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They can, yes. I do know that the land Future World is on does have some "hole-like" parts in it; I can remember attending Marty Sklar's talk at Epcot's 25th anniversary and listening to Marty describe when they were putting in the monorail pillars. According to him, one of them is so long "it...

Many people would disagree with both your statements, myself included. If Roy would of had his way rather than Walt, things like Snow White and Disneyland would never have happened; Roy was dead set against taking risks like that. As for Eisner, well, I certainly can't deny that the Walt...

Alright, I'll bite. How did this guy get that video? Did he wait until there weren't any CMs looking and then ran up the stairs? If so, he's lucky he didn't get caught.

I think the Yeti isn't the best example: http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?t=716149 My own thoughts - while I agree things will never go back to where they were when Walt was alive, I think that things are much better under Iger than they were under Eisner (or say, Eisner after Frank...

I can think of at least two authentic English pubs in Kissimmee owned by Brits, serving English pub food, and play nothing but "English soccer" on their televisions. From [insert WDW hotel here], I'd say it's about a twenty/twenty-five minute drive to either of them. If you're willing to go...

*NERD ALERT!!* I used to play a role playing game called Rifts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rifts) which is kind of like Dungeons and Dragons only in a future post-apocalyptic Earth. Anyway, Rifts has a boat load of source books giving you details on different parts of the world (Rifts...

Totally false. When I was a CM at Space Mountain, there was a guest who was elderly, had a heart attack during the ride, and died at Unload. Very somber day. I also can remember the story of the same thing happening to a kid that rode Rock 'n Roller Coaster at DHS, only he had an...

I think what I miss the most from the old Epcot was the optimism for the future. My first time at Epcot was in 1988, and I thought it was amazing. My parents thought it was quite boring themselves, but they knew I liked it so they would bring me back every year. Like some other posters, I'm...

I disagree with the bold text. If all you do is cater to your audience, you'll find yourself pulled in so many different directions that in trying to please everyone you end up pleasing no one. It's impossible to determine what everyone wants to see, especially when your audience is the entire...

Wouldn't be too bad - they could dust off the "Heroes and Villains" park idea with half the park Marvel heroes and the other half Disney villains.

Speaking of GE (and Walt's EPCOT film a few posts up), did you know that right when Walt passed away he was sending out feelers to GE for a possible merger between his company and theirs for the purpose of funding and creating EPCOT and Progress City? That's the same GE that owns (bum bum...

DOUBLE POST!! When I go to WDW, I usually go to many of the nicer restaurants (California Grill, Jiko, Narcoossee's, etc), and I always wear nice slacks and a dress shirt. And I can also say the people who show up in their theme park outfit (t-shirt and shorts) ALWAYS stick out like sore...

In Tokyo, you see much more of the slacks/dress shirts crowd; generally, the Japanese wear nicer clothes when they go to TDL/TDS than their American counterparts. I remember reading and hearing about how Disney had to "tone down" some attractions where the guest gets sprayed with water because...

I think before HKDL thinks second gate they need to make the first gate much more successful. They have yet to hit their attendance projections since its opening in 2005. Add in the fact Disney is already adding three new lands to HKDL plus building a second Chinese park in Shanghai; I don't...

QFT. When I was a CM, one year I was saving for my trip to Cali for DL, and I worked open to close (roughly 7am-1am) seven days straight for double-time (if there's less than eight hours between shifts your next shift you get double the pay). I not only received an outstanding paycheck, but I...

Wow. That's so incredibly wrong. I am 1000% in disagreement. I've read your blog, your other posts in the Eddie Sotto thread, and for someone who is an expert on the Mansion...you're still wrong. To begin, as you state in the Eddie Sotto thread, the objections to the new queue come down to...

I know the thread - I just didn't want to necro it.

Very upset to read this :( There is an extreme outside chance it could still happen, but at this point I'm not holding my breath. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/11/florida-loses-24-billion-_n_834768.html

Here are some official (and unofficial) ones I remember when I was a CM. 101: Ride down 102: Ride operating 103: Bathroom break (as in, "Hey I need a 103.") 104: Guest in a wheelchair (or scooter) 105: A hot-looking guest (trends towards hot females than males). Unoffical. 210: A REALLY...

ACTUALLY, if we're going for 100% accuracy, the mountain you're thinking of in AK is the Forbidden Mountain; Everest is the smaller peak behind and to the right of the high main peak (for forced perspective purposes). Look for yourself...