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Please Use a Coaster
Aug. 12th, 2019 06:53 pmBeth and I were originally thinking of going to the Museum of the Moving Image in Queens this weekend, but since there was planned subway work, we instead did something else we'd been planning on and drove up to Playland, an oddly but appropriately named amusement park. This was our third visit there, and it was nice outside. The park recently introduced their mascot Coaster, an updated version of the dragon who's been on the logo for years, but redesigned to look friendlier.
The Dragon Coaster, opened in 1929, is one of the oldest rides at the park.
The new Coaster is featured on one of the park's newest rides, the Dragonator, which spins around and moves back and forth on a track.
I believe it was also the first time we rode Super Flight, a suspended roller coaster that flips you around horizontally like you're flying, similarly to Superman: Ultimate Flight at Great Adventure. It ended up being rather painful. Overall, my body just can't take amusement park rides like it once could, although they're generally still fun. The only thing we rode twice was the Whip, one of Beth's favorites. I've mentioned after earlier visits that the park has two dark rides, and they even used the same "I will destroy you!" soundbite in both. There's also both a Thunder Bolt and a Music Express, and they're basically the same ride, although the former has suspended cars and hence doesn't move as quickly. There was also an art exhibit called the Floating Forest, which consisted of a bunch of jellyfish, on the beach outside the park.
Neither of us had eaten anything before leaving home, so we got some food at McDonald's on the way there, then hot dogs at the park.
There really isn't much more to say about this past weekend. I did watch the second episode of Lost in Oz, and played a bit of Dragon Warrior III. Maybe Coaster would get along with the dragons in that game.
One thing I heard on TV (but not on Lost in Oz that struck me was that there are apparently still people who think everyone is just so mean to Donald Trump. I thought his appeal (and I don't see any appeal at all to the guy, but obviously some people do) was supposed to be that he said what he wanted and damn the consequences, but he also whines about the consequences. Is he a tough guy who flaunts his power or a pathetic victim? As someone mentioned when I tweeted about this, Trump supporters obviously don't feel the need to be consistent. I'm not even sure they remember anything from day to day, considering how often Trump denies saying things he's on record as saying. And really, I feel that the media are generally being really nice to Trump. They criticize him, sure, but no more than they did any other President. It's certainly nowhere near the level of Trump himself laughing at the suggestion that his supporters should murder immigrants.
The Dragon Coaster, opened in 1929, is one of the oldest rides at the park.
The new Coaster is featured on one of the park's newest rides, the Dragonator, which spins around and moves back and forth on a track.
I believe it was also the first time we rode Super Flight, a suspended roller coaster that flips you around horizontally like you're flying, similarly to Superman: Ultimate Flight at Great Adventure. It ended up being rather painful. Overall, my body just can't take amusement park rides like it once could, although they're generally still fun. The only thing we rode twice was the Whip, one of Beth's favorites. I've mentioned after earlier visits that the park has two dark rides, and they even used the same "I will destroy you!" soundbite in both. There's also both a Thunder Bolt and a Music Express, and they're basically the same ride, although the former has suspended cars and hence doesn't move as quickly. There was also an art exhibit called the Floating Forest, which consisted of a bunch of jellyfish, on the beach outside the park.
Neither of us had eaten anything before leaving home, so we got some food at McDonald's on the way there, then hot dogs at the park.
There really isn't much more to say about this past weekend. I did watch the second episode of Lost in Oz, and played a bit of Dragon Warrior III. Maybe Coaster would get along with the dragons in that game.
One thing I heard on TV (but not on Lost in Oz that struck me was that there are apparently still people who think everyone is just so mean to Donald Trump. I thought his appeal (and I don't see any appeal at all to the guy, but obviously some people do) was supposed to be that he said what he wanted and damn the consequences, but he also whines about the consequences. Is he a tough guy who flaunts his power or a pathetic victim? As someone mentioned when I tweeted about this, Trump supporters obviously don't feel the need to be consistent. I'm not even sure they remember anything from day to day, considering how often Trump denies saying things he's on record as saying. And really, I feel that the media are generally being really nice to Trump. They criticize him, sure, but no more than they did any other President. It's certainly nowhere near the level of Trump himself laughing at the suggestion that his supporters should murder immigrants.
