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^ Wow, that's great! Looks like they are working on improving their flat ride collection. I wonder if there's anything else in the future, for the Park at this time? And you are saying it's the "first of it's kind?" Very cool on that, if it is, The Beast is still the only version of this flat ride I know of, with inside AND outside facing seats! Thanks for posting this! By the way, I just watched their video of it "in operation" ... omgomgomgomg ....

Oops. wrong park. My bad.

Oops. Wrong park. Idiot bear. <blush> But you probably should still get that pass in advance. Like they said.

^ Get your best rain poncho on, and have a great day!

In celebration of TDLR's 39th Anniversary, TOMICA has taken the Western River Railroad and "camped" it up a bit, with Chip & Dale. Elissa, take note? More info about it and other 39th merch is at TDRexplorer: https://tdrexplorer.com/39th-anniversary-merchandise/ Thanks! Ordered and got mine thru eBay - will cost you ¥2,400 ($20.69 USD) at TDLR.

"All Of You" The final song in ENCANTO's onscreen soundtrack. Has a happy nod in the lyrics to a special 'Frozen' kind of song. And Track #5 (after that "we don't talk about" number) also has that familiar sisters' song phrase, fighting adversity, with a nod to that same movie. Fun to discover, just now.

^^ It's an oddly placed park compared to others like it (literally on a mountain side), but that's what makes it unique, to visit. And a workout, lol! Been there three times thru the years (thank you TPR tours) and always neat to see what's new, what's old, and what should be demolished, ha ha! Worth a re-visit, some day, I'd say. Watched it. Did not ride it. TPR 2014 Scandi Tour.

"Heart of Stone" The original studio cast of SIX. It still rawks.

^ I'm thinking, that from what's been posted, they're enhancing the ride itself, but the actual track will remain the same layout. "May remain" I should say. But a spaghetti bowl-type coaster (with a "Galaxy" in it's centre!) for this spot? That would be wonderful! But ... And actually, when I saw this art concept, it looked like, to me, that the original SM bldg. is there, with a canopy-like thing surrounding it with added structures as part of it. Then, there's that walkway, together with the "new roof" looks a lot similar (to me) to TRON in HKDL, and TRON to soon open in WDW's Magic Kingdom, too. Which also means to me, that TDL is copying the same canopy setup TRON has, and plussing it up TDL-style. Which looks like one of these canopies, but it's completely surrounding the entire mountain! And the night lighting on it and in it, will be a-may-ZING! From what I'm seeing.

And now, fast forward to ..... 2022! A few shots I took, from our hotel room back at the beginning of April, during our annual "StayCation". I did this after several cocktails, so pardon the fuzziness of the first one. Yeah. Fuzziness. The long row of white lights there, is where our home bar is. The PumpJack. What we saw, beyond the balcony. Funny, didn't take any daytime shots. Having more fun, than taking pix. Same night. Shot #2. Great shot ..... of the balcony itself. <sighs> Well, I tried.

Here's me and David, along side two of the Cirque du Soleil's ALEGRIA cast. Celebrating our 50th Anniversary (April 22, 1972) as well, that evening! It was all awesome! ... In our snazzy, TDL 30th Anny shirts! Taken on Earth Day (Friday evening) last week, before we saw the show.

<sighs> I love Tokyo Disney Resort.

Being personally ignorant of what many know about already, sucks. I just don't "PC" my entire days and nights on it. The Snapshot (Or was it Photoshop?) I think I get. But I will accept being laughed at, as the "old idiot" on this one. Whatever.... Bite me. Wait till you're my age, blah, blah, blah. There. I feel much better now. P.S. Rants are not meant to be argued with, or judged upon. Ranting is good (here), no matter what is wrong or right about it.

^ Love that shot!

