Spirited News, Observations & Thoughts IV

[ChrisFL]

Reading there's an issue with EPCOT monorail...anyone got some info???

Besides twitter? twitter posting that people are being evacuated from the Epcot monorail with ladders

 

[flynnibus]

I don't think Dinosaur/Indy are trackless

the big honking bar and shuttle would prove you right

And 'trackless' is being twisted here I think... those named rides don't have vehicles that deviate from a path, they just don't have a fixed rail - they use a close proximity system for guidance to follow the fixed path.

 

[danlb_2000]

I don't think Dinosaur/Indy are trackless

Correct, Dinosaur/Indy are not trackless, and I don't think Spiderman is either.

 

[Wikkler]

you mean like Star Tours?

What is with you people???
My mom can't ride simulators, she gets vertigo!
She closed her eyes the entire time in Star Tours.
And she loves her some Star Wars.

 

[Clamman73]

Besides twitter? twitter posting that people are being evacuated from the Epcot monorail with ladders

Right..the evac from monorail...wondering if everyone's OK and it's just a stalled train

 

[Wikkler]

I think they could incorporate both. Possibly a short omnimover that drops you off inside the show building where the queue for the thrill ride is. For those who can't ride the thrill ride you could still take the omnimover to the lobby and exit from there. More likely to be a walk through than an omnimover, but one can dream big right?

You're smarter than Disney, so no.

 

[Wikkler]

But then how will we get this into DHS?

I believe that with Jar Jar Biebs comes Ludacris.

Which photoshop is better? YOU DECIDE!

 

[doctornick]

Boom!
ParentsOf4 just dropped some truth. Nailed it.

OK. I think most everyone can buy that there are problems at WDW. My ongoing question is: why aren't they addressing it and quickly? Even with there being a bureaucracy, I would have thought something would have been officially greenlit for DHS sometime in this past year -- if nothing else, why not build in Soundstage 1 which sits empty and is just begging for something to be put there?

I mean, Kathy Mangum was moved over to WDW a year ago, right? There was some hoopla as to that move meaning something would be build soon and yet.... what exactly is she overseeing?

 

[tirian]

Well, there's GMR, and ToT and UoE and Dinosaurs and Indiana Jones in DL and Spiderman in Uni...there's probably others that I have forgotten.

None of those really count compared to Mystic Manor and TDL's Pooh.

 

[tirian]

OK. I think most everyone can buy that there are problems at WDW. My ongoing question is: why aren't they addressing it and quickly? Even with there being a bureaucracy, I would have thought something would have been officially greenlit for DHS sometime in this past year -- if nothing else, why not build in Soundstage 1 which sits empty and is just begging for something to be put there?

I mean, Kathy Mangum was moved over to WDW a year ago, right? There was some hoopla as to that move meaning something would be build soon and yet.... what exactly is she overseeing?

The plans we already know about.

 

[doctornick]

Exactly.

Uni has successfully drawn crowds away from DHS, DAK, and to some extent Epcot. There's a reason Burbank is suddenly keen to renovate DHS and Epcot pavilions.

Being "keen" is nice and all, but are they actually going to do it? And some point, you can't just talk about making changes, you have to take action.

I actually feel sorry for the advertising people for WDW who don't have much of anything to hype up. I mean, they are basically going to be using the FLE and "biggest expansion in Magic Kingdom history" (wow, two new rides ) for 2 years.

 

[Mr Bill]

It appears that a train stalled and they were unable to tow it for one reason or another, so now Reedy Creek is on scene evacuating the monorail.

 

[Wikkler]

Mon Mothma

Maybe I'm flubbing this but I think of this:

 

[Goofyernmost]

It appears that a train stalled and they were unable to tow it for one reason or another, so now Reedy Creek is on scene evacuating the monorail.

And there, my friends is the reason why there will be no new monorail routes. They are fun to look at, but they are a nightmare to deal with. They could do like they did in Vegas and put a catwalk all the way along side of it, in the event of an evac. they could just open the door and people could walk off. Don't see that happening though unless it becomes the only way that they can keep the monorail system reasonably fear free. However, esthetically it would be awful. But the more I think about it...there's Disney's answer to thrill rides right there.

 

[Wikkler]

Star Wars Jaws Cars 2 is regarded as the greatest summer movie of all time for a reason.

 

[Wikkler]

Kids today don't know what they are missing.

This generation,
They don't know.
They don't know.
Kids these days.
Kids these days.
This generation,
They don't know.
They missed out.

 

[alphac2005]

I've never understood the idea of going to WDW or Uni and then doing mini golf. Or going bowling, for that matter. But that's just me...

It might be surprising, but a lot of people don't have access to things like mini golf close by and have the mindset that WDW or UNI are going to have a premium experience.

 

[ChrisFL]

I was just browsing the other message board that shall not be named but its Disney related.

Someone asked what everyone's Disney planning spreadsheets look like and received a bunch of replies with super complicated looking screenshots.

It makes me wonder if their idea of a magical vacation is completing the spreadsheet during their stay and not missing anything. Did you get the underlying storyline of Splash Mountain? No, but I checked it off my spreadsheet and with plenty of time for our ADR's and fireworks viewing spot..................sigh.

 

[spaceghost]

Which photoshop is better? YOU DECIDE!

All I know is that you've both somehow managed to make original Jar Jar not look that bad in comparison.

 

[Wikkler]

I was just browsing the other message board that shall not be named but its Disney related.

Someone asked what everyone's Disney planning spreadsheets look like and received a bunch of replies with super complicated looking screenshots.

It makes me wonder if their idea of a magical vacation is completing the spreadsheet during their stay and not missing anything. Did you get the underlying storyline of Splash Mountain? No, but I checked it off my spreadsheet and with plenty of time for our ADR's and fireworks viewing spot..................sigh.

Does said message board make use of emoticons that look like this:

?