I wish I could've gone on Seven Dwarfs when I went to Magic Kingdom.
Just gotta vigorously refresh and hope someone else cancels theirs! >:D
I wish I could've gone on Seven Dwarfs when I went to Magic Kingdom.
Just gotta vigorously refresh and hope someone else cancels theirs! >:D
I'm a little shocked at how well executed Flight of Passage is. I don't think it's the second coming or the best Disney ride ever (Splash Mountain <3) but Christ, my only complaint is I wish they went with the more restrictive 3D glasses seen on rides like Spider-Man. I occasionally glanced up or down and there's nothing from the glasses to restrict that, so I kinda ended up seeing half through the glasses and half not. Still, this is a nearly perfect ride from an execution standpoint. There's so many effects so that have to fire off perfectly - the motion, the wind (at different speeds no less), the smells, and some of best water effects ever imo, and it all goes off without a hitch. Aside from that, the position in which you ride in makes the experience feel super unique and while I have no emotional connection to Avatar, that art direction is wicked beautiful and inspired. This is a ride that really uses every trick in the book to great effect.
Good job, Disney.
Overall I liked FoP but don't think it's the best "pure simulator" in Orlando nor the best ride in the park. The queue was really well done and impressive, it really is the next step up from FJ, Gringotts, RSR, or Kong in terms of storytelling and design. But the ride just lacked any emotion to me, it could have been random shapes on a 2D plane with effects for all I care. For me the boat ride actually accomplishes its goals better than FoP, personally.
Haven't tried the River Journey and prolly won't for a while, but that's an interesting take.
I think I admire FoP more for its technical excellence and overall "solid as a brick, everything firing off as intended" execution more than just enjoying the ride straight up for its content, if that makes sense. Definitely see where you're coming from on it.
So totally hypothetically, if I happened to know someone who just rode Primeval Whirl for the first time and enjoyed it, would that make them a bad person
I stan for Goofy's Sky School at California Adventure and did so even when it was still called Muholland Madness.
So totally hypothetically, if I happened to know someone who just rode Primeval Whirl for the first time and enjoyed it, would that make them a bad person
Do you guys follow bioreconstruct on Twitter? He is always posting tons of in progress pictures of stuff in Orlando. Good twitter follow.
Last night was the end of HHN28. Here is a video to celebrate.
WDW Splash Mountain GOAT Status: Still GOAT
Splash Mountain is honestly the Resident Evil 4 of theme park rides imo (hey, it's a video game forum :p). It's relatively long but supports that length with superb pacing. Love the twin lifts at the start with a final drop preview in between, the drops are well paced both in their placement and their escalating intensity (with the exception of drop 3 which is more of a breather), and the final lift into the last drop along with the visuals and music there really makes a fifty foot plunge feel more daunting than it actually is. Soundtrack and the ending scene are also GOAT level. Great theming, pure fun.
Drawback: bad timing can have you get fuckin' blasted by the water cannon before lift 2. Not that I would know anything about that *runs away*
At DHS for the first time in forever
Holy shit I forgot how GOAT Tower of Terror is. The facade, its place on Sunset Boulevard, the theming, the preshow, the AIRTIME
Not a fan of the updated Star Tours overall but the Crait scene was pretty damn good actually. Dat Galaxy's Edge shill at the end doe :l
I managed to track it down and watch it. Basically what they did for the ride was remove all of the live action bits (although the quotes scattered around the queue are from the live action parts of the movie) and combine the animated segments into one large segment. Having context for what's happening over the course of the ride helps but it isn't completely necessary to understand it. It's kinda funny how much of a presence that ride has considering the source material was basically completely swept under the rug.Fun Fact: that ride is based on Song of the South, which is one of Disney's most racist movies and I believe it is no longer available to rent, buy, or even watch...
Aside from that, I do like that ride a lot, but I never want to get wet, because then I have to schlep around the park with wet socks and sneakers and its annoying.
Greatest theme attraction in the world.At DHS for the first time in forever
Holy shit I forgot how GOAT Tower of Terror is. The facade, its place on Sunset Boulevard, the theming, the preshow, the AIRTIME
Went to Magic Kingdom yesterday and Space Mountain was a bit bumpier than I remembered it being.
Every time I've been there this year I think I've gotten Jakku and Crait, so I'm thinking it's locked in while they're promoting the narrativeWe got Jakku, Crait and Galaxy's Edge. I'd be shocked if it was random and we just lucked into that sequence
Friend of the pod Alicia has uploaded a good video on the Mario Kart rumors.
That is a cool ride system and would fit perfectly in a MK setting, but like the narrator says, she doubts that that is what is going to be used...
Also, if the rumors are true that the Super Nintendo World in Orlando is going to anchor their 4th gate, then I am all for a delay in them opening it. I want to be able to hop on a quick flight down to FL and experience the biggest version of that land...
I'd probably crap myself if Constance was that fluid. Also Hatbox having a projection face is kinda necessaryThat Belle AA is INSANE. Replace any screen faced AA with that tech ASAP.
I'd probably crap myself if Constance was that fluid. Also Hatbox having a projection face is kinda necessary
That Belle AA is INSANE. Replace any screen faced AA with that tech ASAP.
So this leaked, and I've been working on a write up of the park. Check it out.
http://www.parkscope.net/2018/12/lets-talk-about-universals-fantastic.html
So this leaked, and I've been working on a write up of the park. Check it out.
http://www.parkscope.net/2018/12/lets-talk-about-universals-fantastic.html
going to any disney park on NYE or Christmas seems like hell on earth and the worst idea