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More of the same... Love it, LOL! The Cars version of "Alien". Car stuff. And that's it! (o:

More cars and trucks on the Street Of Dreams ... This looks just wrong. More to come...

^ Most welcome, Bert! I do what I can to make the PNE interesting, as they work hard to make sure the gp come back again and again. And now......~ Street Of Dreams ~ Cars trucks cars...and more cars! I took photos of every customized car and truck there. So this posting will be in several parts, to be sure. And I got my third corn dog to enjoy, at Chicky's Chicken & Fries (I want to say "Chicky & Pete's" but that's another franchise ). This one was another good one, especially for the corn bread batter around the dog. So to put them in preferred order, for now.... Coco's Chicky's Coaster Dogs And I found a fifth spot that sells corn dogs! But on closer inspection....well....you'll see what I mean by "appetizer-like." I guess Tim Horton's is a Big Sponsor of The Fair, today. Past the GI-normous coffee cup, I am heading thataways. Towards the Coliseum Entry of The Fair. Marketplace peek-a-boo. Temperature noted. This is where the Beer Festival used to be. What they are doing, I had no idea, and I didn't ask. Part of the Italian Gardens. Coliseum Entrance! I will! Pretty PNE themed lockers. Some interesting things to get 'dipped,' there. Here we go. But first..... ...a shout out to our Canadian Armed Forces, also on display at The Fair. First of the bunch. I forgot to take a pic of this jaguar's sign. My bad. Hello there! What a gorgeous combo! The car, yeah, sure.... Information. Here's lookin' at me! More to come! I LOVE the Trailer!

This reminds me (the shape of it I guess) of the Screaming Squirrel/Sequoia Adventure, in Gardaland. Only slower and no inversions.

^ I was wondering if you got yourself a shot with that (what do they call it?) "states dividing pole." Great TR of Carowinds, Bert! Too bad the weather wasn't being totally perfect for you all, that day. Nice t-shirts and magnets, too!

Euro Mir Europa Park (Rust, Baden Wuerttemberg, Germany) TPR 2008 Europe Tour.

^ Have a great time, Phil!

One corn dog, one root beer, and one Tall Mocha Frappacino...$12 cdn.

This just in. https://www.broadway.com/buzz/193110/craig-zadan-trailblazing-smash-producer-who-reignited-musicals-on-screen-dies-at-69/ I have loved several of his musical productions, either live on stage, on tv (i.e. Bette Midler in Gypsy, 1993; Smash), or in the movie theatre (i.e. Chicago 2002). I will miss him.

Ever.

Anaconda Walygator Parc (Maizières-les-Metz, Lorraine, France) One of my most fave on-ride photos. TPR 2008 Europe Tour. It was not a fun coaster.

Small Town Boy Bronski Beat

^ LOL Probably Wierd Al. I do have my non-buying times. Very few they are, but I do. P.S. Uh, what does Wierd Al buy on eBay? Just curious of me. For myself, it's mostly all Disney-related. Latest Tokyo Disney Resort capsule toy buys, on eBay...... too much?

Mini Golf! I am kidding, I have absolutely no idea what's coming up. But I'm sure it will be awesome, at Cedar Point!

The POPnology Exhibit in the Rollerland Bldg. at The PNE. Continuing on... Whoa! ... What to do with all those extra tools you have lying around the house. This was very impressive, this was. Everything 3D printed, but the tires. This sure beats popsicle sticks, hmm? Back From It's Future. Another Disney shout out! You want robots? We got robots! More stuff for the kids to play with. And after all that.... ...You get dumped into the Gift Shop. Good exhibit. I want to visit it again, later on. The two daily shows happening in the Coliseum. I might check out the Sports World Tour. An annual visit to the BCAA stall, got me a little bottle of hand sanitizer. FREE! (o: What's this? Ooooo this looks interesting. Prices are on par with everything else at The Fair, so I will have one of these, on a visit next week. My Ice Ball prizes - a stop light lamp and 3 squishy donuts! Where I put it, with my other prizes from Ice Ball: my Neon Bar Sign...and a glass plate from long, long ago.

