As the ticket checking was completed, tourists could hardly wait to rush into the park.
As soon as he stepped into the park, Luo Gaofeng was stunned.
"this… "
"Does this really exist?" A friend next to him was also dumbfounded. All those who come to this theme park are fans of Animation. Even adults who are not interested in animation will be exposed to popular works such as "Harry Potter" and "Sherlock Holmes" for one reason or another.
Luo Gaofeng, a real-life friend of mine, is one of them.
Luo Gaofeng did not answer his friend's question.
Like most fans of the animation, he was speechless at this moment. If the commercial street outside gave everyone a sense of reality when they were queuing outside, then everything in front of him was to strip away all traces of reality, leaving everyone with only a pure two-dimensional world!
The signpost on the left after entering the park is the stand that all Harry Potter fans will recognize. The red train that has appeared in everyone's dreams countless times is quietly parked there.
Going right is the familiar park entrance center.
What is different is that this small management company does not have a large label like most amusement parks. What appears on this building is the unique logo of Kaei Animation and the words "5-chome 39, Beika-cho".
On the glass window on the second floor, the words "Mouri Detective Agency" are clearly visible.
Dr. Agasa's yellow Beetle was parked on the street in front of the door.
As for the front—
Opposite the park's main entrance stands a huge signboard with a map of the park. However, what attracts attention is not the map itself, but the small park behind the signboard.
People who don't know might just think it's a small park used for passing time, but Luo Gaofeng, who has watched "Your Lie in April" countless times, recognized it at a glance. This seemingly ordinary small park in front of him is the one where Kousei Arima first saw Kaoru Miyazono, the girl holding an accordion turning around in the sun.
When he approached the park, Luo Gaofeng noticed that even the music in the park was the same one played by Miyazono Kaoru in the animation.
"I have a bold idea," the friend exclaimed, "Isn't every scene in this park taken from an animation?"
Is this some kind of paradise on earth
While the two were staring at the scene in front of them, the tourists who came in at the same time had already started their own actions. Some went straight to the Hogwarts Express and boarded the special train to the magical world; some people, after their initial anxiety, began to slow down and even had the leisure to go to the "Mouri Detective Agency" to look for Detective Conan.
For a moment, the tourists shouted one after another:
"Look! Is that the Hogwarts Express?"
"The dull ones are still going into town, while the smart ones are already on the Hogwarts Express! What, the snack cart actually has set meals? Let me see! Wait, isn't the name 'the snack package that the savior bought for the first time when he entered school' too ridiculous? I must have it!"
"Why is there no wand? Bad review!"
"Isn't it common sense that the shopping list should be bought in Diagon Alley? You are not qualified as a freshman at Hogwarts. Huh? You said that the park just outside the door is actually the one in Your Lie in April, and now there is a cosplayer of Kaori Miyazono playing the harmonica? Shit, if I jump off the train now, is it too late to go back and watch it?"
…
Seeing more and more people pouring into the park, Luo Gaofeng no longer hesitated: "No matter what, we should hurry up and act now before the main group comes in. We should enjoy one more attraction. Otherwise, when everyone comes in, the queue will probably last forever."
This is the truth.
Looking at the huge queue that had formed outside Platform 9 3/4, his friend nodded in agreement: "Then let's just walk along the way? There's no way we can take the Hogwarts Express now. Instead of waiting in line for a long time to get to Hogwarts Castle, why don't we just walk along the way and take the train when we get there later?"
Perhaps it was because the atmosphere in the park was too good, he instinctively refused to use the term "sightseeing bus".
"That makes sense, let's go!"
…
Lovedrew.
The so-called Raftel is exactly what Luffy and his crew in the animation "One Piece" longed for. It is the end of the Grand Line where the unparalleled secret treasure One Piece is hidden. In the current Painting and Shadow Paradise, it is a special area for One Piece.
only…
Luo Gaofeng looked at the display screen in front of him.
The route map of the "Golden Merry" amusement facility is clearly drawn above, and the text next to it indicates that in this project, tourists will take the Golden Merry and revisit the heavyweight island that the pirate king, Monkey D. Luffy, once ventured through.
"Upside Down Mountain, Little Garden, Drum Island, Alabasta, Sky Island, Water City."
Luo Gaofeng was a little confused.
He knew about the Upside Down Mountain. The plot of One Piece had just progressed to the part where Luffy and his companions passed through the Upside Down Mountain and entered the Grand Line. But the name behind it involved a blind spot for him, a fan of One Piece. Could it be the island where Luffy would have adventures in the future in the animation
He was still thinking about the plot of "One Piece", but his friends who had not watched "One Piece" didn't think so much about it.
"There doesn't seem to be a lot of people lining up here. Why don't we try this first?"
"Nonsense, even if we have the IP of One Piece, it can't change the reality that this is whitewater rafting," Luo Gaofeng complained, "You don't want to freeze to death by playing whitewater rafting in the middle of winter, do you?" He said this, but he got on the boat equipment as soon as possible.
Since it is a One Piece theme, there is no doubt that the ship the two are riding on is also modeled after the "Golden Merry" that passers-by and others are riding on in the animation.
"It looks a bit ugly." said the friend, with a bit of disgust.
He didn't know at that time that a year later, when he saw the scene in "One Piece" where Luffy and others had to change ships and bid farewell to the Golden Merry, he bought a ticket to the Art Park again and experienced this project over and over again like a fool.
