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New sad news to report: Coronavirus Crisis Causes Disney's "Frozen" to Close on Broadway The world wide productions of FROZEN are on hold for now, and a few of them will resume, once the pandemic is "over/under control," take your pick. Here's the rest of the article ~ https://www.broadway.com/buzz/191270/coronavirus-crisis-causes-disneys-frozen-to-close-on-broadway/

The letter I would skip, would be the "Q". Anyway.... Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars / 灰熊山極速礦車 Hong Kong Disneyland (Islands, New Territories, Hong Kong, China) TPR 2012 China/Hong Kong Tour.

From an exhibit at the PNE, last summer. Wheeeeee!

^ Yeah I read that, too. People "in the business" (actors, musicians, front of house, stage crews, etc.) over there in New York and in London must be going crazy. Not to mention everywhere else in this Live Onstage! Theatrical World of ours. It's sad. Our current subscription of touring shows is slowly being picked off the schedule, with the July tour of "Wicked" being our latest casualty. Our new season starts in Sept. with a tour of "Chicago," but I have the feeling that it won't make it to us. Thankfully, the tour of "Hamilton" doesn't come here until June....next year, lol.

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It was just announced today, that the Canadian National Exhibition (CNE) over in Toronto is officially cancelled, and not expected to return until the following year. It runs the same time period as the PNE, here in Vancouver. (Pacific National Exhibition) The last two weeks of August, through Labour Day weekend. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/cne-cancels-2020-fair-1.5566318 And the announcement on the CNE site: https://theex.com/2020-cne-message Makes me wonder if the PNE is going to be cancelled as well. Nothing announced here yet, but time will tell.

^^ Groovy find! I also liked that there was a working TURBO, behind the announcer! "It's where it's at!"

^ I remember Stiller from his comedy routines with his wife, Ann Meara. (She passed away in 2015.)

^ Start learning Dutch, now. And yes, Efteling is a wonderful park, whether you ride rides or not.

^ I have no idea what's next for Efteling, but here's a LINK in the Park Index to the park, along with a number of trip reports to check out. Hope that helps. https://www.themeparkreview.com/parks/k_132_efteling_de_efteling

Great photos, John! And I forgot that CP called Dragster a "Strata Coaster".

"Take It To The Limit" The Eagles

Good Golly, Miss Molly! )o:

* ...Together! In searching for the various sets of ads that Playland has used through the years, I have four here that (so far) have no other ads from the same series. I'll keep looking, but for now, here they are. And three ads that do go together. These three are from last year. I remember seeing one of them in a bus stop, but I honestly thought it was for some Exercise Programs, lol. Wrong on that. And these are supposed to be a throwback to those 1980s workout videos (think VHS, if you remember such things). Enjoy these. (2013) I love this one. Wish I could find the other related ads. RIP Corkscrew. (2019)

^ ALL cheese is good, my friend. Well, most cheeses, I guess. David's got this new (to us) cheese, Queso Fresco, which is a "soft unripened cheese." It's for a taco recipe. We're doing fine up here. We are mostly hermits anyway, so this is no big stretch... except for food shopping, etc. Every time I/we go out, I keep thinking that this is "a very bad human chess/checkers game", with all the "moves" one has to make, to get around everybody else, heh heh. "Made In Canada" woo hoo!

^ Luckily, some things are meant to last and last and last and...

"Games Without Frontiers" Peter Gabriel

"Falling down the stairs of your smile." The New Pornographers. Love it.

^ No, that is a very, very good thing.....eventually.

^ Noted about the Greek (language). And I did find four black and white photos I took....who knows when? Two were of the tower itself, but in either photo, you can just barely see it in back. The other two were take from high above, in the tower. Actually, since the tower existed between 1968 and 1979... these photos were taken when I was "somewhere between" 15 and 26 years old. p.s. Pardon the quality of the photo....of the photos, heh. I don't have access to a scanner at this time, so I photograph what I can of these old pix, as best I can. The four photos I found. In the distance....there it is! Looking over the PNE Grounds. Lots of flat rides down there in Playland(PNE). And FYI, we used to have a wonderful outdoor covered carousel. It's located in the upper right corner, there. Dark roof. Held up by several columns. It was great!

^ Such exotic-ness on all your burgers, Phil! Very nice. And I love Tillamook cheddar! I wish it was sold up here. Only a few hundred miles away, to get it, lol. And....what the heck is cojita cheese? Looks awesome nonetheless.

^ Ha! They called it "the world's first hill-less coaster." That's certainly a (to me) unique way to sell it.

New aerial photo has been posted, showing a bit of 'action' in the new spot where ZOOTOPIA-land is going. Thanks to DONGDONG for the photo! It's also neat to see how they've landscaped around the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Coaster. At the original in WDW, you can walk completely around it. Here, only on the "front side." But that means they can surround the ride, with many more trees, than the original. (o:

Just found this in my Folder of Theme park stuff. The centerfold of a past Park Guide. Too bad the "son" didn't turn out as bad as the father was/still is. Which was a bad thing. Happy Birthday, Kings Island!

http://www.tdrexplorer.com just posted a few photos of the ongoing construction of the new-to-be Toy Story Hotel at TDLR. Thanks for the update and photos, TDR Explorer! By the way, from the views I'm seeing, from all the new Fantasy Springs/Hotel construction, to this new hotel going up, I feel that the next time we (hopefully) check into the Tokyo Bay Hilton....we're going to get the ocean/water view side room. Any "park views" that are possible from such rooms, are going to have a lot of attractions' show buildings in those views...and the castle fireworks when they happen. Just a thought on that. Photo taken from the Bayside Monorail Stn. Closer shot. From the back. And the Bay-viewing side we'll hope to get for our future Tokyo Bay Hilton room. (o;