EPCOT Explorer
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^^^^^^ :ROFLOL:
You two are incredible! :lol: So funny to read.
Atyerservice.
Download that MS Tribute yet? Amazing, isn't it?
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Atyerservice.
Download that MS Tribute yet? Amazing, isn't it?
hpyhnt 1000
Well-Known Member
Atyerservice.
Download that MS Tribute yet? Amazing, isn't it?
I did and my stupid computer will play the narration and music beautifully, but I HAVE NO VIDEO! Apparently, I have to download or install a new decoder somethng or other in order to view images. I guess when my system crashed a few months ago, it took that with it. I have the same problem with DVDs right now, but those just don't play at all. So, until I install that new program or what not, I can't actually view the video.
Really making me angry. 
EpcotServo
Well-Known Member
If you can't stand the heat, get outta' the EPCOT.You are insufferable, do you know that?
You and your high and mighty AP's!:fork::lol::lol::lol:
:lol:
:wave:
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
I did and my stupid computer will play the narration and music beautifully, but I HAVE NO VIDEO! Apparently, I have to download or install a new decoder somethng or other in order to view images. I guess when my system crashed a few months ago, it took that with it. I have the same problem with DVDs right now, but those just don't play at all. So, until I install that new program or what not, I can't actually view the video.
That stinks!
:fork:A simple AVI player should do it right?
EpcotServo
Well-Known Member
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
If you can't stand the heat, get outta' the EPCOT.
:lol:
:wave:
:lol: It was AT LEAST 97 my last time there.:dazzle:
Did we leave?
NEVER!!!!!!!!!!!:sohappy::sohappy::sohappy::lol:
EpcotServo
Well-Known Member
hpyhnt 1000
Well-Known Member
That stinks!
A simple AVI player should do it right?
In theory. But thats not cutting it right now. :shrug:
Maybe I can use this to get my parents to buy me a new laptop a bit early. We had agreed that I would wait until I graduated from high school, but maybe I can persuade them... :drevil:
:lol:
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
Does not hurt to try...get a Mac!In theory. But thats not cutting it right now. :shrug:
Maybe I can use this to get my parents to buy me a new laptop a bit early. We had agreed that I would wait until I graduated from high school, but maybe I can persuade them... :drevil:
:lol:
Not the whole tiiiiiiiiiime....97.
:lol:
:lol:
Disneyson 1
New Member
Am I the only one who will acknowledge the large obese simian in the room? ahem..
Cars. The Pixar movie. Carsland. The new land in DCA that will include a next-gen upgrade of TT. Marni talking about 'enhancements to the ride'. Don't you see?!? PIXARFICATION!!!! AHHH! Must... resist!
What would they do? I suppose that Lightning and Mater would be the 2 guys there in the pre-show now. Lighting, I suppose, wants upgrades for his big race and he enlists you to test out his parts in his ongoing search for innovative technology...? I suppose Mater would push the button for the crash test. The pre-show could then, I guess, have some genuinely funny moments. And during the ride, the characters could show up recording the results for the tests? I guess it would be cool to have Sally, Doc, and Flo along the track giving commentary. And in full AA form! Ah, what this ride has needed for, like, ever! And would Mac be the truck that you nearly crash into? That makes sense. And the finale, I suppose, would be the test for the final race. There could be mock Radiator Springs rock formations in the place where the current horrid parking lot is. And then Guido & Luigi could flag you in! And you would finally see Lightning & Mater at the end, finally giving this attraction proper closure! It would have a much better set of special effects, a timeless storyline that still has to do with the future, and... wait...
...
STUPID PIXAR!
Cars. The Pixar movie. Carsland. The new land in DCA that will include a next-gen upgrade of TT. Marni talking about 'enhancements to the ride'. Don't you see?!? PIXARFICATION!!!! AHHH! Must... resist!
What would they do? I suppose that Lightning and Mater would be the 2 guys there in the pre-show now. Lighting, I suppose, wants upgrades for his big race and he enlists you to test out his parts in his ongoing search for innovative technology...? I suppose Mater would push the button for the crash test. The pre-show could then, I guess, have some genuinely funny moments. And during the ride, the characters could show up recording the results for the tests? I guess it would be cool to have Sally, Doc, and Flo along the track giving commentary. And in full AA form! Ah, what this ride has needed for, like, ever! And would Mac be the truck that you nearly crash into? That makes sense. And the finale, I suppose, would be the test for the final race. There could be mock Radiator Springs rock formations in the place where the current horrid parking lot is. And then Guido & Luigi could flag you in! And you would finally see Lightning & Mater at the end, finally giving this attraction proper closure! It would have a much better set of special effects, a timeless storyline that still has to do with the future, and... wait...
...
STUPID PIXAR!
hpyhnt 1000
Well-Known Member
That is brilliant and horrifying at the same time. :lookaroun
:ROFLOL::ROFLOL::ROFLOL:
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
Actually I think he hinted AGAINST it, thank God.
:lol:Why would they do that to a already popular attraction?
EpcotServo
Well-Known Member
ok servo, I have a question. my first trip to disney was in 2005, after fastpass was implemented. how were the lines beforw fastpass at TT or wherever. thanks
EpcotServo
Well-Known Member
They key to why Fastpass is no good isn't the actual length of how long the lines were, it's how long YOU WAIT in those lines. FOR INSTANCE:
Say Test Track has a big wait outside the door before Fastpass. It looks long, but it moves at a decent clip.
