August 9, 2012

Branson Sky Surfer

Welcome to Branson Sky Surfer.

Here is the load station.  Let's do this.

First off - this is very weird feeling.

This is a powered zipline.

Seriously.  This feels so wrong.

It's a pretty long course.

There are lots of curves in the trees.

Zoom.

The turns always get me.

Coming around the final corner.  This person chose to sit instead.

The final braking.

It's fun but it feels very unnatural.


White Water Branson


Welcome to White Water Branson.

Kalani Towers is the newest addition to the park.

The complex features racing slides.

There are also speed slides.

It's a really great looking complex.

Raging River Rapids.

This is a fun tube slide complex.

They have a great wavepool here.

This is Little Squirts Waterworks.

Ohana Falls is the family raft slide.

This is Pipeline Plunge.

Bermuda Triangle.

Splash Away Cay waterfortress.

Aloha River

Pretty neat looking lazy river.

White Water proved to be a great way to beat the heat.


August 7, 2012

Disneyland


Welcome back to Disneyland for a second day.

My first ride of the day is Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.

This is seriously one of the best minetrains out there.

The setting of the ride is amazing.

Faster!  Faster! Faster!

Awesome ride.

Let's take a ride on the Mark Twain.

What a relaxing ride this is.

Let's go exploring.

Toot!  Toot!

Some of the sights from the boat.



Time for Splash Mountain.

This is a great flume ride.

That's a huge animatronic.

Ha.  I didn't get wet on the big drop.

Time for Winnie the Pooh.

POOH!

Heffleumps and Woozels.

This is my all time favorite ride at the park.

The famous stretching room of the Haunted Mansion.

"Hurry Baaaaacccckkk"  

Tarzan's Treehouse.

There he is.

Time for one of the best rides in the park.

Winner Winner

Yeah, I refuse to wait in that line.

This is a wild and crazy ride.

Time for the world famous Jungle Cruise.

The better your guide - the better the ride.

Lions protecting a sleeping zebra.

Bathing elephants - don't worry they're wearing their trunks.

The backside of water.

The village people.

In the Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Room.

Did you know there's an attraction inside of the castle?

Here's the entrance to a very neat diorama walk through exhibit.

 
It's pretty neat - and a good way to escape the crowds.

Peter Pan - the best dark ride in Fantasyland.

King Arthur's Carousel.

Snow White's Scary Adventure.

Pinochio's Daring Journey.

Dumbo the Flying Elephant.

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.

Alice in Wonderland.

Mad Tea Party.

Storybook Canal.

I love the little villages.

You ride in a little boat with a narrator.

Seriously, these little towns are very cool.

Casey Jr.

We'll finish today with Pirates of the Caribbean.

Yo Ho!  Yo Ho!  A Pirate's Life For Me!

Again, Disneyland is just an amazing park.  It'll be tough to leave.