UNCgolf
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Yep, it was the stairs for me too. Got to the stairs in probably 10-15 minutes, then was on the first set of stairs for at least 30 minutes. Only made it to the landing between the two sets of stairs before I had to leave.
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Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run - Ride/Queue Details and Discussion
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Yep, it was the stairs for me too. Got to the stairs in probably 10-15 minutes, then was on the first set of stairs for at least 30 minutes. Only made it to the landing between the two sets of stairs before I had to leave.
rle4lunch
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You can ask for any of the positions. I've done pilot 3 times, gunner once, and engineer twice. If your crew pilots have no clue what they're doing you won't have a good time. They'll be too busy crashing into gantry's and stuff and you won't be able to your job. Pilot is the most fun because it's the hardest.
THE 1HAPPY HAUNT
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Serious Question- I am a bit of a germ a phobe at times. so if I bring some handywipes on the ride would they let me wipe down the buttons before take off or woud that get me kicked off the ride??
Totally serious answer:
So you're not going to touch anything at all anywhere at anytime? Door knobs, table tops, handrails, the Falcon role card they hand you, merch on display, bus poles, handrests on chairs, lap bars and seatbelts on rides, menus, fingerprint scanner, etc...?
But don't worry about touching things, because the only things you can get by touch are the easily passed-on rhinoviruses that make up the common cold. And they're all around you in the air. Doesn't matter if people conscientiously cough/sneeze into a tissue or their forearm, every sneeze and cough throws the viruses into the air. And just breathing and talking and laughing does that, too.
If you're worried about germs, the best course of action is regularly cleaning your own hands. Mash the dirty buttons and then when done, use the wipe on your own hands (or get a small travel size alcohol hand sanitizer). And don't bring your hands up to your face until they're washed.
The next step, which is extreme, is to wear a surgical mask like is common in some Asian countries.
But in general, you're exposed to the germs all the time everywhere. Your own immune system is taking care of you until a new strain of rhinovirus that you haven't had yet shows up.
And you should get the yearly flu shot. Ignore news reports that they're not effective "this year". Just regularly getting them makes a huge difference over time.
Kram Sacul
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You should try it. I hear you get to go up the ramp afterwards.
THE 1HAPPY HAUNT
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No I am being serious. There was a report of meassles at Disneyland recently and its the time of year where people are getting sick and coughing everywhere. And this is a ride that requires you to push button no matter where you sit. So to me that kind of wierds me out. So would it be ok to use a wetnap to wipe down the buttons before the ride begins?
peter11435
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I don’t see how the buttons are any worse than the buttons, seatbelts, lapbars, handrails, touchpoints etc that you are forced to touch at other attractions and around the park. That said I don’t think anyone will kick you out for wiping the buttons but they aren’t going to give you extra time to do it. When you enter the cockpit you will be expected to quickly sit down and buckle your seatbelt. You will likely still be wiping the buttons after the attraction has begun.
Weather_Lady
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Better yet, wait until the ride is over, and just wipe your own hands and fingers with a sanitizing wipe on your way out! That way, any germs you picked up on the hand rails while you waited in line, on the seatbelt fastener, and the ride control panels, can be taken care of.
If you've never had measles or been vaccinated for it... get vaccinated.
Prototype82
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What's with the online rumors of Disney "considering" loosening the timeline and introducing the Mandalorean property to some new missions? It ain't happening.
I can buy that they're reclusive since it's packed with tourists. Even the drum show narration explains that they moved up into the mountains before they call back with their conch horn. If you've never been to a nearly empty Pandora right before closing, you should experience it. I really sounds like there's life everywhere. Without the people moving around, your eyes gravitate to the dipping fireflies in the trees. It always catches me by surprise when you hear the horsemen crying out and the galloping sound-effect that is projected down the path. I do get what you are saying and I do think the area would benefit from some animal puppetry or even projected shadows in the brush.
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Rich Brownn
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Also as pointed out, in order for us to survive the big plant at the entrance has flooded the valley with oxygen, which is deadly to the Na'vi (Not sure how the shaman survives.... lol). So the Nav'vi moved out, but let them hook up the link system
RobWDW1971
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AKA: A spin so WDI doesn’t have to actually have any Navi in the land.
Oxygen isn't deadly to the N'avi -- they need it to survive.
