HAPPY NEW YEAR! IllumiNations Reflections of Earth New Year's Eve Finale video

Maryssa*

Maryssa*

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Great video! I like that they've added the little celebrations for each country/time zone now!

I wish they had more of the perimiter fireworks going off for this one like they do at MK... that was always the most dramatic part for me.
 
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magicmaya

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I was there last night and that finale sure was blinding! Ten mins later, the fireworks were still going off over Canada!!! Those fireworks were worth the crowd, but the gunpowder smell made me get a headache and there was so much smoke that you couldn't see SSE. I'm definatly coming back to see that for the rest of my life!


EDIT: I saw ROE from Mexico and everyone was going crazy with their free blower and hat. I got 10 hats and blowers for my friends. I never said I would pay for their Christmas presents...
 
HMF

HMF

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imagineer boy said:
Is it just me, or is the narrator the same guy who did the awful new TTA spiel? I think I preferred the woman with the british accent (I always thought she sounded like Christiane Amanpour).

Anyways, great video Steve!
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Disney seems to like guys with annoying voices.
BTW' It is TWENTY-TEN not TWO THOUSAND-TEN
 
hpyhnt 1000

hpyhnt 1000

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HMF said:
Disney seems to like guys with annoying voices.
BTW' It is TWENTY-TEN not TWO THOUSAND-TEN
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EPCOT Explorer said:
SERIOUSLY. I want people to start saying that so bad...We didn't call the 1900's Nineteen thousand and...:zipit: :lol:
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:lol:

A while back, I read something that I think works well: in everyday speaking with other people, twenty-ten can be used. In formal settings (speeches, annoucements, etc), two-thousand ten should be used.

Its kind of like contractions. You say "it's" or "would've" in speaking, but when in formal settings, it's advisable to use "it is" and "would have."

For the Epcot announcer, two thousand ten sounds better than twenty ten, so I therefore agree with how it was used. :)
 
EPCOTPluto

EPCOTPluto

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hpyhnt 1000 said:
:lol:

A while back, I read something that I think works well: in everyday speaking with other people, twenty-ten can be used. In formal settings (speeches, announcements, etc), two-thousand ten should be used.

Its kind of like contractions. You say "it's" or "would've" in speaking, but when in formal settings, it's advisable to use "it is" and "would have."

For the Epcot announcer, two thousand ten sounds better than twenty ten, so I therefore agree with how it was used. :)
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I usually say it both ways in everyday talk, and no one I know seems to care...
 
hpyhnt 1000

hpyhnt 1000

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EPCOTPluto said:
I usually say it both ways in everyday talk, and no one I know seems to care...
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Ah, yes grammar, for the majority of society, is a lost art these days. The fact that no one distinguishes between formal and informal language is a real shame (no offense to you or anyone else; just talking in general). :(

For what I posted, the rule applies more for formal speech than it does for informal speech. When speaking informally, it really doesn't matter which format you use. However, one should avoid contractions when speaking/writing in formal settings (speeches, written papers, formal announcements, etc).
 
hpyhnt 1000

hpyhnt 1000

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HMF said:
If we are going to use this logic the last millennium ended with the year one-thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine.
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I'll be honest, its more of a personal preference than a rule. I personally think two-thousand ten sounds nicer than twenty ten. I feel the same with the one-thousand years.

I will say that I agree with you on the pronunciation of 1999. I guess this is a start of the millennium thing. :shrug: When 2100 comes along, I'll join you in saying twenty-one for everything. ;)
 
HMF

HMF

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hpyhnt 1000 said:
Ah, yes grammar, for the majority of society, is a lost art these days. The fact that no one distinguishes between formal and informal language is a real shame (no offense to you or anyone else; just talking in general). :(

For what I posted, the rule applies more for formal speech than it does for informal speech. When speaking informally, it really doesn't matter which format you use. However, one should avoid contractions when speaking/writing in formal settings (speeches, written papers, formal announcements, etc).
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formally it is Two-Thousand and ten. but in the last millenium very few people bothered to say the one-thousand. I mean think about it when we think about the 50's 60's 70's 80's and 90's everyone knows and refers to it as the nineteen-seventy's or the nineteen-eighty's you don't need to say the 1-thousand nine-hundreds to get your point across.
 
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magicmaya

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MistressLynnie said:
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!:sohappy:

SOOO pretty the video! I would love to be there during NYE but it gets sooo crowded, what with all the reports of parks closing early this week due to maximum capacity! Maybe someday but this will definitely do!

Thanks for sharing!!!

Was it me or did Norway's fireworks soundtrack was rather epic?! LOL!
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yeah! Norways soundtrack was personally my favorite.:lol:
 

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