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Don't lie. You were just paying lip service. You hated the place...

I also loved Gwazi pre-Millennium Flyers and I think Boomerangs are severely underrated. So I don't know, maybe I'm just weird. Say what you want, it's still the best wooden in my eyes. I feel like I'm obliged to post a question now, so what's your favorite B&M? I like how people in this thread make the assumption that Kristen likes roller coasters!

Today TPR was at the Animal Kingdom 20th Anniversary Celebration! Here's some photos & videos from today's event! The video includes some clips of the "fun" that was had, a full interview with legendary Walt Disney Imagineer Joe Rohde, and a full onride of Expedition Everest featuring yours truly! Enjoy! And remember "Party for the Planet" is going on RIGHT NOW at Animal Kingdom and if you missed those details, they can all be found here HERE! Good morning from Disney’s Animal Kingdom! We are here for their 20th Anniversary Celebration and Earth Day 2018! We are at the Festival of the Lion King theater for the Animal Kingdom 20th celebration event! Celebration is about to begin! The celebration has started with some amazing Animal Kingdom entertainment! Mickey Mouse tipping his hat to Joe Rohde during the celebration event was my favorite part of the whole presentation! Love this! We just got to interview Joe Rohde! He’s always a pleasure to talk to! His stories are wonderful and we can’t wait to share them with all of you! Here are the event cupcakes and they are amazing! I love the Tree of Life cupcake! I love running into TPR fans at the parks! Please go follow @shawngorlando on Twitter! He’s awesome!!! Here’s some concept art from Donald’s Dino-Bash which will include 7 new character meet & greet areas! Awesome to see Chip n Dale in new outfits! We are about to see the new Up! A Great Bird Adventure! This new show officially opens TODAY at Animal Kingdom! Hey kids, look! We are trending today! We got to check out the new Utility Suit character in Pandora! Very impressive! We just got to see the new Up! A Great Bird Adventure show! Super fun and cute! Take your kids! [twitter] [/twitter] Just ran into more TPR Fans! And @DejesusJayden is drinking my favorite Pandora drink! Awesome! Look, I’ll be honest... I don’t even really like “simulator” rides but Flight of Passage is absolutely INCREDIBLE! In fact, it’s one of the best attractions Disney has ever made! Animal Kingdom’s answer to Matterhorn is impressive looking IMO! Fun Fact! The “Naked Mole Rats” have been at Disney’s Animal Kingdom for 20 years! (They are also my favorite animal at the park!) [twitter] [/twitter] It has been so awesome running into so many TPR friends today celebrating Animal Kingdom's 20th! We are giving away some of these 20th Anniversary maps on our Twitter! Go find out how to win one! The new “Up! A Great Bird Adventure” show was super cute! Russell & Dug were awesome! And they had amazing birds! Every time I walk into Pandora, I am still completely blown away by it! The new "Utility Suit" character in Pandora was pretty cool. It fits into the story as being a device they use to help climb the mountains and lift rocks helping to rebuild the Valley of Mo'ara. [twitter] [/twitter] NOTED!!! lol That wraps up our day! It was a fantastic full day of celebrating! Now go watch that video and tell us what you think! Thanks for reading!

Why do you ask us for our advice if you're just going to question what we tell you like we don't know what we are talking about?

I have to say we've done a lot of different dining experiences on different cruise ship and I have to say Palo Brunch is easily in my "top 3 favorites" (which pretty much means it's tied for my favorite) of all restaurants I've eaten at on Cruise ships!

I should just upload the video to my own channel, I mean, after all it's my footage!

Beauty & The Beast is FANTASTIC! It is easily the best show I've seen performed on a cruise ship. Tangled was good, too, but IMO Beauty & The Beast set a new bar. I wonder if on the 6 night itinerary you'll get Animation Magic in Animator's Palate or not. Something to look into. I know they said that they only do it on 7 night sailings, but I know the reasoning is they only do it when they know everyone on the ship can see it so it's fair. And on a six night, everyone should get two nights in Animator's so it's possible. Something to maybe look into because it's worth it, IMO!

