Playland/PNE (Vancouver) Discussion Thread

[Nrthwnd]

Playland is once again hosting their 2nd Annual HAPPYLAND event. On Sunday, August 6th, from 4:30pm on.

More information and tickets can be had at: https://www.ticketleader.ca/events/detail/happyland-2023?source=homepage

Note that tickets will also "include access to Playland." Great!

Oh .... and Happy Earth Day!

[Nrthwnd]

Just got an email from Playland, asking me to (finally) register online, for my Season Pass there. Which I dutifully did.

So, I get to pick up my photo pass (Yes, they're back to that!) on Opening Day, June 03. I get a one day pass to enter, etc.

Kewl! Looking forward to seeing what's new/old/surprising there this season.

And eventually, riding Coaster with (ugh) seat belts for First Ride. Who knows? With my physical health at my age ... probably better with the belt, heh.

Recent overhead shot of Playland, with the new flat ride in place during last summer's PNE.

(middle right of shot) Funny thing is .... it hardly operated, during the entire two weeks of The Fair.

[Canobie Coaster]

Does anyone know if Coaster is expected to open this year?  It's listed on Playland's website as closed for refurbishment again.

The only other mention I can find of the ride's closure is in an article on the Langley Advance Times.  That article is worded in a way suggesting it may be another extended closure:

"Again this year, Playland’s famous Wooden Roller Coaster is still not operating due to refurbishment work."

Wasn't a lot of work done over the ride the past 1-2 years?  I'm hoping this is just some minor trackwork.

[Nrthwnd]

^ They sent out a "Know Before You Go" email yesterday, to those who already had Passes and day tickets, like myself.

In all of the info. that they sent, there was this, stuck in the middle of it all:

Quote

Please note: The Wooden Roller Coaster is currently not operating as we finish final refurbishments. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Grrrrr. I totally agree with you, that after all this f-ing time not being open, they could have done all this coaster work during that time. But apparently, they didn't/haven't finished. I've never been able to understand why they don't complete refurbishment during their off-times' season.

I am hoping to hit Opening Day tomorrow. And I will ask around about Coaster. Hopefully there's some kind of answer.

[Canobie Coaster]

I'm in the same boat.  I'm in the northwest for work for the next 3 weeks.  I was going to go tomorrow, but I'll postpone my trip if Coaster will be open one of the following 2 weekends.

[Nrthwnd]

^ Will do my best to find out. No guarantees, but it's worth a try, asking.

[Nrthwnd]

^^What I found out was... what you already know. It looks like the wait is for a "certain part" for Coaster. And the approx. wait will last till....July?

<sighs> I went to Opening Day there, last Saturday... and am returning this Saturday for more photo taking, etc. Will post after this coming weekend has past.

 

 

[Nrthwnd]

 Opening Day at Playland(PNE) ~ June 03/23

This was over two weeks ago. Unfortunately, the following weekend, it rained and rained AND rained down over the city both days the park was open. And getting wet with a poncho on didn't feel good to me. And this weekend I had planned to return today, but then found out there's a "Special Event" going on, today. Some kind of Multi-Cultural Festival, which included Playland. And I would have had to buy a separate ticket for that. Uh uh. Not doing it. So here's the photos I took of Opening Day. I rode the West Coast (ferris) Wheel for a few "overhead shots", as Coaster was (as usual) down "until further notice". Games didn't open up until an hour after the park opened. And I was only visiting for an hour (or less as it turned out). So the West Coast Wheel is all I rode that first day.  Just checking everything out.

With everybody surging toward Hellevator (drop tower) and The Beast and Flume at the front, strolling to the back of the park, there was hardly anyone there. And all the ride ops were just there, waiting. Waiting for the crowd to surge towards the back of the park, heh.

Enjoy.

Clear skies. And I'm almost there.

Yup.

The new coaster will go in the top right corner of the park, there.

Testing, testing.

<sighs>

And there it sits. Waiting for a part.

Noted, thanks.

Where The New Coaster will be built. And (hopefully) will be open by next year.

