mattnz Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Awesome update - am loving them all and getting so excited for the North East trip! If I'm not mistaken the 'Log Coaster' features in one of my favourite Godzilla movies - Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster! (Different trains back in 1971 I guess.) Looks like a really fun ride for such an oldie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyzoo Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Great update... I haven't been to these two parks, they look really fun. Now I have to visit Japan again some time! Hopefully the next TPR trip there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I mean... Forget the coasters! It's all Meat-on-Sticks with you guys this Japan tour, hmmm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Looks like the other mystery of the "Mystery Zone" is which scenes are supposed to have working mechanical effects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I never get to get raped by Jackie Chan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I never get to get raped by Jackie Chan. Dude, just watch Rush Hour 3 and there you go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coasterkid21 Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Well... I just scratched my screen trying to grab some meat on a stick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nay Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I am still so exhausted and have the worst jet lag ever, but it was all worth it because I had the most amazing time in Japan! Everything was awesome, and Tokyo Disney was just a dream come true. I wish I could go back and do it all over again. I'm too tired to write anything else that would make much sense, but thanks to Robb and Elissa for putting together yet another fabulous trip!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueerRudie Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I never get to get raped by Jackie Chan. Dude, just watch Rush Hour 3 and there you go! Quote of the day- and possibly of the thread! Great TR Robb- and such interesting Japanese CoasterPorn... I always knew Asian porn was different from European or American porn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelizeIt Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Excellent trip report! So why is Elissa the 'no fun girl?' I must have missed that from a previous trip report. It looks like Japan has so more 'interesting' Wii games then we get here in the states. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
la2lvtom Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Is it me or do the "straight section" supports on the log coaster look eerily like the supprt structure of the lift on Millenium Force, Hmmm... Please Robb, you have to announce the next Japan trip at least a year out so I can make sure I can get the time off work, I really need to see these smaller parks for all their twisted Japanese beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcjaco Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 I had the Sega 32X, but not the CD part. That 32X thing totally sucked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piers Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Derek - I am sorry I could not be there to make you hair not look that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Derek - I am sorry I could not be there to make you hair not look that way. I was gonna ask if he consulted you on that new doo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Great TR Robb- and such interesting Japanese CoasterPorn... I always knew Asian porn was different from European or American porn! And different from Canadian porn, too! Or so I am told ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
805Andrew Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Those looked like a fun two days doing smaller Tokyo parks. I like the fact that you have to ride a gondola into Yomiuriland (reminds me of smaller Spain amusement parks), and Joypolis looks like a very interactive arcade/amusement park hybrid (I wish we had one of those here in CA). Tokyo definitely looks like video game heaven. So was this the last day of the official TPR Japan trip, or do you still have more to see and do? If the trip is still going on, are you guys going to Yokohama Hakkeijima Sea Paradise (the 5th most visited park in Japan)? Just wondering... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wes Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Derek - I am sorry I could not be there to make you hair not look that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Movieguy Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Another fantastic update! Raped by Jackie Chan? Oh Robb...you come up with all kinds of weird, funny ideas that get stuck in my head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoCo Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Just got caught up on the updates; the pile of awesome is now over my head. Other countries, you're cool, but Japan wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted July 5, 2011 Share Posted July 5, 2011 Derek - I am sorry I could not be there to make you hair not look that way. Post Of The Week dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mechanic Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 Hello Kitty! Absolutely loving the updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 After running thru the first several pages of the tour (finally, after much-needed sleep and time-and-space re-orienting...) Notes on Pages 1 - 9: - Didn't do Disney add-to at beginning of tour, so not important to me, HA! - Note to Bob/gisco, his "stick" isn't up any more at Mitsui Greenland. They probably burned it, hee hee hee. - Remember Chiba Zoo as a fuzzy, soaked... um, maybe next time, better weather? - Missed Namja Town - See myself in First Official "Listen to Elissa, Important Information" Group Photo. (squeel!) Remind self to suck in gut, more often for group pix. - First Offical Coaster of Tour to Ride - and it's my animal totem - Pegasus @ Kashiikaen! (DBL SQEEEL!) - First park to learn/remember that RED = GO, not Stop. Tee hee. - Missed Meat-on-Stix meal. Instead, picked up Strawberry Bread mix for home Breadmaker at multi-level Electronics store near hotel... Who knew? - Likes group shots in moving transport. Tokyo's moving transport rawks!!! (To be continued...