I've had a lot of fun agreeing and disagreeing with you. Here's to another 20!I just realized that I missed my 20th Anniversary on this website! It was last week, October 11th according my little profile page. But I think that might be fitting, because at this point in a relationship it's not uncommon to forget anniversaries, right?
Happy 20th Anniversary to me and thank you to everyone here for all the fun and hilarity over the past two decades!
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TP2000
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It's funny how fast things can change, isn't it? Just one year ago California was 99.7% in drought and Disneyland was installing astroturf wherever they could, and now California is 100% drought-free and astroturf is being cancelled.
Meanwhile, in TDA... "Hire gardeners again! Buy some new lawn mowers!"
- You Can't Make This Crap Up! File
- Your Tax Dollars At Work! File
- Disneyland Has To Hire More Gardeners Again! File
- What Will This Do To Monsanto's Stock Price? File
Newsom signs bill allowing cities, counties to ban artificial turf
Despite increasing popularity due to a yearslong statewide drought, artificial turf is a new enemy of the California State Legislature. A bill signed into law by Governor Newsom this year would all…
ktla.com
Once it was hailed as a drought fix — but now California's moving to restrict synthetic turf over health concerns
California cities can ban synthetic turf under a law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed. He rejected a bill to ban PFAS in fake lawns.
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It's funny how fast things can change, isn't it? Just one year ago California was 99.7% in drought and Disneyland was installing astroturf wherever they could, and now California is 100% drought-free and astroturf is being cancelled.
Meanwhile, in TDA... "Hire gardeners again! Buy some new lawn mowers!"
SuddenStorm
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California politicians have now decided that astroturf and artificial lawns are bad for the environment. It turns out, and this is unbelievable, that astroturf is made out of plastic and leaches chemicals into the ground where it is used! Can you believe that? All this time, that artificial grass has been made out of chemicals! It's now being banned by a growning number of cities and counties, with the blessing of Sacramento.
- You Can't Make This Crap Up! File
- Your Tax Dollars At Work! File
- Disneyland Has To Hire More Gardeners Again! File
- What Will This Do To Monsanto's Stock Price? File
Newsom signs bill allowing cities, counties to ban artificial turf
Despite increasing popularity due to a yearslong statewide drought, artificial turf is a new enemy of the California State Legislature. A bill signed into law by Governor Newsom this year would all…Once it was hailed as a drought fix — but now California's moving to restrict synthetic turf over health concerns
California cities can ban synthetic turf under a law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed. He rejected a bill to ban PFAS in fake lawns.
It's funny how fast things can change, isn't it? Just one year ago California was 99.7% in drought and Disneyland was installing astroturf wherever they could, and now California is 100% drought-free and astroturf is being cancelled.
Meanwhile, in TDA... "Hire gardeners again! Buy some new lawn mowers!"
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So, how do we get Orange County to outlaw turf? For the sake of the Kingdom
TP2000
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Great question. The County Board of Supervisors is my initial thought for a county-wide ban.
Or, you could get the Anaheim City Council to ban it within city limits.
Either option was approved by the bill Governor Newsom signed allowing cities and entire counties to ban artificial lawns now.
Now that they can’t hide behind the drought excuse will they just come out and say it was to save money? WOC which wastes much more water than the little patch of grass in front of the Train Station wasn’t discontinued. So weird.
TP2000
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And they are actively working to bring Fantasmic! back with rumored increased use of the mist screens that vaporize thousands of gallons of water into the dry Anaheim air.
The whole astroturf craze from TDA was such an obvious labor-savings money grab, wrapped in smarmy and virtuous PR.
I just asked AI to redesign the main entrance with drought tolerant landscaping to replace the cancer-causing and dangerous astroturf lawn. If TDA was really worried about saving water, they'd cancel World of Color and Fantasmic!, turn off the waterfalls on the Matterhorn and Rivers of America, and install this at the train station...
And they are actively working to bring Fantasmic! back with rumored increased use of the mist screens that vaporize thousands of gallons of water into the dry Anaheim air.
The whole astroturf craze from TDA was such an obvious labor-savings money grab, wrapped in smarmy and virtuous PR.
I just asked AI to redesign the main entrance with drought tolerant landscaping to replace the cancer-causing and dangerous astroturf lawn. If TDA was really worried about saving water, they'd cancel World of Color and Fantasmic!, turn off the waterfalls on the Matterhorn and Rivers of America, and install this at the train station...