The scrambler was moved to the back, beside the new coaster's site, for now.

Yes! Open with drink specials mid-afternoons.

On the West Coast Wheel. A beautiful, clear day it was.

Better look at The Spot where.... etc. etc.

Doesn't look busy at all. But the crowds were at The Beast, The Flume, and Hellevator.

The Kettle Mine Coaster was running good. Great family/kids' coaster.

The Flume.

Wheee!

Whoah!

Well, hi there!

A not-so-secret area for special events, group meetups.

Open to the public, when the area's not "rented." Lots of nice chairs, there.

At the front, outside of the park. Most people I saw in the queues going in, didn't give it a look at all...

And then they're all running towards Coaster. Greeted with the sign you saw here, earlier.

Then they complain to staff that they wouldn't have come that day, if they'd known "before going in."

Since Coaster's still not open yet, I'm sure the sign will still be there on my next visit.  And more will miss seeing it, etc. etc.

The new info. flyer.....

Which includes "The Map of..."

... Along with the lists of what's where, etc?

...and a plug for The Fair, coming up in late August.

[Nrthwnd]

Yesterday, at Playland....

In all of the Day Passes Ticketleader sent me (more about this at the end of the second set of photos) I ended up using only two of eight tickets. Opening Day, and yesterday. Last Sunday in June. I asked at Customer Services if my Pass was there, told no, and that was that. Like I said, more on that later.

So I took it pretty easy, in both using transit to get there and back, and doing the park. I went around 2pm, and with three hours left in the day hours, it was pretty busy. Still nothing on Coaster and even the nice young ride ops were moaning about it, too. "Too long for this to be going on," said one of them. I totally agreed. Still, I took my time, ate only from booths that didn't have huge lines (like White Spot did, so I passed on that). I did find a Fun Dunkers Mini-Donuts place at the west side of the park, near Hellevator. Hardly any one there, compared to the main one near Coaster, and is usually always mobbed.

So I got a bag of mini donuts, then took them over to my fave watering hole .... the Ride Side Bar. Then iI had a corn dog at Coaster Dogs, which had no one there, since it was close to Coaster, and well... anyway! Easy for a final snack for the day, and then I headed out.

But first. a quick look at front yard gardens, I always see on the way to my bus stop, 8 blocks from us. Always an interesting stroll...

And down to the left, here....

...is this on a garage. Beautiful.

And yes, we do grow palm trees of various kinds, here. Truth!

"Art in The Yard." I think.

A used everything store, with sturdy chairs for the kids...

....and a nice two-seater for parents/lovers/friends, etc. (o;

This is one of my favourite parts of the walk. Always loved that painting on the wall, there.

And so, onto Playland. I took a fair number of photos, only missing the centre part of the park, and at the back of it, where the new coaster is going, and where Scrambler now sits. But like I said before, I took my time, and took photos of everything I saw. Then filtered out a few, etc.

Enjoy....but first....

Here's what the entrance plaza looks like, with one important part of it, square in the middle...

A little bit closer, now? See it? Also, not where the queue is handled, over on the far right. Everybody

runs right past it, then find out once they're in the park that <boo hoo>Coaster is not operating. So they complain, "not being warned." 'Kay...

And there it is. But a lot of people miss it. I think it needs to be posted more in that plaza.

Triple O's had triple the # of people there ordering and waiting.  I passed on this.

Aw darnit. But I know what's definitely open today.

Kettle Creek Mine Train was running full tilt.

This is where the Scrambler used to sit. For a long time. Now it's a Group Events. with a  pretty big onsite kitchen

Grouse tent?

Aw, Grouse tent, and a Seymour (mountain) tent too. For parties, etc.

 

And one for Cypress. Nice set ups.

And here's the last one of set #1 of my photos. More to come in a bit. But for now (cough cough) enjoy.

Playland's dear old smoking corner. Vapes, too. Fun corner. I quit over 8 years ago! More to come...

[Nrthwnd]

Here's the second set of photos I took at Playland, yesterday.

