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It looks like there's going to be a digital TONY Awards, coming this fall... Hope it works out for all involved. EDIT TO ADD: At this point in time, if they do indeed, run a nominees and TONY winners thing....in my humble opinion, it will be a four-way race for BEST MUSICAL for: Moulin Rouge!; Tina:The Tina Turner Musical; Jagged Little Pill; Girl From North Country. Stay tuned until then.

The PNE just posted a "Route Map" showing where the PNE Fair Drive-Thru actually goes, thru the fairgrounds. There is also a complete menu for all the food stalls/trucks there in the Fair Food Zone: https://www.pne.ca/files/uploads/2020/08/Fair20-MenuHandout-8.5x11-menu-1.pdf All prices in Cdn $. (And #9 {Summerland Soft Serve} has Butterbeer Soft Serve available, like last year!) Including where to buy more of those extra cool, creepy yellow Playland masks, too. Thankfully, the Fair Food Zone has a passing lane for people not picking up food. Along the Reverse Parade route. ...Or Creepiness, depending on your point of view. (o:

....and continuing along..... Tokyo DisneySea has just released a new candy case that was to be for Easter this year. Nonetheless it's available now, thru eBay...and of course, I bought myself one, LOL! Great thing is, all the bunny-chicks are riding rides, including a coaster car. I think. (o;

Have they named the baby, yet? Looks sooooo cute!

Slightly Fixed. I figured a whole group (a family who's quarantined together?) should get together as the Starship Enterprise main crew and do the same, LOL.

Bugs.

^ Now... how could you even pick that thing up?!! Looks nice and messy.

$98.14 Cdn for French Cuisine Take out last Thurs. (Including frog legs, too!) And $225 today for groceries.

Could some one explain to me, what the 'safety hazard' is with snapping on the flyers? I mean, it totally varies from park to park about this. Some allow it. Others won't. Is it a case of somebody possibly falling out of one of these things? Or something else? I've been wanting to know about this for a long long time, now. Thanks in advance for any answers.

Here's the info. about the upcoming "Drive-Thru PNE Fair Experience"... More can be learned at http://www.pne.ca/fair2020/ And as well, there's a Night Rides evening on the 22nd.... NOTE: Playland tickets are not included with the Drive-Thru Fair Experience. All prices are in Cdn $.

^ Oops. I didn't think you were criticizing him, at all. I was agreeing with you, totally. Sorry it didn't read that way, to you.

^ Thanks. I had such a good time, I decided to make my second visit, on the last day that Playland is open - that being Monday Sept.07 - Labour Day, which is the "official closing date" of The Fair....usually. And I want to get at least two rides on Coaster done, this time. But speaking of The Fair. They got something(s) planned.... www.pne.ca/fair2020/ Also on the 22nd. Ride the rides at night, with their lights on!

Well, up until last Sunday when I finally got to ride Coaster in PLayland, the last coaster I had ridden was at the Disneyland Resort...back in mid-September. It still sucks not to be able to ride at least one coaster in this year.

Happiness is winning $25 on a $3 scratch ticket!

Wonderful report on Hershey, Condor! I have known about this place since years and years ago, when it originally opened! Always wanted to visit it. Timing and budgeting, were always 'wrong.' Thanks for a really great, thorough tour of the Park!

(After a recent political announcement...) I wish America all The Best in The World, for their upcoming November election.

Leader.

"Scary Clowns In Cars"....?

Coaster at Playland(PNE) last Sunday. Finally! Only one ride taken, but soooo worth it!

^ Noted. And looking forward to what ya got, to TR on.

Uh...I remember riding The Beast in 1995...and nada on any 'soundtrack' that was going on...except maybe in the station, perhaps? Don't remember that, either. Perhaps it was added, after that visit I made? My 5 cents.

How to SPARKLE! @Playland(PNE)

Staff.

