> >> > >> This only raises one question in my mind.
> >> > >> Will they put one or more Star Wars attractions into the Magic
Kingdom
> >> > >> (and no doubt MGM), or make it into a separate park of its own?
> >> > >Um ... you do realize they've had Star Wars and Indiana Jones rides at > >> > >the Disney parks for decades?
> >> > Haha, I actually didn't, desptie the fact that I travel down there
> >> > regularly. I haven't been to the Disney Hollywood theme park since it was
> >> > still "MGM", and I think my Magic Kingdom days are over forever.
> >> > The last three times I've been to the Kissimmee theme park area were to
> >> > attend Cirque de Soleil in Downtown, Universal Studios, and Epcot.
> >> > I would have said that there was an Indiana Jones ride, so maybe
I've been
> >> > on it.
> >> I've ridden Star Tours, and I haven't been to Disneyland since probably > >> the late 80s. Indiana Jones wasn't running yet though.
> >Star Tours has been updated since then, but I've never been there.
> >There was also already a pile of exclusive Star Tour merchandise and
> >figures / vehicles - both Disney-fied ones (
> >Jedi Mickey, Stormtrooper Donald Duck,
> If these were the other way round, I'd be tempted.
Errr ... what? A Jedi Mickey is the same thing as a Mickey Jedi.
> Dimensional Traveler <dtra...@sonic.net> wrote:
>> On 10/31/2012 6:19 PM, Barry Margolin wrote:
>>> "Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>>>> What's the relationship of Lucas's other corporations to Lucasfilm?
>>>> Subsidiaries or entirely unrelated, like ILM?
>>> I think they're subsidiaries. The reports I heard said that Disney gets
>>> ILM and Skywalker Sound.
>>> However, they're not getting the two ranches that Lucas owns and host
>>> Lucasfilm operations. I guess Disney will be paying Lucas rent for a
>>> while, until they move the operations to other Disney properties.
>> Lucas already moved most of the operations out of Skywalker ranch into
>> the Presidio (or is in the process of doing so).
> Really. He's planning to redevelop?
He tried for years to get the necessary permits and such from San Rafael but the neighbors threw massive NIMBY shit-fits about anything more being built at Skywalker Ranch and the city council farked up letting him build his complex in some under-developed city land near the freeway and downtown. So when San Francisco announced plans to turn parts of the Presidio into a business park, Lucas bought a big chunk of it and started building the new Lucas Film Imperial capital.
-- The 'Enterprise' crew in the 2009 Star Trek are adrenaline addicted, hyper-active teenagers with ADD whose Ritalin got replaced with methamphetamine, displaying a level of discipline that a Somali pirate wouldn't tolerate.
> On Nov 1, 5:49 am, Jerry Brown <je...@jwbrown.co.uk.invalid> wrote:
>> The American Graffiti experience might be fun, but I wouldn't care for
>> the THX-1138 one.
> (spoiler)
> That one would pretty much peter out at the end.
The accountants always win in the end.
-- The 'Enterprise' crew in the 2009 Star Trek are adrenaline addicted, hyper-active teenagers with ADD whose Ritalin got replaced with methamphetamine, displaying a level of discipline that a Somali pirate wouldn't tolerate.
Dimensional Traveler <dtra...@sonic.net> wrote:
>On 10/31/2012 7:16 PM, Adam H. Kerman wrote:
>>Dimensional Traveler <dtra...@sonic.net> wrote:
>>>On 10/31/2012 6:19 PM, Barry Margolin wrote:
>>>>"Adam H. Kerman" <a...@chinet.com> wrote:
>>>>>What's the relationship of Lucas's other corporations to Lucasfilm?
>>>>>Subsidiaries or entirely unrelated, like ILM?
>>>>I think they're subsidiaries. The reports I heard said that Disney gets
>>>>ILM and Skywalker Sound.
>>>>However, they're not getting the two ranches that Lucas owns and host
>>>>Lucasfilm operations. I guess Disney will be paying Lucas rent for a
>>>>while, until they move the operations to other Disney properties.
>>>Lucas already moved most of the operations out of Skywalker ranch into
>>>the Presidio (or is in the process of doing so).
>>Really. He's planning to redevelop?
>He tried for years to get the necessary permits and such from San Rafael >but the neighbors threw massive NIMBY shit-fits about anything more >being built at Skywalker Ranch and the city council farked up letting >him build his complex in some under-developed city land near the freeway >and downtown. So when San Francisco announced plans to turn parts of >the Presidio into a business park, Lucas bought a big chunk of it and >started building the new Lucas Film Imperial capital.