My first of three rides there, was the West Coast Wheel.

Great views when the sky is clear. And not just of the park.

WHEEEEEEEEE!

Still a great view of Skybender, in action.

Our mountains are so close to us, here. Good skiing up there in Grouse, Seymour and Cypress I'm told.

<sighs>

New coaster site. And Dirt Has Been Moved Around!

Skybender, in it's Crazy Cycle.

I really like this Upped Level of operation on Gladiator. It's "almost" a thrill ride, now! Goes higher than it used to.

This was my second ride, there. No big line. Easy on, then OMGGGGG, and a very - slow - descent for all the arms at it's end.

No one here, so an easy order of Mini Donuts from Fun Dunkers. And then headed to ....

Open days and nights that Playland is open.

And at night, the whole park site is open to stroll with your drink/beer. etc.

So what goes best with a Bag of Mini Donuts?

Why, a Stella Artois Beer of course! The Indigenous artwork is on my camera case, bought last year at the PNE.

Great view from where I was sitting.

With a view of The West Coast Wheel, too.

Really Great View!

Then I headed over to Explorer Balloons (ride #3) for another "in the sky" view. Great family flat.

When the skies are clear, you can get some great shots of AtmosFEAR in action.

I enlarged this, because from the Balloons, I saw workmen on the Reverse S-Curve part of Coaster. At least 3 of them, there.

All the Arcade Games were open....

...Not so much the Play Quarters Arcade. It's been closed since Covid, and I wonder if they're

ever going to re-open this, sometime soon? I have the feeling, they aren't going to reopen it. <sad if true>

So since Coaster was closed, nobody really took up space here at Coaster Dogs. Great for me! (o:

I had their great corn dog, with plenty of mustard. and a HUGE "regular sized" drink!

Had a nice time Playland, see you next Sunday. Because....

"Speaking of 2023 Playland Season Passes".....

Nobody was going to get their Pass no matter how early they bought one. I find out. So Ticketleader decided to email us with a Day Pass ticket on it, to use on one of the days listed on the ticket. Playland was only open on weekends, so that meant we got 8 free Day Passes.  But they sent each one with a separate email. Which = 8 emails from them. Totally ridiculous way to handle it, I thought. And now today, I get two separate emails from Ticketleader letting me know, that A) My Season Pass has been mailed to me, and I should get it in one to two weeks, and B) My pass is to be picked up at Playland's Customer Service window. Uh .....wtf?

And that was it. No day pass attached, to get me into the park, to pick up my Pass. But....was it there? I phoned Ticketleader, got a nice service agent, and he's sending me a free Day Pass to head into the park next Sunday (July 2) to "pick up my Pass." And he said "If it's not there, it was probably mailed to you."

Sighs. So "To Be Continued". Hopefully to be resolved next Sunday. Here's hoping.

EDIT TO ADD: And now I received a day ticket for for "any day" admission to Playland. BUT - I forgot to tell the agent that we don't - have - cellphones - at all. I need the email to have a printable ticket attached. Not a Mobile Ticket. <sighs> Will contact them again, tomorrow. Got till Sunday, so this should be resolved easy. I hope.

EDIT #2 TO ADD: Called Ticketleader back today (Tues), explained what happened and they immediately sent me a Day Ticket for Sunday/02 that I can print. Problem solved!

...and EDIT #3 To Add: My actual photo pass arrived here before I went. Fini.

[Evan-500]

The Wooden Coaster is open!

 

Good news - we are attending Happyland in August!

 

 

[Nrthwnd]

^ Finally! I'm heading back to the park on Wednesday, so here's hoping .... knock wood.... salt over the right shoulder ..... 'usual precautions.'

I haven't ridden Coaster since 2019, when my "beat my age" mini-marathon put me at 72 rides that season. 6 more than my (then) age of 66!

And now this time, there's seat belts to contend with. But y'know? For my physical health, they may not be such a bad idea. For myself, anyway.

