Nope, the tunes were traditional Christmas tunes. I mean, Bing Crosby and the like.
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Nope, the tunes were traditional Christmas tunes. I mean, Bing Crosby and the like.
But then, Brazillians really did give themselves a bad name as far as tour groups go.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mo Noyz
Yeah, they can be as obnoxious as American tourists. Just more organized.
Quite different, actually.
These tour groups are loud. Yeah, your stupid chant is real endearing. Now shut up. Then, these obnoxious dummies will have one person stand in line so that later on, the other 95 of them can feel entitled to cut in and join their single friend up front. And what's with this inane Lemming mentality, where they feel the need to follow a flag like sheep? How about, "Hey, you're all mature free thinkers. Here are some park maps. Go explore and we'll meet up around lunch time." No. It's much better that 700 of them all get into line in front of me every where I turn. Makes a lot more sense that way. All we need is one amusement park to be built in a rainforest somewhere and we're done with 'em. I'll happily start that petition. Go, Pat, Go. :thumbs:
Nemo is annoying. Then getting out and finally looking at the marine critters and the tanks are dramatically less populated now. Crush did make me laugh, a talented CM and a good group of people. It demonstrates how I've dropped my standards for a good time in Future World.
Your assessment of Test Track is kind of how I am leaning toward only watching the videos. It doesn't surprise me that the screens are whack o already. I understood the story the original told from testing parts to testing durability performance. On the video I am basically just seeing pretty lights, is there a cohesive story element now?
Nicely stated.Quote:
Originally Posted by supernova
I noted this comment, I am sorry, did she pass recently?
Chemical Bank, just like my grandma, is dead.
Exactly! Xenophobia for the win!Quote:
Originally Posted by HauntedGabe
Crush is an amazing piece. The Stitch attraction in DLP was even better. Plus, they were using the whole "rebel spy" idea there long before they thought to incorporate it into Star Tours. I enjoyed the Stitch show and experienced it in English and French. Hey, when in Rome... er, France... Anyway, both Stitch and Crush, along with Monsters, Inc, are all beautifully done. It's just a shame that these are all 2-D screen shows and not true attractions.Quote:
Originally Posted by HauntedGabe
Visually great. But a bland concept. The story is about as cohesive as you can imagine a weak story being. It's not like the mighty microscope where you are shrunk down to the size of an atom. So I don't know if the ramp into the ride is supposed to be magically teleporting us into a computer? The old barrier crash test (which again, in this version, is only weakly explained) as opposed to 'hey, we're about to crash you head-on into a wall', completely takes you out of the whole 'sim car' experience. No one bothered to think this one through.Quote:
Originally Posted by HauntedGabe
No, actually. She passed over thirteen years ago. My paternal grandma died this past November, just two months before her 93rd birthday. She lived a good life. Thanks for the kind words & for even asking. Much appreciated :DQuote:
Originally Posted by HauntedGabe
My very first experience with TT was a thrill, I knew little of the attraction even though I waited for years for that attraction to open visit after visit. Where I can form an opinion via video of Mermaid and Belle, I'm having a hard time forming one for TT off the video.Quote:
Oddly it was my DS that insisted I go see Crush, I've passed before and I'm glad I did. Wonder how much of my 7 years of French that I never had a real opportunity to use in life would serve me in listening to an attraction in French. Yep, 2D's economical fills in lieu of expensive attractions. Did you do the Belle Mirror thing while in Fantasyland?Quote:
Originally Posted by supernova
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Visually great. But a bland concept. The story is about as cohesive as you can imagine a weak story being. It's not like the mighty microscope where you are shrunk down to the size of an atom. So I don't know if the ramp into the ride is supposed to be magically teleporting us into a computer? The old barrier crash test (which again, in this version, is only weakly explained) as opposed to 'hey, we're about to crash you head-on into a wall', completely takes you out of the whole 'sim car' experience. No one bothered to think this one through.
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So, what? Enclose the entire outside portion of the track?Quote:
The old barrier crash test (which again, in this version, is only weakly explained) as opposed to 'hey, we're about to crash you head-on into a wall', completely takes you out of the whole 'sim car' experience. No one bothered to think this one through.
Don't blame me. I didn't come up the Tron-like interior. Blame the Imagineers who forgot that there was something on the other side of the barrier wall. Find a better reason to suddenly thrust out outdoors. The disconnect is way too in-your-face.
I skipped the 'attraction'. I've seen the online video, and if every single 'experience' there is going to be the same exact thing, I have zero reason to ever waste a valuable second of my time there.Quote:
Originally Posted by HauntedGabe
I would not choose the word xenophobia as my disdain is limited to obnoxious tour groups, I can see why you choose Xenophobia to describe your own view. I have actually been around many European tour groups that have class and on an individual basis I don't hold hatred or fear of foreign people, actually quite the opposite as in my family I am only second generation here so many of my relatives were foreign. We also have some real nice non-US citizens on the sight here. Good people.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mo Noyz
Yeah, I'll do most things once, but it would really depend on how much time I had.Quote:
Originally Posted by supernova
Beautiful effort, there.Quote:
Originally Posted by HG
My own view is that different cultures celebrate and have fun in different ways. And I don't begrudge them that opportunity.
I've run across far more rude and obnoxious American tourists than foreign. To spotlight tourists from one country is indeed a xenophobic approach. Sorry.
Obnoxious tour groups aside, be they foreign or domestic, are annoying.
Let's try not to hi-jack the thread and for Pete's sake, everyone play nice!
Need to find time to update to the remaining parks. Wow, these things take more time than I realized. No wonder I've never done one before, even after my DLP trip a few years back. So many photos, so little time to write it all up.