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Silly Burrito posted:family family one family last family ride family
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Jaws and Kong were better than their disney equivalents (jungle cruise, peter pan)
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Apr 7, 2021 23:01
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Empress Brosephine posted:Jaws and Kong were better than their disney equivalents (jungle cruise, peter pan) Isn't ET more of a take on Peter Pan? Either way, Kongfrontation is way better than whatever they have now. Give me that banana breath animatronic anyway of the week. Better than sitting in a bus that shakes while looking at video screens.
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Apr 7, 2021 23:13
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Man, I rode the new Kong ride and was super disappointed in it. This was the summer when it came out and everyone hyped it up. That said, I remember Jaws as a kid and it was fantastic. I think Universal's problem is they pay even less reverence to their classic rides than Disney does. RIP Back to the Future
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Apr 7, 2021 23:52
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The Simpsons area is great with theming but the ride definitely feels like a weak reskin of a 20-30 year old ride.
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Apr 8, 2021 00:26
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The Simpson's ride is legitimately awful. Best ride at Universal is Forbidden Journey.
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Apr 8, 2021 01:33
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It's bad. Aside from the old ride system, using CG for a Simpsons ride was a bad idea that dates the ride sooooo badly. It's also just a weird story conceptually. At least with BTTF going through time in a flying DeLorean fit within the logic of the movies. My personal favorite is the Hulk coaster but I dig the Harry Potter rides even though I don't know a drat thing about the IP.
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Apr 8, 2021 02:02
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Hagrids is still my favorite ride in Florida. So much fun and just the right level of intensity that anyone can handle it.
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Apr 8, 2021 03:02
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Hagrid's is dope If anybody hasn't heard the Podcast the Ride episode on The Jimmy Fallon ride, do yourself a huge favor and listen to it. It is long, but it is utterly fantastic and will make you reconsider why rides are built..... especially that ride.
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Apr 8, 2021 03:31
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I haven't been to Universal since Hagrid's opened. Hoping to ride that one next month. The Jimmy Fallon ride is pretty lame, but I did enjoy the Tonight Show museum out front. That was more interesting than the ride itself.
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Apr 8, 2021 03:33
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Braksgirl posted:The Jimmy Fallon ride is pretty lame, but I did enjoy the Tonight Show museum out front. That was more interesting than the ride itself. The sliver of a spot they gave Conan is both terrible and hilarious at the same time.
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Apr 8, 2021 03:54
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Going to Florida with my mother to attend a wedding, then do Magic Kingdom and Epcot, then do 2 days at Universal. It's not our first trip to either, but I do have to admit, I never had Dole Whip before since I didn't like pineapple. But now of course, I have acquired a taste for pineapple, so now I'm making sure to get a cup of that good stuff when I go to the Magic Kingdom this time.
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Apr 8, 2021 04:54
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Get the float. You get more soft serve and the mix with pineapple juice is amazing and refreshing. Get multiple floats.
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I'll just be over here in the corner that likes Skull Island: Reign of Kong. I think it's a clever re-do of the tram ride section at Hollywood (with a extra scene they don't have!) and the Animatronic, while not as impressive as the original, is still cool as hell. Plus I just think the queue is amazing.
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Apr 8, 2021 08:17
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Yeah I enjoyed the queue more than the ride. Especially the loud ceremony room.
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Apr 8, 2021 08:30
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Bottom Liner posted:Get the float. You get more soft serve and the mix with pineapple juice is amazing and refreshing. I want to try the one with the pineapple upside down cake next time. Heard it’s good. Love dat whip
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Apr 8, 2021 14:49
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Nanigans posted:I want to try the one with the pineapple upside down cake next time. Heard it’s good. Love dat whip It was pretty good. Cake was not amazing but tasty enough. The Kakamora float is where it's at though. It's coconut Dole Whip with pineapple juice colored with (flavorless) blue syrup. Comes with a cake pop that is like a real dense brownie. I love classic Dole Whip but the Kakamora is my new favorite. Sometimes coconut flavored things taste like sunscreen, but this is not one of them. It's sooooo good.
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Apr 8, 2021 15:19
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Braksgirl posted:It was pretty good. Cake was not amazing but tasty enough.  My wife loves coconut. I’m sure she’ll want to try that.
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I hate coconut and pineapple. I tried some of my wife's kakamora float and it was awesome.
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Apr 8, 2021 18:33
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https://twitter.com/allearsnet/status/1380209394613387266 Based on CP stories, you’ll want to spring for fumigation and a hazmat crew.
