Originally Posted By oc_dean Off topic a bit ...... Here in Australia, this is part of the culture here - PUB & hotel (Note, I put pub in caps, hotel is small caps) .. that's deliberate ... because the standard thing here is this - <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://resources0.news.com.au/images/2010/09/26/1225929/669320-pub-robbery.jpg">http://resources0.news.com.au/...bery.jpg</a> The "pub" part is so blatant (and the hotel is a bit of an afterthought) ... you can't miss them. Take up the whole building front, and finding the entrance to the hotel part .... if you blink, you'll miss it. Pretty common design for bars everywhere here. Just my guess - I think Australians are bigger drunks per capita, over Americans. They love their beer!! With no help from drunken pirates from PotC.
Originally Posted By oc_dean ^^^ won't be the best quality steak. Economy here vs. U.S. is different. If you make 10 an hour at your job in the U.S. it will be 20-25 here. Your "U.S." bag of groceries at 100 will be 200 here. And a 2013 Chevy Caprice at 25,000 .. will have a badge "Holden Commodore" for 50,000, here. Just think double - for salaries, and costs. A decent steak will cost you about 14 to 20.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Truth be told, any bar or pub .. Australia, or the U.S. is going to look seedy at night time. Look at Tomorrowland at night time. That doesn't look seedy?? Those who are wishing TL to become Star Wars land ... you wait. You'll get "seedy" with all those metallic surfaces spread across building facades, at night time!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt What in the world are you talking about? Tomorrowland does not look seedy after dark Dean.
Originally Posted By 9oldmen >>Those who are wishing TL to become Star Wars land ... you wait. You'll get "seedy" with all those metallic surfaces spread across building facades, at night time!<< Tomorrowland will become a wretched hive of...well, you know.
Originally Posted By 9oldmen <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCAtjp5C-oY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...tjp5C-oY</a> Does anyone else think that the figure seen in a close-up at around 7:24 looks like Danny McBride?
Originally Posted By oc_dean Perhaps a better choice of words would be: Creepy Moody Dark Depressing Tell me you haven't walked around the main concourse into TL at night .. made the walk around the Observatron ... and didn't think it was just a little too "dark" in more ways than one. And if your memory doesn't serve well enough ... a google search of TL images will often be exaggerated. Pics where the photographer slowed the timing of the shutter to allow more light in. This is probably as close as I can find, to the actual amount of light in TL at night. Depending on your computer screen settings: Flip through the next 2 pics beyond this.. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://picasaweb.google.com/ocdean/TomorrowlandInGeneral#5930684513492693634">http://picasaweb.google.com/oc...92693634</a>
Originally Posted By oc_dean 9oldmen, We must be cautious!! (I'll be - if this comes to pass.) A Gandalf line comes to mind! Imagine the approaching Balrog as "Star Wars" .. and I'm Gandalf at that bridge, with my staff. You know the rest.
Originally Posted By oc_dean And if that was not enough "off topic discussion" ... remember folks .. I'm a big Star Wars fan. I'm just not selfish to think TL should be converted into one giant Star Wars land to take care of my selfish fan obsessed desires, and screw other TL fans who are not big Star Wars fans.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Tell me you haven't walked around the main concourse into TL at night .. made the walk around the Observatron ... and didn't think it was just a little too "dark" in more ways than one." I can honestly say that I've never gotten that impression. Flip through the next 2 pics beyond this.." From the viewpoint of a professional event planner I would say that Tomorrowland has a rather amateurish or mediocre looking lighting package. To me it appears to be a 1980s era shopping mall where someone decided to throw a private corporate party. Sure, the pavement areas are a little dark, but I don't get "gloomy" or "depressing" from those images at all.
Originally Posted By oc_dean walking along the main thoroughfare, either on Star Tours side .. or Buzz side .. I get that feeling. Poor lighting. What was once white lights, are now covered with colored gels, bringing in lots of nice colors (Oh Constance ...but dimming the overall amount of "fill" light to illuminate the land properly at night. Before: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-63TmYV5nJUY/Tj80HS_h7EI/AAAAAAAAA6c/9pE36jMUDZU/s640/tomorrowland.jpg">http://lh6.googleusercontent.c...land.jpg</a> After: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3027/2806623966_2f8a838e75_o.jpg">http://farm4.staticflickr.com/...75_o.jpg</a> Both images could be "doctored up" to a degree .. but you get the idea.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA oc_dean, I understand what you mean. The bright white architecture and bright white lighting was much -- well, brighter and more exciting at night. With the new grungy paint scheme and colored gels, the look at night is dark and even 'Blade Runner' oppressive. My thought is that several areas will get the 'Star Wars' treatment and the land will remain Tomorrowland.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Wait a minute here, Dean. Are you CHEATING on the color wheel with the speed of light!?
Originally Posted By Bellella doombuggy, that video you posted is the only reason I want my own copy of "Curse of the Black Pearl."
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>Got any desktop size?<< I can't find anything larger than this - 900x774 - <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://davelandweb.com/tomorrowland/images/60s/1966_LgFormat_TLand.jpg">http://davelandweb.com/tomorro...Land.jpg</a>
