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^ Awwwwww. I just love kiittens! And yes, we loves our current cat of choice, Stella! The fact that she wants to be outside and still not run away, is a testament to David's and my previous experience with what? over 20 other felines we've had, or who have had us, blah blah? Just caught her sleeping, in one of her fave spots through the years. Our neighbour's back deck, dirty as it is, lol. (No captions needed.)

BONUS PHOTO I forgot to post! (idiot bear) They had a new very sweet cocktail (I thought) available at the tent/bar beside Coaster. It was a really normal blend of sugar water, vodka and your choice of "flavours". And you could mix a couple or more, if you dared. I declined to do that, and had one with apple. It was also "smoking" due to some dry ice thrown in for effect. It was tasty and actually not as sweet as I thought it would be, like the others I've had there (see previous post ^ for flavours). And you got to keep the mini-hurricane shaped glass if you wanted to. I must have been already ....um..... 6-7 beers happy, and apparently threw mine away. Ah well. Hope they do it again, next year and not change it! So the only thing I got from it... was the photo of the sign, lol. Enjoy. Also, decided just now, to plug this amazing drummer we had as the first act for the PNs last Friday night. This is how they described him. And he is definitely worth seeing/hearing again. Totally manic and totally in control. Great party act! One of the very few times, he was actually sitting down! (o:

^ But - how would you put an IKEA one together??? That little 'tool' they always include would be....dare I say....useless. Great TR Bert. So much stuff to see and experience there!

^ Those look great! And I don't see why the MODS (hello mods?) can't change this thread's title to Coasters at Sunrise & Sunset

Yeah, and I remember seeing the snakes in that water too, when the water was below the dock.

"Viva Las Vegas" Elvis Presley

^ That last shot is perfect! Actually, they all are. But I really like how the two trains fit into this last one.

Young Star Coaster / 飞马家庭过山车 Chimelong Paradise (Panyu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China) TPR 2012 China Tour.

I would rather be in the bar at that time, if such a quake happened. "I'll have mine shaken, not stirred."

It's our Commercial Drive's turn to hold one of these, today.

^ Thanks. I wish though, I had considered, that the VIP Pass was blocking all that neon coaster artwork loveliness on my 2017 Cedar Park t-shirt. Probably was on my 5th Stella Artois by then, so my mind was just telling me to get the damned photos taken, LOL! ...And this is what I called The Wierdo Shot. And oh, look. I lost part of my right arm.

Playland Nights 19+ ~ NEON PARTY tonight! I still stuck with my plan to not get into buying expensive cocktails, and stay with Stella Artois instead. The crowds were not huge, thanks to (probably) the chance of a downpour scaring some off. But it stayed dry and overcast all evening, and with a smaller crowd there, made the evening really nice and enjoyable, for myself. The VIP Tent was filled with glow "stuff", like rainbow slinkys, bubble guns (which I unfortunately did not think to get, before they all disappeared), glow sticks in all colours.... stuff like that. This was also where the only black lights were, in the entire park. I thought there would be many more of these, but not to be. Staff, which included security guards everywhere, were nice and cordial the entire evening. I enjoyed talking with them about Playland, and things(life) in general. All in all, it was a way better experience than the first time I did this, two years ago. That time, it was only one night, and the place - was - mobbed. I didn't even ride anything, back then. This was a much better time, which I'd happily do again. Even with paying the extra $$$ for the VIP thing. So much better. 6pm ~ Playland Entrance, now with fences. A few of the many security guards in the park. The VIP "Special Entry"....and bag/body search checkpoint. Some NEON starting to show up. Now with bubbles, too! My first (of several) Stella Artois. Inside the VIP Tent. Heaters outside the Ride Side Bar. Live entertainment was happening all night, here. First up was this amazing drummer, who just kept going and going and going! Strength and stamina....and incredible rhythm, too! The soundtrack he put together was an amazing mix. He was great. Wouldn't mind his being back at next year's PNs19+. More heaters. At first glace, this looked to me, like candles drying on racks. They were not. (o; There's always room for more bubbles! Even potted shrubs need attention and care. The Westcoast Wheel didn't run any lighting package or colour changes. It pretty much stayed blue, throughout the evening. Look what's still For Sale? And it's not Revelation. Thanks to a nice person who helped me take a few Glow Shots. I take very few selfies, if any. The wierd pose. My fave of the three taken. Neon Gangsta! Enterprise going colour crazy. I still don't know why I still ride this speedy omg thing. But I do. And I did, last night. Behind the Wheel, was another private spot for the VIP crowd, Zoltar's Speakeasy! It was fun to visit. Cushions to sit on, incense in the air. There was even a Zoltar Fortune Teller machine there, which was cool to watch, although his 'voice' was low to hear, with all the noise around. I got two rides on Coaster, thanks to my VIP Fastpass card. And one ride on Hellevator and AtmosFEAR, each. Still in blue mode. Out the door, and on my way to my pickup spot. I wondered if anybody actually rode that flume? My 'swag' for the evening. Including my fortune from ZOLTAR himself!

