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Braksgirl
Dec 25, 2010

Unofficial Goon Disney travel agent since 2014!

Tens of Goons served!


No. Your FPs will be fine.

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chitoryu12
Apr 24, 2014

Tim Whatley posted:

"It's only breaking the law if someone else but me does it!" I bet this dude has security cameras all around his house and bitches to his neighbors about his property line and poo poo.


Has there even been an act of gun violence ever in a Disney park outside of that dude blowing his head off at Epcot (after hours) in like the early 90s?

To my knowledge, no. Some cast members I know at Disneyland have claimed that guns have been pulled, but I'd imagine someone would have found out if any shots were actually fired.

I think there's just something about Disney that discourages any kind of potentially lethal violence. Nobody but the absolute craziest motherfucker wants to be known among his buddies as "That guy who stabbed someone in front of all the kids at the Magic Kingdom".

Fejsze
May 13, 2013

Only you are the fish of my dreams

chitoryu12 posted:

I think there's just something about Disney that discourages any kind of potentially lethal violence. Nobody but the absolute craziest motherfucker wants to be known among his buddies as "That guy who stabbed someone in front of all the kids at the Magic Kingdom".

Well, it did happen twice that I could find.

(granted that was 20-30 years ago, but still! It happened and therefore a gun is justified, right?)

demonR6
Sep 4, 2012

There are too many stupid people in the world. I'm not saying we should kill them all or anything. Just take the warning labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself.

Lipstick Apathy
Back to my topic of firearms and Disney..

An Alabama woman had a loaded pistol in her backpack Monday when she tried to enter Disney's Animal Kingdom, officials say.

Baleigh Turner, 23, was the second person accused of trying to bring a concealed weapon into one of Disney's parks that day, jail records show.

Disney has a strict policy prohibiting guns from their theme parks and resorts.

Deputies said Turner once held a permit to carry a concealed weapon in Alabama, but it expired in January. Even with a permit, guns aren't allowed in Disney parks.

She was arrested on a charge of carrying a concealed firearm, according to an arrest report.

A Disney employee found Turner's weapon — a purple and black .380 caliber Taurus pistol — while checking her backpack about 11 a.m. at the entrance to Animal Kingdom. Deputies said the gun was in a holster and loaded with a six-round magazine.

TheBigBudgetSequel
Nov 25, 2008

It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.
Welp, guess we are gonna start metal detecting everyone now.

poolside toaster posted:

I'm pretty sure I saw you today, but you were so intent on making sure my Doombuggy was secured that I don't think you heard me ask if you like ham.

Or you did, and that's why our Doombuggy wouldn't open at unload and they had to stop the attraction and find an engineer. ;-)

I do not recall that stop, so probably not me, but glad you were safely secured for your journey to the...other side.

demonR6
Sep 4, 2012

There are too many stupid people in the world. I'm not saying we should kill them all or anything. Just take the warning labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself.

Lipstick Apathy
No bag line automatically goes through the stand up metal detectors. But yeah I honestly think they should MD everyone. I saw the Reddit post from some fucker who was bragging about it and justifies it because he is protecting his family. gently caress you asshat if poo poo goes down you would probably leap into the nearest waste bin and hide like a bitch popping off rounds into the air.

couldcareless
Feb 8, 2009

Spheal used Swagger!
The woman was from Alabama and the guy was from Louisiana. Way to represent us southerners.

Bottom Liner
Feb 15, 2006


a specific vein of lasagna
In my recent experiences, the no bag entrance has been putting everyone through the metal detectors (it takes no time), and incidents like this make me glad they do. loving gun nuts.

Tim Whatley
Mar 28, 2010

I will gladly give up a few more minutes to run everybody through a metal detector. Hope they just stick with it and this isn't just reactionary

Braksgirl
Dec 25, 2010

Unofficial Goon Disney travel agent since 2014!

Tens of Goons served!


I am fine to walk through a metal detector every time I come and go from a park. No one needs a loving gun at Disney, permit or not.

