Make it then ride it! Building Block Motors
At Tressa Yokohama, kids "fill up" at a pretend gas station.
Children like to create, play and fantasize, and they can do all that with a new type of go-kart produced by SEGA Corporation. The name of the attraction is "Make it then ride it! Building Block Motors," and JX Nippon Oil & Energy is proud to be its sponsor and maintain a simulated gas station there for the young riders to "fill up" their cars.
Big urethane building blocks, about 10 times the size of typical toy blocks, were developed for this
attraction. Kids use the blocks to design their own vehicles, which are mounted on electric go-kart chassis.
Then they're off on the course inside the complex. When they want to "fuel up" they pull into the simulated
ENEOS gas station beside the course.
Check in, build it, then ride it.
- First, check in at the reception desk. An attendant will take you to the garage.
- Inside the garage, the attendant will give you hints on assembling your car. The building blocks come in different shapes and colors, so use your imagination and try out some different design ideas. (Your parent or guardian can help you build it.)
- Then you're ready to try out the course. You'll be driving the go-kart you built yourself! And you can take it apart and put it back together with a different design, as many times as you want.
- After you've played and driven enough, tell an attendant and the car will go back to the garage. Payment is made at the exit on your way out.
An attendant will explain things to you, if there's something you don't understand.
Facts and specs
- Attraction name:
- Make it then ride it! Building Block Motors
- Location:
- 1st floor, South Building, Tressa Yokohama, 700 Morooka-cho, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
- Open:
- 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., every day of the year
- Fee:
- 840 yen for 30 minutes (tax included)
- Number of cars:
- 12
- Riders per car:
- 1 (ages 4 to 9; must meet height requirements) * 5 people permitted in garage at a time
- Total length of course:
- Approx. 67 meters (time for one circuit, about 2 minutes)
- Floor space:
- Approx. 495 square meters
Tressa Yokohama website (Click to go to Japanese-language website)
