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And next, we have the New Canadian Ten Dollar Bill... Front and back of it. I love the concept and artwork! And it's easy to see when fishing out bills from your wallet. Sideways. (o; Viola Desmond is the woman being honoured.

Wild Mouse / ワイルドマウス Nagashima Spa Land (Nagashima, Kuwana, Mie, Japan) TPR 2013 Japan Tour.

^^ Personally, queuing early is best, especially for Fuji-Q as much as Disney, in fact. Going to where they sell the Fastpasses, I believe Elissa has explained it in an earlier post here, somewhere. EDIT: Oh look (above), she already answered you, lol!

^ Luck wished.

Just found out.... the 2019 PNE Prize Home Draw tickets are now available! https://pneprizehome.ca/ (also for other prizes, as well) Looks purty. And that's in Canadian Dollahs.... As it looked, a couple of weeks ago, on it's PNE site.

Here's a random question to anybody who reads this... I have decided (in my mind) that a great thing for my local park, Playland(PNE) to do, on Mother's Day, next Sunday, would be to have someone handing out single roses to those mothers who bring their kids to the park, or the whole family, etc. They deserve a special little thank you. And I have always thought this would get great publicity for the park, too. That said...what would you give a father bringing his kids to the park on His Day? Also a Sunday? Alcohol is out. Sports related stuff is kind of a loaded thing to do. Arts....well, probably not. I really don't know what would be universal for such a hand out. Any suggestions?

By the way...and just because I am bored a bit right now....has anyone been to the Resort really recently, and seen (i.e. photographed) how the new DisneySea construction is going.....? Back of the park? New hotel and all? Pan, Long Hair, and Ice? Also, I just read in a few of the DisneyParks sites world wide, that there is to be a Groundbreaking Ceremony for the DisneySea expansion on May 21st. Truth or rumor?

What movement I could see, wasn't a lot. But I assume they wouldn't show everything about their Hagrid, including the speaking bits. Waving the umbrella a bit was fine, for now. Looking forward to more movement and sound, heh.

Finally! Coaster at Playland(PNE), several times. This past Opening Weekend.

It's been that kind of day, today...

Wow. A lotta people born on this day. Hmmm. That's a lotta people born on

Thanks and You're Welcome! I got the Deep Purple Yam Kit Kats for myself. Interesting taste. And here's the other photo of me and KC. Not much different than the first one, hmm? Here we are....again! And to be honest, I think I'm smiling more in this shot.

Ultimate Lightwater Valley (Ripon, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom TPR 2010 UK Tour.

^ Yes, I am too. And hopefully, that means getting maintenance and parts for the Swinger doesn't mean waiting to get them/it from Germany or somewhere else in Europe. I hope. And Today's Visit was muuuuch better! Most of yesterday's closed flats were open today. Except Crazy Beach Party. Still have to wait for that one. But with the sun fully out and shining, and no clouds greying the skies....much better day, today. And, got my first set of Ice Ball tix; my first $1 popcorn refill; my Annual On Ride Photo on Coaster, taken yesterday; and some fudge from "What The Fudge." And a few more flyer/maps to take home. And I picked up my photo ID Season Pass, too. A real good day.... Standard shot. I still love the open air station we have, for Coaster. Surprise surprise, Coaster Dogs is open! Yellow train is the train for the day. But - Roasted Veggie Dogs sold out? In less than 2 days??? Hmmm... Meanwhile... Oooo starfish. And a sun starfish! This really is, a beautifully themed Vancouver/BC ride! (o: The other arcade in the park. But... no longer open? Hmmm. Wonder what might be going in here, eventually? If anything? Yay! Fudge time! I picked this one. Whoa! Hell's Gate is open today! But Crazy Beach Party alas, was not. Another sign on the West Coast Wheel queue. Whee! Bug Whirled is open and running; not so much, Crazy beach Party. Long shot from the Wheel. A bit closer. I love these mountains! AtmosFEAR is running and UP! Wide shot of all the mountains that are the city's background. Take the tunnel? New spot for slushee drinks. Very woodsy. Like the Face Painting booth, opposite it. Speaking of face painting... Many, many ways to have one's face painted. Me and KC. (And I forget... what DOES "KC" actually, really, stand for?) Opening next weekend, I was told. Hope it's true. Last Coaster look. Walking-to-The-Car Shot. (o; What I got and bought today. The fudge. With SKOR! My first ride on Coaster, yesterday. Dark, but I like it.

