Nagashima Spa Land Discussion Thread

[SuperbatboyWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

Arashi looks so tiny next to Steel Dragon

You can say that again

[cfcI've gone pantless!]

I've always been impressed with the way this park uses its space.

[JT325I own the website www.donkey.com]

So happy to see they still have their 2 Schwarzkopf coasters. The park looks great!

[SuperbatboyWhy do I still have a donkey title???]

I've always been impressed with the way this park uses its space.

Yes, it's cramped but in a very organized way lol.

[CoasterDirectedI'm a know-it-all about donkeys!]

I've always been impressed with the way this park uses its space.

Yes, it's cramped but in a very organized way lol.

Like a lot of Japan in general

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

Whats the reason for having 3 pirate ships?

[NrthwndBAYSIDE STATION!!!]

^ No reason at all. It's Nagashima Spaland! Actually, is it possible, they bought the Big Twins, then realized
some of the gp want their "smaller version" instead? Or it was the other way around. Maybe.

Also, apparently VIKING SHIPS are way larger than tiny old Pirate Ships, lol!

[OrientExpressForeverI Love Donkeys!]

I've always been curious about the gigantic Viking ships because the Pirate ships are on my short list of favorite flat rides. For those who have ridden, is the ride experience significantly more thrilling, i.e. longer moments of airtime and/or more forceful g's, or does it actually seem less intense? Would it be worth the greater expense for a park to install a giant Viking vs the standard Pirate/Sea Dragon?

[NrthwndBAYSIDE STATION!!!]

^ The rides I had at NS were oh - so - slow.

It took the ride forever to just get up to the "usual" height that the Pirate ship hits.
And then it was a quick "tap" to that height, and then it started descending faster than
when it was going up.

But it was still amazing to see so many people on one ship. It was like a small theatre,
with a small stage in the middle (main mast)! And the locals went more nuts on it,
than I did. Even at very VERY short tilts of the ship, heh.

I know that watching all of the locals on it, was more fun than the ride itself.
But. If I was a park owner, I'd still go with the Pirate Ship. The Vikings are only
more impressive, if they're seen in a larger park, like this one.

[Apollo von SolHarry Potter is a sick donkey.]

Whats the reason for having 3 pirate ships?

I think it's actually four. The space shuttle counts as a pirate ship. (In the lower left corner) Neverless, that is a lot of pirate ships for one park. Can't imagine they're all that popular rides for the GP to be used to full or even half of capacity during the park operating season.