOWERS! We had to walk through the whole zoo to get to the amusement area. Here are the babboons. Lemurs Gorilla Aussies So we made it to the ride area. There's the coaster. There's the coaster train. Not moving! And here are the disappointed enthusiasts waiting for the coaster to open. I get the inside info from Badtz Maru and learn that the coaster won't be operating today. Pretty much all the non-enclosed rides are closed. 10 days later we try a new strategy. Kristen releases all the animals from their cages and leads the charge to the coaster. A new facial expression from TPDave? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 I am duly impressed with your rationalization for spending the 40 bucks to get the credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 Your 'aussies' caption totally got me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisco Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 I am duly impressed with your rationalization for spending the 40 bucks to get the credit. That is probably a bargain compared to the cost of the whole trip divided by the credits! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larrygator Posted November 9, 2011 Author Share Posted November 9, 2011 ^True About $7,000 for around 70 credits = $100 per credit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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