Tobu Zoo, as its name would lead you to believe, is a zoo with real, live animals. I'll warn you now that the only animals you're going to see in this report are either artistic representations of animals, like the fantastic hippos above, or rides that are made to look like animals. I did not get to the zoo portion of this park; the hour or so my group went off to check out the animals, I spent taking pictures of Kawasemi (a ride which is named for an animal, a cute little bird that can really haul ass, apparently.)
The Japanese certainly do cherish their big Ferris Wheels. This is one of two of them at Tobu Zoo. We rode the newer one, which I'll discuss shortly. I love the happy Tobu doggie.
Several rides were not operating today, including G-Max, the Intamin drop tower. Boo-hoo, I guess we'll have to console ourselves while we're riding one of the most insane roller coasters in Japan, I'm sorry, in the world. Life is so unfair.
Should I start with the slobbering worship now? Nah, you know what, I'll keep that for the end.
Tobu Zoo has another big coaster, Regina, one of the very few woodies in this nation. Looks pretty decent from above, right? It was pretty decent, and according to Robb and some of the others who've ridden it in years past, it was in pretty decent shape for this visit. Not super-great, but decent.
Regina means "Queen" in Italian; you can see the little crown over the "R" in the logo. Why they referenced an Italian word, I don't rightly know. Is she the queen of monsters?
Because there's this monster here, like a little pet or something.... |
