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Kangaroo, I Don’t Know What to Do

I rode a ride called the Kangaroo at Kennywood last weekend. This was installed in 1962, closed in 2021, and restored in 2022. It’s called a flying coaster, although it’s not a ROLLER coaster, but a circular ride with a … Continue reading

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Willy-Nilly Silly Old Bear

Winnie the Pooh – Looking at the list, I think I might have gotten the order a bit mixed up. I thought for sure this came out before Tangled, but I guess not. Oh, well. The Bear of Very Little … Continue reading

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The House at Mario Corner

Archetypes being what they are, it’s pretty much possible to link any group of fictional characters with any other, if you stretch a bit. It’s a largely futile exercise, but sometimes fun. Recently, I was thinking (think, think, think) about … Continue reading

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