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Dumbo the Flying Elephant - Disneyland Paris (France) by Perry Tak

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Dumbo the Flying Elephant 06/09/2021 14h06

A classic in Fantasyland. So one to do! Greetings from Andy and Freek.

Fantasyland is the most famous land of the magical kingdom of Disney, the land where all the famous fairytale characters live. This is where Disney classics such as Snow White, Pinocchio, Peter Pan and the flying elephant Dumbo come to life.

With Sleeping Beauty Castle (Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant) as major eyecatcher to enter this land from Central Plaza and Main Street USA. Including dark rides as Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains (Snow White), Les Voyages de Pinocchio, Peter Pan’s Flight and It’s a Small World.

And other famous rides including Le Pays des Contes de Fées, Casey Jr. – le Petit Train du Cirque, Alice’s Curious Labyrinth, Mad Hatter’s Tea Cups, Dumbo the Flying Elephant and Le Carrousel de Lancelot.

Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Paris, originally Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort in Marne-la-Vallée, a new town located 32 km east of the centre of Paris, and is the most visited theme park in all of Europe. It is owned by The Walt Disney Company through subsidiary Euro Disney S.C.A. The resort covers 19 km2 and encompasses two theme parks, many resort hotels, a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex, and a golf course, in addition to several additional recreational and entertainment venues. Disneyland Park is the original theme park of the complex, opening with the resort on 12 April 1992. A second theme park, Walt Disney Studios Park, opened in 2002. The resort is the second Disney park to open outside the United States following the opening of the Tokyo Disney Resort in 1983.

FACTS & FIGURES

Opened: 12/04/1992

Previous names: Euro Disney Resort (1992-1994), Disneyland Resort Paris (2002-2009)

Area: 19 km2

Themeparks: Parc Disneyland - Parc Walt Disney Studios

Hotels: 7 Disney hotels and 9 partnered hotels

Owners: Euro Disney S.C.A. + The Walt Disney Company

Attractions: Disneyland Park (34), Park Walt Disney Studios (18)

[ Source and more Info: Wikipedia - Disneyland Paris ]

1835 JMW Turner - Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight by Bobbex

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Described as the ‘father of modern art’ by John Ruskin, Turner often shocked his contemporaries with his loose brushwork and vibrant colour palette while portraying the development of the modern world unlike any other artist at the time.

It is no wonder that Turner became the most celebrated painter in England and that over one hundred and fifty years later, we celebrate contemporary artists of the same innovating spirit through the aptly named Turner Prize.

The River Tyne winds across northeast England to the North Sea, passing through the city of Newcastle, just a few miles from the river’s mouth. The site of vast coal mines, as well as the manufacture of glass and iron, Newcastle was at the fulcrum of the Industrial Revolution by the turn of the 19th century. Pictured here is the River Tyne at Shields, a town downriver from Newcastle proper. Coal mined nearby was loaded at Shields onto small flat-bottomed vessels called keels. The keels were navigated across the shallow river and under the low Tyneside bridge, their cargo transferred onto large ocean-going ships waiting in the harbor. The most frequent destination was London, the main consumer of coal from Newcastle.

The belching smokestacks and effluents of industry transformed the marine and land vistas of England. Work, too, was transformed as laborers toiled in continuous shifts to meet the demands of a growing economy and population for fuel and other raw material. The changes wrought in English life by industrialism intrigued Turner and captured his imagination. Yet, the effects of nature equally enthralled the artist.

Keelmen Heaving in Coals by Moonlight captures and juxtaposes these two themes. The moon’s iridescent, nocturnal glow and a sense of calm pervade the painting as you imagine water slapping rhythmically against the buoys in the foreground and paddles propelling the rowboat quietly across the harbor. By contrast, teams of workers servicing the thicket of boats anchored in the harbor bustle under fiery braziers and a cloud of soot at the painting’s edges, suggesting an even more extensive landscape of industry that continues just out of view. In the far background, flaming smokestacks are visible and the pollutants they emitted may have contributed to the refracted, shimmering quality of the light in the painting. Turner mingles the imperatives of industry with the enduring and sometimes inexpressible values of nature.

Still life and not so still by yvie.cee

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We had a choice of two themes for the Cardiff u3a photography group challenge - Still Life and Something Growing. I think this random arrangement of dead wood and Marsh Marigolds fit the bill for both subjects. Seen in the Physic Garden pond in Cowbridge.

(197/365) Renewed Commitment by Keith Wilson

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Our Daily Challenge - Yard Work

365: The 2013 Edition - Commit

Trying to combine two themes with this one, just about! Let me explain....

The summer was crap in the UK last year, I was working too much and I let my garden go wild. I was annoyed with my lack of effort!

Roll forward to this summer. Glorious weather, no work until January and plenty of time to spend to commit myself to turning things around and enjoying my outdoors areas!

Getting the best tan I've ever had as a result is a bonus!

BNTM CYCLE TWO:theme by barbie top fashion blog2012

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in the first place mina eventually gave up of the competition and eventually forming the top three congratulations for tsa-pisa, viveca and lily

Theme: free

for this topic I wanna to do the best with the best clothes and elegance

deadline: August 31

Lily- www.flickr.com/photos/88102708@N07/9568219991/

Tsa-pisa

Viveca-

Mad Hatter's Tea Cups - Disneyland Paris (France) by Perry Tak

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Mad Hatter's Tea Cups 06/09/2021 14h11

An iconic attraction in Disneyland's Fantasyland is the Mad Hatter's Tea Cups, a spinning tea cup ride. The ride theme is inspired by the Unbirthday Party scene in Walt Disney's Alice In Wonderland, and plays a carousel version of the film's "Unbirthday Song".

Fantasyland is the most famous land of the magical kingdom of Disney, the land where all the famous fairytale characters live. This is where Disney classics such as Snow White, Pinocchio, Peter Pan and the flying elephant Dumbo come to life.

With Sleeping Beauty Castle (Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant) as major eyecatcher to enter this land from Central Plaza and Main Street USA. Including dark rides as Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains (Snow White), Les Voyages de Pinocchio, Peter Pan’s Flight and It’s a Small World.

And other famous rides including Le Pays des Contes de Fées, Casey Jr. – le Petit Train du Cirque, Alice’s Curious Labyrinth, Mad Hatter’s Tea Cups, Dumbo the Flying Elephant and Le Carrousel de Lancelot.

Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Paris, originally Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort in Marne-la-Vallée, a new town located 32 km east of the centre of Paris, and is the most visited theme park in all of Europe. It is owned by The Walt Disney Company through subsidiary Euro Disney S.C.A. The resort covers 19 km2 and encompasses two theme parks, many resort hotels, a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex, and a golf course, in addition to several additional recreational and entertainment venues. Disneyland Park is the original theme park of the complex, opening with the resort on 12 April 1992. A second theme park, Walt Disney Studios Park, opened in 2002. The resort is the second Disney park to open outside the United States following the opening of the Tokyo Disney Resort in 1983.

