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[Giss Neric]

I’ve witnessed something similar years ago when a passenger I was sitting next to jumped out of the tram to relieve himself. I noticed something was awry midway though the tram tour when he began to fidget and constantly flatulate audibly. Surprisingly, the tram did not hold and continued on (most likely because it was near the end of the journey by Falls Lake). It is a lengthy ride, but the emergency cord is there for a reason!

In the video though, he jumped when they were on a moving platform so it's more dangerous. If it was outside then it's probably not that big of a deal.

I wonder if anyone has ever jumped out of Kilimanjaro Safari at Animal Kingdom. I'm sure phones have fallen off the truck like what that idiot did here in the tram.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

I told you how many times we needed locking mechanisms on the vehicle doors.

 

[mickEblu]

All I know, since I’m apparently a Universal guy now who was there again today, they play the beautiful E.T score everywhere and it’s such a tease because there is nowhere to experience an E.T attraction. Also they forgot to give my son and I 3D glasses so I pulled the red cord 5 minutes into the Studio Tour. They sent a pick up truck who met us (the entire tram) outside the old Hitchcock offices. But alas it was just another tease as he didn’t end up having any. So the King Kong part of the tour was very blurry. The dude kept his word though and ended up meeting us right after Jaws. He literally handed them to me as the tram was moving. So I had the glasses for Fast n Furious. I wish it would have been the other way around. Man, I forgot how terrible the Fast and Furious finale is. One plus however, they removed the dumb Fast n Furious interruptions they used to do throughout the entire tour.

Kung Fu Panda was great. I enjoyed it more than any of screen rides at the park. The projection mapping that surrounds the theatre is amazing. Disney needs to take a page from the Dreamworks theatre at USH and do something with the old Magic Eye theatre.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Who needs E.T. when you have Fast and the Furious: Supercharged?

 

[Disney Analyst]

Who needs E.T. when you have Fast and the Furious: Supercharged?

 

[mickEblu]

Does anyone know what they re doing to left of the street when you are driving up the big hill to get to USH off Lankershim? You know, where the old Fung Lum restaurant used to be? Looks like they cleared the whole side of that hill.

Theme park expansion??

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Well, this is your park. I've always praised Florida, but that's my park. This is what YOU have. Deal with it. At least you got the Bates Motel and Psycho house?

 

[mickEblu]

Well, this is your park. I've always praised Florida, but that's my park. This is what YOU have. Deal with it. At least you got the Bates Motel and Psycho house?

They don’t do anything for me. Plus they ve both been rebuilt a million times.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

It's what I want to see the most. That and the Apollo 13 Photo Op, which was removed.

 

[mickEblu]

It's what I want to see the most. That and the Apollo 13 Photo Op, which was removed.

Haha. The shark photo op was removed too. Are you going to USH soon?

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

I want to ride the tram but I don't have much personal time. It's a wonder this last minute Di$ney trip worked out.

I've been inspired to burn my E.T. ride scented candle

 

[Giss Neric]

Disney needs to take a page from the Dreamworks theatre at USH and do something with the old Magic Eye theatre.

They definitely need to update Philharmagic. Perfect time for the 50th but I guess it's not a priority but who knows it might be a surprise.

 

[mickEblu]

I want to ride the tram but I don't have much personal time. It's a wonder this last minute Di$ney trip worked out.

I've been inspired to burn my E.T. ride scented candle

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This reminds me, not necessarily directed at you, but are they not taking the tram to Back to Future filming location anymore? I think they skipped it last time when I rode 5 years ago too.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

I think they only ever took you to the courthouse. That's pretty much all that was filmed back there. I'm pretty annoyed they removed the parting of the sea bit. Talk about charming!

 

[Sharon&Susan]

This reminds me, not necessarily directed at you, but are they not taking the tram to Back to Future filming location anymore? I think they skipped it last time when I rode 5 years ago too.

As far as I'm aware they're still doing it post-COVID (they definitely didn't stop doing it 5 years ago), I think the city streets is just one of Universal's most used parts of the backlot so it's far more likely to be skipped.

 

[mickEblu]

As far as I'm aware they're still doing it post-COVID (they definitely didn't stop doing it 5 years ago), I think the city streets is just one of Universal's most used parts of the backlot so it's far more likely to be skipped.

Guess I just got unlucky then, twice, 5 years apart. Lol

 

[Sharon&Susan]

Guess I just got unlucky then, twice, 5 years apart. Lol

I've had bad luck before with them skipping Little Europe multiple visits in a row.

 

[CaptinEO]

I think they only ever took you to the courthouse. That's pretty much all that was filmed back there. I'm pretty annoyed they removed the parting of the sea bit. Talk about charming!

It got lame when they made it a King Kong miniature that never looked impressive.

 

[mickEblu]

I've had bad luck before with them skipping Little Europe multiple visits in a row.

Oh I didn’t see that either.

 

[DLR>WDW]

Does anyone know what they re doing to left of the street when you are driving up the big hill to get to USH off Lankershim? You know, where the old Fung Lum restaurant used to be? Looks like they cleared the whole side of that hill.

Theme park expansion??

Ah, it’s a new backlot production facility for NBCU.