And...... also ....... got my HAPPYLAND ticket, too! See you then! I'll be in the pink camo cap, lol. (like my avatar is wearing)

[Evan-500]

13 hours ago, Nrthwnd said:

^ Finally! I'm heading back to the park on Wednesday, so here's hoping .... knock wood.... salt over the right shoulder ..... 'usual precautions.'

I haven't ridden Coaster since 2019, when my "beat my age" mini-marathon put me at 72 rides that season. 6 more than my (then) age of 66!

And now this time, there's seat belts to contend with. But y'know? For my physical health, they may not be such a bad idea. For myself, anyway.

And...... also ....... got my HAPPYLAND ticket, too! See you then! I'll be in the pink camo cap, lol. (like my avatar is wearing)

I just wish they could run more than one train again. The one train operation is brutal. 

[Evan-500]

Did I just will this into being?? Amazing news! 
 

“Over 4,700 hours of hard work later, along with 12,000 lengths of structural grade Douglas Fir installed, Phase 2 of the project has finally been completed at an additional cost of $500,000.

“As part of this latest phase of the project, we were able to bring the Coaster back to a two-train operation, which doubles our capacity on our most popular ride,” Spokesperson Laura Ballance told Daily Hive.

Right now, staff training on the two-train operation is underway. In the coming weeks, the ride will move to a two-train operation.“

 

https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/pne-wooden-coaster-double-capacity-summer?fbclid=IwAR2pngi2b5SVEHUGEVpkGKtfTt6SG_KqtjvHDNR5NBe4P12gEQnOzYp9sCU_aem_ARiJhVpd9V4pemEczpm1kLMB9OEQKIRDzocbmk_TdF-LbeQC94y6W0GY98c_e3DNgDY&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

[Nrthwnd]

^ Well, surprise, surprise! Maybe it'll happen... by the time the PNE opens, possibly/probably. I took 2 pix of them testing the train last week, Will show here.

I'm now  doing Wednesdays at Playland, since my partner has his Rock & Gem Club in the community centre across the street from the PNE grounds. So I grab a lift every Wednesday (starting last week), and after that, work my way back home on transit. No big deal. And that will get me at least 9 visit to the park, before the PNE starts up.

Here's all I took of last week. Enjoy.

Will pick some up later, with the $1 refill.

I wonder if anybody uses this, at all. I never see anyolne using it, 'cept for pix.

And this is KIDS' PLAYCE...

Complete with Beaver Tails and Grilled Cheese Sammiches!

Woo hoo!

A few of the rides had their lights on. Skybender's light package looks very nice. Probably great at night.

Two - two - two machines on clearing the dirt dirt. Nice.

Oooooo, I see testing, there.

And on the Reverse Curve. And I saw only one train run. Nothing after this sighting.

There are other mountains to see from the West Coast Wheel.

WOWZa!

More of the same, as before....

With Stella.

This time a hot dog. I ordered the Southern Comfort.

It was messy, but good. Tomorrow, I plan to try one of the new food spots in the park....

[Nrthwnd]

Now that Coaster was open, starting this past week, I went to the park on Wednesday (12th), to check on it and see if it was worth it to ride it, now.

Here's the short stack of pix I took of it, plus More Machines on the New Coaster site! Enjoy...

A pleasant change on the Not Operating Board.

Coaster's queue when I arrived. I wasn't too sure of how I'd cope with the heat, etc. So I passed, on this visit.

It WAS nice to see a single rider in there. Hopefully I can do that, too... eventually.

And "Up They Goooooooo"!

This place, which used to be a second Coin Arcade, has been shut down since before Covid.

Would make a nice, if small, dark ride bldg.

And where I was planning to eat .... not open on this day.

The bugs are whirling.

Just a beer for the day, with no Mini Donuts bought.

Call me old fashioned, but I do like the look of tattered flags.

The new coaster site ....

With more machines pushing and pulling all that dirt around! Nice.

This is why Enterprise wasn't working. It's on a stationary "TILT". Whether random or intentional, I do not know.

And a final Sky Shot.

