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Ever since I got back from the Scandi Tour, the weather here has been hotter and more humid, every other day. For us, 24-28'C is a Big Deal. And the humidity never existed here, until a few years ago. Well, at least for now, we don't have to depend on A/Cs, when a fan and some open doors will do. For now.

(after the game today) Wow. Just wow.

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Hah! I was going to say, "That looks like the one at Blackpool." Then you went upside down. First one I have ever seen, that does that. Hmmm. Maybe the rocket ships at DCA could do that?

STOP! You're both wrong! It's the MIDDLE of both, that packs the punch! My five cents.

Here's a couple of the same shot I took today, one psyched up a touch.... 6-11-14 ~ Coaster at Playland(PNE). Clear blue sky behind it. Then... The same shot. Exposure-ized! (o:

I went back to the park today, getting my Coaster fix and all. Decided to take a few "normal" shots, then play with them and exposure, when I got back home. It always turns out a bit...uh.... 'psychedelic', but that's okay with me. Faaaar out, man. I started doing this, with a few shots taken during my recent tour with the TPR 2014 Scandi Tour, in my trip report thread. With some surprising results. But for now, here's the results of this visit to Playland... Just an old Pirate Ship blocking the sun. WHAM! Waves of colours surrround it like a magnet. A bit of a shot of the Music Express, at the park. BOING! This is what I liked the best, from the colour ranges. Hmmm. Clear blue sky, here. Doesn't have to be blue, right? (o; I always enjoy taking shots of AtmosFEAR with the background scenery. Interesting layers of colour here. New promo posters for the season, displayed at Coaster's entrance area. Cool! (And I's sure there will be comments about the far right poster, hmm? Yes? no?)

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06-13-14 ~ Welcome Dinner at Wagamamas ~ The Snack-Alcohol Exchange After spending most of the day at Sommerland Sjaelland, we headed back to the hotel, freshened up, then proceeded to go to our first "official" meal of the tour - at Wagamamas Restaurant, adjoining Tivoli Park. Described as "Japanese Fusion Cuisine," most of the time, it comes in bowls, lol! For my few visits there through the TPR Tours, it's all good, and I definitely look forward to eating at one of it's franchises in the not-too-distant future. After that, we were back to the hotel and did The Scandi Snacky Snack Exchange and as well, The Scandi Alcohol Exhange the same time. It.....went.....well..... I am pretty sure. And whatever happened to me...well, I really would enjoy seeing a video or even a photo, etc.etc. Or...maybe not. And by the way, THANK YOU Caeser for getting me back to my room. And sorry JC, for all the overnight "hangover noise." Now to the photos.... Wagamamas is simplistic in design, from it's signature sign, to the interior. Where some of us sat. And, the rest of everybody. I started with a nice appetizer of big shrimp, marinated and skewered. My main dish was basically a salad, but with MEAT on it! And it was great! (o: And "tastes" are being exchanged. The Exchanges Start. Here's some of the booze on the main table we used as our "tasting bar." And there were snacks everywhere else in the room! My cheesies from Canada. Hawkins Cheesies are still The Best Anywhere, for me. Where some of the snacks had to end up. Mmmm, I see Moon Pies. And little Baby Bottles of Booze... The Everybody's Happy Shot - with Shots. I managed to get one of these little mini-boozes. Thanks to whoever brought them! And Aaron, here's where my Vegemite ended up in our kitchen. Thanks for the tube of it!

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Um....I will admit to....three. Captain Munoz: The Human Cannonball! This was a surprise when we were at Sommerland Sjaelland. I don't think anybody expected this to be here, and yet, there he was! With what looked like a very shady Vegas-style "promoter". So I got a video of most of it all, and although long, the BOOM is worth it. [coastertube]http://www.themeparkreview.com/coastertube/play.php?vid=MVI_4639_k64c[/coastertube] And here's the rest of our day at the park. Before dinner. And before the Snack and Alcohol Exchange. I got a photo with Captain Munoz! After the Boom! The more adult of our two credits, at the park. A ropes and balance course. Precursor to what was ahead the next evening. Neil enjoys his first (?) ice cream on the tour. The first of many, for a lot of us. (o; A small and rather quaint candy display. Very small, compared to what was ahead of us. (Think: A wall of lollipops!)

