The Miscellaneous Thought Thread

[Rich T]

Future sign at ride entrance:

"THIS IS A HISTORIC ROLLER COASTER ATTRACTION. EXPECT SOME ROUGHNESS, JARRING AND MILD DISCOMFORT DURING YOUR ADVENTURE."

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Do not expect strobe light yetis.

 

[Deleted member 107043]

It's way too early tell if this franchise has legs, but Black Panther is already slaying the box office. Watch closely as the success of this film may be a signal of future content to come at DLR and P&R worldwide.

Black Panther just scored $25.2 million in Thursday previews. That’s the second-biggest MCU Thursday preview/midnight preview ever, between Captain America: Civil War ($25m in 2016), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($27.6m in 2015). It’s the fourth-biggest superhero preview gross, behind Avengers: Age of Ultron, Batman v Superman ($27.7m in 2016) and The Dark Knight Rises ($30.5m in 2012, sans 3D). So, inflation notwithstanding, Black Panther just scored a bigger preview gross than The Avengers ($19m in 2012 starting at midnight). So, yeah, it’s going to be a monster hit.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.fo...first-box-office-records-with-25-2m-thursday/

 

[mickEblu]

It's way too early tell if this franchise has legs, but Black Panther is already slaying the box office. Watch closely as the success of this film may be a signal of future content to come at DLR and P&R worldwide.

Black Panther just scored $25.2 million in Thursday previews. That’s the second-biggest MCU Thursday preview/midnight preview ever, between Captain America: Civil War ($25m in 2016), Avengers: Age of Ultron ($27.6m in 2015). It’s the fourth-biggest superhero preview gross, behind Avengers: Age of Ultron, Batman v Superman ($27.7m in 2016) and The Dark Knight Rises ($30.5m in 2012, sans 3D). So, inflation notwithstanding, Black Panther just scored a bigger preview gross than The Avengers ($19m in 2012 starting at midnight). So, yeah, it’s going to be a monster hit.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.fo...first-box-office-records-with-25-2m-thursday/

As a non Marvel fan this one looks more interesting than all the other movies as it stands out and has its own identity. (Kind of like Guardians) I’m sick of the Captain America, Avengers, Iron Man cross overs.

 

[SuddenStorm]

I enjoyed the Black Panther, but it doesn't hold a candle to Thor Ragnarok- which was a perfected version of Guardians.

 

[mickEblu]

I enjoyed the Black Panther, but it doesn't hold a candle to Thor Ragnarok- which was a perfected version of Guardians.

I haven’t seen either. I just have no interest in seeing any of the Avengers or Captain America movies.

EDIT: Or Thor

 

[mickEblu]

Here is my short list of Super Hero movies I really enjoyed...as an adult. I’m probably forgetting 2 or 3 I thought were decent

1. Spider-Man 1
2. Spider-Man 2
3. Iron Man 1
4. Dark knight

As a kid I enjoyed all of the Keaton, Kilmer, Clooney Batman movies

 

[SuddenStorm]

I haven’t seen either. I just have no interest in seeing any of the Avengers or Captain America movies.

EDIT: Or Thor

I highly recommend Thor Ragnarok, especially if you enjoy Guardians of the Galaxy. It's the same director who did this gem:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3416742/

And has a very different tone and approach to Thor than what we saw in the earlier films.

 

[Kiwiduck]

I highly recommend Thor Ragnarok, especially if you enjoy Guardians of the Galaxy. It's the same director who did this gem:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3416742/

And has a very different tone and approach to Thor than what we saw in the earlier films.

Loving the Taika Waititi love here. He is a national treasure!

 

[JD2000]

Disney should have Elon Musk update Tomorrowland.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Disney should have Elon Musk update Tomorrowland.

Just as long as it doesn't have anything to do with going into space. It seems like all of his rockets have exploded.

 

[Macro]

View attachment 264520The front is the worst (who is the Imagineer who okay'd that as an acceptable seating position???), but the 2nd and 3rd seats have the added "charm" of trapping and squeezing my big, fat feet in their side pockets of doom.

I'm 6' 3" and the front seat of the bobsled is my fave. If you haven't already tried this, ride in the front seat and cross your ankles with your feet forward. Your right foot ends up on the left side and your left foot is on the right side. It gets the side of your legs below the "bruise zone" on the bobsled sides and allows your butt to sit closer to flat on the seat. And then, of course, you have to lean properly on the turns but that goes for all attempts to escape the Matterhorn uninjured.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

@mickEblu

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/busi...sney-animal-kingdom-lines-20180217-story.html

 

[mickEblu]

@mickEblu

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/busi...sney-animal-kingdom-lines-20180217-story.html

So everybody likes it except you??

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Does it ever go any other way?

 

[mickEblu]

Does it ever go any other way?

Well, a lot of people like the Haunted Mansion, not 37 times in a row like, but like.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Frankly, it would be astonishing if people appreciated it the way that I do.

 

[mickEblu]

Frankly, it would be astonishing if people appreciated it the way that I do.

I think deep down inside we all want to ride 37 times in a row.

 

[Rich T]

Watching the Olympics and on comes this commercial: "H&R Block Will File Your 1040EZ Form For Free!"
... ...
Have we really become a nation of people who need H&R Block to file a flipping 1040EZ??? Those people are gonna LOVE Pixar Pier's *brand new* rollercoaster!

 

[Rich T]

I think deep down inside we all want to ride 37 times in a row.

My top one-day record for any ride is 26 times (Giant Dipper roller coaster at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk).