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Violins are not Violint.

Re-fixed.

Hey, I guess between Disney and Sally Corp above all, trackless rides don't do too badly.

^ Understood. Hee hee hee. Hey, I got it on the park's soundtrack CD - the entire "ride mix" of it all! Wanna share, Elissa? Complete with a little pic of the happy Adventurers!

Noted. Thanks for the update, Jon.

^ And Chendu! What about Chendu? (A pretty potent sidekick ~to Sindbad ~ if you ask me, lol.) Sindbad and Chendu.... behind me, hah hah. (2007 TPR Tour)

^ I'd rather be Cesar Romero, myself.

I couldn't believe how smooth Raging Spirits was! I even talked David into riding with me (I had single rider-ed earlier "just to check") and he found it the best coaster of the bunch he had ridden on the tour! And we rode it TWICE. First time together, second time - Single Rider! That was a nice unexpected surprise to the park.

"Land Of Lola" - Billy Porter and cast of KINKY BOOTS scored by Cyndi Lauper

But...... Stairs. Why - did it have - to be STAIRS???

I haven't even gotten to my TDLR photos yet, and to post then several weeks from now in my TR.. How about EVERY YEAR is Visiting Tokyo Disney Year, Elissa?

I loved the new Fast Pass machines! Once I got the hang of it, lol. Soooo much easier with a bar code than having to actually put the ticket into the machine. So many breakdowns from that, in past visits. Great opening shots, Chuck! Looking forward to more coming up.

I also managed to find, a couple of the posters they're now using to advertise the season at Playland. Not as cute and funny as the Barfing Stuffies' series back a few years, but still - pretty good. And then, there was the "extra poster" I found.... EDIT to add: And the tv ads are pretty intense on their own, LOL. But fun. Here's one for the men... And one for the women..... And for those who have yet, to make up their mind...

^ Without saying too much (Spoiler Alert?) about the Jungle Cruise in TDL, the ending is much different than the American parks' version of it. Let's just say, there's a cave involved and some very nice effects inside of it? And that, to me means the Evening Jungle Cruise should/will be especially scary, when the boat enters that cave from the outside dark. Mmmm. And this is where Lava Monster could appear!

Yes! And the lineup was non-existent when we went through it. And we loved it! But were totally exhausted, by the time we came out of there, lol. It's a physical workout.

Geez. It was just reported that the actor Cory Monteith who played on the tv show GLEE, was found dead in his Vancouver hotel room, after it was discovered he hadn't checked out, that day. Possible cause of death is an overdose of ______________. And only 31.

The TPR Tour to Japan went really well. And it didn't kill my partner, or myself! And he actually rode some coasters! And I want to go back to Japan as SOON as possible.

I am so glad you took the physical 'hit' for us Robb, for getting the video shots. I didn't ride Fujiyama at all this time - I actually remembered from the 2011 tour on it, and it sounded just as you recorded, on that last part of the coaster, there. Thanks for sacrificing your body - again, Robb.

^ You want it Bob? I sell you cheap! I am actually enjoying this new freedom I have in being able to now select and save what I shoot, rather than depending on that one - and only - film shot to be a good one. But I find myself still taking time some times, and making sure the composition of the shot is good. That's from my old film days, heh heh. And here's a shot from Sea Paradise Park, to hold everybody till next week! Guess why I'm excited here, at Blue Fall drop tower?

And now - into the spot know as The Gay Area - mainly the drinking and show area in the park, exclusively for queers and their friends/supporters/curious/undecided, lol. When you go in, you get wristbands from these lovely people, for better access to the area. Here's a few friends I just saw, coming into the area. Of course, I took their photo! This is looking out of the main drinking tent. And this lovely twosome, gets you your Bar Tent Entry Sticker, for any donation to the Vancouver Price Society, which puts on our annual parade and Pride Week. And this was the awesome staff there in the Bar Tent, to help you quench your thirst, booze or non- And this was the tent just an hour after I had been here before - and it was empty, then! Bar line up. And look! I see a few PINKS in there! Just showing that I am indeed, in the building. GASP! My - First - Selfie! Turned around - and OMG, it's Debby Harry and friends! Or when she's incognito....Peach. I think The Show is starting up. And this just looks wierd to me - all these gay guys looking through a chain link fence. But before I got outside to see for myself, um... shhhhh nobody knows s/he's a drag queen! This is Symone, who hosted the show. And THIS was a guest performer from Las Vegas! Sorry hon, forgot your name. But you were fa-bu, channeling Liza Minnelli. (And I think the one on the left is her handler.) She was as good as one can be, when one lipsyncs well. Good performance. And practically the whole Liza Songbook, LOL. (A few numbers only.) After that performance, I started to get ready to leave the park. But first checked out Playland's second family ride - Balloon Explorers. Nice little up-and=down with a great view of all around. And you could spin the car! Looking back - people shouldn't be in Glass Houses. Too dangerous, hee hee. Artsy-fartsy shot of the balloon ride. One last look before I go out the exit gates.... ...To a much cheaper lunch! Franchises are just outside the park, and I do like my Burger King once in a while. And that's it! GayDay at Playland for 2013!

