Spa-themed amusement park is real and will actually launch, as promised

Yes you read that right, a spa-themed amusement park has landed in Japan.

The idea for the park came about after the mayor of the Japanese city of Beppu posted a video on YouTube last year, saying that he would build a “spamusement park” if the video hit a million views.

Never challenge the internet to anything, because the video went viral and hit almost 2 million views in one week. So the mayor kept his word, and here we are.

A roller coaster with seats filled with bubbles and a hot-tub merry-go-round are just some of the twelve  attractions available the newly opened Yu-enchi park.  Read more…

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