Pygmy visits the Flintstones Bedrock City!

Flintstones Fantasies come alive in this modern Stone-Age setting of fun-filled buildings and play areas. Tour Fred's Bedrock City. Ride the Flintmobile and Iron Horse Train. See Mount Rockmore and enjoy the new Flintstone Trio Show. Then romp on the playground's Slideasaurus. -http://www.flintstonesbedrockcity.com/

Sounds pretty cheesy and fun, two of the 3 qualities a Pygmy looks for in visiting a place (the other one would be amazing, of course.) So lets get to the pictures and report of my visit to Custer, SD to go hang out with Fred and Barney at Bedrock City!

Pygmy visits the City Museum!

I know what you're thinking . . . a museum . . . really? I thought you were supposed to be most awesomest Pygmy who visits the most awesomest stuff, not some museum, right? Have I lost my mind about all things fun and random? I'll answer that for you, NOPE! This "museum" if you'd like to call it, is anything but a museum. In fact, I'm not quite sure what to call it. Whatever it is, I like it, a LOT!

 Just in case you forgot what you're about to get yourselves into, they have this sign.

This is part of the outdoor portion of the museum. It looks like a bunch of twisted metal that you can crawl through. And yes, that is a school bus hanging off the rooftop!

 As soon as you get inside, you are greeted to this lovely 3 story tall slide.

If that looks tame, try the 10 story spiral slide of doom!

  And you thought I was exaggerating, it REALLY IS 10 stories tall! This picture doesn't do it justice.

I did say this place was a "museum" correct? Did I mention that it puts Ripley's to shame?

Everything you see in this place you can climb into/onto, play with, etc. There are no limits to what you can do here, other than acting stupid.

Ok, so I lied about the ability to play with anything in the museum. But seriously, why would anyone even want to touch this thing?

 Rock 'em Sock 'em Robots, can't play with you guys either?

You guys didn't see this, but I felt like being a rebel.

And elsewhere in the museum, they even have the World's Smallest pair!

 Back outside, they have a giant ball pit with basketball hoop, a fire pit to roast marshmallows, and even more things to climb up and then slide down.

So if you're in the area of St. Louis and looking for something random to do, check out this randomly cool museum. The City Museum, is now officially Pygmy Approved!

Pygmy visits Marceline

It's almost time that I'd wrap up my little vacation, and Marceline was along the way . . . well, not really, but it was in the ballpark and had to stop by for obvious reasons. Anyhoo, I'm sure you'd all like to see some pictures, right?

 The Walt Disney Museum. Closed for winter season.

 Main Street U.S.A. Marceline

I think that street sign has a hidden something in it.

The Disney family house in Marceline where Walt grew up.

 This sign points us to Walt's Dreaming Tree and Barn.

Walt's Dreaming Tree.

 The barn.

Inside the barn, featuring a couple kids watching a young Walt.

This sign explains all.

This sign lets you leave a legacy in the barn without paying an arm and a leg and leaving your mini tombstone inside a theme park.

Pygmy leaves his legacy in the barn.

I do plan to visit again soon, but next time not during the winter season so I can then check out the museum. Happy New Year to all, and to all a good night!

Pygmy visits the Castle of Chaos!

Greetings from Branson, MO, the hotspot for tacky shows and attractions for tacky tourists, including myself. I decided to head out here to see what all the hub-bub was about, and through the midst of all these shows all over the place, I stumble upon this entertainment complex that features a castle and King Kong on the top of a tall building. Besides driving by half of a sunken ship, this thing was the coolest thing we drove by while on the way to our hotel.

 If you don't know what the Castle of Chaos is, check out their very own website. Here's what's featured on their site that drew me in to want to check it out even more:

Castle of Chaos is the first-ever 5D interactive haunted experience in the world. No kidding! This action-packed adventure merges a state-of-the-art 3D horror film with heart-pounding motion, special effects, animatronics and an all-out shooting battle against evil. Top five participants from each round are shown on the screen with their scores.

According to the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions, "This is the first haunted ride in the world to combine so many multi-media elements and technologies in one attraction. The result is a first-class scare!"

IAAPA approved usually means Pygmy approved, so now this is a must do! So we get back in the car and drive back here and get our tickets and wait in line for the next ride experience. As we're waiting in line, they have a monitor showing you late breaking news about the Castle and how it's haunted etc etc, the preshow if you will. Anyways, it was hard to hear it since it was turned down, and the fact that the walls were pretty thin between the ride and the line that we heard the ride more than anything! This was annoying for a little bit, but really pumped me up for it because soon we'll be going in for a spin, and if it's that loud it must be good, right? Loud is good? Well, not necessarily. Miley Cyrus sings loud, doesn't mean she's good, and the same can be said about Castle of Chaos unfortunately.

We enter the show room and see this platform of 25 chairs on a turntable and we strap in, put on our glasses, grab our guns, and we're ready to go! It starts to spin, and stops in front of a screen with lackluster 3D effects. Ok, maybe it'll get better and scarier. Nope. We spin around and land on another screen, and we start shooting things. Ok, what are we shooting at now? There's 2 monsters and the screen and that's it. So we sit here for about a minute shooting at 2 monsters that barely react to your shots? I guess that's acceptable if their zombies and already dead, right? I hope so. We spin around several more times landing on other screens. What I thought was funny was how we'd spin around and land on the same screen once, or to the screen directly next to where we just left. The attraction has other special effects such as leg ticklers, air bursts, Stitch's chili breath, fog, and did I mention it spins? It was a fun but really a big let down. I usually don't have high expectations for things because I hate being disappointed, but with all the ads about this place, who wouldn't have high expectations? What really killed the ride experience for me was the way they executed the storyline in the attraction itself. It did have a nice storyline that did seem promising, but during the ride it went sour. This just goes to show you that if your story doesn't work, no matter how many groundbreaking special effects, it'll turn out to seem like a waste of money like this place was. I'm glad I've gone through it and experienced it and had fun, but this is one of those attractions where once is more than enough.