In my momentum of recent enthusiasm for theme parks, I decided to visit Expoland in Osaka today with 2 friends of mine and a visitor from China (the sister of one of my friends). Everything was pretty standard at this park, you can see pictures and reviews of this theme park here: http://www.themeparkreview.com/japan2004/expoland1.htm
***UPDATE*** On May 5th at 12:40PM the coaster called FUJIN RAIJIN derailed and 1 woman was killed with 21 injured. Details: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=35254
The park was packed because it was Golden Week. At the ticket booths, we estimated they were making 1000$ every minute! We did not have time to ride everything because of the long lines, and the longest coaster on earth also happened to have the longest waiting time: 2h30! So we gave up on that one. They had the usual shooter rides and also a pretty cool haunted house that featured yet another samurai style beheading. They had a fireworks display at the end of the day which was nice. All that waiting in line in the sun (today was another hot day) gave me a nice tan! The best roller coaster was called OROCHI, a ride where your legs are dangling... the ride is so smooth and there are many twists, turns and loops, it feels like you are riding a jet. We also rode the FUJIN RAIJIN which is quite standard ride where you ride standing. They also had a funny walkthrough in freezing temperature of below 30 degrees celcius. This felt good on a hot day. There was also a big exhibit on anime character toys, that was quite typically Japan.
The day was filled with relentless excitement and lots of waiting, but it was well worth it, and for the price, it is much more worth it to go to Expoland than Hirakata Park.
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