Spent today at work and the evening watching movies, including finally seeing Encanto, which was great but didn't use the coatis nearly enough. Magnificent every time my cousins appeared, though, so that was delightful. Anyway, enjoy a double load of California's Great America pictures instead of words.
Happiness Is ... banners hung around the performing stage. There wasn't a show going on while we were there.
Ah yes, the Planet Snoopy Construction Zone, I understand how these elements plus Snoopy as the world-famous flagman fit together.
In this building is a space backdrop and a Moon prop. Its origin and purpose are still a total mystery.
Delirium, a claw ride, which we didn't ride, although we'd been on a similar ride at Rebuilt Casino Pier.
Oh, here's a nice look at the other end of that covered bridge where they didn't build the cover out to the whole of the bridge.
It does go over a nice little river, and it's wonderful seeing how green and lush the world becomes around any bit of water.
It's an arrangement of colors and leaf shapes alien to where I'd grown up or lived; we found it hard to resist just watching the plantlife.
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bunnyhugger gets a moment for her memories. She was experimenting with using a fanny pack, too, and found it more useful than she imagined.
The Orbit's an Enterprise, a big spinning wheel that lifts up to almost vertical and one like the Witch's Wheel removed from Cedar Point a couple seasons before the pandemic. We went for a ride and there was some confusing thing going on where someone couldn't ride, ultimately, and had to get off, and needed ride operators to get over and help them out. Not sure what all that was about.
But here's the operator booth for The Orbit, which is a nice little bit more decorated than it needs to be and I appreciate that.
I'm sure this Voodoo Charm store (which was closed when we visit) has no problematic elements at all to it!
And now we're almost back up to the front of the park; this is just a bit off the carousel. The flowers have a Mardis Gras masquerade theme, hinting at the section just down the pathway a little.
Trivia: While an astronaut, Ed White would jog two miles each day, squeezing a rubber ball while running to strengthen his hands and arms. He even had a 40-foot length of rope fixed in his backyard, so he could climb it on days off. Source: Gemini 4: An Astronaut Steps Into The Void, David J Shayler. So, you know, the lack of physical strain White felt during his spacewalk might have mislead the astronauts in just how hard working in space would be.
Currently Reading: Crosley: Two Brothers and a Business Empire That Transformed the Nation, Rusty McClure with David Stern and Michael A Banks.
PS: What's Going On In The Phantom (weekdays)? Why does Mozz care when Kit Jr decided to come home? July - September 2023 with maybe my most succinct description of three months' worth of plot, and least succinct summary of one week's worth.
