[MG1]

Anything PNE or Playland related.............

Free admission dates this year are: August 20th and 27th. As always, 11:00 am to 1:00 pm only.

2019 PNE concert bands include the following:

Saturday, August 17 – Blue Rodeo
Sunday, August 18 – ZZ Top (come for their 50th Anniversary Tour)
Tuesday, August 20 – 98 Degrees
Wednesday, August 21 – Burton Cummings
Thursday, August 22 – Vince Neil the Legendary Voice of Mötley Crüe
Friday, August 23 – Smokey Robinson
Saturday, August 24 – Now’s the Time Tour – Collective Soul & Gin
Blossoms
Sunday, August 25 – STYX
Tuesday, August 27 – UB40 (For the Many 40th Anniversary Tour)
Wednesday, August 28 – Colin James
Thursday, August 29 – I Love the 90’s with Vanilla Ice, Rob Base, Montell Jordan and Biz Markie
Friday, August 30 – Hammer’s House Party: MC Hammer with Special Guest Bobby Brown
Saturday, August 31 – Billy Idol
Sunday, September 1 – The Beach Boys
Monday, September 2 – TLC (25th Anniversary)

[FN-2199]

So, avoid August 20 + 27.

got it :lol


Stoked for that 90s concert!

[Hondaracer]

A few concerts are already sold out. Billy idol is for sure can’t remember the other one.

Picked up my free tickets for living in the hood, what a shit show after waiting for 25 minutes I became “that guy” who struggles at the front of the line because they don’t accept property taxes as proof you live there :/

[shabusen]

A few concerts are already sold out. Billy idol is for sure can’t remember the other one.

Picked up my free tickets for living in the hood, what a shit show after waiting for 25 minutes I became “that guy” who struggles at the front of the line because they don’t accept property taxes as proof you live there :/

Can't you just show them your DL?

[Hondaracer]

Can't you just show them your DL?

You need to prove you actually live in a house within the proximity. So any regular bill would have been fine, I was just stupid and brought my property taxes which doesn’t guarantee you live there I guess

[shabusen]

You need to prove you actually live in a house within the proximity. So any regular bill would have been fine, I was just stupid and brought my property taxes which doesn’t guarantee you live there I guess

Got it :)

Do the locals just get admission or are there any other perks (e.g. discounts for the live shows)?

Grew up next to the PNE before they had this, but mum still lives there.

[Hondaracer]

There is a neighborhood day where you get free playland ride passes for up to 4 people and a few little minor things but that’s about it

[fliptuner]

You need to prove you actually live in a house within the proximity. So any regular bill would have been fine, I was just stupid and brought my property taxes which doesn’t guarantee you live there I guess

https://media.tenor.com/images/1011925d485bedfddd1dbe208b7add34/tenor.gif

[Liquid_o2]

I haven't been to a PNE Summer Night Concert in 5+ years, before reserved seating was really a thing.

How hard is it to get a free ticket in the morning? And if you have a free ticket, what time do you actually need to show up to get a decent viewing angle for the show?

[Hondaracer]

Free tickets are done for the average person.

Popular concerts people are lining up at 10am to get the tickets they hand out at 5-6

It’s either reserved seating or the beer garden

[Liquid_o2]

Good to know. I remember seeing Kevin Costner and his band play at the PNE a decade ago. We were just able to walk up and watch when it started, not that many people. Seems like it is a whole different ball game now.

[spacemanrick]

A few concerts are already sold out. Billy idol is for sure can’t remember the other one.

Picked up my free tickets for living in the hood, what a shit show after waiting for 25 minutes I became “that guy” who struggles at the front of the line because they don’t accept property taxes as proof you live there :/

Yeh I picked up 3 Billy Idol tickets for me and 2 friends about 4 weeks ago. Another friend tried to buy a ticket 2 weeks ago and the tickets were all sold out.

