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Re: Theme Park Fandom
I guess, to me, theme parks seem a little overwhelming.
I can totally imagine flipping your shit at a theme park if you're a kid, and some of the rides seem interesting. I've been reading about Tokyo DisneySea, and the level of detail put into theming the rides (and the waiting areas for their lines) looks downright incredible.
I really enjoyed spending two hours with a friend in Namjatown one rainy afternoon while they were doing a promotion for Neko Atsume, but we basically got lunch, had a few drinks, got desert, chatted with some of the staff running the stamp rally, and left. We walked right in without waiting, and we were definitely ready to leave at the end. I can't imagine spending an entire day at a theme park filled with loud music and screaming children and endless crowds and relentless sunshine.
I think people who visit theme parks regularly probably have a strategy (or a routine) worked out in advance, though. Sometimes the Game Grumps talk about Disneyland, and it seems like they always have a good time when they go. It's also really wholesome to hear about people enjoying their fandom in a way that doesn't involve, like, sending death threats over social media.
I admit that I'm a little intrigued, but for me, for the time being, all the theme park I need is the state of New Jersey. When I was in grad school, I would sometimes book a carshare and drive across the Ben Franklin Bridge from Philadelphia to Cherry Hill to go to the giant Target, which was a solid hour and a half of hardcore Americana. I'm thinking that, when (or if?? oh god let's not dwell on it) a vaccine comes out and it's safe to go places without compromising the health of service workers, I might like to eat at the Rainforest Cafe in the Menlo Park Mall. I probably can't handle an actual theme park, but it would be cool to see what "theming" looks like up close in person.
I can totally imagine flipping your shit at a theme park if you're a kid, and some of the rides seem interesting. I've been reading about Tokyo DisneySea, and the level of detail put into theming the rides (and the waiting areas for their lines) looks downright incredible.
I really enjoyed spending two hours with a friend in Namjatown one rainy afternoon while they were doing a promotion for Neko Atsume, but we basically got lunch, had a few drinks, got desert, chatted with some of the staff running the stamp rally, and left. We walked right in without waiting, and we were definitely ready to leave at the end. I can't imagine spending an entire day at a theme park filled with loud music and screaming children and endless crowds and relentless sunshine.
I think people who visit theme parks regularly probably have a strategy (or a routine) worked out in advance, though. Sometimes the Game Grumps talk about Disneyland, and it seems like they always have a good time when they go. It's also really wholesome to hear about people enjoying their fandom in a way that doesn't involve, like, sending death threats over social media.
I admit that I'm a little intrigued, but for me, for the time being, all the theme park I need is the state of New Jersey. When I was in grad school, I would sometimes book a carshare and drive across the Ben Franklin Bridge from Philadelphia to Cherry Hill to go to the giant Target, which was a solid hour and a half of hardcore Americana. I'm thinking that, when (or if?? oh god let's not dwell on it) a vaccine comes out and it's safe to go places without compromising the health of service workers, I might like to eat at the Rainforest Cafe in the Menlo Park Mall. I probably can't handle an actual theme park, but it would be cool to see what "theming" looks like up close in person.