Originally Posted By Doobie This topic is for discussion of the May 22nd edition of Kenversastions at: <a href="News-ID111140.asp" target="_blank">http://LaughingPlace.com/News-ID111140.asp</a>.
Originally Posted By HeartinDL Thanks for your column, Ken. I can't believe Star Tours has been at The Park 15 years already!! Yes, I still enjoy it. As far as movies being made using themes of the Haunted Mansion and Pirates, I am also, "Doobie"-ous about that working; we'll just see what happens with the Country Bears. It was very cool you brought up the passing of Jerry Dunphy, yes, we'll miss him! Excellent column!
Originally Posted By SFH Yeah, Star Tours has been around that long! Actually, since it soft-opened in late '86, it has really been around for 15.5 years. There weren't a lot of attractions like it yet, and the content (the Star Wars properties) was unmatched. The lines were routinely 90 minutes, and would take up that whole area of Tomorrowland. As for the movies - I think Pirates could be an awesome movie if it is done right. It should be a grand epic with some sly winks to the attraction and the legends who built it, with lots of action and the right amount of humor. It should be more action & drama than comedy, though, for sure. Ken "SFH" Pellman <a href="http://I.Pellman.com" target="_blank">http://I.Pellman.com</a> <== disclaimer
Originally Posted By friendofdd I went to the park on a Saturday morning a week or two before the Star Tours soft opening. Stopping at the piano, Rod told me they were testing the ride and I could go on it. I scurried over and walked right on with about a dozen people. I'm a motorcyclist and don't get motion sick easily, but after that ride I was so "woozie" I didn't go on anything else for several hours. For the soft opening, it was a calmer ride and I could concentrate on the visuals. Never got woozie again and also didn't ride it often because of the loooong lines. Thanks again for your wonderful work Ken.
Originally Posted By usmclass James TYRONE Kirk??? Sorry, the Capt. was from Kansas, not Harlem. The T was for the emperor Tiberius.... a pretty mean character. And YEah, iw IS from the wrong cult classic.
Originally Posted By cstephens usmclass wrote: > James TYRONE Kirk??? I can't believe Ken keeps making that mistake. I've told him over and over again that the "T" stands for Thibideaux. /cs
Originally Posted By Fairy Godmother Another great article, Ken, but I'm pretty d--m sure that if you are quoting someone, that you sure as h--l can type God! ;o) My apologies to the moderator for making my point.
