aparisi2274
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Jellyrolls is a lot fun, but I think it closes kind of early...
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Jellyrolls is a lot fun, but I think it closes kind of early...
Jailer of Hope
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I made a reservation to the Epcot Wind Down at the Rose & Crown but I'll keep a close eye out for any impressions since the price is rather steep. I'm a bit skeptical since the Illuminations party turned out to be a huge waste. The thing is, I'll be staying club level at the Beach Club so that's really all the booze and hors d'oeuvres I'll ever need and that lasts until 10pm and I can enjoy the Boardwalk after that.
So Disneyland is doing that Maleficent preview thing in the Bug's Land theater in California Adventure on Friday right? I'm supposed to be heading to Wondercon that day and I wanted to stop by since I'm parking in the Toy Story parking lot across the street from the convention center anyway.
Jailer of Hope
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Yeah, and at Hollywood Studios. It's supposed to be showing daily for an undisclosed period of time. It's tough to be a bug has been down for a few weeks and is scheduled to reopen for the preview. I don't know if the preview is being shown all day. All of the previews that ever took place at Muppets 3D happened in the second half of the day.
The Xtortionist
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AmusementBuzz on Twitter posted a pic of Hogsmeade Station at IoA. The scaffolding was removed today.
Rumored opening date is around June 20th IIRC. Anyone going to be there this summer? Mid August is looking likely for me.
Rumored opening date is around June 20th IIRC. Anyone going to be there this summer? Mid August is looking likely for me.
I'll be doing the Disney College Program so I'm going to try to go to Universal at least once in the 5 months I'm there. Would like to go multiple times though espcially with Horror Nights happening while I'm there.
Sweet, I was there on Sunday and saw it with the scaffolding. Probably gonna try to get in on Diagon a week or so after opening.
aparisi2274
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So, it seems that this happened...
The Xtortionist
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Jesus fuck that's over five hours for a meet and greet. I've been following this madness over the past week but this is the highest I've seen it.
I guess...that's less people in other lines...right? :l
Jailer of Hope
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Yep, Fastpass will do that. I checked availability just now. Seems like it's booked up as far as 60 days out which is the farthest you can book FP+ if you're staying on site. There were reports that Disney increased FP capacity for A&E the day they moved to Magic Kingdom so I grabbed one for June 3rd as a placeholder for Dwarfs if it happens to be open by then. I thought they would be relatively easy to get now but I guess not!
Freyjadour
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Holy shit.
If they had any sense they'd be building Arendelle right now. Imagine the $60 Breakfast Lunch and Dinner ala Cinderella. If you thought Be Our Guest was popular...
If they had any sense they'd be building Arendelle right now. Imagine the $60 Breakfast Lunch and Dinner ala Cinderella. If you thought Be Our Guest was popular...
Razgriz-Specter
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Last update I saw for the Six Flags Georgia waterpark expansion a few weeks back looked like it wasn't even near halfway finished. I don't see how it will be finished by summer.
Lee Chaolan
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So, it seems that this happened...
Moving the two of them to Magic Kingdom is one of the best things they've done in ages.
You all know MK is small, especially compared to the other parks. Haven't such a gigantic queue for the ladies of Arendelle keeps those guests out of other attractions and makes things slightly more comfy for all of us.
It'd be nice if they were still at Epcot as well, but I prefer this.
The Xtortionist
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I don't know. Epcot is a nightmare with only Soarin and Test Track to soak up crowds. It really needs all the capacity it can get.
That said, those two rides don't nearly stack up to MK's heavy hitters. I would definitely take shorter waits for Splash/Big Thunder/Space, if only because I'd never go to Epcot anyway. Just sucks for the people that do...dem 2+ hour Soarin waits.
Lee Chaolan
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Soarin typically has always been at least that long during peak times. Hell, not even during peak times. lol
Epcot really needs a new attraction. The "New" Test Track doesn't even count. I miss the old version anyway.
So, it seems that this happened...
The hell?! Thats crazy. lol
Aren't they adding a Fast and Furious section to that?
They had one a while back. The setting is still there but it's not part of the tour anymore as far as I can tell.
They're building a new one that should open next year.
Jailer of Hope
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Mine train set to open May 28th. I was starting to worry they wouldn't open during my trip but I managed to grab fast passes for three of the days I'll be there.
How's that new fastpass + system working out so far? They've implemented it already, right? If it goes well over there it won't be long before we see it in the park over here.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Any news on a possible Middle Earth theme park/themed area?
BUNTING1243
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There was a rumor last October that Disney had/was close to signing a deal with WB, but there hasn't been much since.
