Rumor Stitch's Great Escape Replacement— Don’t Hold Your Breath

[mikejs78]

The only exception is LMA, which was still popular when Disney decided to close it.

Really? I never saw that show anywhere approaching full except on peak days.

 

[trainplane3]

Unless the footage is a year old, it was filmed in the last 4 days. The fact that he actually went in (the modern) Imageworks and took video with other guests around after exploring upstairs is remarkable. You only have 3 days of security footage to go through to find him. I'm guessing he either doesn't care or honestly believes he won't get caught by just deleting EXIF data and hiding some reflections in his videos.

They're great videos and photos, all incredibly valuable stuff, but good god he isn't that bright. There's a half dozen ways they could find out who he is.

That's assuming the same person took the camera into the image works, as the same person who took it into the (Modern) image works. But wow.. were really going full **** Tracy mode here. Your probably right, I'm assuming whoever it is just doesn't care. I'd love to place bets on which dept said person works for though. There are only, 3 possible ones that come to mind (outside of 3rd party contractors such as electrical / BVCC)

The footage is very new based off of what we saw earlier this year. Much more has been demo'd then 8 months ago.

They've hinted there are several of them that do this. There was something about fake employee badges Tom (...yes him) hinted at but it's Tom so who knows how true it is.

It's all interesting to me as someone that loves behind the scenes stuff. Sadly this is the only way I can get access to it. I wish there was a tour that really went into the rides and buildings aside from seeing small peaks of them. I don't want to see the pretty parts of them, I want to see the true inner-workings. Few tours barely show those parts and even then it isn't much.

 

[WDW862]

They've hinted there are several of them that do this. There was something about fake employee badges Tom (...yes him) hinted at but it's Tom so who knows how true it is.

He had an interview in some podcast where he revealed that he was faking employee ids.

 

[trainplane3]

He had an interview in some podcast where he revealed that he was faking employee ids.

Well then. I've meant to give that a listen but forgot all about it. I'll go dig that up again.

If the IDs are functional then they probably have someone in IT setting permissions for the cards or they're just using someone else's card and puts a different name over it. Super interesting stuff to someone going to the forensics side of IT but probably not appropriate for these forums.

 

[WDW862]

Well then. I've meant to give that a listen but forgot all about it. I'll go dig that up again.

If the IDs are functional then they probably have someone in IT setting permissions for the cards or they're just using someone else's card and puts a different name over it. Super interesting stuff to someone going to the forensics side of IT but probably not appropriate for these forums.

They're not functional. He's lucky no one has scanned them (yet)

 

[tirian]

Really? I never saw that show anywhere approaching full except on peak days.

It was a massive stadium that pulled good numbers. I miss it because in early afternoons, TOT and RNRC were often walk-ons at LMA showtime.

 

[HonorableMention]

Unless the footage is a year old, it was filmed in the last 4 days. The fact that he actually went in (the modern) Imageworks and took video with other guests around after exploring upstairs is remarkable. You only have 3 days of security footage to go through to find him. I'm guessing he either doesn't care or honestly believes he won't get caught by just deleting EXIF data and hiding some reflections in his videos.

They're great videos and photos, all incredibly valuable stuff, but good god he isn't that bright. There's a half dozen ways they could find out who he is.

At least he isn't plastering his face and name all over his videos like our good buddy Matt Sonswa (who also got some really good footage, just so dumb in going about it)

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

Unless the footage is a year old, it was filmed in the last 4 days. The fact that he actually went in (the modern) Imageworks and took video with other guests around after exploring upstairs is remarkable. You only have 3 days of security footage to go through to find him. I'm guessing he either doesn't care or honestly believes he won't get caught by just deleting EXIF data and hiding some reflections in his videos.

They're great videos and photos, all incredibly valuable stuff, but good god he isn't that bright. There's a half dozen ways they could find out who he is.

I think he might have a team of contacts (whether "urban explorers" or renegade CMs) filming stuff for him. Nothing to base that off of, just what it seems like given the breadth of stuff he's published.

 

[rocketraccoon]

I think he might have a team of contacts (whether "urban explorers" or renegade CMs) filming stuff for him. Nothing to base that off of, just what it seems like given the breadth of stuff he's published.

