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Here's the rest of my final visit (Friday) to this year's PNE. I will miss the Craft Beer Fest and Ribs Fest. And I will miss only a few of the food stands. And I thought the Shrimp Boats food was way overrated. And it was just a bunch of popcorn shrimp, on top of potato chips. Oh, and some okay sauce. Anyway, it was a miss, so My PNE Food Grade: C-. But I also exited The Fair, with a little concoction of mini-donuts and stuff on them. And they were awesome! So for Cin City Mini-Donuts, My PNE Food Grade: B. The beer looks clear, here! (bad rhyming, I know) The crowds are getting bigger at the Beer Fest. Quick shot beyond the PNE, over the race track. Intelligent Beer Fest Graffiti. My last beer was from Russell (Evening Promises), after they got their kegs going again! And it was just as awesome-tasting this time, as it was last week. Yes! A last look at a really nice day, today. Don't forget this, if you're riding rides, right? (o; The classy Exit of the Beer Fest Eek! The crowds are really big around the Ribs Fest place. Time to keep moving on... Double Eek! Boogie Fever rises again, on another day! The main pathway between Playland and front of The Fair. Went to Shrimp Boat with my coupon. The lineup wasn't that long compared to other food stands. The coupon was good only for the Wiggle Popcorn Shrimp, so that's what I went with. Nice regular sized StarFler/AtmosFEAR. On the other (non-Main Concert) stage, we had some country being sung. I don`t remember her name, but she sang good, and did some great covers. The Wiggle Popcorn Shrimp `boat.`Meh. It was popcorn shrimp on LOTS OF potato chips, with sauce. Not impressed. So for a sweet exit, I chose another mini-donut stand, here inside the Marketplace. I ended up choosing the Strawberry-Whipped Cream one #2. And it definitely looked like the photo. And it was good! Better than the shrimpboatchipswhatever.

Oh for a thick juicy cheeseburger, right now.

Latest pic, of Stella. August 30/15.

This one. From Powell Street Brewery in Vancouver. It's called "Take A Walk" WIT. What - is - WIT? Anybody?

Zaturn / ザターン Space World (Yahata Higashi, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan)

I think this is our second visit to DLP, where Space Mountain has gone through a big renovation of some kind. In 2007 , it was just after a massive repaint job to it. In a couple of weeks, it will be after all this has been done. Sweet. We're also looking forward to riding PanoraMagique again, hopefully in the evening.

This. And actually, there were a number of parks in Scandinavia, that did this. Very cool to see. Nice for doggies. (o: In Farup Sommerland. TPR 2014 Scandi Tour. This one was in Djurs Sommerland. It even had a sponsor, with water AND food there!!

When I ride Coaster @ Playland 65 times in a (sort of) row, when I finally turn 65. (2017)

7/10 Tokyo Disney Sea

As this was the final weekend of The Fair, I decided to hit it at least two times, before it ended on Monday (Labor Day). However, after taking in the GI-normous crowds there yesterday, a second visit was not going to happen for me. Which was fine. I had seen a lot of The Fair by now. I had seen so much of The Fair this year, compared to my one-day visits in years past. And I got to meet some of the people who ran things, etc. Which was very cool. And, of course there was the awesome Craft Beer Fest, which I ended up visiting three times. Great choices of beers both weeks, and great crowds to enjoy it with. So here's some of the photos I took, which took me back to the Beer Fest, finally getting to the Shrimp Boat food stand for a meal, and my last look at The Fair itself, in all it's varied ways... One more time, through the Main Gate of The PNE. Lots of early Fall light in the trees. The Agrodome was holding a horse jumping contest. Yes! Back to My Fave Part of The PNE! (o; I went back to Howling Moon, to try their other "Off-Dry" cider, having not enjoyed their dry cider, before. And it was much better than the regular dry. I also brought along appetizers for the Beer fest. (o: This was skewered chicken with a sweet tandoori dipping sauce. Very nice along with the beer. Next, I went back to Dead Frog for a repeat of their The Seasonal beer, which I liked on my first visit here. And I had it with Appetizers #2. Both great. Decided to try a new one, and Yellow Dog caught my attention. I tried the "Take A Walk Wit". WIT, I don't know what type of beer that is. Anybody help? But it was good! Only a Real Man can wear pink camouflage pants, right? I wanted to repeat having my Eastern Promises Beer with Russell Breweries. But they were changing kegs and it wasn't going quite right. Took a bit longer than expected. That was okay. I went looking for something else, then came back to it. Mini-StarFlyer in action. I saw this one. But I was only interested in it's IPA display. Goose Eggs = Beer? I decided to try something from Powell Street, instead. The "Ode To Citra" had me interested. And - it was great. I think I am really starting to enjoy ales and lagers with a bit of fruit of some kind in them, as well as the hops, etc. Citrus fruit definitely seems to agree with me. (More to come..)

Truly, an amazing ARTpark! Thanks for posting all of your visit there. The night shots are especially nice, and I still can't get over that the statue in front of the castle is Ariel. It looked (at first) photo shopped there.

9/10 Chess.

My choice, Team Gold.

Business

^ We have enough days at the resort, to see Disney Dreams one of those evenings. Thanks for reminding us. We might actually catch it the Sunday we arrive at the hotel. Doing Ratatouille, then Disney Dreams at DL would be great!

"We're all beautifully crazy."

"But it's still a Tilt-A-Whirl, Dad" (I suppose a re-theming is better than taking it out, altogether.)

I'll agree with that. True. The person below me, loves spinach.

Damn, I am getting stoked to finally get back to DLPR (20th-25th). And staying onsite again, but this time at The Sequoia Lodge, is a Bucket List dream come true for me! Sadly, Crush's Coaster will be down, as will (no big loss) Indy Jones-Temple of Peril coaster too. And the park-circling Disney Railroad, too. And It's A Small World. I'll live with that one. And I'm so looking forward to the new Ratatouille section in WDS, as well as having our first meal at Remi's Bistro, too. And getting to shop at Marianne's, etc. And the whole new (for us both) Toy Story Land! And the Tower of Terror for David as well. And a last viewing of Animagique (soon to close for a redo) as well as seeing Cinemagique. Both great original attractions, and worth a revisit after so many years. The Group Castle Shot - TPR 2008 Europe Tour (my last visit to DLPR)

Yes! And we have some of the best sushi spots in the world, I am told! Do you enjoy a mixed cocktail, now and then? With a splash of gin, thrown in, perhaps? (o;

In hindsight, I wished I'd had different adoptive parents.

^^ I wish we had a dark ride like this, coming to my home park. And I miss Six Flags Mexico, too. Must go back, some year soon. My 600th Coaster. The original Medusa at SFM. TPR 2013 Mexico Tour.

Years and years and years ago! Truth. When was the last time you had a hot dog?

^ Actually, that looks pretty possible, looking at the map etc. Which would be a cool transport to the Resort. Maybe they could/would add another station (corner of where Scandi-Arendelle is ending up) for them to first disembark the boat, then get on the monorail to the parks.