Recent content by Marc Levin

Yeah ... I had to think very quickly on the spot to explain to my kid how Pluto got from a resort breakfast to a meet & greet at the entrance to Epcot before us, when we went straight from one to the other on the monorail. I told her that because he was a character he didn't have to wait in...

Yeah, I was surprised by this. I would have thought you'd be able to walk around a themed interior of it, or they'd at least have something like CRT in the Magic Kingdom. Definitely seems like an oversight.

Sadly, no. Actually getting into the park (which we very much had to pay for) is a prerequisite to signing up for the show.

I was more thinking about the "you're the commander/navigator/whatever so you have to press this button when it lights up" aspect. You're no doubt right about the ride mechanics.

Yep. We didn't spend a cent on the whole experience. As I said, I was surprised!

I was pretty surprised it was still open (and free!) last time we went, TBH. All I can figure is that somehow the execs haven't noticed that they're not charging money for it or someone high up has an emotional attachment to it. It's weird that it's free given how much they monetise everything...

As long as the children think he's really there it's all good. Although I saw one kid burst into tears during the show when we were there, which probably wasn't quite the idea!!

From my understanding (from reading about it, hopefully I'll get back to Disney to ride it at some point in the next few years) it seems MF:SR is more like Mission Space with a Star Tours theme?

This is of course true, but I can't help but hope that someone in the chain of people designing and approving these things actually at some point said something like "wouldn't it be cool if". Maybe I'm being naive, but the people with the creative energy to actually implement these projects...

I was quite surprised by how tame Expedition Everest was actually, it's more about the Yeti effects than about the thrill ride aspect. Might be worth giving a go next time you have a change. Space Mountain is actually quite slow as well, just feels fast because of the darkness. You're probably...

It's a "facing your fears" thing, so the idea is that those characters are just force visions. Also the kids doing it probably don't care too much about canon. In general they seem to be trying to distance themselves from the prequel trilogy, so I'm not surprised it's not a focus of the show.

The bit you quoted that I replied to was specifically that "Disney very much needs something that makes kids feel like they can join the Resistance or be a Jedi [for free]" All I pointed out was that they already have that.

No. Each kid gets given a light-sabre for the duration of the show. It doesn't cost anything to sign up for or participate in. It's completely free. They don't even mention the "build your own light-sabre" shop, it's a separate thing.

Soarin', unless I can be guaranteed to sit in the top row where I don't have to see people's feet dangling in front of me (like, who came up with that ride design??) It's tough to be a bug - once was enough. Tomorroland Speedway.

They already have that in Hollywood Studios. It's called "Jedi Training", and literally makes kids feel like a Jedi for half an hour, including letting them fight Darth Vader with a light sabre one on one, and is actually free to sign-up for. It's been going for decades.