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The only thing I'll miss in HS so far  . As long as The Great Movie Ride never leaves I'll be ok.
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Sad that LMA is going away, since Central Florida has been gradually losing its big, explosive stunt shows over the past 20 years or so; Sinbad at IOA and Indiana Jones are going to end up the only ones left in a few months.
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Jan 15, 2016 21:57
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Man, HS is already pretty devoid of anything to do besides the big 3. So much stuff getting cut for the foreseeable future. Also, a chunk of my childhood is gone with honey I shrunk the kids. I wasted so much precious time there as a child.
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Jan 15, 2016 22:57
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couldcareless posted:Man, HS is already pretty devoid of anything to do besides the big 3. So much stuff getting cut for the foreseeable future. Also, a chunk of my childhood is gone with honey I shrunk the kids. I wasted so much precious time there as a child. It was pretty sad seeing my girlfriend visit for the first time and talk about how she'd love to bring our future kids to play in it...
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Jan 15, 2016 22:58
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I looked and theres like literally 5 rides at MGM now. Star Tours, Great Movie, Rock n Roller, Tower of Terror, Toy Story. That is INSANE
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Jan 15, 2016 23:17
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Also, I went back to Skipper's Canteen recently for a second round and tried some new food. The Curried Vegetable Crew Stew was actually the best vegetarian/vegan dish I've ever tasted, and I'd seriously be okay with going vegan if I could have food of that quality every day. The S.E.A. Shu Mai were the best pot stickers I've seen yet, with a really complex and spicy flavor that I didn't expect. One of the best parts is that the cast members are all still very casual with guests and each other. They freely joke around with the guests, but they also act very casually and friendly with each other. It gives the place a great, friendly atmosphere that encourages you to relax and walk around looking at the decoration (the servers are also totally fine with people walking around looking at the decorations).
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Jan 15, 2016 23:23
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Does it require a reservation yet?
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Jan 15, 2016 23:26
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Abu Dave posted:Does it require a reservation yet? I've only gone at night, but both times (first time was their 5th day of operation and the second time was like, a week ago) at around 10:00 PM the place was utterly dead. The second time, they didn't even bother with a nominal 3 minute wait. They just walked us right to our table.
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Jan 15, 2016 23:28
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We just left Skippers.. walk right up. Also this! 
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Jan 16, 2016 02:32
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The pic is broken! What is it?! I'm so excited to try Skipper's in 2 weeks. I can't wait!
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Jan 16, 2016 03:24
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It's the Valentines limited release magic band! 2500 is the run number. Minnie makes kissing noises at the gate.
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Jan 16, 2016 03:26
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I love it!
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Jan 16, 2016 05:01
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And the park is not busy! Booked Buzz LY, Space and Mansion after 5P. Walked on Mine Train - 15 and Pirates - 5...
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Jan 16, 2016 05:30
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demonR6 posted:And the park is not busy! Booked Buzz LY, Space and Mansion after 5P. Walked on Mine Train - 15 and Pirates - 5... That's good news. Mom is taking the girlfriend and I to Skipper's for a late lunch/early dinner tomorrow.
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Jan 16, 2016 06:08
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Abu Dave posted:I looked and theres like literally 5 rides at MGM now. Star Tours, Great Movie, Rock n Roller, Tower of Terror, Toy Story. That is INSANE Look at US Hollywood and feel better. All their rides that arent the Mummy or JP are 3D sim garbage, buuuut they are trying. USH and DHS are investing big into new properties, and won't be garbage for long.
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Jan 16, 2016 12:54
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Isn't USH a actual studio though? I thought they were limited by movie production eating all their space etc. e; That said, their version of forbidden journey sounds fuckin AMAZING. That ride itself is really really cool and fun, now throw in 3D effects and omg. I can't wait for Hulk to open again. Once it does i'm going back to USO.
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Abu Dave posted:Isn't USH a actual studio though? I thought they were limited by movie production eating all their space etc. It is a real working studio, but the park side of things is getting a big overhaul. they are adding a replica of Hogsmeade from Wizarding World of Harry Potter to their side (minus the Dueling Dragons coaster) and recently added the whole Simpsons area that USO has, but with some added flourishes.
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Jan 16, 2016 16:00
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Heading to the magic kingdom today,after wasting time for my nephew looking for the haunted mansion pop vinyls downtown Disney.
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Jan 16, 2016 18:48
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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:It is a real working studio, but the park side of things is getting a big overhaul. they are adding a replica of Hogsmeade from Wizarding World of Harry Potter to their side (minus the Dueling Dragons coaster) and recently added the whole Simpsons area that USO has, but with some added flourishes. Yeah but they replaced Terminator with Dispicable Me 
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Jan 16, 2016 19:07
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Despicable Me is a great ride, and I've never seen the movie! Heading to the parks with some friends today, enjoying some mild weather 
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Jan 16, 2016 19:10
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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:It is a real working studio, but the park side of things is getting a big overhaul. they are adding a replica of Hogsmeade from Wizarding World of Harry Potter to their side (minus the Dueling Dragons coaster) and recently added the whole Simpsons area that USO has, but with some added flourishes. The actual studio and park sides are pretty firmly divided. The working soundstages and backlots are normally closed to the public except for tours, including the tram attraction. Universal Orlando is also a working studio, but the volume of work is far lower than at Hollywood. Everyone knows about TNA filming there and the game shows like Family Feud, but the soundstages and the park itself are also used for filming locations. New York Street was used in the last scene of The Final Destination and I was part of (of all things) a European market Disney TV show filmed in Soundstage 19 back in 2012, which also used sections of the park itself for many locations. The difficulty there is that the "backlots" are actually part of the park, so you need to either carefully cordon off areas during park hours or film at night or the very early morning to avoid guests.
