A Spirited Perfect Ten

[Cesar R M]

"We have normality, I repeat we have normality." She turned her microphone off — then turned it back on, with a slight smile and continued: "Anything you still can’t cope with is therefore your own problem."

feeling a bit couchy?

 

[PhotoDave219]

probably one of the few times of year this happens?

The ONLY time of year this happens...

 

[TeriofTerror]

I think you have about two weeks of peace. CMs, enjoy while you can.

Nope. Because I'm heading down Sunday, and where Teri goes, trouble follows.

 

[PhotoDave219]

Nope. Because I'm heading down Sunday, and where Teri goes, trouble follows.

Have fun at trader Sam's!

 

[gmajew]

Sure this has been posted already but I thought it was a good read....
http://www.themeparktourist.com/fea...edium=Social Adv&utm_campaign=Haunted Mansion

 

[wogwog]

I think you have about two weeks of peace. CMs, enjoy while you can.

This week MK only has one night parade three nights. The MK park calendar even has a couple of 9 PM closings next week with only one night parade. The early closings should be slow days. As long as the MK forecast model is not completely broken.

 

[PhotoDave219]

yeah right.. good luck trying to get some sense of "normalcy".
perhaps when the rapture finally happen.. perhaps then...


Speaking of CMs.. yo dave, you know someone who works at AK?

A couple. Why?

 

[PhotoDave219]

So.... Crowd levels.

Holy crap, it was brutal at Magic Kingdom? How brutal?

That brutal. Clearly above the level of the last two years, for comparison.

After breaking down the numbers, talking with some spies and double checking with Len on the data. (The data is fine, the methodology hasn't changed.) It was just THAT busy at MK. Looking hard at the numbers, last year had a lot in the 6-7 range, those pushed up to the 8-9 range. (also Iger noted in an earning call 4% growth at the domestic theme parks in the 3QFY15 which covered April-June)

So if you braved MK this summer and it wasn't yesterday, my hats off to you.

These higher crowds also reflected in the resort overall.

Across the board, higher numbers. Same thing happened - crowd pushed up. What were average/mid-level crowds last year became peak crowds this year.

Crowds dropped off later this year because of Labor Day being next week but there ya go. Summer 2015.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

Nope. Because I'm heading down Sunday, and where Teri goes, trouble follows.

I bet - the stories you could tell.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

So.... Crowd levels.

Holy crap, it was brutal at Magic Kingdom? How brutal?

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That brutal. Clearly above the level of the last two years, for comparison.

After breaking down the numbers, talking with some spies and double checking with Len on the data. (The data is fine, the methodology hasn't changed.) It was just THAT busy at MK. Looking hard at the numbers, last year had a lot in the 6-7 range, those pushed up to the 8-9 range. (also Iger noted in an earning call 4% growth at the domestic theme parks in the 3QFY15 which covered April-June)

So if you braved MK this summer and it wasn't yesterday, my hats off to you.

These higher crowds also reflected in the resort overall.

View attachment 108857

Across the board, higher numbers. Same thing happened - crowd pushed up. What were average/mid-level crowds last year became peak crowds this year.

Crowds dropped off later this year because of Labor Day being next week but there ya go. Summer 2015.

Thanks for the numbers! It will be interesting to see how the rest of the year plays out.

 

[Cesar R M]

So.... Crowd levels.

Holy crap, it was brutal at Magic Kingdom? How brutal?

View attachment 108856

That brutal. Clearly above the level of the last two years, for comparison.

After breaking down the numbers, talking with some spies and double checking with Len on the data. (The data is fine, the methodology hasn't changed.) It was just THAT busy at MK. Looking hard at the numbers, last year had a lot in the 6-7 range, those pushed up to the 8-9 range. (also Iger noted in an earning call 4% growth at the domestic theme parks in the 3QFY15 which covered April-June)

So if you braved MK this summer and it wasn't yesterday, my hats off to you.

These higher crowds also reflected in the resort overall.

View attachment 108857

Across the board, higher numbers. Same thing happened - crowd pushed up. What were average/mid-level crowds last year became peak crowds this year.

Crowds dropped off later this year because of Labor Day being next week but there ya go. Summer 2015.

WOW, thats a lot of 10's!!! D:

A couple. Why?

Ill pm you!

 

[FigmentJedi]

Honest Trailers on that Frozen Fever short and taking potshots at the marketing.



I will say I paid for that 20 dollar Blu-Ray, but not for Frozen. I bought that specifically to get my hands on Lorenzo.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Honest Trailers on that Frozen Fever short and taking potshots at the marketing.



I will say I paid for that 20 dollar Blu-Ray, but not for Frozen. I bought that specifically to get my hands on Lorenzo.

It'll also be on the Cinderella (2015) blu-ray out in 2 weeks.

 

[RSoxNo1]

It'll also be on the Cinderella (2015) blu-ray out in 2 weeks.

It's on the Walt Disney Short Films Collection that just came out.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

It's on the Walt Disney Short Films Collection that just came out.

Why I used the word "also", as "in addition to".

 

[the.dreamfinder]

So, not to derail this thread further down the ravine (is that even possible?); but does anyone know why the waterfall by O Canada! has been off for the last few weeks? I know its been dry since at least middle of August and I noticed it again Sunday night. Its not a pretty sight.

Spoiler: O Canada dry falls

The Disney Difference

 

[the.dreamfinder]

Honest Trailers on that Frozen Fever short and taking potshots at the marketing.



I will say I paid for that 20 dollar Blu-Ray, but not for Frozen. I bought that specifically to get my hands on Lorenzo.

God forbid they actually put substantive bonus features on it. There's so much you can learn from those shorts, but I guess we wouldn't have even gotten these shorts had it not been for Frozen Fever.
Seriously, you can use the some of the money you gouge out of parents for Frozen Fever to produce those relatively inexpensive bonus features.

But man, Lorenzo is better than sliced bread.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

God forbid they actually put substantive bonus features on it. There's so much you can learn from those shorts, but I guess we wouldn't have even gotten these shorts had it not been for Frozen Fever.
Seriously, you can use the some of the money you gouge out of parents for Frozen Fever to produce those relatively inexpensive bonus features.

They could also have included more shorts like "One by One"...and not make "Runaway Brain" a Disney Movie Anywhere exclusive.

It's another lazy release from Home Entertainment.

 

[FigmentJedi]

God forbid they actually put substantive bonus features on it. There's so much you can learn from those shorts, but I guess we wouldn't have even gotten these shorts had it not been for Frozen Fever.
Seriously, you can use the some of the money you gouge out of parents for Frozen Fever to produce those relatively inexpensive bonus features.

But man, Lorenzo is better than sliced bread.

And extras aside, bugs me that they left out Glago's Guest. Heck, why not put the other two "Fantasia 3" shorts (Destino and One by One) on there as well, give us the whole "Fantasia World" in one place? It's Blu-Ray, you got room for it.

 

[Goofyernmost]

So, not to derail this thread further down the ravine (is that even possible?); but does anyone know why the waterfall by O Canada! has been off for the last few weeks? I know its been dry since at least middle of August and I noticed it again Sunday night. Its not a pretty sight.

Spoiler: O Canada dry falls

Don't know. Could be a water shortage? Could be a broken water pipe? Could be a broken pump? Could be "hey, it's only Canada... who cares"? Could be the well ran dry, eh! Could be the maintenance men are out on a Labatt's run? Could be TDO is no longer going to supply water until Canada stops trying to pay with play money? Could be a Canadian Beaver built a damn in front of the falls? Take your pick!