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BlueBayou posted:The Mexico ride at Epcot is crazy. I had no idea what was going on. Thank god I was mostly sober. I can't imagine how crazy that ride is while drunk It's magical .
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BlueBayou posted:I thought tower of terror was behind Morocco and was themed accordingly, but I couldn't see it. 
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Dec 9, 2015 21:57
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BlueBayou posted:
I know what you're getting at. You can really only see the back of ToT when you're standing opposite of Morocco on the other side of the lake. But yes, the back of ToT is painted to blend in with Morocco and it has pointy things on top of the back to blend in and look like minarets. Edit: Here's a site that has a good picture of it. http://towersecrets.com/see-the-tower-of-terror-from-inside-epcot/ Happitoo fucked around with this message at 22:52 on Dec 9, 2015 |
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Dec 9, 2015 22:48
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Neither Morocco nor Norway light up during IllumiNations. There are reasons that why that is, but they aren't really known for certain. I think Morocco's is religious and Disney says Norway doesn't light to keep things symmetrical. But really, who knows?
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Dec 9, 2015 23:41
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Norway doesn't light up because the buildings weren't built with the proper wiring for the lighting effects needed for illuminations and they've never felt the need to do a refurbishment to fix it, I guess. Morocco is indeed a religious reason, and yes the Hollywood Tower Hotel was given Moroccan influences so it could blend in from the one specific angle you can see it behind Morocco. if you go to the other two Tower of Terror rides (excluding Tokyos, which is bugnuts insane looking) they are dramatically different and much more in style with actual 1930s Hollywood. Edit for clarification  California Adventure (and Paris) and for fun  Tokyo DisneySea TheBigBudgetSequel fucked around with this message at 14:39 on Dec 10, 2015 |
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Dec 10, 2015 14:36
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Braksgirl is lucky because now that i'm off probation I can ask you guys my dumb questions instead of her  . ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE REPEAT QUESTIONS!!I'll be arriving at the airport at like 10 AM next week, and then taking MDE over to Pop Century. Is there a place to drop off our carry on bag in the interim until our room or will we have to take them in the park with us? Same for the last day we're there. Our flight doesn't leave until 8 PM and we planned on spending the day at the park, but I realized that we'll have our carry on with us? Thanks goons. Excited to let you all know what going to the Parks during Christmas with a eplieptic ends up. 
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Dec 11, 2015 01:19
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^ I've heard others say you can leave them with the desk and they will hold them until your room is ready.
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Dec 11, 2015 01:38
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When you go to check in tell them you have bags you would like stored until your room is ready. They are very accommodating.
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Dec 11, 2015 01:48
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They have a baggage concierge. You drop your stuff off with the baggage folks at Pop and they'll give you a pick up ticket. When you get back from the park, you go back down to baggage and turn in your ticket and they'll have your bags. You can do the same on check out day. Really easy.
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Dec 11, 2015 01:54
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You guys own thanks.
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Dec 11, 2015 02:06
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BBS, have you gotten to go inside the Skipper's Canteen yet? It seems crazy that it's supposed to open soon with so little information about it, although I heard the CM previews were held recently.
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Edna Mode posted:BBS, have you gotten to go inside the Skipper's Canteen yet? It seems crazy that it's supposed to open soon with so little information about it, although I heard the CM previews were held recently. I haven't. The day of CM previews, I was out of the state for the first time since I moved down here (go figure) but I've heard its really cool. At the preview they didn't serve food, it was just to see the place (Kind of like the preview for Trader Sams back in the spring) but a few days ago they let our coordinators try the menu. Apparently interesting and delicious menu.
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Dec 11, 2015 03:13
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Anyone know the locations in the parks to pick up your MVMCP wrist bands? We got cards in the mail, but we're going to be at MK already and I'm not getting a good answer out of google.  Thanks
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Dec 13, 2015 03:54
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You get them at the front of MK as you enter the party. You don't pick them up early. If you're already in the park, I think you go back out front like you're going to exit and just get them there. I don't know of any other place inside the park where they would be.
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Dec 13, 2015 04:12
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There's usually a few locations. Tortuga tavern has been one, and next to stitch's great escape. They start distributing at 4pm. I don't know if they've changed them this year.
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Dec 13, 2015 05:18
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Cais posted:There's usually a few locations. Tortuga tavern has been one, and next to stitch's great escape. They start distributing at 4pm. I don't know if they've changed them this year. Fantasy Faire (Philharmagic's gift shop) has a distribution location too.
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Dec 13, 2015 07:59
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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:Norway doesn't light up because the buildings weren't built with the proper wiring for the lighting effects needed for illuminations and they've never felt the need to do a refurbishment to fix it, I guess. If anyone has the opportunity to go to DisneySea do it. It makes Disneyworld look like a parking lot carnival.
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Dec 13, 2015 11:14
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Cool thanks goons. Four more days!!! Nervous as hell but so excited at the same time.