On Fri, 2 Nov 2012, Your Name wrote:
>>> Jedi Mickey, Stormtrooper Donald Duck,
>> If these were the other way round, I'd be tempted.
> Errr ... what? A Jedi Mickey is the same thing as a Mickey Jedi.
Thee's a difference between Mickey and the other familiar Disney animated characters doing "Star Wars" (like the times they used to do classic stories) and adding a Mickey Mouse sidekick to a new Star Wars movie.
The latter would be like adding Jar Jar Blinks, oops they did that.
Look on the bright side, they can move Jar Jar to Disnewy, where he can be a cartoon character.
>>>> Will they put one or more Star Wars attractions into the Magic Kingdom
>>>> (and no doubt MGM), or make it into a separate park of its own?
>>> Um ... you do realize they've had Star Wars and Indiana Jones rides at
>>> the Disney parks for decades?
>> Haha, I actually didn't, desptie the fact that I travel down there
>> regularly. I haven't been to the Disney Hollywood theme park since it was
>> still "MGM", and I think my Magic Kingdom days are over forever.
>> The last three times I've been to the Kissimmee theme park area were to
>> attend Cirque de Soleil in Downtown, Universal Studios, and Epcot.
>> I would have said that there was an Indiana Jones ride, so maybe I've been
>> on it.
> I've ridden Star Tours, and I haven't been to Disneyland since probably
> the late 80s. Indiana Jones wasn't running yet though.
I went to Disneyland a few years ago. Prior to that I hadn't been since the late 80s too. The Indiana Jones ride is *really* good. It's sort of like an indoor roller coaster for people who don't like roller coasters. I'm thinking about going to Disneyland (and Universal Studios) early next year. One of the first rides I'll be heading too is Indiana Jones.
If I do go again, I'll be able to better enjoy my visit by avoiding certain rides/experiences like the Enchanted Tiki Room. Whatever you do, do *not* go into the Enchanted Tiki Room!
> >>>> Will they put one or more Star Wars attractions into the Magic Kingdom
> >>>> (and no doubt MGM), or make it into a separate park of its own?
> >>> Um ... you do realize they've had Star Wars and Indiana Jones rides at
> >>> the Disney parks for decades?
> >> Haha, I actually didn't, desptie the fact that I travel down there
> >> regularly. I haven't been to the Disney Hollywood theme park since it was
> >> still "MGM", and I think my Magic Kingdom days are over forever.
> >> The last three times I've been to the Kissimmee theme park area were to
> >> attend Cirque de Soleil in Downtown, Universal Studios, and Epcot.
> >> I would have said that there was an Indiana Jones ride, so maybe I've been
> >> on it.
> > I've ridden Star Tours, and I haven't been to Disneyland since probably
> > the late 80s. Indiana Jones wasn't running yet though.
> I went to Disneyland a few years ago. Prior to that I hadn't been since > the late 80s too. The Indiana Jones ride is *really* good. It's sort > of like an indoor roller coaster for people who don't like roller > coasters. I'm thinking about going to Disneyland (and Universal > Studios) early next year. One of the first rides I'll be heading too is > Indiana Jones.
Whatever happened with that person that had their brain shaken loose from their skull on the Indiana Jones ride? (no, really, I'm serious)
> If I do go again, I'll be able to better enjoy my visit by avoiding > certain rides/experiences like the Enchanted Tiki Room. Whatever you > do, do *not* go into the Enchanted Tiki Room!
I like the Tiki room.
-- "Every time a Kardashian gets a TV show, an angel dies."
In article <anim8rfsk-B858BE.23590005112...@news.easynews.com>,
anim8rFSK <anim8r...@cox.net> said:
> Arthur Lipscomb <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
>> If I do go again, I'll be able to better enjoy my visit by
>> avoiding certain rides/experiences like the Enchanted Tiki Room.
>> Whatever you do, do *not* go into the Enchanted Tiki Room!
> I like the Tiki room.
Yeah, I bet Arthur's _really_ just trying to keep the rabble out of
the Tiki Room so he can enjoy it by himself!
-- wds (has no fucking idea at all what the Tiki Room is)
In article <k7p7je$rl...@panix2.panix.com>,
wdst...@panix.com (William December Starr) wrote:
> In article <anim8rfsk-B858BE.23590005112...@news.easynews.com>,
> anim8rFSK <anim8r...@cox.net> said:
> > Arthur Lipscomb <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
> >> If I do go again, I'll be able to better enjoy my visit by
> >> avoiding certain rides/experiences like the Enchanted Tiki Room.
