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^ Thanks Bert. I remember reading this `"drag and drop" system. Just haven't actually worked it out, yet. Silly old bear I am. Thanks again. Something I (conveniently) forgot to try. One of these, and PUMPKIN flavoured Cotton Candy! )o:

Here we go. "My Visit To SLAYland.....at Playland!" Last night was a really nice night. Literally. The sky was clear of clouds, and the temp. didn't plummet to other worldly numbers. It was cool. But not freezing cool. I arrived about a 1/2 hour before opening time. The lineup was fairly long, but nothing I hadn't been in, before. But by the time Playland opened, the queue was way beyond the mini golf course, around the corner and up beside Coaster's fence. Hmm. I already had a Playland mask on, so the free one I got with my admission, I pocketed away to take home. I headed straight for Coaster. And it was an easy, sooooo easy line to get into. I was in the station right away! And here's my first future RULE: Go on Coaster as many times as I can, when I get there! By the time I left the park, after 8, the line had snaked everywhere and looked to be an easy 1 hour+ wait. And, with all the photos I took,. I didn't realize how shaky and literally BAD most of them were, due to wearing purple garden gloves, as part of my 'costume' (the theme was Retro - I went as Retro NEON, heh). They continually got me snagged on the wrong parts of the camera. And I didn't bring my glasses along. They would also have been messy to deal with. But I couldn't clearly see the view screen so...... there ya go! Fuzzy BUT colourful, yeah? I got single rides on Coaster; West Coast Wheel; Bug Whirled; Gladiator; and....The Honey Bee Express train ride. Truth! First of all, Gladiator was having a problem with one of it's four 'arms." One of them would go up, like the rest did in the cycle. But once it reached it's height..... it never came back down! And they did try putting passengers in that arm's vehicles, but the ride op told me it made the ending worse, and the arm came down ever - so - ever - slow - and slowly - even more. So they decided not to have people on that arm, BUT they still let it run, which I thought was very cool of them to do, under the malfunctioning circumstances, lol. The kids' (usually) train ride turned out to be a surprise (of two) at Playland. The ride ops at the Wheel suggested I check out the Haunted Hornet Express, which was the Honey Bee, but altered and "added to..." Turns out they had scare actors in it, and great dark lighting on everything, including something (one?) handing from an upturned boat. After me and two other guys rode it, we intended to let A LOT of people know about it. A secret SLAYland gem. The other surprise was the " SLAYland Exhibit" they put together down along the covered Arcade. In each "room" they recreated the 'theme' of whichever Haunt House they usually put together during a regular Fright Night. And besides a mad scientist and Dracula roaming around (he knew me, too! Eep), they had a few scare actors in it, keeping their distance, but suddenly appearing at pretty good times. I was constantly on edge, wandering through it all, and wondering where "who would appear from where", etc? I loved it. A great exhibit I wish they could somehow modify and run this, during a regular future Fright Nights. Got my food at the White Spot "Triple O" place, wandered around a bit more for more photo ops. Then, called it a night, once I saw the GI-normous lineup for Coaster! P.S. I have tried and tried to load all these images IN ORDER. But "something" is not letting me do that. So I've loaded them together as best I can. Pardon. It's a learning experience, right? EDIT to add: I have since figured this system of posting photos, out. Finally! Thanks to Robb, Bert, and others for their help. Am I blue? Yes. Yes, you are blue. Blue blue. They actually had a couple of Arcade Games going! And Pizza Pizza was open, as well. The lineup, as I was about to leave the park. A definite hour and a half wait. No thanks. The Eating Tent. My meal. The fries and milkshake were great. The burger? Um...not so much. Didn't taste "freshly made." First actual shot: On the bus, on the way to the park. This is the PNE main entry way. "The Rubik's Cube explains it all." Doesn't look long, but with the distancing and all... stretched quite a bit down the sidewalk. The Great Gonzo made an appearance. Fuzzy. Along the way of the train ride theming. One is a scare actor. The other is a Playland VIP. Entrance to The Exhibit. (Awesome!) Haunted Mansion is still quarantined till.........................................? I thought this was for "the new coaster". But it's Chjristmas-sy stuff, so I am wondering if they are planning to do a Holiday Event here at Playland? Stay tuned for that one. At first, I thought both tower rides were down. But AtmosFEAR opened for the evening. Yes. A ride on The Wheel for an overview of everything. The park looks deserted. Lights up on Grouse Mtn. What's called the North Shore is below it. A walk on for ordering burgers and stuff. This thing kept moving all night. Never stopped. Then it would occasionally roar. Flash shows IT up, better. Where the meal was gotten, other side of the building. Wheee! The Gladiator, with that "stuck up" arm there, on the right. Definitely fit the theme of the night. The was the last photo taken, before I left. But like I said before...order isn't working here. Partially green. This guy's usually in front of Coaster. Wasn't moving at all. <sad> Bright Breakdance. White Light. Only shot I took of Coaster. Before night fell. <thump> Cute couple. Last shot here - The White Spot Menu! (o;

Two nights ago. When was the last time you took transit?