I do think it's just him doing it, but maybe getting some pics from other people as well. I'm 99% confident the person that took the pictures/video in the Great Movie Ride and ImageWorks are the same person, same with all the other videos. If they're making fake IDs it wouldn't be impossible to go to a few places in 3 parks over the course of two months.

I dunno if the accounts/website is ran by the one taking videos though, but that wouldn't be hard to prove/disprove if Disney cares to go after them.

 

[Thelazer]

Fake ID's very possible. You don't have to worry about them being scanned.
Not really a good idea to say more than that.

 

[MotherOfBirds]

Why is image works being gutted all of a sudden?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Why is image works being gutted all of a sudden?

A more permanent Ralph and Vanellope M&G is being installed.

 

[Disney Maddux]

A more permanent Ralph and Vanellope M&G is being installed.

Oh, so it's going up there?

 

[troo26]

I do think it's just him doing it, but maybe getting some pics from other people as well. I'm 99% confident the person that took the pictures/video in the Great Movie Ride and ImageWorks are the same person, same with all the other videos. If they're making fake IDs it wouldn't be impossible to go to a few places in 3 parks over the course of two months.

I dunno if the accounts/website is ran by the one taking videos though, but that wouldn't be hard to prove/disprove if Disney cares to go after them.

I believe he tweeted awhile back that he has a team that collects the photos & videos for him, in addition to his own exploring, but I can’t seem to find that specific tweet. It could’ve been deleted.

He’s said a few times that he’s gotten into the locked areas, like the Country Bears & I’m assuming Stitch animatronic areas, with the keys. So he obviously knows the right people who either do the exploring for him or let him in.

He also accepts backstage photos/videos submissions online. So I’m pretty sure its a collection of his work, other CMs work, & possibly submissions.

While fake IDs are possible, they’re really not all that necessary. It’s pretty easy to get to most of these places as long as you know the right people, or know where you’re going.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Walt Disney World is not the fortress many believe.

 

[TwilightZone]

A more permanent Ralph and Vanellope M&G is being installed.

I'm already am aware of the meet n greet, but man, was it wasted opportunity not to reuse the tunnel for it. Could you imagine? I mean just make it all blue and theme it to the wires Ralph goes up into in WIR2.

 

[MotherOfBirds]

A more permanent Ralph and Vanellope M&G is being installed.

As happy as I am to rip on Fairytale Hall, a centralized location in each park for M&G's seems like a more logical choice than scattering them around and gutting attraction space to house them. I understand having pavilion-appropriate ones around the WS

 

[mikejs78]

As happy as I am to rip on Fairytale Hall, a centralized location in each park for M&G's seems like a more logical choice than scattering them around and gutting attraction space to house them. I understand having pavilion-appropriate ones around the WS

It depends in my view. For example, if they make WoL based on Inside Out, it would make sense to move the Joy and Sadness M&G there. The pavilion setup of Future World lends itself to that.

On the flip side I hope this doesn't mean that WIR is going to take over Imagination.

 

[ppete1975]

If someone only goes to WDW occasionally, I'd bet that their predominant feeling will be anger on having spent $120 a piece for their group to wait in line at Star Wars for eight hours only to ride two attractions that total at bellow twenty minutes of actual ride time.
I've said it before and I'll say it again (and again and again):
No one is prepared for the operational nightmare that is going to be SGE.

I think Disneyland is going to exponentially worse. While I think this is great for the "park to be named later" I think its really going to harm the charm (rhyming) that is Disneyland.

 

[Kman101]

As happy as I am to rip on Fairytale Hall, a centralized location in each park for M&G's seems like a more logical choice than scattering them around and gutting attraction space to house them. I understand having pavilion-appropriate ones around the WS

I don't mind set locations for characters either. Certain space sits unused so it gets them out of the heat. I know it's not magical enough for some to wait in a line but it sort of is what is at this point. I've never begrudged them in World Showcase. They're often off to the side and feel a bit more "free" if you will (though it's still a line). I don't mind spaces like this for a character meet and greet(s) I suppose. I think many wish they'd do something different but it's better than no use at all and they often left spaces like Innoventions sit rotting for years with the same things to do .... not a defense, just the reality of how they do it.