A Spirited Valentine ...

[Disneyhead'71]

I love @ford99rollover, and feel where his salty demeanor comes from, but FoP is a solid E Ticket.

 

[Cosmic Commando]

A kind videographer friend in LA recorded it in HD for me, So yes I've seen it but not in person but it looks 1000x better than it did the last time I saw it at WDW in 2015, no dead strings of bulbs... no peeling finshes. No I will not be publishing the video, my friend gets PAID for his work does not give it away.

Can I have his contact info? If he can take a video of a nighttime parade that's so clear, you can confirm that finishes are not peeling... I want to hire this guy.

 

[Princess Leia]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...s-replaced-character-could-use-change-1022041 Brian Henson's in this now. So that's Brian, Lisa, and Cheryl coming out against Steve.

Nobody is a winner in this. Everyone's coming out with egg on their face.

 

[asianway]

I saw the parade at DL 3 times last week and at WDW over a couple hundred times. Granted the parade should be retired. But, I didn't notice any major difference other than some shuffling of the order, the "Disneyland Presents..." And the cut of the Pleasure Island Float balanced by the Petes Dragon float effects. I doubt a parade built for WDW in 1977 (I think that's when the WDW version debuted, but it was long ago) could survive 6 years everyday performing twice if it had poor maintenance. True I didn't see the floats in the day but I sure as hell didn't notice paint peeling or strands of lights out.

FOP is an amazing simulator. You can't expect your comment on it to have any weight if you have not experienced it.

Just for the record, the version at Disneyland is theirs, from 72

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Just for the record, the version at Disneyland is theirs, from 72

No I think it's the MK one that went to Paris then back to MK and then to DL now. I could be wrong of course.

 

[Quinnmac000]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/ne...s-replaced-character-could-use-change-1022041 Brian Henson's in this now. So that's Brian, Lisa, and Cheryl coming out against Steve.

Nobody is a winner in this. Everyone's coming out with egg on their face.

What's worst is none of them are making sense because Steve said he told Disney they need Kermit more goodhearted and compassionate then in Lisa statement see says he wasn't making Kermit compassionate and goodhearted but depressed and then Brian said that Kermit was a prankstar but respected all people.

 

[RSoxNo1]

First time at DL since last D23. It was an amazing day! I got some great shots of them testing the steam locos and in general cool photos. The Space Mountain is smooth but most of it is slow. I like the omega track better. Also the Columbia was making rounds yesterday. They had 2 locomotives going around: Ward Kimball (went into service in '05) and Fred Gurley.

I think by the end of Disneyland's Space Mountain it feels more out of control than WDW's. Space may be my favorite ride in DL I think the gap between the two Space Mountains is bigger than the gap between the two Pirates.

 

[RSoxNo1]

I love the Matterhorn

Apparently you're into pain (I typed a word here that I was surprised and amused was on the banned list). As for the Matterhorn, I wouldn't shed a tear if they removed it.

 

[RSoxNo1]

RSR was worth the plane tickets from Birmingham to John Wayne, admission, and hotel all by itself. Amazing ride.

Not tonight. The first six figures weren't working. Been running into horrible show issues this trip.

 

[RSoxNo1]

Lost BLT, GMR, UOE

so net 3?

None of those were E-tickets at the time of their closure.

 

[Mike S]

Apparently you're into pain (I typed a word here that I was surprised and amused was on the banned list). As for the Matterhorn, I wouldn't shed a tear if they removed it.

You know they never will. They would have riots in the streets.

Guess I was just able to take it better than some. I think WDW Space Mountain helped train me for that

 

[ford91exploder]

I love @ford99rollover, and feel where his salty demeanor comes from, but FoP is a solid E Ticket.

Soarin is an e-ticket so no surprise there, updated seating and update visuals but not a new or groundbreaking ride system. It's the same basic mechan

Even without riding it yes it's an E-ticket one I will NEVER ride because of my hatred of the source material.

 

[flynnibus]

Soarin is an e-ticket so no surprise there, updated seating and update visuals but not a new or groundbreaking ride system. It's the same basic mechan

Not even close. That's like saying BTTF and soarin were the "same basic mechanism"

 

[Christian Fronckowiak]

Is this the same daughter who put an end to the MGM plans and held off from the Disney acquisition? Not that that means much, but I wouldn't know which party to trust here.

I believe that was Heather, with help from Brian.

 

[asianway]

No I think it's the MK one that went to Paris then back to MK and then to DL now. I could be wrong of course.

No, The WDW one went to DLP when they got Spectro. From there it may or may not have gone to HK and is believed scrapped.

The DL one went to WDW for a short time in early 2000s while Spectro was overhauled, then back to DCA, then back to WDW and now back to DL. It also did a stint in NYC for the Hercules promotion.

 

[The Empress Lilly]

I don't think Disney as a company can appreciate what they have in the parks.

They're like that family that has very expensive furniture but rather than have it reupholstered/restained and breathe new life into quality items they'd rather just go buy the hot new thing at IKEA because it's cool and hip. Some of the decisions that they've made just baffle me and seem so shortsighted.

Brilliant analogy!

And yes, GMR, BT and UoE were/are one E and two F-tickets (45 minutes and two hours for Energy and the tour!). All of them are about the grand gesture, about showmanship, about large, even massive, expansive sets. Build within seven years of one another in two of WDW's greatest eras. Enormous ride capacity too, plus everybody can ride, and all ages want to ride. All of these criteria are a lost art.

 

[Cesar R M]

The plot thickens!
https://www.google.com/amp/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/40641830

Seems like a power spat between a high manager and an actor who was pretty much lived for said character.

*edit*
nevermind, its even bigger lol.

 

[Dapper Dan]

Disney have done right (for the most part) by Star Wars and Marvel, the two acquisitions with which I'm most familiar. I don't know enough about the history of the Muppets to offer a credible opinion as to whether that was the case here, but the creative disagreements that LucasFilm has had with folks like Josh Trank and Lord/Miller have actually been in defense of the legacy.

I don't know about doing right by Marvel so much. Sure, the movies are all hits but their comic book sales are in freefall.

 

[The_Jobu]

Can we talk about how amazing SeaWorld's nighttime show IGNITE is?! Honestly if HEA wasn't around I'd say it's the best show in Orlando

OOOOOOO.... PRETTY!!

 

[NearTheEars]

Tip of the iceberg!! Tons of great fountains, lasers, fire, and search lights. I think the pyro may have been a bit off due to the nasty storm earlier. I hate I waited so long to see it

Hopefully will see it this weekend. We've been putting it off.