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JoshTheStampede posted:I honestly was surprised by the LACK of Frozen stuff in MK after how much people complain about it. I guess it's all hidden away in the princess pavilion. It was half of one float in the parade and a ton of children in Elsa dresses but that was all really. Other than Princess Fairytale Hall and some gift shop merchandise, Frozen isn't overdone in MK by any stretch. Hollywood Studios and Epcot are where people were really getting aggravated with it. DHS was converted to Frozen-land for nearly the entire summer (parades, merchandise shops, ice skating rink, etc) and of course in Epcot the Norway pavilion is raping everyone's childhoods or something with the new Maelstrom makeover.
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Sir Mickey's gift shop attached to Princess Fairytale Hall had pretty much nothing but Frozen stuff, but past that, I agree that MK keeps Frozen to a minimum.
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Doronin posted:Other than Princess Fairytale Hall and some gift shop merchandise, Frozen isn't overdone in MK by any stretch. The old soundstage for American Idol at DHS is getting refurb turning it into Frozen because the old location they were using caused drama for events they have booked using there. They tasked Imagineering with throwing something together in a short span of time. Eventually it will go SW but for now it's Frozen. Enjoy.
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demonR6 posted:The old soundstage for American Idol at DHS is getting refurb turning it into Frozen because the old location they were using caused drama for events they have booked using there. They tasked Imagineering with throwing something together in a short span of time. Eventually it will go SW but for now it's Frozen. Enjoy. Oh. Boy. Makes me happier that we're spending our usual annual pass money on a trip to Disneyland instead.
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Eh, Frozen being pimped like this in the parks is nothing new. My first vacation to Disney World was right after Aladdin had come out and might as well called the place Aladdin World. Parades, shows, characters everwhere, branded everything. Yeah. If you don't like Frozen it sucks, but I don't really care. Kids like Anna and Elsa (and I don't blame them for liking Anna, she's adorable) and they sell some dresses, put on a show at Studios, and remove a dated, poorly aged ride to make room for a newer one. Big deal. (Yeah, I said it. Maelstrom needed to go. Frozen being the one to do the job is not something I feel too much either way about.)
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Doronin posted:Oh. Boy. I don't blame them for trying to cash in on this while they have the opportunity.. but fml they are trying too hard and beating it into park guests at every corner is not doing them good. At least the locals we know that have AP's are sick of it and some of them have kids.
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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:Eh, Frozen being pimped like this in the parks is nothing new. My first vacation to Disney World was right after Aladdin had come out and might as well called the place Aladdin World. Parades, shows, characters everwhere, branded everything. I think the problem is it's Epcot and when's the last time they updated something at epcot and it worked out well?
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Fair point. Imagination makes me sad. Also, I got extended for my program, so I am here until May now. Hell yeah being at Disney for my birthday.
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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:Fair point. Imagination makes me sad. Nice, right before it turns into unbearable summer again and when it rains constantly.
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:I think the problem is it's Epcot and when's the last time they updated something at epcot and it worked out well? drat that's depressing. What was the last thing they did right at Epcot? I'm hoping my memory is just hazy at the moment and I'm really forgetting something.
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Doronin posted:drat that's depressing. What was the last thing they did right at Epcot? They reopened Captain EO.
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Doronin posted:drat that's depressing. What was the last thing they did right at Epcot? Well the opening of the Norway pavilion was pretty cool and it had a neat ride with it. Oh... Uhhhhhhh.... (I'm kidding of course. I'm one of those people actually looking forward to the Frozen ride)
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nimper posted:They reopened Captain EO. I forgot about that. It was weird the first time I visited after that re-opened because it was like stepping into a time machine. I don't think that theater has been updated (carpet, seats - everything the same) since that movie was new.
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Anybody have any recent MK hub construction photos? Curious to see how that's coming along.
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Lincoln posted:Anybody have any recent MK hub construction photos? Curious to see how that's coming along. Slowly. The original projected finish date for a lot of the Hub stuff was December, but hahaha, no that isn't happening.
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I don't have any photos, but it's still blocked off in a lot of places. It didn't look nearly done. Lots of overturned dirt and machinery.
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nimper posted:They reopened Captain EO. I said good things.
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:I said good things. I'll just pretend I didn't read this post and cheerfully move on with my life 
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So I guess the giant Sorcerer Hat is finally being removed. I am surprised it lasted this long, since the Spaceship Earth 2000 sign lasted for about five years too long.
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Rirse posted:So I guess the giant Sorcerer Hat is finally being removed. I am surprised it lasted this long, since the Spaceship Earth 2000 sign lasted for about five years too long. Glad I got a bajillion pics of it this week then. I like the sorcerer hat. What's going to replace it? It's like the icon for Hollywood Studios now, in all the Castle/SpaceshipEarth/BigAssTree pictures.
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Good riddance. The Earful Tower restored to its rightful spot as the Icon. Alas, the legend of captain jack sparrow is on its way out too.