> >> Whatever you do, do *not* go into the Enchanted Tiki Room!
> > I like the Tiki room.
> Yeah, I bet Arthur's _really_ just trying to keep the rabble out of
> the Tiki Room so he can enjoy it by himself!
> -- wds (has no fucking idea at all what the Tiki Room is)
Really? It's their first audio-animatronic attraction; Polynesian themed robot birds and Polynesian robot statues singing Polynesian themed robot songs. Sort of like an avian Country Bear Jamboree.
-- "Every time a Kardashian gets a TV show, an angel dies."
> In article <k7p7je$rl...@panix2.panix.com>,
> wdst...@panix.com (William December Starr) wrote:
>> In article <anim8rfsk-B858BE.23590005112...@news.easynews.com>,
>> anim8rFSK <anim8r...@cox.net> said:
>>> Arthur Lipscomb <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
>>>> If I do go again, I'll be able to better enjoy my visit by
>>>> avoiding certain rides/experiences like the Enchanted Tiki Room.
>>>> Whatever you do, do *not* go into the Enchanted Tiki Room!
>>> I like the Tiki room.
>> Yeah, I bet Arthur's _really_ just trying to keep the rabble out of
>> the Tiki Room so he can enjoy it by himself!
>> -- wds (has no fucking idea at all what the Tiki Room is)
> Really? It's their first audio-animatronic attraction; Polynesian
> themed robot birds and Polynesian robot statues singing Polynesian
> themed robot songs.
And you *like* it?!?!
At least it's a small world provides a boat trip and scenery. The Tiki Room forces the audience to sit on a bench for the 15 minute experience.
Sort of like an avian Country Bear Jamboree.
I must have missed that last time. I'll have to make a mental note to miss it again.
> On 11/11/2012 6:43 PM, anim8rFSK wrote:
> > In article <k7p7je$rl...@panix2.panix.com>,
> > wdst...@panix.com (William December Starr) wrote:
> >> In article <anim8rfsk-B858BE.23590005112...@news.easynews.com>,
> >> anim8rFSK <anim8r...@cox.net> said:
> >>> Arthur Lipscomb <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
> >>>> If I do go again, I'll be able to better enjoy my visit by
> >>>> avoiding certain rides/experiences like the Enchanted Tiki Room.
> >>>> Whatever you do, do *not* go into the Enchanted Tiki Room!
> >>> I like the Tiki room.
> >> Yeah, I bet Arthur's _really_ just trying to keep the rabble out of
> >> the Tiki Room so he can enjoy it by himself!
> >> -- wds (has no fucking idea at all what the Tiki Room is)
> > Really? It's their first audio-animatronic attraction; Polynesian
> > themed robot birds and Polynesian robot statues singing Polynesian
> > themed robot songs.
> And you *like* it?!?!
I haven't been there since I was a kid, but, yeah, as a kid I liked it fine. I thought the robotics were fascinating. I don't think I was ever young enough to think they were real birds.
> At least it's a small world provides a boat trip and scenery.
I hate every moment of IASW. It may be the only thing at Disneyland I truly despise.
The Tiki
> Room forces the audience to sit on a bench for the 15 minute experience.
> Sort of like an avian Country Bear Jamboree.
> I must have missed that last time. I'll have to make a mental note to > miss it again.
LOL, it's been there forever too. They had to change the lyrics to DAVEY CROCKETT when somebody realized that "killed him a bear when he was only three" was a bit disturbing when sung by an anthropomorphic bear.
-- "Every time a Kardashian gets a TV show, an angel dies."
> In article <k7rmko$jk...@dont-email.me>,
> Arthur Lipscomb <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
>> On 11/11/2012 6:43 PM, anim8rFSK wrote:
>>> In article <k7p7je$rl...@panix2.panix.com>,
>>> wdst...@panix.com (William December Starr) wrote:
>>>> In article <anim8rfsk-B858BE.23590005112...@news.easynews.com>,
>>>> anim8rFSK <anim8r...@cox.net> said:
>>>>> Arthur Lipscomb <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
>>>>>> If I do go again, I'll be able to better enjoy my visit by
>>>>>> avoiding certain rides/experiences like the Enchanted Tiki Room.
>>>>>> Whatever you do, do *not* go into the Enchanted Tiki Room!
>>>>> I like the Tiki room.
>>>> Yeah, I bet Arthur's _really_ just trying to keep the rabble out of
>>>> the Tiki Room so he can enjoy it by himself!
