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MagliteL13
Active Member
Corrus said:
Actually, believe it or not I definitely (I'll spell it however I damn well please, because you know what word it's supposed to be anyways) enjoy reading things like this because they do improve the service Cast Members can offer to guests. There are a lot of CMs on this forum who have probably benifited from reading your posts (so, in effect, this is kinda like writing a letter) As a CM, now I know I should give more complete directions to guests like yourselves. I love hearing it from your point of view--it's totally a different way of viewing things.
MrNonacho said:I'm the one in the outfit with all the zippers...
My name's PJ. Big, tall guy with VERY short blond hair.
I remember 3 CM's. 1 was working by the single rider's entrance. 2 were working up by the loading area. The 2 up top told me to "take your time, we get paid by the hour". :lol:
Epcot82Guy
Well-Known Member
Thanks for this great thread. I just had time to read through all of it. That is a very interesting perspective. I know I had a family with a young lady with very limited vision (I can't remember the condition, but she basically could only distinguish major concepts of lightness and darkness) when I was at the Land, and it was challenging to try and explain the systems to her. But, she really enjoyed being able to touch the items we had on display. I had always wondered what the parks were like for her, so thank you for answering some of those questions.
Also, I didn't see anyone that answered your Dole Whip question. They are available at a small stand in Adventureland in the MK. It sits basically across from the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse. It is basically pineapple soft serve, and it is very good. They also have frozen pineapple spears and pineapple floats which are, as they sound, soft serve floated in pineapple juice.
Also, I didn't see anyone that answered your Dole Whip question. They are available at a small stand in Adventureland in the MK. It sits basically across from the Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse. It is basically pineapple soft serve, and it is very good. They also have frozen pineapple spears and pineapple floats which are, as they sound, soft serve floated in pineapple juice.
TiggersPooh
Active Member
your posts are simply amazing. You give such great detail!
TP2000
Well-Known Member
It's been said so many times now, but I just have to chime in. This thread is amazing, and the OP has such a different perspective on things. I've been to Disney Parks in Anaheim, Tokyo and Orlando too many times to count, but never have I considered this type of perspective, or have I conciously thought out these parts of the Disney experience.
Please keep going, as it really is fascinating to read, and it makes me want to pay more attention to sound and tactile experiences on my next park visit. Thank you for the fresh insight rdour@techminds!
Please keep going, as it really is fascinating to read, and it makes me want to pay more attention to sound and tactile experiences on my next park visit. Thank you for the fresh insight rdour@techminds!
CAPTAIN HOOK
Well-Known Member
unkadug said:
Count me in as one of the fascinated
Uponastar
Well-Known Member
I loved your report so much, I just reread it!
Your feelings about Soarin' - my favorite attraction - just about put me over the edge! I'm trying to imagine riding it with my eyes closed - feeling the wind, and smelling those wonderful aromas! Feeling the music, really feeling it! I would like to experience it that way, if just once!
Thank you!
Your feelings about Soarin' - my favorite attraction - just about put me over the edge! I'm trying to imagine riding it with my eyes closed - feeling the wind, and smelling those wonderful aromas! Feeling the music, really feeling it! I would like to experience it that way, if just once!
Thank you!
Maerj
Well-Known Member
There is a thread on here where you can download both the old pre-Illuminations music and the current:
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?threadid=56020
They will both fit onto one CD. I also want to add that I really am enjoying your trip reports. Its great to hear about WDW from another perspective.
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/showthread.php?threadid=56020
They will both fit onto one CD. I also want to add that I really am enjoying your trip reports. Its great to hear about WDW from another perspective.
barnum42
New Member
FYI: There is a whole area of the boards devoted to trip reports:rdour@techminds said:
http://forums.wdwmagic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=58
Loved your report and glad the pair of you had a fun time, hope you stick around the board and keep posting :wave:
robynchic
New Member
As another CM chiming in, I'm glad you had such a great experience. I am sorry that the CMs couldn't help you find your way to the Liberty Tree Tavern better.
When I was there over the holidays in 2003, I was in Disney/MGM Studios during an evening off, and I saw a group of 3 women where two of them were deaf, and one of the deaf women was also blind, with a guide dog. Since I'm fluent in American Sign Language, I went up to them and explained that I know ASL, and I'm a cast member, so if they need any help, ask me. It was incredible to experience tactile signing (signing to a blind person), and to find out how she experienced things, being deaf and blind. I even helped them out when the dog had to potty!
Please come back to WDW again when I'm working (I'm seasonal)! I would love to meet you and your girlfriend.
Another note: most characters will tap a blind person to let them know specifically where they are, then take the blind person's hands and put them on their face, so that the blind person can "see" who it is better. I saw the White Rabbit do that with a little girl this past summer, and the girl was especially excited to learn that he wears glasses, too!
When I was there over the holidays in 2003, I was in Disney/MGM Studios during an evening off, and I saw a group of 3 women where two of them were deaf, and one of the deaf women was also blind, with a guide dog. Since I'm fluent in American Sign Language, I went up to them and explained that I know ASL, and I'm a cast member, so if they need any help, ask me. It was incredible to experience tactile signing (signing to a blind person), and to find out how she experienced things, being deaf and blind. I even helped them out when the dog had to potty!
Please come back to WDW again when I'm working (I'm seasonal)! I would love to meet you and your girlfriend.
Another note: most characters will tap a blind person to let them know specifically where they are, then take the blind person's hands and put them on their face, so that the blind person can "see" who it is better. I saw the White Rabbit do that with a little girl this past summer, and the girl was especially excited to learn that he wears glasses, too!
Who Wants to be a Milionare. This was great. I always enjoyed the show on ABC, and it was a bonus to hear that it was possible to win a trip. I remember one episode where a blind contestant was given some accomidation. They had everyone wait until the fastest fingers question had been read out loud twice and a special sound queue was used for the beginning. I also was happy to see that ABC had contestants with disabilities. I watch The Price Is Right on CBS almost daily. I've never heard of any contestant with a major physical, hearing, or vision problem playing that game. This is disappointing. ABC does it right.
A few notes about improvements. I believe there are plenty of monitors in that studio for the guests to read the questions. The questions are also read out loud. This makes the experience 90% accessible. However, you have to wait until the keypad "lights up." This was a problem for me. I had to hold it up to my face. I was lucky to get the front row, because otherwise I would not have been able to hold that keypad up to my eyes. A simple solution would be to add a vibration to the pad for the front row contestants. This would be cheap, the component uses very little power, and they are obviously cheap. If every cell phone made today, even the cheap ones, can have a vibration, why not those boxes. They feel custom made, and they have plenty of imagineers around there.
More after lunch.
A few notes about improvements. I believe there are plenty of monitors in that studio for the guests to read the questions. The questions are also read out loud. This makes the experience 90% accessible. However, you have to wait until the keypad "lights up." This was a problem for me. I had to hold it up to my face. I was lucky to get the front row, because otherwise I would not have been able to hold that keypad up to my eyes. A simple solution would be to add a vibration to the pad for the front row contestants. This would be cheap, the component uses very little power, and they are obviously cheap. If every cell phone made today, even the cheap ones, can have a vibration, why not those boxes. They feel custom made, and they have plenty of imagineers around there.
More after lunch.
CaribDisneyGirl
New Member
This post is amazing. Thank you so much for sharing your experience. I'm glad to hear you had such a wonderful vacation :sohappy:
