I remember seeing the press conference for the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster (because of course there was a press conference for the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster), and someone asked Steven Tyler if this constituted a sellout move on Aerosmith's part. Tyler naturally got pretty defensive and said something like, "This ain't no corporate slick-dealin' Hollywood showbiz thing. [dramatic pause] This is the Aerosmith Rock 'n' Roller Coaster."
Got it. One of those underground counterculture amusement park rides.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Monday, 3 November 2014 15:44 (nine years ago) link
TBF, it's the best thing they've had their name attached to in 30+ years.
― Thereby Creating Humor (Old Lunch), Monday, 3 November 2014 15:53 (nine years ago) link
It's presented by Hanes.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 3 November 2014 16:04 (nine years ago) link
If someone offers your band it's own rollercoaster I say you take it critics be damned.
― ©Oz Quiz© (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 3 November 2014 16:04 (nine years ago) link
Beautiful day. About to get phineas and ferb autographs.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 3 November 2014 16:06 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, Florida has had heart-stopping weather the last 48 hours.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 3 November 2014 16:09 (nine years ago) link
Christmas decorations going up.
Star tours now.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 3 November 2014 16:32 (nine years ago) link
The new Star Tours is awesome. I think it might've honestly been my girlfriend's favorite ride from any of the parks. And I think I read that there's something insane like 50 different movies for the ride now? We rode it 3 or 4 times and it was different every time.
― Thereby Creating Humor (Old Lunch), Monday, 3 November 2014 16:34 (nine years ago) link
Uncle Tim at 50s Prime Time Cafe kind of freaking out the kids.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 3 November 2014 17:11 (nine years ago) link
their routine is noxious. I like the Tune-In Lounge though.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 3 November 2014 17:13 (nine years ago) link
i'm totally living vicariously through these posts!
also the new star tours is very cool, but I s2g i've ridden it 10 times over 2 visits and got the jar-jar sequence 8 times.
― you little affront to god (reddening), Monday, 3 November 2014 17:44 (nine years ago) link
My deepest condolences.
― Thereby Creating Humor (Old Lunch), Monday, 3 November 2014 17:48 (nine years ago) link
Getting so full we're starting to skip meals.
One daughter's birthday here, cast is super about it.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 3 November 2014 17:51 (nine years ago) link
Yo, if you get hungry again, the Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater is the jam
― stop looking at me, quan (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 3 November 2014 18:19 (nine years ago) link
Also, the engineer working with Aerosmith in the opening hologram skit is the State's Dan Marino
― stop looking at me, quan (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 3 November 2014 18:20 (nine years ago) link
Really?didn't look like him. Biggest concession I have seen to frozen, by the way, has been a giant gift shop and a little play a lot filled with fake snow.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 3 November 2014 18:40 (nine years ago) link
I bet Christmas will be all frozen, all the time.
Is the Haunted Mansion decked out holiday style?
― Delbert Gravy (kingfish), Monday, 3 November 2014 18:45 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, I was honestly baffled by the complete dearth of Frozen merchandise at WDW this spring. It felt like the memo about the film's massive success hadn't trickled down to the parks division yet.
― Thereby Creating Humor (Old Lunch), Monday, 3 November 2014 18:49 (nine years ago) link
They are redoing maelstrom at Epcot into a frozen ride.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 3 November 2014 18:49 (nine years ago) link
I heard about that. Pretty disappointing, honestly. I love the Maelstrom, as lame as it is.
― Thereby Creating Humor (Old Lunch), Monday, 3 November 2014 18:51 (nine years ago) link
i'm pretty sure the frozen meet and greet at disneyland has the longest line out of either park.
a bit off topic but there were a ton of elsas trick-or-treating on halloween. I complimented one little girl on her elsa costume and she gave me the dirtiest look and said "I'm CINDERELLA!" it's a tough year for other blonde princesses in blue dresses.
