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If the distortion bothers you, just request to wait an extra cycle and sit in row B1. Problem solved!

Since Chewie is a strong presence as an actor walking around the park, I think it would be jarring to also see him as an AA, since it could never be as lifelike. His presence in the ride as video & audio seemed sufficient to me. The real character here is the Millennium Falcon herself, and...

While I agree on many of the specifics, I have to respectfully disagree with Len on the final score. To me, millennium falcon is a four star ride, comparable to Star Tours, with a five star preshow. Final verdict: 4 1/2 stars

I've been up north spending the holiday with family and have just now caught up on this thread. In the interest of full disclosure, I've never been invited to a Disney press event or been comped by Disney for my work on the Unofficial Guides or Touring Plans. I do get invited to press events...

I've always had good results bringing a guest with me when using the after 4 express, 9 times out of 10 they let us both through.

I wouldn't say weak, since I always like seeing my name in print ;-) I believe this is what we call "lifestyle" or soft news, as opposed to an investigative expose in the business section. Still, it's rare to see anything in a UK paper that questions Disney's supremecy. The funny thing is that...

Aw, I thought this thread would be a review of Sam Gennawey's book ;-) http://www.amazon.com/Universal-versus-Disney-Unofficial-American/dp/1628090146

I like to say that we are all blind men trying to describe an elephant, everyone has a perspective on different parts but no one can see the whole thing. I have no firm confirmations on attraction lineups but the Indy ride has not been on any of the plausible plans I've heard. And a wide range...

Yes, I considered mentioning that the blog post in question seemed to be cribbed in good part from here. But since I also steal a lot of info from this forum, I thought it might seem hypocritical ;-)

I only backed up the potions that are backed by other sources, and expressed skepticism about those that aren't (the $3bil budget, Indy clone).

I'm listening ;-) We just sent the new 2016 guide off the the printer tonight, and for the 1st time ever we flat out say a Disney park (DHS) isn't worth the money, and you should go to USF instead.

I'm not disagreeing with you, because that's an article I've wanted to write for years. However... 1) even though I've been with the Weekly nearly 10 years, I'm only a freelancer (not staff) and must defer to my editors & publisher on those kind of decisions. 2) the bad blood between Disney PR...

Thanks @asianway! The theme park community is so incestuous, that if you start dismissing people because you don't like others they are connected too, pretty soon there is no one left. The sad truth is that when we all see each other in the parks, everyone is really polite and sociable. There's...

I don't think that's really fair, I know the Orlando Attractions Magagzine crew and they are all really friendly, kind, and genuinely passionate about their product. As a quarterly mag they occasionally have stuff that is outdated by the time they go to print, but outside of the rumor column the...

I didn't intend to start a Robb-bashing party, and I'm not willing to write the guy off entirely. TPR does amazing POV videos of rides I'll never get to see in person, and (like I said) I always enjoy hanging out with him in person. His wife is also really nice to me, and I've had a great time...

You're not alone, TPR blocked me on all media (twitter, FB, etc) after I pointed out that every single USB port in the Tangled rest area was broken. Which is a shame, because Robb is always really nice to me when we meet in real life...

Sorry, not ignoring you, I've just been very busy this week working on a book, and for some reason I'm not getting alerts when someone tags me. I agree that the WaPo blog wasn't exactly my best work. To be brutally honest, I just wanted to ignore the piece but my editor wanted me to write...

I'll never know if what I reported about Bayou was "the real reason" because (as in any big business) there are often multipe real reasons behind any decision. But I've known Aiello a long time, and when he can't tell me the truth he knows to just not tell me anything at all. He went out of his...

I filed a guest comment on Main Street before leaving.

Mama Della's is my favorite Italian ever but quite pricey. Vivo is nearly as good and much cheaper.