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Disney Vacation (2 Viewers)
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Redwes25
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My point is that Lobster at a home and at a restaurant is really no different (especially at a steak house). There are exceptions such for example one time at the French Laundry I had butter poached lobster as part of tasting menu and that is probably not something you could replicate at home.
Of course a pregnant wife can do whatever she wants.
glvsav37
Footballguy
Bruce Dickinson
Footballguy
Disney bought the streaming video company MLB started to be the backbone for their future content delivery plans, both for the movie catalog and for live streaming of their TV channels. I imagine they will sell their stake in Hulu to help finance the purchase, but they would need to find a buyer.
Bruce Dickinson
Footballguy
Disneyland runs the Hyperspace Mountain overlay several months of the year. The first time I heard the Star Wars overture while the train made that first climb, it moved.
Bruce Dickinson
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Over the past few years I've had a CedarFair season pass and a Six Flags one. For my family, part of the experience of going to those parks was the compare/contrast with how Disney does it. It's fascinating how many little details Disney sweats out, and how much all those little details add up over the course of a park day. Like accurate maps, or knowledgable cast members, or cleaning up trash.
parasaurolophus
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I think Disney needs to learn a few things from their own parks and move it to their roads.
I see so many cars driving over medians and cutting across solid lines. So many cars stopping and looking at their gps.
We were trying to get to port orleans coming from animal kingdom lodge. Sign lists port orleans and says next exit. So we exit. There is a fork. Well do we go right or left? There is a sign that says Hollywood studios, Epcot, and disney springs pointing to the right, no mention of the resorts that were on the exit sign. I figure that means we must have to stay going straight then up to the stoplight. At the light you can only go left. We turn left, google catches up and tells me to take a u-turn in half a mile. Half a mile??? I think to myself, well then I see the next three places all have no uturn signs until finally there is a light without one.
Just in that half mile stretch I saw like 4 cars make illegal u-turns. All Disney needs to do is put a sign that says "resorts" with an arrow pointing to the right. Or put a sign that lists all the resorts that were on the exit sign pointing to the right since every one of them was to the right. Or put NEXT EXIT AND TURN RIGHT on the first sign.
If you are ever unsure how to get to Wide world of sports though you are a moron since that has about 75 signs for it. Animal kingdom gets like 4. WWOS gets 75.
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Bruce Dickinson
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Compounding the problem is GPS-based directions apps don't always match the road signs. So there are times where Disney wants cars to take a certain route, but your Maps app wants you to take a different one. So you've got a flawed road sign system that is very difficult to follow, and potentially and a voice in your car sometimes telling you to ignore the signs. It's a wonder there aren't more car crashes on WDW property.
Recalculating.... Recalculating....
parasaurolophus
Footballguy
I enjoy when I see families get stuck in the medians. It is possible I have heckled them. I always feel a little bad for the kids, but that lasts only a tiny bit when I remember that crappy parents usually means crappy kids.
Compounding the problem is GPS-based directions apps don't always match the road signs. So there are times where Disney wants cars to take a certain route, but your Maps app wants you to take a different one. So you've got a flawed road sign system that is very difficult to follow, and potentially and a voice in your car sometimes telling you to ignore the signs. It's a wonder there aren't more car crashes on WDW property.
Recalculating.... Recalculating....
Saw a Honda Pilot on this trip that had so much mud striping on it and the tires had dug all the way down to the frame being beached since they put it in 4 wheel and spun them. Good job dad.
Bruce Dickinson
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####. This makes me want to get a WDW AP. "Go ahead girls, enjoy Animal Kingdom. I'm gonna find a nice spot near high traffic and watch tourists make Clark Griswold look like Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Let's meet up at Via Napoli for dinner."
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glvsav37
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I know its a cop out, but thats why i love staying on property and say FU to renting a car. I drive everyday, sit on traffic on the Long Island Expressway 2x per day, rush my kids around from practice to practice....screw that. When i'm on vacation I don't want to deal with any of that. Pick my ### up and put it where I'm going next...lol.