My Two Hours+ at Playland, Today... I wasn't planning to spend the entire 6 hours at Playland, that my ticket gave me. Two hours or so was going to be more than enough. And...it was. I got a ride on Coaster, right at opening. With an 8-seat train, I remembered, I was wondering how they were planning an "every other seart" arrangement, especially for those who like the back seat.... Easy solution. Take off the 8th seat, and voila! Rows 1, 3, 5 and 7 (Now the last row) were available to everybody, including single riders like myself. And By The Way --- that train ripped through the course, even in the first parts where it's uisually 'okay' and nothing spectacular, until you get "into the middle" of it all. Wow, I was impressed what dropping one seat did for the speed of this thing! And, it was true, this was the same purple train that suddenly slowed down and stopped in the second turn last August. They'd apparently fixed it up, and got it back on the tracks. So with yellow train, there are now two trains to run, thankfully. I did a walk around to the back of the park, got a good a good look at what was going on in back with "the new coaster". Nothing going on. Grass had even started growing on the dirt where Corkscrew stood, so it's been awhile for anything to happen. Hopefully next year.... Got a ride on the West Coast Wheel, and actually ran into the third of several young people who worked at Playland. We all recognized each other even with masks on, and talked about "how it's all been going" for them and Playland. And all were pretty sure Fright Nights weren't going to happen in October. Other than that, we were all happy to see each other again. BIG SURPRISE of the Day! I did not expect Gladiator to be anything more than it (usually) was. Slow, not very high, and a wierd slightly bumpy cycle. Well wow. I mean WHOA! It took off full gallop, and then arched high - REALLY REALLY HIGH - until all I could remember was the Gladiator I rode in Denmark and wanted ours to be just like it, in speed and height. Really loved it, and made sure any staff who asked me how my day went, knew that. This cycle.... plplplease keep! Both Hellevator and AtmostFEAR were down, The Beast I would not even try to ride, and Bug Whirled was a walk-and-twirl on, heh. Kettle Creek Coaster was running for everybody, it got a line as long as Coaster's was! Sad that they weren't running the on-ride photos (not at Coaster either). Those pix would be real fun to see, although lots of people had their cell phones, etc. About the gp. It was constantly advised to us that "masks were mandatory" in any queues (including the one eating spot, Triple O's), and on rides of course. Everybody went with that, but in some of the queues and general walking around, not all were masked. Or 'distanced.' But at this time in the game, what can ya do? I think the young staff really tried their best to be friendly, AND be advising as well. Had my Triple O's meal (burger, fries and shake) in the shaded, treed, area of the park right beside the (non-working) flume. It was lovely to eat there, and on my total own, too. The tent most people were in, was awful, clinical looking and just boring to be in. Although I got free tix, from being a Season Pass Holder, I didn't get free masks. So, I bought a few. And I did talk up the "Smiler" connection of them to what's in Alton Towers. And those who knew, laughed at that. Others couldn't believe The Smiler even existed ("That many times upside down, man??!") A good couple of hours, spent the way I wanted to spend them. And I plan to return for my other free day, on Labour Day, when Playland finally closes for it's current season. Finally here for a visit! And yes, this is one long, continuous queue to get in. In the back there, is the beginning of it all. But it went fast, once we got in, temp.checked, and masked. I brought my own mask. Noted. Thought it was sad that two rides were closed down. Turns out it was the two tower rides. Breakdance was open. Also alas, Crazy Beach Party was not. Noted. Everywhere you stepped, there were....these. Purple train in action. Note where the queue is ending at 11am-ish. Behind Coaster's "Did You Know?" sign. They had to tack on a sign, saying it's a THRILL RIDE??? No games open. Understand. Still miss my Quarters Games. Meanwhile.... And it was every other seat for The Beast, inside and outside seats. PNE put up some background "art walls" for everyone to take selfies and such with them. Nice idea. Great designs, too. First look at New Coaster Land. Yep. That's grass over there. Yarrrrh! Me Crazy Beach Party's not operational. Sad times these be. Arrrrrh. Too bad sailor. We has it aaarrrlll figured out! You want back row. To the left with ye! If ya wants that front row there, then ye be headin' over to the right side of it all. This is how it works, sez I. West Coast Wheel was running, as usual. Nothing changed in loading and how many buckets, etc.... A view of a really not-too-busy looking area. Sad that AtmosFEAR was down. Down it goes! And a seven seat train definitely roars thru the course, even watching it go! Higher view of....nothing new. Boxcars on site there, though. Maybe it's a storage thing, for now. Wheee! A reminder, all over the park. And so.... I got lunch! And this is what $17.50 Cdn gets you. And the fries are great, the burger is 'legendary' (o; and the triple thick shake is just that....takes a while to get all that vanilla goodness thru the straw. Now this is how high Gladiator usually went, in it's old cycle. But now....OMG! Higher AND faster! Couldn't resist taking another shot of it, high up as it is. And it rode great! (o: Balloon Explorer. But I was getting a bit tired and warmed up. So no exploring for me. Purple train going down... And it was only seven seats! And that's how they got front and back seats available. Took off Seat 8! This was the long queue for Kettle Creek Mine Coaster. All the rides were starting to get long queues, in fact. Time to head out. Would have liked a last ride on Coaster. But not for standing in the heat for (probably) over an hour+. Bye bye Playland. Thanks for my great day! And I'll be back (hopefully) on Sept.07th! (o:

I have a lot of "everything theme park" including such magazines as yours. Huge collection of Disney News, when it was a quarterly back then. Hope you find a taker for yours.