>>>> -- wds (has no fucking idea at all what the Tiki Room is)
>>> Really? It's their first audio-animatronic attraction; Polynesian
>>> themed robot birds and Polynesian robot statues singing Polynesian
>>> themed robot songs.
>> And you *like* it?!?!
> I haven't been there since I was a kid, but, yeah, as a kid I liked it
> fine. I thought the robotics were fascinating. I don't think I was
> ever young enough to think they were real birds.
>> At least it's a small world provides a boat trip and scenery.
> I hate every moment of IASW. It may be the only thing at Disneyland I
> truly despise.
> The Tiki
>> Room forces the audience to sit on a bench for the 15 minute experience.
>> Sort of like an avian Country Bear Jamboree.
>> I must have missed that last time. I'll have to make a mental note to
>> miss it again.
> LOL, it's been there forever too. They had to change the lyrics to
> DAVEY CROCKETT when somebody realized that "killed him a bear when he
> was only three" was a bit disturbing when sung by an anthropomorphic
> bear.
That sounds typically Disney....
-- The 'Enterprise' crew in the 2009 Star Trek are adrenaline addicted, hyper-active teenagers with ADD whose Ritalin got replaced with methamphetamine, displaying a level of discipline that a Somali pirate wouldn't tolerate.
<art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
> On 11/11/2012 6:43 PM, anim8rFSK wrote:
> > In article <k7p7je$rl...@panix2.panix.com>,
> > wdst...@panix.com (William December Starr) wrote:
> >> In article <anim8rfsk-B858BE.23590005112...@news.easynews.com>,
> >> anim8rFSK <anim8r...@cox.net> said:
> >>> Arthur Lipscomb <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
> >>>> If I do go again, I'll be able to better enjoy my visit by
> >>>> avoiding certain rides/experiences like the Enchanted Tiki Room.
> >>>> Whatever you do, do *not* go into the Enchanted Tiki Room!
> >>> I like the Tiki room.
> >> Yeah, I bet Arthur's _really_ just trying to keep the rabble out of
> >> the Tiki Room so he can enjoy it by himself!
> >> -- wds (has no fucking idea at all what the Tiki Room is)
> > Really? It's their first audio-animatronic attraction; Polynesian
> > themed robot birds and Polynesian robot statues singing Polynesian
> > themed robot songs.
> And you *like* it?!?!
You should see New Zealand's versions. The Agridome has lectures on the
farming industry and animatronic sheep, while the Rainbow's End "fun" park
has about three tired old rides and a small room of arcade games machines.
Other than that, a few bubbling mud pools, suicidal activitieslike
bungy-jumping, and "Hobbiton", that's the sum total of New Zealand's
tourism industry ... and it's all massively over-priced. :-\
> In article <k7rmko$jk...@dont-email.me>, Arthur Lipscomb
> <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
> > On 11/11/2012 6:43 PM, anim8rFSK wrote:
> > > In article <k7p7je$rl...@panix2.panix.com>,
> > > wdst...@panix.com (William December Starr) wrote:
> > >> In article <anim8rfsk-B858BE.23590005112...@news.easynews.com>,
> > >> anim8rFSK <anim8r...@cox.net> said:
> > >>> Arthur Lipscomb <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
> > >>>> If I do go again, I'll be able to better enjoy my visit by
> > >>>> avoiding certain rides/experiences like the Enchanted Tiki Room.
> > >>>> Whatever you do, do *not* go into the Enchanted Tiki Room!
> > >>> I like the Tiki room.
> > >> Yeah, I bet Arthur's _really_ just trying to keep the rabble out of
> > >> the Tiki Room so he can enjoy it by himself!
> > >> -- wds (has no fucking idea at all what the Tiki Room is)
> > > Really? It's their first audio-animatronic attraction; Polynesian
> > > themed robot birds and Polynesian robot statues singing Polynesian
> > > themed robot songs.
> > And you *like* it?!?!
> You should see New Zealand's versions. The Agridome has lectures on the
> farming industry and animatronic sheep, while the Rainbow's End "fun" park
> has about three tired old rides and a small room of arcade games machines.
> Other than that, a few bubbling mud pools, suicidal activitieslike
> bungy-jumping, and "Hobbiton", that's the sum total of New Zealand's
> tourism industry ... and it's all massively over-priced. :-\
ugh
-- "Every time a Kardashian gets a TV show, an angel dies."