Should be interesting though how the gondolas affect congestion and people moving around property on the roads. Granted, not every location will be serviced, but should be interesting to gauge.
Should be interesting though how the gondolas affect congestion and people moving around property on the roads. Granted, not every location will be serviced, but should be interesting to gauge.
glvsav37
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Bruce Dickinson
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It's part of a "Dad's Day Out" package: 18 holes at Magnolia, watch traffic cluster####s, sit-down dinner at Epcot World Showcase, then to Downtown Disney for the secret "Disney After Dark" gentlemen's club where you get a lap dance from a princess of your choice. I'm an Ariel man myself, but you can't go wrong with any of the offerings there.
glvsav37
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Gary Sinise out and Gina Torres (Westworld) In at the preshow for the relaunched Mission Space.
MS is not one of my fav attractions, but IDK how if eel about this...Gary Sinise and anything "space related" go together like peanut butter and jelly IMO.
MS is not one of my fav attractions, but IDK how if eel about this...Gary Sinise and anything "space related" go together like peanut butter and jelly IMO.
glvsav37
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beginning in September, One Man's Dream at the Studios will become more of preview center for upcoming projects around property.
It will be renamed "Walt Disney Presents" and:
I will still continue to host Star Lord and Baby Groot M&G as well as the preview theater for upcoming films.
It will be renamed "Walt Disney Presents" and:
I will still continue to host Star Lord and Baby Groot M&G as well as the preview theater for upcoming films.
glvsav37
Footballguy
File under "you just can't make this #### up"
Yesterday was the last day fro both Ellen's Energy Adventure and Great movie Ride. And according to a FB group I being to, the very last ride on Ellen's Energy Adventure broke down and everyone had to be evac'ed out. Made for some great pictures though.
Yesterday was the last day fro both Ellen's Energy Adventure and Great movie Ride. And according to a FB group I being to, the very last ride on Ellen's Energy Adventure broke down and everyone had to be evac'ed out. Made for some great pictures though.
jb1020
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I saw all the happenings on twitter last night and felt kind of bad. I did the Movie Ride 15 years ago before kids, but in 4 trips to Disney we'd never even thought about going on Ellens or the Movie ride with the kids. Guess thats why they're doing away with them.
It does remind me that we need to slow down and enjoy the little things instead of just bolting to and from the major attractions.
Bruce Dickinson
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Saw people posting screenshots of Great Movie Ride wait times yesterday. At one point it was 75 minutes for standby, the longest wait in the park.
my happiest memories of Ellen's Energy Adventure are all the great air-conditioned naps I took on it, including one during F&W where I popped up at the end of the ride like I'd gotten a full night's sleep.
my happiest memories of Ellen's Energy Adventure are all the great air-conditioned naps I took on it, including one during F&W where I popped up at the end of the ride like I'd gotten a full night's sleep.
glvsav37
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yea...Ellen's was really hurting, and as long as we complain that rides are too short and not worthy of their wait, on the flip side no one can spend 45 minutes on a single ride anymore.
I really did like the GMR, but its appeal with the younger group was badly waining. Also, on the few times I rode it, the CMs had really thrown in the towel on the live action part and were really just going through the motions—it was cringe worthy. I know its all dollars and cents, but for a trackless ride such as that, I would have loved for them to plan ahead a little bit and make the last room actually 2 rooms next to each other. 1 room would have the main ride on it and then the other room would be under development for whatever the newest movie would be. This way you can seamlessly update the ride experience w/o taking the whole attraction down.
Or, maybe the premise should have been about actually "making a movie" with the first few rooms about classic film and camera shoots then move into modern day filming with maybe a whole room in green screen or AA's with light dots on them and screen that show the GCI.
doesn't matter now....we are getting a new ride in a few months/years anyway.
