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Dugong
Mar 18, 2013

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

The multiple jobs being cut makes so much sense in terms of what’s missing. Stuff like Star Tours and Guardians having multiple settings seems very at odds with the version of the ride right now.

My problem with ride at the moment is that you need to have an exact group of six and not mine with most of the group getting dud jobs. If there were multiple jobs there would be some incentive to ride again and swap positions.

Saying that, I’m probably not the target market because the ride shines when kids are going ham on the pilot controls and parents just watch either in awe or terror.

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Hazo
Dec 30, 2004

SCIENCE



I like engineer :saddowns:


Gunner is irredeemable though. There's literally no incentive to use manual aiming. As a veteran of X-Wing/Rebel Assault/Rogue Squadron/etc., I thought I'd be a hotshot and use manual my first time, and meanwhile my wife held down auto fire and destroyed my high score.

Roth
Jul 9, 2016

The ride is cool just for the feeling of walking into a replica of the Falcon

Doronin
Nov 22, 2002

Don't be scared
SR during COVID is also lame since unless you have 4-6 people in your party, you'll end up like my wife and I in the cockpit on your own with most everything on manual. Though they did ask if either of us wanted another position. Apparently Pilot can be set to auto.

Roth posted:

The ride is cool just for the feeling of walking into a replica of the Falcon

Yeah, it's honestly the only ride in existence where the queue and the loading area might exceed the ride itself.

btw, what's all the secret Chewbacca stuff? I already have a long list of things to do or explore more on our next visit to DHS, but hadn't heard of the Chewie stuff before.

chitoryu12
Apr 24, 2014

Hazo
Dec 30, 2004

SCIENCE



I love how you can tell the CM is still smiling pleasantly behind the mask.

Have a magical day bitch

Iymarra
Oct 4, 2010




Survived AGDQ 2018 Awful Games block!
Grimey Drawer
Any more info/context on that one?

alg
Mar 14, 2007

A wolf was no less a wolf because a whim of chance caused him to run with the watch-dogs.

my wife lost her wedding rings on the flight of the falcon because she had put them in her backpack and they flew out. somehow Disney found her engagement ring (the important one) the next day and sent it back to us. total disney magic.

skipdogg
Nov 29, 2004
Resident SRT-4 Expert

alg posted:

my wife lost her wedding rings on the flight of the falcon because she had put them in her backpack and they flew out. somehow Disney found her engagement ring (the important one) the next day and sent it back to us. total disney magic.

Disney Lost and Found is pretty awesome. If you're on property making a detour to get your stuff at Disney Springs takes some time out of your day, but it was very efficient. My son lost his Limited Edition Cars 3 MB, and I had no hope of getting it back. We had it back in about 36 hours which was amazing.

Midjack
Dec 24, 2007



Iymarra posted:

Any more info/context on that one?

Some guy in a now deleted tweet yesterday doing the NO YOU SHUT THE gently caress UP DAD thing when park staff asked him nicely to please out on a mask and he got escorted away for his trouble. Looks like he just discovered that Disney World is private property.

Hazo
Dec 30, 2004

SCIENCE



Iymarra posted:

Any more info/context on that one?

https://wdwnt.com/2020/09/video-maskless-man-ejected-from-disneys-hollywood-studios-today-while-screaming-misquotes-from-pixars-a-bugs-life/

quote:

Near the end of the video, he distinctly yells, “Remember the movie that came out at Walt Disney World? It was called A Bug’s Life! Remember Hopper? He said, ‘If one guy stands up, one ant stands up’!”, in a failed attempt to stir up a rebellion of sorts against face masks.


He is referencing two scenes in A Bug’s Life. The first is when Hopper, the film’s villain, talks about Flik trying to stand up to him. He states, “You let one ant stand up to us, then they all might stand up.” This is what happens at the end of the film, when the ants realize that there are more of them than there are grasshoppers as Flik says, “Ants don’t serve grasshoppers. It’s you who need us. We’re a lot stronger than you say we are.”

