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If you like carousels, I have two words for you: Balboa Park.
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Cedar Downs was always a family competition. The horses move forward and back during the race, so we'd consider the winner the person whose horse ended up the furthest forward at the end of the ride.
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Jun 29, 2021 20:15
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Take your small children to Kings Island and then up the Eiffel Tower and then scar them for life with a fear of heights
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Jun 29, 2021 20:23
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Anya posted:Take your small children to Kings Island and then up the Eiffel Tower and then scar them for life with a fear of heights I have been to Kings Island at least 20x and I've never been up in the Eiffel Tower.
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Jun 29, 2021 21:11
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Asehujiko posted:I always find this to be a bit of a weird complaint because Disney and Universal are a tiny minority of parks with a $Disney Corp or $Comcast budget and a ride selection that is almost entirely indoor and/or low to the ground to make theming things relatively easy. Knott's Berry Farm exists, and while it got it's early theming in an extremely impractical way (physically relocating all the buildings of an abandoned ghost town out of the desert and moving them into the city) they've managed to thriftily put up decor pretty well. People on the west coast have a low opinion of Six Flags because Magic Mountain could be and USED to be so much nicer than it is, but Six Flags management got into a dick waving contest with Cedar Fair over who has the most rollercoasters and SFMM is now wildly different than the other parks due to trying to keep up with a park in the middle of Nowhere, Ohio. Six Flags is one of the only major companies that invests in the "heartland" or whatever and would be applauded for that if they didn't keep leaving behind urban abandonment porn for their efforts.
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Jun 29, 2021 22:17
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Six Flags is also owned by Warner Media and I feel like it was a purchase they never cared about
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Came across an old pic of mine from Disneyland... the weirdest merch I have ever seen. The hitchhiking ghosts with the owl from The Sword in the Stone on the back  I kick myself all the time for not buying it when I had the chance
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Roth posted:Six Flags is also owned by Warner Media and I feel like it was a purchase they never cared about Time Warner had an ownership stake in the 90s. They sold their shares to Premier Parks in 1998 who changed their own name to Six Flags Inc in 2000. Harvey Weinstein was on their board of directors. 
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Jun 29, 2021 23:42
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Growing up and going to SoCal, I always heard about Cedar Point and have never managed to make my way out there. Someday! Citricos (with a theme change) and Trails End are the next to reopen. https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...rings-and-more/ Edit: oh and Casey’s Cais fucked around with this message at 00:20 on Jun 30, 2021 |
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Jun 30, 2021 00:13
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Anya posted:Take your small children to Kings Island and then up the Eiffel Tower and then scar them for life with a fear of heights After the carousel, Eiffel Tower is my 3yo's favorite "ride." He loves seeing all the tiny people from up high. He throws a fit if we can't go up. Good-Natured Filth fucked around with this message at 00:41 on Jun 30, 2021 |
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Jun 30, 2021 00:39
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The theming of Grand Floridian is getting too mixed. You've got 1900 Park Fare and Grand Floridian Cafe, which fit the overall theme of the resort. Then you've got Enchanted Rose, themed to Beauty and the Beast (France). Now you've got Citricos being themed to Mary Poppins (London). Oh, and Narcoosee's, a New Orleans-themed spot. Is there any other resort at WDW with such a mix?
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Jun 30, 2021 02:26
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Anya posted:Take your small children to Kings Island and then up the Eiffel Tower and then scar them for life with a fear of heights Follow it up with some Disappointment Chili.
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Jun 30, 2021 02:35
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Omne posted:The theming of Grand Floridian is getting too mixed. You've got 1900 Park Fare and Grand Floridian Cafe, which fit the overall theme of the resort. Then you've got Enchanted Rose, themed to Beauty and the Beast (France). Now you've got Citricos being themed to Mary Poppins (London). Oh, and Narcoosee's, a New Orleans-themed spot. Yep, welcome to Bob Chapek's vision for Disney Parks and Resorts.
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Jun 30, 2021 06:26
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Bottom Liner posted:Aren't they doing just that by tearing down existing stuff? I'm not familiar with DLR though so I don't quite follow. Toontown isn’t part of the original park. It’s formerly backstage facilities that in the 70s/80s actually burned down after a firework landed there. Which is the reason why it’s usually closed for those. Wasn’t Mary Poppins always at Grand Floridian? Her jolly holiday getup definitely fits with the vibe.
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Craptacular! posted:Toontown isn’t part of the original park. It’s formerly backstage facilities that in the 70s/80s actually burned down after a firework landed there. Which is the reason why it’s usually closed for those. She was at 1900PF. Grand Floridian is like, hi we're fancy and we're white. That's it theme. It always has been. E: And that's fine, but in my heart it's a little bit Candieland. Especially with its price tag.
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Jun 30, 2021 12:18
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Do whatever you want to GF, it's easily the least exciting deluxe resort.
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Jun 30, 2021 13:26
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Fartington Butts posted:Follow it up with some Disappointment Chili. YOU HUSH YER MOUF Though is it gold star or skyline? Because I’m a skyline gal. Maybe I should take the kiddo this summer, I just drive past for Bengals games and it makes me sad I haven’t been since 2004.
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Jun 30, 2021 16:41
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Fartington Butts posted:Follow it up with some Disappointment Chili. This may start wars but is factually correct.