[Nrthwnd]

Last Wednesday (the 19th) I was finally able to get my first ride on Coaster, with it's new revamp and seat belt addition, etc.

But it was due to something similar, that happened to me in the TPR China Tour in 2012. And that is, a board outside the park's entrance, shows what rides (usually coasters) are down for the day. Long story short, there was one coaster supposedly down, but started testing when we were there and BANG! All of us, off like a shot to get ahead of the queue, and get at least one ride in on it.

The same happened with Coaster. Outside the gate, the board was there, with Coaster and another ride on it. I was shocked, then. I mean, again it's down??? But when I was in the park, I suddenly saw a train on the lift hill with gp on it!!! So I bolted as fast as I could to the station... and the rest is my Coaster History, lol.

How the lineup looked, before everybody in the park, rushed to Coaster. Took only 10 minutes for my one ride... so far.

Sooo close to riding it again. And the seat belts weren't that bad, I must confess. Still a great ride.

There will be another photo coming up, like this one. Of Coaster, just running.

A reminder about neext year. Noted.

Mmmmmmm. As seen from the Ride Side Bar. With my Stella Artois beer.

There is actually some nice landscaping touches in the park.

Dealing the asphalt everywhere is not a landscape artist's dream. But they do a great job with what they're given.

New for Playland. Um .. .it was open but nobody was there. I guess it was in pre-opening format.

Back on the West Coast Wheel.

Hardly any snow up there, now.

Light crowd everywhere, as mostly everybody is now at Coaster, lol.

Busy, busy.

Decided to finally get some "home made" fudge, etc. But .....

They were selling no fudge slices. Only fudge was on the apples, Hmmm...

So I got one with caramel all over the Granny Smith apple. Sliced it up and ate later. Was nice retro feeling.

And I just noticed the more permanent (semi-permanent?) park snacks structure that is built. now.

Hmmm. Could this be the start of the big extension in to a theme park that Playland is eventually aiming for?

Stay tuned for that.

And IMhO, the Ugliest On Ride Photo I have ever had taken! <shivers> But - First Coaster Ride in nearly 4 years!

Review of Coaster: The Ride. I was allowed to ride single in the car, so that was nice of the guys. There is a rule about that. Has been for years. But usually they only push it, during the PNE itself, and/or special events like Fright Nights, etc. Anyway, getting on was easy. But when we got off, the line was now to the usually place I'd seen before. I used the seat belt, and found it was an easy strap that straps into the middle from which ever side you're on. It's then auto locked, but it doesn't really lock the strap. You can still push it out a bit, etc. Which worked awesome with the actual ride. You got bits of air time in the usual spots, but it was still trying to throw everybody around, and the push back with the belts was different, and actually fun! I didn't expect that it would be like this. So I came off Coaster very enthused (still), and would definitely ride it again and again.

[Nrthwnd]

Today, I got a quick visit in, to see any more stuff going on with the new coaster ..... uh, Land.

Coaster queue was back up to it's usual hour+ wait.  But there was more to come. People I mean. Here's the pix I took today.

Enter the park, and this is the Coaster queue I see. Which will get MUCH BIGGER after 1 pm. (stay tuned)

I'll try and remember this, next time I ride Kettle Creek.

Looking through an Event Tent, to where Breakdance is 'dancing.'

Wouldn't it be funny (not) if Coaster stopped right between those flags?

Large shot of the new coaster site.

Shaping all that dirt takes a lot of machines to do it, I see.

Watering down the dirt.

"The Mountains Shot"

Had planned to try at least one of the Totchos combos offered. I stuck with the beef one.

I was hoping that what I was now looking at, was indeed, sour cream..... It was.

Very very messy. But I'd say it was pretty loaded from bottom to top. Went well with my Stella Artois.

No Scramblin' happening today.

Promised myself to get the Dark Fudge Apple this time. But now they several new fudge flavours! Arrrrrrrrgh!

