Bay Beach Park gets a new ride for the upcoming season!

http://www.fdlreporter.com/article/20130306/FON0101/130306011/New-ride-coming-Bay-Beach-Amusement-Park

Kudos to Bay Beach Park in Green Bay, Wisconsin for continuing to grow its vintage park!! The Sea Dragon is a real crowd-pleaser; Kiddieland had a similar ride, and its a big draw in a variety of parks I visited for the book.

One of my very best friends lives up in Wisco; this was her park as a child.  At some point this summer, I do believe a girl trip is necessary!!

It's just a hunka hunka rolling coaster!

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/103590459.html

Up in northern Wisconsin, an historic coaster with rock and roll roots will soon have a new home and thrill the next generation of coaster enthusiasts. The Zippin Pippin was once Elvis Presley's favorite coaster (wow -- now THAT would be quite an interview for my book! Perhaps I can have someone channel him... Hello, Elvis? How many times did you ride it? Ever ride it while eating one of those peanut butter, bacon and banana sandwiches?) and it's to be resurrected from the original blueprints up at the small Green Bay park.

Viva Las Bay Beach!

Contemplating the next park...or getting all loony on ya and making that "parks".

It's been almost two months since my last park visit. Since then, a lot of stuff got in the way, some good, some gnarly. But now, while a desert's worth of dust settles, it's time to contemplate and plan for future visits.

At the end of this month, I'll either be planning a trip up north to the Green Bay area and Bay Beach Park, along with a dear friend -- it was her childhood park. It's truly a magical thing to attend a park with someone whose childhood memories come into play. Or, depending upon monies and timing and such, the end of the month may hold in store a trip to the East Coast. Or the Northwest. It's rather up in the air at this juncture.

After I'm done with my play, "The Drowsy Chaperone", Ben and I will be traipsing out to the San Fran area and the plan is to tackle the Santa Cruz Boardwalk and take in their refurbished dark ride.

And then, closer to the holidays, we'll take a long weekend's trip to Silver Dollar City. Can I have a "Yee" and a "Haw"?

I'll let you know more when I know more...