i liked tower of terror, because we got on it with our 5 year old, not realizing what it was like, because there was no line, and then my wife and kid almost died from screaming while on it.
― akm, Friday, 9 June 2017 20:38 (seven years ago) link
I rode it for the first time since '94 in January and it scared the shit out of me.
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 9 June 2017 21:05 (seven years ago) link
I liked ToT, sad to see it go.
― Moodles, Friday, 9 June 2017 21:43 (seven years ago) link
The ToT was worth it for the gorgeous queue
― kurt schwitterz, Friday, 9 June 2017 22:22 (seven years ago) link
True
― Moodles, Saturday, 10 June 2017 00:34 (seven years ago) link
Okay Alfred, if you could handle the booking
https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-star-wars-theme-park-in-florida-will-include-a-comp-1796952453
For example, you may see Chewbacca around talking to Hondo. They’re up to no good and could be recruiting a group of people to go on a mission. So then you’d go on the Millennium Falcon ride, one of two in the park. Based on how you and your crew does on that ride (the ride will allow each individual person to have their own job aboard the Falcon), you could get some extra republic credits afterward, or maybe a stern talking-to. If you’re really, really bad though, bounty hunters might hunt you throughout the park, like a new one named Harcos.There will also be a Cantina—it was a hinted there may be booze there—and the music will be courtesy of a new DJ. It’s Rex, the former pilot of Star Tours.That’s just one example of how things will work. However, another major announcement has to do specifically with Galaxy’s Edge in Walt Disney World in Orlando. There, it was announced, Disney is planning a 100 percent immersive Star Wars hotel. That means everyone there will act like they are in Star Wars. You become a citizen once you check in, and every minute of your experience will be Star Wars. You may even have the option to dress up as the character you want to be.
There will also be a Cantina—it was a hinted there may be booze there—and the music will be courtesy of a new DJ. It’s Rex, the former pilot of Star Tours.
That’s just one example of how things will work. However, another major announcement has to do specifically with Galaxy’s Edge in Walt Disney World in Orlando. There, it was announced, Disney is planning a 100 percent immersive Star Wars hotel. That means everyone there will act like they are in Star Wars. You become a citizen once you check in, and every minute of your experience will be Star Wars. You may even have the option to dress up as the character you want to be.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 16 July 2017 00:31 (seven years ago) link
As someone asked:
Can I threaten a kid and get my arm cut off in the cantina?
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 16 July 2017 00:32 (seven years ago) link
Plus a slew of other Orlando things
https://io9.gizmodo.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-ratatouille-and-tron-are-all-1796952726
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 16 July 2017 00:33 (seven years ago) link
Meanwhile out here
A new, completely immersive Super Hero universe coming soon to Disney California Adventure park https://t.co/CmbXxoV5m7 #D23Expo pic.twitter.com/0R5aj186mO— Disney Parks (@DisneyParks) July 15, 2017
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 16 July 2017 00:35 (seven years ago) link
My 50th birthday is in 2023. Might head for Orlando with a fistful of acid and start looking for droids.
― pplains, Sunday, 16 July 2017 00:36 (seven years ago) link
Maybe they'll let it cross over into that Avatar thing and bounty hunters can burn the place down.
― Ned Raggett, Sunday, 16 July 2017 00:38 (seven years ago) link
Hmm. I return in November!