Before My Playland Nights night happened... I spent less than a couple of hours at Playland, before leaving the park and finding something to eat. Originally the park was set to close at 6pm, but for some reason the drips and drops coming down from time to time equalled "inclement weather" to them, so they decided to close an hour early. 5pm. Fair enough. I did get four rides on Coaster and a quick tour around the park, so I could see what they were doing for their first Playland Nights night. Not much revealed until after I came back for the evening. I did notice that the special cocktails they were selling were over $12 each. But with 2oz of booze in each one, I guess it was a reasonable price. However, I decided to play it safe with my drinking, and stuck with good old Stella Artois for the night. Got another couple of rides on Coaster, which my Fastpass (incl. with the "VIP Experience") and one on AtmosFEAR, although at night, it makes the speed of the thing even more.....uh.... scary? Once was enough on that. And a ride on Hellevator, which was a drop tower for the evening. Photos taken before Playland closed for further setup... On the way to the bus stop. Pretty. More pretty. Playland entrance around 4pm. Yeah, well. Turned out they did decide to close early. An hour early. A bar set up beside Coaster. Ooooo gambling! Not to be unfortunately. This was being set up for our annual fair, in August. One of our national cable providers getting in on the action. My old standby (during the PNE) the Ride Side Bar would be open, tonight. I thought this was going to be a performers change tent. Turned out to be something else, most enjoyable. One of the DJ booths around the park. The Chairs got repainted! In Neon Colours. Themed for the coming evening. This was to be the VIP tent. Another one of the bars. Very VERY sweet cocktails offered. 2 oz of liquor in'em. Not a bad price. But I chose Stella instead, all night. What I wanted to get, but didn't. Instead... Where I found eats and drinks. I had a nice Monte Cristo sandwich, and a couple of lagers before heading back to the park.

This is me, a few hours ago, at our first "Playland Nights" night. The VIP Theme was Neon Night and it was a fun evening.

I'll post more later today, but here's a first look at how I did the Neon Party night, at Playland Nights, last night. The ONLY place where they had black lights!

Playland Nights starts tonight!

Someone will finally invent teleportation between the two spots. Easy!

Actually I have to double post this. Because there's honestly, a great one-two punch for kids at Playland(PNE), too! Playland(PNE): Kettle Creek Mine & Bug Whirled. A great family coaster for kids and their parents! Bit of airtime in it, too. The newest Playland coaster, for kids and parents. And it spins, too!

I have to put this in, for the young coaster riders in the world.... Cedar Point: Woodstock Express & Wilderness Run! And one for the "young at heart".

And a Happy B-Day to you too, USA! USA! 243 years young, I hear.

Totally forgot! It's been over Four Years since I quit smoking... ....tobacco cigarettes. HOORAY FOR ME!

This one, with my burger yesterday...

Happy 243rd Birthday U.S.A! A few shots, taken yesterday at the park. Curvy!

Love this. "Happy Compliment-Yourself-in-the-Mirror Day"!

^ Congrats on all your riding at HW! I really started getting into riding coasters more, in my mid-50s. Now that I'm 66, I can fully appreciate any (literal) body in my age "range" getting into riding coasters more and more. And great to have your husband along for the rides and support! My partner can do only much milder coasters and nothing that has inversions. Such a wimp. I had a terrible fear of heights myself, but coasters and tower drop rides somehow seemed to make me feel easier about it. Until they stop dead on a lift hill etc. Worst - fear - ever! Again, good for you and keep on riding!