I loved the Doobie Brothers concert 2 years ago with the summer sky as a backdrop. My all time favorite show was Hall and Oates about 6 or 7 years ago!

[tiger_handheld]

can't you listen to the concerns while standing? or must you pay?

[MG1]

You mean like watching the drive in movies from the hill two miles out?


I was going to say, like when I was a kid, but thing is, they didn't have drive in movies back then, gulolol.

[Hondaracer]

can't you listen to the concerns while standing? or must you pay?

Unless you like watching through the shrouds over the fencing, no.

The beer garden where the dueling pianos is plays the live feed and the music over the speakers, which, imo is a better scenario because you can be drinking while watching

However, even the beer garden fills up/lines up quick when big acts are on

[mikemhg]

FYI they serve booze at the concerts as well.

Damn, too bad no 112 or Boyz II Men this year.

[Eff-1]

If I wanted to watch the beach boys from the dueling pianos beer garden, what time should one plan on arriving?

[Hondaracer]

If I wanted to watch Billy Idol from the dueling pianos beer garden, what time should one plan on arriving?

Be in the beer garden before the dueling pianos set prior to the concert begins (if that makes sense lol)

[MG1]

Opens this Saturday.

I don't think I've missed going to one...........

On a side note, PNE prize home tickets used to be affordable.

[lilaznviper]

seniors get in free on first thursday of the fair as well.

[winson604]

Got it :)

Do the locals just get admission or are there any other perks (e.g. discounts for the live shows)?

Grew up next to the PNE before they had this, but mum still lives there.

4 free tickets to pne + 1 VIP ticket to the show home + ticket for up to 4 guests for an exclusive night to Playland opened only to people in the hood.

Also if you live within an even smaller range than their usual pne radius you also get free fright night passes in October

[StylinRed]

I remember the concerts being viewable from the walkway, guess they changed the location of the concerts :/

Haven't been to pne in over a decade I think lol

[MG1]

4 free tickets to pne + 1 VIP ticket to the show home + ticket for up to 4 guests for an exclusive night to Playland opened only to people in the hood.

Also if you live within an even smaller range than their usual pne radius you also get free fright night passes in October

Parking..............hmmmmm...........

What's the going rate these days?

[Hondaracer]

probably 10-15 for someones yard/driveway, 22/25 for the actual parking by the track

[Hondaracer]

I remember the concerts being viewable from the walkway, guess they changed the location of the concerts :/

Haven't been to pne in over a decade I think lol

They put hoarding up so you cant see the concerts anymore, probably a good thing as it would cause a crazy traffic jam at that hill

[winson604]

Parking..............hmmmmm...........

What's the going rate these days?

In the past couple years I've seen $10 being pretty common and even as low as $5. Attendance has really gone to the shits so parking on private property have not been as busy as before therefore the prices tend to be lower now. With that said, prices will fluctuate because on the odd really busy day it'll go up to your traditional $15-$20. There are also plenty of free spots in the hood which have been easier to come across in the past couple years. Obviously along Hastings if you are early enough, around the perimeter of AR Lord elementary which is quite massive. I also started noticing a few years ago people discovered a bunch of free spots in a particular lane adjacent to a house that according to the bylaw if you read it seems perfectly legal. I've attached a picture of the location but YMMV.

I've been quite shocked at the attendance actually having lived in the area fore the past 12 years I got multiple times a year because of free tickets and last year was oddly quiet. The first time I went was on a weekday with decent weather, no rain at all and not too hot. I kid you not there were zero lineups for anything the entire time I was there on the PNE side.

[MG1]

Okay, this is gong to sound really weird, but..........


I guess I'll be seeing your mom holding up a sign on the street?


Damn, now that I've actually posted this, I'm ashamed of myself. Forgive me....................... or better yet, god bless.


more ammunition for the failbots or failwhores like whitev70r to fail people. That asshat fails people (not just me) more than the VPD hands out VI's. Someone should disable the Fail button from his account.

