Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Feel free to jump in, and make fun of Spirit anytime you like.>> If you can dish it, then you need to be able to take it. Right, Pierce?
Originally Posted By MPierce >> I know this is going to get lost on this thread, but I am tired and lazy (working on an Asian schedule from the USA isn't fun ... or all that productive either) so I'm gonna place it here anyway. << Being the late night person you are I would think the 12 hour difference would work out just fine. >> I recently got word from a friend inside Disney who rode Mermaid and his take on it was this is 'a B+ effort and a C+ (ticket) ride' ... << That would put it on the level of Nemo and Friends. Let the bashing begin.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> First of all, some of us aren't negative about just Disney, we think the country and the world are going to hell as well. Then, there's Pierce who's on so many meds he thinks it's still the Summer of Love and he's enjoying his LSD in Long Beach. << Groovin' . . . on a Sunday afternoon Really couldn't get away too soon I can't imagine anything that's better The world is ours whenever we're together There ain't a place I'd like to be instead of . . . Groovin' . . . down a crowded avenue Doin' anything we like to do There's always lots of things that we can see We can be anyone we want to be And all those happy people we could meet just . . . Groovin' . . . on a Sunday afternoon Really couldn't get away too soon Ah-ha-ha [3 times] We'll keep on spending sunny days this way We're gonna talk and laugh our time away I feel it comin' closer day by day Life would be ecstasy, you and me endlessly . . . Groovin' . . . on a Sunday afternoon Really couldn't get away too soon Ah-ha-ha [3 times]
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub ...speaking of jobs...my son just interviewed a teenage kid/first summer job/wealthy parents and restaurant owners hope to get their money as investors scenario...when asked what his favorite subject was in school...his reply Chinese...Nothing like having a smart alek rich kid put you in your place! Good luck Hokie and CONGRATS
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>> >> I recently got word from a friend inside Disney who rode Mermaid and his take on it was this is 'a B+ effort and a C+ (ticket) ride' ... << That would put it on the level of Nemo and Friends. Let the bashing begin. <<< I don't know about that. It looks to be a cogent, well thought out ride. I want to see it myself.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "I recently got word from a friend inside Disney who rode Mermaid and his take on it was this is 'a B+ effort and a C+ (ticket) ride' ." At least it's not in 3D!
Originally Posted By Christi22222 I would certainly hope that they do a good job on Mermaid, but I don't need every new attraction to be 'cutting edge.' Part of what has been lost by the parks getting so stagnant is the 'meat and potatoes' type substance. Sure, I enjoy a good E-ticket. But I also like a good, fun, well done, immersive, escapist experience. That is what Disney was always good at versus other places. It's not all adrenaline propelled where you feel the need to race from coaster to coaster. You just relax and enjoy being whisked away from your boring ol' normal life! In fact, any beef I've had with TSMM over at the studios is only because it has absurdly long lines due to the place desperately lacking attractions. Not because it is only a C/D ticket. I'd like more of those, please.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 LSD as in Lucy in the sky with diamonds? no, Lake Shore Drive ( Alliota Haynes & Jeremiah)
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Or screen based at all!<<< There are actually a few screens in the attraction, but they are used for effect.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> There are actually a few screens in the attraction, but they are used for effect. << Does it have any blue triangles.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< Sure, I enjoy a good E-ticket. But I also like a good, fun, well done, immersive, escapist experience. That is what Disney was always good at versus other places. It's not all adrenaline propelled where you feel the need to race from coaster to coaster. >>> I think there's a false conflict in what you say. A "good, fun, well done, immersive, escapist experience" is the very essence of many good E-tickets. An E-ticket doesn't have to be a thrill ride.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< At least it's not in 3D! >>> It's all fully-realized sets. If you don't want to see it in 3D, you'll have to close or cover one of your eyes when you ride it. After all, we naturally see things in 3D, unless there's a medical problem of some sort that prevents it.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones Dark rides have always been more 3D than the rides advertised as 3D. 3D is nothing more than a gimmick and I hope it suffers a quick and painful death. Today you have the 2D versions of films with a full house as discerning film goers begin to reject 3D movies.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >> I know this is going to get lost on this thread, but I am tired and lazy (working on an Asian schedule from the USA isn't fun ... or all that productive either) so I'm gonna place it here anyway. << <<Being the late night person you are I would think the 12 hour difference would work out just fine.>> Not so well ... my sleep schedule has been a mess (and 11 nights in O-Town didn't help). Besides, I'd rather be back in evil, vile, Godless, Commie China ... or at least at the Tung Chung McD's! >> I recently got word from a friend inside Disney who rode Mermaid and his take on it was this is 'a B+ effort and a C+ (ticket) ride' ... << <<That would put it on the level of Nemo and Friends. Let the bashing begin.>> I'm guessing slightly better. I think Nemo and Friends gets bashed because they tooned the pavilion and not because the ride is bad because it isn't.
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< I think Nemo and Friends gets bashed because they tooned the pavilion and not because the ride is bad because it isn't.>>> You're forgetting the Yeti factor: one of the biggest special effects is broken and turned off more than it works. At least this was the case a few years ago.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I would certainly hope that they do a good job on Mermaid, but I don't need every new attraction to be 'cutting edge.' Part of what has been lost by the parks getting so stagnant is the 'meat and potatoes' type substance. Sure, I enjoy a good E-ticket. But I also like a good, fun, well done, immersive, escapist experience. That is what Disney was always good at versus other places. It's not all adrenaline propelled where you feel the need to race from coaster to coaster. You just relax and enjoy being whisked away from your boring ol' normal life! In fact, any beef I've had with TSMM over at the studios is only because it has absurdly long lines due to the place desperately lacking attractions. Not because it is only a C/D ticket. I'd like more of those, please. >> I agree with the sentiment, Christi. Problem is that Disney has done so little in FLA over the Decade (Plus) of Decline that little attractions get hyped beyond belief. Things like TSMM, which isn't half the ride MiB is, get blown up into major deals because of Disney marketing, online whores and drooling fanbois. No, everything doesn't have to be a MAJOR large scale E-Ticket addition (not that Disney does those in FLA much anymore) ... but when they do so little it raises expectations to an absurd level for everything. Just another way they're shooting themselves in the foot.