Agreed. Like, you know... a guy in an RMC hard hat and truck pouring concrete. Seriously though, considering the source, I wouldn't put too much stock in the click-bait garbage I've seen come out of it. I mean, the RMC rumor has been going around for a long, long, long time and I know there is some shred of truth to it, but things change all the time in this industry. Look at Gold Striker. How many times was that project on and off? And what about the Morey's Piers woodie? Or the Predator re-make? Again, agreed with boldikus. This doesn't change the legitimacy of the rumor any more than what we've been hearing since the ride closed.

Yep! And we'd be booking it regularly! But seriously, the ships do NEED things that are exclusive to them, otherwise they would be a little less attractive if you could get all the same experiences at the parks.

I think it would be difficult because you would NEED to have set seating times for it to work since it *IS* a show with a beginning, middle, and end. And the entire show takes about the length of dinner, around 90 minutes. That works more difficultly with the park setting since people like to make their dinner reservations at different times. You have "dinner shows" like Hoop De Doo that operate on a schedule, but that's almost on a different level since it has live music, singing, dancing, etc. I personally think Artist's Palate would be a harder sell in a theme park environment where everyone is moving at different speeds. I also sort of like that it's exclusive to the cruise ships.

Yes, there are two times for the dinner seating. Usually on ships it's around 5pm and 8pm. This show works because they know that everyone in the restaurant, for the most part, is at the same place in their dinner as everyone else so the show runs like clockwork.

Thank you. So sick of people stealing our footage without asking or giving credit.

There are basically three different shows depending on the ship. The Crush show you get on the Dream and Fantasy the first time you are in the restaurant. Then on Fantasy or any other 7+ night itineraries you get "Animation Magic" which is this insanely cool show where everyone in the restaurant draws their own character on paper and then it comes to live on screen right in front of you! And then on the Magic & Wonder you get the show with Sorcerer Mickey that we posted about above. Personally my favorite is the Animation Magic and the Sorcerer Mickey show. I think the Crush show would be a lot cooler had I not seen Turtle Talk many many times at the park.

Bu-Bye stupid video! Next time try stealing someone else's footage!

I seriously cannot handle the stupid posts and stupid advice any longer. And seeing that the original poster hasn't even logged into the forum since he posted asking for advice, I'm just going to lock this thread, hope they get the advice they are looking for and keep people from steering others in the completely wrong direction to begin with. This post was originally made in the "Ask Alvey" thread but I moved it here thinking that other people who frequent the park more would have better advice. That was a mistake. There is a REASON why people pay us money to plan amazing vacations. And that reason is we aren't going to give people FUCKING HORRIBLE advice that will make their day at Cedar Point suck. Thread locked.