[winson604]

Okay, this is gong to sound really weird, but..........


I guess I'll be seeing your mom holding up a sign on the street?


Damn, now that I've actually posted this, I'm ashamed of myself. Forgive me....................... or better yet, god bless.


more ammunition for the failbots or failwhores like whitev70r to fail people. That asshat fails people (not just me) more than the VPD hands out VI's. Someone should disable the Fail button from his account.

Lol we don't partake in the selling spot business.

[Hondaracer]

I would hope any self respecting person wouldn’t lol..stand out in the rain and shit to make $20 when a family spends the entire day there. Not worth it.com

[winson604]

I would hope any self respecting person wouldn’t lol..stand out in the rain and shit to make $20 when a family spends the entire day there. Not worth it.com

Wife's grandma used to do it and I will say when attendance was still fairly solid it was the easiest money you could make. On average each house has 2 spots to sell @ $20 a pop for literally 5 mins of work and if they leave half day you get a 2nd round x 2. That's $80 a day for 10mins or less of work times 2 weeks each a nice banquet dinner. Those times however are gone, you actually have to stand out there for a while now and may not even get 1 car.

[MG1]

https://www.pne.ca/ways-to-save/


Some of the ways you can save on admission...............

[Hondaracer]

pretty slow for opening day yesterday, dueling pianos great as usual though.

Grabbed some perogies and a corn dog, top notch! lol

[MG1]

Does anyone know if they still have those Beast refillable cups this year? My red one is three years young, but looking a bit worn out. It’s time for a new one. If they don’t anymore and the new cups are a funky, useless shaped one, then I’ll take my old Beastie with me on Tuesday.

tia

[quasi]

Wife's grandma used to do it and I will say when attendance was still fairly solid it was the easiest money you could make. On average each house has 2 spots to sell @ $20 a pop for literally 5 mins of work and if they leave half day you get a 2nd round x 2. That's $80 a day for 10mins or less of work times 2 weeks each a nice banquet dinner. Those times however are gone, you actually have to stand out there for a while now and may not even get 1 car.

Yeah, I went yesterday I'd rather just pay the $20 and not take that outside chance that the person doesn't even live in the home they are selling spots for. I ended spending over $300 for the day, $10 isn't going to make a hill of beans difference either way.

[winson604]

Yeah, I went yesterday I'd rather just pay the $20 and not take that outside chance that the person doesn't even live in the home they are selling spots for. I ended spending over $300 for the day, $10 isn't going to make a hill of beans difference either way.

Yea, from a money saving perspective the difference isn't even huge + I rather be closer if I had a choice especially if you're lugging around little ones as well.

[Hondaracer]

Yea, from a money saving perspective the difference isn't even huge + I rather be closer if I had a choice especially if you're lugging around little ones as well.

Especially when some of them live no where near where they are standing lol

Have heard and seen stories of the elderly people selling their spots right off Renfrew and then when they bait somone in they take 10 minutes to walk up the back alley guiding a car halfway back towards nanaimo lol.

If you want to park for free and walk, anywhere within 2 blocks of nanaimo is generally open and under 10 minute walk. Don’t worry about the permit signs, there are no permits

[winson604]

Especially when some of them live no where near where they are standing lol

Have heard and seen stories of the elderly people selling their spots right off Renfrew and then when they bait somone in they take 10 minutes to walk up the back alley guiding a car halfway back towards nanaimo lol.

If you want to park for free and walk, anywhere within 2 blocks of nanaimo is generally open and under 10 minute walk. Don’t worry about the permit signs, there are no permits

Truth lol I laugh my ass off as I see them running for blocks as they're guiding these cars like oh they got one!

[d1gbick]

legit saw someone selling their street parking spot as they were leaving on opening weekend

btw anyone know if that game where the guy guesses your age/weight and if not close enough gives you a prize is back this year? easiest game to win something at

[winson604]

legit saw someone selling their street parking spot as they were leaving on opening weekend

btw anyone know if that game where the guy guesses your age/weight and if not close enough gives you a prize is back this year? easiest game to win something at

I'm didn't notice it on the weekend when I went.