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Jun 30, 2021 16:43
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I like both Gold Star and Skyline chilis.
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Jun 30, 2021 17:35
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lol https://twitter.com/ShowcaseWishes/status/1410224113537458187 I hope these people follow thru and quit going (they won't)
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Jun 30, 2021 19:19
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the new line is better anyways, what a bunch of sad shits
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Jun 30, 2021 19:26
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I do love that Disney has embraced that they have carte blanche to do whatever the gently caress they want and it's basically "I don't care if you're a poo poo and don't want to come back, but I really wanna see you try and stick to your word"
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Jun 30, 2021 19:34
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 I'm a dreamer of all ages. They're talking about me! And you! And you! And all of us!(seriously, I love it)
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Jun 30, 2021 20:17
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These goddamn libs, always so quick to cancel people and organizations over innocuous things DISNEY CHANGED A LINE IN THEIR THEME PARK FIREWORKS SHOW, I'M NEVER BUYING THEIR PRODUCTS AGAIN
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Pththya-lyi posted:These goddamn libs, always so quick to cancel people and organizations over innocuous things I know some people are diehards but I can't remember the correct lyrics to the songs I like, how in the hell do people remember all these minute changes?
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Jun 30, 2021 21:46
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Silly Burrito posted:I know some people are diehards but I can't remember the correct lyrics to the songs I like, how in the hell do people remember all these minute changes? They don’t. They get told about the change and retroactively decide they cared deeply.
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Jun 30, 2021 21:59
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couldcareless posted:I do love that Disney has embraced that they have carte blanche to do whatever the gently caress they want and it's basically "I don't care if you're a poo poo and don't want to come back, but I really wanna see you try and stick to your word" The people are full of poo poo and will continue to buy Disney products despite their petulant whining or They make good on their boycott and Disney parks have fewer racist bigoted degenerate conservatives stinking up the place resulting in a more pleasant park experience for everyone Win-win, baby
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Jun 30, 2021 22:16
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So apparently early entry for Disney resort guests starts Oct. 1, there will be late hours, but only if you’re staying at a deluxe resort and the dining plan is coming back but they haven’t announced a date yet.
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Funzo posted:So apparently early entry for Disney resort guests starts Oct. 1, there will be late hours, but only if you’re staying at a deluxe resort and the dining plan is coming back but they haven’t announced a date yet. Fingers crossed that DVC gets bundled in with deluxe resort guests there.
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Might as well link to the blog post https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...th-anniversary/ couldcareless posted:Fingers crossed that DVC gets bundled in with deluxe resort guests there. DVC is included as the blog mentions Deluxe Villas. I've got mixed feelings about the Deluxe only perk. Disney has definitely become more pay to play over the years, and I was fine with most of it as long as it was optional stuff like the DAH events, desert parties, stuff like that. I was a little EHH when they did Club Level guests get 90 day fastpasses and the option to buy more fast passes, but that was such an insignificant number of people it really wouldn't make much of a difference in the parks. This... even though I benefit from it as a DVC member... I'm not sure about. I feel like Disney previously tried to keep a basic WDW trip in reach of most people, like the 5 day stay and play bundle they did a couple summers ago. Yeah you were at Allstars and you didn't get park hoppers, but you could get a family of 4 there for 5 days for like under 3 grand. It's getting more and more out of reach lately. There's a lot to it of course, but still, not sure how I feel about this.
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I equate to the UEP perk for staying at a Universal Orlando premier resort. It’s great to have it automatically added to your stay. I like it. I also probably sound like a bougie bitch for staying at deluxes for every trip in 2020/21/22 but it happens. I’m sure the upside of covid for WDTC is that they could finally make changes for WDW DL that would have gone over hard in 2018-19 but now they can reformat right before the 50th, so we will continue to see more.
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I think another takeaway from this is that it further shits on moderate resorts. I can't imagine why anyone would ever want to stay at caribbean Beach these days.
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I got AKL for like, $100 more total than my CSR original stay in November so you can certainly do it?couldcareless posted:I think another takeaway from this is that it further shits on moderate resorts. I can't imagine why anyone would ever want to stay at caribbean Beach these days. gently caress cbr, but csr is a quiet bastion at 6 am when I'm rope dropping.
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I don't think this is like UEP. The old Extra Magic Hours perk was previously available to anyone staying on property, or at partner hotels, as an incentive to stay on property. Now they're paring it back to Deluxe resorts only (for now). This might be a test run until the EMH of old comes back. This perk might be also be worthless if it's only an extra 30 minutes or so. If it's a full 2 hours though, that would be significant
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more separation of $ and $$$ guests is bad but the way of the future as crowd levels continue to outgrow the parks (and the obvious trajectory of a mega corporation like Disney in our capitalistic hellscape).
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I liked CBR. What's so bad about CBR? Skyliner for the win all day every day
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I didn't mind CBR either. SB didn't care for it because of bus issues, but I thought it was fine and the Skyliner was convenient.
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This guy has good taste. Obviously, you have Disney and Universal on there, but some solid regional park choices as well. https://www.rd.com/list/favorite-amusement-parks
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BlueBayou posted:I liked CBR. What's so bad about CBR? See that's just it. You like that thing and it's nothing but a death trap to me.
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