Continuing on, the sun was so hot and nice, I am sure I was getting more tan on top of my Japan Tour Tan - on top of my Mexico Tour Tan.... well, it was nice NOT to lotion myself, heh heh. And eventually, I found where everybody who's gay (or not but supportive) go to drink, watch drag queen performances, and generally cruise each other... The Celebration Tent! By the way, FYI, this amusement park used to be called GAYLAND decades ago, before it was "officially" changed to Playland - At The PNE. Hmmm, wonder why the change.... See all that pink in our Star Flyer? So happy and gay. There's even some PINK in this thing, if you look hard enough,. BFF, on the same side of the SkyWheel's gondola. Ahhh... So I get on it, and here's long shot of our lovely coaster, with the train just going down the first hill. And for those who enjoy circles and stuff like that - the Scrambler. Behind it, one of the two new family rides in the park - non-Disney Teacups ride. And our merry-go-round is to the right of that. And a Crazy Beach party we got, too. Also circular! General overview shot. Not very PINK here. What's this I see from the SkyWheel? And then, some more is exposed. And now, a lot more we can see of The Gay Area. Looks ready for everybody. I am so excited about finding The Gay Area - I have to show off my new summer shoes! Another general shot of part of the park. Here's what I really like about riding the SkyWheel - the view to the north of us! This is Burnaby Mtn. to the right of the above shot. Not much PINK there, but lots and lots of lush, cool, GREEN forest area. We call those two mtns. in the distance The Twins. They have Indian legends to them, too. Written by the late Emily Carr, along with other great city stories. After riding the Wheel, and walking along, I see more flags there beyond the crowd! But first, a look into the park's only souvenirs shop - The Goodz. And I see a bit of PINK there, too! Only a little PINK & purple here and there, but it's a nice collection of stuff to buy (there's counter cases with a lot more stuff) for your theme park needz. Our old Bumper Cars "building" is a sad little place No PINK or purple to be found > And the attraction's not that great, either. IMhO And the "log flume" ride. All blues and greens. And a lonely basketball net in front. I find a (kind of) rainbow of unopened booths, all in a row. These will be used later in late August during our annual fair, The PNE. More rides will be brought in, too. And the day pass for rides will increase during the fair, naturally.

I thought I would spare posting a new thread for this. It's the same old, same old, in a different year. But we got sunshine this time 'round, woo hoo! Very nice to have, instead of the rain and drizzle. So here's my day at Playland when it went PINK of sorts, and the gays and queers to be found - if you knew where to look for them (ha ha) amongst the "other people" in the park. There were these great gals to make sure, those taking the bus to the park, didn't miss where they had to get off! Main Entrance of Playland. With the unknown (to me) radio station booth setup nearby. And - we're inside the park! Our friendly (but closed) Customer Services bldg. - in purple! Our main eatery - White Spot - home of the Triple O's! See? Even one of the awnings say so! And you can frost your tastebuds too, here. Yum. Main eating area where we can crui-...uh... enjoy the view of the crowds. Over to our awesome amazing wooden COASTER. The queue is already pretty long... ...But they only ran one train, until mid-afternoon. They then ran two, which was great for speeding up the line. Here's the station with some purple trim on it. And they actually added the purple train as the second train for the afternoon. Awesome! Now that's the way to wear a pink pig. Now this - this is the total of the Capsule Machines in the park - and practically anywhere in Vancouver! Sad, when you think of the thousands and thousands of them all over Tokyo and Japan. The Candy Store's definitely got some pink and purple in there. Looks gay to me. Yay! The ice cream booth has pink in it's main sign! Doesn't matter if you're gay or not. HELL is....well, hell. Oh yeah, this was above the entrance to the arcade and the capsule machines. Have no idea what it says. But - pretty colours! Our Corkscrew. Nothing pink about it. See? No pink. A lot of white and red there. In front of it. Revelation. My only "revelation" was that for an up charge, it cost - too - much. On our way to the SkyWheel, looking across the park. There's what I am heading to, for relaxation and photos. In all it's rainbow colours, too. Gay! One more shot of our lovely AtmosFEAR (a Star FLyer, natch), before Part 2 of the day is posted...

^ Thanks! My posting plan is to do a day of the tour. each upcoming week. I learned this little system from my recently posted TR of the TPR Mexico Tour, back in late March. This TR should last most of the summer, into Sept. I hope, lol. Next week ~ Cosmoworld and Sea Paradise Park! Preview photo. Cosmoworld and other stuff. Taken Friday, June 28/13.

That'd be nice. ^ But don't be too hopeful about that happening any year soon. What I have seen, is Tokyo Disney either coming up with it's own amazing one-of-a-kind original attractions, or taking something from the American parks and plussing it to bits, making it the more awesome it already usually is. The latest is Toy Story Mania, and although I didn't get to ride it, others who did earlier in the tour, marveled at the queue setup and the ride even 'felt better' to some, than in the US. Rarely the other way around - at least lately. Maybe in the long long ago...

Or a long, lost sibling. Boiling Water Monster!!!