Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer I've realized for a bit now that IOA is where quality and thematics and ingenuity is at. That doesn't mean that EPCOT isn't the conceptually better of the two, but it does show who is actually playing the theme park game.
Originally Posted By Scutr >>You mean by adding quality attractions? Novel idea for a theme park.<< Careful, someone might hear you! But, sadly, we know it wouldn't be the management at WDW.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>^^You mean by adding quality attractions? Novel idea for a theme park.<<< Innovative ones, too... WHAT A CONCEPT
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>...both Universal parks rank higher than any of the Disney parks.<< Seriously? You would rank USH over Tokyo Disney Seas or Disneyland? Or do you mean both Uni parks in Orlando rank higher than the Disney parks in Orlando? That's different.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 Dug - It's Disney Sea or Disneysea. That would be like me talking to you about "Disneylands". Disney Seas just sounds odd and is incorrect.
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>Disney Seas just sounds odd and is incorrect.<< Yes, I know that. So does everyone else here. I must have been tired when I posted.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "Seriously? You would rank USH over Tokyo Disney Seas or Disneyland?" Tokyo DisneySea isn't a Disney park I would rank DisneySea over modern Disneyland and Universal. Universal is on par with modern Disneyland anyway. Though DisneySea is starting to lose their minds with Pixar too, but they put Crush into the bottom of a ship and out of the way and even thought of a really good backstory for why these sea turtles are hanging out in early 20th century New York. I don't know about Toy Story Mania though.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Specifically, you would rank Uni Hollywood over Disneyland? Or every other Disney theme park? I find Uni Hollywood appealing only for the actual historical portions-- the "theme park" is a mess, with only a couple of bright spots.
Originally Posted By Malin *** Dug and I are on totally the same page. If someone asked my what my fav park or resort in the world is, Disneyland wins. For resorts, I am not even sure if WDW would even be on my top 10. *** Right now I feel I would probarely choose Disney California Adventure over some of the WDW Parks. I think once Cars Land and Buena Vista Street are completed. This park is really going to outshine whats offered on the East Coast in terms of second or third gate parks. Its already offering a better experience to Hollywood Studios. *** I find Uni Hollywood appealing only for the actual historical portions-- the "theme park" is a mess, with only a couple of bright spots. *** I think thats a good observation. I recently spent a day here while out in California. And I was bored out of my mind after only a few hours. Really the only must see attraction is the Studio Tram Tour. Simpsons and Jurrasic Park are good fun but thats about it. I had also forgoten just how short the Mummy Coaster is at the park. And so much of the entertainment is in need of changes. I still can't believe the Blues Brothers are out performing. Hopely this Transformers ride will live up to the hype surrounding it. The park needs something big to bring some kind of buzz and excitement back to its gate.
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad <<<I have a question does Kevin go on these attractions and notices these things naturally or does he go on with the purpose of specifically looking for these issues?>>> When you have gone to the attractions numerous times problems just jump out at you because sometimes you favorite things are not working or you are looking and something other than the main focus of the show. In Muppets 2nd week of August the cannon wasn't visible at the end and the swedish chef was nowhere to be seen. Eagle still not working on Everest. no sound in splash mountain where alligator is biting the fox's tail. no fish jumping 3 chickens are dead on the riverboat. rocks don't move on BTM and that's just off the top of my head.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros On Friday, the rocks on DL's Big Thunder weren't moving either. I wondered if it was a response to the incident in Paris, but I'm pretty sure I've ridden since then, and they were working fine then. I agree that sometimes you don't go looking for problems, but after visiting so many times you just see them. Part of the reason I'm willing to start taking some time away from the parks...
Originally Posted By Donny I will tell you I have met Kevin and even walked with him and his family around the park.I know one of his favorite things to do is to meet 1st timers and share some neat facts with them.I think when you have been to the park as much as he has you notice every little problem.My hope with respect to the Muppet's is that some one high up needs to fix that attraction it just looks bad watching frozen AA's
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 And I bet Kevin doesn't charge $400 a pop to "stroll" with him, either!
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 The only reason I'd like to meet him is to say, "The word 'forward' is pronounced 'FOR-WARD', NOT 'FOE-WARD'" I swear I used to have coniptions when I'd hear him say that. Thankfully after the VERY odd "sleepover" he had with about five Disney Mom bloggers and his acting like a forty(or is that "foe-ty"?)year old school girl, I deleted his show from my itunes download list.
Originally Posted By DlandDug I finally met Lou just before this year's D23. He brought a group through Walt's Barn on an Adventures by Disney "Behind the Magic" tour, where I am a volunteer docent. Later, at D23 I ended up as an unwitting interview subject on his live podcast.
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