06-13-14 ~ Bonus Park Day - Sommerland Sjaelland Our extra park, for those who arrived a bit early, was a great choice. This park was like many I have seen across Europe, that not only have an amusement park for families, but also camping grounds, some times a water park, and generally enough stuff to make a family vacation destination possible. A lot of the rides were geared to the younger set. But there were a few attractions here and there, that adults could ride and appreciate too. Like an "almost cheesy" jungle cruise, that was fun to ride. Go karts (for those who wanted to prep up for that TPR Indy at Power Park) to ride, ropes courses to climb about on (for those who wanted to prep up for the next day's Big Ropes Course), two credits to ride, and lots of landscaping to just walk through and relax. A great buffet lunch was served up by the park, and as an added treat for us, a performance artist was in rehearsals for his show at the park...and him and his "manager" (?) decided to do one of these rehearsals just for us! I mean, how often do you get to see...a man shot out of a cannon?!! On to some photos.... and then.... Captain Munoz! Our day's schedule - this is for those of you who haven't done a TPR Tour (yet) and are curious how a day's schedule runs. And any changes made here may or may not be on the paper. Some times the changes were given to us verbally, which was okay. Our Ansgar hotel room, cozy and we had it for four nights! Light effects. Nice hotel courtyard with water display. On our way to the busses, and the park. Well, at least the city is trying to help. On our way, past some interesting factories. This one was perforated all through it! I see flags! And an entrance gate you couldn't miss. We're here! No remember JC, we're in the SLIKFIDY parking lot. Map. It's a pretty big space, including the park. A playground, and one of our two credits in back. Nicole manages to drive a mini race car around.....a bit. And here's the second credit everybody's waiting for... Shameless. All of us. A really great buffet lunch served to us. With beverage! (o; Go kart tracks to practice on, before The Big Race at Power Park. Last minute checks on the electronics and such. And now - I give you - CAPTAIN MUNOZ - Flying Daredevil! Captain Munoz himself, waiting before the Big Boom! (To be continued...)

Don't see no foundation for a "building" of any sort. Wouldn't that be built first? Oh and to that suggestion. And to ^ I just returned home from riding an absolute BLAST of a new "family coaster" that was intense enough, no inversions, but A LOT of FUN. So "smaller" may not nowadays mean "less than thrilling". And it's all great! The coaster in question - Orkanen in Farup Sommerland, Denmark. From the TPR 2014 Scandi Tour.

I love John Waters movies too. And John Waters in The Simpsons, woo hoo!

That's always/usually The Best Time of The Year for me to travel to parks and resorts in the USA. September. Most kids and teenagers are back in school, so the numbers in major parks do drop dramatically, IMhO. That's why we're also hitting Paris Disney next year, in September. Same thing there with school and such. And it's all a mid-week visit too. Arrive and leave before the weekends. Also with Amsterdam and Paris, proper, thrown into the tour, lol.

^ or ANY future TPR Tour? Add-ons to Liseberg are a win.

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For myself, it's the first shuttle loop I ever rode... Tidal Wave at the then Marriott's Great America, south of San Francisco. I loved it, from first reading about it in their mailed to me flyer, to actually riding it.....with ONLY lap bars, back then. I think I rode it 6 times that day, LOL! For nowadays, I am really glad that Montezooma's Revenge in Knott's is still running. That is still my second favourite of all the shuttle loops I have been on, around the world. My third choice...has yet to be determined. Tidal Wave, way back when. I enjoyed even the cheesy flatboard "waves" that they used to theme it.

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And again and again and again and.... ^^^ Great shot on the flume, Hanno.

^ Hmmm. I'm not geeky enough about this, to know what's not right, lol. You could try going right to the TPR Video Downloads page. Mine is still in the new videos section, titled Liseberg: Plane Ride. That's the best I can suggest to you right now.

^ Very nice. ^ Very sexy. ^ Very ....red. Thanks for posting the opening day video.

^^ Nope and ^ Yep. I discovered this one in Liseberg, in their newly renovated children's area. If you watch the video, you see overhead railing with "cars" rolling past. That's part of their new set of rides for kids and their parents. But I immediately thought of Pilotti in Linnanmaki, like you. But it wasn't.

The dark ride's looking great! And the front circus tent facade is going to look awesome! Thanks for sharing the photos, Larry.

~ (almost) Midnight Video ~ This is something we found at Liseberg park on the tour. And as some of us (myself included) had "heard" of something on the tour that "sort of" was a powered coaster. Or maybe not. And it involved planes. So it was either a kids' flat ride, or something families could ride together. At first thought, "this must be it". But it looked too small and definitely NOT a powered coaster by any means. So I didn't ride it. And I don't think anybody rode it. But I taped it anyway, the whole cycle, which was nearly 2 minutes. Testing my film skills, lol. It's pretty tame and not that much of a thrill. But all the kids on board seemed to enjoy it... [coastertube]http://www.themeparkreview.com/coastertube/play.php?vid=MVI_5315_02k5[/coastertube] And that's that.