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I like how all your takedowns of her experience just prove her point while showing you didn’t watch the video. Which you admit, yet still feel the need to share your opinion on.
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Sadly my experience was pretty unremarkable so I won't get many views 
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That makes it even worse. Imagine throwing down that cash for a 'pretty unremarkable' experience.
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Jabba gonna be here in 1 hour you gotta prep and get ready like the river Spirit is coming in Spirited Away but with metal bikinis and rancors
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Jose Oquendo posted:That makes it even worse. Imagine throwing down that cash for a 'pretty unremarkable' experience.  Can't claim it as a business expense if you had fun, that's just a holiday.
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I think the lowest Starcruiser got (besides the briefly available CM/AP/DVC rates before the closure was announced) was around $1700 a person if you had the cheapest 4-person room full. For 4 adults each paying their own that's not completely unreasonable. For any family group that's a loving lot though. Restricting your big expensive project to basically just Disney adults and Grand Floridian families, how could it go wrong?
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CapnAndy posted:I'm very sorry for your loss, and glad you had a good time at Epcot, at least. Do you have stories about how the kids did at Magic Kingdom? I didn't get the play-by-play from my in-laws, but my son at least really enjoyed Magic Kingdom. He had lots of things to say about Thunder Mountain and the Mine Train, and was retelling jokes from the Monster's Inc show. My daughter really enjoyed the buzz lightyear ride and seeing Rapunzel at the parade. Apparently the day that they chose for Magic Kingdom hardly had any lines, so they got to go on pretty much everything even though they didn't stay for the whole day. Oh, and both kids were apparently afraid of the Pirates ride. CapnAndy posted:
Whoops. I guess I missed that ride description. I do think we'll have more rollercoaster/theme parks in our future considering how well this one went.
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Upsidads posted:Jabba gonna be here in 1 hour you gotta prep and get ready like the river Spirit is coming in Spirited Away but with metal bikinis and rancors Ok, now this I'd pay $2500 per person for
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Arquinsiel posted:Yeah, you're right. It's weird that they refunded memory maker after she didn't bother to get the in-park photographers to take photos of her and conflated it with a different paid upgrade. A normal guest would have been SoL there. Nah. As someone who launched the drat thing, we would’ve refunded it as long as they hadn’t activated it (and with no photos you couldn’t activate it). Once it was activated all I could do is send you a check but yeah, idve done it. Granted, that was before the internet help desk took over and they’re a bunch of loving morons, so it might be harder this day, but when we wrote all the training material that wouldn’t have been a hard sell.
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Speaking of wealthy guests and bad Star Wars experiences Whatever happened to that entitled wannabe model/influencer who wore a costume and hijacked the preshow on Rise of the Resistance a couple years ago? Disneybarbie or something? Rumor at the time was she caught a ban and I haven’t heard anything about her since so maybe it was true. Hazo fucked around with this message at 17:11 on May 20, 2024 |
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I like how there are now people nostalgic for the star cruiser, I'm looking at you A More Civilized Age star wars podcast, even though they also thought it was mediocre and only got in cause it was closing and had to do it for the content while fretting about the bill. They mentioned that on the Facebook group for only verified past passengers, that some more theater-kid folks are trying to get a regular cruise going or convention hall rented to continue the masquerade they all went through. P.S. Jenny's Skippy plush makes me jealous every time I see it.I regret not getting one as a souvenir when I knew that Alien Encounter was on its last legs and my parents were offering to buy one at the stall. Quixotic1 fucked around with this message at 17:26 on May 20, 2024 |
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Quixotic1 posted:They mentioned that on the Facebook group for only verified past passengers, that some more theater-kid folks are trying to get a regular cruise going or convention hall rented to continue the masquerade they all went through. As silly as that is, I bet with a little effort and a lot less money they could actually create the experience they want way better.
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Bottom Liner posted:As silly as that is, I bet with a little effort and a lot less money they could actually create the experience they want way better. Oh yeah,it needed several Dungeons Masters not an app.
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Hazo posted:Speaking of wealthy guests and bad Star Wars experiences Oh she's still around. "Southern Solo Belle." Unsurprisingly, still making the most cringe content. I don't think she actually got a ban. I just looked up her account (RIP to my fyp again) and she has slowed down posting quite a lot, but it's all the same ol' crap.
