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What are the changes you don't like? I've only been back there 4-5 times since I moved away from Pittsburgh in 1999.

Okay, I finally started keeping a list so that I can keep track. I know these are a bit random, but the closet is just a total mess and my mood changes. Anyway, I've been doing a little research on Kennywood lately, so here's Kennywood, one of my favorite parks of all time.

This was from one of our first trips, Halloween at Magic Springs in Arkansas.

These are the characters at Xetulul and Mundo Petapa in Guatemala, which are both owned and operated by IRTRA, or Instituto de Recreación de los Trabajadores de la Empresa Privada de Guatemala, or the Institute of Recreation of the Workers of Private Business of Guatemala. If you ever have the chance to visit Xetulul and its waterpark Xocomil, don't miss it!

Another KI shirt from our August visit.

I don't think I've posted this one yet:

Impressive, Joey. I didn't know you were into flats. I wish I had a better pic of that other one.

Whoops, I realized that I've repeated a couple of shirts by mistake. It's not that I don't have enough shirts, it's just that I don't have a good system for keeping track of what I post. I'll try to be more careful. Here's one that we hit this summer, Little Amerricka!

Four fruits! Apple (we called him Macintosh), Pineapple (We called her Dole), Banana (we called her Chiquita), and Grapes!

From Italia:

Great report!

Here's a classic. I hope to do another Bash someday soon.

Lots and lots of good ideas here. You could also try a Waldameer, Conneaut Lake, Kennywood, Kings Island (+ Coney Island), Wyandot , and Cedar Point loop (not necessarily in that order), flying in/out of Cleveland or Pittsburgh. Do you already have the Brookhaven, Mississippi Exchange Club credit?

On Space Mountain in Disneyland, when the introduction music reaches its crescendo and the horn fanfare leads into the main rhythmic rocked out theme, I cry happy tears.

I probably would've given it a shot, but I was in plain sight of my personal physician.

^^^ I told the women that if I squeezed their round things they would call me "fresh".

We had an amazing 24 hours in Phoenix, celebrating Halloween with me, Cheryl, Lauren, and Rick! Lauren flew in from Austin (via Atlanta!), Rick flew in from Virginia (via Boston) and Cheryl and I flew in from New York (direct!) We got in late on Thursday, and we were up with the desert sun on Friday! First stop was beautiful Schnepf Farms in Queen Creek! They have a huge parking lot! Ka-ching! Half off admission with a costume! Photo op! We didn't realize that 8 billion people would stop us to ask to take our picture! First of many! They made an exception and they let us in! Pumpkin patch! The Miler Gravity Coaster! A really long queue. There were a lot of school groups that morning. Kids kept squeezing my grapes and I felt so violated. Another random photo shoot! Credit! Schnepf has other great stuff, like pig races. And a carousel. I forgot to take pics, but this was the Pumpkin and Chili Fest. Good chili. And a train! We did have a minor re-tracking delay, but we finally got on. Huge expanses. And into the orchards. Thanks to Carrie Schnepf and the good folks at Schnepf Farms for a great morning! Next stop, Enchanted Island. Enchanted Island is a little amusement park inside the city's Encanto Park. It's quite beautiful. Lots of kiddie flats and things like bumper boats. It's kept up extremely well. Very nice train ride around the property. Many thanks to Craig, the owner, who was a gracious host. On to the Fair! The midway is operated by Ray Commack Shows, one of the biggest shows in the country. First credit was this beautiful WMI-built Little Dipper. I have no idea if the company still makes rides, but this is a gem. This is what grapes look like on the coaster. Next credit was the Galaxy. This ride is new to the show. If anyone knows where they got it from, please let me know or inform coaster-count. Unfortunately RCS isn't responding to my emails. Here's a fraction of the midway. Some good and crazy food here. This was Rick's choice. These looked tempting, but I ended up trying Navajo Fry Bread for the first time, and it was awesome. Forgot to take a pic. Remember that I've got these big cartoon hands on and I can't take pictures or eat very easily! Nice. Whaaaaat? Chocolate covered bacon! I can't tell if Lauren is feeling vulnerable or aroused. Two more credits: a Wisdom Dragon Wagon and a Zamperla Spinning Mouse. They had some good looking flats too. I have no idea what this is. Love the Zipper! I didn't get a great look at this thing but it was crazy! And I love these rides with the cover that comes over the top! We did this dark ride but missed another. We had to move on to our next appointment. And this is what "Grapes on a Galaxy" look like. I felt my grapes hit a support and one of the grapes tore off of my costume! Yikes. Next stop was Castles n' Coasters! If you've been here, you know it's a very big FEC with a couple of steel coasters, Patriot and Desert Storm. Getting these credits for Cheryl was the whole reason behind the trip. What, Patriot is down????? These were so good. I've never had this flavor before. Go-Karts. A little Halloween theming. Rides! Desert Storm ran well. Cheryl actually loved it. Here is Rick expounding on his planned trips, or on United's frequent flyer program, or both. We had to take Rick to catch his flight home. Bye, Apple! Nice fountain! The rest of us then went to Fear Farm. They had four mazes: Descent Undead Mouth of Madness, which was everyone's favorite, and Legends: La Llorona Lauren made a friend! We went to one more haunt, House of Screams. They had a 30-foot demon that was awesome. Kids, buy the fast passes; it's worth it! Thanks for joining us on this adventure! Goodbye, Halloween, Hello, Thanksgiving!

More coasters!

Cheryl says I'm too fat for size L.

Nice, Chuck! Now this one, just for its ridiculousness, back and front.

Yay, Halloween Week is finally here!

Thanks, Chuck. Many, many more posts to come. :-/

Yesterday we interviewed a guy from Michigan. So....

I'm a fan of the launch on Vekoma's Booster Bike at Toverland.

And this one is from a couple of weeks ago, with a shout out to Ryan Snooks!