Jim Disney

Westcoaster Update - 05/26/2006 - Knott's Berry Farm and The Disneyland Resort So here's an update... delayed about a week thanks to a very busy schedule at work and a hectic personal life that involved the loss of a family member last week. Needless to say, I am done with the month of May. But here's a peek... everything else is found by following the link above. Here's one for the ladies... Pacific Spin's sphincter The swiss can engineer like a son of a b*tch... but they can't spell for sh*t. Disney's own border fence is going up nicely... Enjoy the update!!

Westcoaster Update - 05/15/2006 - Six Flags Magic Mountain - Tatsu Campout and Media Event So Wes and Albert lent me their photos from the campout and I took the opportunity to mock everything... well, not really. Looks like everyone had a great time... thanks to Robb and Elissa for putting on a great event for everyone! Here's a few of our photos... Enjoy the update! Westcoaster Update - 05/15/2006 - Six Flags Magic Mountain - Tatsu Campout and Media Event

^Well, I'd love to think that they're going to paint the whole thing... at least I hope they do!

We added a new update to close out the week... this time from Magic Mountain! Since we didn't have a SFMM update for the entire month of April, we felt it'd be best if we did SOMETHING. So here ya go! Westcoaster Update - 05/05/2006 - Six Flags Magic Mountain There's pictures of Geese! And messy construction areas... And track that's been photographed like a million times! And port-a-potties! Enjoy!!

I'll just update this thread since it's still alive here... Westcoaster Update - 05/04/2006 - Knott's Berry Farm and The Disneyland Resort New update today from the So. Cal parks. Mainly looking at the work being done at Soak City in Buena Park and the stuff at the Disneyland Resort. 21 pages in all! The Pacific Spin is pretty much finished at Soak City Wayne Newton is still coming to the House of Blues!! And Joey is still running for Mayor of New Orleans! Enjoy!

NOTHING! Actually... Shirt: Hollister "Bikers do it in lycra" shirt Pants: Gap boot-cut jeans Socks: Whatever was clean... they're white Shoes: Nike 10//2 Free 5.0 (the most comfortable shoes EVER!)

I am officially a dork. Here's my facts... 1. I am deathly afraid of heights 2. Contrary to popular belief, I am not a duck of any sort 3. I drink 2 diet cokes a day 4. I ride 50-100 miles a week currently on the bike... in another few months I hope to be back up to 150-250 and racing in some smaller races by next season. 5. I love to make my own pizzas from scratch (healthier that way, less fat, no sugars... just like I like)

Okay, so I'm not insane... as for the Busch Gardens Tampa/Africa thing... have they actually changed the name of the park down there yet? I saw on Screamscape that the new brochures for the park clearly say Busch Gardens Africa, but their website still says Busch Gardens Tampa Bay... so I was unsure of what to post.

I mean... I'm just basing it off my own experiences. I'm sure there are worse rides in the world. But it was pretty bad when we rode it. I guess for us it was just bland and not that fun. But thanks for the compliments. I had to throw some Manbearpig references in there... I couldn't resist really. Glad ya'll enjoyed it!

Latest Update: Page 2 - 09/29/2008 - Knott's Scary Farm Westcoaster Update - 05/02/2006 - Busch Gardens Africa So we've posted the last of our Florida updates (finally)... this one is from Busch Gardens Africa (Tampa)... lots of fun stuff including a story about the single worst Burger King on the planet. Here's a few photos... Wes wearing a hot dog... Trader Me Cranky bird... Enjoy the update!

Hey Ya'll! We've posted a new update over at Westcoaster. Westcoaster Update - 04/28/2006 - Universal Studios Hollywood and Photoshop Phun! Over at Universal Studios Hollywood they're doing work on the new stuff for the Tram Tour, including testing the new KUKA arm that'll be used during the Fast and The Furious addition. Looks interesting! Westcoaster Update - 04/28/2006 - Universal Studios Hollywood and Photoshop Phun! Enjoy!

Joey + Wayne Newton = Love... much like Wes + Gary Sinise = Love Westcoaster Update - 04/24/2006 - Knott's Berry Farm, Soak City and The Disneyland Resort Lots of stuff going on around the local parks lately. One of the things I found interesting was that after all the hype, they still haven't moved rock #1 over at the Pointe Anaheim project. Hopefully it'll still happen some day!

Doubt it'll ever happen. Disney courted Spain during the planning stages for Euro Disneyland only to force France's hand and get the consessions they wanted out of them. It was only a bargaining tactic. As for this idea... I'm not sure I think it's even a good one. I mean... Disney has talked for a long time with different countries (Singapore for instance) about building parks. But most never happen. Plus, with this not even being a park per se... well, I dunno if I buy it.