Nearly 1 pm, and I come out of the park, seeing these queues at the ticket booths. There was a new "deal" being offered to the GP... any Wednesday (of the three remaining, before the PNE opens), and ONLY after 1 pm, can you get "2-for-1" tickets to Playland! GRreat offer, right? That said, everybody and their families showed up. Also, no pre-buying online was allowed. You had to queue up here at the ticket booths to get the tickets, etc.

And on and on. Blocked my view of any oncoming bus, but that was okay.

Not my headache inside, for the next few hours!

[Nrthwnd]

I got back to Playland yesterday, three days before our annual fair, The PNE, starts up. I decided to immediately head over to Coaster and get one - more - ride for "the season." It was a 40 minute wait in line (starting at 12:10), but there was lots of chatter around me to enjoy. And .... by the time I got into my coaster seat (12:50), the queue had tripled in length, and that was before the Real Crowds showed up after 1 pm. This was the last Wednesday for that 2-for-1 entry deal, so I expected Coaster's queue to be totally slammed, by the time I left the park. And .... it was, lol.

Here's the photos I took yesterday...

A reminder of how old Coaster is.

The crew started training with two coaster trains running. But the second train had "special guests" on it.

And then there were the bunch of flamingos there. Have no idea why.

New banners up, but the photos still show the former trains, with no seat belts on the riders.

Did You Know?....

And a special shout out to Mr Leroy, who built Coaster back in 1958.

I'm in the loading station, and this is the queue now. I started out in line, under the blue shade canopy, at the left there.

The ride was still great, so I'm over ranting about their installing the seat belts. And in the entire season, I got two rides on Coaster.

Even water dummies have their On-Ride Photos, too!

Noted.

Scooby ........ Do?

It was a long wait for this ride too, of all things. But it was very crowded that day.

And the crew was loading all 16 gondolas, which usually only happens during The Fair.

My gondola is almost here!

I never get tired of seeing our mountains from the West Coast Wheel, with such clear skies.

The Coaster Shot.

SkyBender was very busy, too.

Very, very busy yesterday.

Getting very busy on the new coaster.

Hmmm. Is all that pink stuff for the new coaster? Stay tuned ....

My lonely little Stella Artois. No Playland food, eaten today.

It looks like the Haunted Mansion walk-thru has "added on" to it's property. Looks interesting.

Hmmm. Wonder what this will be for? Guess we'll find out, when we visit The Fair on the 31st.

Artsy fartsy shot.

It's just after 2pm, and this is the 2-for-1 Deal queue.

Yep. We'll be there on August 31st.

What I brought home.

Boo.

[Evan-500]

Went to the PNE yesterday and has a lovely day. The new night show Remix Inferno is stunning, they did an insane job on it! Loved it. 
 

Didn’t do any rides, but did walk through Playland. The Coaster is closed for some reason, again. Every year now it seems the coaster can’t make it for opening weekend?

 

Anyway some photos I took. 
 

 

Beyond Monet.

 

 

Some Piglets.

 

 

The main drag.

 

 

Speaking of drag, caught this adorable moment. 
 

 

Some of the added rides. New this year. A little “Music Express” throwback. 
 

 

Just because. 
 

 

Remix Inferno. Epic. Wonderful. Surprising. Go see it. 

[Nrthwnd]

^ Did you eat there, and if so, anything you enjoyed, particularly? We're not going to the Fair until the 31st. We checked the PNE site for what food trucks, etc. were there this year. But back when I was in Playland, and on the West Coast Wheel, I could see the Revel District area .... but no major BBQ places there! Not a single one. I was shocked.   Then, in their food list, there was only one - lonely - food truck, selling BBQ, listed. And that's it, from what I saw and read.

So if you saw other BBQ spots there, I would love to know, w/o wandering aimlessly on the grounds.

[Evan-500]

1 hour ago, Nrthwnd said:

^ Did you eat there, and if so, anything you enjoyed, particularly? We're not going to the Fair until the 31st. We checked the PNE site for what food trucks, etc. were there this year. But back when I was in Playland, and on the West Coast Wheel, I could see the Revel District area .... but no major BBQ places there! Not a single one. I was shocked.   Then, in their food list, there was only one - lonely - food truck, selling BBQ, listed. And that's it, from what I saw and read.

