Kalmia
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Post by Kalmia on May 24, 2024 21:18:41 GMT -5
I was the prime target for Galactic Starcruiser. I'm a huge Star Wars fan. I've been to Star Wars conventions on two different continents (make it three next year) and I queued up overnight in the middle of a cold December in London to go to a Star Wars movie premier. I'm not afraid to spend money, waste time, or travel long distances for Star Wars but I had zero interest in this. If it had been a themed hotel with the staff playing along the same way they do in the parks, I'd have been interested if the price was right. Disney already does themed hotels and rooms that are hugely successful without being fully immersive. Let me make my own experience out of it, don't force one on me. If you're going to Celebration Japan I'm very jealous lol. I am! Went to London last year and Chicago in 2019.
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Post by Spider2024 on May 25, 2024 16:44:10 GMT -5
Please tell me the hotel's lounge played the Cantina theme repeatedly.
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Post by HMARK Center on May 25, 2024 19:45:01 GMT -5
I've seen some conversation on this video elsewhere among theme park fans, and it's interesting to see some folks argue that the Cruiser was at least a good attempt at what "the future of themed entertainment" looks like, and...man, I just don't know.
Jenny mentions in the video how they outfit the World Showcase at EPCOT with an optional game with interactive features for kids to play; it's a place with a lot of shops, travelogue films, and nice restaurants, so usually not the favorite place of the 6-12 year old set, so having, say, a DuckTales game where you use a phone to follow a narrative and make some interactive things happen is nice. In that sense, sure, interactive, game-style features can be a nice compliment to whatever you're building.
But this level of interactivity? Man, I dunno, it just sounds exhausting, which is what Nicholson says in the video, too. Theme parks can absolutely be tiring, especially massive ones like EPCOT and Animal Kingdom that require a ton of walking, but it's still supposed to be a vacation, so I want to be able to take it at my own pace, even if that means slowing down sometimes and possibly missing out on a ride or show or two. Stuff like this isn't meant for a vacation, it's for specific events like LARP get-togethers, where people go into it knowing what they've signed up for.
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Post by G✇JI☈A on May 25, 2024 19:52:04 GMT -5
I rewatched her video about the disappearence of the Buzzy animatronic from the Wanders of Life Pavilion last night.
Did they ever find her boy?
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Post by Saiyanic Panic on May 25, 2024 22:47:21 GMT -5
I rewatched her video about the disappearence of the Buzzy animatronic from the Wanders of Life Pavilion last night. Did they ever find her boy? The Jenny doth protest too much.
Huge. Gracious. Rubenesque.
Buzzy is sewn inside that giant Porg.
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