― the Rain Man of nationalism. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Sunday, 16 July 2017 02:33 (seven years ago) link
Huh to a lot of those things. Immersive experiences with cast in character reads a little Renn Faire.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 16 July 2017 04:16 (seven years ago) link
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DLto4rwW0AAaSsH.jpg:large
― Οὖτις, Monday, 9 October 2017 18:12 (six years ago) link
currently plotting trip to Disneyland in February, kids are reaching ideal age-range
kinda dreading Star Wars land though. Do Stormtroopers walk around carrying guns cuz if so I am so not into that.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 9 October 2017 18:13 (six years ago) link
Star Wars stuff won't be open in February
― Moodles, Monday, 9 October 2017 18:19 (six years ago) link
awesome
― Οὖτις, Monday, 9 October 2017 18:20 (six years ago) link
the pirates have guns, though
― you are juror number 144 and we will excuse you (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 9 October 2017 18:22 (six years ago) link
right, but that's in the ride, which I'm less concerned about
it's the "armed guys walking around while we all have fun" dynamic that feels fundamentally un-Disneylike to me
― Οὖτις, Monday, 9 October 2017 18:24 (six years ago) link
― Οὖτις, Monday, October 9, 2017
I saw the stormtrooper parade at Hollywood Studios – it's pretty good! My nieces loved it.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 9 October 2017 18:24 (six years ago) link
you might still see stormtroopers. I would treat the whole park as a ride.
― you are juror number 144 and we will excuse you (Sufjan Grafton), Monday, 9 October 2017 18:27 (six years ago) link
it's called March of the First Order or some shit
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 9 October 2017 18:31 (six years ago) link
that ramones pic is a photoshop but here's a real pic of them at the park!
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/cc/ac/e0/ccace0e2865061c4b037e22bed4731eb.jpg
― kurt schwitterz, Monday, 9 October 2017 18:43 (six years ago) link
!!
― Οὖτις, Monday, 9 October 2017 18:44 (six years ago) link
is that Joey on the left w his shades off?! I don't think I've ever seen a picture of him w out sunglasses.
― Οὖτις, Monday, 9 October 2017 18:45 (six years ago) link
Ozzy, Tommy, Randy, Rudy
https://i.pinimg.com/736x/2e/24/52/2e2452d8d8b6116c60846dda4912a98a--disney-love-walt-disney.jpg
Siouxsie and Kid Congo
https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21766649_10155622335065600_8656013569255823962_n.jpg?oh=2a627d77ea4415ed8301c09a7c541764&oe=5A81D429
Robert Smith loves Disneyland a lot and goes as often as he can
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/6c/49/d1/6c49d1251bac69bed108fe3afed423d1.jpg
― kurt schwitterz, Monday, 9 October 2017 18:51 (six years ago) link
hey, so we're heading to disneyworld this march w/ the 2 kids (6&4) and baby (8m) for 3 and a half days. i feel like it's going to be a herculean task making sure everyone has fun and there's no meltdowns. any advice re what guide to get or anything like that?
― Mordy, Friday, 17 November 2017 17:28 (six years ago) link
are there actually *any* 4yos that go 3 1/2 days w out meltdowns, asking for a friend
― Οὖτις, Friday, 17 November 2017 17:29 (six years ago) link
Perfect age for the kids, really. Disney was not only built to steal your entire net worth, but to make your kids enjoy it. Your older ones are beyond full-blown meltdown age. Is your 8m old walking yet?
― Randall Jarrell (dandydonweiner), Friday, 17 November 2017 17:30 (six years ago) link
well he's def not walking yet since he's only 4m atm.
― Mordy, Friday, 17 November 2017 17:31 (six years ago) link
lol sorry for my misread.
The hardest part is that the rides you might want to ride have hellish lines and the only way around those lines is a second mortgage to pay for the privilege.
Things that surprised me about Disney: - they generally make everything great for little kids, and lines for most stuff is tolerable- there are a lot of rides for really little kids- there are a lot of big people
― Randall Jarrell (dandydonweiner), Friday, 17 November 2017 17:38 (six years ago) link
you have to pay extra for an easy pass whatever now?
― Mordy, Friday, 17 November 2017 17:39 (six years ago) link
I'll be in WDW for Thanksgiving.
Mordy, The Unofficial Guide is acerbic and thorough.
― morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 17 November 2017 18:10 (six years ago) link
ah I forgot about that! Alfred OTM
― Randall Jarrell (dandydonweiner), Friday, 17 November 2017 18:12 (six years ago) link
Moody, I'll also be there in March. Let's grab some pineapple whips.
