Japan

Theme Park Review 2013 Trip Reports

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Part Four

Hirakata Park, Fushimi Inari-taisha, and More

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...like Dolphin Paradise, this adorable little water ride...

...with the happy flowers, and happy monkeys and... pink dolphins. This detail did not seem odd at the time; it would later. (We'll get to Fantastic Coaster Rowdy in a bit.)

They put a lot of care into the general landscaping and there are formal gardens, too.

I don't think any of us spent a lot of time in those gardens, but they looked appealing at a glance.

The genuinely satisfying credit here is the Intamin junior woodie, called Elf, and we all hit that first.

C'mon, "Episode of Little Fairies," you gotta love that. I hope you do, because it's just nice to meet another human that shares my affinity for Elf culture (shout-out to my second favorite Christmas movie, right after Die Hard, yo).

This mini twister isn't going to fry your motherboard but in my experience, it was the most enjoyable wooden coaster in Japan.

 

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