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What Was The Last Coaster You Rode?
Nrthwnd replied to SharkTums's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Monday, Sept.07th - Coaster at Playland(PNE) Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! This one. (o: -
Top/Favorite Hyper Coasters
Nrthwnd replied to boldikus's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Very true words, here. I rode it in the TPR Mexico Tour, in 2013. Absolutely astounded at how well it rode, etc. etc. And the whole park itself, felt nice (and different enough). Missed the Medusa tranformation, though. -
She's Leaving Home ~ The Beatles
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Papa Don't Preach Madonna
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Shanghai Disney Resort Discussion Thread
Nrthwnd replied to Dr Freeze's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I see an attraction show building! Photo credit by Alen Ripley on 720yun.com Thanks! Zootopia 'Land' has gone vertical, and then some! (o: -
^ Bless Emma Peel and Lady Tyrell. And Phyllis Rogers Stone, too! She was in the first London production of Follies, in 1987.
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Great TR! And I love the look of the old style bumper cars. This (and the layout with the center part to "drive around") looks exactly like the original bumper cars building we had at Playland(PNE). Miss that, and glad Knoebels still has one like that. Also, the Roll-o-plane/Satellite going "sideways" (9 and 3 o'clock points) is great, too! The last couple of them I had been on, for some reason, didn't do the sideways maneuver. Which is a shame, since the cycle was made to include it. And... Deep Fried Alligator? Hmmm. Worth a try, I suppose. Thanks for sharing your recent visit, there.
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No. Have you ever been to a real prison? Visitor or.... otherwise?
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^ No comment. And Sunset Walk Orlando is holding an inaugural Best Burger Contest, with the gp purchasing tasting cards and sampling burgers from 12 different businesses! Here's the link to it: https://www.sunsetwalk.com/events/best-of-challenge-burgers-edition/ Now how in heck can one "sample taste" one of these??? Photo from SWO.
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I just got back home from my last visit to Playland(PNE) this season. And got myself an onride photo of me (and my mask) on Coaster. Where I usually sit, in Row 3. (o; The cashier remembered me from previous years, and was very happy I had returned, as she's always enjoyed my on-ride poses for the camera, LOL!
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Playland/PNE (Vancouver) Discussion Thread
Nrthwnd replied to Nrthwnd's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
I went for my last visit to the park, earlier today. Not much to tell, except that it was sure quiet in parts of the park. A few of the flats were down, which made me sad, since I really enjoyed my ride on Gladiator last visit, and definitely wanted to ride it one more time. Not to be. I still got to chat with a number of the staff there, and wished them (and Playland) all well, for the coming year/season. One more visit. Got two rides in, and I was happy with that. "Three Rides for The Entire Season", heh. New (to me) circlular distance markers, besides the small rectangular ones. A trees shot, outside the gate. The most landscaping this park has, IS at the front gate! Instead of distance markers there were these pink 'dots' in the Sea-to-Sky Swinger queue. Cute. "Swing and Sway" Isn't there supposed to be a tumbleweed here, rolling by? Not so haunted, at this time. Even ghosts and ghouls need to socially distance from each other. One of these is not operating today. And AtmosFEAR was thankfully, testing. A nice clear shot, from the West Coast Wheel. Meanwhile..... nothing 'new coaster-ish' happening here. Probably not until next year. I'm hoping. White Spot PR. "Triple O" is the name of their burger sauce, truth! Their "Secret Sauce" they call it, although the taste does resemble "slightly" 1000 Island dressing. Hmmm. Whatever. It's sold the burgers for decades. (o: Choices. And note. In Cdn $ I just got some fries and a shake. That's all I wanted. Both were great, as usual. For $10. And one more Coaster ride, with the On-Ride shot taken. Bye Bye Playland, till (hopefully) next year! (o: I love these Beast masks! Photo from Playland(PNE). -
Any thoughts on what 2021 will look like!?
Nrthwnd replied to ricklap77's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
We're supposed to be visiting Amsterdam (Walibi Holland) and Paris (Disney) in the fall of 2022. "Supposed to be" being the operative phrase. That said, we're just going to watch the coming year, and hope that somehow, some things will improve. For parks. For people. For the world in general. -
Playland/PNE (Vancouver) Discussion Thread
Nrthwnd replied to Nrthwnd's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
The PNE just announced that Playland will be open every Saturday (days 11am to 5pm; nights 6 to 11pm) through September! https://www.pne.ca/playland2020/ -
Show us your collection!!!
Nrthwnd replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
^ Looks great! I checked out other POP!town sets thru Amazon, and they all look really nice, including (most of) the figures with them. Did you buy this locally, or get it online (like Amazon) perhaps? And the all-important (to me) question: Do you take it all out of the box, and display it? Or keep it as is, like I do for several things I collect? I display some of my stuff as they come in their packaging. Like my TDLR Tomica vehicles, in their boxes. For now. Just curious of me. New "2020 Summer Pirates" TDS Transit Steamer, I just bought on eBay. -
Adventuredome Discussion Thread
Nrthwnd replied to gisco's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
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Playland/PNE (Vancouver) Discussion Thread
Nrthwnd replied to Nrthwnd's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
Ah, the good old days of the PNE... not. I quit cigarettes over five years ago (Yay me!), and just found this amusing to see, "from the PNE past." 1978 "PNE Video" screenshot. -
http://www.tdrexplorer.com does various food reviews in the Tokyo Disney Resort. In this case, it's one of the many eateries you can find in Ikspiari mall, which is outside the two parks. Easy to get to via mono-mono-monorail. Here's photos of a burger place there. Along with where to find the review of it... https://tdrexplorer.com/kua-aina-review/ Can't miss the place. In case you didn't know, it's based in Hawaii. I just love Japanese plastic food displays. And I want that coffee mug! The burger the reviewer bought. Looks awesome enough, to me! And thanks tdrexplorer.com for all the great photos!
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Playland/PNE (Vancouver) Discussion Thread
Nrthwnd replied to Nrthwnd's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
They decided to add a few more Night Rides...uh....nights to this month. Not only that, but there's a new Beast Facemask to own, for the evening, too! Both it and the other yellow Playland mask can also be online ordered. At this time, I believe it is only available to be mailed within BC and Canada. Check with TicketLeader for other mailing charges, if available. https://ticketleader.evenue.net/cgi-bin/ncommerce3/SEGetEventInfo?ticketCode=GS%3ATKTLDR%3AFEST20%3AGAMASKSPL%3A&linkID=tktldr&shopperContext=&pc=&caller=&appCode=&groupCode=&cgc= With cool new Beast Facemasks, too! -
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Tokyo Disney Resort Discussion Thread
Nrthwnd replied to robbalvey's topic in Theme Parks, Roller Coasters, & Donkeys!
And construction continues on Fantasy Springs in TDS... Overview with Peter Pan show building in the middle. Photos from the net, thanks whoever took them. Fantasy Springs Hotel in front; Frozen-Land in back (with the Beauty/Beast blue "mountains" above the Frozen show bldg).