FACTS & FIGURES

Opened: 12/04/1992

Previous names: Euro Disney Resort (1992-1994), Disneyland Resort Paris (2002-2009)

Area: 19 km2

Themeparks: Parc Disneyland - Parc Walt Disney Studios

Hotels: 7 Disney hotels and 9 partnered hotels

Owners: Euro Disney S.C.A. + The Walt Disney Company

Attractions: Disneyland Park (34), Park Walt Disney Studios (18)

[ Source and more Info: Wikipedia - Disneyland Paris ]

Le Pays des Contes de Fées - Disneyland Paris (France) by Perry Tak

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Le Pays des Contes de Fées 06/09/2021 14h16

Storybook Land Canal Boats is an attraction located at the Disneyland and Disneyland Park (Paris) theme parks. Passengers embark on a leisurely paced outdoor boat ride through a winding canal featuring settings from Disney animated films recreated in miniature. The Disneyland version was one of the original attractions when the park opened on July 17, 1955, although the miniature buildings and landscaping were not added until the following year.[1] The version in Disneyland Paris is named Le Pays des Contes de Fées (meaning "The Land of Fairy Tales" in French) and opened in the spring of 1994.

[ More information: Wikipedia - Storybook Land Canal Boats

Fantasyland is the most famous land of the magical kingdom of Disney, the land where all the famous fairytale characters live. This is where Disney classics such as Snow White, Pinocchio, Peter Pan and the flying elephant Dumbo come to life.

With Sleeping Beauty Castle (Le Château de la Belle au Bois Dormant) as major eyecatcher to enter this land from Central Plaza and Main Street USA. Including dark rides as Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains (Snow White), Les Voyages de Pinocchio, Peter Pan’s Flight and It’s a Small World.

And other famous rides including Le Pays des Contes de Fées, Casey Jr. – le Petit Train du Cirque, Alice’s Curious Labyrinth, Mad Hatter’s Tea Cups, Dumbo the Flying Elephant and Le Carrousel de Lancelot.

Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Paris, originally Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort in Marne-la-Vallée, a new town located 32 km east of the centre of Paris, and is the most visited theme park in all of Europe. It is owned by The Walt Disney Company through subsidiary Euro Disney S.C.A. The resort covers 19 km2 and encompasses two theme parks, many resort hotels, a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex, and a golf course, in addition to several additional recreational and entertainment venues. Disneyland Park is the original theme park of the complex, opening with the resort on 12 April 1992. A second theme park, Walt Disney Studios Park, opened in 2002. The resort is the second Disney park to open outside the United States following the opening of the Tokyo Disney Resort in 1983.

FACTS & FIGURES

Opened: 12/04/1992

Previous names: Euro Disney Resort (1992-1994), Disneyland Resort Paris (2002-2009)

Area: 19 km2

Themeparks: Parc Disneyland - Parc Walt Disney Studios

Hotels: 7 Disney hotels and 9 partnered hotels

Owners: Euro Disney S.C.A. + The Walt Disney Company

Attractions: Disneyland Park (34), Park Walt Disney Studios (18)

[ Source and more Info: Wikipedia - Disneyland Paris ]

BNTM C.2 VOGUE EDITION - Week 4: "ANDROGYNY" - Kora Estelle by That-Doll

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CALLED: 1/11

SCORED: 24/24

I loved the theme this week, it's been such a challenge I thought it would be simple but it's been so hard to get the right masculine look with out it looking to feminine.

Last week we didn't do to well placing 7th! Which is a huge drop being placed 2nd in the first two themes. So this week we've tried to do our best to hope we can be on top.

I hope you like it :)

Bratz Next Top Model Cycle 3 - Semi Finalist Challenge (1/2): Basic Head Shots - Halle by OhKumi

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Yay! Me and Halle our semi-finalists! I really hope we make it into the actual competition as I would love to be apart of this cycle!

So for the Semi-Finalist Challeneges we have been given two themes to complete. The first is 'Basic Head Shots' the whole point of the theme is in the title so there isn't much to say about this shot really - its just Halle plain and simple with no editing apart from the lighting.

Hope you like it and my second photo will be up soon! :)

CALLED: NA/18

Cog in the machine (184/365 2013)(week27) by jo

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July 3rd. Combining the two themes (centre point and industrial). I snuck back into the barn - so many opportunities for good shots in there! I think this is part of an old tractor. I tried it in mono, but I liked the chaos of colour behind it. i did have some lighter shots, but i quite like the way it emerges from the gloom - it's like that in the barn!

Bratz Next Top Model Cycle 1- Theme 5- "That-Doll Fashion Inspirations" by Mr. Bratz™

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Ello models! This week you guys had to do two themes! State lovers and Marina and the Diamonds! there is lots of models who didn't turn in on the EXTENDED deadline! Sorry! Guest Judge is Lola.ayou! Also since Jaymee quit Izzy and Winter will not be given their immunity! Let's get to judging!

Marina and the Diamonds (1/2):

Izzy (Power & Control)- www.flickr.com/photos/beautiful30bratz/8537923385/:

Definitely not my favorite from you! The facial expression is nice and also is the concept! But everything goes downhill from there! The pose is very stiff. The background is really distracting, if you would've cleaned the setting up a little it would be better! Also your hair is getting very boring! If you could next time try to experiment a new hairstyle please do! Plus the editing on the face makes you look a little chubby.

Winter (Primadonna)- www.flickr.com/photos/crushphobia/8550776552/:

Not a huge fan of this! This is mediocre for me! The pose is very nice and also is the setup! But the eyelashes are a little to big and I think this is a little over edited! The heart near the eye is great, but if you shortened it a bit this would be quite better!

Shayne (Teen Idle)- www.flickr.com/photos/lagoonablue247/8578716764/in/photos...:

This is ok! The edited cup, as I think is very fake (Even though it is fake!) and very noticeable that you edited it in! Your pose is a little awkward in my opinion, I love the hair! it's so new and very vibrant! I like the "Shayne and the Diamonds" logo! Very cute. Also the name at the song at the bottom was a great word footer! but I think it would've been better if you kept the name of the song out of the photo!

Sophie (Primadonna)- www.flickr.com/photos/glglover78/8529294209/:

I'm not liking this! Your pose is very basic and simple! The background is very bland and boring! Next week please try to use a new background! The makeup is weird! The mascara looks like you're crying and that it is running down! The color editing of the photo itself is not that good! The filter wasn't necessary! Overall not that good!

Roxy (Miss Y)- www.flickr.com/photos/91923902@N06/8565672573/in/photostream:

Ooh la la! This is fab! The heart next to the eye is perfect! Your pose is very alluring and sexy! I love the scene and concept you chose! The setting is amazing! This is my favorite photo of you so far! The props are all so detailed! Love! The only bad thing about this photo is that the background is very distracting and so is the couch, love the outfit also!

Raine (How to be a Heartbreaker)- www.flickr.com/photos/87268212@N06/8526516148/in/photostream:

This is my favorite shot from you! The scene you chose is the most memorable scene there is in the music video! The male models appeal to me more than you in this shot! This would've been better if you had better contact! but the chemistry on the right of you seems like you guys have good chemistry between each other in the photo! Overall this is great!

