Exprcoofto's Nov. Updates Part 1 (21st-24th)

[Exprcoofto]

Exprcoofto's Nov. Updates Part 1 & 2 (21st-27th)

Hello everyone! :wave:


PART TWO CAN BE FOUND HERE


Not sure if anyone remembers my updates in August but I'm back with another round of updates. I'll be doing different parts so it will be mostly up-to-date. A few things to report from Nov. 21st through 24th...

Pictures can be found HERE.

Videos will be coming at the end of all updates.

Disney's Hollywood Studios

-American Idol taping, not sure what it was of... all the walls are down with some camera crews near-by.

-The "Map" wall in TSM is all open and looks awesome... I think they touched up some parts of it.

-Line for TSM is getting long... almost an hour long. Last week it was less then 20 min.

-Mr. Spell needs some new batteries! :ROFLOL:

Magic Kingdom

-Davey Jones is not working in pirates.

-Torches for the pirates in the last scene aren't working.

-STILL no hats on the pirate with all those hats.

-Sugar cookies are being given out this year during MVMCP.

-On one section in Main Street the parade music (for MVMCP) was not working correctly.

-Santa's float was towed down the parade route for a short time, then it was started back up and continued the parade.

-Wall is up around the former Tomorrowland Skyway station.

-New stuffed dog with key toy on sale

EPCOT

-Since there is no tree lighting this year there is no stage up.

-Having some issues with lights on the tree over the past few days.

- Santa's Village store area at the American pavilion is now open.

-Snow flake/globe/ball display thing near the fountain was put up last night, but was not lighting up yet.

-No wall up by the American Adventure bathrooms, making behind the scenes quite visible. Not sure if there was even a wall :ROFLOL::shrug:

General

-Seen a huge increase in people smoking where they please. FIND A SMOKING SECTION!

-Seen a big increase in "inappropriate" t-shirts, saw this in August too.

-Crowds are getting huge... sigh.


Well that's about it!

Have a magical night,
Exprcoofto

 

[jt04]

Hmmmm, wall around the skyway station? If they remove that building it would make the new Stitch show worthwhile. A very nice trade off

 

[Bug715]

-Santa's float was towed down the parade route for a short time, then it was started back up and continued the parade.

-Wall is up around the former Tomorrowland Skyway station.

-New stuffed dog with key toy on sale


General

-Seen a huge increase in people smoking where they please. FIND A SMOKING SECTION!

Had it been raining before the parade? When I saw the floats towed a Dream Squad girl I was talking to told me that when it rains something doesn't connect right.

What exactly did they change on the chip and Dale float? I remember it looked a lot like that last year.

That stuffed POC dog was araound last year. I love them! I bought one in the Cast trailer last year.

The smoking thing drives me nuts!! I got so use to telling people where to smoke when I was working I would do it on my days off. The problem is I only know where the smoking areas are on Main Street!!

 

[hpyhnt 1000]

Hm. Wall around the Skyway station? Thats interesting. Wonder what they're up to. And that pavement painting/sealing is intriguing over at Epcot. And it sounds like Pirates is in a perpetual state of disfunctionality, and I'm not lovin' it.:fork:

Nice update. Thanks! :wave:

 

[wbt06]

i have been a cm since july and have yet to go on pirates and not see something wrong and also not seen davey jones

 

[Lance]

-Seen a huge increase in people smoking where they please. FIND A SMOKING SECTION!

Tell me about it... I've always been against the whole concept of designated smoking areas!!!

The cancer stick lovers are far worse than ever before.... so when I do walk through a Designated smoking area... I hold my breath... then I always manage to encounter about 5-10 idiots smoking 10-15 feet OUTSIDE of the DESIGNATED area.... and I look over at them and say..."thanks for being respectful!"

Smoker's should have no rights, get out, no one smokes anymore, old news...

glad I'm not the only one who notices though!


oh and HUGE Davy Jones fan... didn't know he was that fragile... I've been lucky enough to see him on most my PotC experiences.

 

[Susan Savia]

With everything else going this way, why can't the parks be No Smoking throughout... Why should anyone have to walk past smokers and hold their breath...

 

[NewfieFan]

I think we will see the day when smoking is not allowed... but in the mean time I would like to see it at least banned in the MK. Walt wanted it to be a family centered park which is why no alcohol is served, right!?! I would much rather see the smoking banned before the alcohol!

Thanks for the update!

 

[TheDisneyMagic]

I think we will see the day when smoking is not allowed... but in the mean time I would like to see it at least banned in the MK. Walt wanted it to be a family centered park which is why no alcohol is served, right!?! I would much rather see the smoking banned before the alcohol!