The high concentration of CO2 and methane and other gases are toxic to humans but not to the N'avi.
The Flaska removes what ails the humans and leaves behind oxygen for everyone in the right proportions for all to breathe.
RSoxNo1
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Plus it looks like a corn on the cob that loved another corn on the cob that wasn't clean.
THE 1HAPPY HAUNT
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Dude don't be such a geek and soo nitpicky. It's only a theme park land man.
Rich Brownn
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The signs there make it seem like that the Navi cannot exist in that area. So if not not oxygen, then I guess they need some of the other compounds to exist that makes it deadly for us.
The land is a complete failure because there was no trip on a space ship to get there. No immersion!!!
THE 1HAPPY HAUNT
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That and we couldn't walk up the ramp.
Tom Morrow
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Having ridden about 15 times now, I’ve gotten pretty good at the pilot position, but due to the nature of the mission, the rest of the crew, if they don’t know us, always thinks we did a bad job. I do think this mission should be scrapped entirely in favor of one that doesn’t have scripted moments where you “fail”. I also hate the freefall because the Falcon would smash into scraps from that.
I’ve also noticed that a common complaint with piloting is that it’s impossible to level out. You are always having to compensate so if you don’t want to constantly hit stuff you have to weave and bob the whole time.
Now, they could change this. But ultimately I think it is intentional, because you aren’t really supposed to do well, it’s supposed to be about crashing a lot and laughing about it.
What first-time riders don’t realize is that you see the same sequence no matter how good or bad you do. It’s “on rails”. I realize they don’t want to spoil it by telling you it is but also I wish it was more clear so riding with strangers would be less awkward.
Also here are some observations and tips I’ve noted:
- If you get the stationary ADA cockpit then you will get the full length experience (asteroid belt) AND an extended mission briefing from Hondo... though he mostly just rambles on with filler nonsense. However, the ADA capsule hallway is not equipped with the “after flight” effects like flickering lights.
- If your pilots do exceptionally horrible, and you’re not on the ADA cockpit; as you exit you will hear an announcement that the ship is a loss and “just scrap.”
- When returning to Batuu before Chewie takes over, there is a spire that almost everyone hits. It IS possible to avoid it but you have to be steering up and left as soon as you are given control again.
- People were asking how we board the ship if not through the ramp. The answer is we enter through the side airlock. Which side airlock it is depends on which cockpit turntable you go to, as the cockpits are oriented for one or the other - meaning if you enter the cockpit from the opposite of where you entered the holodeck room, then you entered the ship through the port side airlock. If you enter the cockpit down the hallway next to the entrance corridor, then you entered the ship through the starboard side airlock (hope that makes sense). You can see the airlock right after you are handed your crew position ticket.
I’ve also noticed that a common complaint with piloting is that it’s impossible to level out. You are always having to compensate so if you don’t want to constantly hit stuff you have to weave and bob the whole time.
Now, they could change this. But ultimately I think it is intentional, because you aren’t really supposed to do well, it’s supposed to be about crashing a lot and laughing about it.
What first-time riders don’t realize is that you see the same sequence no matter how good or bad you do. It’s “on rails”. I realize they don’t want to spoil it by telling you it is but also I wish it was more clear so riding with strangers would be less awkward.
Also here are some observations and tips I’ve noted:
- If you get the stationary ADA cockpit then you will get the full length experience (asteroid belt) AND an extended mission briefing from Hondo... though he mostly just rambles on with filler nonsense. However, the ADA capsule hallway is not equipped with the “after flight” effects like flickering lights.
- If your pilots do exceptionally horrible, and you’re not on the ADA cockpit; as you exit you will hear an announcement that the ship is a loss and “just scrap.”
- When returning to Batuu before Chewie takes over, there is a spire that almost everyone hits. It IS possible to avoid it but you have to be steering up and left as soon as you are given control again.
- People were asking how we board the ship if not through the ramp. The answer is we enter through the side airlock. Which side airlock it is depends on which cockpit turntable you go to, as the cockpits are oriented for one or the other - meaning if you enter the cockpit from the opposite of where you entered the holodeck room, then you entered the ship through the port side airlock. If you enter the cockpit down the hallway next to the entrance corridor, then you entered the ship through the starboard side airlock (hope that makes sense). You can see the airlock right after you are handed your crew position ticket.