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy T. Koepp Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 After running thru the first several pages of the tour(finally, after much-needed sleep and time-and-space re-orienting...) Notes on Pages 1 - 9: - Didn't do Disney add-to at beginning of tour, so not important to me, HA! - Note to Bob/gisco, his "stick" isn't up any more at Mitsui Greenland. They probably burned it, hee hee hee. - Remember Chiba Zoo as a fuzzy, soaked... um, maybe next time, better weather? - Missed Namja Town - See myself in First Official "Listen to Elissa, Important Information" Group Photo. (squeel!) Remind self to suck in gut, more often for group pix. - First Offical Coaster of Tour to Ride - and it's my animal totem - Pegasus @ Kashiikaen! (DBL SQEEEL!) - First park to learn/remember that RED = GO, not Stop. Tee hee. - Missed Meat-on-Stix meal. Instead, picked up Strawberry Bread mix for home Breadmaker at multi-level Electronics store near hotel... Who knew? - Likes group shots in moving transport. Tokyo's moving transport rawks!!! (To be continued...) This means something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 ^ & ^^ Sorry. I was making personal notes after just coming home from the Japan Tour, and somehow while following the first pages of Robb's TR here, I allowed myself to post comments, w/o any references/meaning to what I was posting. Which means, I need to get my own TR going, soon. My bad. Call it jet lag, please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted July 6, 2011 Author Share Posted July 6, 2011 (edited) Today was Epic - Starting off with Kawasemi and ending with Hanayashiki. One of the best days of the TPR Japan Trip! But before you do anything...watch our Kawasemi video! It's pure Intamin awesomeness! Today's epic TPR day of epic epicness starts with Tobu Zoo! Here is the park map. Like the name implies, Tobu Zoo is both a zoo and an amusement park. Tobu Zoo's mascot welcomes TPR to this epic day...and why is it so epic? It's because of Kawasemi!!! The girls of TPR love Kawasemi! Kawasemi is even nice to our "ACE" sized members! Kawasemi is an Intamin Mega-Lite roller coaster and it is easily the best roller coaster in Japan! (And TPR even ranks it in the top five steel coasters in the world!) The airtime on this ride is amazing! If you can imagine what i305 has in speed and height, Kawasemi makes up for it in air! To bring amazing quality video to all of our TPR members (and to the Intamin booth at IAAPA), we were invited to go into non-guest areas to film Kawasemi! The first drop is amazing...the first two elements are like a mini-i305! There is airtime over every hill! It ranges from extreme to ejector! Completely amazing! Remember Maverick's airtime hill? Try having about 7 of those, lap bars only, and even stronger! Even this floater hill lifts you out of your seat WAAAY more than most coasters in the USA! Here's a look at the layout of Kawasemi. It's just awesome! Yay! Cup O' Noodles game! The army of robotic animals are waiting for the right moment to attack! It's time for some Intamin wood! And time for some Intamin wood POV! It's no Balder or El Toro, but it's actually pretty good! Yeah, this one can shake you around a bit, but the layout is good and there is airtime! It shore done look purdy, don't it Cleatus? "Heeeey! I'm British! Jolly, Jolly, Jolly!" "Don't hate me...it's not my fault I'm Australian!" Gonna have me some yummy "Itarian" dinner! What kind of animal am I? If you'd like to take a guess... EMAIL DAN! mrt0ad13@aol.com It's a walk through with a confusing mirror maze and you have to save the galaxy? Oh look! It's a Giant Ferris Wheel! We haven't seen one of these yet! Girls I'm lonely! Join me on my next TPR Trip! To request a date with Hanno, EMAIL DAN! mrt0ad13@aol.com The 2011 Kawasemi TPR Marathoning team! Kawasemi themed vending machines! These little bears were dee-lish! Thanks to our friends at Intamin Japan for helping sort out our visit to Tobu Zoo! Found these flood evac maps to be very interesting. Everything in Japan is a cartoon character! Our next park was Hanayashiki, located in the Asakusa area, a historic cultural area of Tokyo. The park is small, but huge on charm! The Roller Coaster at Hanayashiki is the oldest in Japan, built in 1953. Thank you to Mr. Takashi, a big fan if TPR for hosting our tour and letting us come and play! And play we did as we marathoned the coaster over and over!WATCH THIS VIDEO NOW! This video shows off 100% TPR ENERGY on a TPR Trip! The TV News crew even came out to meet us, and we made it on prime time news! TPR is big in Japan! (well, mostly just big) The park has several "home brew" rides, attractions, and walk-throughs. The TPR marathon team is still riding. KidTums was driving at 88 Miles Per Hour!!! TPR crew still going! The coaster travels the perimeter of the park, much like the coaster at Arnold's Park or Luna Park Melbourne. Inside the "pig house" was a Haunted Swing attractions...and oddly enough there are no pigs...just elephants! "I'M CRAAAAAZY SCARY FACE DARK RIDE GUY! GIMME SOME CANDY!" This game was awesome! You actually try to catch a live crayfish! "Can I eat it?" Yup, this is the oldest coaster in Japan! Hmmm...I wonder what happened to our marathon crew? The TPR marathoners seem to be missing...where could they be? "We need more marathon fuel...don't worry, we will be back on the ride soon!" BOOB CREDIT!!! Here's an overview of the park...small, but GREAT! In the background you can see the new Tokyo Sky Tree tower. When completed it will be the tallest structure in Japan, and the 2nd tallest tower in the world! Thank you for having us! Get ready... PANDA ATTACK! Crepes are sooo good in Japan! Fresh. Awesome! Yummy! I WANNA ROCK!!!! The TPR marathon crew is back! The marathon crew is powered by 80% adrenaline, 30% insanity, and 20% beer! We had to keep reminding the marathon crew what ride they were on...they thought they were riding a submarine! Thanks to the energy produced by the marathon team, there will be no brown outs in Tokyo tonight! Guys, exactly how much beer did you drink? Row, row, row the coaster gently 'round the turn... About 18 rides later... About 22 rides even later... Still rowing... After about 30 or so rides, brains turn to mush...oh, who are we kidding...they always look like this! Thank you Hanayashiki for a totally awesome afternoon! Kawasemi + Hanayashiki = EPIC TPR Trip Day!!! We walked back trough Asakusa to the train station. Where is Kung Fu Panda when you need him? This area is very cultural, if not a little touristy. Traveling kiosks! Culture credit! Yay for new Nintendo products! And we ended our night at a conveyor belt sushi place. If you want some... EMAIL DAN!!! mrt0ad13@aol.com. Edited May 19, 2013 by ernierocker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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