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Hutzpah posted:I do think we'll have more rollercoaster/theme parks in our future considering how well this one went. Aphrodite posted:I think the lowest Starcruiser got (besides the briefly available CM/AP/DVC rates before the closure was announced) was around $1700 a person if you had the cheapest 4-person room full. Hazo posted:Speaking of wealthy guests and bad Star Wars experiences
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Doronin posted:Either way, I was more intrigued by her take on Disney's business model evolution of "charge more, offer less." I've been pretty vocal on here and other forums about that. So it honestly felt a little validating to hear someone else really hammer them on it. But it's also depressing because, as she pointed out, it may be 3 to 5 years before the actual ramifications are felt. Which means it would be years after that before a course correction ever occurs. I've kind of dipped out this thread since our Disneyland Magic Keys expired back in February. Before then, we were an every-Sunday-morning family and I thought stepping away from Disney was going to be much harder than it really was. I think it's because we started back in the free Fastpass era and saw the direction the parks were headed. I had heard of the massive Disneyland expansion coming down the pipe, and this year was already a hot mess with construction and rides down and stuff, so once the expansions were approved we realized the parks and the surrounding area would be under perpetual construction for 10 years. I can't see how the massive nickel & diming that happens at Disneyland, coupled with major construction, is going to sustain those attendance levels but we've all been wrong before. I wish my kids missed it as much as I thought they would. I wish I missed it, as well, but the long lines for "exclusive" merch, being caught in numerous livestreaming episodes (once we were trapped behind a livestreaming couple on the train, who talked and filmed all through the ride including the dinosaur area!) and the whole money-grubbing vibe I think soured the Disney experience for my family. I think it's all part of the same rot from the inside of Disney, and while I'm sure the company will be fine we'll give the parks more than a few years to sort it all out.
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Doronin posted:Oh she's still around. "Southern Solo Belle." Unsurprisingly, still making the most cringe content. I don't think she actually got a ban. I just looked up her account (RIP to my fyp again) and she has slowed down posting quite a lot, but it's all the same ol' crap. Lmao holy poo poo, I actually ran into her in the Batuu marketplace on May 5th! I was doing the bounty hunting side quest while my wife was getting blue milk, and she was marching down the middle of the street followed by a camera crew while she stopped traffic to swing her (very nice-looking) double bladed saber and pose with different merchandise. I even commented to my wife later that some influencer with huge boobs was showing off in GE and she said she’d seen her doing the same thing over by the First Order base. I had no idea that was her and that she’d changed her instagram handle and was still up to the same obnoxious poo poo. I guess at least she seems to have toned it down a little. CapnAndy posted:Also I need to hear this story because lol https://www.disneydining.com/disney-influencer-tiktok-star-wars-cast-member-mandolorian-sj1/
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Hazo posted:https://www.disneydining.com/disney-influencer-tiktok-star-wars-cast-member-mandolorian-sj1/
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I’m more amazed they didn’t throw her out for the helmet. That’s a huge no-no. Edit: also the video is gone, but in the original she basically corners the cast member in the hallway outside the interrogation rooms and berates him while pretending to be a Mandalorian, then starts getting in the faces of very confused guests and instructing them where to go Hazo fucked around with this message at 18:49 on May 20, 2024 |
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Doronin posted:Oh she's still around. "Southern Solo Belle." Unsurprisingly, still making the most cringe content. I don't think she actually got a ban. I just looked up her account (RIP to my fyp again) and she has slowed down posting quite a lot, but it's all the same ol' crap. holy Main Character Syndrome. I'm all for doing what you love and having no shame but holy poo poo. Maybe have some shame. Bottom Liner fucked around with this message at 18:51 on May 20, 2024 |
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Hazo posted:she was marching down the middle of the street followed by a camera crew Anyone who shows up at Disney with a camera crew should get straight up kicked out for the day. The normal vloggers and influencers are annoying enough.
