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Damn, the lineup in the parking lot would have put me off! I am so hoping our tour to Fuji-Q in July (TPR tour) will be a good one. Week day visiting helps, I'm sure. Hope you enjoyed yourself, besides the wait times, etc.

^ Yes. But what wonderful dining rooms to have fast food in!

Thoughts and good positive wishes go out to all affected by this.

Available July 9th - the new cast cd of PIPPIN! I got to see the original Broadway production of it, in March 1976. Several cast changes by then , but it was still a great production. Wish I could see this now, but the cd will have to do, lol. Looking forward to hearing Andrea Martin's take (as Berthe) on "No Time At All".

Alcoholic cider in a bottle tastes great.

Day 3 ~ La Feria Chapultapec Park This was our second park in Mexico City, and the First Awesomeness of it was that it was located a mere minutes from our hotel! The Second Awesomeness on this park, was that it had in it, one of the three remaining wooden mobius coasters in - the - world. The other two are at Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Kennywood, yes? And I emphasize wooden coaster. Not steel. Big difference in how they run. And the Third Awesomeness of la Feria, was that BEER was sold and served here, too! Woo hoo! The whole park is located at the edge of a much bigger greener park.... and a freeway, lol. Different levels in the park, and they had rides and attractions on the other side of the mobius coaster, so three 'passage ways' were created through the coaster! All very civilized, heh. Lunch was again, no big deal, but that was okay. With More Beer it was great!!! And then more touring around the park... Morning in Mexico City - from our hotel room. I liked this arrangement (in the hotel lobby) and tried to get a good shot. This is where the park is located, within the Bigger Park. Before we go in, we can see this. Montana Infinitum ~ a Schwarzkopf looping coaster. I get a kick out of signs at these parks. I mean, when they tell you something, THEY really TELL YOU SOMETHING! Our entrance to La Feria. Past some rather interesting waterfall adornments. And WHY is the grasshopper BIGGER than all the other animals? Shouldn't it be the other way around? Confused. But awed at the randomness of it. This, although looking interesting from afar, didn't really attract any of us. We soon found out, one doesn't slide all the way down. There were ops up there to help push... You over the humps. Fun. But no thanks. And there, in the distance, our main objective to enjoy... Montana Rusa!

^ It's fascinating to watch how they co-ordinate the four vehicles through MM. And this beats "Pooh's Hunny Hunt" in TDL by one vehicle, lol! Makes me wonder how many vehicles at a time, they're going to plan for, in the Ratatouille attraction at WDS.

Looks crazy awesome.

Oh - my - gawds. This looks amazing. Another reason to go back to Europa, LOL!

I look at the use of FastPass, like the tv series "The Amazing Race". You can plan accordingly, but sometimes, something /anything unexpected might screw your (FastPass) time up. It's happened to me a number of times in Disney parks, not making the FastPass end-time for "whatever reason." And I ended up with an instant "souvenir" of the park, lol. Learn to live with it, and accept it. Theme Park life happens.

Saw Iron Man 3, yesterday. First reaction - man, it was long! And it wasn't actually that long in time. Still... Otherwise good stuff still in it. Wonder how Tony will re-design the suit (if he does, of course) from how it 'was'. And Pepper certainly got her front-and-centre moments. Paltrow/Pepper is definitely a good foil for Tony/Downey Jr. And I would say 8.5 out of 10.

Very cool to see. Congrats to TPR for Google recognition, lol!

^^^ Thanks. And... ^^Thanks! And the Funhouse queue at the Joker was mainly floor stuff, like puffy spots to step on, a few mirrors, I think a bit of actual "moving" floor parts...and then out on the loading platform! Lots of music, sounds, lights flickering. Great stuff. They sent us through it, one group at a time, and when the op saw one of the group exit, the next group went in. It didn't slow the line in any way, as most of the line was in front of the Funhouse entrance. ^Those SFX draft Coronas in the HUMONGOUS CUPS were goooooooood. Took my time with that one, heh heh. Then I discovered the "mixture" with the clamato juice (and spices of course) and I was hooked! Glad you found tacos! I just ended up drinking my vegetables... (and clam juice) And here's a photo from my/our (Day 3) day at La Feria, in Mexico City... Posting it next week. So many symbolic 'things' here. And scary, too! And it's with a coaster!

^ Yes it is! Selva Magica management took us back to get "up close" with Bullet, during the TPR Mexico Tour in late March. Ah....erm...Robb's on top there.

^ This is great! I like this.

Catching that duck in flight, is a wonderful photo! And the rest of what you're showing is awesome too. Thanks for sharing your pix.

Day 2, cont. ~ Six Flags Mexico ~ Dinner So, after my Momentous Occasion at Medusa (see previous post), we finished up the rest of the coasters at the park, and had a late lunch (Which was a rather 'okay' chicken burger & fries. Nothing too special.) We then went around and through the park a few more times, before finally ending the day, and getting back to our hotel, and dinner. BTW, Six Flags Mexico is also where I discovered the the locals have a thing for mixing their beer (Corona or Victoria) with....clamato juice! And it was tasty, too! The things you discover on a TPR tour, LOL! Dark Knight indoor mouse coaster. I think Cheryl is trying to read the Spanish, while JC is trying to decide whether to ride it, or not. They really did a lot on themeing considering the usual layout for this type of mouse. I enjoyed it. Photo of Clown about to Swallow whole group of TPRers. Yikes! Tsunami - family coaster - with a strange pyramid-like framework over it all. Which had lights on it, too. Not sure why they named it that name. THE SMILER, indeed! (o; A boomerang, nothing more or less. Named.... wait for it... Boomerang! Betty and Ryan took a spin in one of these. Apparently much slower than the one that was at Liseberg. Lunch. With a Mexican chocolate bar ( ! ) and beverage, too. Then of course, there's always BEER to be had at most of these Mexican parks. Hi Cliff! Happy? I know you are, lol. After we ate, more walking around. Strange, I didn't ride any of the towers on this tour. Huh. On site map boo-boo. Van Helsing is no more. Vampires Rule! The walk-through was good. Had it's "moments". This was part of (pretty) poorly lit black light 'show' some of us took in. And a LOT of Michael Jackson....stuff. The women seemed to be "shown off" pretty good. Lots of.... undulating. Ooooo sexy. This at least had the chance of looking interesting. But they came off the canvas, undulated, and well... that was that. Bye bye Six Flags Mexico! And now... Dinner! A small group of us found a Hard Rock Cafe nearby, and decided to eat there. This is one of the HRC t-shirts for sale, in the tiny shop beside the entrance to it. My dinner. Was very good. For a burger. And Ginny here is totally overwhelmed by her fries! And the square "bread bun". With no crusts! Waytago Ginny! And on the way back to the hotel from the Cafe, a final shot for the evening. Some of the hotels had really amazing sculptures in front. Like this one.

The political party we wanted to win a majority, in today's provincial election....didn't. then

Tacos Rule!

Mix of sun and clouds, today. High of 15' C.

This is me at La Feria Park in Mexico City during last March's TPR Mexico Tour. March 26, to be exact. I think the caption's going to read: "And only 42 Calories!" (Of course the thing had hardly any alcoholic content whatsoever in it.) AND wearing my newly-earned 600+ T-shirt, and my Grizzly Gulch (HKDL) cap. (o;

Mmmm. iSpeed.

"California" Rufus Wainwright

Thanks for all the great photos! It's making my upcoming TPR Tour to Japan, all the more anticipated.