Nara Dreamland - April 2012

[Russ]

After browsing around Reddit for what can only be described as far to long I came round this great little subreddit, It had a link into it which lead to a Flickr album and has some great images in which I thought I would share with all of you.

Short history

Nara Dreamland opened in 1961 near Nara, Japan and closed on 31st August 2006 in was inspired by Disneyland California. It featured a Main Street U.S.A and a very Japanese looking style Disney Castle.

Attractions

Aska - An Intamin wooden coaster based on the Coney Island Cyclone.
Bobsleigh - A steel coaster, which was modeled on the Matterhorn Bobsleds.
Screw Coaster - Arrow Dynamics double corkscrew.
Fantasy Coaster - A Japanese copy of a mine train.
Kid's Coaster - A worm coaster
Katakana (Convoy Race) - A small powered coaster themed as trucks.

Link
http://flic.kr/s/aHsjzcQJ2W

 

[BigAl]

That Intamin woodie actually looks pretty good!

Aska On Ride POV - Nara Dreamland (Nara, Nara, Japan)


I hope someone buys it before it falls to pieces and can't be fixed.

 

[Sam]

Aska has always done VERY well in Mitch Hawker.

Here's it's current ranking, due to its status it's now in the "too few riders" section. But it should be within the top #15 if it was still running!