I really did like the GMR, but its appeal with the younger group was badly waining. Also, on the few times I rode it, the CMs had really thrown in the towel on the live action part and were really just going through the motions—it was cringe worthy. I know its all dollars and cents, but for a trackless ride such as that, I would have loved for them to plan ahead a little bit and make the last room actually 2 rooms next to each other. 1 room would have the main ride on it and then the other room would be under development for whatever the newest movie would be. This way you can seamlessly update the ride experience w/o taking the whole attraction down.
Or, maybe the premise should have been about actually "making a movie" with the first few rooms about classic film and camera shoots then move into modern day filming with maybe a whole room in green screen or AA's with light dots on them and screen that show the GCI.
doesn't matter now....we are getting a new ride in a few months/years anyway.
Bruce Dickinson
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Kenny The Pirate just posted picture of the "Universe Of Energy" sign with caption, "RIP Epcot nap location".
He knew. Oh yes, he knew.
He knew. Oh yes, he knew.
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AAABatteries
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Stupid Judy, Stupid Energy. RIP
PIK95
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I did that in 1993, lol. We did Sea World also.
My wife (who was my girlfriend) was one of the girls dancing in front. Good times!
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Bruce Dickinson
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Any word on how popular this service was? Are they retiring due to lack to demand, or is it to clear the path for the MinnieVans?
glvsav37
Footballguy
I have no 1st hand knowledge...it started after my last trip there. but according to this:
interesting observation from another forum:
I know the MK one loaded backstage behind main st and I didn't know the Epcot stop was over by Ellen's.
IDK why they wouldnt have moved the stops if the buses were successful though, there really was no theming or infrastructure for these.
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glvsav37
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Influencer marketing at its finest....
Popular travel and lifestyle Vloggers/Social Media personalities "The Bucket List Family" will spend 30 days living and vlogging at WDW. They will stay in a different hotel room each night and chronicle the parks, resorts and conversations with cast members throughout the month.
Popular travel and lifestyle Vloggers/Social Media personalities "The Bucket List Family" will spend 30 days living and vlogging at WDW. They will stay in a different hotel room each night and chronicle the parks, resorts and conversations with cast members throughout the month.
you can follow the journey on their own Disney created web site at disney30days30stays.com
Bruce Dickinson
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Article about party for third-shift workers at Disneyland
The 2:00-10:00 am crew does the park maintenance Disney would rather not overlap with park hours, like mowing the lawns and trimming the hedges. Apparently this can be a challenge to do in the middle of the night.
Anyway, Disney threw a "Cars Under The Stars" Party for the third-shift team, firing up the Cars Land rides for the staff so they could ride them with no lines in the middle of the night, also had food and prize drawings.
Really cool video (IMO) about third-shift embedded in the article.
The 2:00-10:00 am crew does the park maintenance Disney would rather not overlap with park hours, like mowing the lawns and trimming the hedges. Apparently this can be a challenge to do in the middle of the night.
Anyway, Disney threw a "Cars Under The Stars" Party for the third-shift team, firing up the Cars Land rides for the staff so they could ride them with no lines in the middle of the night, also had food and prize drawings.
Really cool video (IMO) about third-shift embedded in the article.
In The Zone
Footballguy
I did it as well back in 1985, freshman year of high school. Marched down Main Street USA. Never forget it.
Yankee23Fan
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It is hot here. Very, very hot.
I might actually lose weight this trip.
Might.
Seriously I give that North Korean astronaut a lot of props for getting to the sun like he did. Probably had some solid protein packs with him.
I might actually lose weight this trip.
Might.
Seriously I give that North Korean astronaut a lot of props for getting to the sun like he did. Probably had some solid protein packs with him.
Yankee23Fan
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The Latin and Medaterrain talent here is insane.
glvsav37
Footballguy
not WDW vacation related...but I found some boxes in the basement with my old WDW College Program photos in them, circa 94/95'ish. HFS...what memories!!
wimmin, hanging in the parks, booze, drunken debauchery, parties, more wimmin, a cruise to Nassau, Grad Night formal...and some working for the mouse. Man, I feel old.
