Originally Posted By MPierce >> I do have to say getting full mooned by one of the members of a group at Epcot as she attempted to access her money belt (that had apparently traveled umm south) is an experience I wish to never happen again... << Are you going to make that one of your Disney 365 pictures -em?
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 ^^she was probably too shocked to remember to grab the camera. Personally I'm glad she didn't include that picture.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 ^^Thank you God for -em's good sense. I think I'd love to meet you Spirit, but then I think not because what if you don't match my image of you. Maybe it's good that I'm the only one who loves the Florida heat (but not too much humidity), that way I'll never get to meet any LPers and blow my mental image of them.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> ^^I offered to do a partial nude for her ... she sadly declined. << I'm all for it as long as it was done in good taste, and to express an artistic view point.
Originally Posted By CDF1 I agree with those that say there have been plenty of Fastpass discussions over the years and those will continue with the same result - Disney will do what they want to do and all of us who attend the parks will do whatever we think is best for us. One question about a "centralized" system (or a system that allows a pass for any ride to be pulled from any FP machine) - is Disney posting monitors with standby wait times near the machines? Having that type of information would seem to be vital to a process that would help to distribute guests to the various attractions as opposed to all of them gobling up FPs for a single one. For instance, if the standby line at EE was only 15 mins then it would seem unnecessary to get an FP for that ride so you get one for KS or KRR later and go to EE now. I still agree with those that think the whole FP system is much more a marketing "shell game" than it is a real benefit to actually decreasing total wait times for guests. But the die has been cast by Disney and they will probably stick with this program now that that have put so much investment into it. And the temptation will always be there for some accountant to say "if we just asked each resort guest for another $10 a day for a chance to hold two FPs at the same time, how much more money do you think we'd make?" And some suit might eventally agree .......
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Do they not realize that you can hold far more than 2 FP's at a time? I think I ended up with 5 at a time at DL once, without trying too hard (and none of the times had come yet either). I guess a lot of WDW is banking on people not knowing how the system really works, so that might be different, but I think a lot of people are smart enough to see that you can get more than one at a time anyway. Does WDW have a different time difference on its machines than DL? It seems like in DL you never get a FP for less than an hour and a half away from the current time, but the entire time I was in WDW we were getting FP's for around 35-45 min away from the current time. I know that they are different issues in the two places (physical distance between attractions, how well guests know the system, etc), but it just seems strange that they would have such a difference in the way the systems are set.
Originally Posted By barboy ///I guess a lot of WDW is banking on people not knowing how the system really works/// Naturally....... the WDW guest is less theme park savvy and discriminate than on the west side and Tokyo. Per capita it looks like Disneyland and absolutely TDR has a stronger home crowd/fan base who knows park intricacies. This is why WDW can charge more while offering less...... WDW sees multitudes of international ignorant travelers and those who show up too infrequently to cause a boycott/stir or question what Disney serves them---- ---- on the whole it's just easier to "pull the wool over the WDW guests' eyes".
Originally Posted By danyoung >---- on the whole it's just easier to "pull the wool over the WDW guests' eyes". < Or maybe could it just possibly be that despite all of the bitching and moaning in online forums, WDW still somehow manages to deliver enough to warrant continuing visits? There's no doubt that the Disney company is getting greedy, and value in some areas isn't what it used to be. But in other areas it's still a terrific deal, and still a fun place to visit. I get cheesed when people make me out to be some kind of idiot because I continue to visit WDW. I know what my dollar is buying, and I'll continue to visit as long as I can still perceive that I'm getting my money's worth.
Originally Posted By demderedoseguys >I get cheesed when people make me out to be some kind of idiot because I continue to visit WDW< I don't. I love WDW and I'll keep on going. The DVC resorts alone make it worth it for me. The parks will be what they are and in a worse case scenario still are better than most places.
Originally Posted By barboy ///I get cheesed/// I love it! I love how you phrased that---- you wouldn't mind if I borrow that one for future use would ya? Thanks. ///Disney company is getting greedy, and value in some areas isn't what it used to be. But in other areas it's still a terrific deal, and still a fun place to visit./// That's my take as well *AND* I feel Disney finds it easier to pull fast ones in Orlando compared to Dl. This is why Disney's pitiful MGM performed nicely even with its woeful lineup in '89 whereas DCA did't do very well(or at least as well as they thought it would).
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >> ^^I offered to do a partial nude for her ... she sadly declined. << <<I'm all for it as long as it was done in good taste, and to express an artistic view point.>> I have impeccable taste. It would have included a LE pin too.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^You'd have to ask the best Disney Internet photog out there. She's been quiet of late ... may have to poke her!
Originally Posted By danyoung She's still active on Micechat, contributing her usual stellar photography in weekly updates. I wish she would post more here, too!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^I was referring to our own Em! I love her eye and take on things. I also like one picture a day. There is a thing called overkill. I see it with people on other sites taking pics of the DCA lagoon construction. Where maybe 4-5 would suffice, you get dozens.
Originally Posted By danyoung Sorry bout that - I don't think I've enjoyed -em's photography yet. Looking forward to it! And yes, I've talked to that other (male) photographer about taking 17 pictures of the same thing, same angle, same time of day. He's responded that he serves many media outlets and wants to give them the best flexibility. I just don't buy it - it's all about photo count with him. Ah well, we all gotta have a hobby . . .
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Hey Dan You can find em in the LP WDW topic isney365 or try <a href="http://hyphenem365.blogspot.com" target="_blank">http://hyphenem365.blogspot.com</a> My favorite day so far has been June 23.
Originally Posted By danyoung Very nice. I wish the interface had forward and back buttons on it, though. It would make it much easier to scan through a large group of pics. But anyway, some very nice photography!
