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^Yeah, Screamscape just posted another update saying their sources are reporting it might just be another theater type building, similar to Carthay. I'd imagine they wouldn't want to copy it directly since it's now an icon of DCA.

This video is great! Thanks for sharing. At about 1:09 in the video, when the train is coming over the loop it looks to be going pretty fast. At least a lot faster than other videos, so hopefully that is a sign of the future. We'll actually get some airtime over the top!

Yeah, I noticed that. I figured it had to be within the last year or so though. I could be wrong. I'll just have to check it out when I get out to Hurricane Harbor.

Actually they did use it as an expansion for HH, its a Cabana spot now. From the overhead shots on Google Maps before zooming in really close it still shows that area as a vacant lot. There has always been a little cabana area right next to where Flashback was, but I don't think they ever expanded into that lot when it was removed. I'll be over at Hurricane Harbor next week so I'll have to check, but last time I was there they hadn't expanded.

It's still vacant.

I agree. I watched it a couple of times and I am pretty sure it's going to about the same spot in both clips. It just looks different from the camera angles.

I am really excited for the future of USH! I really enjoyed Despicable Me at Universal in Orlando, so i'm happy to see that on the west coast. Also excited for a flat ride to accompany it! With all the Simpsons rumors and knowing that Potter is coming, there is a bright future ahead for this park. Can't wait.

I was also up at the Mountain today. Not much else to say than what was already said. Pretty crowded, but cleared out later in the afternoon. There were a lot of school groups and summer camps that were there and they pretty much all left around 5. Got to see some Full Throttle testing today. Got home and saw that opening date they mentioned. Very ambitious on their part! It definitely looked like they still had a lot of stuff to do. Oh well, YOLO!!!

I thought this maze had an "ok" first year. Has a lot of potential so I'm hoping it blows it out of the water this year. I got that vibe also. Hopefully they can improve some parts of it. Definitely lots of potential! I enjoyed it though, so I'm glad it's returning!

Yeah, I'm gonna hope that's not full speed! I'm definitely happy to finally see a video. I'm gonna up there this week so hopefully I can see it go for myself!

That was an awesome report! Made me feel good knowing that Disney is looking out for the disabled guests so much! This is why I love them! I'm glad you were able to have a great time at Disneyland and here in SoCal. I love that you're not letting your disability put you down. Can't wait to see where you go in the future!

The wikipedia page for X2 has a good description of how the trains work HERE

The sushi is one of the only things my friends and I will eat inside the park. Nobody has gotten sick yet. I'd recommend it! I was also at the park today. As expected, crowds were light. Walked on pretty much everything. Rode X2 in the front. Let my friend have the inside seat. Definitely a mistake on my part, haha. X2 was super aggressive today and I definitely got the crap beat out of me. Normally I don't notice more than a little bit of bounce on the ride but today my legs bounced above the little crotch divider thing on the seat multiple times. Hopefully it doesn't stay this way!

Pretty sure the promo video showed three cars per train.

My friend and I went for a couple hours today. It wasn't too bad. X2 and Apocalypse were only running one train so we skipped those. Scream only had one train out but it was just about a two train wait. Everything else was pretty easy to get on with only 5-10 minute waits. Tatsu and Superman had about 30ish minute waits. Sundays are usually good days to go.

That looks awesome! I love the animatronics! I agree that this looks like one of the best dark rides Disney has made!

When I first started visiting SFMM frequently a couple years ago, Scream was one of my favorites! Super smooth and lots of fun. Now it has definitely turned into one of the coasters that I avoid when I go to the park. It's a bummer since it's such a great ride! But after riding Medusa this year, I definitely pick Medusa! It's a fantastic ride.

Wow! I loved the Log Ride at Knott's already but this update will definitely be fantastic! Love the ideas for new scenes and update scenes.

I have a lot to say about IOA, haha. Quite an amazing park! Also if anyone can pm me or something with how to link to specific posts in a topic, I'd appreciate it. That way in the description I can link to the latest update so people don't have to scroll. I'm totally lost on how to do that.