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VorpalBunny posted:I've kind of dipped out this thread since our Disneyland Magic Keys expired back in February. Before then, we were an every-Sunday-morning family and I thought stepping away from Disney was going to be much harder than it really was. I think it's because we started back in the free Fastpass era and saw the direction the parks were headed. I had heard of the massive Disneyland expansion coming down the pipe, and this year was already a hot mess with construction and rides down and stuff, so once the expansions were approved we realized the parks and the surrounding area would be under perpetual construction for 10 years. I can't see how the massive nickel & diming that happens at Disneyland, coupled with major construction, is going to sustain those attendance levels but we've all been wrong before. Yeah, our 2022 trip (the last one for a long while) really soured us (mainly, me) on the entire experience. I really don't know at this point what it would take to get us to go back. It's not like Disney didn't pioneer hundreds of ways to separate you from your cash and make you feel great about it. I get it, and that's been part of it all since Day 1 so you expect it going in. But now it's such a miserably stressful experience on top of that thanks to the crowds and Genie+. I'm just waiting for Cruise Line's value to get totally gutted because that's just what the Disney board values now. Hazo posted:Lmao holy poo poo, I actually ran into her in the Batuu marketplace on May 5th!  holy crap, that's really funny. I am reasonably certain she didn't change her handle by choice. She used to be "SouthernDisney Belle," I think, or something very close to that, but I know TikTok deleted one of her old accounts a while back and she had to start over, at least on that platform.Coincidentally, she was literally the first "influencer" I saw post about boarding Starcruiser and absolutely put it on blast for being a bad experience. She caught a lot of flack back then for being upset with what she paid for, so she dressed as a Vulcan one day just to be an rear end in a top hat. But she shared a lot of similar problems as Jenny did. Bottom Liner posted:holy Main Character Syndrome. I'm all for doing what you love and having no shame but holy poo poo. Maybe have some shame. "what do you MEAN I can't have my very expensive tits nearly all the way out and a thong over my leggings at this children's venue?!" She used to post pics from the park where I was actually shocked she hadn't been banned on the spot or forced to wear an giant oversized free t-shirt.
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Jose Oquendo posted:The normal vloggers and influencers are annoying enough. For what it's worth, I love the livestreamers. It's the only way I may get to go back if DAS doesn't loosen up. I haven't done the call yet but a ton of people are being denied for things that aren't "autistic child".
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Finally got through Jenny's video, and I can't say I disagree with a single point she made in the entire video. I also don't think that at any point did she blatantly do anything "wrong".
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:For what it's worth, I love the livestreamers. It's the only way I may get to go back if DAS doesn't loosen up. I haven't done the call yet but a ton of people are being denied for things that aren't "autistic child". and apparently some people are being told their autistic child's needs aren't severe enough to warrant the pass. It's a mess.
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TheBigBudgetSequel posted:and apparently some people are being told their autistic child's needs aren't severe enough to warrant the pass. it sure is. and CMs have no idea what the hell they're going to do for solo disabled travelers using that "I have to leave the line" stuff. And can you imagine someone with IBS running back through the Soarin' line?
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Fluffy Bunnies posted:it sure is. and CMs have no idea what the hell they're going to do for solo disabled travelers using that "I have to leave the line" stuff. And can you imagine someone with IBS running back through the Soarin' line?
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I figure I should ask this thread for tips and/or suggestions in planning a trip to Orlando. This is for way in the future, but my wife who likes to plan things, is currently devouring some books she checked out of the library (2024 guidebooks that look to be published late last year). So some rough information: We are looking at traveling in early 2026, probably late January or early Feb to take advantage of the seasonal lull, lower prices, and to flee the cold of the Midwest. Most likely flying out on Sunday, and returning home on Saturday. So 5 full days, and maybe a half day on the first day. Family of 4, myself, my wife, 2 daughters (8 and 6 in 2026). Both are extremely tall for their age. It was originally going to be a fully Disney trip, but now my wife is making noises about trying to fit in Universal (specifically for Harry Potter) as well. My initial instincts are that is not a great idea, as the later days on the Disney Parks appear to get much cheaper, and then we also either have to move hotels, or get additional transportation. Plus it reduces the time at Disney, and means we can’t just skip busy things and go back on day 5. My initial thought was to pay up the extra cash to stay in a nicer Disney resort within close distance of Magic Kingdom, or maybe Epcot. My kids are currently pretty picky eaters, so leaning towards one of the Magic Kingdom Resorts. This way we can head back to the resort mid day for a break if things are getting too crazy or the weather gets weird, and to maybe rest the kids if we decide to try the evening hours thing. As it stands, my kids are super into almost all things Disney princesses. They really love Frozen, but they like a bunch of the other popular ones like Ariel and Rapunzel. They seem to have fun at the local summer town carnival level rides, which includes a low level roller coaster, so we might get them on some more adventurous rides, but probably nothing outright scary. As for the Universal part, my kids haven’t seen or read anything Harry Potter yet, but my wife has plans to with my older daughter soon. I think that may be a big part of it, if it doesn’t land, we might not go. I think some of it is my wife wants to see some of that, and doesn’t necessarily want to have to go back to Orlando again. I get that a lot will likely change in 18-20 months, both with my kids, and with Disney. And we probably are not going to be booking anything until the end of summer 2025 to see if the trend of sales being offered continues around that time. But anything to be offered up would be welcomed.
