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"Wondering Where The Lions Are" Bruce Cockburn

^ Pretty, pretty good! All those locations! It fits the current bill. Thanks for posting it.

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At this stage, and after reading through "all of the above," I'm kind of glad Playland didn't schedule it's re-opening, until July 1st. And of course, I hope it does! Seems like a lot of other parks are headed that direction, in opening much later than (originally) planned. EDIT to add: I am hoping that everyone will finally get to visit their respective fave park(s) sooner, than later. "Playland(PNE) In Oils"

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^ Welcome. I actually find the entire concept of Canada's Obsession w/National Hockey, "Dark Humor", hee hee. But I enjoy it when they get involved with the Winter Olympics... and whup the butts offa every other team, eh? 2010 is an awesome memory of those times. I wasn't there, but on the porch, hearing the cheers from the Coliseum, downtown, from where we were. Chilling and freeky to hear a sound like that, from that far away.

Since this is Earth Day, I though I would re-post some photos of the big area that is part of our annual exhibition's (The PNE) grounds. It's called The Sanctuary and part of a huge green space that the PNE management has created, removing a few buildings from the Fair's past, adding a man made lake and a smaller pond (for a possible future 'river' that is part of Playland's future redevelopment), along with several pathways, wild growth for the wildlife (smile), and a general 'calm' to it all, even though a busy noisy PNE is right beside it. Let's call it The PNE's Giant Garden Project. Here are the photos with a few captions added. From 2018. If you turn away from all this noisy PNE 'busyness'... ....You see this. One of the many entryways into The Sanctuary. Where you are. And it shows how most of the PNE "wraps around" Sanctuary. Noted. Bridge view. This walkway takes you past swamp grasses and such. They built a Fishing Dock, so that kids can try their luck at catching! Very cool idea. Hmmm. Decisions.... Ooooo human-built stuff! (o; One last look at the lake and it all. Heading out of the place. "Backstage PNE" ..Back to the PNE Grind.

Happy Earth Day! Judging from the lack of car exhaust around the world lately, air quality is becoming quite good. From reports I've seen like from India and parts of China, the air is fairly clear....and breathable! A Good Thing out of this medical time we're having. This is a look at what the PNE came up with for "green space" of it's own: The Sanctuary. It's situated where large buildings and display space for The Fair, used to be. The buildings were all taken down, the land was pulled and pushed around, and a man made lake was created. Many many trees were planted, many many pathways created. The result is really astonishing to walk through, especially when the PNE is going, late August. The noise from The Fair is buffered by all the foliage around, and at times, it's really hard to believe there's a busy, active Exhibition going on, with screams coming from Playland nearby. Here's my set of photos of The Sanctuary, from the 2018 PNE. Enjoy. Breathe. Stay Safe. One of the maps, to help you find your way around. This map also shows you how literally, the PNE wraps itself around The Sanctuary. Noted. They even have this Fishing Dock set up, for the kids to try. Hmmm. Which way, which way? Heading out of The Sanctuary "Backstage at the PNE"

^ Am glad to read that at least one of ZED's acts got work, somewhere else. The trapeze act was amazing. Good for them!

Ultra Twister / ウルトラツイスター Rusutsu Resort (Rusutsu, Abuta, Shiribeshi, Hokkaido, Japan) TPR 2013 Japan Tour. Best ~ Ultra Twister ~ Ever! imHo.

Pre-shows for most Disney attractions (like Runaway Railway?) might have to be re-thought, as to 'how many people do we put together'? Queue railing might actually have to be put within a pre-show "theater" itself, if it's standing room, etc. And then there's the 360' films, like those in the Canada and China pavilions in EPCOT. "Every other railing"...? Just a thought on that.

Ah Chuck, good wet memories of Splash Bandit, I remember. And Diavlo was a-ma-zing! Got a solo ride on that, just before we left the park. This is a great "Quikie Tour" of that past tour...very well done. I wish that Tivoli-style park was still around. It was small, but with great landscaping, and a few unique rides. And of course...KT's Very First Coaster. Looking forward to more. I did wonder what happened, AFTER you guys water blasted me and Brian, hah. That's my arm sticking out there, in the front car.

Meanwhile, in Canada...

I wish that Knott's sold their stuff up here, somewhere in Canada. Miss that BBQ sauce. Miss all this stuff, actually. From our visit last September. And all this, too. From my 2016 Sept. visit.

^^ That's nothing. Last week, we got take out from our fave Thai restaurant. Cost us nearly $50 (cdn). For two. It was excellent as usual, though.

I knew those damned geese were important, for something....

"Hit Me With Your Best Shot" Pat Benetar

"Call Me, Maybe" Carly Rae Jepsen I remember riding a Tagada in China (2012) when this was playing, on the ride's speakers!

^ You are berry welcome!

^ "Maskmaker, maskmaker, make me a mask..." Great stuff.

^ Glad you re-posted it! When I've looked at some of the interviews of performers in New York (most all thru Broadway.com), a lot of them look so forlorn, and really wanting/NEEDING that Live Audience connection! But the majority of them are coping, and it's also fun to see them "out of (any stage) character" and hopefully, comfy with how they're dealing with It.

In the Theme Parks thread. Here. https://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=77341 And honestly, I think more people need to see all of what the Broadway Community is doing during this time. Some really imaginative, and a lot of times totally outrageous, online stuff!

@HKDL_of_Fantasy just posted a fly over video of the park with shots of the construction areas for The Castle, Marvel, and Arendelle:Land of Frozen. Here's a still from the video, above the Arendelle construction. And a link to the video. https://t.co/79aQ43eVXB?amp=1 Thank you HKDL_of_Fantasy! "Frozen Ever After" flume ride at the top. "Sliding Sleighs" Coaster at the bottom of the photo. And it looks there will be another entry (the main entry?) beside the train station (pink roof), under the tracks, to it. The other two entrys are from Toy Story Land and Small World Plaza.

^ LOL! You should put this in the Co-vid 19 Thread! I've been trying to put some humor in that thread, and it's been hit or miss. This should definitely be there.