The Theme Park Thread • Page 296

haha no it felt like a slight bike rumble

prolly shoulda been stoned

 

let’s all salute

 

Daaaang. How long is that gonna be down for ? Years?

 

so much more excited for Muppets than Aerosmith, a very welcome upgrade. bummed it will be closed for our trip in April though

 

i remember the initial reporting being optimistic about a short turnaround but i don’t know tbh

 

They actually reported this summer. That seems unrealistic. But ya know. Disney time.

 

I hope it’s closed for a long enough time to actually do the retheme justice but who knows

 

damn no more backstage passes

 

Let’s go

 

Add some repurposed animatronics from Muppetvision, new audio (which probably has been done for a while), new set dressing, and preshow (also likely done) and I can see a quick turnaround of 4-5 months being easily achievable.

 

The only animatronics in Muppets were Bean Bunny, Penguins, and the old dudes. Feel like we will see a lot of video used.

 

Put some respect on Statler and Waldorf

 

there’s got to be a creative way to incorporate their bit into the attraction so they should put em in

they should be roasting the ride/music as we exit

 

Knew this comment was gonna come. Had their names right in my head too. Agreed, I can see them being at the end when you pull in.

 

Going to Epcot next Saturday the 14th and staying at art of animation. Any advice on must do’s (and donts) from you pros?

 

that's @Sean Murphy and @GrantCloud 's music

 

The biggest problem with Epcot is that they started showing a really bad Beauty and the Beast movie in the France pavilion and only show the Impressions of France movie intermittently. It is only shown at the very beginning of the day and the end. Epcot is better in the evening anyway, so try and plan around that since it is at the extreme end of the lake.

 

if you go to the France pavilion you can pretend you're in Expedition 33

 

Impressions de France is one of my favorite things in all of WDW

 

Go on Guardian's, Figment, and Living with the Land for rides. Flower and Garden is in full swing so fill up on snacks/treats all day, expect certain food lines to get long on a Saturday night. Line for the skyliner gets huge after fireworks so either leave during them or wait it out somewhere else, i.e the Beach Club or take a walk around the Boardwalk area.

 

Living with the land
Gran fiesta tour

 

do take full advantage of being a skyliner resort, even just for the nice views. spend some time walking around the boardwalk area, its the most criminally underutilized area of the resort and i hope sometime soon a nice revitalization come its way.

as far as epcot goes, id consider buying advanced lightning lane for guardians if you still can so you can guarantee getting on it. i don't know who youre travelling with or their ages but if the people you'll be with can ride rides alone, go single rider for test track. you'll wait only about 20-25 mins max (as opp to 60+) and the ride just isnt worth that long a wait, but it is fun. Living with the Land is a must must must. Don't know your preferred eating/drinking habits but the festival booths are the best for snacking around the day without committing to sitting down at 1 restaurant for 2 hours. if you drink, obviously La Cava Del Tequila in Mexico is a must visit as well as Spice Road Table in Morocco for a morrocan mule. The patisserie in France is a must visit if you love a sweet treat.

 

boardwalk area might be my favorite spot to stay, been at swan and dolphin the last few times and the amenities there along with the options of food/running path there has been top notch

 

Also, if you're going to rope drop, Remy's is the only thing that you can realistically rope drop to using the skyliner since you go in the back entrance. Guardians and Test Track are too far away from there and everyone going in through the main entrance will most likely be in front of you.

 

Hey man you forgot gran fiesta tour