Recent content by maxairmike

I still can’t get past the fact that despite SSE being used in Luminous, they don’t play the show music through the central spine. Just feels like such a huge miss to have a great view still from back there and not use the infrastructure to take advantage of that. Heck, if you stand around the...

I think the base ROF and FFP prices are getting close to a reasonable ceiling. I think standalone Express and base Ultimate Fear still have room to go up, especially the base Ultimate Fear (another $100 for all the “peak” nights vs FFP+ is quite a value). They can keep jacking the multi-night...

Oh absolutely not! A) Don’t let that…I can’t use the applicable words here…anywhere near this area with his infrastructure ideas. B) A tunnel, in Central Florida!? Sure, throw enough money at something and it can be done, but this is about the stupidest idea they could have. Adding another lane...

I’m not sure, but I also didn’t even notice it my 2nd ride, and then the next time I went on it at night. They probably could find a better parking spot for it, but it could also be there for quick access reasons. Maybe tossing a camo tarp over it would be better? My last visit was a week after...

So I’ve been 3 times, and I really don’t get all the complaints about the park not being fully immersive in certain lands. I’ve ridden Stardust and Hiccup’s several times, and not once was I pulled out of the experience on either by outside views/intrusions. I noticed the cherry picker on...

I have my doubts about the new intersection using Blizzard’s entrance road being a good solution for morning traffic, but did learn that the Turnpike does have an improvement plan for the Western Way interchange (I had thought CFX still was in control to that point of the 429, so had always...

I will say that after having done USH and now USJ as well, our Forbidden Journey is the weakest of them for a few different reasons, but I think it is still rightfully considered a top-tier attraction. And while I have done this before, some recent experiences have taught me that you truly...

I’ll echo the idea to pick either Kyoto or Osaka as a base for that part if you’re not doing Universal or only doing one day. We did split the two for our trip, mainly because we did a day and a half at Universal and wanted to stay right there for that instead of dealing with a park dump on a...

No, not yet, but that seems to be the only rumor for it. The park needs as much capacity as it can get, so I can’t imagine whatever replaces it takes much longer than 2027, maybe 28.

If you're still looking at hotels and haven't booked, in Kyoto we stayed at the Miyako City Kintetsu Kyoto Station and would definitely stay there again. The location in the station made it super easy to get around (getting off the train and not having to leave the station building was so nice)...

Not (likely, because nothing is ever 100% certain, but 99.99999999% sure) happening, and not sure where you got the idea the Marvel contract is slowly phasing out, because that's definitely not happening. But anyway, a lot of the games take place in cities and towns, the most recent movie was...

I suspect the planted areas will look a little more solidly green as the smaller shrubs grow in unless they’re heavier in trimming things back. Personally I think it looks great already, but clearly my expectations were very different from most in here regarding landscaping.

I’m really baffled by what seems to be the consensus understanding/definition of the word “park” around here when referring to Celestial Park’s landscaping. It seems to me what most of you want and expected is a near literal forest, and I never got that impression from the concept art and...

That’s the tune you changed to after you were finally convinced that yes, there was a park being built, well into obvious construction that everyone had to keep pointing out was happening in the update photos. An extended timeline into the 2030s is something that shouldn’t be unexpected with...

You also were insistent that Epic construction would be abandoned in the middle of it being built. This will likely be a very lengthy process and I have every expectation even once shovels are in the dirt and they've started selling tickets that you'll be claiming they'll abandon it any day now...