So if you saw other BBQ spots there, I would love to know, w/o wandering aimlessly on the grounds.

Hi - yes for some reason the one BBQ team is missing this year, but Prairie BBQ is there again, with Henry’s chicken beside them instead of the other BBQ people. 
 

 

 

We also got Mac and Cheese, Jalapeño Corn Dogs, Pineapple Whip, Mini Donuts (drizzle in cream cheese icing), Rock Point Ice cream, and lots of beverages! (Yes we went a bit crazy with the food and treats haha). 
 

There’s a wine Happy Hour in the Rollerland building from 4:30-6:30 - $8 for select 5oz pours. 

[Nrthwnd]

^ Great to know, thanks! We've had Prairie Spice ribs before at earlier PNEs. Also hoping they have their great BBQ Sauce to sell, too.

Hmmm. The "Happy Hour" looks interesting, if only for a "couple of pours"...  Also hoping the central "Garden Area" which has/had an excellent bar and staff w/Happy Hour specials, too. It's also a great spot to bring your Food Truck food <smile>, and adding a nice cocktail or beer, etc.

Also, I'm curious how you spent all that time at the Fair, including staying for the night time fire/works, etc? Lots of stuff to eat, I can see you listing. But - did you have tickets for an evening concert and/or seeing all the possible Coliseum shows to see, etc? Generally, we don't come to the Fair until early afternoon. And have had enough, just after the dinner hour. Depending on hot warm/humid it is on Thursday, I'm sure we'll try and figure out a full day there. Somehow. Mmmmmm corn dogssssss.

https://www.pne.ca

Last year's ribs assortment, with two main BBQ businesses there (and Henry's, too) in Revel Distrtict.

So this was one of the two, last summer. But ......

...Hey Hey HEY! Looks like Prairie (Smoke &) Spice is back! And they definitely have the BBQ sauce, too! Yum!

[Evan-500]

On 8/27/2023 at 12:03 PM, Nrthwnd said:

^ Great to know, thanks! We've had Prairie Spice ribs before at earlier PNEs. Also hoping they have their great BBQ Sauce to sell, too.

Hmmm. The "Happy Hour" looks interesting, if only for a "couple of pours"...  Also hoping the central "Garden Area" which has/had an excellent bar and staff w/Happy Hour specials, too. It's also a great spot to bring your Food Truck food <smile>, and adding a nice cocktail or beer, etc.

Also, I'm curious how you spent all that time at the Fair, including staying for the night time fire/works, etc? Lots of stuff to eat, I can see you listing. But - did you have tickets for an evening concert and/or seeing all the possible Coliseum shows to see, etc? Generally, we don't come to the Fair until early afternoon. And have had enough, just after the dinner hour. Depending on hot warm/humid it is on Thursday, I'm sure we'll try and figure out a full day there. Somehow. Mmmmmm corn dogssssss.

https://www.pne.ca

Last year's ribs assortment, with two main BBQ businesses there (and Henry's, too) in Revel Distrtict.

So this was one of the two, last summer. But ......

...Hey Hey HEY! Looks like Prairie (Smoke &) Spice is back! And they definitely have the BBQ sauce, too! Yum!

Im a planner, so I had a schedule set for the shows we wanted to see. No tickets. 
 

Did Superdogs, Knights of Valour, watched the end of diving show from a distance, enjoyed the live music in the wine happy hour area, and had two glasses of wine there (hah), watched the Love of Drag, exploration, drinking and food breaks with friends. 
 

We do spend time just chilling and soaking in the atmosphere, but also looking around at everything. Of course time in the barns. 
 

oh and dueling pianos of course! 

[Evan-500]

Back here today. Coaster running this time. 
 

one car again. Looks like something happened. It’s now a mix of the purple and yellow car… 

 

Maybe it’s time to consider putting this ride out of its misery? Can RMC come in and save us?