Of course, this is all a story for later.
As the tourists took their seats, the Golden Merry began to swim slowly.
Like most whitewater rafting activities, the Golden Merry also involves entering the water, with iron bars lifting the boat to a certain height, and then the boat slides down from the height and rushes into the water.
This is consistent with the plot of One Piece. In the animation, the Golden Merry that Luffy and others are riding on also needs to "climb the mountain", that is, ride the ocean current to the top of the Upside Down Mountain in one breath, or smoothly enter the Grand Line, or hit the rock wall of the Red Earth Continent and be smashed to pieces.
I have to say that this plot is a perfect match with the traditional whitewater rafting design.
While he was thinking, the ship had already entered the upward passage.
Unlike the rapids rides in other amusement parks, the passage they were passing through was a bit too large, but because of the light, it still looked grey and was no different from an ordinary rapids ride.
Seeing this, Luo Gaofeng couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.
Anyone who has been to an amusement park will be familiar with the rapids ride. It's not that he doesn't like this ride, but the question is, if Huaying Park only adds the "One Piece" shell to the rapids ride, what is the difference between it and the rapids rides in other parks
Do tourists come to the park from thousands of miles away just to experience the skin-changing project
And it was winter now. When Luo Gaofeng thought about the risk of catching a cold, but ended up just experiencing the skin-changing project of the regular park, he immediately regretted it. However, at this time, a violent thunder suddenly sounded in the passage where only the sound of the ship could be heard!
“Boom—”
Along with the sudden thunder, a few bright lights suddenly flashed across the originally dark sky - just like lightning in a rainstorm. Looking carefully, there seemed to be dark clouds rolling in the gray sky above, which really looked a bit like the shadow of "One Piece".
As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, the next second, he saw countless bean-sized raindrops crackling down in the light of lightning that tore through the night sky!
“Ahhh—”
Some tourists screamed subconsciously, and Luo Gaofeng also shrank his body instinctively. It was winter now, and being soaked was not a fun thing. However, it was not until ten seconds later that the screaming tourists stopped in a daze. Luo Gaofeng was surprised to find that there was no sign of raindrops on his body.
"Hey, isn't it raining?"
It certainly wasn't raining.
Perhaps according to the setting of whitewater rafting, there should have been real water drops falling here, but probably taking seasonal factors into consideration, Huaying Paradise chose to make raindrops part of the special effects.
Luo Gaofeng raised his head, looking at the raindrops that seemed to fall into his eyes, and the sky with lightning and thunder, and quickly made a judgment: "It must be a naked eye 3D screen, it looks just like the real thing, it's worthy of being called Huaying, this special effect is too realistic..."
Not just the sky.
The originally dark surroundings had now turned into red rock walls, just like those in the animation of One Piece. This was exactly the color of the rock walls of the Red Earth Continent in the animation. It was as if they had really boarded the Golden Merry with Luffy and his crew, embarking on a journey to climb the Upside-Down Mountain and rush into the Grand Line.
"It's so realistic, how did you achieve this effect?"
"Oh my god, it's exactly the same as in the One Piece anime! The sense of immersion is amazing! The painting is awesome! Will he crash into Lab's stomach like in the anime? I'm already looking forward to it!"
As the tourists were talking, the Golden Merry continued to climb upwards.
At the same time, the surrounding environment changed again. It seemed that they were on the right course. The gray clouds instantly dissipated, and the "sky" above began to become clear. The red cliffs on the left and right also became clearly visible. As they gradually approached the top of the Upside-Down Mountain, the ship seemed to enter the clouds.
It was at this time that the Golden Merry finally reached its highest point.
Without any buffer or sign, the boat reached the top of the mountain and then fell rapidly. The strong feeling of weightlessness surrounded everyone in an instant. However, to Luo Gaofeng's surprise, no one screamed this time.
Perhaps this is the tacit understanding of being fans of One Piece. At this moment, all the tourists almost simultaneously recalled the scene in the animation. In One Piece, when the Golden Merry successfully landed on the Grand Line, all the members of the Straw Hat Pirates at that time stood on a wine barrel and shouted out their dreams.
Then, in a world with only the sound of waves, I don’t know which tourist started it—
“I’m going to be a great cartoonist!”
"I want to be a scientist. I'm serious! One day I'm going to show you the Rebecca Chemistry Award!"
“I want to open a small shop that only sells flowers, snacks and books!”
…
Then, amid the noise and chaos of the tourists, someone shouted, "I am the man who will become the Pirate King!"
…
"Hahahahahaha, are you sick?"
"Damn it, I almost thought I was the one who shouted it out. Damn it, how many times have I told you that Luffy is mine? Why do people always want to snatch it from me? Just go away!"
"Enough, enough, enough. It's just a whitewater ride. Do you dare to be more immature?"
At the end, without any glances or gestures, everyone on the boat burst into laughter at the same time.
Luo Gaofeng also laughed.
Just as he was laughing, he suddenly had the urge to cry.
It was not because the scene in front of him was too dreamy, as if he had really entered the world of One Piece where young people pursued their dreams; nor was it because the splashes of the Golden Merry confused his eyes. It was because it turned out that there were people who could understand the thoughts of these animation fans, and did not think it was childish and ridiculous. Instead, they spent a lot of money and used the best technology and special effects to bring that illusory world that should not exist in reality to them.
Then tell them: Look, these worlds you love are real.
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