[KingVR4]

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/playland-ride-the-beast-malfunctions-spilling-oil-on-thrillseekers/ar-AAFICul

I will be going next week with family. :)

[Hondaracer]

Man they fucked up with the game where you have to hang your body on the rung for a minute and a half or whatever.

Last year you won $100 if you could do it. We sat in the beer garden and watched literally hundreds of people attempt it from your biggest jacked buddy guy to lean ripped yoga types and no one could do it, probably fucking raked in the money

Now if you do it you only get a fucking large plush toy :/

[Jonydakiller]

Man they fucked up with the game where you have to hang your body on the rung for a minute and a half or whatever.

Last year you won $100 if you could do it. We sat in the beer garden and watched literally hundreds of people attempt it from your biggest jacked buddy guy to lean ripped yoga types and no one could do it, probably fucking raked in the money

Now if you do it you only get a fucking large plush toy :/

Its 2 minute to win the game lol
they still pay out $100 on a $20 buyin for the game, if your buyin is $5 then you win some plush toy. They do give you a small plush toy if you do hang on for 60 seconds or longer.

[MG1]

I am banned from that game, because I can do it 9 out of 10 times.............



j/k


guys with big biceps cannot do it for obvious reasons.......

skinny 98 lb weakling who have no biceps, maybe, but no stamina.

hold hands close together and tuck

there is no easy way.......... you notice they don't have anyone showing you how it's done? It is impossible.

[Hondaracer]

Its 2 minute to win the game lol
they still pay out $100 on a $20 buyin for the game, if your buyin is $5 then you win some plush toy. They do give you a small plush toy if you do hang on for 60 seconds or longer.

Ahh good to know, I didn’t see the dollar winning amount on the sign

I’d say it’s virtually impossible to do, hence it being a carny game lol

[winson604]

As someone who works out a lot I might have a slightly better chance than your avg joe but even then I'd get destroyed. I was at the gym this morning and was hanging from the pullup bar stretching and thought let's see how long I can hold for. Probably after like 10 seconds I was dieing haha

[Verdasco]

been going to the opening weekend for the past couple of weeks

best time to go imo. always slow in the first couple of nights and no line ups for anything


i always go for the 2nd time with a big group instead of just being my girl and the last week if brutal.... so many fucking people and unbearable. Everyone goes last minute because they are panicking that its closing in a couple of days

Had gators 2 for 1 special + beans

they overflowed my corner slot of pulled pork and looked like I had too much....... I love that they over stuff the meat inside my boxes :)

[Mr.Money]

anyone test out the mini donuts???..any good?

[Hondaracer]

Always, gotta get em fresh though.

Line up at a stall where the conveyor is running and they are coming out hot

[winson604]

anyone test out the mini donuts???..any good?

Have you not had mini donuts before? Same as always and agreed on getting them fresh!

[Mr.Money]

wasn't PNE but another place and they tasted like nothing :heckno:
not sure if cheap flour or too much water that time,so was wondering if PNE's standards are better.

[MG1]

wasn't PNE but another place and they tasted like nothing :heckno:
not sure if cheap flour or too much water that time,so was wondering if PNE's standards are better.

chinar?

Land of cardboard, melamine, and mystery ingredients.


j/k...................

[68style]

^
The short answer is yes, they are much better

[Vansterdam]

the Jalepeno cheese corndog is bombbbb

I didnt go last year but noticed they moved Henrys chicken from the original spot to the bbq area now

[MG1]

Speaking of the BBQ area, why is there a BBQ joint outside of the usual area, all by its lonesome? Gone rogue? lol.

Competition was too hot?