Westcoaster Update - 04/19/2006 - Knott's Berry Farm, Soak City Palm Springs, and The Disneyland Resort Death of free advertising... Nipples? Unfinished slide in Buena Park... Finished in Palm Springs So yeah... the guest service at Knott's Berry Farm sucked... but there are good things happening there too... hope you enjoy the update! Westcoaster Update - 04/19/2006 - Knott's Berry Farm, Soak City Palm Springs, and The Disneyland Resort

The Lord Your God, Gary Sinise! So we posted a new update today from our ongoing "Hey, we went to Florida" updates. Today is a bunch of stuff from Epcot (where we missed Soren by 1 friggin' week... oy!). It's got fire and Gary Sinise... for us, that's all an update really ever needs. Enjoy!! Westcoaster Update - 04/17/2006 - Epcot: Fire and Gary Sinise!

Hey all... So we've done a few updates... just wanted to throw 'em at ya. The first is semi-serious... for the Disneyland Resort and the work they've been doing on the Finding Nemo ride. And the second is a fun look at our trip to Universal Studios Florida... enjoy!! Westcoaster Update - 04/12/2006 - Universal Studios Florida... complete with Bill Paxton Westcoaster Update - 04/10/2006 - Disneyland Park... we've yet to find that damn crippled fish...

Thanks for the kind words, ya'll! I'll try to make sure our updates stay artist friendly and don't become... old and stupid. As for the weather + crowds thing... I mean. Generally, if rain starts falling... people just don't end up going to the parks. Regardless of where you're at (Disney, Universal, That dude's mom's house)... wait, what? So I dunno... it's kind of a crap shoot when it comes to the crowds. But even the talk of rain and a few threatening clouds might keep some of the crowds away. But do also remember that this is technically Spring Break, and you're going on a Saturday. So it could end up still being busy anyways... who knows.

^Right... there'll be two. Like I said in the update... while I find The Fast and The Furious to be completely retarded, this could end up being a really cool addition to the tram tour if they pull it off right... so we'll see...

Westcoaster Update - 04/06/2006 - Universal Studios Hollywood... now 20% more artist friendly So here's a new update... it's been busy lately, huh? Anyways... so here's the update from Universal Studios Hollywood. They've been busy in City Walk building the SkyVenture indoor skydiving location and a new shop called Upstart Crow. We've got photos of that as well as photos of a new large Kuka arm that looks to be used in the new Fast and The Furious tram tour "show" (we have photos of where it'll go on the tour as well). And some fun photos from the VIP Tram Tour... the Prop Warehouse, Sound Stages and stuff like that! Enjoy!!

^I don't remember it from our last trip...

Yeah... I mean, here's the thing. DCA's ride is good. Good drop profile... decent show... but there's just too much that is akward with it. If Florida's ride had never been built, DCA's Tower wouldn't get the negative attention that it gets now. But it really is a case of building a half-assed ride after you've hit a home run previously with the Florida Tower. The issue is this. DCA's Tower has no creepy/cool ambiance to it. It's just there. There's no build up... there's no surrounding area to really reinforce that hey... this is an old beat up building. Even inside... it's too bright and "new". Whereas in Florida... it's dark... and just looks like it's been beat to all sh*t. The libraries... I prefer DCA's. The added effect of the timed strobe in the window to match the lightning on the TV is just subtle and great. After that... the boiler rooms... NO COMPARISON! Florida - Dark, creepy... it LOOKS like a boiler room. California - "Did I just step into Toon Town?" Sure it's nice... but I've never seen boilers that were lit in pinks, blues and purples. The split level works... but the thing is... well... I'm jumping ahead of myself. Next up would be the loading areas... obviously Florida wins... the random motors that actually spark and fire up when the elevator's coming down... it's not lit like Roger Rabbit's Car-Toon Spin... then... when the doors open! Oh my god... an elevator. DCA... a hallway. Now... DCA *COULD'VE* made more sense if they'd gone with the idea of what they'd done in Tokyo with the sliding wall revealing the "hidden passageway" to a secret elevator. THAT would make sense. But no... you get two sets of elevator doors. RE-TAR-DED! I used to try and excuse it away... but seriously... it's just retarded. The shows... yeah. DCA's show is different... but WDW's just has more to it... it makes more sense. And the random drop profiles (which DCA has now pushed back until late 2006-early 2007 due to the popularity of Monsters Inc) just make it that much better. I still like DCA's tower. But it's just not nearly as good as WDW's on SOOOOOO many levels. Which is sad... and very frustrating. But what're ya gonna do? Either way... WDW and DCA's towers will both be crapped on by TDS' tower when it opens later this year. The queue, pre-show, storage warehouse and ride show is just awesome! Oh well... that's just my $0.02...

Good find Robb... I've always wondered about that place, but I've never seen any photos. Thanks!

Westcoaster Update - 04/03/2006 - Disney-MGM Studios and pictures of us eating... So we ate a lot... we took pictures of that... we also took pictures in Disney-MGM Studios and I put my own spin on the Lights, Motors, Action stunt show... enjoy!

^Almost... not soon enough though. I've actually been thinking of a weekend sooner than October just to go. But I dunno, we'll see...

Westcoaster Update - 03/30/2006 - Islands of Adventure So we posted a HUGE update from Islands of Adventure. It's a few weeks delayed since we've been there. But the photos are fun. Hope you enjoy!!