July 19th, 2025 .⊹˖ᯓ★.݁₊
☆ The Beauty of Okanoue Amusement Park!
I don't really have a good explanation for this trip (⁄ ⁄•⁄-⁄•⁄ ⁄) except for the fact that it's been sooooo long since me and my friends visited the amusement park! The park has a carousel/merry-go-round, tea cups, swan boats, ferris wheel, hot air balloons, a roller coaster, and an insanely high free fall!! We got on every ride except the free fall because the majority of us were too scared to get on because of a story about it. Apparently when Okanoue first opened, the free fall malfuctioned and came down faster than it was supposed to, slaming those on it into the end wall. Of course, that was decades ago, but it can still happen whenever, especially from 150 meters high! ( ˶°ㅁ°) !!
☆ Okanoue Outifts!
When I was asking everyone if they had anything planned since school had been canceled due to high heat, everyone said they were avaliable to come with me. Hikari had some old outfits that she made trying to get into fashion school (she failed (ᵕ—ᴗ—) and thought they matched the colorful look of the park, so we wore them in this photo!!!!! I hope you think they're cute
☆ Tea Cups!
First we rode the tea cups to get our stomachs ready for the roller coaster. Surprisingly, they were really slow lol, they were probably just built for the little kids we used to be. Alongside that, we all had to cram onto one teacup if we wanted to be together since the rule was one party per cup. We didn't ride long because it was soooo boring and we didn't even have that much room to look around. Totally a 3/10.
☆ Roller Coaster!
Next we immediately rushed to the roller coaster for a more thrilling ride!! First it started out slow, but then as we went higher, we got a good view of the school and shops in Central Sakura Town. Chika and Me were the most scared out of all us, and we felt our stomachs sink as soon as we got to the top. There were so many face-paced loops and curves that the Coaster Camera couldn't catch clearly, so I was only able to use the photos you see now! After passing up the Okanoue Castle and all of the other surrounding buildings, we were totally nauseous and needed to catch our breaths after, even the more experienced ones like Rika and Hatsuki!!
If I had to rate the ride, I would give it a 9.9/10!!! It was super exhilarating but the side effects were not :(( I would ride again when I get a stronger stomach though!!
☆ Roller Coaster Photo Collage!
☆ Swan Ride!
To calm our nerves, we decided to ride the swan boats before going to eat. We couldn't crowd onto one boat like how we did with the tea cups since they're was a rule for only two people to a seat!! Me and Rika paired up, then Hikari and Chika, and finally Fumie, Hatsuki, and Aoi decided to rush onto the last boat (there were only 3 in total) but got banned by the ride operator for endangerment. ( ._. )""
It was super peaceful passing over the crystal waters and by all of the trees and flowers. A total 10/10 for those of us who got on, 0/10 for Fumie, Hatsuki, and Chika XD!
☆ Concession Stands!
We finally went around to the concession stands and got all sorts of popcorn and ice cream. They had caramel, cheese, and butter popcorn alongside vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, and rainbow mango ice cream!!!! Since I paid for the desserts at Yuna, everyone had to buy their own treats today! >:D
We all got rainbow mango and strawberry scoops and a few of us got popcorn, and it was soooooooo tasty!! Usually amusement park and carnival food is known for being nasty and bizarre, but this has to be some of best junk food ever: 10/10 :D
