Recent content by iamgroot61

I had the DL/DCA Premiere pass, pre-COVID and they cost around $2200/PP (we had three). At the time I lived in Sacramento, around 7 hours' drive from Anaheim. It was difficult for us to visit the parks enough to make these pay for themselves because we also had to come up with money for...

I have no sentimental attachment to the Rockin' Roller Coaster and really don't care what they do with it. That said, using a Disney IP is a much wiser choice than a contemporary (for now) rock or pop band.

I don't think we are disagreeing here. My Tron example was of an IP that was NOT massively successful and still had an attraction based on it. I agree that rides themselves are judged based on their own merits regardless of the IP they are based on, if any.

Throwing myself into the comment thread here without reading very far back into it. Lots of "IP" discussion but this thread was initially about the new Zootopia attraction that replaced It's a Bug's Life. I saw the new attraction on the last day of the AP preview and thought it was "just...

You may be wrong, or you may be right (Thanks, Billy.). Your observations are very well written, and I don't completely disagree, but... I think you're reading too much into it all. Disney attractions like HM and ToT (and even GOTG, Mission Breakout) apply to ride attractions what Disney does...

So far as I know, smartphones don't generate alerts. The infamous Altoids tins do, sometimes USB hubs do, umbrellas and metal (Disney) refillable popcorn tins do. It's best, if possible, to hold potential alert items in your hands (one item in each hand) fully extended in front of your body as...

If you (or your bag) do not alert, you pass through. Bag checks used to be mandatory, but with Evolv, only when the system alerts on you or your bag (or both). I've seen it "draw" multiple boxes around alerting areas of a guest. Supposedly, it can also identify weapons shapes.

Unless Disney's scanning system (when I was a security CM, it was called "Evolv," supposedly an AI enhanced weapons detection system)has changed, it is not random. If you "alert" when passing through the scanner (and the security CM staffing the tablet is literally looking at the screen when...

Well, everybody's got an opinion, including me. I have watched the "evolution" of the US Disney parks with mixed feelings. I'm fortunate enough to have been able to visit the CA parks for many years and seen the development and growth/change of DCA as well as many of the updates/enhancements...

I know this site is WDW focused, but I lived in Cali for many, many years and for a long time, DL/DCA were my go-to parks. I will always love the Nightmare Before Christmas overlay on the HM attraction. Love how it arrives in late October and stays all the way through the holidays. I really...

While not unique, I'm fortunate enough to have visited the Anaheim parks for many years and am extremely familiar with them. Prior to moving to FL in late 2022, I had only visited WDW twice. First in 2005 for a good, long visit (9 days in the parks and two at Universal Orlando). Back then...

I agree. I'm from Cali and recall the ride being much smoother (which, IMO, took away from the "mine train" aspect as I sort of liked the rougher, herky-jerky ride) after the refurb. On the plus side, I am really looking forward to seeing the FX updates in the ride climax in the last incline...

Children are not told to "get out." As I mentioned already, the security host/hostess tells the parent(s) that everyone must pass through the scanner. Parents instruct their children from there. Occasionally, a misbehaving child will, um, misbehave. In that case, the parent is asked to...

The expectation is that, if able and willing, persons are expected to exit their mobility vehicle. When a stroller with a child old enough to exit and walk through the scanning device on their own approaches, parents are told that everyone needs to pass through the scanner. At that point, they...

Yes. So much so that they have separate lines and having kids exit strollers is policy for the reason I stated previously. But as I also mentioned, there are alternate procedures for kids unwilling to exit their stroller or adults unable to exit their scooters as well as folks with medical...