― Moodles, Friday, 17 November 2017 20:38 (six years ago) link
A necessary read
https://www.ocweekly.com/disneyland-resort-workers-true-magic-makers-survey-shows-many-toil-poverty/
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 28 February 2018 18:26 (six years ago) link
Huh, sort of the same story:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/27/us/disneyland-employees-wages.html
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 1 March 2018 02:33 (six years ago) link
Is the Avatar ride worth a 3 hour wait?
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 10 March 2018 16:09 (six years ago) link
Was Avatar worth its 3 hour runtime?
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 10 March 2018 16:10 (six years ago) link
Haha, we tried re-watching Avatar this past week to warm up for this trip and my son had never seen it. Made it half way through. Maybe I should wait in the line for an hour, then leave?
They could actually play the movie for people waiting in line because probably 90% of them don't recall what it was about. Of course, that may make the wait feel more like 6 hours.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 10 March 2018 16:25 (six years ago) link
We decided to go on the Avatar boat ride instead because the wait was only 1 1/2 hours. The ride was slow, but colorful with some cool visual effects. It lasted about 3 minutes overall. I'm glad I tried it, but wouldn't do it again unless the line was much shorter.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 10 March 2018 17:23 (six years ago) link
It's unfortunate that Animal Kingdom doesn't have a fireworks show because I would recommend hitting the popular rides then. I didn't think I'd even get to go on the new Snow White thing last time I was there because of 90-minute wait times I didn't care to indulge, but once the fireworks started, the line cleared out completely and we rode it something like six times in a row.
― Ape Wipes (Old Lunch), Saturday, 10 March 2018 17:29 (six years ago) link
I love the design details of Animal Kingdom. Food, too!
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 10 March 2018 17:48 (six years ago) link
http://leftvoice.org/The-Price-of-Wonderland-Homeless-Disney-Worker-Dies-in-Car?var_mode=calcul
― and in my opinionation, the sun is gonna surely shine♪♫ (Karl Malone), Saturday, 10 March 2018 17:50 (six years ago) link
We are in line for the main Avatar ride now. It appears to have shrunk considerably during lunch.
We were considering trying the line during tonight's light show, but then noticed that it had emptied out while we were eating.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 10 March 2018 17:51 (six years ago) link
I’m still baffled by Disney doing an entire Avatar land because either a) it was a massive mistake that’s going to age poorly or b) the whole “EVERYONE thinks Avatar sucks and has forgotten about it” is just a creation of media and twitter people
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Saturday, 10 March 2018 18:22 (six years ago) link
Change is slow at WDW but I would not be surprised if it's a whole different thing in a decade. It was a really dumb and short-sighted IP to build a whole section of the park around.
― Ape Wipes (Old Lunch), Saturday, 10 March 2018 19:32 (six years ago) link
They can just reskin it tho to a new IP it'll be Moana or something like turning the Aliens ride into Lilo and Stitch.
we'll be in DW from around the 29th to the 8th btw idk if anyone else is gonna be in the area for impromptu disney fap
― Mordy, Saturday, 10 March 2018 19:33 (six years ago) link
It's definitely strange to have an Avatar land. Also extremely strange to have 4 planned sequels. I really don't think many people remember this film at all. It was a big deal at the time because of all the CGI stuff, but that all seems horribly dated now, and the actual plot and acting were always terrible.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 10 March 2018 19:48 (six years ago) link
So we made it through the big Avatar ride in 1 1/2 hours, which I consider a minor miracle. The ride was somewhere between Soarin' and Harry Potter. It was much more immersive than either, but Harry Potter still has it beat in terms of coolness, thrills, and overall design
Now I'm off to the river rapids on my own as the rest of the family seems kind of unexcited about rides and more into food and shopping.
― Mario Meatwagon (Moodles), Saturday, 10 March 2018 19:52 (six years ago) link