Japaneese Village, Buena Park, California - Beyond Tiki

T TikiG Tiki Socialite Riverside, California Joined: Jun 17, 2008 Posts: 1560	T TikiG Posted posted on Mon, Sep 21, 2009 7:48 AM A standout memory of JDP for me was one of the live shows..where they put a living bear (a panda?) onto a swing contraption that rocked back and forth until it did complete upside-down loops with the bear holding on! This was advertised on their television commercial..don't remember this famous Bear's name. Another memory is a demonstration followed by a hands-on class on origami paper-folding techniques. I made an animal using colorful folded paper that I took home as a souvenir. Another faint memory is a grade-school field trip there to study exotic fish they had in large tanks. This place (for me) didn't rate more than a single visit or two. Why? No thrill-rides. At a time when traditional amusement parks in So. Cal were nearing their demise, I would rather beg my parents to take me to the Pike in Long Beach or Belmont Park in San Diego. Belmont had the terrifying looking wooden coaster. The Pike was terrifying..but exciting. There was no time to waste knowing those legends would not be around much longer. JDP was milk compare to the other's whiskey. When the press announced the JDP property was to be auctioned off due to bankruptcy nobody in my neighborhood (my friends)gave a shit.

A standout memory of JDP for me was one of the live shows..where they put a living bear (a panda?) onto a swing contraption that rocked back and forth until it did complete upside-down loops with the bear holding on! This was advertised on their television commercial..don't remember this famous Bear's name.

Another memory is a demonstration followed by a hands-on class on origami paper-folding techniques. I made an animal using colorful folded paper that I took home as a souvenir.

Another faint memory is a grade-school field trip there to study exotic fish they had in large tanks.

This place (for me) didn't rate more than a single visit or two. Why? No thrill-rides. At a time when traditional amusement parks in So. Cal were nearing their demise, I would rather beg my parents to take me to the Pike in Long Beach or Belmont Park in San Diego. Belmont had the terrifying looking wooden coaster. The Pike was terrifying..but exciting. There was no time to waste knowing those legends would not be around much longer.

JDP was milk compare to the other's whiskey.

When the press announced the JDP property was to be auctioned off due to bankruptcy nobody in my neighborhood (my friends)gave a shit.

Post #484405 by TikiG on Mon, Sep 21, 2009 7:48 AM