The Spirited Seventh Heaven ...

[doctornick]

I loved FJ as a ride concept and it was entertaining but...

A. That ride is really rough
B. The screens will induce motion sickness even if you rarely get it.

The ride is fantastic and the queue is just breathtaking, it is an e ticket from start to finish. I havent ridden gringots but some people prefer it to spider man... That says to me that they have a winner..

It's been mentioned before, but one problem I have with FJ is that it is too constant action. The scenes are actually fantastic, but the pace of the ride is so frantic that I find it difficult to "digest" and truly appreciate them. Admittedly, I've only ridden it twice, so this is probably less of a factor with increased awareness of what is going on, but I felt like I couldn't full enjoy the ride because it was sensory overload.

I felt like it would benefit from the occasional "lull" in the action to process what is happening.

 

[bhg469]

Disneyland confirmed the Diamond anniversary today, and it will start Spring 2015, no official details yet, just a special photo contest.

Your gate fee can be paid in diamondd.

 

[wdisney9000]

I have never been but have seen many videos of all the hoopla surrounding the event. There are special adult themted shows and mazes. Pretty impressive stuff. I have been to the not so scary thing and it was really not my cup o tea.

We enjoy MNSSHP but haven't gone in the last few years simply because not much changes. Aside from the parade and fireworks it isn't worth the $65 fee if you have already experienced it. Smart move for Uni to keep it fresh. They are really kicking Disneys on every level right now. What will it take for Disney to throw a serious punch back? It's like watching Ivan Drago beat up Appollo Creed.

 

[marni1971]

As much is happening at Disney as there is in Universal..

If only that was true.

 

[Tony Perkis]

Both have new attractions coming in the future, and both resorts have new offerings this year.

My question is when will Universal open a parade that is worth anything.

Quite frankly, who cares about a parade?

 

[marni1971]

I am assuming that the 'big if' was referring to stuff that WDW might - big might - be doing. By that I mean to infer that at the current time, UNI simply does what they set out to do and there is always an 'if' associated with the stuff WDW might do.

Nope. Not WDW.

A Blackstone buy out and a Sci Fi IP purchase are more than fanboy rumour. Either could send ructions across Central Florida. One certainly more than the other obviously.

And an FYI for certain people. Comcast did look at ditching Marvel. It didn't happen.

 

[twebber55]

Quite frankly, who cares about a parade?

some people do but this old boy was sitting at the pool relaxing by the time the afternoon parades roll around

 

[twebber55]

Nope. Not WDW.

A Blackstone buy out and a Sci Fi IP purchase are more than fanboy rumour. Either could send ructions across Central Florida. One certainly more than the other obviously.

And an FYI for certain people. Comcast did look at ditching Marvel. It didn't happen.

the $$$ not enough?

 

[bhg469]

some people do but this old boy was sitting at the pool relaxing by the time the afternoon parades roll around

I also love parades at wdw, because it's the best time to go on attractions.

 

[Captain Chaos]

If Comcast/Uni buys SeaWorld (thus creating their third gate), would they keep the park as it is, only, you know, make it better? Or would they completely start over?

 

[wdisney9000]

Quite frankly, who cares about a parade?

Someone who has no other crutch to stand on when making a comparison between the two parks right now and how they are being ran.

 

[PrincessNelly_NJ]

Quite frankly, who cares about a parade?

@SJN1279 does!

But on a side note: I never really thought about your name or avatar... I just laughed so hard! I just watched Heavyweights for the first time a month ago.

 

[Tony Perkis]

some people do but this old boy was sitting at the pool relaxing by the time the afternoon parades roll around

Frankly, I look at them as time away from state-of-the-art attractions. And they consist of a large concentration of people in a single area completely stagnant. That drives me nuts.

 

[Tony Perkis]

Someone who has no other crutch to stand when making a comparison between the two parks right now and how they are being ran.

I have to imagine seeing the parade move at a snail's pace for 25 minutes would give him motion sickness.

 

[Trauma]

Nope. Not WDW.

A Blackstone buy out and a Sci Fi IP purchase are more than fanboy rumour. Either could send ructions across Central Florida. One certainly more than the other obviously.

And an FYI for certain people. Comcast did look at ditching Marvel. It didn't happen.

Forgive my ignorance but what is black stone?

The only blackstone I know of is a investment firm.

 

[Mike S]

Quite frankly, who cares about a parade?

Sometimes it's nice to watch it. Not every time though, maybe once every few trips I stop to watch. I did make a point of seeing Festival of Fantasy the first time I was there since it started. I prefer the rides every day of the week though.

 

[marni1971]

Forgive my ignorance but what is black stone?

The only blackstone I know of is a investment firm.

Yep. The investment firm part own Seaworld Parks. They are offloading more shares and seem to be trying to sell the lot.

 

[71jason]

Oh and a little thing called MNSSHP, Food & Wine Fest, and MVMCP in the next couple months.

There's construction ongoing for MNSSHP, Food & WIne and MVMCP already???

 

[Tony Perkis]

There's construction ongoing for MNSSHP, Food & WIne and MVMCP already???

Are they just now starting to fill Disney-themed baggies with generic candy?

 

[GLaDOS]

Yep. The investment firm part own Seaworld Parks. They are offloading more shares and seem to be trying to sell the lot.

And cutting corners left and right while they try. Very similar to what they did to Universal.

Problem is, there's not a Potter coming to significantly increase interest in SeaWorld.