― you little affront to god (reddening), Monday, 3 November 2014 19:05 (nine years ago) link
yo, when i went on my disney trip earlier this year, the line to meet the frozen princesses at EPCOT was, i was told, six hours long
― stop looking at me, quan (Whiney G. Weingarten), Monday, 3 November 2014 19:12 (nine years ago) link
thanks for the confidence, guys
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 3 November 2014 19:13 (nine years ago) link
Frozen meet and greets I think the most popular fast pass.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 3 November 2014 19:29 (nine years ago) link
Hollywood Studios is kind of aimless and reduntant, but it's a nice day anyway.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 3 November 2014 19:36 (nine years ago) link
some person or animal took a crap in the street, and then someone or something smeared at for about 10 feet. They had to block the area.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 3 November 2014 19:40 (nine years ago) link
I'm staying in Wilderness Lodge in December: four nights and four days, including tea party, early morning magic hour, princesses, and pixie dust.
― guess that bundt gettin eaten (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 3 November 2014 19:42 (nine years ago) link
I'll let my niece lend you some of her costumes.
― things lose meaning over time (Dr Morbius), Monday, 3 November 2014 19:43 (nine years ago) link
oh i see we've covered this above
― things lose meaning over time (Dr Morbius), Monday, 3 November 2014 19:44 (nine years ago) link
I really want to stay at Ft. Wilderness Lodge for at least part of our next trip. I've been treating the lodging as an incidental (and inexpensive as possible) afterthought but everything feels kinda anticlimactic once the day is over.
― Thereby Creating Humor (Old Lunch), Monday, 3 November 2014 19:48 (nine years ago) link
I really enjoy these 15 minute live distillations of Disney movies. Beauty and the Beast was sweet, my younger one loved Mermaid.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 3 November 2014 20:22 (nine years ago) link
On the downside they were going to charge us to cancel Brown Derby, so light apps and drinks it is.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 3 November 2014 20:23 (nine years ago) link
Have you seen/are you planning on seeing Fantasmic? I just saw it for the first time this year and I think kids would love it. Or be terrified by it. Or both.
― Thereby Creating Humor (Old Lunch), Monday, 3 November 2014 20:28 (nine years ago) link
But GO EARLY. And hang on to your kids for dear life. The pre-show waiting area is the most densely-packed crowd I experienced anywhere in the parks.
― Thereby Creating Humor (Old Lunch), Monday, 3 November 2014 20:30 (nine years ago) link
Toy story game ride was great! Fantasmic tonight.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 3 November 2014 20:48 (nine years ago) link
there is a nativity scene up!
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 3 November 2014 20:54 (nine years ago) link
Don't know where the hidden Mickeys would be in there.
Now, in the Good Friday scene, I'd have an idea...
― pplains, Monday, 3 November 2014 21:39 (nine years ago) link
Actual overheard one sided phone conversation behind us at Indiana Jones:
I think I walked 15,0000 steps, so like 7 miles. Yeah, it's pretty good exercise. Huh? I'm voting for jeb bush. Jeb bush for president. Make it three Bushes. Uh huh. How are the http://images.chron.com/blogs/askacat/hatcat.JPG doin'?
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 02:05 (nine years ago) link
definitely ken marino
― $0.00 Butter sauce only. No marinara. (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 03:26 (nine years ago) link
Early start for breakfast, then Animal Kingdom, the best designed park.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 11:53 (nine years ago) link
Third language of Fantasmic announcement last night was Portuguese. I wonder if they can tell that is the third most popular language that particular day?
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 13:21 (nine years ago) link
Everest currently broken!
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 14:56 (nine years ago) link
That's a bummer. My favorite ride in all of the parks, hands down. It was down for a while when we were there, too, so maybe things will turn around.
― Thereby Creating Humor (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 15:03 (nine years ago) link
they have been pretty good getting them up and running again.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 15:04 (nine years ago) link
Still down. I smartly sat out Kali rapids, and am only dry one.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 15:30 (nine years ago) link
good move. Make sure to hit the dinosaur dark ride, probably my fav extant dark ride from the last time i was there…which was ages ago
― Spirit of Match Game '76 (silby), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 16:22 (nine years ago) link
"Back in my day, we rode dinosaurs in the dark at amusement parks. That was ages ago."
― pplains, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 16:34 (nine years ago) link
Yeah, Dinosaur is rad. That pseudo-coaster technology they use is amazing and should be more widespread (I think the Indiana Jones ride at Disneyland is similar?).
― Thereby Creating Humor (Old Lunch), Tuesday, 4 November 2014 16:59 (nine years ago) link
My older one chickened out at Everest, but the 7 year old was totally game.
They both hated Dinosaur.
― Josh in Chicago, Tuesday, 4 November 2014 17:45 (nine years ago) link