Disney confirms "Flash Mountain" starting May 3

Originally Posted By believe

>>>>>>>>>>GRAD NITE + CELL PHONE CAMERAS = HILARITY
I can't wait for this.<<<<<<<<

As long as they are over 18, it's fair game!

 

Originally Posted By Sara Tonin

You're kind of icky...

 

Originally Posted By ryanbalas

LOL

 

Originally Posted By ryanbalas

Sara Tonin - your response to believe reminds me of Charlie responding to Veruca Salt's Dad in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

On the photo issue - hmmmm - tough one. People will be people - the things teen and college age do for personal entertainment. Part of what makes the world go around.

Just don't sell them or create a way to "black spot" or digital fuzzy the offending material out. It seems to work on YouTube.

 

Originally Posted By Bellella

Why don't they just stop taking the pictures if people are going to be immature and stupid about it?

 

Originally Posted By Sara Tonin

Yes, lets punish everyone for the actions of a few. And did you think they were going to give up that cash cow. They charge a pretty penny for those pics, even more to the point.

 

Originally Posted By Bellella

They can't be allowing obscene photos to be distributed. It's a family park, for pete's sake.

 

Originally Posted By monorailblue

And, in Disney's pound-foolish way, all this coverage only encourages misbehavior. Sigh.

 

Originally Posted By Sara Tonin

But, they aren't going to stop selling the pics because some people abuse the system. And if you are naive enough to think they are going to curtail their profit, think again. Besides this has been going on for as long as the photo thing has been going on. They have always had a way to pull the questionable pics from the lineup. Not to give any details, but in my younger years a boyfriend of mine grabbed the front of my shirt as we went down the big drop and when we went to look for our photo it wasn't on the screen. "Dumb Dave" went to the cashier and asked about the pic. The cashier put our picture on the counter screen and there we were. Inflagrante! We were able to purchase the picture and went on our way! Disney made it money and we got our pic...

 

Originally Posted By Sara Tonin

Actually, I think the pic is in "Dumb Dave's" possesion still....whatever.

 

Originally Posted By crazycroc

Please post the pic.

Your pal,
Crazycroc

 

Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt

Does anyone actually buy the pictures? We always just take a picture of the posted image with a digital camera and it usually turns out just fine.

 

Originally Posted By mele

Sara, you have unexpected depth.

;-)

 

Originally Posted By SpokkerJones

"We always just take a picture of the posted image with a digital camera and it usually turns out just fine."

Off-topic, but Universal puts up signs asking visitors not to take pictures of the preview screens. I wonder when and if Disneyland is going to start doing that.

 

Originally Posted By Darkbeer

In the past, both Disney and Universal have had CM's/Employees watching over the "presale" area, and telling folks to not take pictures. Seems like most of those labor hours have "disappeared".

Universal has moved/eliminated a lot of the previewing screens to the actual selling counter, where the same employees can watch over the guests to try and prevent "rogue" photos.

Most Six Flags and Cedar Fair Photo OP's are designed the same way.

The one feature I love at Six Flags, they have a system very similar to PhotoPass, and you can get your on-ride photos added to the same card as the in-park character photos.

Alas, Disney has found to MAXIMIZE the profit, they have three types of photos. The PhotoPass in park stuff, the On-Ride photos, and then the Character Dining Photo Packages. They are all treated differently, and you can't combine them.

 

Originally Posted By mele

If we can't see the photos, we probably won't buy any more of the photos at all. We never really want to but when we see them, we often cave. Oh well, money for me.

 

Originally Posted By SpokkerJones

I have never purchased an on-ride photo, used PhotoPass, and never will. I think it's all a waste of money.

 

Originally Posted By DyGDisney

Photopass can be a good deal if you get lots of pictures.
Last year my family and I were at DL at Christmas. We had over 40 pictures on our PhotoPass because I stopped everytime I saw one of the photographers. We bought the disc and now have a lot of pictures of our whole family, where usually I am not in many.
We even had copies made and used them for Christmas cards and sent out family pictures to people.

We also buy a picture of our family on Space Mountain every year. It's fun to see ourselves through the years and our kids grow up on Space Mountain! We ride several times, so sometimes we all pose like we're sleeping just for fun (my dd8 still doesn't get that if you are posing with you eyes closed you should NOT have your arms up!! ). We don't buy the "sleeping" pic, but it's always fun for a laugh!

 

Originally Posted By markymouse

That sounds really nice, DyG.

This certainly reminds me how prudish I am. I just can't stand that .5% of the population doesn't care what impact their behavior has on others.

I now plan my Disney trips around the fact that I do not want to be at the park after eight or so on a Friday or Saturday. It seems like a great chance to experience the grown up rides. But what it has become is two or three hours of young adults - more 20somethings than actual teens - talking nonstop and loudly with lots and lots of cussing, in person and on cell phones - in every line. And sometimes in the ride. I once went through Haunted Mansion ahead of two riders who were shouting expletives back and forth between cars. Incredible.

I know I have to coexist with people with very different ideas of standards of behavior, but at Disneyland?

 

Originally Posted By markymouse

And I really, really wish the Unofficial Guide would stop having a write up for "Flash Mountain". Its something 99.9% of guests will have no experience with at all. Most of the ones who do are either a) doing something inappropriate and offensive to others or b) are being negatively impacted by the people doing it. So why list it? Why glorify it? The Unofficial Guide doesn't list the best places to get away with smoking outside of the official areas. It doesn't give advice on sneaking liquor in. Why it gives any attention to this particular antisocial behavior is beyond me.