Japan

Theme Park Review 2013 Trip Reports

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Part Eight

Rusutsu

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Is there an arcade in Japan without at least one of these photo booths? If so, we did not find it.

I'm having trouble writing an inoffensive caption for this photo, so I'm giving up.

Same for this one.

Cary drives the bus like a big boy!

The joyful incorrectness of Safari is what made it one of my favorite attractions at Rusutsu. Climb into a jeep, drive around, aim your gun, and "kill" as many animals as you can. I mean, they even put a bald eagle on the sign. Priceless.

Squirrel, bear, monkey, moose, who cares what it is, KABLAMO, right between the eyes! The ride has barely begun and Cary's already got something in his sights.

("Pacific Ocean Park," the recently published book by Chris Merritt and Domenic Priore, has a black and white photo of that long-lost park's "Jeep" dark ride, similar in concept to this outdoor attraction and I only bring this up because it's such a fantastic piece of work. If you are into amusement park history, I urge you to get your hands on a copy.)

This is Rusutsu's Haunted House walk-through and it is nice and dark, literally and figuratively.

 

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