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^ Thanks. And here's a fave expression of mine... "It's not how young you are ~ It's how old you aren't" Works for me!

That Princesses (and others) Group shot above, is awesome! All the costumes you took photos of, incl.your cute Chandu pair, look great! Some people don't need costumes for Tokyo Disney's Halloween. And others don't need Halloween to wear costumes, sooner. This one one just had to carry around all her Duffys with her. V p.s. I'm a fairly old fart, so ....what the heck is "to dab"...? She's covered with a Sloth of Duffys! (I looked that up, too) And some Princesses just need a bit of a lift, to get around. TPR 2013 Japan Tour.

"Could I Be Your Girl" Jann Arden

Saw this, made me laugh, decided all you dog owners need to know too.....

I would be able to afford a year round apartment, in the Mira Costa Hotel, overlooking Tokyo DisneySea. Fly friends over for small in-park parties. And all the perks that go along with that. For beginners.

^ Cool. Thank you for the information! EDIT: I am curious what the "portable fun house" looks like, too. Which one has Gosetto put there?, I guess is the question.

Is there anything happening with the Funhouse, now? They reported it was going to close, and something new to replace it. And they were getting suggestions and response from the gp about it. Thanks in advance if anybody posts new info. and/or photos.

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Luck hit me this afternoon! My usual Poker Lotto ticket yielded me a bit of $$. $20 and a free play = $22 worth of wins!

Because it's "The Season".... Here's a pic I took, of 1/2 of a couple obviously getting into the spirit of the Halloween stuff in DCA and Disneyland. He looked great, and I thought it was very cool for this to happen. Waiting for riding Luigi's Rollicking Roadsters. After WCB, Sept.2016. (I would love to do this, once I figured out how to bring it all along with me!)

And here's another pair we ran into, David and I, during our visit there in 2013. Great costumes for the times, and they were obviously enjoying "the look", lol. In the Queen of Hearts Ballroom Restaurant queue. TPR 2013 Japan Tour.

A Canadian woman, of a couple in Thailand, have just been arrested there, for defacing an ancient gate. Proof is video on-cam of the pair actually doing the degredation, with spray paint. Now, everybody is begging for their merciful treatment, blah blah blah. Like they were children, who had no idea what they were doing.... They knew what they were doing, and they got caught doing it, in a foreign country. Simple. Any actual, smart, questions out there? EDIT: Actually, if they get her out of this, I'd say she'd be GROUNDED for several YEARS?

^ And after looking that up.....omg I really had no idea about it. So glad I'm old and ignorant where it counts.

^ Um...."thought the coffee".....?

^ Ooooooo, I thought I had enough of the W, when I saw it's tour for a third time, here. Now, and after seeing Lindsay in the broadcast of Newsies.... definitely likley to look out for it's possible return, next year Broadway In Vancouver. And sweet, Wartella in that Newsies shot, on the advert poster, right? Sweet guy. And I thought he went through a SYTYCD season, yes? No? And Jackie Burns? I have heard of her unique voice and take on Elphaba. Hoping it flies by thisaways, thank goodnesses!

^ Totally agree. Just like me! And I'm old. Get over it.

^ Well, here's two I'm pretty sure you guys won't copy. Myself, Peter and Mike ran into these two in the entry queue at IAsW... Well done, these two young women! And I look just - plain - creepy! TPR 2007 Japan Tour.

^ Oh I had a great time! Always do, with Fright Nights. (All things considered.) I was right there at 7 pm too, so I got a good 3+ hours in (intending to leave by 11). And I did the houses when I wanted to, really! I just did it in a plan (from last year that worked) that got screwed up after the 5th Haunt House, LOL! Life, y' know? And these were actually all the same Haunt Houses that they had going, last year, too. So it was easy to be casual, and have a really nice laid back visit to FN. No worries, really. I was really bummed out about it when it happened, but once I got over it, I shrugged and walked around for a couple more photos, made the phone call, and left the building... So-to-speak. And the evening did end with a really Awesome Burger, too! "What The Fudge?" also had Pumpkin Spice CANDY FLOSS too! But I didn't want to go there at ~ all, lol. Also, Remember People! VOTE in NOVEMBER! Like we did, in Oct. (o; This is our front yard, btw. And our dear old car. Actually, the purple sign is new, and for a separate vote in November! I was corrected by my partner David....damn him. And next year, I intend to re-enforce my 2019 Fright Night RapidPASS with this, on it's lanyard. BOO-YAH!

We just saw SMALLFOOT. It was a fun movie in 3D with surprisingly uptempo songs. And Channing Tatum can - sing! And Zendaya had a great singing part (and song), as well. And James Corden was a real annoying hoot, who eventually warms up to.... (no spoilers here) Great origin story too. But - this is the third time we've gotten this funny "Keep your feelings and doubts inside you.... deep down inside you..." moment. Recently we heard this in seeing "the Book Of Mormon" for the third time. In the number Turn It Off. Then we heard it a second time, during the latest installment of American Horror Story. Also a Turn It Off moment, and we laughed at us both remembering at once, where we first heard this. And then, yesterday, we got a third go of it, in Smallfoot. And since (most) things happen to me in 3's..... we're done!

