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Vending machines in Japan are awesome! No matter what they're selling in them, you keep staring at them, TRYING to figure out which (i.e. ice cream) product is which, etc. I love the challenge, heh. Great Last Solo Day you had, there! Thanks for sharing it with us. Love the shots of nature and landscaping, where you find it, or "run into it".

Confucius Say: Not All Theme Park Tickets/Passes Are Created 'Equal'. Bad silly comment, I know. Bad bear.

Queen Bee - Botton's Pleasure Beach, UK.

^ I just viewed a half minute video of the new marquee, lit up at night. And I really love the way it really reflects what neon used to be really good at, when it came to making and designing signs for actual businesses (YAY Carsland in DCA!). Vancouver used to have an amazing amount of 'moving signs' in neon, all over the downtown area, before either they broke down (and restoring was mucho $$$) and/or the business went out of business. That said, I can't wait to see it in the distance as I "enter the Studios one evening". Just like a Kingdom Castle at the end of a Main Street... Without a GIANT CAP in the way of seeing it. Could you imagine what the heck they'd have to (not) design if that Sorcerer's Cap was never removed? Giant Sorcerer's Cap fanbois take note, please?

^ Yeah, I'm sorry I didn't follow their response with, "If you only have the one train running, and only the one train to begin with, what will happen if it stalls or something happens like last year? Will the whole coaster shut down for the season? And/Or are you getting additional trains built, now or soon?" Something like that. Guess we'll find out, when it's running this coming season. In the meantime, here's a link to Playland's own great description of it's beloved Coaster... https://www.pne.ca/rides/wooden-roller-coaster/ Currently, the yellow train is the only train remaining, of the original three trains (w/red and purple). EDIT to add: This year, Coaster turns 62 years old! One of the postcards from the 50th Anniversary Set of Coaster cards. (2008)

^ First, that foodplate looks great! Second, that Jurassic Boat Ride kinda looked like several ...um... dark rides I remember riding in Japan. Nothing wrong with that. A few of them in China, too. Third, that Junior Trabant/WipeOut looks like it'd perfect for our park, Playland(PNE). We already have a Mini-Spinner coaster here (called 'Bug Whirled') which is fun for kids and the adults, too. This would be a great addition. Great TR of Pigeon Forge! So much stuff there, I had no idea. Looking forward to more of your adventures!

A new article has been posted, on everything they're going to do/build at PNE and Playland. This article was posted after the Info. Sessions, held at the beginning of this month. https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/playland-redevelopment-theme-park-pne It also re-posts some past art concepts of areas to be created for the park.

...and Disney has also just posted night time photos of the new Runaway Railway marquee, with it's lights on.

Cheese please!

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Listening to the entire soundtrack of Aquaman, here. The movie is over a year old, but I remember while watching it how beautiful the music was. Took me a while, but I finally got a copy, and so far, it's not disappointing me.

I would kill, for us to get to one of those Villains After Hours event nights! Especially for the food offerings. Definitely for the food offerings!

So, Orion webcam will be down until the end of March....oooohhh the stress and tension!

Gloria Estefan is a true survivor and musical legend. She has always been a top fave artist of mine (CONGA!). And I would love to check out that restaurant of her's and her husband's. Looks great. And congrats to them on the opening!

^ omg.... in BC...? Now I must look that up, LOL! And.... I just did! Apparently grown in the southern part of the province, and on Vancouver Island! I did not know that. (Pardon this truffle sidebar.)

"Save the other rubber glove. You never know when you'll need it."

Fixed. Great TR. That happened to me and my motorcycle back in the early 90's. I'd picked up a horseshoe nail in the back tire on the way down, and miraculously, it didn't cause any air leakage, until I was coming back up thru Oregon, coast side. Got it fixed easy, and cheap too (thank you!) but what a panic I went thru at the time.

I remember wanting to ride that raft ride. But then I started seeing drenched people coming off it. And then I got a fairly good look at the RAPIDS in the upper troughs just splashing over, with poor raft riders caught in the swells... and as I remember it, the queue was pretty long too, at the time. Then I posed for a photo - and noticed one number was missing from all of the numbers posted.... my lucky #33. Eep. So I passed on the Raft Ride. Looked awesome though. And mucho wet. *By the way, I think that New Large Coaster is a great name for it! Me and the space for #33. July 03/2013. TPR Japan Tour.

^ Exactly!

^ and ^^^ Thanks for all your help and information about this, guys.

^ Understood. But we've just done so well without cell phones currently.... I'm always aware that they "might" be needed, especially when we've been on over seas trips. But taking on DLR or WDW in any future trip might tip the scales in favor of even renting a pair to use, if only for those trips.

^Too bad they didn't put screens in the "Pitstop" and make it loud and noisy, with everything being checked and changed (i.e. tires). The Pit Crew running around with gas, etc. That would have been cool to see/experience during this attraction.

Boarding Groups = Evil.

^ "Boarding Groups" are giving me a virtual headache. I hope by the time we re-visit the Resort (2023?), things/queues may be "back to normal"...? (ha)

^ So you did the Stand By for RoTR attraction? And not use a Boarding Group? Or am I reading this wrong? We don't have cell phones ~ at ~ all , so this might be interesting info. And Lamplighter Lounge is a very awesome place to go! (We loved their potato skins.) The yummy skins. And of course, great cocktails as well. (Sept.12/19)