Need a puzzle to get you back in the groove? Has it been a couple of months since you tackled a 1000 piece? Did you just realize that you’ve set aside puzzles under the misguided notion that the pandemic was waning? Well come on over and get yourself the Cedar Point 150th Anniversary puzzle. 500 pieces and confidence building all in one go. Now bring on that 1000 piece mostly monochrome puzzle.
Magic Mountain Mondays #29: Tidal Wave
Removed as of 2021 to make way for a new single rail RMC (that’s an upgrade if I’ve ever seen one), Tidal Wave was Magic Mountain’s entry in the brief early 90s “chute-the-chutes” craze. There’s a way to do this type of ride well, and this isn’t it.
In August of 1995, I took a bunch of photos (on film no less) at Six Flags Magic Mountain using an inexpensive camera. I was working as an Operations supervisor at the time, and the purpose of the project was to create a slide show for an employee appreciation party for our Operations staff. I’ve carted these slides around for over 25 years and I finally had them digitally transferred this year. About 2/3s of them aren’t available for posting because they are crew pictures and I have no way to request permission to post them. But I do have 50+ available that are just various shots of the park. Enjoy this time capsule from August 1995.
Pardon My Brag
We met Santa last week.
Radiator Springs Racers - Puzzle Pieces Vol. 12
Whoa! 8 months since my last puzzle? Not sure what happened there. Anyway, this one continues the theme of the last few - posters of Disney California Adventure posters. This time: Radiator Springs Racers. Next time: something that isn’t DCA.
Snow Day at Mammoth Mountain
And now for something different - snow! No Disney or rollercoasters to be found. On our first trip to Mammoth Mountain since March 2020, we were actually snowed out from the actual mountain - no snowboarding or skiing. But we were still happy to have a snow day and end up doing a "snow crawl" for Val's birthday. Enjoy!