Orange Cat
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I don’t wanna brag or anything, but even though I’ve not written anything more than “placeholder“ I can say that my project is looking much more stylish than you clown’s could ever hope yours did.
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Orange Cat
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(I say with my clown demon avatar)
Orange Cat
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my project is very colorful
TheOriginalTiki
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Spaceman Spiff: Mission Space
From the get-go, Mission Space has been a downgrade from the beloved Horizons pavilion, and has earned more of a reputation as a puke-machine than any sort of head-in-the-clouds inspirational spark of what live beyond the HORIZONS of our planet's orbit could be like. As crowds dwindled and the attraction became awkwardly sandwiched between the much more popular Test Track and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, the Imagineers looked for a way to turn the once promising Space pavilion back into the edu-tainment thrill ride it was always meant to be. Enter Bill Watterson.
In an unforseen twist, famed aloof comic strip artist and creator of "Calvin and Hobbes" Bill Watterson came out of the woodwork to announce his partnership with Disney in creating a Spaceman Spiff attraction for Epcot. Long time Watterson enthusiasts will note how averse to promotional tie ins to his work he was. With that said, Watterson loved the edu-tainment angle when Disney came to him. The idea would be to create an attraction that used the core concept of Mission Space but put into a more child-like and whimsical context using Spaceman Spiff as a sort of backdrop for a child's imagination of what the possibilities of Space Travel could be like.
With the cramped industrial pods of Mission Space playfully transformed into cardboard box "Spaceships" and the intense and tame versions of the attraction being themed to Calvin's Spiff character and a new character created for Susie named Lady Saturn respectively, Watterson loved everything Disney was doing with mixing the IP and the technology. As for the name, at Watterson's request in a bit of self-parody "Spaceman Spiff's Mission Space" felt just redundant enough to loop back around and be silly again. Thus an often maligned Epcot E-Ticket was given new life.
The exterior for Spaceman Spiff's Mission Space" has been transformed from a realistic Mars into a paper Mache Saturn blown up to giant proportions. The rings of Saturn in a very clear cardboard art style come jetting up over the entrance plaza. The planet is made to look colored in by squiggly orange and yellow marker, looming about the size of the red planet exterior did in the original Mission Space. Besides the planet change, the most striking addition to the entrance courtyard is a dramatic centerpiece statue of an adult Spaceman Spiff with a full-sized realistic tiger meant to be a hyper-realistic version of Hobbes at his side. Spiff's statue beckons us into Mission Control where were broken up into Team Calvin and Team Susie. Team Calvin is the more intense side (though less intense than the original Orange Mission) and focuses on Spaceman Spiff fighting a horde of invading aliens. Team Susie is the less intense side (though more exciting than the original Green Mission) and focuses on Susie's alter-ego Lady Saturn giving us a more educational tour of the solar system.
The indoor queue begins with a dramatic indoor/outdoor scene bathed in sepia-toned lighting. Outside an old school New York apartment building, we can see animated projections of adult Calvin and Susie arguing about Calving going to the moon. This will be an homage to the comic strips that depicted Calvin and Susie as pretend uber-serious adults.
Rounding a corner we pass a classroom where we can hear Susie lecturing Calvin. This is also where we split into Team Spiff and Team Saturn. Here's a sample of some of Susie's dialogue in the classroom.
Susie: Alright folks, you could go with Calvin on his stupid Spaceman Spiff adventure or you could take a galaxy-wide tour with the universe's most awesomely adorable superhero. Your choice!
Ewww, Calvin. Those are NOT space boogers!
Are you sure your stupid pet tiger is going to survive all the way up in space??
As you pass the hallway, you find yourself in front of the Principal's Office. Bathed in red light, it gives an exaggerated version of the situation as a child would imagine it...marching music, flashing sirens and all. That is, if you're on the Calvin side of things. Essentially the boarding area for this side acts a transition from getting sent to the principal's office to getting held prisoner by evil aliens.
On the Little Miss Saturn side of the equation, the Principal's Office transition is much more brightly lit, almost angelic with harps and trumpets going off. Susie being sent to the principal's office to get a Student of the Week award (previously foreshadowed in posters throughout the school hallways) to Little Miss Saturn (Susie's Space super hero alter-ego created for this attraction) getting ready to be blasted off into space.
