Cesar R M
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lol!
Yeah I know!. The Leroy thing is one of the chars.. supposedly is a bad guy and ends helping stitch in the end.
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Yeah I know!. The Leroy thing is one of the chars.. supposedly is a bad guy and ends helping stitch in the end.
FigmentJedi
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It's an evil red Stitch that Hamsterviel forces Jumba to create so that he can be cloned into an army to take down the federation and recapture all the experiments Lilo and Stitch reformed. Of course, Jumba ended up putting a failsafe in that causes them to short out when hearing Aloha Oe.
Phil12
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Dave is gonna be angry with you for not using the spoiler tag!
PhotoDave219
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Direct to DVD isnt a Spoiler. Next thing you're gonna say is Red Shoe Diaries isnt realistic....
Ranch Dressing
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Longhairbear
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I've never tried it myself, wanted to on many trips to WDW. The balloon theory is what everyone on various DVC boards says works.
StageFrenzy
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So a toy poodle tied to a balloon would work right?
Next Big Thing
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You already cluttered up entire threads about Dragon Challenge closing over on OU. Please keep this nonsense away from this thread.
Seriously, it's nothing more than a fanboy pipe dream right now.
theRIOT
Active Member
Indeed. Two separate candy stores sell them here. But that's it, besides the Lego-branded merch that was mentioned by another poster.
ParentsOf4
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According to a June 9 article in the Orlando Sentinel, tourism is picking up. (Thanks to @seascape for posting the story.) As a result, we should see increased attendance and hotel occupancy across all sectors in Orlando.
Quoting from the article:
“Through the first seven months of the county's fiscal year, tourist-tax collections were almost $122 million, about $8 million more than in the previous fiscal year. That's an increase of 7 percent.”
Tourist revenue collected is perhaps the single best indication of the strength of the local economy.
The article goes on to report:
“Through the first four months of the year, revenue per available [hotel] room was almost $93, up more than 10 percent from the same time last year.”
Some caution should be exercised when interpreting these numbers. Prices are up at all theme parks and hotels, which probably is the single biggest driver of this improvement. Still, it’s a good sign for the local economy when non-WDW/UOR hotels can raise prices and still improve occupancy rates.
Note that the data reflects business in the months prior to the opening of SDMT and Diagon Alley. Historically, theme park attendance drops a bit before the opening of major rides as vacationers modify plans in order to experience the new attractions. The increase before these openings suggests a strengthening tourist industry in central Florida.
Barring external forces, the rest of 2014 and 2015 are shaping up to be very good years for Orlando tourism.
Quoting from the article:
“Through the first seven months of the county's fiscal year, tourist-tax collections were almost $122 million, about $8 million more than in the previous fiscal year. That's an increase of 7 percent.”
Tourist revenue collected is perhaps the single best indication of the strength of the local economy.
The article goes on to report:
“Through the first four months of the year, revenue per available [hotel] room was almost $93, up more than 10 percent from the same time last year.”
Some caution should be exercised when interpreting these numbers. Prices are up at all theme parks and hotels, which probably is the single biggest driver of this improvement. Still, it’s a good sign for the local economy when non-WDW/UOR hotels can raise prices and still improve occupancy rates.
Note that the data reflects business in the months prior to the opening of SDMT and Diagon Alley. Historically, theme park attendance drops a bit before the opening of major rides as vacationers modify plans in order to experience the new attractions. The increase before these openings suggests a strengthening tourist industry in central Florida.
Barring external forces, the rest of 2014 and 2015 are shaping up to be very good years for Orlando tourism.
WildcatDen
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Wrestling promotion. OK. That makes more sense than the Tennessee Noodle Authority.
Wawa? none of those in the Cincinnati area (that I am aware of). Here we have Jimmy Johns, Subway, Quisnos, and Jersey Mikes as our main 'cold' sandwich places. Of course, a double decker from Red Squirrel is nice as well as the corned beef from Izzy's.
So, a 4 month rehab for CRT???? Seems like a long time to clean carpets and wash windows?
Hyperspace Hoopla
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What was Avatar rated again?
But seriously, Disney has enough (better) IP's that they're just sitting on. Why would they need another?
WildcatDen
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On a related note, anybody follow R5? My daughters are big fans and we even went up to Chicago last year to see them perform at an event outside McCormick Center. They are really a pretty tight band and I am a bit surprised Disney has not jumped on promoting them more with Ross being part of the group. Pretty neat to see a family this talented (OK the drummer is not family). Also, as a side note, met their mother at the Chicago event. Lovely person.
Tigger1988
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Cyrus was never on Mickey Mouse Club and Spears had a mental issue. There were nearly 2 dozen members on the 90s MMC and if you can only pick out 2 that had "issues" I'd say we're doing pretty good.
Disney didn't do a 4th version because they're short sighted idiots, not because Britney Spears shaved her head.
justavoice
Active Member
I am surprised also on the R5 deal. I am just not seeing much cross pollination of Disney records and DTV as much as we used to. The offerings of DTV original movies has dropped from a high of 12 new original movies in 2000 to 1 last year and 3 on tap for this year. The average since 1999 is over 6 movies per year. Looks like WDW is not the only thing that is being limited on budgets. The entire Disney empire at the present time seems to be about boosting or trying to keep level with stock price hence stock buyback and limit original programing. Reap money from people without offering any thing new is the new mantra and oh yeah, lets have a bunch of people talk about it in 140 characters or less (which is actually brilliant because how many different ways can you describe FLE in 140 characters?). I do not know if HP at UNI will wake the giant but whomever inherits the top position is going to have to learn to be creative something I never thought would have to be taught at Disney.
Bairstow
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... Not to mention a terrible idea.
Lee
Adventurer
A fearsome organization.
Not to be trifled with.
Fe Maiden
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That was not the best theme for a resort hotel, it won't age well at all. And we spend a few weekends out of the year in Wildwood, NJ which gave birth and re-birth to the Doo-Wop motels. It works best for the family-owned and operated motels with small footprints, very customer friendly. There are a lot of great ones, our favorite is the Caribbean:
http://www.caribbeanmotel.com/
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GoofGoof
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When I was a kid we stayed at the Cardinal Motel in N Wildwood every summer. I haven't been to Wildwood in years, but I think it actually still exists. One of the few that wasn't turned to condos during the real estate bubble.
GoofGoof
Premium Member
This is very much anecdotal evidence, but on our way to the Gulf coast for my not even close to Spirited or faux 1% family vacation we stopped at DTD last Saturday. It was beyond packed. Thanks to advice from people here we parked in the CM lot behind the gas station and had no issues getting in and out, but at the time we arrived I wasn't expecting that big of a crowd. Rain Forest Cafe had about a 45 minute wait at 12:30 for lunch and when we left at 3PM they still had a wait. You could barely walk around or get through any stores. Now I understand the need and desire to expand that place. We didn't spend any time at Disney or Universal since we were just passing through so I can't comment on the crowds at the parks.