BlueBayou
Jan 16, 2008
Before she mends must sicken worse
Soooo Rivers Of Light

http://wdwnt.com/blog/2016/10/rumor-disney-opening-date-rivers-light-animal-kingdom-really-soon/

Too many good night shows when I'll be there. How do I pick!?!?

Leelee
Jul 31, 2012

Syntax Error
Wish me good health. Story: at at Flame Tree BBQ today at AK. Felt ok...then omg no. Nausea, clammy, hives, felt faint. Had to lie on the ground near the bathroom. Had some excellent cast members call 911 and I got to get wheeled out on a stretcher. Had some kind of allergic reaction to the food- no one else got sick. Wish I knew what it was so I don't ever eat it again. Got a free towel out of it! So, I guess that was a win. OH, also husband got to see some of the Pandora stuff behind the scenes ("we got a "pardon our dust") as we were escorted backstage- I was in no state to care.

Hoping tomorrow will be kinder- fingers crossed.

poolside toaster
Jul 12, 2008
Wrapped up the Disney portion of our trip yesterday at AK... I thnk the consensus for us is that next time we'll skip that park unless we do a park hopper after a day at DHS.

Too much walking, not enough interesting content, only one good ride.

mattfl
Aug 27, 2004

poolside toaster posted:

Wrapped up the Disney portion of our trip yesterday at AK... I thnk the consensus for us is that next time we'll skip that park unless we do a park hopper after a day at DHS.

Too much walking, not enough interesting content, only one good ride.

If you didn't do the safari at night you did it wrong. Safari at night is amazing.

Boxman
Sep 27, 2004

Big fan of :frog:


Leelee posted:

Wish me good health. Story: at at Flame Tree BBQ today at AK. Felt ok...then omg no. Nausea, clammy, hives, felt faint. Had to lie on the ground near the bathroom. Had some excellent cast members call 911 and I got to get wheeled out on a stretcher. Had some kind of allergic reaction to the food- no one else got sick. Wish I knew what it was so I don't ever eat it again. Got a free towel out of it! So, I guess that was a win. OH, also husband got to see some of the Pandora stuff behind the scenes ("we got a "pardon our dust") as we were escorted backstage- I was in no state to care.

Hoping tomorrow will be kinder- fingers crossed.

So, worth, right? :v:

Seriously though, hope you're feeling better. I can't imagine how awful it would be to be at WDW and unable to have a good time :(

poolside toaster posted:

Wrapped up the Disney portion of our trip yesterday at AK... I thnk the consensus for us is that next time we'll skip that park unless we do a park hopper after a day at DHS.

Too much walking, not enough interesting content, only one good ride.

AK is a very strange park because moreso than the others (excepting possibly Epcot), the ridey rides aren't the point. Multiple trips through Kili Safaris, leisurely walks through the animal trails and the Oasis, and generally checking out the great theming of Harambe are the highlights. If those things don't appeal, yeah, it's not an awesome park and I don't blame anyone for that. If they do, though, there's very little else out there that comes close to what AK offers.

If you passed on the shows, though, you made a mistake - Lion King, Flights of Wonder, and Finding Nemo are all really great, charming shows.

couldcareless
Feb 8, 2009

Spheal used Swagger!
AK has the best theming and the best bar on property and I won't hear anything otherwise :colbert:

Empress Brosephine
Mar 31, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
AK is the best park on property DEAL WITH IT

Empress Brosephine
Mar 31, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
I guess some insider(?) on WDWMagic is saying Guardians is infact coming to WDW? I don't frequent WDWMAgic but everyone semes to think this guy has merit


http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/a-terror-rific-spirited-13th-tot-fans-have-lots-to-fear.921460/

Tim Whatley
Mar 28, 2010

Pizzerizzo opens November 18th aka the day I leave. (and now apparently Rivers of Light too, solid)

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/pizzerizzo-at-disneys-hollywood-studios-to-open-november-18/

edit: The dude posting all those rumors is writing like Bob Iger murdered his kids, (and also sounds full of poo poo).