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Lol oh no! Ok the turf is fine!
CHOX
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And they are actively working to bring Fantasmic! back with rumored increased use of the mist screens that vaporize thousands of gallons of water into the dry Anaheim air.
The whole astroturf craze from TDA was such an obvious labor-savings money grab, wrapped in smarmy and virtuous PR.
I just asked AI to redesign the main entrance with drought tolerant landscaping to replace the cancer-causing and dangerous astroturf lawn. If TDA was really worried about saving water, they'd cancel World of Color and Fantasmic!, turn off the waterfalls on the Matterhorn and Rivers of America, and install this at the train station...
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What does this mean for Nemo and the Jungle Cruise? Do they bring back the Mine Train?
TP2000
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Good point on the Submarines and Jungle Cruise. Those also should have been shut down with the astroturf installation. Plus Storybook Land Canal Boats.
The Mine Train could be a thing again. That would be fun. Although, you can't rebuild Cascade Peak where the Mine Train used to end its journey by going under the water-wasting Twin Sisters Falls (Why are the falls called Twin Sisters? Because there's three of them!
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Would now be a good time to bring up the topic of a meet up at the parks? Who’s in? I think it would be great to bring all the forum camaraderie and good vibes with us to the parks. Maybe we can all wear Red or White shirts and meet at Toontown in front of Goofys House or Fantasyland right in front of Monstro?
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On another note, I think it’s kind of interesting that on POTC after the first drop you go from the full uppity POTC theme song to the more eerie, mood setting atmospheric music after the second drop in mere seconds. It works, it’s just a pretty drastic change in tone in a very short amount of time. After the first drop the POTC song kind of functions like ZADD on Splash. We survived, we made it. It also throws a bone to the little kids saying don’t worry it gets better.
I’d love to know if this has always been the case.
I’d love to know if this has always been the case.
SuddenStorm
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You didn't renew... You dropping the $$$ for a day ticket for this?
SuddenStorm
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As far as I know the music hasn't changed.
SuddenStorm
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Where's Darkbeer when we need him?
Rich T
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Well… there’s also the factor that the parks, for many of us, were a much, much, much, much, much (x10) better experience back then than they are now. When talking about the parks, there was a lot more to be happy and optimistic about, and that might have contributed a lot to the overall forum vibe.
Lol no just playing around. I won’t spend the money on day tickets period. It’s just a waste of money. Now if passes go on sale again
SuddenStorm
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Lol no just playing around. I won’t spend the money on day tickets period. It’s just a waste of money. Now if passes go on sale again
Stay strong. There will eventually be something awesome that makes it worth going back.
It’s tough. Just from even a practical standpoint it’s hard thing to replace. My daughter has asked me to go almost every day the last two months. My son boos me when I say let’s go to Knotts. My wife side eyes me for not renewing. I ended up at Chuck E Cheese last weekend for God Sake! Haha
Of course the false a scarcity thing doesn’t help cause you never know if they won’t sell them again for 6-8 months.
SuddenStorm
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You know, if money is no object and the demand is there, you should renew. I'd like to think there's an aspect of boycotting the place- I know I won't pay to go now that Splash is closed, and my merch spending has stopped. But also, I've been so many times. And done everything there so many times. I feel satiated- and don't feel like I need to rush a return.
But honestly just go and spend as little as possible to hurt their spend per guest, and further the 'undesirable' aspect of being a passholder!
What's funny is that I grew up at Disneyland when I was your sons age. I didn't go as often as y'all but I loved the place. I remember us going to Knott's once with family friends... never went back and I don't remember loving the place.
It really is an amazing amenity. I can tell you, Utah doesn't have anything like it.
My kids are spoiled. How do you go from being “royalty” at Disneyland (perhaps the best theme park on earth) and hardly waiting in lines to Joe Schmo at Knotts? It doesn’t work.
Lol at the undesirable tactics. I’m just going to eat at In N out and Raising Canes before and after the park.
Yeah I guess I was partially boycotting (as well as being a little burnt out) as I was angry with a few of their recent moves but if my family and I are happier going to the parks a couple times a month who am I really hurting? Of course if I renew I have the honor of paying $1000 extra between the price hikes and the Knotts passes I would have never bought if I renewed originally. Lol. Personally I think I’m out of the withdrawal phase. I don’t feel the need to go to Disneyland as much as we just need something consistent to do and look forward to every few weekends.