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Ecpot needs to get back to its roots: use some of the gianormous show buildings that currently house incredibly outdated "edutainment" attractions (Wonders of Life, Universe of Energy, imagination pavilion, Spaceship Earth...) and replace them with awesome, somewhat educational, e-tickets. More Test Tracks=good. More Mission Spaces/Soarins=not so good.

You can't be as good as me until your ID card is proudly displayed in your fulltime supervisors office (or so I heard). What's the wheel assemly called on RRv?

^I agree!

So much for Shapiro not giving away the gate anymore!

^I don't know, but for not talking to her...YOU LOSE! YOU. LOSE. -Joey "another Inside joke from our trip" Mandel

Wes is doing a great job summing everything up, so I figured I would just start this TR to add some of my thoughts and photos to go along with his. You can see his thread (along with 4 random pictures I posted on page 4) here: http://www.themeparkreview.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23032&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0 Anyways... I pretty much agree with his thoughts on Epcot. It's my favorite park because the food is awesome, it has a couple of good rides that you can reride forever (Mission Space and Test Track), and its so freaking big that it never feels crowded. Most importantly...it has the fire barge. All the awful 80's dark rides are just an added bonus good for one novelty ride per trip. I also like to think of this park as the "OMG we have all these giant pavilion building with crappy attractions just begging to be turned into awesome E-tickets" park...which is what I hope they do with Universe of Energy, Imagination, and Wonders of Life pavilions. Now on to the pictures. Wes made babies with the pina coloda jelly beans. I bet these guys thought they were awesome...Nobody ever buys sombreros from the Mexico pavilion and thinks they are the funny when they really aren't. Since Wes and Jim were unable to watch the Maelstrom post-ride movie, they did the next best thing: dress up as girl vikings and kill eachother. BOOOOORRRIIING. See...Unknown would be proud!!! Without the efforts of Unknown, Illuminations would not be possible.

I feel so loved.

I guess I'll just post my photos in here too? I'm only going to put up a couple for now before I head to bed, so here it goes... More photos and a full TR to come tomorrow after I have failed my calculus test since I skipped a week of class for this trip. This was our last Song Flight. RIP awesome airline! YOU LOSE! That's how they roll in Central Florida. In case you forget how to wash your hands, WDW has these everywhere...

Random side note: I have a seat from Alien Encounter on my floor right now.

FLORIDA! -Joey "see you tomorrow Wes!" Mandel

Why would a ride that gets like 2 people per hour not be an upcharge? That's going to be ugly!

YES!!!

You forgot Florida!

Walt also said "I don't care what the critics think, I'll take my chances with the public." Pooh and Stitch, as crappy as they might be, seem to be pretty popular with guests. There's also a large segment of the public that will actually appreciate a playground (families with kids that need to be kept busy, but do not want to go on rides or see shows). The point is...Anyone can take something Walt said, intepret it their own way, and call it "Walt's vision." Are they right? Nobody knows for sure since Walt is kind of dead.

http://press.comedycentral.com/images/press/gallery/h/southpark/season9/902_Die_Hippy_Die.jpg

^^I *HAVE* traveled the world with the Alveys, and guess what I have found? DCA is not the worlds worst theme park. Shocking, I know. Coulda. Shoulda. Woulda. Walt's dead. Who the hell knows what he would have done different/think of every new Disney attraction or park/etc? I freaking hate it when people say "Walt would..." because dead people generally don't run theme parks.

Does these people want some cheese with their w(h)ine?

I never would have guessed that!

I'll have to dig up the original manual from S&S I have for that ride. It sucked when they added the OTSR's anyways...

Let me guess, he talks about: A. new characters. B. The Parade he takes credit for that was already a normal summer entertainment offering prior to Red Zone. C. The Fireworks that were also a normal summer entertainment offering prior to Red Zone. -Joey "so freaking tired of Shapiro stories that I didn't bother to read this interview" Mandel

Hometown Inn just a few blocks up from KBF on Beach was decent enough to stay at. $40 a night too.

All I want for Chanukah/Christmas/Kwanza is a sequel to your Dutch Wonderland video.

Happy birthday to the best video editor on the face of the earth. Oh, and lets not forget his awesome song writing skills!!! Lets also not forget his creepy dreams.

^The queue layouts can't really have names though...?

^^Uhm...queue layout #1, queue layout #2, and queue layout #3?? Queue layouts have names?!?!?! -Joey "Flashbacks overflow queue is now a maintenance storage area" Mandel