Tim Whatley fucked around with this message at 15:10 on Oct 28, 2016

Empress Brosephine
Mar 31, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Same exact menu as Pizza Planet too. Sigh. You'd think they'd learn after Blaze Pizza

TheBigBudgetSequel
Nov 25, 2008

It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.

Tim Whatley posted:

Pizzerizzo opens November 18th aka the day I leave. (and now apparently Rivers of Light too, solid)

http://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/pizzerizzo-at-disneys-hollywood-studios-to-open-november-18/

edit: The dude posting all those rumors is writing like Bob Iger murdered his kids, (and also sounds full of poo poo).

His posts are always like that, but he is usually well informed.

Anya
Nov 3, 2004
"If you have information worth hearing, then I am grateful for it. If you're gonna crack jokes, then I'm gonna pull out your ribcage and wear it as a hat."
Scored free Chipotle today because they loved my Ariel costume. Totally rocking this leggings and tank top combo to Disney next week.

Braksgirl
Dec 25, 2010

Unofficial Goon Disney travel agent since 2014!

Tens of Goons served!


I'm going to a Halloween party tonight as Maleficient and then on Monday when I take my kids to trick or treat, I'm going to be Cinderella. I love Disney costumes but no one gives me burritos when I dress up. :colbert:

Xinder
Apr 27, 2013

i want to be a prince
Orlando goon here. I've got a friend who might be coming over from Europe for a week and I'm trying to figure out a plan for how to show him around. Disney is sort of our claim-to-fame so I was considering it (despite the fact that personally i'm rather burned out on the place having grown up in the area), but I'd rather him experience Orlando and not just Disney. Any advice on whether it'd be worth getting a 1-day for one of the parks just to give him a taste? If so, which park would you guys recommend?

chitoryu12
Apr 24, 2014

Xinder posted:

Orlando goon here. I've got a friend who might be coming over from Europe for a week and I'm trying to figure out a plan for how to show him around. Disney is sort of our claim-to-fame so I was considering it (despite the fact that personally i'm rather burned out on the place having grown up in the area), but I'd rather him experience Orlando and not just Disney. Any advice on whether it'd be worth getting a 1-day for one of the parks just to give him a taste? If so, which park would you guys recommend?

Magic Kingdom is sort of the Walt Disney World park. It's got all the classic attractions everyone knows Disney for.

Bottom Liner
Feb 15, 2006


a specific vein of lasagna

Empress Brosephine posted:

Same exact menu as Pizza Planet too. Sigh. You'd think they'd learn after Blaze Pizza

I loved Pizza Planet!

Xinder
Apr 27, 2013

i want to be a prince

chitoryu12 posted:

Magic Kingdom is sort of the Walt Disney World park. It's got all the classic attractions everyone knows Disney for.

I was thinking that but I figured since he lives next to France he could just go to Disneyland Paris at some point. I don't actually know how much overlap there is in attractions between the two so that might be stupid thinking on my part, though.

Dugong
Mar 18, 2013

I don't know what to do,
I'm going to lose my mind

On paper the parks seem similar but they're pretty different. Even attractions of the name normally aren't clones. I've the E tickets of the 3 other parks in 1 day but I really wouldn't recommend it.

Xinder
Apr 27, 2013

i want to be a prince

Dugong posted:

On paper the parks seem similar but they're pretty different. Even attractions of the name normally aren't clones. I've the E tickets of the 3 other parks in 1 day but I really wouldn't recommend it.

Alright, Magic Kingdom it is then. I don't know why but I always just assumed Magic Kingdom was more or less the experience you'd get if you went to any of the Disneylands around the world. A misconception likely born from the fact that WDW is the only Disney park I've ever been to.

Dugong
Mar 18, 2013

I don't know what to do,
I'm going to lose my mind

If you friend hasn't been to America before the culture difference alone will make it a new experience. If you're worried about overlap you could do Universal instead?

Xinder
Apr 27, 2013

i want to be a prince
Yeah he's never been here before. But actually I think Universal might be a better idea. I somehow forgot it existed. It leaves WDW an untouched adventure for if he ever comes back this way again.

