Quick Update

Here are a few updates.

1. I went to the County Fair and went on 4 rides: Zombie Carnival, Vertigo, Wave Swinger, and Giant Wheel.

2. I also went the Santa Cruz and rode the Looff Carousel, Haunted Castle, Ghost Blasters, Cave Train, and Sky Glider.

3. I'm sorry if I didn't post Fright Fest 2014 photos like I promised. I'll make it up to you now.

Walt Disney World

For the first time in forever (well, since 2009), we went to Walt Disney World. I had quite a time. We did all 4 parks: Magic Kingdom, Hollywood Studios, Epcot, and Animal Kingdom.

I wasn't completely healed yet, so I couldn't do everything I wanted, but here's some of my favorites.

Magic Kingdom:
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Haunted Mansion

Hollywood Studios:
The Great Movie Ride (Dark ride through classic movies)

Epcot:
Soarin
Spaceship Earth (Dark ride through time)

I didn't have a favorite at Animal Kingdom, but here are some photos.

Cinderella Castle (Magic Kingdom)

 The Great Movie Ride

 Epcot Entrance

Tree of Life (Animal Kingdom)

That's all for now. The next park will be Santa Cruz. Goodnight Everybody!

Halloween Haunt 2014

This past weekend I went to Great America's Halloween Haunt. I had quite the time. Here's what I did.

Mazes:
Cornstalkers
Carnevil
Toy Factory
Dia De Los Muertos
Roadkill Roadhouse
Zombie High
Wax Museum Chamber of Horrors
Madame Marie's Massacre Manor
Mirror Mirror

Scare Zones:
Underworld Alley
The Gauntlet
Ironworx

Rides:
Scary-Go-Round
Action Theater ( Fun House Express)
The Demon

Shows:
Nytewalkers
Academy of Villains

Here are some photos (plus a video)

I'll be doing Discovery Kingdom's Fright Fest next!

Pirates of Emerson 2014

This Friday, I went to Pirates of Emerson. I must say, it was an improvement over last year. The drought forbade a corn maze, but they did have Wild Woods, which is where the chainsaw guy was this year. They also had Mental Maze, Pirates of Emerson, Buried Alive (which is so dark, you have to use a flashlight to get through), Virus, and my personal favorite, the Attic. Here are some photos.

 Hello, Virus Nurse!

 Hanging out.

Mental Maze greeter.

That's it for now. Next up: Halloween Haunt at Great America!

New thoughts on the Batman films

A few years ago, I posted my initial thoughts on the Batman films. My thoughts on them have changed since then. Here are my new thoughts.

Tim Burton films: The films have a gothic edge, are filled with memorable soundtracks, and the characters are complex, but easy to understand.

Joel Schumacher films: Mixed Bag, in my opinion. On one, hand, the films can have some heartwarming moments and the characters are sympathetic. On the other hand, they're overloaded with campiness akin to the 1960's show with Adam West (i.e. the bad puns and the cartoony portrayal of the villains like Two-Face and Mr. Freeze).

Nolan Trilogy: While I find some of it hard to understand, I can still get the most important plot points down.

I just wanted to clear that up. Thanks for reading.

P.S. My surgery's in November. I'll be doing Halloween events soon, though!

San Francisco Dungeon and Madame Tussauds

I just got back from seeing San Francisco's new attractions: Madame Tussauds and The Dungeon. They are my favorite non-theme park attractions here in Northern California. I'll tell you about both. The photos in this update are souvenir photos, by the way.

The San Francisco Dungeon is the most immersive attraction in Northern California. In fact, it surpasses all the major theme parks around here because it's much more reminiscent of Disneyland and Universal Studios (sorry, Santa Cruz dark rides). You get to experience the history of San Francisco, including the Gold Rush (which features a mine-themed Mirror Maze), get shainghaied and go on a boat ride, see a Chinatown plague doctor, and hear a ghost story from Alcatraz.

Madame Tussauds, on the other hand, is a wax museum. This and The Dungeon replaced the Wax Museum that had been there for 50 years. The exhibits are themed to San Francisco's history, Music, Sports, and Film. The last room you go through is set up like an A-List Party. You even get to go behind the scenes in one room and see world leaders in another. I couldn't tell at one point if one guy standing next to the model of the Madame herself was real or wax! He moved, so I knew he was real.

Steven Spielberg

E.T.

Alfred Hitchcock

Lady Gaga

Elvis Presley

Beyonce

Al Capone

Michael Phelps

That's all for now! my next update will come soon. See you soon!

Spring Update

My dear friends, it's been 4 MONTHS since my last post! My, how time flies! Here's some stuff you'd like to know:

Discovery Kingdom's now open year round.
I got mom to ride Superman with me (she didn't like it, though, but I understand)!
Undertow is one of my new favorite rides at Santa Cruz.

Anyways here are some photos of a boardwalk trip with my mom this past saturday.

 I hadn't ridden Tsunami in a long time, so I did just that.

 I enjoy doing the Double Shot.

 As you can see, we tied on Ghost Blasters.

 I never get seasick on the Pirate Ship!

 I like the Cliff Hanger as well.

I also did Buccaneer Bay, the indoor mini golf.

Well, that's it for now. I'll have another surgery soon, so wish me luck. But for now, GOODNIGHT EVERYBODY!