^ "Welcome to the theater...." Lauren Bacall ~ the musical APPLAUSE based on "All About Eve." (1970)

^Thanks. And it's always a nice walk to the bus stop, with lots of stuff to see on Victoria Drive. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Well...OK, it's not really that Scary. But still." Ending this TR is easy, now. When I reached down to pick up my napkin, where I was eating, I saw that my RapidPASS was gone! Not hanging from the lanyard! I knew that somewhere between the last Haunt I was in, The BloodShed and where I ate, is where I lost the Pass. At The BloodShed, the guys doing security and allowing people in, recognized me (it helps to have an all grey beard and hair I guess), and let me into the Haunt so I could find the Pass on the ground (I hoped)... Well, I didn't find it in there, and the pathway back to the White Spot yielded no find, either. So, I am guessing somebody picked it up, figured out what it was for, and I am hoping they at least took advantage of it's use...and used the rest of it, lol! Whatever happened, I still had three Haunt Houses to go through (Darkness, Hollywood Horrors, Keepers Doll Factory), and looking at the queues by then, I was going to be spending the rest of two hours or so in line, just to go into them. Same for re-riding Coaster and a couple of other flats I had the Pass for. Big lines in all of them, at that time. So, I called it a night, took a couple more photos, called David to come pick me up..... and my Fright Night was over. In hindsight, I am okay about it, though I was pissed off at my not watching out for my Pass. Now I'll learn, next time, heh. The Haunts I missed, I had done the previous years. And the rides, including Coaster, would be back next season. So I'll be back to it, next year. Or not. Depending on whether anything NEW is there, or not. We shall see. Thanks for joining me on my (kind of) Scary Adventure, here. My RapidPASS-less lanyard. Next time I'll bring glue and tape to hold it on, LOL! I still don't know what this is actually used for, but I took a photo, anyway. Bye bye Fright Nights. Next month at the PNE, I'm going to this. Woo Wooooo! (o:

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"Five Haunts Down. Three to Go...." After my beer, I headed over to WestCoast Wheel to get some overhead shots. I was also wanting to kill some time, so that the queues would get really REALLY long, so that my RapidPASS would justify the cost. For this night it was $83 Cdn. It gives you one time FastPass into all 8 Haunts and five of the big rides, Coaster included. As I had already gotten one Coaster ride, when the park opened, this was a sweet way to get a second ride (at least) on it. After the Wheel, it was into the next two haunts, Fear and The Bloodshed. Fear used to have this kinky little start to it, where you had to climb into a coffin, lid on, and be slid into the next room, lid off, and off you went! Pretty nervy for a haunt house of any kind. But I guess enough people complained who couldn't really do that - or want to do that. And they stopped doing it, last year. And it's another series of not too themed walkways with a few scare actors here and there. But it's pretty forgettable. At least to me it is. The Bloodshed is the newest haunt at Fright Nights. And it's still to me a really good example of putting more $$$ into themeing the actual haunt rooms and walkways, etc. Definitely a "sort of" Western theme here. And it's a slaughterhouse, inside the house as well, hee hee. It's still great and the actors really do a good job of keeping you guess where "they" will finally show up, bloodied everything and all. This is one of the best Haunts in Fright Nights. After these two haunts, it was time to get some more food into my system, with all that beer consumed. The White Spot franchise here is ledgendary with their burgers, fries and milkshakes. Not one to argue with that, I went there expecting it to be as lonely as it was around this time of night, last year. Not o be, I found out! Hmmm. Maybe it's The Day, or something like that Anyway, a long line, but I got my food and drink (DoubleDouble w/bacon and cheese; large fries; strawberry milkshake), and I got a great shot of somebody who actually wore a costume to this (and I thought you weren't allowed to, but whatever) evening. And then I sat down to enjoy my late night meal, just after 10pm.... Some slacking is intentional in this kind of themeing, but..... really? That many bulbs out? A look at what I went through, earlier. (See sign, above.) Back of sign. That was cute to discover. Back at Green Thing. Somebody agreed to take my photo. But after two tries, the smoke would just - not - go -away! My fudge place, "What The Fudge" was open tonight. And they had Deep Fried Mars Bars available! But I didn't buy anything. Even though some of those fudges look really good. But I passed. I was having a burger & fries later! This. No takers. It didn't look like it belonged to this evening, and the park. Masters of Schlock show going on. Once again, I passed, seeing it. Mmmmm nice and toasty. Show still going on. I've seen all of this, decades earlier. Pirate's POOF! In queue for The WestCoast Wheel. Whee! Not getting great photos of Coaster this year from The Wheel. This was The Best I took, IMhO. BIG Pirate's POOF! About to go into FEAR. After FEAR, more POOFS! Would go to this place after my last three Haunts....and beer. (o; The DESIGNATED SMOKING AREA. Smellin' nothing different from here. Hmmm. Maybe I'll check later . After The BloodShed, it was to get fed! The line was long but moved pretty fast. Good for the staff! Behind me in the White Spot queue, a Viking and his....uh.... chosen One (?). Pretty cool to see. YUM! And after two bites into my burger, I dropped my napkin, so I reached down to pick it up....