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Lmao captain eo doesn't have any fans
I have a hard time understanding how WDW can justify closing so many attractions in Hollywood Studios and not replacing them, but continue to increase prices for admission. To me it is like paying for a cup of coffee only to receive the coffee grounds.
But Hallelujah and praise be. Goodbye Twister and Disaster!!(happy dance). It's been years since I've rode either and won't miss them. Another suggestion for Universal. Clean up E.T. or tear it down. It's in terrible shape for months now and Universal hasn't put much effort fixing it. They should be embarrassed.
They can't get rid of E.T! It's a classic and the last original ride of the park! I agree that it shows its age and could use a refurb, but come on, it is so cool to ride those bikes and fly across the moon the way E.T. and Elliott did. All kidd should watch E.T. and Universal provides a fun for the whole family way to grt fully immersed in E.T.'s world. Plus you have to have at least one original ride in every theme park and E.T. fits the bill!! However, i do agree that it's good that Disaster will finally be removed. The San Francisco section really doesn't fit anymore since London and Transformers came in. I say they do a totally original Fast and Furious, themed either to New York or London and remove that section of the park completely. Transformers makes sense in New York and with one more tweak, even Beetlejuice's show could be convincing coming from New York (there's a lot of crazy things on Broadway right now, what's one more?). And while I'm not a fan of a walk through attraction of the Tonight Show, Twister has definitely lost its excitement from when it first opened back in 1998 (I always said it would have been much cooler if they re-created riding in the Jeep trying to launch those probes all while trying to survive an F5 tornado). While I know my husband will be disappointed to see it go, as he loves the science behind storms, it is time for Twister to go. Finally, sad to hear that all of the animation building at MGM is closing. I knew that would be the easiest spot to meet Mickey in last year on our honeymoon and I was right (my husband's first time at Disney so you got to meet the big cheese, right?)! It is such a shame that hand drawn animation is barely used nowadays and it was so cool seeing the animators working on the next big project over the years. I loved Mulan knowing it was the last hand drawn movie to come out of Florida and the little show paid respect to that as it used Mushu as the narrator. I hope wherever they move Mickey, he is still accessible and not overly crowded because it all started with a mouse and it's just too crowded to try to meet Mickey at Magic Kingdom, so knowing he was at Magic of animation certainly brought some peace of mind that yes, a meeting with Mickey (without getting a Fast pass) would indeed be possible! Here's to change, so long as Disney and Universal respect and remember their roots and try to make it a great experience for both the young and the young-at-heart! :)
Twited is actually isn't a ride though, it's more of a show,. But both it and Disaster, although redone quite recently from the original Eartqake . probably need to go or refreshed and /or e replaced with more current movies or tv shows. Fast and Furios: Supercharged would be a great replace, as I like those movies, and ride attraction, than the present Disaster. I haven't been on E.T. for several years, but if as you you say it needs cleNing up/repaired/refreshed, then it should. E, or replaced with a newer popular move, cartoon, or tv show. I guess E.t. Is one of the only original rides or attraction that hasn't been replaced. by something newer.
Let's add Disney's onine fast pass system to this list. It's a awful broken system . I can sit at home and set my fast passes for days I have no intention of going to the park. That prevents someone who is actually there from getting an online fast pass. It happens all the time and it needs to be fixed. Come on Disney!! Really!?
That's mean for you to set Fast Pass +'s up for days you have no intention of going, and denying someone or multiple people from getting a FP+ for their favorite ride or show that they really want to ride or see. The FP+ and online reservation app system is far from perfect, but I like it and think it worked great! You're abusing the system by making FP+"s you have no intention of using, shame on you!
You can only set fastpasses if you have park admission linked to your account. So, an annual passholder can make fast passes for the next 30 days, but not many are doing that with no intention of going to the park. So the average of fastpasses that are made but not used is very low.
No, no, no! toward The Magic of Disney Imagination. This is completely wrong :( We are planning a Disney trip for 2016 and I was so looking forward to the "learning to draw" class. It was the one thing I had really wanted to do on my 1st visit ever to Disney back in 2013 but didn't have the chance. Highly disappointed and I wasn't even impressed with Hollywood Studios the first time. I'm not much of a thrill ride person so things such as the Magic of Disney Animation were the only options in that park to spark my interest. If it weren't for the fact that Fantasmic is shown there and that my boyfriend has never seen it, I probably even wouldn't enter this park upon my next visit if this establishment is truly to close. Not happy at all.
I agree completely. We are going the beginning of next year and the only reason we were going to HS was to purchase some sketches from an imagineer. Now i think I can skip that park. Does anyone know where I can purchase the sketches now?
You should be able to purchase them at one of the stores in Downtown Disney ("The Art of Disney" I think). I was there last year and one of the artists was drawing at the time. I'm not sure what the hours are though.
Here's a thought for a place for an attraction for Inside Out. Since from everything I've read the old Cranium Command attraction is still in place just not used. Since that attraction revolved around the inner workings of a young boy it seems it could be refurbished and made to fit Inside Out.
I second that suggestion.
I don't know. Part of me is really sad to see the Magic of Animation leave as I believe that this is the one attraction at MGM..er Hollywood Studios that used to have a real heart and soul. It had real history with real animators making movies. However, it is almost a mercy killing with hand drawn animation now being completely dead in the US anyways. It was only an empty shell of what it used to be and a constant reminder that hand drawn animation is dead.