Originally Posted By HokieSkipper A certain DL fanboy claimed that the DCA Mermaid darkride is being pushed trough by WDI and Iger for Orlando on his weekly update today. Along with TLM, Fantasyland is also looking at updated attractions, and AAs that recognize guests through their key cards. Sounds good to me. Thoughts?
Originally Posted By Daannzzz I think it will be cool when the old hag in Snow White reaches out toward the kids and says "Have a bite of my poison apple Heather, Sammy and Baby John!
Originally Posted By joe80x86 @ Daannzzz Maybe that will happen when the rides are converted to giant holodecks then every ride experience can be unique.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb Well when Mom gets called Joey and Jr gets called Betty they'll know they accidentally switched room keys. ;-D
Originally Posted By MPierce The concept is interesting, but I just don't think it's going to happen anytime soon. I think that almost everyone on all the Disney forums think that the MK is long overdue for a major attraction. Possibly TWDC might be thinking that also. When they get the interactive AAs in Tokyo, we can expect to see it in about 5 years.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper From the sound of things Iger's recent trips have been to see demos of this, and apparently he's signed off on the go-ahead. I'm more pumped about the Mermaid ride personally, but a redone FL would be sweet too.
Originally Posted By leobloom And what happens if not everyone rides a ride? Does the AA know that, or does it still say something to John, Margaret, Sammy and Betty or is it smart enough to know that John hates Pooh and wouldn't ride it in a million years?
Originally Posted By dshyates What happens when a family does what we do? And that is after the kids come through the turnstiles I take all the tickets back from them and put them all in a ziplock and stow them in one of the zippered pockets in my cargo shorts. I just don't trust my 8 year old with a $300 parkhopper.
Originally Posted By markymouse "I just don't trust my 8 year old with a $300 parkhopper." AMEN! I hand them their tickets just long enough to feel like they're doing it themselves through the turnstiles, then I collect them all up. The reference to personalized interactive characters tells me this isn't next year's to do list, but rather a wouldn't this be cool blue sky list. Too bad, because I'm looking forward to Little Mermaid sooner rather than later.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper E.T. at U.S. had the capability to say your name as your "bike" went by him. I think we got a card at some point where an operator programmed our names on it. Then, when we reached the loading platform the ride op slid the cards through something else that must have had a sensor which generated as we flew by ET. Gee, that was a pretty technical explanation, wasn't it?
Originally Posted By Tip Top Club If what I've heard has been anything close to being true, this would be a change on the level of the introduction of fastpass. With ticket and room keys doing much more then interacting with AAs in Fantasyland rides. The new "Key to the World" Cards with the RFID things inside of them would be able to open up your hotel door when it knows you're coming (via sensors of some kind), allow you to enter fastpass lines based on varying factors instead of just tickets, and also be an excuse to update the tired-looking fantasyland attractions, and go along with the addition of TLM. That is...if what i've heard has been generally accurate. Iger has been down to the Florida parks twice to hear about this...again, from what I've heard...and it seems like it's in the green light stage right now, but we'll see, I suppose.
Originally Posted By MPierce Where's leemac at? We can waterboard him until he tells us everything he knows about this!
Originally Posted By Anatole69 <--- I just hope the name recognition program is much larger now then when I rode ET 15 years ago. It didn't recognize my name, so I had to choose another one. Having to do that really deflated my excitement of the ride, since everyone else in my party had their name called out and I didn't. - Anatole
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Where's leemac at?>> I generally find his silence on certain subjects speaks volumes. In this case, I think what it means is this is something big Disney is considering (they are) and they don't want the word out until they are ready and know exactly what they intend to do and what the timeline is. Not to speak for him or anything ... <<We can waterboard him until he tells us everything he knows about this! >> That's the rightwing redneck wackjob I know and love. We could just hold him down and force him to eat cow! ~Kiss The Girl!~
Originally Posted By FerretAfros "It didn't recognize my name, so I had to choose another one." I saw that happen to someone who was near me (not in my party though, so I don't know her name) when I was on it too. Given the 'rules' that they're applying onto the names that can or can not be used on Mouse Ears (saw a couple get told that they couldn't have their baby's name on ears because Brain wasn't a person's name...that kid's going to have a rough childhood), I wouldn't be the least bit surprised if they still didn't have all the right names.
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad <<<What happens when a family does what we do? And that is after the kids come through the turnstiles I take all the tickets back from them and put them all in a ziplock and stow them in one of the zippered pockets in my cargo shorts. I just don't trust my 8 year old with a $300 parkhopper>>> We do the same thing except I don't wear cargo shorts. I wear a geek fanny pack. I can't imagine many people leave the cards with the kids. They are too ahrd to replace!
Originally Posted By MPierce >> That's the rightwing redneck wackjob I know and love. We could just hold him down and force him to eat cow! << What ever works! ~inquiring minds want to know~
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >> That's the rightwing redneck wackjob I know and love. We could just hold him down and force him to eat cow! << <<What ever works! ~inquiring minds want to know~>> Like I've said before, many times you can tell as much from silence as from words. ~RIP: Bea Arthur~
