Saturday/Weekend After Report

Summer is over, socially. Labor Day Weekend marks the social end of summer. So I thought today I would rehash the weekend. Saturday We started our celebration of the weekend at Worlds of Fun. Dollar Days. We spent our Dollar Days time at the Moroccan Merchant store: $5 plush and apparel, everything else $1. They … Continue reading Saturday/Weekend After Report →

A look ahead: Labor Day Weekend

Most appropriately this post should have been created and scheduled for Thursday. But in the way of the world I posted something else on Thursday, so am doing the weekend wrap-up very early on Saturday -- though I don't expect the post to actually change anyone's schedule. So here goes: Dollar Days at Worlds of … Continue reading A look ahead: Labor Day Weekend →

Eclipse observations

The above video shows the effect of the eclipse on the lighting of our back lawn for the 4 critical minutes around the totality. Below is a chronology of what we saw during our various spaced timed sightings: 11:30 -- full sun through camera obscura and eclipse glasses. Outside thermometer 72 degrees. 11:50 -- possible … Continue reading Eclipse observations →

Cedar Fair Tour: Worlds of Fun — Coming Home

We did a half-tour of the Cedar Fair Parks; I blogged about the visits, and about the parks in comparison. Now I feel a need to blog about home, about Worlds of Fun. After touring all those parks, seeing all those extreme and expansive roller coasters, does it make Worlds of Fun dim by comparison? … Continue reading Cedar Fair Tour: Worlds of Fun — Coming Home →

A Look Ahead: End of Summer?

It is still a little ways to Labor Day Weekend, when the Kansas City Renaissance Festival opens, but a week from this evening is Media Day at the Ren Fest. That is where they try to "wine and dine" the media and other important local dignitaries. Madrigalia Bar Nonne will be there adding color, and … Continue reading A Look Ahead: End of Summer? →

Million Dollar Quartet

Today was our first time at the New Theatre Restaurant in Overland Park, KS. The show was a matinee of the show "Million Dollar Quartet". This will be a review/reflection on the experience of the New Theatre Restaurant and the show. We drove to the theater, expecting to be able to find it relatively easy … Continue reading Million Dollar Quartet →

A Look Ahead: Million $ Quartet

This Thursday I am doing another quick "look ahead" post. Snoopy's Birthday The first item is today, Thursday, Aug. 10 Worlds of Fun 4545 Worlds of Fun Ave, Kansas City, Missouri 64161 Come help us celebrate Snoopy's Birthday on Thursday after the 1:30 performance of Sally's Rockin' Dance Party! Cake will be served! Million $ … Continue reading A Look Ahead: Million $ Quartet →

Cedar Fair Parks Tour: Comparing Park Features

While touring the various parks, besides noting what we enjoy and had fun with at each park, we started making comparisons and contrasts between them. Certain themes began to arise in our minds. Today’s post will start a short to moderate discussion of the things we observed and discussed during our tour. True, we only … Continue reading Cedar Fair Parks Tour: Comparing Park Features →

HERSHEY’S CHOCOLATE WORLD

I have finished posting park by park reviews of our visits to the five Cedar Fair parks we toured. My intention is to have some further posts where I discuss thematic items from the parks for comparison and contrast. But before I do that post, short series of posts, I should cover what we did … Continue reading HERSHEY’S CHOCOLATE WORLD →

Cedar Fair Parks Tour: King’s Island

Of the three parks designed on the same model -- King’s Dominion, Canada’s Wonderland, King’s Island – King’s Island probably has the best balance from entry to roaming. We arrived at King’s Island on Thursday evening, and got modestly lost on the way to the park before getting ourselves turned the right way. As per … Continue reading Cedar Fair Parks Tour: King’s Island →