20 year now and it is still around the corner.
Although VR - inn any guise - won't replicate nor replace a physical motion through a building.
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Although VR - inn any guise - won't replicate nor replace a physical motion through a building.
Space Mountain and ToT in Paris spring to mind. Fully immersive E Tickets with show buildings.
FigmentJedi
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What if you have a D-Box?
PREMiERdrum
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D-Box? I know a few D-Bags...
FigmentJedi
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D-Box: It's a motion simulator base some movie theaters have that have also become available for the home theater market, basically turning your chair into The Funtastic World of Hanna Barbara.. There are various movies on Blu-Ray programmed to be compatable with it and that Back to the Future Blu-Ray with the ride on it even works with the system.
Cousin Huet
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I agree, there is no way to reproduce the vomit inducing motion of the Kuka arm at home......especially since the picture on my TV is so clear and handles the motion on the screen better. Seriously, I have been in an F16 and felt fine......after Forbidden Journey and Mission Space......"I need to take a seat for a few minutes" lol. Can't wait to see the new Diagon Alley area though but enough already with the overuse of screens.
JimboJones123
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It is easier to blame a Bush or an Obama for your 401k being stagnant than the horrible decisions the Forbes 500 make. Remember HP getting in the tablet business, then getting immediately out, then announcing they were shutting down everything PC?
Corporate America is a mess.
Disney is right there in the middle of it. Cut what works, CMs being the best and most passionate employees, and spend on what doesn't, FP+.
turbosnatch
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Umm I guess you have never been in a 1000hp car running flex fuel?
JimboJones123
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I figure, if anybody wants to spoil the opening scene from Xmen Days of Future Past, go for it!
http://www.mtv.com/videos/movies/10...ast-exclusive-opening-battle.jhtml#id=1726025
This is the movie I am looking most forward to this year. GotG is a very close second.
http://www.mtv.com/videos/movies/10...ast-exclusive-opening-battle.jhtml#id=1726025
This is the movie I am looking most forward to this year. GotG is a very close second.
truecoat
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Ahh, but what about screens mounted to kuka arms? I'm interested in seeing how that works.
the.dreamfinder
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A nice little comic, written by someone on the inside, about focus groups.
http://giancarlovolpe.tumblr.com/post/82641459722/a-little-behind-the-scenes-look-of-the-early
http://giancarlovolpe.tumblr.com/post/82641459722/a-little-behind-the-scenes-look-of-the-early
I have not. Are you referring to Switzer performance? Ive seen their stuff. Pretty sweet conversion, for $80k. I was mostly joking about flex fuel for my Yukon. It drinks gas, but no more than a jeep or big pick up truck
PhotoDave219
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Hey, I like Gary. Good guy, works hard. Always been good to me. Seems like he was brought in to clean up a mess someone else made and looks like he's doing a decent job of it. I'm not gonna criticize him for that.
I'll criticize those higher up the food chain who make the decisions of who to invite/credential....
I'll criticize those higher up the food chain who make the decisions of who to invite/credential....
Astro Blaster
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I never understood the relationship between Lou and Disney. Since I love WDW I listen to Lou's podacst, but he occasionally devotes significant time to non-WDW parts of Disney, such as the movie club. He also has a lot of inside news so I always wondered about the parameters of his actual agreement with the company.
He's obviously more than a typical WDW fan but if he's not a paid employee of the company, what is he?
Lord_Vader
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I don't think it's that as much as it is people just getting in way over the head with debt... Keeping up with the Jones' and the general entitlement mentality that is running rampant in our country. Screw debt, the government will save us!
As for people's actions in public or how they present themselves, I see two sides to that. On one half of the coin, you have Eddie Griswold. On the other half, you have the people who prefer to just stay comfy in shorts and a t-shirt. For the most part, middle class doesn't dress to impress like they used to. Kinda like looking back to when flying was an occasion. The whole Generation X thing and rise of the tech sector youngsters taught people they didn't need to wear a suite. Many put focus on function over form. I've never felt that I need to impress someone with my presence. Much of it is just frivolous spending on faux status symbols. For me, I prefer to stay comfy in my t-shirt and cargo shorts, but then again we don't book reservations in the finer dining establishments. The ones that we do are for the kids (or wife). The food isn't worth it for the most part, but we're kinda spoiled with good food in Charleston
I am with you 100%.
Most in my generation (I will be 44 this year) in my current social circles, do not dress to impress unless it is warranted by their specific employment needs. My office standard has gone from suit/tie then business casual to jeans/polo casual. I coach a couple baseball teams and my older team parents will show up to games/practices in cargo shorts and t-shirts with no problem, these are SB owners/operators, local franchise owners, and more in upper middle class families. At the office I have had CEOs meet with me in khakis and a polo for a formal meetings, why should anyone believe guests at WDW should be held to a higher standard?
I don't pay enough attention to the way others are dressed unless they really stand out because I generally don't care enough about them. My teenage son pays attention and points out the outliers (people of WalMart types,) he cares about how others percieve him in a manner I no longer do because I am comfortable with my current standing and see no point trying to impress other guests at WDW. And to boot, I simply refuse to spend two or three hours getting ready for a dinner at a buffett experience in WDW because it is in a Deluxe resort, even if I was staying there. We dress appropriately, not walking around in torn up, worn out or inappropriate clothing that should not be worn in public but I will not bring a suit and tie just to eat while on vacation, we simply avoid those restaurants as a result.
Lord_Vader
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Yeah, #CancelColbert was so successful he was promoted to hosting on CBS.
the.dreamfinder
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Here's hoping Maker takes Relativity's bid,
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/relativity-makes-last-minute-offer-695874
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/relativity-makes-last-minute-offer-695874
It depends on what tech you are speaking of. While Lumiere is an effective and kewl use of technology, the AAs (and other than Ursula, I really have a hard time calling things that many fanbois could make in their garages actual AAs) in The Little Mermaid are a huge step backward. They are fake, plastic and don't do much at all.
Now, RSRs absolutely works perfectly, but one could also argue that giant cartoon cars work very well for having projections added to physical bodies.
Oh well, you know me ... old habits!!!
Stevek
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I don't know either. Disney has allowed him to broadcast live from it's parks and resorts, release audio tours of each of the MK lands and he does personal tours (at a cost I'm assuming) of the parks for guests. I guess by granting him this type of access along with the free dining, cruises, trips to Aulani, etc. that he's not a paid employee per se but gets his payola for all of the promotion he provides. At the end of the day, he and to a lesser extent Brigante (who I believe pays for his own AP but gets some of Lou's perks), are reaping the benefits of acting as spokesholes for Disney. As with the mommy bloggers, who can blame them for taking what Disney is willing to give them. I know I'd take what they give but I also know that I'd go insane if I spent as much time as they do covering the parks.
Brigante seems to have realized what he can get and expanded his scope to cover all theme parks in Orlando. Now he gets the perks from Disney, Universal and Sea World.
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She is responsible for the Celebration Place Social Media Cabal. Her job was allegedly on the line last year, but she apparently weathered the storm quite well. I believe she worked at one of the local TV stations before coming to Disney.
I would have to check the 'leadership' chart, but I believe she reports to Craig Dezern (who before selling his soul was actually a very good reporter who covered Disney for the Orlando Sentinel).
Zenia doesn't bother with people on Leanne's level. She is Burbank/corporate all the way. If Zenia is dealing with something that should be on Leanne's radar, then heads will roll.