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PNE Parade in English Bay

August 13th, 2010 @ 1:10pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The 100th Anniversary PNE Parade will stroll through English Bay August 20th. Starting from Stanley Park and making its way to Sunset Beach, the parade will celebrate the grand opening of the PNE’s 100th year which will take place the following morning. The procession will feature giant balloons (think Macy’s Thanksgiving parade) and more than [...]

Fright Nights at Playland Giveaway

October 13th, 2009 @ 1:30pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Once the season is over and the rides stop rotating, Playland comes alive once more (barely) for Halloween with Fright Nights. In darkness you can roam the amusement park, hop on darkened rides, and evade the creepy creatures of the night that will interact with you. This year they also have a new haunted house [...]

PNE and Playland Family Pass Giveaway

August 17th, 2009 @ 2:00pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Since before I could walk, I’ve been going to the Pacific National Exhibition with my family. I remember piling into the family van, driving for what seemed to be all morning, then taking the Hastings exit of Highway 1 past Empire Stadium and into the fair parking lots. Then, from my stroller, I would watch [...]

Playland in the Rain

July 5th, 2008 @ 7:31pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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This afternoon six of us were guests of Playland; free to roam the rides, wolf down mini donuts and go crazy on the Corkscrew. Even though the morning skies were grey, we all agreed that at least the lines would be short on a day when the probability of precipitation was high. This also meant [...]

Playland Throwback

July 10th, 2007 @ 8:45am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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I was checking out Beyond Robson the other morning, and for some strange reason I decided to look at the rest of the site and not just Morning Brew. I came across a post about the best not-so-secret locations in the city to get cheeky with your sweetheart, in this edition they tackled Playland. The [...]