Star Cross Meteor Attack was a little CG sci-fi movie adventure with space ships, and meteors, and lots of PEWPEWPEW KABLOOIE! It was fun, if pretty incomprehensible to anyone who doesn't speak Japanese. But the air conditioning, THUMBS WAY UP!
Speaking of space ships: TPR Astro-Fighter takeover (not really)! Cary, Priscilla and Steve are ready to go to infinity and beyond (which, if you think about it, is kind of a silly concept, like "infinity plus one" and I guess that was the point, to give Buzz something kind of silly to say. But I digress.)
PEWPEWPEW!
Many of the walk-throughs in Japan have some sort of interactive, competitive gaming element, and Galaxy Walkers (snicker) was my first exposure to this type of attraction. You could choose to be part of the "red" or "blue" team, which meant following a particular path and doing particular things, none of which stick in my mind. I think my team lost. But the point is that the Japanese are all about science fiction and robots and space ships and ray guns and all that jazz, which is just more to love about the Japanese, far as I'm concerned. PEWPEWPEW!
To get from Tobu's East Gate area (where we came in) to further west towards the zoo section, you can either walk, or take this suspended "Pegasus-powered" monorail ride. The wings on the horses actually flap, a detail I much appreciated.
Here's a shot from my car looking back at some of the others.
The carousel was under repair, but I liked that they built it on a platform over the water. |
