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Steak + Bacon + Blue Cheese = Heaven

Linnanmaki Park ~ Here and There A few shots taken before we all got back together, for our Farewell Dinner on the tour... Evil, evil flat ride! (Video of it running, is back a page, 1/2 way down.) Tulireki, the Mack e-motion coaster in Linnanmaki. I think it needed to 'lean' more, here and there during it's cycle. "Ice Cream Break" (o: Butt View, lol. And for those who have a 'thing' about lollipops. This was insane! The whole wall of the shop! New pinball machine. I tried it, and appeared to win games way too easily. So I figured this was "turned down in ability" (?) for younger players. I ended up walking away from it, with about 8 free games on the thing! Could - not - lose. At the entrance to the park, a place for Santa! He wasn't home at this time. I did get a "sort of selfie" taken in front of his house and emailed it back home. Cool! I hadn't seen one of these flats filled up, in a long long time. And this was my number #393 coaster - my last one of the 2009 tour - Vonkaputous, an awesome, and very short, water coaster. Unfortunately, they had "turned down" the splash on this thing, as five years ago, I wouldn't have been able to stand here for the photo. Great ride, still got wet. (o;

All that food looked wonderful! You definitely have some favourites, I can see. Very yummy.

Kvasten - Grona Lund

Alexander Keith's

^ Yeah, that could have happened. But there were so many people, adults and children, some of whom I am sure never watched the show (but it's FREE at the PNE!), that it would have to have been an upcharge just to get the lineup through. That's why I went for a "dark look" and took off my shoes for the shots. Figured my hair and beard would help too. And I liked how the shots turned out. (And it was just heavy thick plastic anyway.)

A & W Root Beer

Falken ~ Farup Sommarland

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I am hoping that when we visit next September, Space Mountain will be all nice and "retro" like it used to be - and smoother, too.

Cymbals are not Syllables.

Linnanmaki Park: Three "In The Dark" Rides After we had all shamed ourselves with riding Pilotti, I headed back to three rides which all take place in the dark of sorts. The first was the park's indoor coaster, Linnunrata which for my money had more effects and scenes than I had seen in a number of other dark coasters. It's a fun ride. Then I went over to the newly revamped dark ride, Kummitusuna, and it was very enjoyable. They kept surprising you with sudden noise, lights, and fighting wizards and witches at every corner. It was definitely an improvement over the original ghost train. Finally, I headed over to The Clown Ride. It's basically a ride through sets and dioramas of the circus, with clowns aplenty through-out. It was alright, although I seem to remember it being way more cheesier and somewhat 'darker' five years ago. They must have cleaned it up. A lot, lol. Here's the photos... Now on a quick glance....hippy tin? The entrance to Linnunrata. Queue hallway, which was the EXPRESS route. Actually there was only one route. My loading gate, and it's a 3. My lucky number! And the ride was great. So after outer space, it was over to the dark ride. More of the outside facade. I think that's supposed to say "hotel", but don't quote me. (o; I could not figure this sign out - until a local pointed out, it was about "10 and under" kids not being allowed without an adult, etc. In the queue, some people can't stay away from technology. The ride vehicle. It looked like a school desk for four. Like something out of Harry Potter, for intance. Oooooo a pentagram. And what else is there on the wall? I'll find out later, when I ride it again. Lunch. And it was My First Hot Dog in an overseas theme park, woo hoo! The Clown Ride appeared more toned down, than in the past. This would have been (to me) more awesome, if there had been more animatronics going on. But it was alright as it was. And one ride was enough for this visit.

Helix at Liseberg Park

being older sucks

The Last Crusade Sam Roberts Band

Happy Lief Erickson Day! He was a Viking, so it does sort of fit here. And Maelstrom in EPCOT just closed for it's FROZEN refit. And so it goes. But apparently Lief was from Iceland, which really wasn't on this tour. But it was my transfer airport for my flight there and back, so it still counts, lol! If Lief were working, today. (o; Off the Maelstrom mural above the former load station of the ride.

^ Well, Happy Leif Erickson Day!

^ Well shoot. Really enjoyed her, in SNL, Designing Women, et al. RIP JHs

Loved the opening episode of AHS: Freak Show! Can't wait for more, especially any "back stories" for the freaks, themself. Awesome. And Pepper's back!!!

^ Too late! And the guy had an Idol, too!

Fantastic! Have a great Halloween, everybody!

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^ (Oops. Sorry.) EDIT to add: And I live in Canada, so I don't count on this.

Before, I remember it being two ways to choose. The first was the rolling and turning of the plane itself. I "believe" that if you touched either of the two joy sticks, that cancelled out the second way immediately,. So you had to be quick (or all agree) to hit that centre button - which was TURBO. And then the plane would just stay in it's upright position, but go around and around, picking up speed and being a totally kick butt ride! I loved that cycle, as I'm sure you would, too. But a lot of gp just couldn't figure it out, apparently and even with instructions there on the console, so the park took this system off, and put the present day cycle, which starts out like the first choice, then ends with the second. And it's a pretty good cycle, too!

"And then there was this statue in the park..." A few photos of an 'interesting' statue I came across, at Linnanmaki. Freeky, creepy, and cute all at once! And those teeth! Then it reminded me of something I had back at home, from my past TPR Winter Care pkg, looking at me every day I was at my computer. And then.... Walking by it, sometimes people stop in their tracks, I noticed. Man, those teeth are something. But the photo closeup was still too dark. So I lightened up the exposure on it, and... Blue and still looking freeky. And then I remembered! On the desk, between me and my computer. There it was! AAAaaaaaaahhhhhhh-eek.