this led me down a very interesting rabbit hole en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Explosi...

Apart from troublesome trucks of course

I agree, I preferred the old "vibe" of the area with all the metalwork and then this big mysterious beast in the center. I think instead of adding a phalanx training obstacle course they could have a ruined base type vibe, with like tentacles everywhere and such

Captain coaster is good for coasters, not sure about general rides though

#1 bucket list coaster, really want to ride it some day. may never happen but there's still some hope left

I kinda wish I rode it more times to get a better opinion on it, same with Anubis (that's #30, so just missed out) as I only got one ride but it's still really good fun. Rides that are just plain fun will likely be a recurring theme in this list.

oops i forgot hyperia, that's my favorite coaster of the year

and if you really want to go somewhere off the beaten track go to kitami family land but if you try good luck

Nagashima spa land, Parque espana, maybe tokyo dome city, yomiuriland, tobu zoo. Getting further away from where you already said you were going, kijima kogen, Nasu highland, then going way up to the top of japan rusutsu resort and Hokkaido Greenland. this is pretty much all of the major places

Lost Gravity at Walibi Holland is sooooo much fun, but I never hear many people talking about it