> In article <k7rmko$jk...@dont-email.me>, Arthur Lipscomb
> <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
>> On 11/11/2012 6:43 PM, anim8rFSK wrote:
>>> In article <k7p7je$rl...@panix2.panix.com>,
>>> wdst...@panix.com (William December Starr) wrote:
>>>> In article <anim8rfsk-B858BE.23590005112...@news.easynews.com>,
>>>> anim8rFSK <anim8r...@cox.net> said:
>>>>> Arthur Lipscomb <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
>>>>>> If I do go again, I'll be able to better enjoy my visit by
>>>>>> avoiding certain rides/experiences like the Enchanted Tiki Room.
>>>>>> Whatever you do, do *not* go into the Enchanted Tiki Room!
>>>>> I like the Tiki room.
>>>> Yeah, I bet Arthur's _really_ just trying to keep the rabble out of
>>>> the Tiki Room so he can enjoy it by himself!
>>>> -- wds (has no fucking idea at all what the Tiki Room is)
>>> Really? It's their first audio-animatronic attraction; Polynesian
>>> themed robot birds and Polynesian robot statues singing Polynesian
>>> themed robot songs.
>> And you *like* it?!?!
> You should see New Zealand's versions. The Agridome has lectures on the
> farming industry and animatronic sheep, while the Rainbow's End "fun" park
> has about three tired old rides and a small room of arcade games machines.
> Other than that, a few bubbling mud pools, suicidal activitieslike
> bungy-jumping, and "Hobbiton", that's the sum total of New Zealand's
> tourism industry ... and it's all massively over-priced. :-\
Is there at least an animatronic wizard at the front gate shouting, "You shall not pass!" to anyone who can't afford to pay?
<art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
> On 11/12/2012 9:54 PM, Your Name wrote:
> > In article <k7rmko$jk...@dont-email.me>, Arthur Lipscomb
> > <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
> >> On 11/11/2012 6:43 PM, anim8rFSK wrote:
> >>> In article <k7p7je$rl...@panix2.panix.com>,
> >>> wdst...@panix.com (William December Starr) wrote:
> >>>> In article <anim8rfsk-B858BE.23590005112...@news.easynews.com>,
> >>>> anim8rFSK <anim8r...@cox.net> said:
> >>>>> Arthur Lipscomb <art...@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
> >>>>>> If I do go again, I'll be able to better enjoy my visit by
> >>>>>> avoiding certain rides/experiences like the Enchanted Tiki Room.
> >>>>>> Whatever you do, do *not* go into the Enchanted Tiki Room!
> >>>>> I like the Tiki room.
> >>>> Yeah, I bet Arthur's _really_ just trying to keep the rabble out of
> >>>> the Tiki Room so he can enjoy it by himself!
> >>>> -- wds (has no fucking idea at all what the Tiki Room is)
> >>> Really? It's their first audio-animatronic attraction; Polynesian
> >>> themed robot birds and Polynesian robot statues singing Polynesian
> >>> themed robot songs.
> >> And you *like* it?!?!
> > You should see New Zealand's versions. The Agridome has lectures on the
> > farming industry and animatronic sheep, while the Rainbow's End "fun" park
> > has about three tired old rides and a small room of arcade games machines.
> > Other than that, a few bubbling mud pools, suicidal activitieslike
> > bungy-jumping, and "Hobbiton", that's the sum total of New Zealand's
> > tourism industry ... and it's all massively over-priced. :-\
> Is there at least an animatronic wizard at the front gate shouting, "You > shall not pass!" to anyone who can't afford to pay?
Nope. Hobbiton is simply a few holes in a hillside with doors on - no
wizard, nobody dressed up as Hobbits, no museum of film props, etc.
> In article <5090ef83.68665...@news.optonline.net>, Hunter
> <buffhun...@my-deja.com> (Hunter) wrote:
>> On Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:11:05 -0400, David <dimla...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> There was a third Trilogy with the Grand Admiral that replaced Emperor
>> Palpatine and Darth Vader and is every bit as evil as they were. This
>> trilogy was to mark the return the Empire to democracy IIRC. Maybe
>> this is the beginning of it, the third and truely final trilogy.
> That was in the spin-off novels, not George Lucas' ideas. The now-planned
> "third trilogy" is likely to contradict that and other "Expanded Universe"
> material as well as make a horrible mess of the Saga movies which are
> already complete as they are. The whole idea of adding a third trilogy is,
> as usual, nothing but a money-grubbing exercise and damn the fans
You mean the fans who are going to eagerly troop out to watch new Star Wars films?
