Yokohama Joypolis

Yokohama Joypolis was a theme park owned and operated by Sega as the first of their Joypolis theme parks.

Opening

Yokohama Joypolis opened on 20th July 1994 with 9 attractions that took up 8,250 sq/m of space over an The 11,946 sq metre complex. The park also contained arcade machines.

Attractions

• Virtua Formula - The opening attraction of Yokohama Joypolis, an enhanced version of Virtua Racing with up to 8 players each. It features a full-sized Formula 1 cockpit and 80-inch playback screens. This game has a dedicated room with 32 machines running.
• Rail Chase: the Ride - Based upon the SEGA arcade game Rail Chase. This is an interactive rollercoaster ride in which players must shoot targets as they travel.
• Ghost Hunters - A ride which places the players in a pitch black arena, using mirrors to display holographic ghost targets.
• Mad Bazooka - An indoor bumper car ride in which two teams of 6 players fire rubber balls at each other. Balls fire at the rate of 8 shots per second through a tank cannon, while the bumper cars have the ability to pick up the balls off the floor.
• Astronomicon - An astrology-based interactive theatre that tells fortunes and reads horoscopes to an audience of up to 50 people.
• AS-1 - A 360-degree motion simulator.
• VR-1 Space Mission - A virtual reality space mission accommodating 8 people per machine which allows players to pilot their own space ship with twin yokes.

Joypolis H. Factory

in 1998. the park went under referbishment and reopened as Joypolis H. Factory on 25th July 1999. However, It closed on 28th February 2001 due to low visitor numbers and financial restraints. One problem for its closure was that the nearest subway station was 15 mins away from the park. If the park still operated, this would not be the case, as a new subway station opened in 2004.

Today

After the park's closure, the building has since been used for various uses, such as a restaurant and a warehouse. The building is now being used as apartments.