TRON Coaster Clone?

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doctornick

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Lee said:
You mostly know them. Mostly...
I need some more confirmation before putting it out there.
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Cool. The one big question I have is where TDO stands with DAK if Pandora falls through. Is Mysterious Island back on the table or does it sit empty for years?

Then again, I guess the bigger question is how long do they wait on Pandora if it doesn't look like it will happen. I hope something definite happens in that regard (either they come to an agreement with Cameron or completely cut ties) so they can just move forward with starting to put something additional in DAK.
 
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twebber55

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doctornick said:
Cool. The one big question I have is where TDO stands with DAK if Pandora falls through. Is Mysterious Island back on the table or does it sit empty for years?

Then again, I guess the bigger question is how long do they wait on Pandora if it doesn't look like it will happen. I hope something definite happens in that regard (either they come to an agreement with Cameron or completely cut ties) so they can just move forward with starting to put something additional in DAK.
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agree.. DAK needs something and if pandora is out the door then what do they do next...mysterious island would be great
 
rle4lunch

rle4lunch

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raven24 said:
Totally not true. I'm planning on visiting WDW. I wouldn't have joined this site if I wasn't. I'd say Floridians are more against visiting Disneyland than Californians visiting WDW.
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I totally agree with this. I was actually very anti DL growing up, until I moved to the West coast (even then I was hesistant to go to DL), now I love both. Going to WDW in December this year, because that's the best month to visit there with all the stuff going on and the Osborne Family Christmas stuff, along with the Pavillion performances in epcot, it's just a great place to be. As an added bonus, we'll be going to Harry Potter land in the middle of the visit as well. Which will be our first time there.

Back on point tho, I don't know why this is true, but it is. Maybe it's because when you're accustomed to WDW, you don't think that DL can live up to it, considering it's virtually built on a city block rather than the vast expanse that WDW encompasses with its 44 sq miles of wonder.
 
Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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rle4lunch said:
I totally agree with this. I was actually very anti DL growing up, until I moved to the West coast (even then I was hesistant to go to DL), now I love both. Going to WDW in December this year, because that's the best month to visit there with all the stuff going on and the Osborne Family Christmas stuff, along with the Pavillion performances in epcot, it's just a great place to be. As an added bonus, we'll be going to Harry Potter land in the middle of the visit as well. Which will be our first time there.

Back on point tho, I don't know why this is true, but it is. Maybe it's because when you're accustomed to WDW, you don't think that DL can live up to it, considering it's virtually built on a city block rather than the vast expanse that WDW encompasses with its 44 sq miles of wonder.
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That's the thing though. How would you even know if DL would live up to your expectations if you've never even been (not directing this question at you)? This is what I'm talking about, when I say people who've never been to DL hate it for no apparent reason.
 
rle4lunch

rle4lunch

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raven24 said:
That's the thing though. How would you even know if DL would live up to your expectations if you've never even been (not directing this question at you)? This is what I'm talking about, when I say people who've never been to DL hate it for no apparent reason.
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The only reference I had was from my parents who had visited DL in the early 70's, and they said it was fun, but small. From 1979 on they always went to WDW since we lived in the Midwest (cheaper to drive or fly to FL) and we always stayed at the Poly or Contemporary, making it an immersive vacation for the family. So, I was hooked on WDW since I was 4 years old, and we went every other year for a week. I had no desire to see DL and felt that it paled in comparison to the larger 'vacation destination' that was WDW/EPCOT. Which in large part was true since the 80's was WDW/Epcots hayday it seems.
 
Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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rle4lunch said:
The only reference I had was from my parents who had visited DL in the early 70's, and they said it was fun, but small. From 1979 on they always went to WDW since we lived in the Midwest (cheaper to drive or fly to FL) and we always stayed at the Poly or Contemporary, making it an immersive vacation for the family. So, I was hooked on WDW since I was 4 years old, and we went every other year for a week. I had no desire to see DL and felt that it paled in comparison to the larger 'vacation destination' that was WDW/EPCOT. Which in large part was true since the 80's was WDW/Epcots hayday it seems.
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Exactly. That was your only reference. You had never been and as a Disney fan, you didn't even care about the fact that Disneyland is Walt Disney's park, or that Disneyland Park has the most attractions out of all the Disney parks, despite its size. I think that kind of mentality is weird and really sad, especially coming from a Disney fan. You'd think a Disney would want to visit every Disney resort, but no. Weird.
 
