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Avatar made almost 3 billion dollars. While it was popular here, I think I remember reading that people went absolutely apeshit for it in other countries. The sequels are going to make a poo poo ton of money and the park will attract people. I figure, if nothing else it will be very well made and fun to experience.
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This is a significant chunk of Disney dollars sunk into Avatarland and we all know WD is not about fail. If this did sink like a lead balloon heads would roll from the top down.
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Mar 13, 2015 13:55
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I've never even seen the movie. I'm a monster.
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Mar 13, 2015 14:15
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Old Man Pants posted:Does anyone even still care about avatar? Currently? Not much. Disney is hedging it's bets that the first movie was such a huge success that the 2nd and 3rd one will be too. Whether or not it ends up being a good thing, who knows. skipdogg posted:I've never even seen the movie. I'm a monster. It's a very pretty movie but if you're looking for Deep Natural Causes Messaging you'd get the same thing by, as the dude I quoted before you said, watching fern gully.
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Mar 13, 2015 14:40
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:It's a very pretty movie but if you're looking for Deep Natural Causes Messaging you'd get the same thing by, as the dude I quoted before you said, watching fern gully. It's like the characters and plot from Pocahontas got drunk and stumbled into Fern Gully, but without Robin Williams, or really any redeemable features other than the beautiful CG and cinematography. I really wish Disney would've looked elsewhere for IP, but I guess they followed the ENORMOUS BAGS OF MONEY.
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Mar 13, 2015 15:06
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skipdogg posted:I've never even seen the movie. I'm a monster. I liked it. At one point in the movie the protags are escaping the human base and the evil Lt chases them into the unpressurized hangar and fires a mag at them while HOLDING HIS BREATH as the rest of the room he just left grabs oxy masks cuz he just depressurized the loving room. Pretty gangster IMO.
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Mar 13, 2015 21:17
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The Indiana Jones ride in Disneyland is face-meltingly awesome. Dinosaur is painful and dumb. (Kind of like the movie that shares its title.) And chalk me up as Actually Looking Forward To Pandora-Landora. Wanna meet "real" Wayne Barlowe-designed creatures.
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Mar 14, 2015 00:08
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I'm not a massive fan of Cars but its land may be the best thing Disney have done since Tower or Indy. I've never seen Avatar but the scenery (and money being pumped into it) should make it cool. Disney parks always nail night lighting so I'm excited that is being hyped up.
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Mar 14, 2015 00:08
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Dugong posted:I'm not a massive fan of Cars but its land may be the best thing Disney have done since Tower or Indy.
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Mar 14, 2015 00:16
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My only gripe is the queue isn't great compared to the outstanding theming around it. I know it's designed with forced perspective in mind but it means you can see the amount of fastpassers moving through constantly. Chief reason I've done single rider.
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Mar 14, 2015 00:23
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Yeah radiator springs racers seriously lacks queue theming Which is another reason Indy is so good. The outside part is a bit lacking for the queue, but the inside is all great. I wish they still gave the cards out. Or at least that I'd kept mine from when it first opened
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Mar 14, 2015 10:04
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I'm considering leaving my wallet in the room safe since we'll have Magic Bands this time. Will I need my ID to buy alcohol, or does the Magic Band know how old I am? Oh, and how long will we have acces to our Memory maker photos after vacation?
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Mar 14, 2015 15:23
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60 days I think? It's at least 30.
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Mar 14, 2015 16:13
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It's 45 days.
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Mar 14, 2015 16:27
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When I was there, the magic band/credit card reader sometimes would be broken at some places so you had to pay cash. I mainly saw this with ice cream carts. Ugh I wish magic bands could be used for everything ever out of Disney, they were so amazing. Carsland owns but speaking of queue theming, I wish more queues at DL were shaded or indoors with AC. Tomato Soup fucked around with this message at 16:37 on Mar 14, 2015 |
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Mar 14, 2015 16:34
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Lincoln posted:I'm considering leaving my wallet in the room safe since we'll have Magic Bands this time. Will I need my ID to buy alcohol, or does the Magic Band know how old I am? I have a small travel wallet / card case that I kept my ID, Disney Visa CC, and a bit of cash in vs carrying my whole wallet around. Worked out well
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Mar 14, 2015 19:22
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Never go out without your ID and insurance card. Don't gently caress yourself. I'm planning on bringing one of those lame neck lanyards with a zippered pouch like I'm in high school. No worries about a wallet falling out of my pocket and it can tuck under my shirt to stay out of the way.
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Mar 15, 2015 03:50
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Fingers are crossed I can score a Fast Pass to Be Our Guest's breakfast. http://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2015/03/16/news-be-our-guest-restaurant-breakfast-menus-and-reservation-booking-details/ But drat, those prices are ridiculous. 
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Mar 17, 2015 00:48
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There's no FPs for BOG now, it's all ADRs so just keep checking the night before they officially go up then that morning too if they didn't screw up. I know for lunch they were meant to go live at 6AM but you could make ADRs before that on your phone. It's a steal if you're on the meal plan with the breakfast being QS.
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Mar 17, 2015 04:54
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Tip: For the time being, Lunch does have walk up space. Not a ton, mind you, but they can usually work you in sometime between 10:30 and 2:30 on most days. I was able to walk right in for lunch the other day with no reservation. I have no idea if breakfast will be the same (I suspect it might because it's also QS like lunch)
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Mar 17, 2015 06:22
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Wow... Even 180 days out it's hard to score a Be Our Guest dinner reservation. I managed to get one, but not on the day we wanted. Dining reservations are complete. For some reason, the website wouldn't let me book for my entire visit despite being 180 from the check-in date, even though the phone rep insisted it should work. Also, note to Disney: Making the hold music on your customer service line "It's a Small World" is a dirty trick.