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Cais posted:Good riddance. The Earful Tower restored to its rightful spot as the Icon. Which is both a relief and a shame. A shame because some of the tech in there is very cool. A relief because what isn't cool suck super hard and takes up valuable space.
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Cais posted:Good riddance. The Earful Tower restored to its rightful spot as the Icon. This plus the fact you can finally see the Great Movie Ride from the entrance again.
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I'm indifferent about the hat being torn down, but I did miss the Chinese Theater being the focal point, so I guess I'm more on the side of being optimistic that they're getting rid of it. Although looking back, it was kind of telling that none of the DHS 25th anniversary merchandise had any likeness of the hat on it.
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On top of Epcot being packed.. There seems to be an anime gathering here. There are gangs of kids wearing wigs and other crazy costumes. There's no Not So Scary tonight either so that's not it.
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What is replacing the hat? I kind of liked it.
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A bunch of FastPasses for the Mine Train were apparently released for the first three weeks in November. Snagged FPs for my whole group of 13 people! Had to break the group in half but I was able to get 13 passes for the same time that way.
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Paul Allen posted:A bunch of FastPasses for the Mine Train were apparently released for the first three weeks in November. Snagged FPs for my whole group of 13 people! Had to break the group in half but I was able to get 13 passes for the same time that way. Apparently if you finish the Pirates scavenger hunt thingy in Adventureland you get a paper line-skip pass as a reward. They told us it wouldn't work on Mine Train but we tried anyway and it worked, so we got to skip an hour line for the only thing we couldn't get a legit fastpass for. We also miraculously got reservations for Be Our Guest the day before so I assume I'll get hit by a bus tomorrow or something.
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So just very recently they let us cast members link our main gate entrance passes to My Disney Experience, and with it they gave us the chance to have a custom Magic Band. It came in a rad box that is much nicer than the other MagicBand boxes. Sleek, black, with a classic Mickey and on the inside, they have the Walt Disney quote about needing people to run the parks. Of course, this is like, my fifth magic band, so its not like I needed it, but getting the box is kind of neat. tl:dr I am excited about Disney sending me a box.
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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:So just very recently they let us cast members link our main gate entrance passes to My Disney Experience, and with it they gave us the chance to have a custom Magic Band. It came in a rad box that is much nicer than the other MagicBand boxes. Sleek, black, with a classic Mickey and on the inside, they have the Walt Disney quote about needing people to run the parks. Of course, this is like, my fifth magic band, so its not like I needed it, but getting the box is kind of neat. Assimilation complete. I mean admittedly I would be excited about getting a box from Disney too but still.
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My first time, I was 4 years old, my pops and brother took me on the boat swinging thing. Boy oh boy. I remember crying so much, and telling my dad to tell the man with the controls to stop the machine, my dad just started laughing at me. God, good times. It makes chuckle. So, go on the boat swinging things with your kid when he is 4, and laugh at him for throwing a fit on the machine. Makes for fond memories. I want to go to the Disney World in France, it's huge.
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 LAPU LAPU 2 parts Meyers Dark Rum 2 parts pineapple juice 3 parts orange juice 1 part sweet & sour mix top with 1 part Bacardi 151 This is the first alcoholic drink I ever had at WDW. My wife and I swung by the Tambu Lounge to watch a football game. I think it was the second night of our first WDW trip back in 1999. Had a hard time finishing it because it's so much booze.
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I have an alcoholic friend who goes to Disney and pounds those things.
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Lincoln posted:
There is no such thing as too much booze.. then again I was a sailor.
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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:So just very recently they let us cast members link our main gate entrance passes to My Disney Experience, and with it they gave us the chance to have a custom Magic Band. It came in a rad box that is much nicer than the other MagicBand boxes. Sleek, black, with a classic Mickey and on the inside, they have the Walt Disney quote about needing people to run the parks. Of course, this is like, my fifth magic band, so its not like I needed it, but getting the box is kind of neat. Magic Band pic? Just curious.
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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:So just very recently they let us cast members link our main gate entrance passes to My Disney Experience, and with it they gave us the chance to have a custom Magic Band. It came in a rad box that is much nicer than the other MagicBand boxes. Sleek, black, with a classic Mickey and on the inside, they have the Walt Disney quote about needing people to run the parks. Of course, this is like, my fifth magic band, so its not like I needed it, but getting the box is kind of neat. Sounds kind of like the box a really expensive vibrator comes in imo.
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I had my first lapu lapu about two weeks ago when we went to ohana. It was fantastic. My magic band is shipping but I'll probably use my Vader one. I've already booked toy story after work the last two days. This is probably why they didn't let us book fastpasses until now instead of in March 2013 like initially planned  .
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Cais posted:I had my first lapu lapu about two weeks ago when we went to ohana. It was fantastic. How was Ohana? It looked really good when we were waiting at Kona.
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