EpcotServo's Updates 3.8: Twist and Shout

Hello everybody, and welcome to an overdue Update! I've been busy at work getting my book ready, so Update time is short. But now it's here, so let's get on to it! Covering many days and pictures, so click on my interfriends! And remember to click on to the very end for a special preview!

ENJOY!^^

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EpcotServo's Updates #2.99- Park Runner

Hey everybody! It's time for that kind of Update time again! Let's cross the river, you can do it!

EPCOT


-Weather breezy, crowds not busy

-At Universe of Energy, many things not working but now Ellen and the snake-like creature were both missing. Just a large vacant scene with no audio. Seriously?

-Maelstrom Lives

STUDIOS

-Frozen. Too much.

-Hot and rainy, crowds aplenty.

-Another attraction closing with not much to show.

-It's a shame it won't stay open. But then again, who does?

OK, that's about all for these words, now on to these pictures!

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EpcotServo's Updates #2.89- Let It Snoap

Hey there and Happy Holidays again my friends! Time for one more Update before the new year, to get you in the Spectacle kind of mood! Read on, using the adjacent clicker device on your computer or laptop type device!

STUDIOS


-Crowds mild to heavy, weather mild

-Things are getting so efficient at WDW, that nothing is efficient. Everything is full, utilized, time-managed, and over-thought. It seems like since full integration, the MCP system has everything gridlocked into rigid conformity that makes everything slow and efficient. If ALL the people have Fastpasses it just means every street is packed and every queue is empty and near-stationary. Pbbbbt.

-For instance, Star Tours is now distributing Fastpass windows that are for RIGHT NOW. So weird.

-Spectacle is still great

-STUDIOS!

-SEASONS GREETINGS!

-STUFF!

-And other things, too.

OK, that's about it...Now to the Pictures!

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EpcotServo's Updates #2.70-There and Update Again...

HEY everybody and welcome to another giant Updatestuffs, and before I can get to the getting of it all, we just have to get to it!

ANIMAL KINGDOM


-Weather good, Crowds s'alright

-Steam and both waterfalls working on Everest

-New Zebra finale on the safaris is nice, but not really a finale. Personally I'd like a narrative back.

-Merry DAKmas

STUDIOS


-Weather good, crowds a bit more crowded-er

-Wreck It Ralph meet n' greet seems to be popular

-Fastpass Cubes and new Fastpass Greeter screens on and active

-I have to say, GMR and American Adventure are probably the best total showpieces WDI has ever done.

-New Star Tours still still great, got a great profile. Had a discussion on the MOST cannon ride profile and decided on Han, Podracing, Leia, and Death Star.

-Spectacle is Spectacular

-The turnstiles are gone at Muppets, now just EvilFastpassCubes and a new cheaper looking console.

-Muppets was looking great though, everything was working perfectly except for the burning tires. (Though the effect was on, there was an air pressure release just sans smoke)

-Jack Sparrow is still a really great little show, if you're looking to do it the best time seems to be the evening, during Fantasmic or near closing. Again, videos don't do the show justice, it's all about the loads of great details in the projections and the environment around you. Still not seen the alternate Jack show, every other show has a different part of the show featuring Jack.

EPCOT


-Weather Cloudy, Crowds Crowded to Crowded-er

-New Test Track is open, as as I said last Update it's AMAZING. All the effects were working, and after a delayed opening it was about an hour wait to the design room, and 20 minutes to design and board. The post show still has a few bugs here and there, but is up and running and a load of fun. I seriously love this rehab. It's everything TRON and EPCOT and wonderful. See it, enjoy it.

Speaking of seeing and enjoying-On to the pictures, and...

ENJOY!^^

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EpcotServo's Updates #2.67-Spectacle Session

Hey there folks, and welcome to the second of the Busy Weekend Trilogy, this time the seminal and classic "Empire Of Spectacle Strikes Back!"-Let's kick the beat

STUDIOS


-Crowds were Crowded to Crowded

-Weather was here, wish you were something

-SCOOP! Star Tours is Awesome

-Spectacle has switched on, and is quite spectacle as usual

-The canopy again seems better and better each year

-There needs to be more STAR TOURS specific merchandise, after the Starspeeder there's been nothing that actually says Star Tours.

-Pirates (Non-MK Version) exterior Mural is looking great, and you have the official seal of "Servo doesn't make stuff up [aside from when he's not making stuff up about not-important stuff]" seal to prepare yourself for some good stuff on the inside.

-LIGHTS

-TRON Uprising is a really good show

-Yep

OK, That's about it for the Insider Scoop Magic Mouse Weekly Roundup of all the ParkStuff. It's looking like 2013 is going to be an exciting time for Wisconsin Cheese Enthusiasts. 

LINK START and Enjoy! ^^

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EpcotServo's Updates #2.64-Announce and Rollout

Hey there peoples of peopledom, it's time for more Update, so GLITCH: REBOOT!