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Mar 17, 2015 12:50
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BOG for dinner is really tough even booking into the future. We were looking for June 2 since it's my wife's birthday and no luck so we said screw BOG dinner forever.
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Mar 17, 2015 13:38
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BOG reservations (and other hard to get reservations) tend to free up about 2 weeks out from the actual date as people change plans. You've still got to check pretty much constantly throughout the day because when a reservation comes open it doesn't last long, but it's certainly doable.
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Mar 17, 2015 14:25
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WhiteHowler posted:Wow... Even 180 days out it's hard to score a Be Our Guest dinner reservation. I managed to get one, but not on the day we wanted. I got grim grinning ghosts once and thought I hit the lottery. BOG being ADR only sucks rear end and I hope there's enough bitching to get it changed.
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Mar 17, 2015 15:11
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:I got grim grinning ghosts once and thought I hit the lottery. And now I can change reservations for my entire stay online. I wonder if ADR's beyond 180 days only open up once the parks open for the day.
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Mar 17, 2015 15:21
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Amateurs. I once sat on hold for 7 hours to convert a reservation to free dining. Do you know how many times I heard "Grim Grinning Ghosts", "it's a small world", "Beauty and the Bees", etc.? INFINITE TIMES, that's how many. We're staying club level Poly for 2 nights in November and I'm going to try to use them to get myself a BOG reservation. Maybe it'll work, maybe it won't.
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Mar 17, 2015 15:58
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Braksgirl posted:Amateurs. I once sat on hold for 7 hours to convert a reservation to free dining. Do you know how many times I heard "Grim Grinning Ghosts", "it's a small world", "Beauty and the Bees", etc.? INFINITE TIMES, that's how many. Beauty and the bees and suitcase and a dream are the worst to get on hold when we have to call the DRC. WE're probably gonna book a stay in November - just signed up for the wine and dine half today. Sold out in 35 minutes and we really don't want to have to worry about driving ourselves to and from the race.
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Mar 17, 2015 18:06
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IAmNotYourRealDad posted:Fingers are crossed I can score a Fast Pass to Be Our Guest's breakfast. I want to know what $20 worth of eggs looks like. Edit: or a $12 bowl of loving cereal 
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Mar 18, 2015 14:50
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Old Man Pants posted:I want to know what $20 worth of eggs looks like. Obviously it's 5 dozen eggs. The childrens menu eggs is only 4 dozen, that's why it's cheaper
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Mar 18, 2015 14:58
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Old Man Pants posted:I want to know what $20 worth of eggs looks like. If you're buying a $20 doughnut, Gaston better be giving you a reach around while you're eating it.
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Mar 18, 2015 16:01
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Old Man Pants posted:I want to know what $20 worth of eggs looks like. The $20 includes a pastry basket as well as your drinks on top of the main course. Not that it's still not a ridiculous price. Just less ridiculous. Like $12 for your main, $4 for the pastry basket and $4 for your coffee & juice
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Mar 18, 2015 16:17
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MorgaineDax posted:If you're buying a $20 doughnut, Gaston better be giving you a reach around while you're eating it. No one jacks like Gaston, glugs big shots like Gaston, and goes prancing around wearing heels like Gaston. I'm pretty sure it'd have to be more than just Gaston giving me a reach around to pay those prices.
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Mar 18, 2015 18:48
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Here's a neat Wired article on the development of Magic Bands. http://www.wired.com/2015/03/disney-magicband/ Really cool technology, if a little big-brother creepy.
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Mar 18, 2015 19:33
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Happitoo posted:The $20 includes a pastry basket as well as your drinks on top of the main course. Not that it's still not a ridiculous price. Just less ridiculous. Like $12 for your main, $4 for the pastry basket and $4 for your coffee & juice Exactly. Surely no one here thinks WDW food is bargain priced.
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Mar 18, 2015 19:36
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Sure, the price includes your drink and pastries but......Sleepy Hollow waffles made to order. Or Mickey waffles at some resorts. At least it gives people another opportunity to check out the restaurant and frankly, I've always liked the idea of taking your party for a cheaper meal there and a fastpass to FairyTale Hall instead of Cinderella's. In truth this looks about even with the price of having lunch there.
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Mar 18, 2015 20:42
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Braksgirl posted:Exactly. Surely no one here thinks WDW food is bargain priced. I can get a cup of water for free. 
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Mar 18, 2015 23:24
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:No one jacks like Gaston, glugs big shots like Gaston, and goes prancing around wearing heels like Gaston. I would prefer that it was Belle but that is just personal preference. 
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Mar 19, 2015 00:01
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I managed to snag an actual breakfast reservation, so I'll report back once I've tried the expensive eggs
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Mar 19, 2015 00:35
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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:I managed to snag an actual breakfast reservation, so I'll report back once I've tried the expensive eggs I expect pics
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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:I managed to snag an actual breakfast reservation, so I'll report back once I've tried the expensive eggs I heard adults can order off the kids menu if so inclined. I'm excited to eat in the castle, but if they don't serve the grey stuff for breakfast (they probably won't), that may be a deal breaker. Excited to hear a trip report 
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