^^ So, who is the new 'brand name' for the pizza place? Or is it the dough itself renamed? I'm not sure what I'm asking. (BTW - That little blue link there, only took me to another photo of the same pizza. So ...... ? )

A few great new shots of the ongoing creation of Arendelle: World of Frozen. And THANKS to HKDL~Fantasy for the excellent photos, here.

Whipped cream can do so much, for your life.

If you live near or nearby the Disneyland Resort, here's the perfect Pride Gift to give to your special someone. The Winnie The Pooh "Rainbow Mug". All different coloured rainbows on it. And Pooh, Piglet and Tigger on it, too. Perfect!

Tokyo Disney Resort has just announced new merchandise available for PRIDE 2022. Awesome! Thanks to TDRexplorer.com for the article and the photos (thanks Disney) of all of the merch. Here's the link: https://tdrexplorer.com/disney-store-japan-pride-2022-collection/

^ Y' know, there's the way they'd do a really "abundant" pepperoni pizza? Well, they could certainly have added more "slices to the slice" that you bought. IMhO.

To end this all, there's one more photo to show. One that was taken at our French dinner @ AbsintheBistro. A nice little gift from Absinthe. Thanks Cory (chef/owner) and your great staff! We'll be back. Didn't plan not looking towards David. Oops. My bad. About to dive into our wonderful meal.

Cirque du Soleil ~ ALEGRIA ~ Friday, April 22/22. We took a taxi downtown to the Cirque chapiteau (i.e. tent), and several minutes later, we were having our "VIP Experience" there. Separate entrance for us, food, food, food everywhere, and an open bar too! There were also separate bathrooms for us, and a lovely outdoor patio-style for us to enjoy. Which we did, pretty much all the time we were there, before the show started. And we were there during Intermission as well. It was so laid back, I kept wondering if this was the way to do, from now on. "VIP" I mean. And during the time we were there, everybody was so happy for us and our Anniversary, spending it with them! All the crowd there got free programmes and a very unique umbrella, when we left. But for us, somebody was kind enough to put a HUGE swag bag together for us! Which included the CD soundtrack, a DVD of the original 1994 production (filmed in Australia), t-shirts, coffee mugs .... we figured we had been given over $200 worth of souvenirs! Sweet. Obviously we couldn't take photos of the show itself, so these are all pre-show shots in the VIP "tent." And the souvenirs we got. We wore our "Happy Masks" to the show, but didn't need them once there. Here we are! Sponsorship wall. Where we're heading to. A closer look, before we went inside. Not sunlight, but a light from below Downtown is so close to us, here. David getting his first cocktail (of several we had). And if not finished, we could take our drinks with us for the show! Like I said ... a lot - of - food for us! Including this wonderful soup they were serving, besides all the appetizers. What we started with. To be sure, we went back for more, and during Intermission as well. A really nice outdoor patio area created for us. And not many went out here. Most stayed inside. Silly VIP-ers. Two cast members came to visit, for photos with us. Hot Pink Lights on = Time for us all to head into the Grand Chapiteau, for the show! Our view from our seats. Pardon the fuzzy shot. Souvenirs 'R Us! The bag had the original Alegria logo and image on it - and the current one on the reverse side. Programme, CD, and DVD of the 1994 show. I already had the original DVD, so I may gift this one to a friend. Mug left, cold ~ Mug right, hot coffee in it. Kewl! And the t-shirt which pretty much says it all, about LIVE stage shows, now getting back to business of touring etc. Thanks for all of it Cirque!

Between the wonderful French dinner we had on Thursday, and the amazing Cirque show (Alegria) we saw last night, with VIP tickets.... We spent almost $1000 (Cdn) for our 50th Anny (almost) Weekend! The VIP tickets were bought last November. And paid for, by now. Still .... P.S. Forgot to add: we did a pre-Anniversary amazing steak/lobster dinner at our fave steak house (The KEG) a few weeks back. And that cost us nearly $190 Cdn. with taxes, tip, and gift cards. So we definitely did a Thousand Dollar Anniversary for ourselves, lol.