Katia (The Outsider)- www.flickr.com/photos/66850425@N04/8538981737/:

I'm getting mixed messages about this photo! You pose is ok but I wish to have seen the other hand in this photo! The clothing seems to blend in with the B&W effect! I love the setting! The concept and editing is great! The final flaw is that I think it would have been better if you didn't edit the joints in this photo!

Camilla (how to be a Heartbreaker)- www.flickr.com/photos/86305693@N04/8566903890/in/photostr...:

So disappointing! This photo is not good at all! You pose is stiff! It is hard to see what song you chose due to the way it is! The set is bland and boring like is said to Sophie! The couple actually catches my eye more than you! Also the photo is very grainy! Your hair is messed up drastically by the way!

Call-Out Order:

1. Roxy
2. Shayne
3. Katia
4. Winter
5. Izzy
6. Raine
7. Sophie
8. Camilla

State Lovers (2/2)

Camilla & Jizel- www.flickr.com/photos/87808124@N06/8555867528/:

Jizel-

Kasia: Jizel, I definitely do see some Dallas/southern inspirations in your outfit. You almost look like a old saloon girl. Your makeup matches the outfit very well but your hair looks a little messy. The pose is okay but your right arm looks a bit awkward. Overall though, nice job.

Camilla-

Kasia: Camilla, I'm sorry but for me nothing is really working for you in this shot. Your outfit is nice but it doesn't make me think of Dallas at all which was sort of the main idea for this theme. I do appreciate the fact that you tried to change up your facial expression but it looks like a weird combination of happiness, fear, and nervousness. Overall, I'm not too impressed.

As a whole-

Kasia: Overall, I would have to say that the editing is quite good and it definitely has some Dallas vibes. I do think that Jizel is the star of the photo though.

Sophie-

Kasia: Honestly Sophie, this photo doesn't impress me. Your outfit is okay but since you are representing New York, and you're in New York City might I add, I think it should be a bit more edgy and fashion forward. I do like your makeup and hair though. However, the biggest issue I have with this is that you blend into the background too much. You should definitely be a little closer to the camera and take up more of the shot because right now, you really do just look like part of the background. As far as editing goes, I would say you did an okay job but you definitely should have gotten rid of all the white and softened up the edges a bit. This is a bit disappointing Sophie and I know that you can do a lot better.

Call-Out Order:

Group Call-Out:
1. Sophie
2. Jizel & Camilla
Model Alone Call-Out:

1. Sophie
2. Jizel
3. Camilla

Main Call-Out Order:

1. Roxy
2. Shayne
3. Katia
4. Winter
5. Izzy
6. Raine
7. Jizel
8. Sophie

Bottom Three: Camilla, Shayla ,and Angela.

Shayla and Angela, you both failed to turn in photos this week! It makes me wonder if you're committed to the competition!

Camilla, your past work has been dropping your placings very low! Can it still save you from being eliminated?

The model safe is.................................................................................. Angela!

I'm giving you ONE last chance! Don't let me down!

Shayla and Camilla, this is not the end for you models! I wish you the best of luck! <3

Your next theme is "That-Doll Fashion Inspirations"!

Requirements:

-Must have inspiration from her designs!: www.flickr.com/photos/that-doll/sets/72157631871242899/
-Must add That-Doll in your photo!
-Have Fun!

Deadline: March 30, 2013 (ONE WEEK)

Photo Finished:
Raine: www.flickr.com/photos/87268212@N06/8589388695/
Shayne: www.flickr.com/photos/lagoonablue247/8597078821/
Sophie: www.flickr.com/photos/glglover78/8601432408/

Katia: www.flickr.com/photos/66850425@N04/8601958405/in/photostr...

Wintertraum - Phantasialand (Germany) by Perry Tak

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Wintertraum 28/11/2021 19h39

Wintertraum is the Winter edition of Phantasialand with lots of lights, Christmastrees, Christmas music, decorations and a ice skate rink on the central plaza of the park. The "main street" in the Berlin section of Phantasialand is well decorated as well.

Phantasialand

Phantasialand is a theme park in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that attracts approximately 2 million visitors annually. The park was opened in 1967 by Gottlieb Löffelhardt and Richard Schmidt. Although starting as a family-oriented park, Phantasialand has also added thrill rides, especially during recent years. Furthermore, following the example of Europa-Park, they have decided to attract business customers beside the regular ones, calling it "Business to Pleasure".

Among the park's thrill rides is Taron (the world's fastest multi-launch coaster), Black Mamba (a Bolliger & Mabillard inverted coaster) and a themed Mine Train roller coaster called Colorado Adventure, which runs among some mountains in the park's Wild West section and was opened by Michael Jackson.

With an area of approximately 28 hectares, of which the actual park (excluding parking lots and hotels) occupies about 12 hectares, the Phantasialand is one of the smaller theme parks in terms of area. A dense construction with partially intertwined attractions and a relatively frequent demolition of old attractions in favor of new ones are characteristic of the park. Affiliated to the Phantasialand are two themed hotels as well as event and conference rooms.

FACTS & FIGURES

Opened: 1967

Area: 28 hectares

Visitors: 2 million (2018)

Attractions: 36

Rollercoasters: 8

Water rides: 5

Themed Areas: Berlin - Mystery - Mexico - China Town - Deep In Africa - Fantasy - Rookburgh (under construction)

[ Wikipedia 2019 ]

Wintertraum - Phantasialand (Germany) by Perry Tak

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Berlin 28/11/2021 18h35

Wintertraum is the Winter edition of Phantasialand with lots of lights, Christmastrees, Christmas music, decorations and a ice skate rink on the central plaza of the park. The "main street" in the Berlin section of Phantasialand is well decorated as well.

Phantasialand

Phantasialand is a theme park in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that attracts approximately 2 million visitors annually. The park was opened in 1967 by Gottlieb Löffelhardt and Richard Schmidt. Although starting as a family-oriented park, Phantasialand has also added thrill rides, especially during recent years. Furthermore, following the example of Europa-Park, they have decided to attract business customers beside the regular ones, calling it "Business to Pleasure".

Among the park's thrill rides is Taron (the world's fastest multi-launch coaster), Black Mamba (a Bolliger & Mabillard inverted coaster) and a themed Mine Train roller coaster called Colorado Adventure, which runs among some mountains in the park's Wild West section and was opened by Michael Jackson.

With an area of approximately 28 hectares, of which the actual park (excluding parking lots and hotels) occupies about 12 hectares, the Phantasialand is one of the smaller theme parks in terms of area. A dense construction with partially intertwined attractions and a relatively frequent demolition of old attractions in favor of new ones are characteristic of the park. Affiliated to the Phantasialand are two themed hotels as well as event and conference rooms.

FACTS & FIGURES

Opened: 1967

Area: 28 hectares

Visitors: 2 million (2018)

Attractions: 36

Rollercoasters: 8

Water rides: 5

Themed Areas: Berlin - Mystery - Mexico - China Town - Deep In Africa - Fantasy - Rookburgh (under construction)

[ Wikipedia 2019 ]

On Still Alice, and mothers by Mark Liddell

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(Spoiler warning for the film's ending)

I've found, as I get older, that it takes increasingly less to make me cry at movies – my theory being that the accumulation of real life experience correlates to an empathy for fictionalised narratives to which we couldn’t previously relate. Having said that, there are still only a handful of films I’d describe as truly devastating, and those that fit the description generally share one of two themes. The first is animals – my love thereof being no great secret. (A friend once asked if I wanted to rent Hachi, and I responded by saying that I wasn’t in the mood: the truth being that a) films where the animal protagonists don’t survive past the end credits utterly destroy me and b) I’d teared up just watching the trailer two days earlier.) The second – more human – theme is that of mothers.

