Robb & Elissa in Asia - 2016!

[robbalveySite Admin]

Just one question: how did the bobkart work? Is it like an alpine coaster where you control the speed? Or is it automatically powered?

It's actually exactly BOTH of these!

[ItachiI Love Donkeys!]

Amazing park! I loved how everything looks brand new, not only the newer rides like Acrobat, but also the older rides like Corkscrew, Looping Star and Shuttle Loop. And indeed, White Cyclone must be the most beautiful woodie. So clean! Glad you had a good time.

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

Great trip report! I love 1st generation Intamin drop towers, so clunky and scary with a great drop! I really wish they would develop a newer version of them that are taller and have a funky element or two after the drop.

Does Steel Dragon 2000 have a max height limit? I heard it was 6 feet tall?

I also should have pointed out that we were at Nagashima Spaland just a couple of days after Christmas, EVERY SINGLE coaster was open, it was like 45 degrees outside, and the entire park was in operation. Explain to me again why we can't have more parks open in America during the winter?

Six Flags Parks seem to have finally realized this. HITP at GADV was awesome, and Carowinds is coming on board with Winterfest in November. The cold weather coaster policy at GADV just needs to get adopted at other parks.

[El Toro_RyanA zonkey is a cross between a zebra and a donkey.]

Awesome trip report!! I really hope to get to Japan one of these days. Was the park running their coasters with water dummies? Haha

[robbalveySite Admin]

Was the park running their coasters with water dummies? Haha

Yes. Since it wasn't that busy and it was cold out, they would fill the middle of the trains with water dummies so that people could fill the front and the back and still be able to keep the coasters open!

[Imagineer JoshI teach at the school of donkey!]

How was White Cyclone? Too rough? Pretty smooth?

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

Awesome trip report!! I really hope to get to Japan one of these days. Was the park running their coasters with water dummies? Haha

While it's pretty funny to see on a B&M flyer, Dorney actually does this quite a bit on Stinger when it's cold out since the park never has lines.

[JRice92Donkeys are my way of life!]

Nagashima Spa Land looks like a seriously impressive park. That coaster collection looks top notch and the whole place looks so clean!

[vistawayWhich came first the turtle or the donkey?]

I was on the fence about hitting this park on our March Japan trip, but your TRs (this and previous ones) pushed me to book three nights in Nagoya. Can't wait. Seeing those trains on Steel Dragon is bizarre but cool.

[SharkTumsSite Admin]

A couple of things.

White Cyclone is rough, but not unrideable. Just not that pleasant.

As for the park being clean, that's ALL of the parks in Japan. You can't even find a trash can but they're all so clean!!!!