robbalvey Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Over the past few days Eric (ernierocker) was in town, and the following happened... Hanging out at Splitsville tonight. Really love this place! Garbles... Keeping the TPR crew Klassy with his Bud Light! How many of you could eat this burger? Here's where we ended up today! Snow White coaster construction pic! Today's mound of dirt photo is brought to you by the Seven Dwarves! The sign says 20... We waited 5! Awesome! We're confused! What could this thing be??? We have no idea! Where in the Magic Kingdom can you find this thing? Who wishes they could be riding this instead of what ever you're doing right now? Dear California... Hi. Someone tell us where we are at now! Lunch at Be Our Guest was FANTASTIC! Dare I say best quick serve on WDW property? Be Our Guest restaurant features some incredible theming! Who can tell me what wonderful things I can get here? Animatronic hippos... Should we save them or shoot them? Who ever said "Dole Whips" - You were right! Who wants one of these right now? Is Tower of Terror anyone's favorite Disney attraction? Robb! NO DRINKING WHILE DRIVING!!! Disney's Hollywood Studios is a little empty, don't you think? Hey look! It's just like being in California! "What kind of foolishness would you like to see?" Do you think we should ride Test Track at Epcot? Here is my Test Track vehicle! Lets see how it does on the Sim Track! Gary just told me I have to do "insertion" while on the ride. Is that kind of thing allowed at a Disney park??? Oh good, at least we don't have to listen to the land anymore... WTH is a "monkey puzzle tree??!!" And why does he have edible nuts??? Poor guy! Any idea where KidTums got this little piggy from? How Disney geeky are you? Who can tell me what that number means? My car kicks all sorts of ass! This is where disgruntled Disney die-hards go to complain and air their grievances. Aaaand... There's lunch! Yay! Zeppole's are back on the menu at Epcot's Via Napoli! How many fans of this Epcot attraction do we have? Who can tell me what you smell in here? Every time I have to be subjected to this hideous creature, I'll make sure you are too! We stopped by the ACE exhibit... The most classic ride at Epcot! Don't you think? Thanks to Uhura and her awesome boots, we now have computers... Or something... It's the future. Embrace it. It's gonna be awesome! It's good to see Imagination will have FastPass+ to really help control those insane lines! We waited about 2 1/2 hours today. Was a great day at Epcot! Who would rather be here than where ever you're at right now? Look where we are today! You wouldn't know it by this picture, but Dinosaur is totally KidTums APPROVED! (WTH is Quaker doing in this picture?!?!) What is your favorite Walt Disney World "Mountain?" This sign actually means "Do not feed the sock puppet." ....And that includes our random visit to Walt Disney World! Hope you enjoyed the update! --Robb "Don't worry, we didn't feed the sock puppet!" Alvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfc Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 The Mad King: Back in my college days, I could've eaten that burger. But today, I'd take one look at it, and my heart would probably just seize up in despair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRHcoasterki Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Really good update! Love the Dinosaur picture! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Dear California... Hi. Will that joke ever get old? I love the PeopleMover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) Dear California... Hi. Will that joke ever get old? Because it annoys the Californians - No! Edited January 28, 2013 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 A few things to add: - Robb and Elissa are awesome hosts especially considering my unexpected extended stay. - Soarin Over Guatemala is my new favorite Epcot ride. - Really impressed with the increased quality of food (especially Epcot and Be Our Guest) since my last visit a couple of years ago. - The pizza dough at Via Nappoli is the best ever! - Space Mountain is running bat-shit crazy, awesome right now. - The New Fantasyland looks great and can't wait to come back when it is all finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgitsmatt93 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Haha yes i would rather be AT epcot then working at epcot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzCatter Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 - Really impressed with the increased quality of food (especially Epcot and Be Our Guest) since my last visit a couple of years ago. This. Between 11/07 and 11/12, they really stepped it up a notch, Epcot as a whole really. Went from "Nice little side visit then back to MK" to "Why are we bothering with MK at all? More beer and bon bons please." I spent most of a day there and still had only seen a fraction of all the improvements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paiging_jen Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 - The pizza dough at Via Nappoli is the best ever! That pizza is absolutely delicious! It's close to ruining all other pizza for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmhuber Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Best picture is Robb drinking on Aerosmith. I'm surprised how that picture did not get censored. And someone please answer the question about the number at Test Track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 ^It is the car number that has just launched. I think we heard that if a cast member outside hears a horrible noise, they can look up, see what car it is, and radio it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) Best picture is Robb drinking on Aerosmith. I'm surprised how that picture did not get censored. Because I wasn't doing anything wrong? They told me to take my water bottle with me on the ride! lol (I wasn't actually drinking it, just held it up for the split second when I knew where the camera was!) Edited January 28, 2013 by robbalvey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_teisco_delrey Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Great pictures. I was down there last week. I wanna go back. No on the mega burgers and yes on that pizza. It's on my must eat list for the next trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastuso Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Looks like these are just your Facebook photos, but I can't see them. My employer is ridiculously strict on photos now. But I can see the majority of photos on TPR. Are these hosted separately, through an automatic feed from Facebook, or something? I also noticed this on some your trip reports, I wouldn't be able to see any pics. It's definitely an issue on my end, when I'm at work, but I was wondering what you are doing differently to cause it. I have noticed a few other folks' pictures too, so it's not 100% just you. -R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted January 28, 2013 Author Share Posted January 28, 2013 ^ Yeah, in this case the photos are hosted on Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomman295 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 >Robb drinking on Rockin Roller Coaster >Vekoma Sounds like a recipe for broken teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastuso Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Notice it looks like he has the entire bottle top in his mouth, for that very reason, no chance of it hitting his teeth. -R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koasterking48 Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Funny TR! I love your jokes about ACE, because as a former ACE member (Only 1 year though), many are hilariously true! I think it would have been more of a crime to line jump at the buffet than the actual roller coasters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jray21 Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Great update. I'm so glad the zeppole's are back! By the way, did Test Track actually have your car work this time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meteornotes Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 I am pleased to see people enjoying Dinosaur! dt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SharkTums Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Great update. I'm so glad the zeppole's are back! By the way, did Test Track actually have your car work this time? I believe Robb and Eric rode Test Track three times that day (KT and I showed up later and only rode once), out of those three the displaying your car while you ride worked once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernierocker Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 ^Yup. It really does add that extra dimension to the ride when it works too. Hopefully, they will get the kinks worked out soon on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rastuso Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Do Disney new effects work properly at all anymore? Their track record seems to be falling. I'd love to know if the Dragon at the beginning of HP is broke, or was simply turned off to not frighten folks, since that is sort of a glaring non-working effect too. -R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbalvey Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 Do Disney new effects work properly at all anymore? Their track record seems to be falling. Howso? I can't think of any other new ride off the top of my that is having problems that are really noticeable to the average guest. Test Track clearly seems like it was a case of "We need this to open next week." "But we really need another month!" "Sorry, it has to open next week..." Luckily, the problems they are having are all software and can be tweaked. I'm hopeful that it will all just start "working" soon. As it was really nice to see the cars we made actually show up on the testing screens throughout the ride. It really did tie everything together nicely. I can't imagine they don't want to get this fixed. It's not like the Yeti where most guests go through the ride and they don't even realize it's on "B Mode" and still think it looks awesome, the Test Track thing is actually an integrated part of the guest experience, since guests are getting direct feedback off the thing they just spent time making. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeemerBoy Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 As long as that pizza is operational in October, I'm okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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