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It's way too close, to be real and authentic.

I just decided, and just bought, a day ticket to the park, on the same day that the evening event HAPPYLAND .... uh .... happens. Cost me $43.50, but at least I can now do Playland all of the day, with an hour or so break in between one ticket, and the other. I also bought the VIP ticket (which has now sold out I find out) that has a separate viewing spot for the concerts, private bathrooms, a bar just for us ... and access to Playland as well as everybody else, who didn't pay the VIP price. Hope my stamina is good and the old body holds up. And sitting down to take it all in, doesn't cost much to do, heh. And there's always the Ride Side Bar, too. EDIT To Add: Since my usual time spent on a regular visit to Playland was just over two hours (if that), I may treat the daytime visit just like that. Of course, that works out to over $20 Per Hour for the visit. Whatever. Then, head back home for a rest, and after that, re-dress and head back for the HAPPYLAND evening of Playland and Concerts! Stay tuned.... http://www.pne.ca My fave bar in Playland (and it's the only bar in Playland) and the PNE itself! Their Central Beer/Bar Garden (@ west side of The Fair grounds) is centrally nice, though. A great place to have food and a drink. And the people watching is great! Photo was taken, during my one and only Playland visit, in 2021.

Did you say ...... Buffet???? LOL. Great look at all the stuff being renovated, replaced and/or repaired. (3 'R's - who knew?)

^^ Really? REALLY? That's like a very (very) extended version of that Screaming Squirrel coaster in Gardaland. (SBNO I read?) But muuuuuuch slower. And no inversions. Only 'swinging.' Ick. No thanks. Whatever the credit it is.

^ Your last two posts .... even though I am saying it now ..... there are no words ..... really awesome creations, there. And that brisket (and those sides, too!) ...... <DROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL> ..... on it's own or on a pizza. Really looks beautifully done. Thanks for sharing all the pizzas (AND brisket) you've created, cooked, and shown us! So far, hah hah.

And, from the "FINALLY, Dept."... There will be a Broadway Cast Recording of SIX! But in addition to that, this will be the Very First Ever LIVE Opening Night Recording! Here's the Broadway.com site, announcing the news and link to pre-order it: https://www.broadway.com/buzz/202153/six-to-release-original-broadway-cast-recording-six-live-on-opening-night/ FYI ~ Opening Night was on Oct. 03, last year.

I'm bored tonight. So here's # M ... Mariehønen Bakken (Klampenborg, Hovedstaden, Denmark) My 345th coaster, back in the 2009 TPR Scandi Tour. Since I wasn't going to hit #400 on this tour, I decided to get creative. So I counted on this tour #333; #345; #369 and my #393rd coaster.

...... And from the 'This Is Really Cool' Dept .... And it only cost nearly $19 Cdn. to get it. Should be cheaper in the U.S.A. Link is below the photo of it. Soooo cute! https://www.amazon.ca/Bobs-Burgers-Talking-Burger-Button/dp/0762462760/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2M0C7NH7O2113&keywords=bobs+burgers+button&qid=1651459144&sprefix=bobs+burgers+button%2Caps%2C146&sr=8-1 We actually have a number of these "Little Box" stuff things .... including I kid you not, a "Desk Top Titanic" to display, iceberg and all. Will "show all and tell all", another time.

After my "successful run" as an A&W Teen Burger Lover ("That's not an A&W burger." was my 2-second punchline) in two weeks of local commercials ...... ....... they're now running ads for a "Best Burger Ever" ...... thing. Here's their PR quote. In the Western Canada franchises, btw. We're buying a couple of them on Tuesday, after grocery shopping. Hope they're good. The fried pickles were a main draw for us. I forgot what the * beside the words "prime rib" meant. Hmmmm. EDIT To Review: It was fine. Not overwhelming in any way. And <gulp> only $9 each! Cdn. but still. And the fried onions were a part of it (left out of the commercial) which helped. Burger thick and meaty. Fried pickles were great! The bun was different too, and not their usual blah blah one. More of a brioche kind. They should use this type bun for all their burgers. No other condiments added. There was enough sauce on it, but at times, it still tasted 'dry' but nonetheless it was a full meal deal type burger. W/onion rings. This was a One-And-Done burger for us.

Okay. Here's # L ...... Labyrinth / ラビリンス Himeji Central Park (Himeji, Hyōgo, Japan) No Labyrinth coaster shot, but they had one of these. 2007 TPR Japan Tour.

Been a while for a change. So be it. BOINK! Done. 2014 ~ TPR Scandi Tour ~ Grona Lund ...From the original shot, taken inside a Grona Lund gift shop. And I dared to wear a Tusenfryd t-shirt!

Naomi Judd, of the mother-daughter country music duo, The Judds. 76 years old. RIP In my early square dancing years (Yeah I did that, and I was good! Level A2 actually) they were a part of my country music listening times, too. Saw them on the "Building A Bridge Tour" in Vancouver, with a 'relative newcomer' as their opening act ..... Garth Brooks. Great concert. Got a nice bandana. too.

More mayhem, than mayonnaise ever could be!

^ 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.