EpcotServo's 100th UPDATE: Ask DNA

Hey there everyone, and welcome to the 100th, and last Update for awhile! In honor of the occasion, the trip was made to Magic Kingdom, where it all started! Rain, Walk-Ons, and even fireworks made a great visit with some great pictures, so let's get right too it!

KINGDOM

-Crowds were medium to light, walked on everything due to spectromagic and wishes.

-Moychandise! Haunted Mansion and Main street Cinema have some of Disneyland's Mansion 40th SHAG stuff. Shirt, bowling shirt, Postcards, Glasses etc. The glasses are my favorite, as each one has a different Mansion portrait in the classic Shag style. Got one with my Birthday Card. Yay for Disneyland Moychandise! The rest I spent on an awesome "Discover the land of Adventure!" Adventureland shirt. Retro Tikis on the back very much in the Tiki polynesian 70's stylings of early WDW. Great stuff! They also have a retro Frontierland and Jungle Cruise shirt, but I didn't care much for the fabric/colors.

-Splash Mountain! Haven't been on this on ages and it was a rare treat: EVERY EFFECT WAS WORKING. This has never happened except for this night for me. Everything! Even hopping Brer Rabbit and all the projections!

-PeopleMover Lights are indeed color changing, and here is my video of said shenanigans...

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-Halloween Decorations are going up all over Main Street.

-Saw wishes from between the two launch sites in Fantasyland. That was cool!

-Hat Pirate is still hatless. How can you be so hatless!

-Like I said, it was drizzly all night, so pardon the noir-ettic raindrops on the lens in some shots.

OK, that's about it. On to the pictures.

Enjoy!


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EpcotServo's Aug.24th EPCOT Update: The Scenery's Forever

Hey everybody, last EPCOT Update before the Hiatus. So Let's get right to the right stuff, right?

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-Crowds light, nary a line for anything.

-No visible hullabaloo around the Robocoaster thing in Innoventions other than a big wall and some construction noises.

-At Japan for the first time in YEARS, ART OF and Picturebooks, both Japanese and English, for Studio Ghibli movies have returned, such as Castle in the Sky, Porco Rosso, Kiki's Delivery Service, Totoro, and prominently featured: Ponyo. Observers will note that Japan used to be filled with a wide variety of wonderful statues, books, plush, and other goods from these films, but in the past few years replaced with hackey American goods that sell better (COUGH-HACK-transformers-HACKcough-) Excuse me. Hopefully this signals a return to the more authentic stuff for sale in the collectable portion of the store.

-Other notes from the Japan store: In celebration of the American release of Ponyo, they are giving away the US Poster for free! That's right: Free! Stop by and pick one up, how can you pass up a free poster from an amazing movie?

-Impressions De France is still a great movie, I don't care who you are.

OK, that's about it. On to the pictures!

Enjoy!


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EpcotServo's Aug.20th STUDIOS Update: Inglourious Passholders

Hey there everyone! Before we get down to the business I'd like to make a note that after the very very special 100th Update (Coming this upcoming week) I'm afraid there will be a Hiatus for a period of time as my pass expires and I have to begin slave labor for the Disney corporation in the near feature. Hopefully I'll have a few special updates then be back up and running with weekly constant Updates in the later part of October and for the rest of the year. Alright, now let's get right to the cheeze!

STUDIOS

-It's surprisingly more crowded than usual, I think all those deals and coupon "Parade Of Savings" attitude is doing Disney well.

-Audio on Tower was skippy and patchy and the Star Doors WERE NOT WORKING on the Side I went on. A Maintenance worker was around though, so I think they were aware of the problems.

-Everything on Midway Mania was working fine as usual, good to see things holding up.

-Luxo is still resting, though I think he'll be back out and about sooner rather than later at this point thankfully.

-Saw some Tenth Anniversary Pin Trading stuff for sale, if that's what you're in too.

OK that's about it. On to the pictures!

Enjoy!



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EpcotServo's Aug.8th DAK Update: Strangers on this Road

Blah de blahblah blahhblh blah blather blah de blah blahComplain Complain JOKE, blah blah blahMORE COMPLAINING, blah blah blah blah obscure movie refrence, blah blah. OK on to the news things there!


ANIMAL KINGDOM

-The Maps stand had little flyers about the Picnic in the Park thing.

-Park Crowds were medium to light, pretty crowded before the Parade, but vanished shortly after.

-Safaris was actually open until park closing (7PM). Don't see that every day!

-So while you guys like to talk Yeti (He was in B-show, with several Red Spots on him making him more visible, added for this downtime) I finally got to experience the very expensive "Added Capacity" mode for the summer I tried to warn about last summer, but was defended staunchly and it's just as bad as I thought. It may look and feel the same for guests, but I hate this "Summer" mode that let's them run 5 trains by having Lift B slow down in the second half of carrying the train up, and holding the trains at Broken Trestle and Shadow of the Yeti for a few extra seconds, ending in a forced cascade at Unload. The added capacity of one extra train really isn't worth the cascading and slightly altering the careful timing of the show. I hate it. Please turn it off immediately. When some around here were saying "Oh, it's a plus! They'll only use it in the summer!", I was right when I said that money SHOULD BE spent on getting those parts for Waterfall 2 they cannibalized to keep Waterfall 1 running. I can't wait until Winter, Everything at Everest gets fixed and runs better in Winter...

-Steam was working, though the side fan vents still aren't. See above.

-In Good Himalayan Escapes news though, some of the strands of Prayer Flags that had been taking a beating at Broken Trestle have been replaced. Thanks!

-Wait at Countdown actually said "0 Minutes." Nice! (Course, it wasn't. It actually was quite longer than usual, maybe 15 minutes.)

-Rode in the newly added back row of Kilimanjaro Safaris. You get wicked air time on that thing!

-Safaris was also a walk on at 6. Love it!

Alright, on to the pictures!

Enjoy!


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EpcotServo's Aug.2nd EPCOT Update: Endless Eight

Hello everybody! Once again time for the Update time! Let's get right down too it.

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-The ticket price increase indeed applies to the Birthday Card. Funny how it changes ON the day of my Birthday. I apologize Disney wants to give me more money at your expense.

-Crowds were medium to light.

-Noticed "Flash Plate" keychains on sale at the Africa stand, with your name on it. They're really cool, it's a plastic keychain that's solar powered. As long as it's in a room or outside where there is decent light, the image flashes on and off! They're $8 and really neat. (I only mention this because I got a much better Haruhi one at the Anime Convention the day prior for $5.) Japanese Keychain/Cell Phone strap technology is YEARS ahead of ours!

-The Friendship boat was running the Morroco-to-Germany-THEN to the Mexico dock route, which is unusual. My guess it's staffing, as this was at noon, showcase had only been opened for an hour.

Ok, that's it, on to the pictures!

Enjoy!


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