Originally Posted By Mr X ***I heard it's simply not the same since Mr X no longer appears in it*** Naturally. It's still not bad though.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***It needs pyro, I agree. But the lasers? And the lights? And the redone music? RoE needs that*** There's crazy good pyro in that show dude, you just can't see it in the shot.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I have no comment on the subject at hand, but will say I found it bizarre that when I landed at SFO after spending the fall in Asia, I found it odd that the ONLY music playing (over and over again) at the luggage carousel was the entire theme to RoE ...
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< I have no comment on the subject at hand, but will say I found it bizarre that when I landed at SFO after spending the fall in Asia, I found it odd that the ONLY music playing (over and over again) at the luggage carousel was the entire theme to RoE ... >>> There's actually a good explanation for this. Check this out: <a href="http://travel.state.gov/vids/disney/mediaPlayer1.html" target="_blank">http://travel.state.gov/vids/d...er1.html</a>
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^I haven't checked the link out yet, but why do I think this has something to do with Jay Rasulo's role on the National Tourism Commission (or whatever it's called)?
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>There's crazy good pyro in that show dude, you just can't see it in the shot.<<< Link, PLEASE! Sounds perfect...
Originally Posted By Mr X <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRNiK43YqvQ&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=related</a> Could only find last years' version (er, well I guess 2 years ago now lol)... Anyway, from 5.20 is all the pyro your heart could desire! Enjoy.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***That was nice, but I must confess, I am definately a firework kind of guy. It looked quite dull to me until the countdown*** So Dave, what do you think now that you've seen a bigger picture of the show? (you can also search around the linx there for the whole thing in 5 parts, I'm rather partial to the parade out in part 5, it's very festive and tons of fun, though again a tad cooler at TDL imho)
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer ^ Beautiful! But it seems the laser programming is new this year. Interesting.
Originally Posted By Mr X Not necessarily...the shows in both parks are all new EVERY year, so it could be that they just didn't use it for the 09 version.
Originally Posted By Mr X Sometimes they repeat certain elements. Usually the music is re-arranged though...I can't tell much from that one clip.
Originally Posted By Mr X Looking back, it does seem like they use Sea of Dreams in one way or another most years... I guess only TDL is really completely different every year. *shrug*
Originally Posted By Mr X <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRNiK43YqvQ&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...=related</a> This gives you an idea of the scope of the festivities over at TDL, as well. From some guy named Joe. *shrugs*
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Looks great, though I suspect the crowds of New Year would mean it would not be the best time for us to finally go?
Originally Posted By Mr X Well, as you might know the actual event is hard-ticket only...so if you can land a ticket (or a Disney hotel reservation, that comes with guaranteed entry), you can check out the big event. Other than that though, crowds are relatively heavy but not ridiculous the week after Christmas, and you can (I believe) enjoy a "preview" of the Countdown parade which includes the whole show but not the fireworks iirc. The week after new years is also, of course, busy BUT you can enjoy some unique New Years shows in the parks. What I would recommend is perhaps arriving on the 29th, enjoying TDL on the 30th including the countdown parade, go elsewhere for New Years Eve and the first few days (Temple visiting is very popular), and then back to the resort around the 7th or 8th for several days...that way you could catch the tail end of the New Years shows, and after THAT the parks are utterly empty until March. It's cold, though.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Hmmm, do not like cold, and are bound by the damn school vacations. That's the problem when your son is autistic and 18 months behind on his reading despite working twice as hard. You are bound by the school timetable where the prices double for flights. So it is Christmas (usually 22nd Dec - 4th Jan), a week of Valentine's - too short, 2 weeks at Easter, 6 weeks in July and August, and Halloween week. I am thinking summer or Easter might be best.
Originally Posted By Mr X Christmas is very well done here, and you could luck out and have some warmer days (it generally freezes up RIGHT around New Years...but it's still not ridiculously intolerable til late Jan/Feb)...so I would keep that option open despite the crowds. Easter over summer, DEFINITELY. July and August here are miserably hot and humid, and the crowds are legendary in the parks. As an aside, I'm sorry to hear about Mike's troubles! Although, considering he's got a learning disability, why is he considered to be "behind" on his reading? Is this in comparison with his peers, because that does not seem an appropriate way for the schools to be looking at things if you ask me. That's private stuff though, so I'll just say feel free to shoot me an email anytime if you'd like to discuss further.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Mikey has high functioning aspergers. He is a genious, but also does things his own way and in his own time. He struggles with linguistic issues - speaking, reading, writing (though he will try to speak any language - lol, and we read great together when playing Dragon Quest 9 and other such games). He is 2 years advanced in math. He does have a stammer though and it can affect his confidence in speaking. But the school will still monitor him in comparison to his age group as he is only just on the autistic spectrum. There approach is more homework, testing and support. The whole school only has 24 children though and that can be useful. The down side is he does not like school much and has less time for childhood pursuits. We considered homeschool, but Sarah lacks the skills and my work commitments are not condusive. Private school is much too expensive. And so we try to make do the best we can. What is ironic is he always develops so much every time we travel. even when it is simply a theme park.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***The whole school only has 24 children though and that can be useful*** Wow. That's some serious individual attention! ***He is 2 years advanced in math*** I wonder why, then, the other kids aren't considered "behind", and being forced to catch up the way Mike is? Ugh...such complicated stuff, this education thing. Sometimes I wonder if we (humans) aren't going about it entirely the wrong way. Take a kid like Mike...he hates school but is good at math. Why not gear his curriculum towards his strengths? I know PLENTY of highly successful computer and statistics folks who aren't all that great at communicating (but they do just fine due to their gifts). But my rant is way off topic, I'll just leave it there.
