Despite living in California, Eric has not yet made it to Universal Studios Hollywood to experience Super Nintendo World stateside. He has however, now officially done the next best (and to be honest, probably better) thing: Visited the original land...
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Japan’s Theme Parks Guideline: No Screaming on Roller Coasters
With theme parks starting to reopen across the world, many thrill-seekers are anxiously waiting and planning their future travels. Japan’s parks especially are counting down the days until they can see their beloved guests again. But, they just have one...
Continue reading...White Cyclone at Nagashima Spa Land Closes For RMC Treatment
White Cyclone at Nagashima Spa Land in Japan ran it’s last train earlier this week, closing for what the park referred to as a “renewal”. The ride is going to be converted into a hybrid wood/steel coaster by Rocky Mountain...
Continue reading...Ride and Relax in a Hot Tub Roller Coaster at the Spamusement Park
A hot tub roller coaster at a spa-themed amusement park? In one of the most bizarre roller coaster and amusement park proposals I’ve seen in my life (and I’ve seen a lot), a Japanese resort town is proposing a spa amusement park....
Continue reading...Second Universal Theme Park Considered for Japan
Universal is considering building a second theme park in Japan, according to local news media. Universal Studios Japan CEO Glenn Gumpel said last week that the company will build a large (but smaller than USJ) theme park on the island of Okinawa, a popular tourist...
Continue reading...B&M Manta Clone for Japan in 2015
Nagashima Spa Land recently announced they’re building a clone of Sea World’s Manta, a B&M flying coaster. Acrobat will be the Japanese park’s first major roller coaster since the record breaking Steel Dragon 2000 opened in, you guessed it, the year...
Continue reading...World’s Largest Ferris Wheel Proposed for Japan
The “Nippon Moon” giant wheel may someday dominate the skies of Japan as the world’s tallest ferris wheel. Although the exact location and funding of the wheel are not secured, beautiful renderings of the monster wheel have spread across the...
Continue reading...Takabisha Onride Video
Below you’ll find a full-length POV video of Takabisha, one of the steepest coasters in the world. The ride is unique in that the ride utilizes both a launch and lifthill system. It’s a very interesting coaster!
Continue reading...Takabisha insane testing video
Below is a video of the insane Takabisha Euro-Fighter coaster at Fuji-Q Highland. The unique coaster features a launch and a beyond vertical drop (121 degrees, to be exact). The coaster stands 141 feet tall and features speeds of 62...
Continue reading...Fuji-Q’s new Eurofighter, Takabisha
Takabisha, the Eurofighter that will open in July at Japan’s Fuji-Q Highland is attracting a lot of attention, mostly for its insane first drop (121 degrees). Check out this video of the ride’s construction below: The coaster stands 141 feet...
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