Each loading area ends in the same place...a cardboard box themed to a rocket ship. Inside it will physically feel like climbing inside a giant cardboard box, which will of course be large enough to accommodate adults. Drawn on buttons and controls colored in crayon and markers dot the "control panel", above which hangs a very clear, MUCH larger single screen. Aside from the ride generally being less intense the larger singular screen for all passengers in the less cramped cabins will be by far the biggest quality of life improvement over the original Mission: Space.
Spaceman Spiff Mission
Spaceman Spiff's mission starts when you're already aboard an alien spacecraft. Instead of being exploratory rockets, the cardboard boxes will be themed to escape pods which Spiff has managed to hijack. The same design principles apply to this ride vehicle as far as the cardboard arts and craft look. The mission proper begins with a quick escape into The Beige Planet, where the majority of the attraction takes place.
The Beige Planet is an obvious play on the "Red Planet" nickname for Mars and is designed to visually represent national parks of Utah and Arizona which Bill Watterson served as inspiration for many interplanetary Spaceman Spiff backdrops. The ride is one big Mad Max style space chase through The Beige Planet being pursued by your alien captors before being able to build up enough speed to warp to Hyperdrive and make your way back to Epcot. There will still be some intense G-Forces pulled, but not enough to have guests gray and and should hopefully be a happy medium for veteran and novice thrill-seekers alike.
Little Miss Saturn's Mission
Little Miss Saturn's mission is much more joyful and filled with child-like "Edu-tainment". Based on classics like "Yako's Universe" and Ward Kimball's "Man in Space", join Susie's space superhero alterego Little Miss Saturn for a tour of our solar system from Earth to her namesake planet. There will be some Star Tours style thrills along the way, definitely a bit more thrilling then the mild back and forth movements of the original tame mission but still not scary enough to be too intense for the young ones to ride by any means.
The intense motion mostly comes from the initial take-off (which acts as a MUCH more tamed-down version of the original attraction's iconic launch sequence) an encounter with an asteroid field featuring everyone's favorite Star Fox meme, and an attempt to ride Saturn's rings like a roller coaster. Beyond that it's a pretty straight-forward tour of the planets with some inspirational, orchestral Mario Galaxy-esque music to go along with it. Here's some sample lines from her mission. (Note: I actually got someone to come in and record lines for Susie/Saturn, but I stupidly forgot to press record on the Skype call...)
Alright folks, as we leave Earth, let's give a hearty goodbye. GOODBYE, EARTH!! Happy trails!
I've heard of the dark side of the moon, but this is ridiculous!
Umm...which one's Mercury again?? Oh well, onward to Saturn!
Oh no, it's an asteroid field. Quick, do a barrel roll!!
Alright, we made it to Saturn!! Quick, land on the rings! Let's ride it like a rollercoaster!!
Emergency landing initiated!! Hold on tight folks. Keep all hands, arms, and stupid pet tigers inside the cardboard rocket!!
Well, I think you've all earned your Surviving an Emergency Crash badges. Have a great day, everyone!!
Exit Through the Library
At the exit of the attraction will be the school's library, where guests can pass a Toy Story Mania style recreation of what we've just been through with Calvin and Susie's escape pod and rocket ship themed cardboard boxes sitting side by side with the stuffed Hobbes in the middle of them. Out of respect for Bill Watterson, no Calvin and Hobbes merchandise beyond collections of comic strips will be sold, making the singular stuffed Hobbes found in the library an extra special Easter egg. Also hanging on opposing chairs are real-life, child-sized Spaceman Spiff and Little Miss Saturn costumes. The library will also have a Rainy Sunday Corner where guests are welcome to curl up in a comfortable space with a controlled fireplace fire and windows peering out to a "rainstorm" outside Tiki Room style, reflecting the nostalgia of rainy school days curling up in the library with a good book. Because isn't that what the essence of Calvin and Hobbes is all about to begin with? There's a great big world out there, guests. Let's go exploring!
From the get-go, Mission Space has been a downgrade from the beloved Horizons pavilion, and has earned more of a reputation as a puke-machine than any sort of head-in-the-clouds inspirational spark of what live beyond the HORIZONS of our planet's orbit could be like. As crowds dwindled and the attraction became awkwardly sandwiched between the much more popular Test Track and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, the Imagineers looked for a way to turn the once promising Space pavilion back into the edu-tainment thrill ride it was always meant to be. Enter Bill Watterson.
In an unforseen twist, famed aloof comic strip artist and creator of "Calvin and Hobbes" Bill Watterson came out of the woodwork to announce his partnership with Disney in creating a Spaceman Spiff attraction for Epcot. Long time Watterson enthusiasts will note how averse to promotional tie ins to his work he was. With that said, Watterson loved the edu-tainment angle when Disney came to him. The idea would be to create an attraction that used the core concept of Mission Space but put into a more child-like and whimsical context using Spaceman Spiff as a sort of backdrop for a child's imagination of what the possibilities of Space Travel could be like.
With the cramped industrial pods of Mission Space playfully transformed into cardboard box "Spaceships" and the intense and tame versions of the attraction being themed to Calvin's Spiff character and a new character created for Susie named Lady Saturn respectively, Watterson loved everything Disney was doing with mixing the IP and the technology. As for the name, at Watterson's request in a bit of self-parody "Spaceman Spiff's Mission Space" felt just redundant enough to loop back around and be silly again. Thus an often maligned Epcot E-Ticket was given new life.
The exterior for Spaceman Spiff's Mission Space" has been transformed from a realistic Mars into a paper Mache Saturn blown up to giant proportions. The rings of Saturn in a very clear cardboard art style come jetting up over the entrance plaza. The planet is made to look colored in by squiggly orange and yellow marker, looming about the size of the red planet exterior did in the original Mission Space. Besides the planet change, the most striking addition to the entrance courtyard is a dramatic centerpiece statue of an adult Spaceman Spiff with a full-sized realistic tiger meant to be a hyper-realistic version of Hobbes at his side. Spiff's statue beckons us into Mission Control where were broken up into Team Calvin and Team Susie. Team Calvin is the more intense side (though less intense than the original Orange Mission) and focuses on Spaceman Spiff fighting a horde of invading aliens. Team Susie is the less intense side (though more exciting than the original Green Mission) and focuses on Susie's alter-ego Lady Saturn giving us a more educational tour of the solar system.
The indoor queue begins with a dramatic indoor/outdoor scene bathed in sepia-toned lighting. Outside an old school New York apartment building, we can see animated projections of adult Calvin and Susie arguing about Calving going to the moon. This will be an homage to the comic strips that depicted Calvin and Susie as pretend uber-serious adults.
Rounding a corner we pass a classroom where we can hear Susie lecturing Calvin. This is also where we split into Team Spiff and Team Saturn. Here's a sample of some of Susie's dialogue in the classroom.
Susie: Alright folks, you could go with Calvin on his stupid Spaceman Spiff adventure or you could take a galaxy-wide tour with the universe's most awesomely adorable superhero. Your choice!
Ewww, Calvin. Those are NOT space boogers!
Are you sure your stupid pet tiger is going to survive all the way up in space??
As you pass the hallway, you find yourself in front of the Principal's Office. Bathed in red light, it gives an exaggerated version of the situation as a child would imagine it...marching music, flashing sirens and all. That is, if you're on the Calvin side of things. Essentially the boarding area for this side acts a transition from getting sent to the principal's office to getting held prisoner by evil aliens.
On the Little Miss Saturn side of the equation, the Principal's Office transition is much more brightly lit, almost angelic with harps and trumpets going off. Susie being sent to the principal's office to get a Student of the Week award (previously foreshadowed in posters throughout the school hallways) to Little Miss Saturn (Susie's Space super hero alter-ego created for this attraction) getting ready to be blasted off into space.
Each loading area ends in the same place...a cardboard box themed to a rocket ship. Inside it will physically feel like climbing inside a giant cardboard box, which will of course be large enough to accommodate adults. Drawn on buttons and controls colored in crayon and markers dot the "control panel", above which hangs a very clear, MUCH larger single screen. Aside from the ride generally being less intense the larger singular screen for all passengers in the less cramped cabins will be by far the biggest quality of life improvement over the original Mission: Space.
Spaceman Spiff Mission
Spaceman Spiff's mission starts when you're already aboard an alien spacecraft. Instead of being exploratory rockets, the cardboard boxes will be themed to escape pods which Spiff has managed to hijack. The same design principles apply to this ride vehicle as far as the cardboard arts and craft look. The mission proper begins with a quick escape into The Beige Planet, where the majority of the attraction takes place.
The Beige Planet is an obvious play on the "Red Planet" nickname for Mars and is designed to visually represent national parks of Utah and Arizona which Bill Watterson served as inspiration for many interplanetary Spaceman Spiff backdrops. The ride is one big Mad Max style space chase through The Beige Planet being pursued by your alien captors before being able to build up enough speed to warp to Hyperdrive and make your way back to Epcot. There will still be some intense G-Forces pulled, but not enough to have guests gray and and should hopefully be a happy medium for veteran and novice thrill-seekers alike.
Little Miss Saturn's Mission
Little Miss Saturn's mission is much more joyful and filled with child-like "Edu-tainment". Based on classics like "Yako's Universe" and Ward Kimball's "Man in Space", join Susie's space superhero alterego Little Miss Saturn for a tour of our solar system from Earth to her namesake planet. There will be some Star Tours style thrills along the way, definitely a bit more thrilling then the mild back and forth movements of the original tame mission but still not scary enough to be too intense for the young ones to ride by any means.
The intense motion mostly comes from the initial take-off (which acts as a MUCH more tamed-down version of the original attraction's iconic launch sequence) an encounter with an asteroid field featuring everyone's favorite Star Fox meme, and an attempt to ride Saturn's rings like a roller coaster. Beyond that it's a pretty straight-forward tour of the planets with some inspirational, orchestral Mario Galaxy-esque music to go along with it. Here's some sample lines from her mission. (Note: I actually got someone to come in and record lines for Susie/Saturn, but I stupidly forgot to press record on the Skype call...)
Alright folks, as we leave Earth, let's give a hearty goodbye. GOODBYE, EARTH!! Happy trails!
I've heard of the dark side of the moon, but this is ridiculous!
Umm...which one's Mercury again?? Oh well, onward to Saturn!
Oh no, it's an asteroid field. Quick, do a barrel roll!!
Alright, we made it to Saturn!! Quick, land on the rings! Let's ride it like a rollercoaster!!
Emergency landing initiated!! Hold on tight folks. Keep all hands, arms, and stupid pet tigers inside the cardboard rocket!!
Well, I think you've all earned your Surviving an Emergency Crash badges. Have a great day, everyone!!
Exit Through the Library
At the exit of the attraction will be the school's library, where guests can pass a Toy Story Mania style recreation of what we've just been through with Calvin and Susie's escape pod and rocket ship themed cardboard boxes sitting side by side with the stuffed Hobbes in the middle of them. Out of respect for Bill Watterson, no Calvin and Hobbes merchandise beyond collections of comic strips will be sold, making the singular stuffed Hobbes found in the library an extra special Easter egg. Also hanging on opposing chairs are real-life, child-sized Spaceman Spiff and Little Miss Saturn costumes. The library will also have a Rainy Sunday Corner where guests are welcome to curl up in a comfortable space with a controlled fireplace fire and windows peering out to a "rainstorm" outside Tiki Room style, reflecting the nostalgia of rainy school days curling up in the library with a good book. Because isn't that what the essence of Calvin and Hobbes is all about to begin with? There's a great big world out there, guests. Let's go exploring!
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Disney Warrior
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This is something I might say, I wouldn‘t trust either Bob
montydysquith-navarro
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- In the Parks
- No
Wait, are we suppose to submit cringe this round? I'm working on mine now but looking at the first few responses, I'm way off-orbit... 
Shannoninthemagic
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I'm busy all day today, but I think I have an idea! Be working on it tomorrow!!
JokersWild
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I think this one can be whatever. I’m doing a serious one as well.Wait, are we suppose to submit cringe this round? I'm working on mine now but looking at the first few responses, I'm way off-orbit...
Disney Warrior
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Would a drop tower count as an e ticket?
Disney Warrior
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Mission BLASTOFF!
An S&S Space Shot pair replacing Mission Space
The ”Mission: Space” pavilion at Epcot sees the removal of its namesake attraction, because I was told to by Chapek (really starting to regret going on this mission). The simulator gets replaced by a pair of S&S Sansei Space Shot drop towers, these ones custom-designed for Epcot.An S&S Space Shot pair replacing Mission Space
About the drop towers:
These drop towers are of the “Space Shot” variety, which means that they shoot you upward, and they have a more calm ride downward, almost like a rocket liftoff.
There are two towers, an 80 foot tower and a 100 foot tower. The seats (resembling jet packs) are custom-designed so that kids can ride, even though the smaller tower requires riders to be 42 inches tall and the taller tower requires riders to be 48 inches tall. The towers are seperated by murals depicting land, and the higher you go, it changes to a space mural with an image of Mars during the highest portion(with a hidden Mickey or two on the mural for eagle-eyed riders, also both towers feature the same mural style).
Ridethrough-
You are in the point of view as a NASA (the pavilion’s sponsor) astronaut and you’re ready to embark on a mission to Mars (referencing Mission Space and the DL Tomorrowland attraction Mission to Mars). The queue is a small museum themed to space travel, keeping with Epcot’s educational theme. After this, you enter the preshow room, and you are tasked by (totally not real astronauts) Buzz Armstrong and Neil Aldron to go on your first space mission. After this, you are taken to one of two Liftoff Rooms (depending on if you have a blue ticket or red ticket, blue is the smaller tower and red is the taller one). You strap on your jetpack (ride seat), and then the ride spiel says the following:
”We are launching in t minus 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, BLASTOFF!”
We got shot up to Mars (the top of the drop tower)! (Don’t worry, no fire effects here for guest safety.) After a few seconds, we then decide to head back down to Earth (go back down to the bottom of the tower), and riders exit out into the Space Outpost gift shop.
Space Outpost Gift Shop:
After riders strap their jet packs off, they make it to the Space Outpost, the go-to merchandise location for the Space Pavilion. Here, everything space related is sold, from astronaut ice cream to plush aliens to space helmets. But what sticks out here are the new jetpack backpacks, and they look just like the ones on the ride, except, that they’re yours!
(they don’t look like this, it comes in one solid color, but there are multiple color options to pick from.) Kids will truly be the coolest in their school with these bad boys on (unless if the kid has a pair of light up Skechers, those are cooler, you get the point).
Mission: BLASTOFF, Space Outpost Gift Shop, the newly-refurbished Space Pavilion (and by extention, Space 220) will all be opening in Summer of 2024, right around the 55th anniversary of the moon landing!
These drop towers are of the “Space Shot” variety, which means that they shoot you upward, and they have a more calm ride downward, almost like a rocket liftoff.
There are two towers, an 80 foot tower and a 100 foot tower. The seats (resembling jet packs) are custom-designed so that kids can ride, even though the smaller tower requires riders to be 42 inches tall and the taller tower requires riders to be 48 inches tall. The towers are seperated by murals depicting land, and the higher you go, it changes to a space mural with an image of Mars during the highest portion(with a hidden Mickey or two on the mural for eagle-eyed riders, also both towers feature the same mural style).
Ridethrough-
You are in the point of view as a NASA (the pavilion’s sponsor) astronaut and you’re ready to embark on a mission to Mars (referencing Mission Space and the DL Tomorrowland attraction Mission to Mars). The queue is a small museum themed to space travel, keeping with Epcot’s educational theme. After this, you enter the preshow room, and you are tasked by (totally not real astronauts) Buzz Armstrong and Neil Aldron to go on your first space mission. After this, you are taken to one of two Liftoff Rooms (depending on if you have a blue ticket or red ticket, blue is the smaller tower and red is the taller one). You strap on your jetpack (ride seat), and then the ride spiel says the following:
”We are launching in t minus 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, BLASTOFF!”
We got shot up to Mars (the top of the drop tower)! (Don’t worry, no fire effects here for guest safety.) After a few seconds, we then decide to head back down to Earth (go back down to the bottom of the tower), and riders exit out into the Space Outpost gift shop.
Space Outpost Gift Shop:
After riders strap their jet packs off, they make it to the Space Outpost, the go-to merchandise location for the Space Pavilion. Here, everything space related is sold, from astronaut ice cream to plush aliens to space helmets. But what sticks out here are the new jetpack backpacks, and they look just like the ones on the ride, except, that they’re yours!
Mission: BLASTOFF, Space Outpost Gift Shop, the newly-refurbished Space Pavilion (and by extention, Space 220) will all be opening in Summer of 2024, right around the 55th anniversary of the moon landing!
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- In the Parks
- No
In general more realistic projects are good. Cringe projects are encouraged for during Lemon Rounds. So since this round isn’t a Lemon Round, realistic is probably the best way to go.Wait, are we suppose to submit cringe this round? I'm working on mine now but looking at the first few responses, I'm way off-orbit...
Orange Cat
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Spaceman Spiff: Mission Space
From the get-go, Mission Space has been a downgrade from the beloved Horizons pavilion, and has earned more of a reputation as a puke-machine than any sort of head-in-the-clouds inspirational spark of what live beyond the HORIZONS of our planet's orbit could be like. As crowds dwindled and the attraction became awkwardly sandwiched between the much more popular Test Track and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, the Imagineers looked for a way to turn the once promising Space pavilion back into the edu-tainment thrill ride it was always meant to be. Enter Bill Watterson.
In an unforseen twist, famed aloof comic strip artist and creator of "Calvin and Hobbes" Bill Watterson came out of the woodwork to announce his partnership with Disney in creating a Spaceman Spiff attraction for Epcot. Long time Watterson enthusiasts will note how averse to promotional tie ins to his work he was. With that said, Watterson loved the edu-tainment angle when Disney came to him. The idea would be to create an attraction that used the core concept of Mission Space but put into a more child-like and whimsical context using Spaceman Spiff as a sort of backdrop for a child's imagination of what the possibilities of Space Travel could be like.
With the cramped industrial pods of Mission Space playfully transformed into cardboard box "Spaceships" and the intense and tame versions of the attraction being themed to Calvin's Spiff character and a new character created for Susie named Lady Saturn respectively, Watterson loved everything Disney was doing with mixing the IP and the technology. As for the name, at Watterson's request in a bit of self-parody "Spaceman Spiff's Mission Space" felt just redundant enough to loop back around and be silly again. Thus an often maligned Epcot E-Ticket was given new life.
The exterior for Spaceman Spiff's Mission Space" has been transformed from a realistic Mars into a paper Mache Saturn blown up to giant proportions. The rings of Saturn in a very clear cardboard art style come jetting up over the entrance plaza. The planet is made to look colored in by squiggly orange and yellow marker, looming about the size of the red planet exterior did in the original Mission Space. Besides the planet change, the most striking addition to the entrance courtyard is a dramatic centerpiece statue of an adult Spaceman Spiff with a full-sized realistic tiger meant to be a hyper-realistic version of Hobbes at his side. Spiff's statue beckons us into Mission Control where were broken up into Team Calvin and Team Susie. Team Calvin is the more intense side (though less intense than the original Orange Mission) and focuses on Spaceman Spiff fighting a horde of invading aliens. Team Susie is the less intense side (though more exciting than the original Green Mission) and focuses on Susie's alter-ego Lady Saturn giving us a more educational tour of the solar system.
More to come.
**** I wanted to post first to establish my absolute power, but I suppose mine’s a bit more grandiose so far so eh
Disney Warrior
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Well go for it, i want to see your ideas!
Orange Cat
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Change of plans, I’m not gonna go with my original idea that’s good instead… it’s time to slam
Disney Warrior
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Joke Submission:
Amogus the Ride
Haha red sus lets vote him out
Amogus the Ride
Haha red sus lets vote him out
Orange Cat
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This makes me sad
Disney Warrior
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Guys, click on the amogus for a special surprise!
Orange Cat
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Wow there’s an entire hidden Among Us project there, y’know I was skeptical at first but now I see your idea is pure genius, amazing work!
Brer Panther
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I still have no idea what I'm going to do for MY project...