Day 2: Universal Studios! Our first full park day was at Universal Studios! The Universal in Hollywood is about 35 minutes from my house, but I have only been there once, and didn't even do much that one time we went. That just made me even more excited to check out Universal in Florida. I had an idea of what it would be like but I didn't really know what was coming. I was really surprised about how great Universal Studios Florida is! It was a great way to start the many full park days to come on the trip. Also I absolutely love the way Universal does lockers. We never had to pay for a locker all day! On to the pictures and stories! We got to the park right at opening and decided to go check out Mummy! What an awesome coaster! I absolutely love the upward launch out of the dark ride section. I haven't been on the one in California but it seems word around the internet is that our Mummy is not as good. Bummer for us, but the one in Florida is one of my favorite coasters now! Got to the park right at opening and rode Mummy a couple of times as a walk on! Great coaster! Next up was Rip Ride Rockit! Also a great coaster. Heading across the park again to ride Men in Black! I really enjoyed MIB! I'm a fan of shooting dark rides anyway, so I knew MIB would be fun, but it surprised me a lot. I liked being able to shoot the alien characters and get points rather than trying to scope out specific targets on the walls and stuff. It felt more realistic! Also the part of the ride where you get to shoot at the opposing vehicle was awesome! One of my favorite rides from my trip for sure! I also really liked the view from MIB. It is cool to see Rockit poking over the buildings. We then checked out the Beetlejuice rock music show. It was... interesting. At least there was shade. We had some extra time to explore the different streets in Universal. Lots of details everywhere. I loved watching Rockit come flying out of this building. Coming from California's theme parks, I loved seeing all the open lakes and waterways in Florida's parks. The Transformers building was massive! The Blues Brothers show was a lot of fun! Recommended for sure. Despicable Me was next on the list. Pretty fun little simulator ride. Wandering around trying to find ET, we found a credit! We almost missed it! And now for the daily dose of WTF?? rides. ET Adventure. It was definitely an adventure.. And one of the highlights of the trip for me was getting to finally check out the old Nickelodeon Studios building. I grew up watching shows on Nickelodeon advertising the Studio in Orlando, but never got the opportunity to see it in person. I hadn't thought about this old memory until I recently found out that the old Nick Studios building was still alive and had been changed into the Blue Man Group stage. As soon as I found out I was going to Florida, I knew I had to stop by at least once to check out this long lost part of my childhood! It sort of seems silly but I definitely completed a childhood goal of mine over this trip, haha. Nickelodeon Studios in her current state next to the Blue Man Group theater. A picture I found from Wikipedia of the good ole days of the studio for a reference. Just like I watched on TV! One last little bit of the classic orange Nickelodeon splatter. Leaving Universal Studios from the exit next to Blue Man Group/Hard Rock Cafe also provided some great views of Rockit going by! Rockit and some beautiful Florida sky behind it. Loved the twisty parts! Yep!! Definitely a fan of all the waterways here! And to end the report with a classic photo of the Universal globe! Overall, I really enjoyed Universal! We left before catching the fireworks show in the lake but we had to make it back to Disney to hang out with some friends that night! Universal was clean, full of great attractions and shows and the staff was all pretty friendly and efficient. MIB and Mummy were my two favorite rides of the day. ET Adventure was definitely an interesting attraction. We only waiting about 15 minutes for it so at least we didn't waste a bunch of time standing in line for it. It's worth a ride if the line is short I guess. Thanks for reading. Day 3, Islands of Adventure coming soon!

Hello! I recently took a trip to Florida for my Spring Break and I thought I'd share my adventure with you all. I'm a Disneyland local, and I've always dreamed of going to Disney World. One of my friends is doing the College Program down there and she offered to get us in to the parks and let us house in her apartment for a week. So my other friend and I packed up our bags and headed to Orlando to spend a week there. Like any college student we were on a budget, but we still managed to do all the Orlando parks, including Universal, try some of the best WDW food, and get a pretty full Disney experience! I grew up with Disneyland in my backyard but my family never took any trips to Orlando to check out the other Disney property in the states. I really enjoyed going to Disneyland as a kid all the time, so this trip was a dream come true! And don't worry, I'm not one of those Disneyland fanboys that complains about every bit of chipped paint on Space Mountain or whatever people complain about. I really appreciate having a Disney park so close to my house and I don't understand why people would pick it apart so much, but oh well! On with the report! Day 1: Landing in Orlando, visiting EPCOT's World Showcase. First stop at WDW was the Beach Club hotel! We were treated to the Kitchen Sink at Beaches and Cream Ice Cream Parlor. Here are the results! Next we walked from the Beach Club hotel over to the back entrance of EPCOT to get our first look at World Showcase! I was blown away as soon as I walked in! World Showcase is unbelievable! First stop, France! The Flower and Garden Festival was going on, so there were awesome topiary characters everywhere! Next up was Morocco! The sky started to clear up. Beautiful! First sighting of the big golf ball, Spaceship Earth! Such an impressive icon. I really liked the gardens in Japan! There was also this awesome show in front of an amazing looking building in Japan! The American Pavilion was cute. Lots of fatty foods to be found here. I really enjoyed Italy! Lady and the Tramp were hanging out in Italy! Germany was also impressive. Germany felt like Fantasyland back home a little bit. China was next on the loop. The details of the buildings was amazing! My first fastpass at WDW ever was for Maelstrom. More on this experience later, lol. But my first ride at Disney World was actually the Mexican boat ride! The boat ride was interesting... .... but Maelstrom was even more bizarre! I didn't manage to get a good picture of the ride entrance or anything but it was quite the ride. From trolls to the polar bear scene to the ending scene with the Oil rig? We found ourselves laughing the entire ride because it was so silly! But moving on! We had dinner in Morocco at their quick service restaurant. I got the Kafta Sandwich. We watch Illuminations from in front of the UK pavilion. After Illuminations we booked it over to Hollywood Studios to ride Tower of Terror. We spent a whole day at DHS a couple days later, so I'll be sure to put up my opinion in that update. Overall, I was really surprised by World Showcase! We didn't make it to the UK or Canada pavilions the first day but I was still super impressed. I went in thinking it was just going to be some countries with just some buildings to look at, but it was way more! I loved hearing the cast members speak in other languages and all the little shows in each country were so much fun! Japan was my favorite pavilion from that day. I loved exploring the shops in Japan and all the cast members were awesome! We didn't even make it to Future World that day, except for getting on Mission Space, and before we started there was a Code V. Ew! They gave us fastpasses which were good for the rest of the week though! Day 2 with Universal Studios to come later!

I also agree. I grew up with Disneyland and their Space Mountain but after riding WDW's last week, I actually like that version more! So much airtime!

"Space Mountain closed" is #5 on Yahoo.com's trending searches. Looks like people are interested in this news. Hopefully Disney gets it sorted out soon!

They haven't even topped it off yet, so I would give it some more time. It looks pretty big to me!

Yeah, that will be awesome. I'll be there April 12th, all day. My friend I'm going with is also a TPR reader, so I'd love to say hello if you're working. Just PM me when you know.