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The most powerful condom yet conceived. It can prevent Superman from making Lois pregnant 40% of the time.

^The future would've been a much less painful place.

^And used darling kittens as ride ops?

^That certainly seems to be the case in China.

And what is the ideal temperature and relative humidity for an optimum riding experience?

Shellie Mae? Is she from Alabama or Mississippi?

Obsessive fans can be more irritating than the so-called GP. At least "regular" visitors who make it to a Disney park only every few years or so are likely to be less critical than fans who go every weekend and take note of every "blemish." This is why I gave up on single-park fansites a long time ago.

I'd never heard of Tippy Blue before now. Is my life richer for this knowledge? Possibly. At least I'll know what I'm looking at when I'm at DisneySea.

^The Happy Valley parks are a bit inconsistent. Beijing's looks good on the surface, but its operations are poor. Shenzen is the best of the bunch, based on what I've seen.

I'm sure they'll have lots of clone everything. And I'm sure we can count on at least one spinning mouse.

^When RCDB shows up with 500 bucks.

^Training is one thing; experience is another. At least there was a supervisor trying to give the guy some direction.

And it only cost about $13 million to install, not including the specially sculpted concrete "snow." All it needs is bird on a stick.

^Well, Kings Dominion has had an Avalanche in the Congo for years; so, I guess SF St. Louis can have a Boomerang wherever they like.

It's great that Disney is building unique attractions to make HKD stand out, rather than just another Haunted Mansion or Big Thunder. The park is a very nice Mini Magic Kingdom, but it needs more for guests to do.

Mine was pretty simple this year--only four new woodies.

And many people will continue to disagree with you.

I've had both good and bad visits to this park, but I think it's the worst of the Six Flags chain; then again, I have yet to visit La Ronde. Plus, it's been a few years since I last visited SFA. There's been no compelling reason for me to fight the DC traffic to get to the place.

I spy with my little eye. . . Ultraman!

^What does this have to do with an old TV show starring William Conrad?

Actually, I did it! I sneaked into the park in the wee hours of the morning and spraypainted random marks all over the place. Bwa ha ha ha ha ha!

Merry Christmas, Hanno. Thanks for all the great pics!

Yes, based on what I've seen so far of Iron Rattler, I wouldn't rate it a "disappointment." I'd say it's one of the more intriguing attractions planned for 2013.

The Chinese have a lot to learn about running theme parks, too.

It's all that Disney magic, Wes.