Witnesses say the man also yelled, “I’m not crazy! I have a wife and two kids!”

chitoryu12
Apr 24, 2014

That’s gonna be a fun household when the wife and two kids deal with the fallout of their insane dad getting them banned from Disney for no goddamn reason.

ulmont
Sep 15, 2010

IF I EVER MISS VOTING IN AN ELECTION (EVEN AMERICAN IDOL) ,OR HAVE UNPAID PARKING TICKETS, PLEASE TAKE AWAY MY FRANCHISE

chitoryu12 posted:

That’s gonna be a fun household when the wife and two kids deal with the fallout of their insane dad getting them banned from Disney for no goddamn reason.

What are the logistics of a Disney ban? I mean, sure if you’re ordering tickets online but at the gate? They have facial recognition?

Braksgirl
Dec 25, 2010

Unofficial Goon Disney travel agent since 2014!

Tens of Goons served!


ulmont posted:

What are the logistics of a Disney ban? I mean, sure if you’re ordering tickets online but at the gate? They have facial recognition?

Not sure what they're doing now, but they used to do fingerprint recognition.

Bottom Liner
Feb 15, 2006


a specific vein of lasagna
I would imagine it comes with a strong warning of jail time if you get caught on property again.

TheBigBudgetSequel
Nov 25, 2008

It's not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.
It is essentially a restraining order but instead of it being against a person, it's against the whole goddamn property. break it, and the police get involved.

Boxman
Sep 27, 2004

Big fan of :frog:


Iymarra posted:

Any more info/context on that one?

Hazo posted the story, but here's the video:

https://twitter.com/BrutumF/status/1306065136671748096

He was also live on facebook during the entire thing, because of course he loving was.

https://twitter.com/countrybearsam/status/1306036001903644672

TheBigBudgetSequel posted:

It is essentially a restraining order but instead of it being against a person, it's against the whole goddamn property. break it, and the police get involved.

I've heard it referred to as being "trespassed," because if you're caught there again it becomes trespassing, as you are no longer welcome on Disney's private property.

ulmont
Sep 15, 2010

IF I EVER MISS VOTING IN AN ELECTION (EVEN AMERICAN IDOL) ,OR HAVE UNPAID PARKING TICKETS, PLEASE TAKE AWAY MY FRANCHISE

Boxman posted:

I've heard it referred to as being "trespassed," because if you're caught there again it becomes trespassing, as you are no longer welcome on Disney's private property.

Yes, of course (your Disney privileges have been revoked); I was just curious since a lot of people go through Disney. Fingerprint recognition makes perfect sense though.

tomapot
Apr 7, 2005
Suppose you're thinkin' about a plate o' shrimp. Suddenly someone'll say, like, plate, or shrimp, or plate o' shrimp out of the blue, no explanation. No point in lookin' for one, either. It's all part of a cosmic unconciousness.
Oven Wrangler
Fun fact: my team supports the system where they track all the trespass and BOLO people.

Bottom Liner
Feb 15, 2006


a specific vein of lasagna

tomapot posted:

Fun fact: my team supports the system where they track all the trespass and BOLO people.

how many people have you black bagged :ninja:

Hazo
Dec 30, 2004

SCIENCE



Reboot LivePD but it’s just Disney park security looking for trespassers and BOLOs. All the ride-along action and schadenfreude, none of the questionable conduct and cop worship.

Fluffy Bunnies
Jan 10, 2009

tomapot posted:

Fun fact: my team supports the system where they track all the trespass and BOLO people.

how do I get permanent clearance sneaking under that one fence that's never tied down :v

tomapot
Apr 7, 2005
Suppose you're thinkin' about a plate o' shrimp. Suddenly someone'll say, like, plate, or shrimp, or plate o' shrimp out of the blue, no explanation. No point in lookin' for one, either. It's all part of a cosmic unconciousness.
Oven Wrangler

Bottom Liner posted:

how many people have you black bagged :ninja:

I'm just the IT guy and I've resisted the urge to browse the cases. Probably some stories in there.

Tim Whatley
Mar 28, 2010

tomapot posted:

Fun fact: my team supports the system where they track all the trespass and BOLO people.

You'll never take me alive!