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Apr 8, 2021 18:35
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Mears has announced the replacement for Magical Express. No pricing yet https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/new-direct-express-airport-to-resort-service-announced-for-2022/
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Apr 8, 2021 18:42
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Putting my bet on $50/head, $25 per kid
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Apr 8, 2021 18:49
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:Putting my bet on $50/head, $25 per kid I'll be grumpy about it, but if it's 200 bucks for my family of 4 or less, I'll use it. If it costs more than that I'll rent a car. I don't have to pay for parking if I'm using my DVC points, so that's one cost I don't have to think about. Can't wait for the disney offers that'll come with transportation vouchers for the service. I need to pull the receipts from our first trip on 2015 and see how much more expensive everything has gotten. I mean an extra 200 bucks a trip for the DME replacement is significant. I know Uber or Lyft is probably cheaper, but folks with kids of car seat age, and folks that needed wheelchair depended on DME.
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Apr 8, 2021 19:37
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Back to the Future had awesome theming, too. There were lab props everywhere, the preshow rooms had racks with charging hoverboards, the video screens in the queue had Doc Brown!
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Apr 8, 2021 19:54
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Any tips for Blizzard Beach? We're going down around end of August and while I've done the main parks a number of times I've never done either of the water parks. Is there a recommended brand for water socks/shoes?
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Apr 8, 2021 20:31
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As someone who spend ~20 hours a week in the sun here, put on twice the sunscreen twice as often. Don’t forget your scalp, ears, and feet. Use SPF 50 lip balm too. If you’re using spray it needs to be applied thickly. Then use even more just to be sure.
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Apr 8, 2021 20:54
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Braksgirl posted:It was pretty good. Cake was not amazing but tasty enough. Was that the same thing that I tried with you in January? If so Hazo posted:I hate coconut and pineapple. I tried some of my wife's kakamora float and it was awesome. I completely agree with this (except I do like pineapple).
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Apr 8, 2021 21:03
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I made the grave mistake of skipping on the kakamora float this past trip and I'm regretting it so hard right now.
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Apr 8, 2021 21:08
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Bottom Liner posted:As someone who spend ~20 hours a week in the sun here, put on twice the sunscreen twice as often. Don’t forget your scalp, ears, and feet. Use SPF 50 lip balm too. If you’re using spray it needs to be applied thickly. Then use even more just to be sure. This, so much this. Many a Disney trip has been ruined by sunburned feet.
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Apr 8, 2021 21:23
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Silly Burrito posted:Was that the same thing that I tried with you in January? If so That’s the one. Everyone with plain dole whip was trying to eat my Kakamora float.
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Apr 8, 2021 21:57
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Braksgirl posted:That’s the one. Everyone with plain dole whip was trying to eat my Kakamora float. Then yeah, that's a pretty good variation on the Dole Whip, even for someone who doesn't like coconut.
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Apr 8, 2021 22:04
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Omne posted:This, so much this. Many a Disney trip has been ruined by sunburned feet. Maybe not for sunburned feet but moleskin is a godsend for blistered ones.
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Apr 8, 2021 22:05
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Darn tough socks (or other merino wool blends) will do wonder to keep you from blistering too. Throw your cotton socks in the trash!
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Apr 8, 2021 22:52
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If it doesn’t slice through metal like butter it’s not a real lightsaber. I am excited to see the high tech lazer flashlight though. https://www.patreon.com/posts/49801685 For more info (public post)
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Apr 8, 2021 23:56
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The Secret Life of Pets ride at Universal Hollywood did a "surprise open" today during their food event (Regular Park isn't open yet.) This is a huge departure from the screen based rides they've been recently doing as the majority of it is physical props and pet animatronics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VLlNtbRlJs This may come to Orlando at some point, but it's similar to the Yoshi system, so maybe not. The ride was supposed to open the same week the Pandemic shut everything down. Disney's California Adventure announced an opening date for the Avengers Campus, June 4th. https://twitter.com/therealjpland21/status/1380301870854365187 https://twitter.com/ThemeParkShark/status/1380268728265281537 This looks drat good, and the fact the queue is literally walking through the apartment, etc (couches, countertops used as queue line elements) Also this showed up today: https://twitter.com/insideuniversal/status/1380263260524584962/photo/1 Atricks fucked around with this message at 01:58 on Apr 9, 2021 |
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Apr 9, 2021 00:10
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 If that image is a still from the video then yes I am the lightsaber that casts a shadow. Even those dorks who claimed to make a "real lightsaber" a few months back admitted they were just holding a giant blowtorch. What a weird stunt.
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Apr 9, 2021 00:13
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$999 to hack your friend's arm off accidentally because you were fuckin around.
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Apr 9, 2021 01:03
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Hazo posted:
Pretty sure that is just a doctored image, I dunno if anyone has visual proof from this thing but I'm sure we will get more leaked news. All I can assume is the tech for this might be clunky and not marketable, maybe useful for characters in the park?
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You gotta assume its for the Galactic Starcruiser
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