As the product of a single-parent household, there are few things that offend me more than the notion that a child needs two parents (of either gender) for healthy development, and, once I’d reached an age where the option became available to me, I ceased contact with my father altogether. In consequence of having been raised by mum alone, however, we have a closeness for which I am unendingly grateful; and trading an additional parent for the woman who remains one of my favourite people in the world is an exchange I would make time and time again. (Indeed, half the arguments we had growing up were, upon reflection, a consequence of us being more or less the same person: my strong-mindedness (read: stubbornness) and self-assurance (/inability to admit when I’m wrong) being among the more charming traits I’ve inherited.)

Now, going into Still Alice last week, I had high expectations. I’m a long-time fan of Julianne Moore, and knew she’d secured the Oscar for Best Actress before the film had even premiered here in the UK (an accolade I chose to have faith in despite Patricia Arquette winning Best Supporting for Boyhood, which I consider a feat of technical filmmaking vs. acting or storytelling). I was not, however, prepared for the degree to which the film moved me, and as people slowly filed out of the cinema around us, it was all I could to do stay seated throughout the end credits until I could recover enough to stop crying.

The film’s theme is, of course, grave – the subject of early-onset Alzheimer’s is hardly the makings of a light-hearted comedy. Dr. Alice Howland (played to devastating effect by Moore) is a linguistics professor who, she tells us, has “always been so defined by my intellect, my language, my articulation, and now sometimes I can see the words hanging in front of me and I can’t reach them and I don’t know who I am and I don’t know what I’m going to lose next.” It’s a disease that strips Alice of the traits that form the very basis of her self-identity. This loss of her sense of self – and the bitter irony that the accelerated decline in Alice’s condition owes, in part, to her erstwhile superior intellect – is difficult to watch: scenes of Alice pre-emptively visiting a nursing home and seeing the fate that awaits her reflected in people vastly beyond her age; of the shame she feels after failing to find the bathroom in her own home; the emotional breakdown when she finally reveals her condition to her husband, and sobs that “it feels like my brain is fucking dying. And everything I’ve worked for in my entire life is going. It’s all going.” It’s heartbreaking.

But the true heart of the movie lies, for me, in Alice’s relationship with her youngest daughter, Lydia (played by Kristen Stewart in a role for which the internet at large probably owes her a collective apology after the Twilight series). Though their relationship is, at times, strained (foremost by Alice’s misgivings over Lydia’s choice of an acting career without a solid basis in education) the bond they ultimately develop over the course of the movie is a beautiful one; the child she least understands becoming the one who understands her most. The film’s final scene is, at face value, devastating – Lydia reads to Alice from a play they had discussed months earlier while her mother was still in command of her faculties, and Alice – finally in the full grip of her condition – responds seemingly incomprehensibly. But it contains within it an echo of the speech the once-brilliant Alice gave in the film’s opening moments, where she noted that, “Most children speak and understand their mother tongue before they turn four, without lessons, homework, or much in the way of feedback. How do they accomplish this remarkable feat? Well this is a question that has interested scientists at least since Charles Darwin kept a diary of the early language of his infant son. He observed, ‘Man has an instinctive tendency to speak, as we see in the babble of our young children.’”

After Lydia has finished reading, she asks her mother, “Hey, did you like that? What I just read, did you like it? Wh-what…what was it about?”

“Love,” Alice answers.

And though her mother has been reduced to a state where she can only communicate through childlike babble, we feel that Alice can still comprehend – on some level – Lydia’s devotion to her. “Yeah, mom,” she responds. “It was about love.”

In the hands of a lesser filmmaker, Still Alice could easily have been a schmaltzy, Lifetime Movie affair like My Sister’s Keeper or The Notebook – reliant on musical cues and manipulative sentimentality to tell the viewer where and when to feel. Still Alice favours a quiet dignity, like that of its protagonist, and of the film’s co-writer and director, Richard Glatzer, who made this movie – ultimately to be his last – whilst battling motor neuron disease. The film’s lasting message is of endurance, even in the face of inevitability — and of love.

(Dundee, 2014)

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Beauty Shot- DNTM by BratzRLife13

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this week there are two themes to complete!:) due date is July 26th!:D good luck!:)

Adventureland - Disneyland Paris (France) by Perry Tak

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Adventureland 06/09/2021 13h28

Adventureland in Disneyland Paris is a mixture of images and adventures from exotic countries. Major attractions include Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril (rollercoaster), Pirates of the Caribbean (one of the most popular darkrides in the world), Le Passage Enchanté d’Aladdin (walk-thru attraction), La Cabane des Robinson (tree house) and Adventure Isle.

Disneyland Paris

Disneyland Paris, originally Euro Disney Resort, is an entertainment resort in Marne-la-Vallée, a new town located 32 km east of the centre of Paris, and is the most visited theme park in all of Europe. It is owned by The Walt Disney Company through subsidiary Euro Disney S.C.A. The resort covers 19 km2 and encompasses two theme parks, many resort hotels, a shopping, dining, and entertainment complex, and a golf course, in addition to several additional recreational and entertainment venues. Disneyland Park is the original theme park of the complex, opening with the resort on 12 April 1992. A second theme park, Walt Disney Studios Park, opened in 2002. The resort is the second Disney park to open outside the United States following the opening of the Tokyo Disney Resort in 1983.

FACTS & FIGURES

Opened: 12/04/1992

Previous names: Euro Disney Resort (1992-1994), Disneyland Resort Paris (2002-2009)

Area: 19 km2

Themeparks: Parc Disneyland - Parc Walt Disney Studios

Hotels: 7 Disney hotels and 9 partnered hotels

Owners: Euro Disney S.C.A. + The Walt Disney Company

Attractions: Disneyland Park (34), Park Walt Disney Studios (18)

[ Source and more Info: Wikipedia - Disneyland Paris ]

Wintertraum - Phantasialand (Germany) by Perry Tak

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Wintertraum 28/11/2021 18h55

Wintertraum is the Winter edition of Phantasialand with lots of lights, Christmastrees, Christmas music, decorations and a ice skate rink on the central plaza of the park. .

Phantasialand

Phantasialand is a theme park in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that attracts approximately 2 million visitors annually. The park was opened in 1967 by Gottlieb Löffelhardt and Richard Schmidt. Although starting as a family-oriented park, Phantasialand has also added thrill rides, especially during recent years. Furthermore, following the example of Europa-Park, they have decided to attract business customers beside the regular ones, calling it "Business to Pleasure".

Among the park's thrill rides is Taron (the world's fastest multi-launch coaster), Black Mamba (a Bolliger & Mabillard inverted coaster) and a themed Mine Train roller coaster called Colorado Adventure, which runs among some mountains in the park's Wild West section and was opened by Michael Jackson.