Now take the SAME ride and make another line with people coming in, that same line out that door may LOOK just like it was, but in reality those people aren't moving as fast as they would be without Fastpasses.
Take the 3 hour line I waited in. If there were loads of Fastpass people coming in, it'd be the same length, but I'd be in it for an hour longer.
To answer your question, the lines at vary by ride, fastpass situation, and popularity.
RSoxNo1
Well-Known Member
So many people complain about the Pixarification of the parks. What I think is a more apt complaint is replacing superior attractions with inferior ones. I'm not talking about the likes of Horizons or World of Motion. Sure those were popular to Disney purists, but the masses wanted thrill rides, and Test Track (and to a lesser extent) Mission Space have been draws for the park. Although it was something posted on a message board and at this time nothing more, a Cars overlay for Test Track would probably improve that attraction's popularity even further.
The stuff that bothers me are things like putting all of your eggs in one basket, one effect, that is unreliable, or somehow detracts from the remainder of the attraction.
A very impressive animatronic was wasted in Stitch's Great Escape, and replaced a ride that was more popular than the current inhabitant of that building. Now it seems like we're stuck with Stitch in Tomorrowland until the cost of the overlay can be totally accounted for by the pencil pushers. The only hope is that the animatronic may move over to Adventureland to bring some life into the Tiki Room.
The Seas with Nemo and Friends was in my opinion a successful overlay. It brings me into a pavilion that I haven't visited in years, but the ride includes a kuka arm robot that was installed despite knowing it wouldn't be as reliable as it needed to be - operating for 12 hours a day.
Expedition Everest was built, largely because the touring public didn't "get" Animal Kingdom. Me personally, it's my favorite park, but that's neither here nor there. The centerpiece of the ride was a massive AA figure that when installed, it was known would require regular maintenance every 3 months or so. What happened? This required maintenance was seemingly ignored, and now the most complicated and impressive Animatronic on Disney property lowers the overall experience of the ride.
I don't care if the next ten new attractions are all based on Pixar properties if all ten of those attractions are well thought out, well maintained, and well received by the masses. What I don't want to see are divisions of the company not working together. When divisions like Park Operations interfere with Imagineering, problems arise. Conversely, if Imagineering knows that it's $10 million Yeti animatronic isn't going to be properly maintained, find a better allocation of that $10 million that can plus the attraction and appease the park ops people. Right now we have a giant Yeti stuffed animal, an Angler Fish that appears to be dangling from an invisible fishing poll, and one of the most impressive AA's in Stitch prancing around in the dark.
The stuff that bothers me are things like putting all of your eggs in one basket, one effect, that is unreliable, or somehow detracts from the remainder of the attraction.
A very impressive animatronic was wasted in Stitch's Great Escape, and replaced a ride that was more popular than the current inhabitant of that building. Now it seems like we're stuck with Stitch in Tomorrowland until the cost of the overlay can be totally accounted for by the pencil pushers. The only hope is that the animatronic may move over to Adventureland to bring some life into the Tiki Room.
The Seas with Nemo and Friends was in my opinion a successful overlay. It brings me into a pavilion that I haven't visited in years, but the ride includes a kuka arm robot that was installed despite knowing it wouldn't be as reliable as it needed to be - operating for 12 hours a day.
Expedition Everest was built, largely because the touring public didn't "get" Animal Kingdom. Me personally, it's my favorite park, but that's neither here nor there. The centerpiece of the ride was a massive AA figure that when installed, it was known would require regular maintenance every 3 months or so. What happened? This required maintenance was seemingly ignored, and now the most complicated and impressive Animatronic on Disney property lowers the overall experience of the ride.
I don't care if the next ten new attractions are all based on Pixar properties if all ten of those attractions are well thought out, well maintained, and well received by the masses. What I don't want to see are divisions of the company not working together. When divisions like Park Operations interfere with Imagineering, problems arise. Conversely, if Imagineering knows that it's $10 million Yeti animatronic isn't going to be properly maintained, find a better allocation of that $10 million that can plus the attraction and appease the park ops people. Right now we have a giant Yeti stuffed animal, an Angler Fish that appears to be dangling from an invisible fishing poll, and one of the most impressive AA's in Stitch prancing around in the dark.
Bob Connor
Member
This kind of brings up, and maybe it should be a separate thread, what is the most high maintainence attraction at Walt Disney World? I might guess Mission: Space, becuase there must have to be a lot of interlocks and safety features to keep, for example, people from going out of their capsules when it is moving, and to keep people from opening the outer door when it is spinning too. Don't mean to scare anyone, but with all the people who have gone through it and the forces involved, and with the things people do, I think it is a wonder no one has been killed yet from opening the door and being hit by the ride.
Scar Junior
Active Member
I hear ya EpcotServo!
After several years of disappointment and failed expectations of the "amazing" new ride... we were lucky enough to visit during the grand opening in March of '99.
We arrived in line after only a few minutes past park opening... however, after technical problems our wait time ended up taking over 3 hours!
To this day, this is the longest I have ever waited for an attraction... However, if I'm present while a blockbuster attraction is opening... I'd gladly wait however long it takes to experience it.