~ POPnology and Corn Dog #2 ~ Everything that happens in technology can often be determined by pop culture in all it's forms. This exhibit shows a lot of what the world has come up with, in high tech and literally beyond. There's a lot to read for information, in this exhibit. But for the most part, there is a lot of stuff for the kids to enjoy and play with. As it should be. Before I went into the Rollerland Bldg, I decided to have my next corn dog beforehand. Now, I realize that to do a really "professional" Corn Dog Challenge, I should be buying all the corn dogs at once, and then eat and compare. Unfortunately, my stomach and probably my wallet) couldn't take that much in hot dogs, corn bread batter...and mustard, lol. But one at a time will work for me. And Coco's was definitely a winner. The corn bread was thicker around the hot dog. And it just made the dog taste that much.....cornier! So after two corn dogs tested, it's Coco's ahead of Coaster Dogs. For now. What's this? What's this? Awesome! We enjoyed last year's display, so we will definitely check it out in 2019. More mists. My $2 refill of root beer, I get here. Sadly, a lot of the drinks stands aren't supplying ice. Then there's those sugar-lovin' bees to put up with. They don't hurt people. They just want the sweet stuff! With a coupon, the corned dog was $5. Normally it's $6. A dollar saved IS a dollar saved. (o; How to carry a corn dog with the condiments. Nice thick and sweet corn bread batter around a very cooked hot dog. I enjoyed this one a lot. And this sort of makes me a liar, when I said before "I enjoy more hot dog than batter." Whatever. It was excellent. (o: Other families taking a break. Where to go... A very serious history account of the Rollerland Bldg. and it's (then) useage. Here we are! Baxter was on a rest break. Neee-cola! Cupboards of whatnots and gadgets from the past and present. Disney shout out! The green mini-game on the middle shelf is a mini-Frogger game. And I still have the Q-Bert mini-game. It still works too, after a few decades! (o: Books, books, books. And Disneyland's retro House of The Future there! (To be continued...)

PNE's Gi-normous Green Space: Hastings Community Park & The Sanctuary Today, I went to The Fair, with the intention of only doing two things: visiting the POPnology Exhibit, and then getting myself my second corn dog. At Coco's, up by POPnology and the Coliseum where both the big annual Superdogs Show happens, as well as the new Action Sports World Tour show. I may take in the Sport show later, as I have already seen the Superdogs show two times in past years. With that, all that really changes is the theme and sets/props. Fun for the family, though. But before I did all that, I started at the Playland entrance to the Fair, and checked out what I could still get with my Ice Ball tickets. Fortunately, something I had my eyes on before, only had "one of them" left! Lucky me. So I played a few games, racked up some more tickets, and got my prize (to be shown later). And then, after that, I headed back up to the front of The Fair, but bypassing all of the noise and food trucks/stalls, the many many people...and took a nice leisurely stroll through the area of the PNE, the city took back and made into Green Space... A LOT OF GREEN SPACE. Walking through the Hastings Community Park, it's really amazing how little you hear the sounds of The Fair, while walking around the man-made pond, called The Sanctuary, there. Today's entryway, into The PNE. Got my Ice Ball prizes, and then started moving through Playland. Red train running today. Heading down thisaways... Rainbow flags, yay! Mists of The Zone. Loved these stall misters you could just walk through. Normally, I could go this way, back into the main walkway of The Fair... ...but instead, I turned left, to go this way. And arrived at The Sanctuary. Other things to note. Looking from the bridge. So, where's the crowds? All of the above, led to this 'boardwalk' walkway. Nature Info. Board. Reeds 'R Us. Continuing on. Hmmm. The Momiji Japanese Garden I will visit another time. Here I am. PNE people are over there, see? I took the right pathway. My exit out of the park. But - one more pic of the pond, taken from the other side of it. And out I go! "Backstage PNE" (to be continued...)

A new listing in eBay has appeared, for Tomica's newest TDLR vehicle collection: Dream Lights. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Tomy-Tomica-Tokyo-Disneyland-Disney-Vehicle-Collection-Dream-Rights-Train/183390489296?hash=item2ab2eccad0:g:x6UAAOSwTiBbdDXJ I just bought one, myself. Wonder if it glows under a black light? This/These will be patterned after the Dream Lights Parade vehicles in Tokyo Disneyland.

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^ I agree. And it's time now, as Stella somehow managed to open the closed door of the room we had the little guy in, and get it and take it outside and....... I dread what happened after that. But it's gone and there's nothing we could do about it. Since this is Happiness Pie, we only hope mousie got to a better place in it's little short life.

I love it when one finds something a bit "extra" in a park i.e. that loving couple on the Carousel. Great TR of SFoG, Bert. I'm with you all along the way, on this tour.

....and that was that. Disneyland's new hotel is on hold, so now...

Ooooooh, that's so sad about the Pirate Boat ride not happening any more. I rather enjoyed the scenic cruising along their harbor and then climbing up the waterfall (a la Disney) into the show building. And eventually, an easy splashdown back into the harbor for a bit more cruising along. Lovely ride. Glad that the Magical Escalator is still Musical. That was a fun way to get back up into the front of the park. Great TR of Espana, Chuck. Another park in Japan I really miss.

Postby Nrthwnd » Mon Aug 20, 2018 1:55 pm...in the Rant Thread: Our cat caught a baby mouse, I got it away from her, but the only thing I/we can do right now, is keep it safe from Stella, and let it pass away in peace. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * EDIT!!! Mousie's still alive!!! I got some soy milk powder to whip up a bit of nourishment for it, and hope it gets better from today, on. Then, hopefully, when it's strong enough etc. we'll release it far away from Stella's....nose/eyes.

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