With an area of approximately 28 hectares, of which the actual park (excluding parking lots and hotels) occupies about 12 hectares, the Phantasialand is one of the smaller theme parks in terms of area. A dense construction with partially intertwined attractions and a relatively frequent demolition of old attractions in favor of new ones are characteristic of the park. Affiliated to the Phantasialand are two themed hotels as well as event and conference rooms.

FACTS & FIGURES

Opened: 1967

Area: 28 hectares

Visitors: 2 million (2018)

Attractions: 36

Rollercoasters: 8

Water rides: 5

Themed Areas: Berlin - Mystery - Mexico - China Town - Deep In Africa - Fantasy - Rookburgh (under construction)

[ Wikipedia 2019 ]

Wintertraum - Phantasialand (Germany) by Perry Tak

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Wintertraum 28/11/2021 18h34

Wintertraum is the Winter edition of Phantasialand with lots of lights, Christmastrees, Christmas music, decorations and a ice skate rink on the central plaza of the park. This is the plaza near the main entrance in the section Berlin.

Phantasialand

Phantasialand is a theme park in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that attracts approximately 2 million visitors annually. The park was opened in 1967 by Gottlieb Löffelhardt and Richard Schmidt. Although starting as a family-oriented park, Phantasialand has also added thrill rides, especially during recent years. Furthermore, following the example of Europa-Park, they have decided to attract business customers beside the regular ones, calling it "Business to Pleasure".

Among the park's thrill rides is Taron (the world's fastest multi-launch coaster), Black Mamba (a Bolliger & Mabillard inverted coaster) and a themed Mine Train roller coaster called Colorado Adventure, which runs among some mountains in the park's Wild West section and was opened by Michael Jackson.

With an area of approximately 28 hectares, of which the actual park (excluding parking lots and hotels) occupies about 12 hectares, the Phantasialand is one of the smaller theme parks in terms of area. A dense construction with partially intertwined attractions and a relatively frequent demolition of old attractions in favor of new ones are characteristic of the park. Affiliated to the Phantasialand are two themed hotels as well as event and conference rooms.

FACTS & FIGURES

Opened: 1967

Area: 28 hectares

Visitors: 2 million (2018)

Attractions: 36

Rollercoasters: 8

Water rides: 5

Themed Areas: Berlin - Mystery - Mexico - China Town - Deep In Africa - Fantasy - Rookburgh (under construction)

[ Wikipedia 2019 ]

Vacances 24 00108. by Joan

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Palacio del Marqués de Santa Cruz, Viso del Marqués, Ciudad Real, Castilla-La Mancha, España.

El palacio del Marqués de Santa Cruz es un edificio situado en el municipio de Viso del Marqués (Ciudad Real), en la Comunidad autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha, en España. Fue construido a finales del siglo XVI por Álvaro de Bazán, primer marqués de Santa Cruz. Actualmente es la sede del Archivo General de la Marina.

Fue construido entre 1564 y 1586 con modificaciones posteriores, y se trata de un edificio de planta cuadrada y estilo renacentista articulado en torno a un atrio renacentista con una tumba yacente. Los muros y techos se hallan cubiertos de frescos de doble temática: por un lado, escenas mitológicas y, por otro, batallas navales y ciudades italianas relacionadas con la trayectoria militar del marqués y de sus familiares. Los frescos se deben a unos pintores manieristas italianos, los Péroli. Al verlos, Felipe II les encargaría trabajos para El Escorial y el Alcázar de Toledo.

Para levantarlo, el marqués contrató a un equipo de arquitectos, pintores y decoradores que trabajaron en la obra desde 1564 hasta 1586. Para algunos, el diseño del edificio se debió al italiano Giovanni Battista Castello, conocido como el Bergamasco, que más tarde trabajó en El Escorial; para otros lo trazó, al menos en su plan original, Enrique Egas el Mozo.

La arquitectura se percibe como típica española, sin las arquerías italianas, con paramentos lisos y torres cuadradas en las esquinas, influidos por la austeridad de El Escorial y el Alcázar de Toledo, dentro de las relaciones armónicas características del Renacimiento. El espacio central está ocupado por un patio porticado que junto con la escalera forma un conjunto típicamente manierista entendido como estilo elegante y cortesano que desborda el marco meramente arquitectónico. Contaba con cuatro torres que, al parecer, se derrumbaron a consecuencia del Terremoto de Lisboa de 1755.

Las paredes están decoradas con 8.000 metros cuadrados de frescos manieristas elaborados por Giovanni Battista Peroli con Esteban Peroli y César de Bellis. Todos trabajaron para crear un espacio erigido a la mayor gloria de su dueño: por un lado, había que exaltar sus virtudes militares, y por el otro, enaltecer su linaje. Para lo primero, se pintaron en las paredes, las bóvedas y los techos del palacio vistas de ciudades y de puertos, así como los baluartes y las batallas en los que había conquistado su inmenso prestigio. A ambos lados de la escalera se ubicaron dos estatuas en las que aparecía representado como Neptuno (dios de los mares, con su tridente) y como Marte (dios de la guerra), y sobre las puertas del piso superior se colocaron los fanales de popa de las naves capitanas vencidas en las batallas, que eran los trofeos de los marinos. Para elogiar su linaje, y siguiendo la misma tradición renacentista de representar a hombres como dioses o semidioses de la antigüedad, se pintó a los antepasados del marqués y a sus esposas (tuvo dos) e hijos.

Estos dos grupos de representaciones se aderezaron con trampantojos, pinturas que simulaban puertas, columnas y otros elementos decorativos y arquitectónicos; y también con motivos grutescos que incluían animales mitológicos, sabandijas y follajes. Conforme una temática muy variada que se puede interpretar como defensa del catolicismo defendido en Trento.

Las estatuas sepulcrales de Alonso de Bazán (hermano de don Álvaro) y su esposa María de Figueroa, son el único ejemplo de escultura funeraria perteneciente al primer tercio del siglo XVII. Fueron ejecutados para el Monasterio de la Concepción que ocupaba la Comunidad de Religiosas Franciscas de El Viso del Marqués, ubicándose a día de hoy en el muro del Palacio más cercano a los jardines. Su creador fue Antonio de Riera, escultor relacionado con la corte de origen catalán. En ellas, aparecen los marqueses en actitud de orante, arrodillados en un reclinatorio, todo ello en mármol blanco que resalta sobre el mármol negro de los nichos. Se advierte en ellos cierta similitud con la elegancia y el clasicismo de los Leoni, a pesar de cierta rigidez formal, siendo de especial relevancia la forma en la que están ejecutadas las telas y el detalle de los vestidos.

The Palace of the Marquis of Santa Cruz is a building located in the municipality of Viso del Marqués (Ciudad Real), in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. It was built in the late 16th century by Álvaro de Bazán, the first Marquis of Santa Cruz. It currently houses the General Archive of the Navy.