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Personally I would suggest just staying at Disney and not shifting hotels. You could, in theory, get an Uber from Disney to Universal to just see the highlights for a day if you really wanted to, but there is something to be said for staying within the "Disney bubble" that adds to the magic. Plus, as you said, adding days at Disney is cheaper than buying a set of one day passes to Universal. I also think your kids are slightly too young to appreciate Universal much. If they can already do carnival rides and small roller coasters, you should have no problem with them enjoying just about everything at Disney.
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If you end up deciding to, use Lyft wait and save and it shouldn't be too much. You never wait more than 10 extra minutes anyway. Probably be cheaper than swapping hotels since you wouldn't trigger any length of stay discount at your second hotel.
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If Epcot area is a positive always check Swan and Dolphin for rooms. They are typically 40% less than Beach Club or Boardwalk, dependent on days. They aren't very disney and don't have the amazing storm along bay pool, but very viable options if you want deluxe hotels for a moderate price. Swan has double queen beds and you can get a twin roller bed brought up if your kids need to sleep separate (I have kids those exact ages today).
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Orvin posted:I figure I should ask this thread for tips and/or suggestions in planning a trip to Orlando. You definitely can do a primarily Disney trip with Universal detours, but probably not with five days. It takes four just to see all of Disney World. Six or seven days and it's workable. You can definitely stay in the same hotel the whole time -- I've done it, multiple times. Disney and Universal are very close to each other; the rideshare to and from Universal will be extremely reasonably priced. Your instincts that the price per day decreases as you move past the four day threshold is accurate. Disney wants you to stay longer and stay in the Disney bubble, so they incentivize that behavior with price cuts. Regarding hotels, something that I personally am a big fan of even though it puts me in the minority in this thread are the Disney Springs Resort Area hotels. They're not run by Disney and they're not themed, but they're on Disney property so you're still in the bubble, they all offer free transportation to and from the parks, and you still get the 30 minutes early entry into the parks that guests at Disney hotels get. And they're much cheaper. You can get a Moderate-quality room for less than Disney charges to stay in Value rooms. I think the savings are well worth it. Also, regarding scheduling, you really have plenty of time to aim for Jan/Feb 25, if you want it (ideal buying time is about six months beforehand). But if you're set on the delay, may I also suggest aiming for early/mid October? You still have a seasonal lull to take advantage of, you still get to flee the cold, you don't have to deal with rides being down for refurb, and it puts you in the parks for two time-sensitive events: Food & Wine Festival at EPCOT (which is the best festival, fight me) and Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party, which is a ticketed (you have to pay extra for it) after-hours event at the Magic Kingdom that has special shows and characters, a special parade and fireworks show, lower crowds so less wait time, and absolutely tons of free candy for your kids. It's very worth doing. CapnAndy fucked around with this message at 20:26 on May 21, 2024 |
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Jose Oquendo posted:Anyone who shows up at Disney with a camera crew should get straight up kicked out for the day. The normal vloggers and influencers are annoying enough. Not Disney but my wife and I went to Hobbiton earlier this year, and they did not put up with any influencer/"I'm the main character" bullshit at all. It was awesome. Some group of influencers kept leaving their tour group to take photos, holding up other tour groups so they could take a stupid amount of photos, or go into areas that were off limits to guests to film. The tour guides would immediately pounce on them every time it happened and politely told them to keep moving so other guests could enjoy/stay out of the off limit areas. It all culminated in our guide telling them in a very sweet "gently caress around and find out" voice that they had been warned enough times after they got caught trying to setup a picnic to film in one of the areas that was off limits and set dressed, that they needed to pack up their poo poo and head back to the tour bus area. Anyways, I watched most of Jenny's video about the star cruiser, and it's so far confirmed that my wife made the right call not booking it when we went a few years back. I absolutely loved exploring Galaxy's Edge and the various add ones (lightsaber/cantina) but I think she nailed it with her criticisms based on reports from friends who did it.
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In my opinion, 8 & 6 are a bit too young for Universal, even the HP areas. Most of the rides have height restrictions and unless your kids are really tall, they won't make the minimum requirement. I would wait to shell out for a split trip until your youngest is more like 10.
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Braksgirl posted:In my opinion, 8 & 6 are a bit too young for Universal, even the HP areas. Most of the rides have height restrictions and unless your kids are really tall, they won't make the minimum requirement. I would wait to shell out for a split trip until your youngest is more like 10.
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Braksgirl posted:In my opinion, 8 & 6 are a bit too young for Universal, even the HP areas. Most of the rides have height restrictions and unless your kids are really tall, they won't make the minimum requirement. I would wait to shell out for a split trip until your youngest is more like 10.
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