[Hondaracer]

i dunno but its a brutal spot for them.. its kind of a double edged sword

No one lines up for their shit, and in turn, they arent cooking anything.. so people walk up and theres like one sorry rack of ribs on the grill and they just say fuck it and move on

[Vansterdam]

you mean the one where Henrys chicken used to be? lol place looked dead

sidenote: I think parallel 49 has a new beer you can only get at the PNE. Mexican cerveza neFAIRious. pretty good.

[Verdasco]

what food you guys recommend? might go for a 2nd time this year

[Hondaracer]

Jamaican patties at Jamaican me juicy

[Mr.HappySilp]

Jamaican patties at Jamaican me juicy

any other food that's not spicy?

[Edison_Chen]

I tried Henry’s chicken earlier today and I left disappointed. The chicken was dry. No wonder why there isn’t a like up for it.

I’ve noticed this year more and more food stands are doing cash only.

[Hondaracer]

any other food that's not spicy?

They aren’t very spicey at all, but if you’re sensitive maybe it’s too much

The bbq is good, gator bbq brisket was killer and apperently you’ve gotta get the beef ribs not the pork from them. They were in high demand

[Mr.HappySilp]

I’ve noticed this year more and more food stands are doing cash only.

Cash only - the easiest way to avoid paying tax to the gov. Not only that they still charge you tax which won't get reported.

[Jonydakiller]

I had gators brisket, beef ribs and pork ribs with bunch of buddies. Would go back just for them! Dont forget to get their version of mashed potatoes for $2 on the side, good portion.
I also tried their new beer this year from parallel 49 collabs with PNE, nice and light wheat beer much like hefeweizen. But you can only get them from the parallel 49 beer truck nowhere else. I think it is close to the market place / festive area

[Eatman]

Anyone finding this years PNE a major disappointment from years past?
The exhibition this year was some lame ass wall paper back drop for photos/selfies. Not sure why PNE thought this was a good idea to attract people, the entire forum was dead as fuck too. It took no more than 2 minutes to walk the whole thing. The overall crowd this year was noticeably smaller too.

I tried Henry’s chicken earlier today and I left disappointed. The chicken was dry. No wonder why there isn’t a like up for it.

I’ve noticed this year more and more food stands are doing cash only.

Oh man, we ate Henry's Chicken as well. I usually find their food to be somewhere in between decent and not good.. but this year it just sucked. $17 for a 1/4 chicken combo or $22 for a 1/2 chicken. They did load up the fries though.

[Hondaracer]

Yea the additional exhibitions are pretty wack this year, the dinosaur thing and the selfie thing are no go’s for me. Haven’t gone into the history of video game display beside the forum there yet though

My wife is Part of the comittee which provides input on the PNE, def gonna have some input for them this year gotta turn it around going forward

[Vansterdam]

selfie thing was a joke. video game thing is so hot and humid inside but I enjoyed it. they just reuse those dinosaurs you usually see at local events

but yea they the exhibits are a joke.

if your going to the knights of valor thing the first 15 mins or so is pretty boring

crazy long fries is the biggest hype this year. next to flaming hot cheetos corndogs.

[tiger_handheld]

Is it true PNE is $6 after 6pm?
Any coupons or deals for this weekend?

[hirevtuner]

$6 after 9pm

http://https://www.pne.ca/ways-to-save/

[MG1]

$6 after 9pm

http://https://www.pne.ca/ways-to-save/

Fixt!

https://www.pne.ca/ways-to-save/

[Hondaracer]

Still gotta haveone of the jalapeño corn dogs

The butter beer ice cream pretty killer as well, prob try the pineapple one next time I go lol

[lilaznviper]

went this year... got free tickets to go so why not.

went at 7pm and left at 9pm. i found it very disappointing this year compared to others. Food was pretty bad. spent most of my time at the market place and even then wasn't very interesting.
always have to have those mini donuts

[lilaznviper]

Still gotta haveone of the jalapeño corn dogs

The butter beer ice cream pretty killer as well, prob try the pineapple one next time I go lol

gf tried the butter beer ice cream and was pretty disappointed. compared to the one she had at universal in Cali

