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Let's Play
Jun. 24th, 2012 07:36 pmI've had a surprisingly busy last few days. On Friday evening, I went with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
bethje, therealtavie, not_glimmer, Kitana, and Stephanie to see a short film starring Scott Thompson and Dave Foley. There was a good deal of confusion over when the movie actually started, so we ended up waiting for over an hour. The film itself was funny, but I'm afraid what I remember best was the two ladies who sat in front of us. They shifted around their seats a whole lot, and talked with thick New York accents through the entire thing. Then, when the producer called for questions, one of them said, "Dave Foley needs to go on a diet." That's not a question, professor.
The next day, after a series of frustrating dreams in which I couldn't tell whether or not I was dreaming, I drove Beth and Tavie to Rye, New York, so we could go to Playland. No, seriously, there's an amusement park called "Playland." Maybe that's not so amusing to you, but it is to me. Beth says she first heard of it on The Cosby Show, and figured it must have been made up. Actually, it's a quite old park, dating back to 1928. Some of the earliest rides that are still in operation are the Dragon Coaster and the Whip. Beth had been talking for some time about wanting to go on a Whip, but most of the parks in the area had either taken them out or only had kiddie versions. I think people tend to ignore the ride because it looks pretty tame, but actually when it goes around the edges it's wilder than you'd expect. Besides, it's history, right? Playland also had three dark rides: Ye Old Mill, Zombie Castle, and the Flying Witch. The first one is mostly geared toward children; while the recording at the beginning says it's "a little scary," it really isn't. It's well-lit most of the way, and the trolls are much more cutesy than terrifying. Tavie remembers it being darker when she went there years ago, but whether this is actually true or just a trick of the mind, I couldn't say. The other two dark rides are your typical ride-through haunted houses, with skeletons, monsters, strobe lights, and people in electric chairs. A LOT of people in electric chairs, for some reason. Also worth mentioning is the Derby Racer, presumably one of only two left in the country. It looks sort of like a carousel, but it's much faster. And in light of my most recent WordPress post, I should mention that there were pictures of Thor on the Thunder Bolt ride. The park wasn't crowded at all, which was nice. My childhood ability to stay at amusement parks all day is no longer intact.
On the way back from the park, I noticed that the warning light for emissions is lit on my dashboard. The closest Honda dealership is in Jersey City, and while I know some people say not to take cars to the dealer for service, I've really had more luck there than at other places. I hope I don't have to wait with it all day, but I'll be sure to bring a few books to read.
bethje, therealtavie, not_glimmer, Kitana, and Stephanie to see a short film starring Scott Thompson and Dave Foley. There was a good deal of confusion over when the movie actually started, so we ended up waiting for over an hour. The film itself was funny, but I'm afraid what I remember best was the two ladies who sat in front of us. They shifted around their seats a whole lot, and talked with thick New York accents through the entire thing. Then, when the producer called for questions, one of them said, "Dave Foley needs to go on a diet." That's not a question, professor. The next day, after a series of frustrating dreams in which I couldn't tell whether or not I was dreaming, I drove Beth and Tavie to Rye, New York, so we could go to Playland. No, seriously, there's an amusement park called "Playland." Maybe that's not so amusing to you, but it is to me. Beth says she first heard of it on The Cosby Show, and figured it must have been made up. Actually, it's a quite old park, dating back to 1928. Some of the earliest rides that are still in operation are the Dragon Coaster and the Whip. Beth had been talking for some time about wanting to go on a Whip, but most of the parks in the area had either taken them out or only had kiddie versions. I think people tend to ignore the ride because it looks pretty tame, but actually when it goes around the edges it's wilder than you'd expect. Besides, it's history, right? Playland also had three dark rides: Ye Old Mill, Zombie Castle, and the Flying Witch. The first one is mostly geared toward children; while the recording at the beginning says it's "a little scary," it really isn't. It's well-lit most of the way, and the trolls are much more cutesy than terrifying. Tavie remembers it being darker when she went there years ago, but whether this is actually true or just a trick of the mind, I couldn't say. The other two dark rides are your typical ride-through haunted houses, with skeletons, monsters, strobe lights, and people in electric chairs. A LOT of people in electric chairs, for some reason. Also worth mentioning is the Derby Racer, presumably one of only two left in the country. It looks sort of like a carousel, but it's much faster. And in light of my most recent WordPress post, I should mention that there were pictures of Thor on the Thunder Bolt ride. The park wasn't crowded at all, which was nice. My childhood ability to stay at amusement parks all day is no longer intact.
On the way back from the park, I noticed that the warning light for emissions is lit on my dashboard. The closest Honda dealership is in Jersey City, and while I know some people say not to take cars to the dealer for service, I've really had more luck there than at other places. I hope I don't have to wait with it all day, but I'll be sure to bring a few books to read.
