The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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MinnieM123 said:
Hi everybody! I'm back from the Land of the Mouse! Missed you guys!

Eventually, I'll go back and read all the posts since last Saturday. But for now, here's a few comments about my trip; I'll log back on later this morning to catch up.

I had no ADRs, no Fastpass Plus, no Magic Band (I used the plastic ticket instead), and no EMH at AM or PM. (I was at the Swan, so I could have used EMH, but just chose not to.)

Somehow, I still managed to have a great time! I think it's important to point that out; guests like myself prefer to just wing it, while others plan. Either method is fine, depending upon your own particular preferences.

Here's some STAND-BY wait times I had over the past 5 days (please note these are all at random days & times across the parks), and again I really didn't need any Fastpass Plus:

Big Thunder (posted: 30, actual 25)
Kilimanjaro Safaris (posted: 30, actual 30)
Expedition Everest (posted 20, actual 15) Single Rider (when open) 2 minutes
Test Track (posted: 30, actual 20)
Space Mountain (was either 101, or was under renovations--not sure)
Splash (posted 70--I didn't bother; not worth it to me)
Haunted Mansion (posted 30, actual 30)
Small World (posted 30, actual 25)
Soarin (posted 30, actual 30)
7 Dwarfs Mine Train (posted: 50, actual 55*) *The only reason I agreed to wait long for this one was because I've never been on 7 Dwarfs Mine Train since it opened. I thought it was a fun ride, but would never wait that long again; in terms of my other favorite coasters, it was probably my least favorite.
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Welcome back!
Glad you had a great time on the fly...!!! :)
 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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Goofyernmost said:
They are Turkey. Freakishly large turkeys, but turkeys none the less. They actually taste and look like ham because they use the same smoking (curing) process that is used to give you your Easter ham. That gives them a much longer shelf life and are less inclined to be bothered by the heat of the Florida sun, bacteria wise! I don't, off the top of my head, remember how that is done, but, I think it is a combination of salt and smoke preservation.
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Yep, I've heard same. Definitely (mutant ;)) turkey. Just brined and smoked similar to ham. :)

 
donaldtoo

donaldtoo

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MinnieM123 said:
Quite a few years ago, my sister had a cassette tape recorder, and she recorded some of my grandmother's recollections of growing up in Ireland. That was a smart thing to do.
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My aunt/godmother did the same thing many years back with my grandparents on my moms side. We listened to most of it shortly after she made it, one day at the farm when we were visiting. They have all 3 since past. The subject of that tape came up recently. As far as we know, there were no copies. Hope it can be located...
 
MOXOMUMD

MOXOMUMD

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Ugh. FINALLY made it to Indiana! The trip took 90 minutes longer due to an accident and fire that closed the highway. We were rerouted 30 miles out of the way because it was in the middle of nothingness. Now to relax and wait for the fireworks on the live feed. :)
 
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Eric1955

Eric1955

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I went see Tomorrowland today and I thought I'd give y'all my review of it. Don't worry I won't give any spoilers. When I first heard about the movie I was really excited about it and had high expectations. However, when the trailers came out for it my expectations plummeted. The Japanese trailer gave me some hope for the film but I honestly went into the theatre today with very low expectations. I must say I was pleasantly surprised by the film. I actually thought Tomorrowland was fantastic and I will be purchasing it when it comes out on Blue-ray.

The film was far from perfect and I can think of several ways it could have been better. I was very disappointed that mentions of Walt (as seen in the Japanese trailer) were cut from the film but I honestly wasn't surprised. Overall, I found the film very entertaining and I am highly recommending it. I also really enjoyed and appreciated the message of the film. We need to get back to the optimism of the past and start dreaming about great big beautiful tomorrows again rather than resigning ourselves to a dystopian future. The attitude that we can't make the world a better place will be a self-fulfilling prophesy. It's time to dream big again. I find the theme of the film ironic given the current state of Disney, but I'm gonna give Disney lot of credit for actually making the film.

Given the horrible marketing the film has received I don't expect it to do well but I really hope to be proven wrong. It's a big thumbs up for me.
 
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FutureCEO

FutureCEO

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Eric1955 said:
Given the horrible marketing the film has received I don't expect it to do well but I really hope to be proven wrong. It's a big thumbs up for me.
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Marketing is not as good as it used to be for anything. I'm sorry but a commercial of an ad is not going to make me buy a product.

Or some dumb Twitter, facebook, movie product placement.
 
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