To be fair, it is hard to think about the future when the average American is just trying to get through the week. Poverty and hopelessness does that to people.
-
Welcome to the WDWMAGIC.COM Forums!
Please take a look around, and feel free to sign up and join the community.
Spirited News, Observations & Thoughts IV
- Thread starter WDW1974
- Start date
- Status
To be fair, it is hard to think about the future when the average American is just trying to get through the week. Poverty and hopelessness does that to people.
CDavid
Well-Known Member
Those Body Wars sims? The ones that were rumored to have been reduced to pretty much scrap metal and thus never again usable in any form? For Walt Disney World that is - but they'll (magically?) work again if transported around the globe? So, was the whole "dismantled simulators" line just spin to help justify shuttering a pavilion, or did someone have to write a big enough check to get them rebuilt? Suddenly I wish they'd wanted SpectroMagic, too.
They get our simulators, we get an empty pavilion. I know that makes sense to TDO - and nobody else.
Absimilliard
Well-Known Member
Well, well, I mentioned all the way back in 2006-2007 to a few friends Disney should ship those 4 sims to HKDL for their own version of Star Tours. Seems like I wasn't the only one with that idea...
Speaking of HKDL, if Autopia do remain at DL, not converting it to the electric HKDL cars would be a shame.
PhotoDave219
Well-Known Member
I wouldnt worry about it in this case....
OK, I admit it ... I am speechless.
Mental health and the Disney fan community would be a NYT best seller compared to some of these 'books'.
Nemo14
Well-Known Member
Yeah, but it still is just an upgraded ST. Nothing wrong with that, though.
alissafalco
Well-Known Member
I thought that book was a joke put together by someone making a joke. Wait, it's real???
Edit* thanks nemo, ok it is a joke
No real surprises there thus far.
I'll say that the Gay Wonderland's first 10 minutes are more engrossing than the first three hours of SHIELD.
misterID
Well-Known Member
For the record, I wouldn't be against a Mulan ride.
I don't know how they can justify not having an incredibly popular INDY ride that has proven to have legs, but they will build a flash in the pan, mediocre American Idol attraction, which took the place of another flash in the pan game show before it.
I will say some of the AI girls at DHS who try to get people to sign up for the stupid show are pretty cute.
I don't know how they can justify not having an incredibly popular INDY ride that has proven to have legs, but they will build a flash in the pan, mediocre American Idol attraction, which took the place of another flash in the pan game show before it.
I will say some of the AI girls at DHS who try to get people to sign up for the stupid show are pretty cute.
Nope. Been busy with the real world ... and I am planning on hanging out in City Hall and around Guest Relations on my upcoming visit to just 'observe' ...
Still, anyone got an answer on RapidFill at the deluxe resorts? I'd really like to steal me some Coke if I can one last time ...
alissafalco
Well-Known Member
Well, they've got to do something to try and get people into that "attraction".
spaceghost
Well-Known Member
That's Acadia, BTW - not Arcadia. And it is quite beautiful. Did not know that Mr. Bricker was up this way...
As for the autism stuff...that is a fine line. As the parent of 2 special needs kids (who I have not and would not get a GAC for), it is a touchy subject.
misterID
Well-Known Member
While Idol is in the death spiral on FOX (although it could be a force again), Freemantle paid for almost the entire attraction. It was a no-brainer for Disney. And while I do not like that type of show, it is well done.
The Empress Lilly
Well-Known Member
I meant worst run resorts! DLP, WDW and DL. Three worst parks are DSP, DAK, and, well the other parks have their redeeming features.
I'm tempted to say 'yes, us theme park Gods deduced that from only the tiny snippet of artwork that was released', but people might jump on us for being weak and never having visited HKDL.
Yep. Typo. Thanks. Fixed. ... and while I have spent many a day in Maine, I have never visited Acadia.
I understand the autism deal can be a fine line ... but it is also a line that has been crossed far too often (both in weak diagnosis' by docs and by parents who actually want the label on their child ... and enjoy special treatment at WDW as an aside).
I'm tempted to say 'yes, us theme park Gods deduced that from only the tiny snippet of artwork that was released', but people might jump on us for being weak and never having visited HKDL.
Well, there is no substitute for experience and perspective. So, those American (or European) fanbois who blather and bash on HKDL without ever setting foot in it have worthless opinions to me.
And while this will be little more than ST:TNG, I don't feel there's anything wrong with that. I am no SW fanboi ... yet, I'd say that the best thing added in the last 5-6 years at WDW is ST 2.0 ... by far.
This will take that experience to another level, so I fail to see how that is bad.
Bairstow
Well-Known Member
As others have said, my understanding is that the Body Wars simulators were cannibalized years ago to keep the various Star Tours attractions running.
Probably because:
1. They already had 1 Indiana Jones attraction.
2. The cost of building such a ride exceeds several times over the cost of outfitting the theaters for the game shows.
3. Until recently Disney would have to license any such ride from Lucasfilm.
4. At the time, either game show was a much hotter property than a 30-year old film franchise.
Probably because:
1. They already had 1 Indiana Jones attraction.
2. The cost of building such a ride exceeds several times over the cost of outfitting the theaters for the game shows.
3. Until recently Disney would have to license any such ride from Lucasfilm.
4. At the time, either game show was a much hotter property than a 30-year old film franchise.
Last edited:
- Status