Built between 1564 and 1586, with subsequent modifications, it is a square, Renaissance-style building centered around a Renaissance atrium with a recumbent tomb. The walls and ceilings are covered with frescoes depicting two themes: mythological scenes, and naval battles and Italian cities related to the military career of the Marquis and his family. The frescoes are by Italian Mannerist painters, the Pérolis. Upon seeing them, Philip II commissioned works from them for El Escorial and the Alcázar of Toledo.

To build it, the Marquis hired a team of architects, painters, and decorators who worked on the project from 1564 to 1586. Some believe the building was designed by the Italian Giovanni Battista Castello, known as El Bergamasco, who later worked at El Escorial; others believe it was designed, at least in its original plan, by Enrique Egas the Younger.

The architecture is perceived as typically Spanish, lacking the Italian arches, with smooth walls and square towers at the corners, influenced by the austerity of El Escorial and the Alcázar of Toledo, within the harmonious relationships characteristic of the Renaissance. The central space is occupied by a porticoed courtyard that, together with the staircase, forms a typically Mannerist ensemble, understood as an elegant and courtly style that transcends the purely architectural framework. It had four towers that apparently collapsed as a result of the Lisbon Earthquake of 1755.

The walls are decorated with 8,000 square meters of Mannerist frescoes created by Giovanni Battista Peroli with Esteban Peroli and César de Bellis. They all worked to create a space built to the greatest glory of its owner: on the one hand, to exalt his military virtues, and on the other, to honor his lineage. To this end, views of cities and ports, as well as the bastions and battles in which he had earned his immense prestige, were painted on the walls, vaults, and ceilings of the palace. On either side of the staircase were two statues depicting him as Neptune (god of the seas, with his trident) and Mars (god of war). Above the doors on the upper floor were the stern lanterns of defeated flagships, trophies of the sailors. To praise his lineage, and following the same Renaissance tradition of depicting men as gods or demigods of antiquity, the marquis's ancestors, his wives (he had two) and children were painted.

These two groups of representations were embellished with trompe l'oeil paintings simulating doors, columns, and other decorative and architectural elements; as well as grotesque motifs that included mythological animals, vermin, and foliage. This varied theme can be interpreted as a defense of the Catholicism championed in Trent.

The sepulchral statues of Alonso de Bazán (Don Álvaro's brother) and his wife María de Figueroa are the only examples of funerary sculpture dating from the first third of the 17th century. They were executed for the Monastery of the Concepción, which was occupied by the Community of Franciscan Nuns of El Viso del Marqués, and are now located on the wall of the Palace closest to the gardens. Their creator was Antonio de Riera, a sculptor of Catalan origin associated with the court. They depict the marquises in a prayerful attitude, kneeling on a prie-dieu. All in white marble, which stands out against the black marble of the niches. There is a certain similarity to the elegance and classicism of the Leoni family, despite their formal rigidity, with the execution of the fabrics and the detail of the dresses being particularly noteworthy.

KIRA COLLINS for Work It! Cycle 3: MUSIC BLOCK theme 5 part 2 "Bad Girlfriend" by ஓ♥ODSKDOS♥ஓ

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Sorry it's late :/ hope you like I really went in changing kiras make-up for the two themes plus working on her poses like you said :)

'Magic Castle' by Tim Knifton

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Something different from the usual decay photos. A trip to LA in October and a new camera for travel - Canon M3 mirrorless.

Disneyland Park, originally Disneyland, is the first of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, opened on July 17, 1955. It is the only theme park designed and built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. It was originally the only attraction on the property; its name was changed to Disneyland Park to distinguish it from the expanding complex in the 1990s.

Walt Disney came up with the concept of Disneyland after visiting various amusement parks with his daughters in the 1930s and 1940s. He initially envisioned building a tourist attraction adjacent to his studios in Burbank to entertain fans who wished to visit; however, he soon realized that the proposed site was too small. After hiring a consultant to help him determine an appropriate site for his project, Disney bought a 160-acre (65 ha) site near Anaheim in 1953. Construction began in 1954 and the park was unveiled during a special televised press event on the ABC Television Network on July 17, 1955.

Since its opening, Disneyland has undergone a number of expansions and major renovations, including the addition of New Orleans Square in 1966, Bear Country (now Critter Country) in 1972, Mickey's Toontown in 1993, and the forthcoming Star Wars Land. Opened in 2001, Disney California Adventure Park was built on the site of Disneyland's original parking lot.

Disneyland has a larger cumulative attendance than any other theme park in the world, with over 650 million guests since it opened. In 2013, the park hosted approximately 16.2 million guests, making it the third most visited park in the world that calendar year.

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Los Angeles (Anaheim) - Disneyland Park by Michael Kemper

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May the Force be with you.

Möge die Macht mit Dir sein.

Disneyland Park, originally Disneyland, is the first of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, opened on July 17, 1955. It is the only theme park designed and built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. It was originally the only attraction on the property; its name was changed to Disneyland Park to distinguish it from the expanding complex in the 1990s.

Walt Disney came up with the concept of Disneyland after visiting various amusement parks with his daughters in the 1930s and 1940s. He initially envisioned building a tourist attraction adjacent to his studios in Burbank to entertain fans who wished to visit; however, he soon realized that the proposed site was too small. After hiring a consultant to help him determine an appropriate site for his project, Disney bought a 160-acre (65 ha) site near Anaheim in 1953. Construction began in 1954 and the park was unveiled during a special televised press event on the ABC Television Network on July 17, 1955.

Since its opening, Disneyland has undergone a number of expansions and major renovations, including the addition of New Orleans Square in 1966, Bear Country (now Critter Country) in 1972, Mickey's Toontown in 1993, and the forthcoming Star Wars Land in 2019. Opened in 2001, Disney California Adventure Park was built on the site of Disneyland's original parking lot.

Disneyland has a larger cumulative attendance than any other theme park in the world, with over 650 million guests since it opened. In 2013, the park hosted approximately 16.2 million guests, making it the third most visited park in the world that calendar year. According to a March 2005 Disney report, 65,700 jobs are supported by the Disneyland Resort, including about 20,000 direct Disney employees and 3,800 third-party employees (independent contractors or their employees).

(Wikipedia)

Das Disneyland Resort in Anaheim ist einer der am meisten besuchten Freizeitkomplexe der Welt und besteht aus den beiden Parks Disneyland und Disney California Adventure Park sowie mehreren Hotels und einem Einkaufs- und Restaurantkomplex. Das Resort gehört zur Abteilung Walt Disney Parks and Resorts der Walt Disney Company.

Mit schätzungsweise 16,8 Millionen Besuchern war der Vergnügungspark Disneyland im Jahr 2014 hinter Magic Kingdom der am zweithäufigsten besuchte Park weltweit. Disneyland wurde von Walt Disney gegründet und öffnete am 17. Juli 1955. Disneys Ziel war es dabei, einen Ort zu schaffen, an dem Kinder und Erwachsene zusammen Spaß haben können.

Um Geld für das Projekt zu bekommen, erfand Disney in den 1950er Jahren eine Fernsehsendung Disneyland, die vom Sender ABC ausgestrahlt wurde. Heute gehört dieser Sender ebenfalls zum Disney-Konzern.

