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^ Thanks, and.....we did! Even with The Heat, scheduling changes and a couple of missed Events, and a FridayThe13th+ bunch of stuff happening...it was a great trip. One that was definitely unique. And one we would definitely like to repeat again.... after Attraction #2 opens in Galaxy's Edge; and M&Ms Runaway Railway has opened in ToonTown...probably 2023. Our only #1 Real Regret, was not getting a second visit to Haunted Mansion. Timing was bad, and Fast Pass times available, didn't help either. Next time, we'll work that out, better. The 2nd shot of us w/Castle. Taken 18 seconds after the first one, that I posted earlier. Background gp is different.

Groceries. My half: $109 Cdn.

I posted this one in the Cirque du Soleil thread. But I like how somehow, I got the focus right, on the tent, instead of (usually with this camera) the foreground trees, etc. Good on me! By the way, that large imposing stadium behind the Cirque tent, stands in for S.T.A.R. Labs in the tv series The Flash. As does the rest of the city, especially it's non-descript alleyways. Also for the soon-to-be-ending ARROW, too. Their production of LUZIA is here in Vancouver, until mid-December.

Damn. Just read that Hermione/Emma Watson is about to turn....30? But - wasn't she just a little wizard a few years' back? Time flies.

So - many - lights! Thanks for the great look-see, Andrew. Jingle jingle!

Ah, November. After HELLoween, and before The HoliDAZE Season. Perfect.

Great shots, Chuck. And as for... Ha! That was my exact thought when I first saw that track! Would be cool if they did.

THANK YOU for all the work everybody has put into making this Poll possible!

"It's An Air-Conditioned Small World After All" We still had some time to kill before our All Important Reservation came up, on Thursday afternoon. So in keeping with "what's a cool-ish place to spend more time in", we both decided Small World could take up a bit of that time. And once we got in the boat, and off to sing along...and sing along....and sing along... ...we actually considered riding it again, just to be in that air conditioned show building. But we didn't. Once was enough. Cuties looked...cute. Saw this in a Main Street Shop... ...Which reminded me of this one on display during our annual fair (The PNE) over a year ago... ....Which then reminded me of The Wheel, Bert and I saw in the Cedar Point Museum! (2017) The "Us & The Castle" Photo. Yes, we're actually going to on this. The Quarter Hour happened just as we were boarding. (2:15pm) France. I kind of like the way a few of these pix turned out, with boats in the photo, too. Italy. And Pinocchio there, too. India. Aladdin and Jasmine were on the flying carpet above, unseen. So cute. Guess who? Woody and Jessie in America. Finale shot. There's Canada's Guy! And...took us 15 minutes to do it! David takes it easy, in a non-spinning tea cup. (To Be Continued)

^^ Well, with the way the heat was every day, we had to make sure we didn't overdo it with the walking, etc. And the only actual breaks from any park we got, was when we did Knott's. Coming back to our hotel was easy. Disney parks, not so much. So that's when we started scheduling earlier pick up times with the Knott's shuttle. In hindsight, we could have gone later in the morning and then come back later in the evening. And just because, when we visited Tokyo Disney, it was easy to head back to the Tokyo Bay Hilton via monorail, then get back into the parks after a couple of hours' rest. And congrats on your first Mark Twain ride! My first and only ride on that one was in 2011, on a TPR tour. But it was the last ride of the night for me. And for the ship, too. And by some luck, the Captain put his cap on me for a photo op, lol. ^ Yes, single rider lines are advantageous when needed. The Matterhorn was hit and miss with using that line, and Space Mountain had the only continual Single Ride queue open, in DL. And in DCA, David and I used the SR line for Racers on our last day there. Just for the heck of it. But it was Friday The 13th that last day. So...... stuff happened. TPR 2011 Japan Tour.

How long was the "round trip" on the Wheel? I did The Eye in London with TPR, but I can't remember how long that took for a full circle flight. Hmmm. The Japanese ferris wheels Ive ridden, were usually somewhere between 15-20 minutes, but that's those wheels. This was obviously a much longer time spent on it.

Welcome to Japan, Bert! Prince Shinagawa Hotel is a wonderful place to stay. And they have a killer breakfast buffet. Or used to, from what I remember in my past TPR visits. Did you ever get to try it? Or were there many early departures to parks etc? Great start of your trip, there. Looking forward to more. btw, The swimming pool at the Hotel was pretty nice, too.

I just stepped outside, a few minutes ago, and took these shots looking towards downtown.

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^ omg I stand corrected. Wow. That is a - lot - of candy!