UNIVERSAL


-ANNOUNCEMENT! The announcement was pretty fantastic. Well teased in the evening by soundbites of a transmission interrupting the show announcements. It was pretty cool, and I love these one-day-only-had-to-be-there-events like this. I wish all parks would do it like this and announce to the PEOPLE of the park rather than beyond a closed off event-area. It should be for the peeps in the park as much as the media!

-I'm pretty excited for Transformers. I can understand an intense and rational apathy of aversion to the movies, but Transformers are pretty darn cool. They just are. Giant Robot Charter of 1862 says so. You should be excited for this.

-Cinematic Spectacular lasers are laseriffic and make the show even better

-Horror makeup show is a great little classic Universal gem to see every now and again.

-LoudSpinnyJumbotron, where did you go, and why is it quieter at CityWalk now?

-The walkaround Transformers will be worth your time as well.

-Wreck-It-Ralph is in theaters. GO SEE IT. You WILL enjoy. IMMENSELY.

-Crowds were light, Weather seasonably cool, Stars out at night, +/- Cloudy or bright 

-Universal, I'm happy for you, and ImmaLetYouFinish, but Firehouse Subs makes the BEST BROWNIES of ALL TIME.

-There are like SO many cranes you don't even know

-I forgot what I was talking about

-Oh yeah, Disney bought Star Wars was a thing happened

-Motorcycle was working again at Terminator since last I updated it was not. 

-Wait, what?

OK, That's about all for that. To THIS you boldly go!

ENJOY!^^

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EpcotServo's Updates #2.60- The Geosphere To Be Here

Hello UpdateEpcotPals! Welcome to the big Epcot 30th funtime Update, and indeed-a funtime was had! Lots to get to-so get on to it!

EPCOT

-First of all, the infamous merch line that was like three hours. I honestly don't get what they were thinking here. The little shop under SSE was immediately mobbed with people buying any and all merch. And yet most locations only had paltry amounts of merch (But plenty of the day-only shirts) and Mousegear was just mobbed with only a light line area planned, while they scrambled to plan on the moment what to do with it. I heard several stories from the craziness inside but I don't understand why they underestimate the own thing they plan all this merch for. It wasn't planned BADLY, but I surmise the entire event like the 25th: Well planned, but not optimized to mobilize the fans correctly. No set locations for merch, no several lines feeding into the plentiful amounts of registers at MouseGear, events timed strangely, Open edition merch that sells out and isn't restocked. Again, not planned BADLY, just not planned out to correctly handle and and optimize all the people wanting to buy stuff. I mean I only wanted to get the Japan World Showcase shirt but because of them aback at MouseGear not being able to open, I had to search around everywhere. And now I hear they're gone entirely? Very weird.

-The panels were very great, espcially focusing on the people who actually helped build Epcot. I am too ditzy/lazy to say all the great stuff and amazing people/stories-but do read about them online if you can.

-The buttons were great, as were the maps-which the maps were widely available at the end of the night.

-Illuminations tag was amazing. ALL THE FIREWORKS.

-Epcot!

-Crowds were medium to heavy.

-Weather was pretty to rainy

-I hated to see the ellen-attacking sea dinosaur stuck in one position.

-They played the classic music after illuminations, which was great.

-So overall I'd say it was better than the 25th in the amount and quality, and I did not attend the 40th which I heard was a mess. So overall better (With the exception of the awesome 25th gallery) but again, could have been optimized to mobilize fans better, and of course, should tell the people behind the scenes they need to start shaping up and get EPCOT on it's core principals again. And maybe splurge on a new Imagination ride I'd hope.

-OK, that's about all.

-On to the pictures!

-Factoid


Enjoy! ^^

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EpcotServo's Updates #2.44- The Update Holiday Special

There's no word like hello for the Holidays! Welcome to another Update show, so let it snow!

STUDIOS

-Crowds large to even larger.

-Star Tours is still, still great.

-I kind of don't like how they replaced the holographic poster at the end of the Muppets hallway with an ad for The Muppets. The movie is great and worth advertising, but that's just crossing the line getting rid of an attraction element for an ad...

-All the lights were working at Spectacle of Lights.

-^See, "Lights not working" always gets more attention...When things work properly it's worth noting too.

-If I didn't know better I'd say that was some veiled form of vague commentary on society.

-But it really wasn't.

-Happy Holidays!

ENJOY!
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EpcotServo's Updates #2.39- It's only a preview!

Hey there everybody! Got to preview this year's Spectacle of Lights, and here's some pictures! With lights! And words! Dare I say it, pictures! Venture onwards!

STUDIOS

-There's a few new things at spectacle this year, as follows...

-The canopy is no longer just red lights, they all change color.

-They have a window with a screen that displays historical imagery of the show.

-Some of the windows have light screens that shows animated Xmas imagery, which is a nice new plus. Though they do have Prep & Landing synergy, which stinks. Literally nothing can be added with synergy. And not in an awesome full-blown way like Disneyland, just the WDW kind of shady small-scale useless synergy. Just kind of nergy.

-It's still a great display.

And that's about all, so advance to PictureStage!

Enjoy!
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