A Spirited Dirty Dozen ...

Mike S

Mike S

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BrerJon said:
A bit of investigative digging and I've found the clip. Here you go, about a minute in - doesn't make Iger look good at all:


Also gets mentioned in this summary by the same reporter, Robin Brant, who seems to be trying to do actual journalism, much to Disney's annoyance:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-36524973

He tweeted this too:
"Door stepped @Disney ceo Bob Iger - he didn't like it - then got soaked doing ptc (x5) on #shanghai Rapids ride. Different to Westminster."
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I love it!!! Finally a reporter with some chutzpah!!! :hilarious:
 
asianway

asianway

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flynnibus said:
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I loved it for the magic of theme park experiences and would take it any day over 'whats the latest CGI and projection quality' movie watching experiences.
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To a certain point, youre right. It was better than TSMM for sure.
 
FigmentJedi

FigmentJedi

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tirian said:
Perhaps that's why the new Star Wars Land/Experience/Shopping Center looks like an extension of Frontierland with spaceships. Disney has relegated almost all of its projects to rocks and trees.
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Well yeah, Disney wants to pander to the "Original Trilogy or Bust" side of the fandom now. And a good chunk of those people won't shut up about how "the good Star Wars" is primarily a space western rather then the space fantasy kitchen sink setting Star Wars actually is.
 
Disneyhead'71

Disneyhead'71

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Nickels5 said:
We will have to agree to disagree, Kong does nothing for me personally. I feel its a good ride but it doesn't move the needle in either direction.
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I don't think it was supposed to move the needle. But it will do what it is intended to do. It added a major E Ticket on new land. It didn't replace anything. It brought Kong back. It's another IP revenue stream. It provides more balance to IOA, particularly that side of the park, which is all water rides.

And it is the definitive Universal attraction. And it's a good attraction. I like it more than Gringott's and Transformers.

Yes. the story has serious issues. But the pacing is better than Gringott's. And the transition from the 360 tunnel to the AA scene is wonky. The lack of detail opposite the bug screen needs fixed. $1000 of fake plants would help inside also.
 
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Disneyhead'71

Disneyhead'71

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flynnibus said:
But for what purpose? what does it add to the attraction experience vs other guidance systems? Beyond the loop before you enter the building, does anyone even have any views of the tram or path?
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The reason I heard that they went with that type guidance system is because people in the queue get a good look at the trucks and they really wanted them to look like actual trucks. Which they do.
 
flynnibus

flynnibus

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Disneyhead'71 said:
The reason I heard that they went with that type guidance system is because people in the queue get a good look at the trucks and they really wanted them to look like actual trucks. Which they do.
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So we want it look like trucks, we like the idea of drivers with personalities...

So we build AAs, and create a trackless, automated, drive system..

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Just using drivers in trucks and letting them talk and having many more personalities than the 6 or so now. Sounds like a great tradeoff... *scratching head*
 
FigmentJedi

FigmentJedi

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flynnibus said:
So we want it look like trucks, we like the idea of drivers with personalities...

So we build AAs, and create a trackless, automated, drive system..

verses...

Just using drivers in trucks and letting them talk and having many more personalities than the 6 or so now. Sounds like a great tradeoff... *scratching head*
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Yes, lets have someone driving a truck with a built in motion base all day, what could possibly go wrong?
 
tirian

tirian

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COProgressFan said:
I agree, something has just been "off" about some of the recent additions. Beast's castle being one of the most noticeable failures of forced perspective, but also the Tangled toilets, as you mention. Haven't seen Frozenstrom area in person yet to judge. Won't even go into the issues surrounding the hub redesign. Sometimes its hard to put your finger exactly on why a space doesn't feel right, whether it's building size or placement, or just that it doesn't match the style or feel or surrounding areas. The post by @lazyboy97o did a great job though of explaining it.

As far as faux-rockwork; I've come to realize it's almost WDI's go-to design crutch. They do a good job at it, but it's over used everywhere. A relative, who had never been to WDW before, came with us on our last trip and after a week said he never saw more fake rockwork in his life (unprompted). Having visited for 30 years or so I never really thought of it that way, but he's right.
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They rely on rockwork and the turn-of-the-century Main Street, USA gingerbread architecture. So far the two styles haven't been combined. Yet.
 
rael ramone

rael ramone

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Two 'ever so slightly' $DIS related topics on CNBC this morning:

The Weathermans buddy Rich Greenfield of BTIG was on, basically saying Viacom was a buy because they ousted their CEO and 4 other board members (no mention of $DIS, but interesting).

They did mention $DIS when talking about $AAPL having it's IPhone 6 banned in the city of Beijing, mentioning the deal/control they had to give up to get SDL built...
 

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