Pentacat
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Remember back when the Yeti used to "wave goodbye"...
He's not moving much these days. I'm sure he could hold a decent sized LCD screen in his stationary paw.
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It's a Digital World After All
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He's not moving much these days. I'm sure he could hold a decent sized LCD screen in his stationary paw.
AllyInWonderland
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One time when my parents were there before I was born, they went on that and my dad joked that his name is Raooul, so when E.T. said it, it sounded like he was throwing up.A customized goodbye? What a wonderful, innovative idea! I'm surprised that nobody else has...
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Universal incorporated a "customized goodbye" 23 years ago.
juniorthomas
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Hopefully it's a pleasant salutation.
alphac2005
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One time when my parents were there before I was born, they went on that and my dad joked that his name is Raooul, so when E.T. said it, it sounded like he was throwing up.
We sat with a group a few weeks back and the guys were all conveniently named Elliott. E.T. actually worked each and every time, but it was funny hearing him say Elliott over and over.
alphac2005
Well-Known Member
"it's a narcissists world" would work here because everything has to be so catered to now to people. I sure like the whole concept of a passive experience at the parks. I don't care to hear my name nor do I care to have to do all sorts of interactive junk on a vacation.... It's a, um, vacation. I deal with interactiveness and technology all day at my company, I just want to sit and be entertained on a trip.
sshindel
The Epcot Manifesto
How about this. I don't care to hear my name on a ride or have it interact with me. My kids however would get a huge kick out of it.
alphac2005
Well-Known Member
I have kids, I understand, but it's all about everything being catered to everyone now. Just like the Nike and Under Armour shirts that basically says "I'm the best at whatever" for kids. The problem is that garbage like that used to be funny and a joke, now too many actually think it's the case. To each their own.
disneyflush
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Is the date correct on your profile, joining on December 18th of last year? I ask only to find out if you have managed to get more than 1,800 posts in less than 2 months or if that is not the correct date. Thats incredible if accurate.
The Duck
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I told the E.T. staff that my name was Montezuma and then E.T. called me "Mont-ah-zumee".One time when my parents were there before I was born, they went on that and my dad joked that his name is Raooul, so when E.T. said it, it sounded like he was throwing up.
I'm sure that the tech has improved considerably over the years for the Small World application but I still think the money could have been better used elsewhere.
bsiev1977
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Was this on the bus?
George Lucas on a Bench
Well-Known Member
They should fix all the broken stuff in there before adding screens.
Wouldn't they have to hack the Disney computers? The wristband doesn't store your info.
sshindel
The Epcot Manifesto
FYI, most systems like this have built in checks for anything that can be considered profane. I've worked on projects in the past where one of the roles on on team was to manage the profanity filter list. It was quite long and exensive, and would have contained things like first name "Ima", last name "Butt", etc.
I'd imagine that the NGE system will have some form of Terms of Usage type thing you have to accept upon signup, and built into this will contain verbiage forbidding the use for profane names in any of the interactive elements. The system would likely filter it up front upon entry so that no names that could be considered profane could be entered.
I'd imagine that the NGE system will have some form of Terms of Usage type thing you have to accept upon signup, and built into this will contain verbiage forbidding the use for profane names in any of the interactive elements. The system would likely filter it up front upon entry so that no names that could be considered profane could be entered.
aladdin2007
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agreed, how about reinstating the colored fountains they use to have, instead money goes to monitors.
disneysince71
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Good Bye.....
sshindel
The Epcot Manifesto
Serious question. How much money do we think is being invested here in the screens? I'm assuming that they are slightly more advanced than the LCD tvs you can get at Walmart for a couple hundred bucks, but they cant be THAT much more right? I know each little bit adds up over time, the cost of developing the software to display whatever gets displayed is not a few hundred dollars, but again, they are not financing an entire animated feature here, so the cost can't be that great on the display software as well.
Again, I'm asking the question strictly on the budget. I'm not saying that it is not correct that the money here shouldn't be spent somewhere else, even if it is a small amount.
Again, I'm asking the question strictly on the budget. I'm not saying that it is not correct that the money here shouldn't be spent somewhere else, even if it is a small amount.
prfctlyximprct
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The RFID tag is your name that is logged into your disney resort, dining plan, credit card etc. unless you book your trip under a bad word as your name, it isn't going the effect the end of the ride.
