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Phone crushed on TOT
- Thread starter WondersOfLife
- Start date
This was Wednesday.
FettFan
Well-Known Member
And this is why we should be kind of grateful the Skyway is gone. Just imagine all those phones dropping from the gondolas and injuring the people walking below.
Flight of Passage concerns me for that reason.
FettFan
Well-Known Member
Wait...FOP actually hangs the motorcycle things above each other?
I thought the design was staggered like the Back to the Future ride vehicles.
No. Floors are precisely vertically stacked:Wait...FOP actually hangs the motorcycle things above each other?
I thought the design was staggered like the Back to the Future ride vehicles.
Although the risk is negligible compared to a coaster.
Minnie1976
Well-Known Member
LOL! I got your sarcasm! I guess it is where you are from and how your sense of humor is!
Megamazing
Active Member
- In the Parks
- Yes
There is.
pittsburghdude
Member
This whole thing has me shaking my head at how someone could drop a phone in the first place on TOT and also has me concerned about people not enjoying TOT or any ride to the fullest.
My first ride on TOT was in 1995. If you had a cell phone, it probably lived in your car and was the size of an average brick. Sure, people had cameras, but film was limited and everyone knew there were ride photos at the end. People actually soaked in every detail of the ride, from the detailed queue to the experience itself. It was a completely immersive experience.
TOT (and all of the rides) are still immersive experiences, but so many choose not to partake there. They're too busy trying to snap Instagram fodder, send a live tweet during the ride, or putting their posts on that silly Snap Chat thing so someone can watch them drop and never see it again. Yes, they may be getting the drops and riding the same ride I rode in 1995, but are they really getting the full experience from the ride? It's not like this is some carnival or fair ride that you can find pretty much anywhere in the summertime, this is something that only exists in one park (I don't count the other Towers of Terror/former Towers of Terror since Florida has a unique design compared to them--and yes, I believe that to be the correct plural).
Therefore, I must suggest the best place to keep a phone: at home. I did this on my most recent trip, and there was nothing more satisfying than knowing that I was truly disconnected and could just soak in the sights, sounds, and experiences. Plus, not having a phone meant I didn't have to ruin it for anyone else--there's nothing worse than seeing a cell phone army coming down Main Street, stopping randomly to snap pictures or check someone's silly Facebook status.
Someone mentioned putting the cell phone on display. How can it go on display when it wound up in the Twilight Zone?
My first ride on TOT was in 1995. If you had a cell phone, it probably lived in your car and was the size of an average brick. Sure, people had cameras, but film was limited and everyone knew there were ride photos at the end. People actually soaked in every detail of the ride, from the detailed queue to the experience itself. It was a completely immersive experience.
TOT (and all of the rides) are still immersive experiences, but so many choose not to partake there. They're too busy trying to snap Instagram fodder, send a live tweet during the ride, or putting their posts on that silly Snap Chat thing so someone can watch them drop and never see it again. Yes, they may be getting the drops and riding the same ride I rode in 1995, but are they really getting the full experience from the ride? It's not like this is some carnival or fair ride that you can find pretty much anywhere in the summertime, this is something that only exists in one park (I don't count the other Towers of Terror/former Towers of Terror since Florida has a unique design compared to them--and yes, I believe that to be the correct plural).
Therefore, I must suggest the best place to keep a phone: at home. I did this on my most recent trip, and there was nothing more satisfying than knowing that I was truly disconnected and could just soak in the sights, sounds, and experiences. Plus, not having a phone meant I didn't have to ruin it for anyone else--there's nothing worse than seeing a cell phone army coming down Main Street, stopping randomly to snap pictures or check someone's silly Facebook status.
Someone mentioned putting the cell phone on display. How can it go on display when it wound up in the Twilight Zone?
kbmum
Well-Known Member
My husband has always kept his phone in a shirt pocket for TOT and never had a problem -- until we went in July. The phone flew straight up out of his pocket and came down on the floor between him and our daughter. She put her foot on top of it to hold it in place through multiple drops. Fortunately, no one was hit by the phone and it wasn't damaged. However, we now have a funny ride photo and an even funnier video taken right when my very shocked husband realized the phone was no longer in his pocket.
He learned his lesson, though. The phone will now be left with whomever in our party isn't going on the ride (usually me).
He learned his lesson, though. The phone will now be left with whomever in our party isn't going on the ride (usually me).
pittsburghdude
Member
Now I'm busily making physics diagrams in my mind to try to explain this a bit...especially since the car itself is accelerating at a rate faster than 9.8 m/s in the downward direction.
That's so funny. I just saw this on Storm Runner last Saturday. My godson and I had a great laugh over seeing that.
JustAFan
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nooo!!! comic sans indicates "I'm stuck in the 90s".Try our new convention of using the sarcasm fonts - comic sans or papyrus.
Wow- the last time I was on ToT the CM did tell us to put belongings in the net bag that is attached to the back of seat in front of us or things would fly. Have the net bags been removed? I contend those are there for a reason and to use it.
Raineman
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Despite the hate some people have for them on this forum, cargo shorts are handy for putting something in the leg pocket and closing the little flap; hence, cargo shorts are on my person every day I spend at WDW. I am a tiny bit OCD, so before and after every ride, as well as every 10 minutes of walking, I am checking the pockets to make sure everything is in there.
JustAFan
Well-Known Member
Same! I wear cargo shorts every day at Disney. What? Would you rather I wear a fannypack? hahahaDespite the hate some people have for them on this forum, cargo shorts are handy for putting something in the leg pocket and closing the little flap; hence, cargo shorts are on my person every day I spend at WDW. I am a tiny bit OCD, so before and after every ride, as well as every 10 minutes of walking, I am checking the pockets to make sure everything is in there.
pittsburghdude
Member
Looks like we're going all-out 90s between all of these posts!! Between not having a phone in the park, using Comic Sans, and wearing cargo shorts, the 90s are back!! What next, Disney brings back Pleasure Island?
--not.
Lensman
Well-Known Member
Pleasure Island > Disney Springs
Umm. So am I really not supposed to wear my cargo shorts anymore? I'm going to check this out when I go to the supermarket later today.
Bairstow
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Cargo shorts with zippered pockets are standard gear for any well-equipped roller coaster nerd.
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads...theme-park-commandos-serious-business.900003/
https://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads...theme-park-commandos-serious-business.900003/