It might seem crazy what I'm about to say. Sunshine, she's here, you can take a break! I'm a hot air balloon that could go to space. With the air, like I don't care, baby, by the way... (One of the best pop songs ever written, and that is not a topic for debate. Anyway, this is where we ate lunch.)
Look at this: kids left their backpacks out front, knowing that when they were done eating, they would find their belongings waiting for them. I miss Japan every single day.
Okay, the credits, let's get to 'em. Greenland has four roller coasters, two intended for small children. This is the Wani Wani Coaster and as you can see, there are no small children on board this train. Judge not, that ye be not judged. I would have ridden, too, but that 'gator car brought back some very unfantastic memories of Fantastic Coaster Rowdy (see the Harikata installment of this report).
The other kiddie kredit is the Torokko Coaster, unique for its flume ride-style conveyor belt lift mechanism. (Which happens to run parallel to the park's flume ride lift, so let that blow your mind, man.) I recall some gymnastics getting in and out of the car, and a couple of bumps on the knees going around turns. It was kind of fun, though.
Beautiful trains, aren't they?
It wasn't super-cold that day, but it wasn't really warm enough for us to want to ride the flume. I liked the sign, though.
This is Greenland's jet coaster, called GO-ON. And go on, we did.
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