I'll have to collect a few and scan them in.
wimmin, hanging in the parks, booze, drunken debauchery, parties, more wimmin, a cruise to Nassau, Grad Night formal...and some working for the mouse. Man, I feel old.
I'll have to collect a few and scan them in.
Bruce Dickinson
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The 2018 Disney Parks Moms Panel search is right around the corner. Applications open September 6, due by September 13.
Officially, I'm waffling on applying again this year, but I think that's to manage my own expectations. I enjoyed going through the process last year and I have a qualifying trip to apply for a DLR spot.
Officially, I'm waffling on applying again this year, but I think that's to manage my own expectations. I enjoyed going through the process last year and I have a qualifying trip to apply for a DLR spot.
glvsav37
Footballguy
I may give it a shot...care to compare notes?
I made it pretty far through The DisUnplugged travel agent search, fell just short.
IDK if my writing chops are up to it though.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Yankee23Fan
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AAABatteries
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26 days until we leave - we got the gift card deal at Caribbean Beach ($1200 in gift cards!) - I plan to sample one of everything at every booth.
rodg12
Footballguy
My parents are planning a return trip in March (preferably arrive on the 16th and leave on the 23rd) for their 40th wedding anniversary. They would like to stay on Disney property for this. We've been down there many times, but have never stayed on Disney property. Any tips on when to book this? Too late already? Any deals they need to take advantage of?
Bruce Dickinson
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Sure. I'll dig up last year's questions and see if I save my answers to them.
Where I think I blew it last year was either the video response (I just put my phone on selfie mode and started talking; some of the videos submitted had several edits and text/video effects) and/or a question about multi-generational vacation planning (we usually just go our own or with a grandparent or two; haven't done a big extended family trip to Disney).
ThreeThousand
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Bruce Dickinson
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Not too late but should book soon. Mid-march is high season so rooms do fill up.
March is a tough time to get too many deals because of all the Spring Break traffic they get. However, if you've booked a room and a deal breaks out for it later, you can call in and get the discounted price on the room.
Yankee23Fan
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Don't know what was worse today... the scooter people or the idiots filming the eclipse with their iPhones.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Sept. 16-24 - it is our Fall Break - same for you? I'll buy you all the beers you can drink at F&W if we meet up.
glvsav37
Footballguy
looks like I may actually be making a food and wine 
I just got invited to a conference in Orlando on Oct 14th and 15th, and may extend it to an optional conference workshop day on the 17th. That would give me a day in between all by myself.
Figure if I'm going solo, with only a 1 day ticket, Epcot w/ F&W would be a no brainer.
I just got invited to a conference in Orlando on Oct 14th and 15th, and may extend it to an optional conference workshop day on the 17th. That would give me a day in between all by myself.
Figure if I'm going solo, with only a 1 day ticket, Epcot w/ F&W would be a no brainer.
glvsav37
Footballguy
as Brue said, its not too late, but don't dawdle.rodg12 said:
Even though its not exclusive to being on-property, there are lots of nice, romantic couples things those 2 love birds can do. Being on-property is just a plus b/c afterward, they can enjoy a nice romantic walk back to their rooms depending on where they stay and just soak up being in the Disney Bubble. There are few places more relaxing and beautiful than walking around most WDW resorts late at night.
ThreeThousand
Footballguy
Dang. We drive down on Monday the 25th or 26th. Sorry to have missed you.AAABatteries said:
Yankee23Fan
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Was chosen for the special assignment of protecting Princess Belle during her story time. Stood strong as a knight for her throughout the show.
Upon ending and our chance to pose for a picture she took my arm in a way that said, you are the finest knight I've ever had too bad your wife is right there.
And I took her arm in a way that said, I know.
I think. I might be projecting a little. Don't care. Worth it.
Upon ending and our chance to pose for a picture she took my arm in a way that said, you are the finest knight I've ever had too bad your wife is right there.
And I took her arm in a way that said, I know.
I think. I might be projecting a little. Don't care. Worth it.