Thanks.

Bottom Liner
Feb 15, 2006


a specific vein of lasagna
Definitely get the universal park hopper. You can do both parks in one day and Islands of Adventure has some fantastic attractions.

poolside toaster
Jul 12, 2008

mattfl posted:

If you didn't do the safari at night you did it wrong. Safari at night is amazing.

We did the safari at night after previously doing it during the day. I'll admit to being really hard to impress, zoo-wise, having grown up next to two world-class zoos. It takes a lot more than a rickety bus tour to impress me... after playing with a cheetah, tickling a bushbaby, and feeding sloths there is a really high bar set.

Boxman posted:

AK is a very strange park because moreso than the others (excepting possibly Epcot), the ridey rides aren't the point. Multiple trips through Kili Safaris, leisurely walks through the animal trails and the Oasis, and generally checking out the great theming of Harambe are the highlights. If those things don't appeal, yeah, it's not an awesome park and I don't blame anyone for that. If they do, though, there's very little else out there that comes close to what AK offers.

If you passed on the shows, though, you made a mistake - Lion King, Flights of Wonder, and Finding Nemo are all really great, charming shows.

Nope, we did all the shows, we had an AK virgin with us. I still prefer the Lion King parade at Disneyland to the show.

AK just doesn't do it for me. There are other parks that I enjoy and that's fine. We were breaking down Disney portion of our trip on the way to the second piece of our Florida trip; this trip was a day each at EPCOT, DHS, and AK, with two MK days. The consensus was that had we done it differently, we'd have skipped AK and done another day at MK.

Anya
Nov 3, 2004
"If you have information worth hearing, then I am grateful for it. If you're gonna crack jokes, then I'm gonna pull out your ribcage and wear it as a hat."

Braksgirl posted:

I'm going to a Halloween party tonight as Maleficient and then on Monday when I take my kids to trick or treat, I'm going to be Cinderella. I love Disney costumes but no one gives me burritos when I dress up. :colbert:

I'm pretty proud of this get up. Though, it proves why I can't wear a wig on a daily basis, my massive head vs the wig cap gave me a nasty tension headache all day.
I will say I did get to be Ariel for a little girl wandering through my work, she saw me and her eyes were so big and I waved and waved and smiled for her - it was really heartwarming.

Empress Brosephine
Mar 31, 2012

by Jeffrey of YOSPOS
I'm trying to understand something about Space Mountain; reading about the 2009 refurb they said they put a cover over loading for the trains; did that mean that before 2009 you would be looking up and at the coaster itself?

Bottom Liner
Feb 15, 2006


a specific vein of lasagna
Here's a fun video of taking my little cousins to HS and MK last week. Set it to HD and enjoy 7 minutes of Footloose (their favorite song).

https://www.facebook.com/davidchilders/posts/10104503575166187

Bottom Liner fucked around with this message at 22:36 on Oct 29, 2016

Anya
Nov 3, 2004
"If you have information worth hearing, then I am grateful for it. If you're gonna crack jokes, then I'm gonna pull out your ribcage and wear it as a hat."
Thanks BL - now I'm pumped for next Saturday even more :dance:

Luigi Thirty
Apr 30, 2006

Emergency confection port.

Empress Brosephine posted:

I'm trying to understand something about Space Mountain; reading about the 2009 refurb they said they put a cover over loading for the trains; did that mean that before 2009 you would be looking up and at the coaster itself?

If I remember right the whole load area was uncovered, but you couldn't see much. There were queue TVs playing fake commercials too. They redesigned it to reduce light bleed and make the coaster darker.

Bottom Liner
Feb 15, 2006


a specific vein of lasagna
I also took some photos last week, enjoy!

Album if you want to save any for a wallpaper
http://imgur.com/a/IwfDO

















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nbakyfan
Dec 19, 2005

Bottom Liner posted:

I also took some photos last week, enjoy!

Album if you want to save any for a wallpaper


Great pictures! I've been looking for some of Main Street during Fall but couldn't find any I liked.

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