^ Aw that's too bad. And I edited my previous post to reflect your not getting the "twofer" ride on it.

Makes me think I would add on another day there, just for DisneyTown and all it has to offer. Including this. Whatever it actually is, LOL.

Here's a photo from earlier this evening. More to post soon. Where I ate my "White Spot Triple O" cheeseburger. And fries. And chocolate milkshake. Yum.

Well, tonight's The Night! David's driving me to the entry way of Playland. And I'll then have a choice of having Customer Services to call him and get me a ride home. Or...take transit back. It's easy from the park. Just a matter of "how long between buses?", etc. And of course, looking forward to seeing how they toned down most of everything that the adults enjoyed (including the Ride Side BAR), including no walk-thru haunt houses at - all. So instead of all that, there's a walk-thru "exhibit" I guess, highlighting the haunt houses them self. Hmm. Wonder how the 13 yr.olds will view it? That's the age limit they've lowered it to, from the adult age limit (19). But most of the rides will all be open, so I am hoping for another great THRILL on (dare I say it?) Gladiator, of all flat rides! And a TR to follow all this, I am planning. Hold on tight, till then!

Great TR of your visit there! And I was wondering - what did you have at the Biergarten, that you enjoyed so much? Just curious of me.

This would be a cool way to update Playland's HELLEVATOR. It's not a very tall tower. But it can be a space shot thing, or a drop tower...or both! During the annual fair, The PNE, they (sometimes) program it to do the space shot first. Then, it climbs back up the tower and does the drop. Very cool program. I wish they would do it during Playland's regular season.

^ Uh huh. And a klassy Marlboro (cigarettes) lettering on it's side, too.

^ Oh! Okay, then! Thanks for correcting me.

I just started putting up Halloween lights and stuff on our "newly revealed" front porch. After at least a decade of growing, I had had enough with the rhododendron "hedge" that had grown in front of our porch. And I wanted to SEE the sidewalk again! So the middle part was chopped out, and for now, I am dealing with some interesting decoration choices. Below is what I did last year. 'Quel Difference' for this year's set up! Soon, I will post the results. Plus I think we have figured out a pretty great way to get the candy to the kids! P.S. We decided to go ahead and plan for it, even though we are not sure whether the Trick & Treating will be condoned, albeit with the current Covid-19 precautions. We have the candy. We have the pumpkin. And we have GLOW STIX, too. (HINT: We use a long piece of SLIDE-LIKE gutter.) circa.Oct2019 ... #FrontPorchDoorAreaONLY

^ Honestly, I think back on the 2010 Europe Tour, we were all in the newer African-themed hotel (sorry, forget the name of it). And they had a bar on the main floor with service outside in a gardened area. It was a nice spot for drinks and discussion. But the Dragon Bar was noisy, crowded... we loved that, too.

^ Ha ha, love that little REGISTERED thing beside Lightning Rod. And Firechaser Express, too!

Well, I checked and checked the weather predictions for the coming week. And decided to buy my Slayland Ticket for this Thursday, 6-11pm. I`m not too keen on going to one of these PNEvents during any weekend. And Thursday looks like it`ll be the best night for it, no rain, and some clouds. And a TR will follow, on the weekend. (Photo care of The PNE) My ticket. Looking forward to a break from being inside, for so long. See ya on Thursday.....whatever you are! And contrary to the park's Theme this weekend (it's RETRO), I think wearing this one will be creepy and "retro" enough, lol!

^ I agree with this idea, of creating Rest Zones for people who just want to chill w/o the mask on, for a bit of time. Properly distanced, of course. Especially for those big parks, like this one and others.

Having my evening cocktail. The first of.....?

And today, unsurprisingly, our next musical we were supposed to see this January ~~~~~ has been postponed until January..... of 2022! Oh well. After reading about the Broadway Shutdown extended to the end of May next year, I thought Anastasia would go, too. And now, the ONLY SHOW possibly able to come to us will be HAMILTON, late June, next summer. So our Brand-New-ly put together Schedule goes like: Hamilton,June/21; Jesus Christ Superstar,Oct/21; Anastasia,Jan/22. "Come From Away" is still scheduled for March next year, and is still an Add-On to the Subscription. I`ll wait and see on that one. ^ See ya in...2022!

^ Why not both parks? (Money money money.... )

^ Looking great, there! Thanks to everyone at Grona Lund for the photos.

I withdraw my question.

^ You had me at the fish & chips, mate!

It's time to start getting into the All Hallow's Eve...... spirit.

From the "And to No One's Surprise" Dept.... The Lightning Thief got shut out, and all the TONY nominations were split between The Above ^3^ Musicals ^. Not "Girl From North Country", though. the cutoff date for noms was before this opened, officially. The actual most interesting category is Best Leading Actor in a Musical. Of which only one actor has been nominated: Aaron Tveit from Moulin Rouge. So now it will be to all the TONY voters to give Aaron a 60%+ affirmation vote, and give him the award. This will make for an interesting broadcast, however they're planning to do it. Rumors are leading to a December airing.