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After we finished our drinks, we finally headed into Dok-Ondar's Den of Antiquities. There's again, like most of the places in Outpost, so real sign to signify which is what place. And that's fine with me. It makes the exploring all the more enjoyable. And we kept seeing the front "door" sliding open and shut, so eventually we decided to investigate. Lots of "stuff" to see, in a two floor spot. But you are only allowed on the first floor, and have to admire what is on the second floor from afar. What really got us was the collection of stuffed (taxidermied?) heads on one spot of the wall. All freeky, but all interesting, too. (DM) = David Myers took those particular photos. We still don't know what any of these creatures are. (DM) (DM) Everything looks just "wrong" on this head. (DM) Got toothpaste? (DM) If this is a friendly creature, I don't think I want to be licked by it. Euuuuuw. (DM) All of them. When the door opens, this is what you see first in the shop. Who's this? It's Dok-Ondar himself. Outside the shop. Should have given it away. (To Be Continued...)

Clothes Off ~ Ria Mae

Disney Imagineering just released this photo of a model of "Arendelle: Home of Frozen" in HKDL. It also includes an overhead layout of the land, in the back of the model, on the right. Cool! Actually, it would be even cooler to see all three models of Arendelle/Frozen (Hong Kong, Tokyo and Paris) side by side, together!

Some new construction shots in Tokyo Disneyland, posted by http://www.tdrexplorer.com Thanks to them, for the recent photos! Beast's Castle. Minnie's Style Studio Meet & Greet. The Happy Ride With Baymax, in Tomorrowland. The shops in Belle's Village... ...Opposite Le Fou's Brew-Counter Service on the left; Gaston's Restaurant on the right. Maurice and Belle's Home. Home to a popcorn cart and the (possible) Fast Pass machines for Beauty/Beast attraction. Cinderella Castle Refurbishment. Should be all finished in time for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics. The scaffolding is all around the top part of the castle.

"Ha Ha! We're Bigger Than The Castle!" DL ~ Sept.12/19.

Friday The (sept) 13th in DLR ~ What Could Possibly Happen? And....it did. Our final day of the trip happened to be a Friday The 13th. Not that we're superstitious or anything. But - after my morning shower, I went to use the room's hair dryer. And after all the time I'd been using it during our stay..... pfffft. It wouldn't work any more. Hmmm. But we carried on. Starting in DCA, we had another great breakfast at Flo's, then continued on to Racers. Because the queue had already gotten so long, I suggested to David that we try the Single Rider Line. So, that's the way we went for this ride. And when we got going, I was three cars ahead of him. And....long story short...just as my vehicle was heading into Ramone's for "a fresh coat of paint", everything - started --- slowing down ------- to a stop. So while I was stopped inside Ramone's, poor David was stopped just as he entered the town. And the music kept playing where he was. For us where we were, total silence. And then, The Message started up. Every three minutes or so. Telling us to to stay seated, not to bring out cameras and such, and the attraction would start up again "momentarily"... It never did start up again. And after what felt like an eternity, we had Cast members coming up to each car, getting us carefully out of the car, and then walking us in single file out of the attraction. I had no idea where David was being led, but my group headed out, from where the race started, along side the racing 'track' and easily out of the attraction area. David and the group he was with joined us back through the single rider queue. And there we were all given a Fast Pass on our ticket, good for any ride at any time, within 48 hours. We did have Fast Passes for Racers, for later on in the afternoon. But decided not to go back. The whole event lasted roughly, by David's count, 32 minutes. Which really wasn't that bad in timing. The Fast Pass we were given, we decided to use on a second ride of Midway Mania. After I did another ride on The Incredicoaster. Then both of us on Mater's Jamboree. And one more ride for us on Guardians. Then, we headed out, over to Disneyland and and eventually back up to Black Spire Outpost for drinks and air conditioning.... Really love what they did for Halloween, here in Cars Land. Flo's again for breakfast. In Sarge's, they had this great display of Cars Land model buildings for sale. But they were only being sold one at a time. Ramone's Body Shop was the one being sold at this time. And I wanted this one. And Fillmore's had glow in the dark stuff, too. Well, there's always eBay. The scenic calm before the glitch at Racers. If I was this kid, I wouldn't trust that human OR the truck, either. Back to DL, we see "It's Still A Stroller World After All..." We get a refreshing non-boozy Mint Julep. Side Theming. Even poodles need to poop. A nice, but very public, area for Service Dogs. I wish we'd gotten a second ride here. Oh well. Next time I/we visit. (o; Where ARE the crowds in this park? A lull in the walkway towards Black Spire Outpost. In Docking Bay 7, we had one of each of these. The Moof Juice was too "sour" for me. The Batuubucha was much sweeter and nicer. Interior shot of Docking Bay 7. (To Be Continued...)

Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen

From the "Location, Location" Dept... From what a lot of people have posted, there is a lot of assumption that the new TANGLED area will be right side-by-side with the new PETER PAN-NEVERLAND, etc. in the new TDS area, opening approx. 2022. I still don't believe this is what the Imagineers have plotted out. I cropped an overhead shot of the (then) construction area of the new-to-be Fantasy Springs. See below. And here's what I think: Bottom Left Corner: The New Hotel which will wrap around that corner, and in front of the Bayside Monorail Station (for the hotel guests' private entry to the station). Top Middle Area: The space for FROZEN can pretty much be made out. It will be literally back-to-back with the soon to open Beauty & Beast attraction. Top Right Corner: This is where TANGLED will go, as it's an 'apparently' smaller attraction and "might actually" be a new form of Omni Mover in the water! (What I have read, amongst all the rumors about it). Bottom Right Corner to Middle: It's all NEVERLAND with the new Peter Pan attractions, AND closer to the Hotel, a Tinker Bell "Dry Aquatopia" ride. And an eating establishment too. My 5 cents. And I'm bored.

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Been awhile since the last post here, so I want to ask anyone who might know.... Behind where the Nintendo World is being built in USJ, there are two towers, not even on the USJ property, from what I can make out. But they appear to be both themed to what I can only assume is a "distant compliment" to the land now being built in USJ. They just look so "Nintendo World"-like. Any idea what these two towers are? They stick out so much in overhead shots of the new area being built. Just curious. The right one, closer up. Both photos from the net. Thank you to whoever took them. There they both are, in the back, there.

See you in 2023-2024! (We're planning for a 2025 Nov/Dec visit there.)

^ He's a cutie! Which basically describes a lot of the Japanese park mascots you see, lol. I especially liked Parque Espana's mascots, from what I remember.

Here's my little guy I picked up at CW, back in an earlier TPR tour.

Negligence. Not Negligee.

Piri Piri is a great spice, to have around the kitchen.

Retro Knott's Time! This is a pic of a buddy and myself, in one of the (then) Knott's Photo Salon's set ups. Circa 1985. The cover of the photo holder. Larry on the the left; Myself, "barely holding on," on the right. I was 32. (o;

Cosmoworld is a really awesome park. On all "levels," lol. And you got to really see it at night, Bert! Last times I remember being there with TPR, we had to leave just as the lights were coming on. Great photos of everything! I especially loved that Coaster Sculpture. Looking forward to more, Bert.

^^^ and ^^ and ^ Third time's the charm. (I think)

^ I agree about the vehicles. So plain, without any design at - all on them. It's like a budget cut happened, and their finishing up, was chucked out. And I miss the way that the original dark ride was done. With moving "antique cars" on a track. And multiple actual scenes with animatronics all over the place. And I loved the fact, that when you looked around, you could see other riders in their cars too. Everybody was in the country for the Bears' Boysenberry Fair. And driving around, checking everything out. It was a really fun dark ride, which wasn't that dark at all, LOL! That said, I know they can't go back to that. But still, hopefully there will be a lot of theming in actual scenery etc. that can be seen w/o 3D glasses, if one wants to look. I mean, even some scroll design on these today, would have been nice. Sept.08/19.

^^ Whoah! I do hope this is at least First Class to Where You're Going! Enjoy the ride. A free burger and a small cone of fries = $5 Cdn. And some booze = $26 Cdn. And lottery tix = $15 Etc.

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^ Ha ha, that's awesome! Great set up (to me) for a new park like this to start up, with. Thanks for photo-sharing it all!

Guess this creature! Then, please share with us, What ~ It ~ Is?* No prize. Just thanks. (To Be Continued...) *And Coat Hanger Beast does not count. In the Antiques Shop in Black Spire Outpost. Sept.13/19.

^ Yep. Rain'll do it, every time.