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Somebody took and posted this photo, of one of the new coasters, over in (still being built) Universal Studios Beijing. Thanks to whoever took it! Mmmmmm, snow-covered dirt.

A couple of new shots have been posted of the area that the new Zootopia "Land" will occupy, thanks 'Cody' ! Here's one of them. The entry point definitely looks like it will be between Winnie The Pooh and Dwarfs Coaster. They also recently "broke ground" on the new expansion, but I don't know where pix (or a video) of the ceremony are.

New front shot of the castle posted, by HK Main Street Gazette, thank you! It's looking good.

Fuji-Q Trivia: that mini-Fuji you and others (including myself) have walked up to, is actually part of the original park! I went up it to photograph things from it, back in 1972 when the park was only a few years old! And it's still there, bless it. Great look at all the main coasters there. Looking forward to all the TokyoDisney pix you took.

I think the use of the Godzilla vids is a very cool way to show Tokyo and Japan off, in your TRs. Certainly made me look more closely at all the buildings and areas you know "where Godzilla was". Great TR. Thanks for sharing all this. Dad and me, 2014.

Been to, and through all of the U.S. States....except Hawaii.

Father and Son? Bakken Park, 2014.

Just posted in eBay...a new PIXAR Playtime candy case, in January! PIXAR Playtime, is (for now) an annual event, held in Tokyo DisneySea, with lots of merchandise (like this) available, as well as new food and beverages to enjoy during the event. I will be getting one, of course! And it will be my 22nd TDR candy case I have......so far. It almost looks like a Ferris Wheel to me! Available January 09th in TDS.

They finally posted prices for early buying, for 2020 Playland Passes. https://www.pne.ca/playland-season-pass/ Santa sez..."Prices good till December 24th."

Cher Salt or Pepper?

Under the Aurora Bridge ~ Seattle.

^ Me, too! A few more souvenirs to go. I bought only a couple of caps on this trip. One being the Ghostrider cap I missed out on getting, back in 2016's visit. And the other was The Ears, these ones being the Pride Ears I thought were only available in the summer. But in a couple of shops in both parks, Disney put together a Pride Section of the store(s) with the caps and t-shirts and other things rainbow-themed and available. Awesome! And then ~ The Search for Baby Groot's Mouse Ears ~ after I had gotten Baby Groot (at DL's Emporium and not the ToT gift shop), I put him on my shoulder, started walking around, and then saw somebody with a Groot on his shoulder AND Mouse Ears on Groot's head! I had to ask, and found out there was this key chain available, with The Ears attached, that somehow fit Baby Groot perfectly. But - everybody was finding this out, so the key chains were sold out everywhere we tried. We then went out of the parks and into the Disney Store in Downtown Disney. Not finding it on our own, we got a hold of a really nice cast member, who phoned every store the key chain could be found in. Lo and behold, the little gift shop in the main tower lobby of the Disneyland Hotel had a few left! So we took off for it, and there they were by the cash register. Only 5 of them left! David thought they were pretty pricey at $10 each, and I thought I should have bought two of them, with one as backup. But I bought only one. Which was fine. And when we got home, I got to work, disconnecting the chain on it and ta daaah! Mouse Ears for Baby Groot! Baby Groot w/o Ears. All three caps. My long wanted Ghostrider cap from Knott's. The Pride Ears. Where it ended up, with all my other Mouse Ears and other Disney parks caps. The key chain Ears. Where we finally got them. But we missed out on stopping by Trader Sam's. Next visit. Now key chain free! Perfect!

Danny Aiello R.I.P.

Because it's Japan. I have no idea Bert, but you know....it's Japan.

^ Oaks Park near Portland would be a great place to put one!

They're playing a radio interview with the Now Grown Up Hanson Brothers.... and it`s really good! I am impressed with these guys, considering they started so young with "Mmm Bop". And now they're married have what? 13 children between them??? And they're now celebrating 25 years as being a band, together! Awesome.

Pete Frates, a sports guy who ended up with ALS, just passed away. But he inspired the ALS ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE around the world. A true American Hero, to be sure. (ALS is commonly known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease". Look it up.)

^ Love it. I never get tired of these names they come up with, lol. (I'm in my "cocktail phase" right now.)

Beginning of June, 2017 ~ Flew to Cedar Point (kind of) for CoasterMANIA! with Bert. When was the last time you paid for everybody at your table, for dinner in a restaurant?

Caroll Spinney ~ The voice of Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch.

Crazy as I sound, but.... "Rudolph, The Red Nosed Reindeer" shouldn't be sung at all - or greatly re-written to be sung, at least. It's honestly, the Classic Christmas Bullying Song. I don't have to explain it. You know the lyrics. And when Santa approves, then 'they' all jump on the bandwagon to "approve" Rudolph. Unintentional to be sure... back then. But this is now. Doesn't it make you cringe, when those lyrics are sung, happy and jolly, and from such young mouths? I mean, if they're going to go after "Baby It's Cold Outside" for the drink thing, why not this one for bullying in general? Not to mention the bandwagon jumping that happens, when Santa singles Rudolph out. Too much? Hey, it's my rant. Ho ho ho. Santa sez..."We're gonna die!"

The Christmas Song ~ Jann Arden

A new Scratch & Win ticket has been released in Canada, for the Holidays. I haven't seen the one with the dog, but this one is pretty "cute" to me. Disgruntled Reindeer-Cat. (o;

Besides the above, there's also to be three shops in this new part of FantasyLand, all opposite Gaston's and LeFou's. Thank you to http://www.tdrexplorer.com for the post. Like shops in Main Street, you can pass thru one, into the other, by the look of the artwork here. Artwork by Disney.

^ Sounds like great burgers! And you can never have too much cheese in them, too. Then, there's always tacos...