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Jan 16, 2016 19:13
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Anyone have a clue when the Polynesian Resort construction/maintenance will be complete?
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Jan 16, 2016 22:05
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I don't think they've given a specific end date. They just say "Early 2016", whatever that means. That said, I stayed there in November and really didn't see or notice a whole lot of construction. It's just the East Pool and the pathway to the TTC really. It's really not bad.
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Jan 17, 2016 01:18
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Hey kids HS is about to get even more lovely! Lights, Motors, Action is gong to close as soon as next month along with the Honey I Shrunk the Kids playground, what is now serving as Wattos Grotto and some other stuff back there. Admission price stays the same!
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Jan 17, 2016 01:47
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But kylo ren tho. Also my office is leaving studios. I'm not sad to not get to park at Epcot for weeks at a time.
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Jan 17, 2016 02:03
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demonR6 posted:Hey kids HS is about to get even more lovely! Lights, Motors, Action is gong to close as soon as next month along with the Honey I Shrunk the Kids playground, what is now serving as Wattos Grotto and some other stuff back there. Admission price stays the same! Eh, it still has plenty to do and after the additions it will be a whole new park. People still love it. It's easy to get jaded when you live/work here (as I am on EPCOT at this point), but the direction of HS and AK additions secured my faith in their future.
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Jan 17, 2016 02:07
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I have no doubt the end product will be amazing but the in between time is going to be rough. They were just telling me guest services just automatically hands out comp passes now as soon as they say one word about the situation.
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Jan 17, 2016 02:30
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Our itinerary for when we went to MGM was "Hit up Rock n Roller Coaster and Twilight Zone then Great Movie Ride and Star Tours then leave". Granted, we don't have kids or anything. It really feels like that unless you have little kids there's 3 things to do at the park; RnR ToT and Star Tours. Great Movie Ride is so weird because the animatronics and sets in them looked like they came straight out of the 50s but it was a early 90s (?) ride. Starship Earth was more impressive and that ride is older. I understand it's a good people eater ride but it really isn't worth it imho. That park is so weird. So so so so weird. If it wasn't for the two thrill rides there'd be no point in going there imho until they open more poo poo.
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Jan 17, 2016 03:11
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Oh man, we get lots of guests that don't realize the other parks aren't Magic Kingdom, so I feel real bad for those guests going to Studios thinking they are getting the Walt Disney World Experience. I'd want a comp too.
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Jan 17, 2016 04:11
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Ooh yeah the Earful tower is being removed.
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Went to Skipper's for the third time in their 4 weeks of operation. The best time to arrive is definitely about 2 hours before park close, as the restaurant is much more empty. Even so, at 7:15 we only had a 45 minute wait. I did talk to the manager and he confirmed that the fancy souvenir mugs from soft openings are on back order. They're not telling them when new shipments are coming in, which means that the supplier was incredibly unprepared for the demands (the only made a few thousand to start).
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Abu Dave posted:Our itinerary for when we went to MGM was "Hit up Rock n Roller Coaster and Twilight Zone then Great Movie Ride and Star Tours then leave". Granted, we don't have kids or anything. You're missing out on toy Story mania.
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Whenever I hear about HS closures I'm surprised they can close so many things I don't care about and have all of the stuff I like left.
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The whole park is a stupid concept that was made as a knee-jerk reaction to Universal Studios and it shows. The whole "ha ha see how fake everything is?" is incredibly regressive and detrimental to the Disney concept and all you can do is shoehorn different attractions in but there will never be a cohesive theme because the theme sucks. Like Star Tours in Tomorrowland in Disneyland makes sense. You are embarking on a tour into space. Perfect. Star Tours on a fake studio lot? Ok so it's not showing how the movie is made, are you supposed to be there for the filming of that particular scene? There is nothing to suggest that. You're not in a space port because it's made all too clear that everything is isn't real. It really strips away the magic. They really should just remake the entire park and call it something else. Even if you just call it Movieland it would make more sense, There are ways to make it work but it would require Disney making special custom rides only for that one park and that's just not how they roll anymore.
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Jan 17, 2016 15:11
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I don't complain about it too much because the Paris version is so much worse.
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KidVanguard posted:The whole park is a stupid concept that was made as a knee-jerk reaction to Universal Studios and it shows. The whole "ha ha see how fake everything is?" is incredibly regressive and detrimental to the Disney concept and all you can do is shoehorn different attractions in but there will never be a cohesive theme because the theme sucks. Bob Iger slipped last year and revealed that they are renaming it.
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couldcareless posted:You're missing out on toy Story mania. I can't go on it because of my girlfriends epilepsy . Isn't it just buzz lightyear with 3D though?
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Also does anyone know what kind of music the Star Tunnel music in Space Mountain is? It's so chill, i'd like to listen to more :3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azxQYf9KT94
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Abu Dave posted:Also does anyone know what kind of music the Star Tunnel music in Space Mountain is? It's so chill, i'd like to listen to more :3 Love listening to it as well. It reminds me of a pbs show I use to watch, the stargazer, an astronomy show.
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