^^ Do what she says. You can thank her, later.

I am truly overwhelmed, by all the food and beverages you got to see....enjoy....eat....drink....eat....eat..... Great thorough look at everything available on such a Disney cruise. Thanks Adam!

Here's a couple of signs I found on The Drive, near my house in Vancouver. It's actually called Commercial Drive.... ....but from locals and tourists alike, they nicknamed it The Drive, decades ago.

Well, I'll keep this part brief. Opening Day proved to be a bit of a mess, because... Nobody had the right key(s) to unlock the front entry gates until a 1/2 hour or so later. Although a lot of us pass holders were at the front of the queue, we then found out that Photo ID Passes would only be done at the "far right ticket booth". Getting into that queue we waited, and waited...and waited while the other single day ticket booths opened up for others w/o Season Passes. Till eventually, one of the staff came out front to tell us the "cameras aren't ready yet" so we have to save our print out passes for now, use them whenever we came back to the park, and eventually (they said next week) the ID Season Pass Booth would be up and running. I shall not hold my breath till then. And once we got in, at least five of the flat rides weren't running. And "The New Ride," now known as Sea-to-Sky Swinger, wouldn't be ready till...next weekend. Anyway, I got two rides in on Coaster, although then I found out my fave coloured train (the red one) was scrapped, and one part of it is now in the purple train. Took a quick look around, rode the Bug Whirled coaster and the West Coast Wheel, and that was about it for me, for today. I am returning tomorrow, a bit later, so that I can check out the Arcade, once it's open, and also get an On-Ride pic on Coaster. It's my annual one, and I get it every Season, now. Till tomorrow, then. And here's the photos I took today..... Here we go... Through the entry gate, still locked, I see that this ride is not ready, yet. Noted. From the second queue we are directed to. Over there are the single tix booths. Our queue, so far. Later on, we're told to get back into the main queue. Yep. Seniors now gotta pay to get in. Gasp! Purple train ATE the red train! Meanwhile... Planters and plants in place. Vancouver Skyline and the 2010 Winter Olympics Flame. Lions Gate Bridge and Siwash Rock, beside Stanley Park. An Inukshuk and BC Mountains. Peak-to-Peak Gondolas and Wild Birds attacking tourists. (o; Whales, whales, whales. The seats await being hung. Does that sound dirty? Yellow train operating today. Haunted Mansion usually doesn't open until noon. Closed, standing there, and For Sale. I'm not sad about it. This corner building(s) is to eventually become a new Dark Ride. Going down. This, and Hells Gate (surprise!), AtmosFEAR, Gladiator were down for this day. )o: Noted. But you won't see the lights on, until PNE time, Adults Only Nights and Fright Nights in October. Yellow info. sign is new. Last existing spot for the Gift Shop is now totally removed, under the Hellevator roof. Whee! See ya / ride ya next week! ATMs protected by killer whales. I ended my visit by having a traditional poutine at my fave spot, Belgian Fries. What it used to look like. R.I.P. Playland/PNE Gift Shop.

Woo hoo! Playland finally opens today, 11 am PST for the 2019 season. Open weekends only till June 14th. Then it'll be daily. See you there! http://www.pne.ca

^^ That's looking very, very nice.

Sounds great, but I wonder if anybody is going to be constantly part of the majority vote, to go backwards? And not ever going forward? Every time they ride it? Could happen.

^ That was the same with myself. I knew what was supposed to be "up there." But it was a wee bit too dark to actually see it for myself. But I took the photo, anyway.

^^ It looks wonderful. And we've been on the original version on several visits, too. This looks so much fresher, and (ahem) ALIVE, in my opinion, from what I see + hear, here. Looking forward to visiting The Manor again....in 2022, we hope. My last shot of The Manor, inside the "Entry Parlor," looking up at.....? (Sept.24-2015).

Thought it would be good to put it here..... Star Wars' original Chewbacca, Peter Mayhew, passed away today, at age 74. Missed by many, many, and several thousands more, around the world.

R.I.P. Peter Mayhew. Bye bye Chewbacca.