[Vansterdam]

Still gotta haveone of the jalapeño corn dogs

The butter beer ice cream pretty killer as well, prob try the pineapple one next time I go lol

theres one stall close to the dome/superdogs that has jalepeno cheese footlong corndogs vs just jalepenos corndogs and it was bomb

[fliptuner]

Still gotta haveone of the jalapeño corn dogs

The butter beer ice cream pretty killer as well, prob try the pineapple one next time I go lol

Butter beer ice cream sounds gross but intriguing. :considered:

Speaking of pineapples...

https://i.imgur.com/mXdpXe0.jpg

[Vansterdam]

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/cw840j/spotted_by_the_pne_dashboard_had_a_hand_written/

Spotted by the PNE! Dashboard had a hand written note “Consular plates do not ticket” lol they were parking at the alley closest to the pne ��
LOL

https://i.redd.it/fgc15sey61j31.jpg

[fliptuner]

https://www.reddit.com/r/vancouver/comments/cw840j/spotted_by_the_pne_dashboard_had_a_hand_written/

Spotted by the PNE! Dashboard had a hand written note “Consular plates do not ticket” lol they were parking at the alley closest to the pne ��
LOL

https://i.redd.it/fgc15sey61j31.jpg

Don't ticket. Just tow it.

[Hondaracer]

gf tried the butter beer ice cream and was pretty disappointed. compared to the one she had at universal in Cali

Well yea, the engineering behind universal butter beer ice cream probably costs as much as PNE operating costs lol..

For anyone interested it’s like a creamier butter scotch/caramel flavor

[Mr.HappySilp]

Well yea, the engineering behind universal butter beer ice cream probably costs as much as PNE operating costs lol..

For anyone interested it’s like a creamier butter scotch/caramel flavor

Try the beer butter ice cream as well. Is meh I mean is so so. The Lemon-aid on the other hand is still as good as it was before. Food generally was so so. Not really worth the price they are charging. That veggie warp place send me to the washroom in 30mins lol.

[teggy604]

Walked in yesterday when it was free. Boy does it suck now. Pretty soon they will be closed Monday and Tuesdays.

[sam0m0]

Tried the butterbeer icecream too, didn't really like it. Taste like mild caramel icecream to me.

Pickle cotton candy kinda weird, bit salty. But the sour cream and cheese foot long fries tasted pretty good, really crunchy, but the cheese just taste like the nacho cheese from 7-11.

[MG1]

I tried something from that Red Velvet Doughnut place. It has cream cheese in it or something like that. It was pretty good. The asian lady there was a little grumpy, but if I looked like her, I'd be grumpy, too, gulolol.

[stewie]

went this year... got free tickets to go so why not.

went at 7pm and left at 9pm. i found it very disappointing this year compared to others. Food was pretty bad. spent most of my time at the market place and even then wasn't very interesting.
always have to have those mini donuts


Food was that bad?
Anyone else able to give their opinions on some of the new stuff they have? I'm gonna end up there later today and was kinda curious about that pickle pizza and flaming hot cheeto corndog. The hotdog stuffed in a giant deep fried pickle is delicious.

[nabs]

I went yesterday, it felt underwhelming. It's almost as though if you're not going for one of the shows, that you plan to spend a couple hours at, its not even worth it. May as well go to Richmond Night Market.

The rides seem all run down to me, they don't even function like they used to. Music ride is just a few fast spins around, no proper hype person any more, or the covered area where your screams echo; Hells Gate, no more water features, lights are burned or not working, doesn't do any of the same flips it did before, feels more like a kids ride than anything; Crazy beach party just swings side to side now like a big pirate ship, again no lights, and it doesn't rotate anymore. I remember when there was so much hype around these rides when they were first introduced.

At least they still have my favorite thing to eat at the PNE, buttered corn on the cob!