And don't forget that Cosmo World has no gate admission. If you just want to hang out for a couple of hours, ride a few rides, play some games, have a meal, this is your destination. I'm going to return and spend an evening after dark there, to see the Cosmo Clock 21's fantastic light show, some day.
Thanks so much again to Mr. Kitagawa and everyone at the park for being such five-star hosts!
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With a few hours still left in the late afternoon, we convoyed over to Hakkeijima Sea Paradise, which, according to the just-released TEA/AECOM 2013 Theme Index Report, was the 25th most attended theme/amusement park in the world last year, with 4,149,000 admissions.
This park is primarily an aquarium, but also includes a resort hotel, a marina, lots of gardens (like the very serene area pictured above), and some rides. I love aquariums and regret that our group didn't see any of the live fishies while we were there, so I'll be back to Sea Paradise for sure.
The park sits on a beautiful spot at the edge of Yokohama Bay. In the photo above, you can see the observation tower and the park's only roller coaster, the Surf Coaster (Now "Surf Coaster Leviathan," apparently), which is a Togo product hashtag Would Rather Jump Into The Barracuda Tank.
The park's most infamous attraction, though, is Blue Fall, the Intamin Giant Drop that sends you plummeting down from 328 feet up... unless you ride on one of the "false drop" tracks, which release you, then catch you a few feet down, then release you again, because just dropping straight down from 328 feet isn't thrilling enough for some people, who are clearly very sick in the head.
I had hoped that Blue Fall would be closed by the time we got to Sea Paradise hashtag Praying To The Wrong Gods.
Here comes the Sea Train!
Choo-Choo! And shouldn't that be Olde Tyme Riding Horses? You know, to make it more olde tymey? Anyway, Sea Paradise has a merry-go-round, if that is important to you.
Need to know what other rides are at Sea Paradise? Look for the Sea Train. |