Jailer of Hope
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My first experience with it was last December and it worked well. I think the system caters to my group because at WDW we like to make dining reservations, see shows, park/resort hop, etc. We don't set out to repeat headliners like we do at DLR but we still manage to get a lot done. I hate staying in one park all day so FP+ makes it easier to actually do big attractions in the second park of the day. I'm okay with the 3 FP limit but the tiers in Epcot and DHS suck. I don't bother with Soarin' though because I experience that enough times at DCA. I need to do Toy Story as many times as I can though lol.
They just added the ability to book a 4th FP once all three are used up and a 5th after the 4th and so on. It's not much use to me because I like to book nighttime FP and you'd run the risk of certain attractions running out of FP allotment before you have a chance to book 4th even earlier on in the day for all parks not Magic Kingdom. I hear they may implement a "rolling 3" system that lets you book a new FP after each one you use which would be neat.
I can see the RFID and biometric tech being implemented at DLR. I don't think FP+ is necessary but I also see the FP allotment per guest being much higher at DLR if they do bring it over. They'd have to have different rules all together since there's only three Disney resorts and large amounts of local traffic per day. Overall it's much more dense at DLR and it's easy to get more done in less time already.
Leeroy3101
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It won't EVER happen. The Tolkien estate owns the rights for theme parks. Christopher Tolkien owns the estate. He unfortunaely is a bitter old man with a "childhood ruined" complex about Jackson's interpretations of the film.
I'm surprised no one has posted footage of the Mine Train yet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A4vjeYLcXw
Thoughts?
It's quite short (not as short as I was expecting though), but I think it looks like a fun little ride and it seems to fit nicely with New Fantasyland.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A4vjeYLcXw
Thoughts?
It's quite short (not as short as I was expecting though), but I think it looks like a fun little ride and it seems to fit nicely with New Fantasyland.
The Xtortionist
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It's a good ride. The problems are that it's grossly over budget (from what I've heard), overhyped, and took way too fucking long to build. But it is a good ride in the end. Final animatronic is neat. A solid D ticket.
SpacePirate Ridley
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Red_taiyaki
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Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Someone should put him in front of the Ralph Bakshi version of The Hobbit....
aparisi2274
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There's allegedly going to be an employee preview near the end of May, hoping I'm in town for that. Local news copter flew over last week and posted a photo, looks like they're working on the base for the dragon at the moment.
As for opening date, I was told internally that they're aiming for the anniversary date for WWoHP. I guess we'll see.
Jailer of Hope
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I'm not sure what you were expecting. It's a Fantasyland coaster with AA and a smaller footprint than Thunder.
aparisi2274
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I agree about watching the video. I would have been severely disappointed if I had waited in a line longer than 45min for this ride. It's a bunch of ups and downs and one cool payoff scene.
I'm still not sure why this took over 3yrs to complete....
The Xtortionist
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Gotta get all that detail on those rocks.
(The theming looks great but c'mon Disney)
The Xtortionist
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Also, the construction time for Diagon Alley will end up being a bit over two years, and that includes construction in both parks for Hogwarts Express and the most advanced themed attraction on the planet with Gringotts. "Ambition is Universal(TM)"
I can somewhat forgive Cars Land for its ridiculous rock work but Seven Dwarves Mine Train is a fucking joke. I mean, again, its a good ride, but the circumstances surrounding it are mindboggling.
In better news, I got my August trip to Universal Orlando set! Booked two nights at Royal Pacific on a Sunday-Monday. I'll probably add the night before at Cabana Bay just to check it out, and will maybe end up tacking on another night at RPR if they open up an annual pass rate room. So hyped!
edit - This is totally unrelated but I recently came across a 2012 GDC talk from a game designer-turned-Imagineer about similarities between video game level design and the design of Disneyland. Since I figure most of us in here are fans of gaming and theme parks, it seems like something worth mentioning. Fun talk.
SpacePirate Ridley
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Same with the Ratatouille ride at paris.
I dont know what going on with disney imagineering compared to universal, but they are slow as hell.
Were is that company that build a whole park in a year and a day during 1955?
I dont know what going on with disney imagineering compared to universal, but they are slow as hell.
Were is that company that build a whole park in a year and a day during 1955?
aparisi2274
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It took Uni Orlando 1yr to put up Transformers the ride, and that included having to first demo a building that was there.
It has little to do with imagineering and more to do with money. Disney (the business side, not imagineering) gets to pay less if they give the construction company (not Disney) more time to complete the job. Also, they get to stretch the costs out in smaller amounts over more quarters which makes the investors happy.
They could build Cars Land/Mine Train in a year if they wanted to, but they aren't willing to pay for it.
Universal, in general, is. The market share is theirs to grab right now, so might as well go all in and grab what you can.
aparisi2274
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You would think that with all the various constructions jobs within Disney, and the fact that Uni Orlando is building things at a rate of 2:1, they would want to start up Disney Construction, and keep it all in house, and save some money, but get shit built faster.
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