rle4lunch

rle4lunch

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raven24 said:
Exactly. That was your only reference. You had never been and as a Disney fan, you didn't even care about the fact that Disneyland is Walt Disney's park, or that Disneyland Park has the most attractions out of all the Disney parks, despite its size. I think that kind of mentality is weird and really sad, especially coming from a Disney fan. You'd think a Disney would want to visit every Disney resort, but no. Weird.
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It is weird looking back now. And since I live in the San Diego area know, it's easy for us to pick up a military 3 day hopper for $100 a piece and split our visits up every couple months and have a halfway cheap getaway which is nice. The last time we were there we stayed at the Grand Californian and we were chosen as the celebration family and given one of the huge suites on the 6th floor, which was awesome. That helped me look at DL as an immersive vacation destination. Plus the attention to detail that DL puts into its rides are truly better than WDW. I still think that WDW is more of a long term vacation versus DL, just because there is so much more to do down there, but for a short 2-3 day vacation, DL is perfect for that.
 
Cosmic Commando

Cosmic Commando

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rle4lunch said:
The only reference I had was from my parents who had visited DL in the early 70's, and they said it was fun, but small. From 1979 on they always went to WDW since we lived in the Midwest (cheaper to drive or fly to FL) and we always stayed at the Poly or Contemporary, making it an immersive vacation for the family. So, I was hooked on WDW since I was 4 years old, and we went every other year for a week. I had no desire to see DL and felt that it paled in comparison to the larger 'vacation destination' that was WDW/EPCOT. Which in large part was true since the 80's was WDW/Epcots hayday it seems.
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That does kinda make sense. If it was just Disneyland today, even as awesome as Disneyland is, it wouldn't be nearly as much of a "destination". I would still tell people to go, but not quite as enthusiastically; maybe more like a Disney pilgrimage to where it all began. DCA (I even felt this way about DCA 1.5), Downtown Disney, and even the Grand Californian all play a very important role in making the DLR the awesome place that it is. So your parents weren't totally wrong per se... it's just that a lot has changed in the past 40 years!
 
Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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rle4lunch said:
It is weird looking back now. And since I live in the San Diego area know, it's easy for us to pick up a military 3 day hopper for $100 a piece and split our visits up every couple months and have a halfway cheap getaway which is nice. The last time we were there we stayed at the Grand Californian and we were chosen as the celebration family and given one of the huge suites on the 6th floor, which was awesome. That helped me look at DL as an immersive vacation destination. Plus the attention to detail that DL puts into its rides are truly better than WDW. I still think that WDW is more of a long term vacation versus DL, just because there is so much more to do down there, but for a short 2-3 day vacation, DL is perfect for that.
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That's another thing. People don't realize that the DLR is an attraction, and California itself is a vacation destination. There are so many other things to do besides Disney (sorry, but if I have enough money to spend two whole weeks at WDW, I'm taking that money and going somewhere else).

Two different ways of seeing things equals two different mentalities, I guess. The less people coming to visit the DLR, the shorter the lines and the happier me, LOL!
 
rle4lunch

rle4lunch

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raven24 said:
That's another thing. People don't realize that the DLR is an attraction, and California itself is a vacation destination. There are so many other things to do besides Disney (sorry, but if I have enough money to spend two whole weeks at WDW, I'm taking that money and going somewhere else).

Two different ways of seeing things equals two different mentalities, I guess. The less people coming to visit the DLR, the shorter the lines and the happier me, LOL!
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Agreed, there is much more to do in Cali than just DL/DCA. Like I said, we go every couple months to get out of San Diego, but we also hit SeaWorld at least once a year, Laguna Negal beaches, Coronado Island (even though I work on the island), Magic Mountain, Monterey/Santa Cruz (whale watching and stuff), Yosemite (not lately, hantavirus!), etc.

If I were to visit Cali, 2 days would be devoted to DLR, and the rest would be planned out to hit some of those sites.
 
Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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rle4lunch said:
Agreed, there is much more to do in Cali than just DL/DCA. Like I said, we go every couple months to get out of San Diego, but we also hit SeaWorld at least once a year, Laguna Negal beaches, Coronado Island (even though I work on the island), Magic Mountain, Monterey/Santa Cruz (whale watching and stuff), Yosemite (not lately, hantavirus!), etc.

If I were to visit Cali, 2 days would be devoted to DLR, and the rest would be planned out to hit some of those sites.
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Exactly.
 
Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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Cosmic Commando said:
Oh yeah, I forgot to add that to all of my posts telling people to get to the Disneyland Resort-- do it after I leave! There's...um... some type of... er... blizzard going on until then. Terrible shame. :(
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Yep, yes sir! LOL and I'm sure it's going to be crowded when you go, since it'll be the Christmas season. You might even be there when they film the New Year's Eve party. Talk about crowded...
 

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