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Yes. Have you eaten fast food within the last day?

Erm...Gardetto's, Sobe pomegranate water, a Hershey almond bar, and a shot of espresso. Livin' large!

It's Black Friday, so, like, two carloads of stuff...final purchase was a blankie and some Fiestaware dishes at Penney's. (It's a good thing I think words are tasty, since I've been a vocal Black Friday scorner in the past...) I approve of this use of money.

Yes Have you ever ridden in a horse-drawn carriage?

"Our Band" - Seabreeze Park Wurlitzer 165

I know it's Silver Dollar City, but that parade looks way cuter than I would've thought to give them credit for. And Christmas in Midtown looks absolutely stunning. How delightful!

Turducken. Nah, not really; I just wanted to say turducken. Have you heard a Christmas song this year?

^^^/^^^^Cool! Yeah, I was also wondering if parks generally have estimates of inaccuracy due to people playing with the turnstiles (probably still ends up negligible in comparison to actual ridership), non-riders passing through, and riders not passing through. So you two helped clear up my bonus questions too.

Are ridership counts totally based on turnstile clicks, or are there additional counting methods? It strikes me how impressive it is that they collect such precise numbers, but I'd guess that's pretty much all there is to it.

Ok, but does that count as losing my...never mind.

I'm still game for more Toboggan rides (even though they suck); I've only ridden the one at Little Amerricka, and I'm not adamant on keeping it that way. They are photogenic as all heck, so that's one bright spot in their collective miserable existence.

I'm not saying I'd vote it as my first choice, but a tour of the hotels honestly sounds strangely cool.

^I noticed their Chance Herschell Twister is sale pending. Would be interesting to see where that ends up; that ride intrigues me. Really hoping this is all part of the improvement plans we've known about and not a bad sign.

Grand Prize: Joker at SFDK First Runner-Up: Medusa at SFDK

Yes. Have you ever celebrated a holiday in a foreign country?

Good point.

Interesting story, and the photo is neat, too. Erm.

That's definitely a selling point and a good observation! These photos are almost making me miss KBF, and it's not one of the parks I'm hugely sentimental about...

^I think I say something to that effect everytime someone brings up Ragin' Cajun. At SFGAm, it was easily one of my favorite spinners.

^^^^ I used to have that one! It was one of my absolute favorite coaster shirts.

Yes. Have you purchased anything Christmas-related this year?

V2 at SFDK.

A vintage Disney thing.

Six Flags Discovery Kingdom.

In and of itself, I like the name "Incredicoaster." It kind of has this cute, classic, simple vibe to it, almost, like, "Why didn't anyone think of that before?" But with the theme? No thanks. California Screamin' forever!