REGISTER for our forum to leave a comment! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Day TWO of our Disney Magic Cruise! (Read part one HERE in case you missed it!) Our first day was absoultely wonderful and day two gets even better! Our second day on the ship was a "sea day" and to be honest, those are my FAVORITE days while cruising! Sea days mean you are, as the term implies, "at sea" and you don't dock anywhere. Why do I like them so much? They are easily the most relaxing days of the trip as you get to explore the ship and take part in any activities at your leisure, and unless there is something you are planning to do, there isn't any real agenda that you have to stick to. Unlike port days where usually you'll have excursions with tour schedules, meeting times, etc, these are days to just "hang out and enjoy the ship!" Today would also be an amazing "food day" as it started with one of my favorite Disney breakfast traditions, continued with Palo Brunch and then ended with one of my all-time favorite Disney experiences "Animator's Palate!" So here goes, on to more photos & video! (And be SURE to watch the video for Animator's Palate!) Good morning from the Disney Magic! There is no better Disney way to start your day than with a Mickey Mouse Waffle!!! Today we were given a tour of the Oceaneer Club on the Disney Magic! These kids spaces are amazing! The Disney ships really are like theme parks at sea! In fact, they are so much like the theme parks that kids use the familiar "MagicBand" system to tap in and out of the Oceaneer Club! And there is something for all ages, boys and girls. I absolutely LOVE the “Animator’s Studio” that is part of the Oceaneer Club! I wonder how many future animators will start their career in here? The attention to detail and theming is exactly what you'd expect from the theme parks. And rooms like this, which are more geared towards science and crafts are HUGE! There really is no shortage of cool areas and "things to do" in the Oceaneer Club. "Edge" is the ship's "tween" club for kids that are starting to age out of the Oceaneer Club but still too young to be in the "teen" club. In short, they are a lot of trouble! lol Speaking of trouble, Kristen spent a lot of time in Edge during the cruise! She did not get into that much trouble...at least that we are aware! Edge got a few minor upgrades during the recent dry dock. Nothing too major, but some walls were removed... And just gave the area a bit more space. Here is a look at "Vibe" which is the teen club. This is where the cool kids go to be anti-social from everyone else. Vibe received a pretty extensive make-over during the dry dock. While this is the first time I'm seeing it, it did look pretty cool! We did say there was something for "all ages..." And yes even babies! You can drop your baby off here and go explore the ship, and that is completely encouraged! We have just sat down to Palo brunch! WARNING!!! Our next few photos will make you hungry!!! We were just given a “buffet tour” as part of Palo Brunch. The volume of seriously fantastic food here is ridiculously amazing! We may be here a few hours! lol My first plate at Palo includes Prosciutto, aged Parmesan Cheese, and Chocolate Covered Strawberries. Anyone that knows me would know this is my foodie heaven right here! Elissa’s first plate includes some Hummus, three kinds of bread, Parmesan Cheese, and it was amazing!!! Even though Palo is a higher end "Ages 18 and over" restaurant, they never forget their roots! Along with the GIANT buffet there is also a menu you can order from. I went for a flatbread pizza! (delicious!) Along with the Chicken Parm. (Also fantastic!) My "dessert plate" ended up being four kinds of sweet breads...and more parmesan cheese! Palo is a beautiful restaurant! Everything about it feels so upscale and elegant. And the food is some of the best I’ve had on a cruise ship! Tonight in celebration of Tangled: The Musical showing, O’Gill’s Pub has been transformed into The Snugly Duckling! And it looks amazing! Rapunzel fans NEED this in their life! We will get back to this a little bit later... Today we went around the ship and delivered presents to our “fish extender” groups! This is so much fun and I love how complete strangers are doing nice things for each other! This is a good, simple explanation of the fish extender. The way guests decorate their stateroom door on a Disney Cruise is another fun sub-culture of the ships. Some people go all out and it’s amazing to see! Getting us prepared for Tangled: The Musical tonight, in our room we had some amazing Rapunzel themed snacks! YUM! It's "formal night" tonight so everyone was getting all dressed up! It's always awesome to see the Disney characters in their "formal attire!" Donald was super impressed with Kristen's dress and made her do a little "twirl!" Tonight we are Animator’s Palate on the Disney Magic. This is one of my favorite Disney dining experiences! Wait until you see what happens! It truly is magical! Here is the menu for Animator’s Palate! See anything you’d like for dinner? These are the "Black Truffle Pasta Purses" and quite possibly the best thing we'll have on the entire cruise! They seriously MELTED in your mouth!!! (we may or may not have had our server bring us multiple servings of them!) Oh yeah, the steak was good, too... But OMG! Those Pasta Purses! As you eat dinner, the screens in Animator’s Palate come to life... They begin as black & white pencil sketches... As you continue through your meal, those black & white animation sketches go through “clean up” ... ...and begin to get animated and colored! ...they slowly transform into a full animation cells! But it's not just what is on the screens! Then the entire restaurant begins to change from Black and White to full color! It's amazing! And the mood & color of the restaurant will change based on what is on the screens... It goes RED when something scary or angry is on the screen! Everything get dark and dreary when it is something sad... And the color changes again when the scene gets more uplifting... Action & adventure... And when things start to get happy again! It is just INCREDIBLE to watch the entire place completely transform! It is truly one of the best examples I've ever seen of lighting, projections, and storytelling. All while having an amazing dinner!!! And of course, it wouldn't be "Animator's Palate" without Mickey Mouse!!! Click to watch this little video below to get an idea of what it looks like in action. This is seriously something that every Disney fan NEEDS to see! [fbvideonew] [/fbvideonew] Animator’s Palate evolves from Black & White to color right before your eyes in the most magical Disney way possible! It seriously is one of my favorite things at any Disney property! This gives you a better idea of how Animator’s Palate transforms! The “show” is completely magical in the best Disney way possible! You HAVE to experience this!!! Not only does the Animator’s Palate restaurant come to life with color and imagination during your meal, but so does the wait staff! "Before..." "After!" Oh yes...and here was my dessert after dinner! Just saw Tangled: The Musical on the Disney Magic! Very impressive especially considering the staging they do for only one day during the cruise! I did love how the shop has merchandise displays based on the themes for the day. Today's theme was "Rapunzel." As we mentioned before, O'Gills Pub was "Under New Management" by the ruffians in Tangled! This is another great example of the "adults" area on the ship! Tonight the pub became a "PG-Rated" Adults Only pub games, sing-along, and skits by the thugs from Tangled. Yes, there was singing, but you probably already know the words! It was actually a lot of fun and other great example how the Disney ships have something for everyone! Since "Marvel Day At Sea" is happening during this cruise, there are Marvel Studios movies playing throughout the entire sailing! Yay! Mickey was all decked out in his formal attire tonight! And we'll end the report with Elissa and her rodents! Look how happy she is! lol Next up will our Port Day at Cozumel and Pirates Night! YAY!!! Oh yes, be sure to POST YOUR COMMENTS!!! (we took the time to write the report, the least you could do is say something nice about it!) Click HERE to read Part Three of this report! Construction Photos from early Feb 2005

EDIT: Nevermind. I'm done giving advice. I really hope you have a great visit. I will not be reading or responding to this thread any longer.

PLEASE STOP TELLING PEOPLE THIS!!! THIS IS THE STUPIDEST WORST MOST HORRIBLE ADVICE YOU CAN GIVE SOMEONE GOING TO CEDAR POINT FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME!!!!! I seriously don't understand why people would choose to wait HOURS IN LINE when they can also choose to NOT wait hours in line. The stupidity behind this just boggles my mind.

I'm sorry but IMO this is absoultely terrible advice!!! How can you tell someone NOT to get the front of the line pass when you just said the lines could have still been 45 minutes??? And even those three rides you just mentioned at 20ish minutes means if they rode all three they would have waited an hour. And with the express pass that would cut that time by more than 1/2. Also was the visit you're talking about your 'first ever visit" to the park? I would never ever tell someone who is going to Cedar Point for the first time ever not to get the front of the line pass. The amount of time you can save, even if the lines are only 20-30 minutes each on average, adds up very quickly and equals a LOT of time. That's time you can spend riding MORE things, taking your day at a more relaxed pace, having extra time to not rush a meal, and overall just enjoying the park. Even having three days at the park I would still get the Fast Lane Plus pass to ensure that you can get everything in and as much as you'd like. We are going to be at the park later this year for 2 days and we'll have the FL+ pass both days. I couldn't imagine doing that park without it no matter how many days I'm there. Just imagine being at Disneyland and having an instant FastPass for everything you want to do. That's what their FastLane pass is like. Please don't listen to people that try to tell you not to get the front of the line pass because getting it, even if lines are only 20-30 minutes will GREATLY increase the quality of your day.

I'll be honest, we only get out to Cedar Point every couple of years, and when we go, we usually go with a group and stay on-site at Breakers. We ALWAYS ALWAYS get the front of the line pass. That being said, a lot of your other questions can probably better be answered by people who frequent the park more than we do so I'm going to move this into the main forum.

I think I'm going to start doing weird compilation videos on YouTube like "Top 5 fastest roller coasters in the USA that are under 150 feet and painted green..."

You can order both! You are not limited to one menu item on cruise ships. And it's all included!

It was crazy popular! Also probably because it was DELICIOUS! I ended up having it a few times and it's right up there with one of the best "quick service" items I've ever had on a cruise ship!

Man I really do feel like I get dumber every time I read one of your posts.

I feel like this nails my thoughts on Vegas exactly. I love going out there and always have a good time, but after about 2 maybe 3 days I get that "OK, I've had my fill, on to other things..." feeling. While I really enjoy the resort hotels and all the great food in town, I'm not much of a gambler at all ($20 bucks in fun-themed slots here or there) and aside from having a few beers, I don't drink the volume of alcohol that Vegas implies I should be. And oddly enough, as much as I love Broadway musicals, Cirque just doesn't do it for me. So yeah, I like Vegas, but I don't feel the need to go there very often.