Oooo nice! Always room for more Tokyo Disney Popcorn! And yes, that too! BTW, what does "The GreyGray Stuff" actually taste like? What's on the way to me now, via eBay sale. (o: TDL Caramel Popcorn Cart Snack Case, for the Holidays!

^ LOL! And after all those Halloween parties.... I love these pumpkin puking photos, lol!

^ That's still a crazy amount of candy! By the way, you DO mean 1000 pieces and not pounds? From your last year's post about it, you've now doubled the amount of candy, that you bought last year! And if it does rain, and you have leftovers, it should still 'last' till next October, lol. (Oct.31) Here's what we got out front, so far. I got lazy about putting the orange lights up. So...not this time. Next year, I promise. (Nov.01) This time, instead of being short of candy, we had nearly 100+ pieces left over! Doesn't look like much in the daytime. And here's David's craft skills result. Instead of a candle, we got something with little lights that blink. The whole thing. It'll be better at night, with the lights that are already up there. How it looked, at night.

On The Mark Twain....And I Find a New Little Buddy. After the time we spent in Galaxy's Edge, we headed back to the Mark Twain for the ride we were supposed to take the other day. No crowd on it, and just a perfect way to relax, take in the Disney scenery, and enjoy not rushing around, for a bit. Then, David and I decided to split up for an hour or so. He took off to Tom Sawyer's Island, and I took off for the enjoyment of Single Rider Lines. Turns out Indiana Jones was basically a ten minute or so wait, so no single riders queuing there. And Space Mountain was another easy on and off ride, thanks to it's SR entry. And after that, I came back to Big Thunder and literally (again) just walked on, to it. This all made me realize that mid-September is an awesome time to visit DLR! In hindsight though, I should have made a beeline to the Smuggler's Run Single Rider Queue itself. But I didn't think of it, at the time. Ah well, another visit, then. We got back together eventually, went on Pirates one more time (and we both still took awful photos in there), then headed back to Main Street for some more browsing and shopping....and then....David saw Him. Near one of the cashiers in the Emporium. Pointed Him out to me, and I was immediately in love with the little guy. We had seen Him on other shoulders in DCA, and were told (by whoever had one) they had gotten Him from the Guardians Gift Shop. So we didn't expect this find in DL! And then we continued on with our day, Baby Groot on my shoulder.... Here it comes. And we're on it! Looking over at "StrollerLand". A real 'Mine'. Columbia was not sailing, any time we were there. Tom Sawyer Island, Now "Pirate Size"! Nope. Didn't want to get wet again. Hungry Bear Restaurant. Looks beautiful on the shoreline. They did a pretty good job of hiding those spires in Star Wars Land. Last time I rode one of these, was in Disney Paris, 2008. This was cool to see. Nice Disney touch. It takes a village... Spotted this piece of track. Probably from the original Mine Train ride. Retro Postcard. David on The Island. (DM) Spotted these in the distance. Thought they were real... (DM) ...They weren't. (DM) Indy was a literal walk on for everybody in line. Not the same as looking at a castle, but that's okay. The lower 'Mine!' at rest. Still fuzzy shots of Pirates. Better shot of The New Redhead, but still crappy at best. We find each other! (DM) (To Be Continued)

^^ Actually, upon re-looking at this concept model, the icons' shapes obviously mean stuff. So it looks like: Circles = Attractions; Fan-shaped = Show; 6-Sided = Shops; Squares = Food/Drink/Snack/Popcorn... ... and Yellow #10 is Minnie's new Meet 'n Greet Styling Shop. And that Star? Still probably the Fast Pass distribution spot. EDIT: I miss TDLR and all the gp's Cos Play costumes during this time (or any) of year. This Princess had it made, with her built-in transport gown, LOL! (2013) ...Or you could go as a Bunch Of Duffies & Friends! (o: (2013)

Out of the house, and on our way to dinner on The Drive, we saw this... Oct.10/19 ~ 7:22pm

Boo.

Today's the day.....boo.

from the "Just Noticing Dept"..... Now that it's done, that two Autopia-type small car driving attractions are now closed in Hong Kong Disneyland, and Tokyo Disneyland (for Marvel in HKDL and Beauty/Beast in TDL)... doesn't it look rather obvious, that TommorowLand Speedway in Magic Kingdom is basically on it's last legs? First, it was slightly shortened (cordoned off. I don't remember) for the new Circus Area, off of FantasyLand. And now recently, it's actually been shortened for the new TRON coaster there. I think there's now some good space available for something new, high tech and totally "tomorrow" in that spot. Hmmm? Yes/No? (Ha! Bring an Original Alien Encounter Back in that spot, plplplplease?) Just a thought. I am also convinced that Disneyland's will/would be "The Last To Go," if it came to that. Beauty (Paris) Before Age (Anaheim).