Trip Report: July 10-18, 2010. Day 4
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From: Patty Winter on 4 Aug 2010 10:49 In article <i3bosc$3f2$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Paul Lalli <mritty(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Patty Winter wrote: >> >> And they do mean "anything." A friend of mine had to take off a small >> wallet-sized bag that was snugly strung entirely across her body. On >> the other hand, she liked the fingerprint-operated lockers! > > Do the lockers require a rental fee, >or are they free to use at each attraction? Oh, I'm sure the ones at the HP ride are free. Otherwise no one with any stuff would want to go on the ride. >> Are these filmed projections of the actual actors? > >Yes. Very well done. They look more like Star Trek-esque holograms >than like a movie screen. Nice! >>> Thanks for reading. (Especially, in this case, if you actually managed >>> to read the whole thing. >> >> I did! Do I get a souvenir mandrake? :-) > >Sorry, I couldn't swipe one for you. They were behind cages. :-P Ah, well, it's the thought that counts. :-) Patty
From: Paul on 4 Aug 2010 12:13 Paul Lalli <mritty(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:i3a925$17c$1(a)news.eternal-september.org: > Thanks for reading. (Especially, in this case, if you actually > managed to read the whole thing. > > Paul Lalli I did, and it convinced me that we probably will not make a detour to IoA on our WDW trip next month. I know I would not be a good fit for the seating as you described, anyway. I would like to see the HP theming, though -- can the queues be navigated without riding, or would that just further tick off the herders? We noticed the difference between WDW and USF workers when we first visited both in 1997. -- Paul in NH (PSS) - Waiting for Sept. 12-17 - BWV pssawyer at comcast dot net
From: Paul Lalli on 4 Aug 2010 13:52 Paul wrote: > Paul Lalli <mritty(a)gmail.com> wrote in > news:i3a925$17c$1(a)news.eternal-september.org: > >> Thanks for reading. (Especially, in this case, if you actually >> managed to read the whole thing. > I did, and it convinced me that we probably will not make a detour to > IoA on our WDW trip next month. I know I would not be a good fit for > the seating as you described, anyway. I would like to see the HP > theming, though -- can the queues be navigated without riding, or > would that just further tick off the herders? Well given that they had additional test seats near the load area, I have to assume there was somewhere for those who didn't fit to disembark without riding. I don't know what the procedure would be, however... Paul Lalli
From: Keane on 4 Aug 2010 15:34 On Wed, 04 Aug 2010 09:10:35 -0400, Paul Lalli <mritty(a)gmail.com> wrote: >Patty Winter wrote: >> In article <i3a925$17c$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, >> Paul Lalli <mritty(a)gmail.com> wrote: > >>> Five minutes later, I'm hearing an >>> employee up above talk about renting a locker to store our belongings, >>> because you can't take anything on the ride. >> >> And they do mean "anything." A friend of mine had to take off a small >> wallet-sized bag that was snugly strung entirely across her body. On >> the other hand, she liked the fingerprint-operated lockers! > >I never actually tried any of the lockers. We didn't bring any bags >into the park, and my pockets were tight enough with both of our >celphones/cameras/wallets stuffed in them that I wasn't worried about >anything falling out. Nothing did. Do the lockers require a rental fee, >or are they free to use at each attraction? They're free for an hour, or hour-and-a-half. I forget. After that, it costs money to get your stuff back. (One year, our locker held a camera and a frozen lemonade.) > >>> Anyway. We finally got on the Jurassic Park adventure. I'd watched a >>> YouTube video of it a month or so prior. After watching it, I left the >>> comment that it looked to me like 5:20 of boredom followed by 10 seconds >>> of excitement. And that's exactly what it was. Except that the 10 >>> seconds weren't really very exciting at all. >> >> So it isn't like Splash Mountain? > >Not remotely like Splash Mountain. I depends on how you look at it. JPRA is supposed to be the jeep ride (though I think they became Toyotas in the movie) through Jurassic Park (except you're in a boat in JPRA), then something goes wrong, just like in the movie, and you almost get eaten by a t-rex just before you escape into the briar patch, which is waaaay further down than Splash Mountain. Keane -- When stars are born, They possess a gift or two, One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true... -- Wishes Visit my site: http://keanespics.com
From: Laura Gilbreath on 4 Aug 2010 17:48
Paul Lalli <mritty(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:i3a925$17c$1(a)news.eternal-september.org: > > Thanks for reading. (Especially, in this case, if you actually > managed to read the whole thing. Thanks, Paul - it was great! Especially since we're talking about going there in December. You didn't mention Seuss Landing at all - did you not visit that area? That was one of my favorites from the one day that I spent there. Laura ************************************************************************** Email: lgil at lgil dot net or remove "REMOVETHIS" from "Reply to" address. Visit Tigger's Vacation Page: http://www.travelswithtigger.com |