EpcotServo's Sep. 27th EPCOT Update: You & Me, plus the camera makes 3

Hey everyone! Time for a (gasp) EPCOT Update! Let's get on goings before the goings gets!

EPCOT Center

-Spaceship Earth was in great shape, no missing or broken effects to speak of.

-So I finally got around to seeing STORMSTRUCK. Meh. I think it's a very old-style-Futurechoice-theatre-style attraction, and it's great for EPCOT, but the LONG wait time really keeps it from being a must-see.

-I have two Kim Possible pictures of mysterious goings on. The screens in innoventions is beyond me, I'm excited to see just how it'll work. While waiting for StormStruck, I heard the unmistakable sound of the ringtone you hear on your phone in the game, but it was too loud for a phone though, and I never heard it again. Odd! We should be getting to do it October I believe.

-Innoventions has maps of the buildings again.

-World Showcase was packed with the Food & Wine goings ons.

-The lead singer of Big Bad Vodoo Daddy called it EPCOT Center during the second set. Way to go!

-Fellow Anime fans should note that Japan is now selling the Rae (Evangelion) Revoltech figure now, for $35.95.

OK, that's it for the talkingwords. On to the PicturePixels!

Enjoy!

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EpcotServo's Sep. 19th DAK Update: Nautazu Revue

Hello everybody, time foanotherupdate! To Animal Kingdom! Away!

ANIMAL KINGDOM

-Crowds light, weather good. Waits short.-A few new Everest T-Shirts.

-Yeti in B, However, the SECOND time I rode the ride in the afternoon, a worklight was on in the caverns behind the Yeti, proof that they ARE working on the Yeti. Those lights would not be on unless someone was inside the Yeti's tech area and structure. The steam was also working.

-The Himalayan Escapes Disclaimer sign were missing from both the Standby and Fastpass Queues.

-Really great Safari, animals out and Terry (Our Driver) was the best I've seen in years riding the Safaris. Kudos!

-Primevil Whirl is all torn up, with MAJOR sections of the ride gone now. It's amazing!

OK, on the pictures!

Enjoy!

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EpcotServo's Sep. 13th UNIVERSAL Update: Not Disney

Hey everyone! Went back to Universal for a day, and I bring you pictures! First the notes!

ISLANDS OF ADVENTURE

-Not very crowded. Waits around 10 to 30 Minutes.

-The Enchated Oak is long gone, as I'm sure you know.

-Pretty much all effects on Spiderman were working, though a few of the screen's were fuzzy.

UNIVERSAL STUDIOS

-The Simpsons Ride was great! I had high expections, and they were met. The outside of the ride is a bit busy, but it makes up for it in funny signage. The pre-shows are fantastic, and I REALLY loved the ride film/lighting/effects/projectors in the main dome. I actually think it's overall a better ride than Back To The Future. (Only because the actual BTTF Ride Film was very dissapointing. This one lived up the hype of all the Pre-Shows you have to watch. Plus, it's not nearly as rough!)

-Mummy was great as always, but the first Imhotep wasn't working.

OK, on the pictures!

Enjoy!

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EpcotServo's Sep. 9th STUDIOS Update: Someday at the Studios

Hello united people of the internets! Went to the Studios yesterday afternoon, and I bring ye news and photos! Let's get rolling, shall we?

STUDIOS

-The parks are a lot less crowded now thankfully. Aside from Midway Mania, all other rides ranged from walks ons, to 15/20 minute waits.

-There is a new Toy Story Midway Mania shirt, although it appears to only come in children's sizes.

-They've installed bright lights in the track bed of the Load area at Midway Mania, to keep guests aware that they shouldn't go towards the large pit in the ground, and not to let their kids dash into it.

-Got a new personal best score on the ride: 210,700!

-For some of you who haven't heard Mr. Potato Head's third and newest song, I got it on film. Hit it, Mr. Potato Head!



-It seemed to me like one of the trains on RNR was running awfully fast. It was even more of a blast than usual!

-TOWER AUDIO UPDATE: I was in the right side Tower shaft (Foxtrot, I think. I always get my side names mixed up!) and the audio in the first shaft was OK (Except once the word "Zone" was missing, so he just said "In the Twilight". In the actual drop shaft, the audio was VERY loud and sounded a bit tin-ey.

-Much of the Sounds Dangerous/ABC Theatre building is painted blue. Not great, but not as bad as the blue paint they put on The Seas building.

OK, that's it for the newsparts. On to the visual medium!

Enjoy!

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EXTRA: STATE OF THE UPDATE NEWS

-Thanks to a nifty new feature, you can track the locations of the Update via Map! You can even open it up in Google Earth in tandem with the 3-D Disney Buildings to create an ULTIMATE EPCOTSERVO VIRTU-TRACK HD REALTIME 3-D EARTHSCAN UPDATE 3000, bringing the randomness into frightning real life. Check it out!

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-If all goes according to plan, look for another UNIVERSAL Update in the not too-distant future!*

-If you're just joining us on our 17-mile journey to the Magic Kingdom, welcome aboard! And have you checked out the Gift Shoppe?
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