Doronin
Nov 22, 2002

Don't be scared

Hazo posted:

Reboot LivePD but it’s just Disney park security looking for trespassers and BOLOs. All the ride-along action and schadenfreude, none of the questionable conduct and cop worship.

I would unironically watch the hell out of that

TV Zombie
Sep 6, 2011

Burying all the trauma from past nights
Burying my anger in the past

What does Disney being owned by China and Jesus would be kicked out of the park as well...have to do with anything? Was he trying to evangelize or something?

Fartington Butts
Jan 21, 2007


TV Zombie posted:

What does Disney being owned by China and Jesus would be kicked out of the park as well...have to do with anything? Was he trying to evangelize or something?

Yes. Apparently he's a pastor.

TV Zombie
Sep 6, 2011

Burying all the trauma from past nights
Burying my anger in the past

...Jesus....

Bottom Liner
Feb 15, 2006


a specific vein of lasagna
well I'm ready to join the church of Hopper. who's with me?

Darth TNT
Sep 20, 2013

That's the nerdiest rise up call ever.

Craptacular!
Jul 9, 2001

Fuck the DH
For those who have never been or fans from afar, it’s worth remembering that WDW often has “JESUS” written in the sky above it. It’s not surprising the kind of people who also arrange that show up and act out.

Fluffy Bunnies
Jan 10, 2009

Craptacular! posted:

For those who have never been or fans from afar, it’s worth remembering that WDW often has “JESUS” written in the sky above it. It’s not surprising the kind of people who also arrange that show up and act out.


Fartington Butts posted:

Yes. Apparently he's a pastor.

well gently caress I am too and I don't go set up full religious stuff down there. :colbert: maybe I should.

Dren
Jan 5, 2001

Pillbug

Craptacular! posted:

For those who have never been or fans from afar, it’s worth remembering that WDW often has “JESUS” written in the sky above it. It’s not surprising the kind of people who also arrange that show up and act out.

the skywriting is pretty obnoxious

Hazo
Dec 30, 2004

SCIENCE



It's always pretty funny because most days it's pretty windy at that altitude and by the time they get to the first "S" the "J" is already drifting away.

TheBigBudgetSequel
Nov 25, 2008

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

Hazo posted:

It's always pretty funny because most days it's pretty windy at that altitude and by the time they get to the first "S" the "J" is already drifting away.

ends up saying SUS loves you. and well, I love Soos too, Disney. Gravity Falls was pretty great!

Silly Burrito
Nov 27, 2007

SET A COURSE FOR
THE FLAVOR QUADRANT
What Would Jesus Ride

Fluffy Bunnies
Jan 10, 2009

Silly Burrito posted:

What Would Jesus Ride

American Jesus or Actual Jesus

Atricks
Nov 5, 2003
Hurricane Man
Universal is running two of the Horror Nights Haunted houses in the day and using the virtual queue (Ala boarding group style) to avoid jams, and also this to spread the groups out inside. Today is team members and premier passholders, tomorrow and Sunday it's open to the general public, they haven't announced beyond then yet.

https://twitter.com/braddrinks/status/1306967469408399364

They are also doing trick or Treating for kids at Islands with marked stations. And a park scavenger hunt type of thing with a reward called Scarecrow Stalk.

I'll probably check it out tomorrow.

Atricks fucked around with this message at 19:34 on Sep 18, 2020

chitoryu12
Apr 24, 2014

Yeah, I'm trying to get on it tomorrow.

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Good-Natured Filth
Jun 8, 2008

Do you think I've got the goods Bubblegum? Cuz I am INTO this stuff!

I'm planning a Disney trip for my family (our kids are 2 and 5). I want to make it special for them, since it's a big family vacation that won't happen again soon (if at all). I see the OP was last edited in 2015/2016, but is it pretty accurate with the basics? We'll probably go before my son turns 3 in May (so he's free), so I know we'll likely have to manage COVID restrictions which we're okay with.

I'm thinking of finding a reputable travel agent to help plan this, since it's a one-time (maybe two-time) big vacation. Any recommendations on agents to book through?

(My wife and I haven't been to Disney since we were both kids - probably 20 years - so it'll be a magical experience for us, too. :) )

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