Thanks for the update!

I am not a smoker, but I don't think people that smoke are any less family. In countries such as Germany it is much more common for younger people to smoke. Besides, Walt was a big smoker.

 

[TurboCaroline]

Hello everyone! :wave:

Not sure if anyone remembers my updates in August but I'm back with another round of updates. I'll be doing different parts so it will be mostly up-to-date. A few things to report from Nov. 21st through 24th...

Pictures can be found HERE.

Videos will be coming at the end of all updates.

Disney's Hollywood Studios

-American Idol taping, not sure what it was of... all the walls are down with some camera crews near-by.

-The "Map" wall in TSM is all open and looks awesome... I think they touched up some parts of it.

-Line for TSM is getting long... almost an hour long. Last week it was less then 20 min.

-Mr. Spell needs some new batteries! :ROFLOL:

Magic Kingdom

-Davey Jones is not working in pirates.

-Torches for the pirates in the last scene aren't working.

-STILL no hats on the pirate with all those hats.

-Sugar cookies are being given out this year during MVMCP.

-On one section in Main Street the parade music (for MVMCP) was not working correctly.

-Santa's float was towed down the parade route for a short time, then it was started back up and continued the parade.

-Wall is up around the former Tomorrowland Skyway station.

-New stuffed dog with key toy on sale

EPCOT

-Since there is no tree lighting this year there is no stage up.

-Having some issues with lights on the tree over the past few days.

- Santa's Village store area at the American pavilion is now open.

-Snow flake/globe/ball display thing near the fountain was put up last night, but was not lighting up yet.

-No wall up by the American Adventure bathrooms, making behind the scenes quite visible. Not sure if there was even a wall :ROFLOL::shrug:

General

-Seen a huge increase in people smoking where they please. FIND A SMOKING SECTION!

-Seen a big increase in "inappropriate" t-shirts, saw this in August too.

-Crowds are getting huge... sigh.


Well that's about it!

Have a magical night,
Exprcoofto

There's no tree lighting ceremony??

 

[imamouse]

Thanks for another great update, Travis. What would we do without you?

 

[goodolgm]

Davy Jones keeps blowing through projectors, but another one is on order I am told.

 

[DisneyMusician2]

I am not a smoker, but I don't think people that smoke are any less family. In countries such as Germany it is much more common for younger people to smoke. Besides, Walt was a big smoker.

And that is why he wasn't at the helm of WDW after it opened. Perhaps we should do something in his memory.

But the smoking outside designated areas should absolutely be enforced. But I do think that people should simply be more considerate in all situations.

They leave an attraction about love and respect and proceed to run down 8 small children and light up while they run to get in line for the next attraction. It's just bad humanity.

 

[Tinkerbella16]

Tell me about it... I've always been against the whole concept of designated smoking areas!!!

The cancer stick lovers are far worse than ever before.... so when I do walk through a Designated smoking area... I hold my breath... then I always manage to encounter about 5-10 idiots smoking 10-15 feet OUTSIDE of the DESIGNATED area.... and I look over at them and say..."thanks for being respectful!"

Smoker's should have no rights, get out, no one smokes anymore, old news...

glad I'm not the only one who notices though.

I am a smoker and I too get ticked off when I see people walking around the parks/resorts smoking. I am very courteous to others while I am in wdw, but not everyone is. So no one should judge people who smoke and say that they should have no rights..thats a little harsh I think. I did see a lot of people smoking right on the balconies at POFQ, but some people dont and will never follow the rules. I can't stand when people look at people who smoke like they've never seen it before either...its old news that people do it!!!

Anyway, thanks for the update. I was in the world Nov 9-15 and rode POTC quite a few times and everything was fine...by the end of the week we took one last ride on it and the Davey Jones part wasn't working.

 

[HDS]

Hey now, not ALL smokers are like that. Blanket staments the lot of ya. So put down your pichforks and torches.

 

[DznyGrlSD]

I am a smoker, I will not be smoking for 2 weeks when I am down there next week. I can deal. So can everyone else. :shrug:

 

[DisneyMusician2]

I am a smoker, I will not be smoking for 2 weeks when I am down there next week. I can deal. So can everyone else. :shrug:

Wow. I'm more than moderately impressed by that.

Most people I know can't go an extra hour, much less an extra week.

 

[Fievel]

Any chance to get the sku off the stuffed dog from the MK? It would make the perfect gift for one of my family members.

 

[DisneyEverest]

Thanks for the update!! :wave:

 

[Exprcoofto]

Primeval Whirl Re-opens for testing! This can be found HERE. Updates Part 2 coming later today.