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Dec 13, 2015 17:20
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The plane ride home from Orlando is always full of cranky children =(
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Dec 13, 2015 18:04
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My kids were exhausted and slept most of the flight home
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Dec 13, 2015 19:24
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KidVanguard posted:If anyone has the opportunity to go to DisneySea do it. It makes Disneyworld look like a parking lot carnival. My in-laws have been DVC members for a long time. I picked up the newsletter while we were at their house over Thanksgiving and all I have to say is that the plans for the Shanghai park are absolutely nuts.
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Dec 13, 2015 20:50
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Had an awesome time at Epcot last night. Good friends of ours treated our little group of friends(15 of us) to the Candlelight processional and dinner at the German buffet restaurant, first time I've ever been and the food was awesome! Then as an added surprise we got a private desert party along the water to watch the fireworks! Any idea how much something like that costs to do? There was 15 of us and we had coffee and various deserts in a little roped off VIP area almost dead center of the fireworks right along the water.
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Dec 13, 2015 20:57
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mattfl posted:Had an awesome time at Epcot last night. Good friends of ours treated our little group of friends(15 of us) to the Candlelight processional and dinner at the German buffet restaurant, first time I've ever been and the food was awesome! Then as an added surprise we got a private desert party along the water to watch the fireworks! Any idea how much something like that costs to do? There was 15 of us and we had coffee and various deserts in a little roped off VIP area almost dead center of the fireworks right along the water. Biergarten on it's own is like $50 a person sooo
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Dec 13, 2015 21:15
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Yeah that sounds like a $1,000-$1,500 affair.
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Abu Dave posted:Biergarten on it's own is like $50 a person sooo If Biergarten is $50/person just for food and we had 10 adults and we all had many many beers I can't imagine what the bill for dinner was lol. Is the desert something you can just call up Epcot and say you wanna do. I've seen stuff like that before but only for work like events, not for a just random group of people.
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Dec 13, 2015 23:36
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Here's the link for the Illuminations Desert Party! https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/dining/epcot/illuminations-sparkling-dessert-party/ It works like a dining reservation and I believe is $49 for adults and $29 for kids. I have reservations for the Sparkling Lights dessert party tonight, since it's the last year for those!
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Mudcrab Merchant posted:Here's the link for the Illuminations Desert Party! I did this in 2014. It was pretty great. Just be warned if it rains they move it to that building at the entrance of World Showcase, and then have you go to the roped off area for Illuminations. This happened to me, and was fine, it was just a bummer that I didn't get to hang outside for that atmosphere.
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Dec 15, 2015 20:44
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New security measures at the gates coming soon..
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demonR6 posted:New security measures at the gates coming soon.. Oh boy. Scanners and wands, probably. Maybe they'll have a DSA PreCheck line for resort guests and passholders.
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Dec 15, 2015 21:26
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Was in a meeting bored to wits end and the story appears on my newsfeed. It was obvious they used a photo taken of some airport gate where they had attack dogs and special forces types not WDW security. They could have used a better image but it was funny to say the least. But yes, wands and other measures are going to be implemented but they did not say when or where.
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:/ You have to imagine they're only doing this for a reason. This week is going to be hell.
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Some dude tried to smuggle his gun into Magic Kingdom earlier this month:WDWInfo posted:At 5:00 on Friday, December 4, a security guard at the park’s bag check noticed a bulge in Gerson’s pants as he waited in line. He joked that “the bulge was part of his anatomy” and then turned to walk away.
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Apparently there's a subreddit where people claim they brought a concealed carry liscenced firearm into the parks also.
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Not like it was ever hard anywhere. No theme park I've been to except Six Flags has any security except a bag check during regular operating hours (and Cedar Point doesn't even have metal detectors for their Halloween event), so anything that can be smuggled on the body can get through unless you're painfully obvious like he was. I'm willing to bet that tons of people have been carrying legally owned guns at Disney, Universal, Busch Gardens, Cedar Point, etc. simply by doing their job right and not making it obvious.
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As long as they don't start checking what's in my nalgene...
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Edna Mode posted:As long as they don't start checking what's in my nalgene... I remember taking a hydration pack to Disney a few years ago and the cast members were at a loss as to what it was. One or two needed a little convincing that no, it's not a backpack that needs to be searched. They'll barely poke a stick into your purse and not check any of the pockets, but drat if they don't want to really make sure that your "backpack" is filled with nothing but loose water.
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Dec 16, 2015 02:34
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The level of thoroughness with which my bag was searched varied wildly. The guy at Universal barely looked at all. Typically the Disney bag searchers would look in each pocket and wave me through. Except one guy at EPCOT who went to town on my backpack for like 5 minutes.
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BlueBayou posted:The level of thoroughness with which my bag was searched varied wildly. The Universal thing is my norm at both parks. It's really common to have a Disney guard (especially the elderly ones) who just poke a stick in, move it twice, and then go "Have a nice day!"
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