PeterAlt
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You mean their people mover?
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Darth Sidious
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Darth Sidious
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Yes, I used the wrong term.
PeterAlt
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Does that system go underground? I was once on it but I forgot. They originally wanted it to be part of the NYC subway system but some law there says it has to be part of the airport and independent from the subway. Also, it uses the same propulsion system as the WEDway PeopleMover - the Linear Induction Motor, where magnets on the track push and pull it. It still has steel wheels on steel standard gauge track. It is fully automated. It's the same system that the Detroit People Mover uses, as well as most of Vancouver's Sky Train. I believe London's Docklands Yards is the same too.
In Miami here, we have a rubber tire people mover system that has several loops in and around downtown, as well as separate systems at and going to the airport. I like the Miami system because it's a quiet and smooth ride.
Darth Sidious
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I don't think there was any issue with going underground besides cost and it being unecessary. It does go under a few roadways but that's it.
donsullivan
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Not the person you targeted the question to but I have a hunch this is tied to the parking garages that are part of the new Disney Springs project. Unlike the rest of the space, these are being built by RCID using municipal bonds so the land title likely had to be transferred to them as part of that construction.
asianway
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Maybe...but it could be done as a leasehold
flynnibus
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Irony is ok... Disney takes it way too far with that abomination dance show they do during sw weekends
71jason
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Tweet from @PhotoDave219 says MK is <30K guests today. Unheard of between Christmas and NYE. Even with the weird Wednesday holiday, I have to think this gets Burbank's attention.
JenniferS
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I just Youtube'd a video of Darth Vader and the Storm Troopers dancing to MJ's Beat It.
I had to shut it off 20 seconds in. It was kind of like walking in on your parents doing it. You stand there, frozen, horrified for a few seconds ... and then you run from the room, chanting "I did not just see that. I did not just see that."
Darth Vader does not dance. He menaces.
He does not "get down". He terrifies.
Abomination is not too strong of a word!
Animaniac93-98
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The TEA numbers in recent years have not shown any dramatic increase in attendence, but anecdotal evidence says the parks are "always busy", and yet this happens too. I think crowd patterns have shifted away from school holidays and more to the "off season" which has been encouraged for some time now by vacation planning sites, books and services and when Disney offers better deals on hotels and food.
Mob mentality is now "don't go when it's busy" which makes other times of the year busy. That and people may not want to pay peak or high season rates (and I don't blame them) and find other seasonal events (Halloween, Food & Wine) more appealing.
Funmeister
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What Universal did was different. Abbot & Costello were the comic relief not the monster. It was a "horror" movie with the comic relief of Abbot & Costello not the Mummy or Invisible Man.
PhotoDave219
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I have no explanation for it. Its a Sunday, raining and in the holiday season.
asianway
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Great. Brace for more cutbacks
PeterAlt
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Darth Vader is a people-loving person! For example, he gets all warm and tingly when "I haven't felt this presence since my old master..." He shows he's a caring person and compassionate person, too, when he begs for Leah's stay of execution. He's a forgiving person, as he demonstrates by quick promotion of his chain of command. He's a man of his word, who advises prayer when altering a deal. He's a generous father, who offers to save his son (at the expensive of his daughter): "If you don't turn, perhaps she will..."
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JenniferS
When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
Not sure where you are coming down on this issue, Peter.
Should Darth Vader be made to dance, or not?
Darth Sidious
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It's raining and it's still quite crowded. I will be there in a bit but I have heard random guests complaining about Fastpass+. I myself cannot get FP to many attractions because last week people reserved their spots, which depletes the day off supply really quick (plus it's really crowded). I am still formulating my own opinion though.
culturenthrills
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It was crazy there Christmas Day. I have a friend who has worked there for years and she has never seen it this busy. However, besides MK the crowds have been not too crazy at the WDW.
Wowzer. Uni is packed. Wonder why.
Goofyernmost
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One of the things in life that I am least interested in is the number of guests per day at MK. So, with that said, is 30K good or bad? What is normal?
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