Schon in der Planungsphase nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde deutlich, dass für den Park mehr Land benötigt werden würde, als auf dem Gelände neben den Disney-Studios in Burbank, das ursprünglich als Ort für Disneyland vorgesehen war.

Nach Untersuchungen von Wissenschaftlern der Stanford University wurde das Gelände in Anaheim ausgewählt, auf dem damals noch Walnüsse und Orangen angebaut wurden. Durch einen neuen Autobahnanschluss nach Los Angeles war die gute Erreichbarkeit des Parks sichergestellt und am 21. Juli 1954 konnte mit dem Bau begonnen werden.

Nach fast genau einem Jahr und Investitionen in Höhe von 17 Millionen Dollar wurde der Disney-Park am 17. Juli 1955 durch den damaligen Gouverneur von Kalifornien Goodwin Knight eröffnet. Zu den ersten Attraktionen zählen Jungle Cruise und das Mark Twain Riverboat auf den Rivers of America. Der Themenpark wurde untergliedert in fünf „Länder“: Main Street USA, Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland und Tomorrowland. Der Zentralteil, Main Street, USA, stellt das Zentrum eines amerikanischen Provinzstädtchens um 1910 dar und hat sein Vorbild in Walt Disneys Heimatstadt Marceline (Missouri) und im damaligen Fort Collins. Diese Imitation nostalgischer Kleinstadtarchitektur (in leicht reduziertem Maßstab) und ihr enormer Erfolg beim Publikum gaben später den Anlass zur teilweise kritischen Verwendung des Begriffs „Disneyland“ in der Architekturkritik, etwa im Zusammenhang mit dem vom Disneykonzern mit geprägten New Urbanism oder dem Problembereich Rekonstruktion (Architektur).

(Wikipedia)

Los Angeles (Anaheim) - Disneyland Park by Michael Kemper

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Main Street Electrical Parade

Disneyland Park, originally Disneyland, is the first of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, opened on July 17, 1955. It is the only theme park designed and built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. It was originally the only attraction on the property; its name was changed to Disneyland Park to distinguish it from the expanding complex in the 1990s.

Walt Disney came up with the concept of Disneyland after visiting various amusement parks with his daughters in the 1930s and 1940s. He initially envisioned building a tourist attraction adjacent to his studios in Burbank to entertain fans who wished to visit; however, he soon realized that the proposed site was too small. After hiring a consultant to help him determine an appropriate site for his project, Disney bought a 160-acre (65 ha) site near Anaheim in 1953. Construction began in 1954 and the park was unveiled during a special televised press event on the ABC Television Network on July 17, 1955.

Since its opening, Disneyland has undergone a number of expansions and major renovations, including the addition of New Orleans Square in 1966, Bear Country (now Critter Country) in 1972, Mickey's Toontown in 1993, and the forthcoming Star Wars Land in 2019. Opened in 2001, Disney California Adventure Park was built on the site of Disneyland's original parking lot.

Disneyland has a larger cumulative attendance than any other theme park in the world, with over 650 million guests since it opened. In 2013, the park hosted approximately 16.2 million guests, making it the third most visited park in the world that calendar year. According to a March 2005 Disney report, 65,700 jobs are supported by the Disneyland Resort, including about 20,000 direct Disney employees and 3,800 third-party employees (independent contractors or their employees).

(Wikipedia)

Das Disneyland Resort in Anaheim ist einer der am meisten besuchten Freizeitkomplexe der Welt und besteht aus den beiden Parks Disneyland und Disney California Adventure Park sowie mehreren Hotels und einem Einkaufs- und Restaurantkomplex. Das Resort gehört zur Abteilung Walt Disney Parks and Resorts der Walt Disney Company.

Mit schätzungsweise 16,8 Millionen Besuchern war der Vergnügungspark Disneyland im Jahr 2014 hinter Magic Kingdom der am zweithäufigsten besuchte Park weltweit. Disneyland wurde von Walt Disney gegründet und öffnete am 17. Juli 1955. Disneys Ziel war es dabei, einen Ort zu schaffen, an dem Kinder und Erwachsene zusammen Spaß haben können.

Um Geld für das Projekt zu bekommen, erfand Disney in den 1950er Jahren eine Fernsehsendung Disneyland, die vom Sender ABC ausgestrahlt wurde. Heute gehört dieser Sender ebenfalls zum Disney-Konzern.

Schon in der Planungsphase nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg wurde deutlich, dass für den Park mehr Land benötigt werden würde, als auf dem Gelände neben den Disney-Studios in Burbank, das ursprünglich als Ort für Disneyland vorgesehen war.

Nach Untersuchungen von Wissenschaftlern der Stanford University wurde das Gelände in Anaheim ausgewählt, auf dem damals noch Walnüsse und Orangen angebaut wurden. Durch einen neuen Autobahnanschluss nach Los Angeles war die gute Erreichbarkeit des Parks sichergestellt und am 21. Juli 1954 konnte mit dem Bau begonnen werden.

Nach fast genau einem Jahr und Investitionen in Höhe von 17 Millionen Dollar wurde der Disney-Park am 17. Juli 1955 durch den damaligen Gouverneur von Kalifornien Goodwin Knight eröffnet. Zu den ersten Attraktionen zählen Jungle Cruise und das Mark Twain Riverboat auf den Rivers of America. Der Themenpark wurde untergliedert in fünf „Länder“: Main Street USA, Adventureland, Frontierland, Fantasyland und Tomorrowland. Der Zentralteil, Main Street, USA, stellt das Zentrum eines amerikanischen Provinzstädtchens um 1910 dar und hat sein Vorbild in Walt Disneys Heimatstadt Marceline (Missouri) und im damaligen Fort Collins. Diese Imitation nostalgischer Kleinstadtarchitektur (in leicht reduziertem Maßstab) und ihr enormer Erfolg beim Publikum gaben später den Anlass zur teilweise kritischen Verwendung des Begriffs „Disneyland“ in der Architekturkritik, etwa im Zusammenhang mit dem vom Disneykonzern mit geprägten New Urbanism oder dem Problembereich Rekonstruktion (Architektur).

(Wikipedia)

WALT DISNEY STUDIOS @ DISNEYLAND PARIS by Dale Hartrick

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The Walt Disney Studios Park is the second of two theme parks built at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallee, France, opened on March 16, 2002. It is dedicated to show business, themed after movies, production, and behind-the-scenes. In 2013, the park hosted approximately 4.4 million guests, making it the third-most visited amusement park in Europe and the 21st-most visited in the world, Though it has the lowest attendance figures of all twelve Walt Disney parks.

The park is represented by the Earffel Tower, a water tower similar to the Earful Tower in Walt Disney World's Disney's Hollywood Studios.

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Berlin - Phantasialand (Germany) by Perry Tak

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Berlin 16/06/2019 15h39

Candid shot of an apparently happy couple in Berlin, the main plaza of Phantasialand.

Phantasialand

Phantasialand is a theme park in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that attracts approximately 2 million visitors annually. The park was opened in 1967 by Gottlieb Löffelhardt and Richard Schmidt. Although starting as a family-oriented park, Phantasialand has also added thrill rides, especially during recent years. Furthermore, following the example of Europa-Park, they have decided to attract business customers beside the regular ones, calling it "Business to Pleasure".

Among the park's thrill rides is Taron (the world's fastest multi-launch coaster), Black Mamba (a Bolliger & Mabillard inverted coaster) and a themed Mine Train roller coaster called Colorado Adventure, which runs among some mountains in the park's Wild West section and was opened by Michael Jackson.

With an area of approximately 28 hectares, of which the actual park (excluding parking lots and hotels) occupies about 12 hectares, the Phantasialand is one of the smaller theme parks in terms of area. A dense construction with partially intertwined attractions and a relatively frequent demolition of old attractions in favor of new ones are characteristic of the park. Affiliated to the Phantasialand are two themed hotels as well as event and conference rooms.

FACTS & FIGURES

Opened: 1967

Area: 28 hectares

Visitors: 2 million (2018)

Attractions: 36

Rollercoasters: 8

Water rides: 5

Themed Areas: Berlin - Mystery - Mexico - China Town - Deep In Africa - Fantasy - Rookburgh (under construction)

[ Wikipedia 2019 ]

Wirtl's Taubenturm - Phantasialand (Germany) by Perry Tak

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Wirtl's Taubenturm 16/06/2019 15h15

Two guys in Wirtl's Taubenturm, a slower variant of the free-fall attraction. There are several 'lifts' around the tower, with two seats per lift. The lift is attached to a cable attached to the top of the tower. While seated, visitors can pull themselves up the elevator by climbing up via the cable. When the cable is released, the lift drops. This operation can be repeated continuously.

Phantasialand

Phantasialand is a theme park in Brühl, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany that attracts approximately 2 million visitors annually. The park was opened in 1967 by Gottlieb Löffelhardt and Richard Schmidt. Although starting as a family-oriented park, Phantasialand has also added thrill rides, especially during recent years. Furthermore, following the example of Europa-Park, they have decided to attract business customers beside the regular ones, calling it "Business to Pleasure".

Among the park's thrill rides is Taron (the world's fastest multi-launch coaster), Black Mamba (a Bolliger & Mabillard inverted coaster) and a themed Mine Train roller coaster called Colorado Adventure, which runs among some mountains in the park's Wild West section and was opened by Michael Jackson.

With an area of approximately 28 hectares, of which the actual park (excluding parking lots and hotels) occupies about 12 hectares, the Phantasialand is one of the smaller theme parks in terms of area. A dense construction with partially intertwined attractions and a relatively frequent demolition of old attractions in favor of new ones are characteristic of the park. Affiliated to the Phantasialand are two themed hotels as well as event and conference rooms.

FACTS & FIGURES

Opened: 1967

Area: 28 hectares

Visitors: 2 million (2018)

Attractions: 36

Rollercoasters: 8

Water rides: 5

Themed Areas: Berlin - Mystery - Mexico - China Town - Deep In Africa - Fantasy - Rookburgh (under construction)

[ Wikipedia 2019 ]

'Refreshment' by Tim Knifton

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Something different from the usual decay photos. A trip to LA in October and a new camera for travel - Canon M3 mirrorless.

Disneyland Park, originally Disneyland, is the first of two theme parks built at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California, opened on July 17, 1955. It is the only theme park designed and built under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. It was originally the only attraction on the property; its name was changed to Disneyland Park to distinguish it from the expanding complex in the 1990s.

Walt Disney came up with the concept of Disneyland after visiting various amusement parks with his daughters in the 1930s and 1940s. He initially envisioned building a tourist attraction adjacent to his studios in Burbank to entertain fans who wished to visit; however, he soon realized that the proposed site was too small. After hiring a consultant to help him determine an appropriate site for his project, Disney bought a 160-acre (65 ha) site near Anaheim in 1953. Construction began in 1954 and the park was unveiled during a special televised press event on the ABC Television Network on July 17, 1955.

Since its opening, Disneyland has undergone a number of expansions and major renovations, including the addition of New Orleans Square in 1966, Bear Country (now Critter Country) in 1972, Mickey's Toontown in 1993, and the forthcoming Star Wars Land. Opened in 2001, Disney California Adventure Park was built on the site of Disneyland's original parking lot.

Disneyland has a larger cumulative attendance than any other theme park in the world, with over 650 million guests since it opened. In 2013, the park hosted approximately 16.2 million guests, making it the third most visited park in the world that calendar year.

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Reginia: BNTM CYCLE TWO - Theme: prison by Diva_Reginia

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Hi Guys^^

My new Topic for this week is: prison

"DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE!"

I LOVE THE THEME FOR THIS WEEK !!

example: www2.pictures.zimbio.com/mp/R0iipDDMw8Vl.jpg

Rules:

- The look it has to be middle rock

- have to have to name plaque

-can be full body or only from the waist up

link: www.flickr.com/photos/78422901@N04/9380068329/

I hope you like it!!

XOXO Sweetie Reginia

Catsy 2011 by Catsy [CC]

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This past year was a very difficult and discouraging one for me--at times, it bordered on a Dim Age. By the end of 2010 I was already having problems with my right elbow, and by mid-2011 my RSI condition had progressed badly enough that I couldn't do any computer gaming, building or modding without considerable discomfort. It took a toll not only on my creative output, but on my day job and my general mental health. I'm still struggling with depression. Compared to 2010, the last year was a barren wasteland of inspiration and opportunities lost.

Still, there were some bright spots. Once again I received an overwhelming surge of traffic in response to one of my MOCs--this time, it was the GLaDOS model in the center of the above image, which was a huge hit with the Portal fan community and the gaming and Lego communities in general. To turn an overused phrase: huge success. More Portal creations followed, including a custom Chell minifig with a custom ASHPD that I still think is one of my best mods.

Thematically speaking, 2011 was dominated by scenes rather than MOCs. The biggest reason for this was the series of contests held by startup Brickarms reseller GI Brick, in which the winning photos would be used as product shots. Not only did this play to my creative strengths, it gave me something to do during the dark months of pain and recovery following my arm surgery: I couldn't really build or mod, but I could at least play with minifigs and put together a lot of great shots by reusing various set pieces from WIPs or prior creations. I got a ton of mileage out of the modular hedgerow layout from Operation: Bricklord, which served as a backdrop in one form or another for a number of photos.

There was BrickCon, of course--always a highlight of my year, this time unfortunately marred by illness, recovery from surgery, and my frustration at being unable to contribute to the two themes I was involved in the way I'd intended to. I managed to finish the Howland for the Numereji display literally while sitting at a table at BrickCon as public hours opened.

The end of Novvember was a positive turning point: at practically the last minute, I got a surge of inspiration and managed to bang out a pretty respectable Vic Viper, the first real MOC I'd built in some time. It's only now that I'm really starting to pick up the creative pace again, but I have a lot of hopes for the coming year. I'd really like this to be the year that I finally finish the Ringworld, I'm planning on running a Portal collaborative display at this year's BrickCon, and I need to dig myself out of the rut I've gotten into with everything else.

I'd like to thank everyone who commented on or linked to my creations, or who sent me encouragement and positive energy during my medical problems. It helped. It really did.

Here's to a much better 2012, already in progress.

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