So here's a Potter thing that's all over the internet that I found!
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Showing posts with label JAWS. Show all posts
Showing posts with label JAWS. Show all posts
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
EpcotServo's Updates #2.45 JAWS Special- Fin
Hello there everyone and welcome to an Update, Special Update...From the closing of JAWS! Some very nice pictures to get too, so let the words be said!
UNIVERSAL
-Crowds were mild everywhere except Amity and JAWS.
-So many people turned out to see Jaws off. From the chatter in the queue, It seemed the atmosphere was mostly "We support Universal, but this is kind of one step too-far." I guess, alienated was the word. The person in video they put out says it best, there'll never be a ride that captures the feeling of JAWS. (Also the many "REALLY? MORE Harry Potter? What?" comments overheard were always hilarious.)
-They really didn't do much for the closing...They gave out beads, gave the skippers a basic lanyard badge that said "The Final Voyage", and I guess they gave out 48 tickets to press and such for the final ride. All they did for guests was give out beads. It seemed to me the immediate higher-ups tried to do SOME thing, but with no special event, no special merch, and no real hype that wasn't fan created, I think they missed out on a big opportunity. I mean the place was packed with Jaws T-shirts, shark hats, fan-made items and shirts, people lining up again and again...And yet there wasn't an Amity Boat Tours shirt, or a button, or even a little ceremony or anything. It wasn't handled badly, but as send-offs go, the fans far outnumbered anything they did for the fans.
-Speaking of which, all JAWS merch was GONE. Either by lack of stocking, or sold out.
-The night ended in a rousing chorus of "show me the way to go home" at the unload dock, because for the last hour everyone who disembarked stayed around to watch it close. It was pretty tough/special to be there with skippers wiping away tears as this huge crowd on land applauded them as they went by...Like I said, the fan/team member support was huge.
OK, that's about all for wordstuff.
Enjoy! <(^ ^ )
https://picasaweb.google.com/116649166152221553706/EpcotServoSUpdates245JAWSSpecialFin#5693944631783339346
UNIVERSAL
-Crowds were mild everywhere except Amity and JAWS.
-So many people turned out to see Jaws off. From the chatter in the queue, It seemed the atmosphere was mostly "We support Universal, but this is kind of one step too-far." I guess, alienated was the word. The person in video they put out says it best, there'll never be a ride that captures the feeling of JAWS. (Also the many "REALLY? MORE Harry Potter? What?" comments overheard were always hilarious.)
-They really didn't do much for the closing...They gave out beads, gave the skippers a basic lanyard badge that said "The Final Voyage", and I guess they gave out 48 tickets to press and such for the final ride. All they did for guests was give out beads. It seemed to me the immediate higher-ups tried to do SOME thing, but with no special event, no special merch, and no real hype that wasn't fan created, I think they missed out on a big opportunity. I mean the place was packed with Jaws T-shirts, shark hats, fan-made items and shirts, people lining up again and again...And yet there wasn't an Amity Boat Tours shirt, or a button, or even a little ceremony or anything. It wasn't handled badly, but as send-offs go, the fans far outnumbered anything they did for the fans.
-Speaking of which, all JAWS merch was GONE. Either by lack of stocking, or sold out.
-The night ended in a rousing chorus of "show me the way to go home" at the unload dock, because for the last hour everyone who disembarked stayed around to watch it close. It was pretty tough/special to be there with skippers wiping away tears as this huge crowd on land applauded them as they went by...Like I said, the fan/team member support was huge.
OK, that's about all for wordstuff.
Enjoy! <(^ ^ )
https://picasaweb.google.com/116649166152221553706/EpcotServoSUpdates245JAWSSpecialFin#5693944631783339346
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
EpcotServo's Updates #2.43- Fantastic Voyage
Hello and Hello, and in addition a very Happy Holidays Hello! Today we've got an Update with lots of last pictures from JAWS, and a few extra random pictures for random's sake. Proceed!
UNIVERSAL
-Crowds were high to Mountain Dew levels of extreme.
-Lots of rigging and diving for the show they should've announced by now.
-And lots of people waiting for the ride they shouldn't be closing.
-Bullwinkle is in this Update.
-Fact.
OK, that's about all, so click on and have a Merry Christmas, if that's ok!
ENJOY!
( ^ ^ )
https://picasaweb.google.com/116649166152221553706/EpcotServoSUpdates243FantasticVoyage#5688465366158043010
UNIVERSAL
-Crowds were high to Mountain Dew levels of extreme.
-Lots of rigging and diving for the show they should've announced by now.
-And lots of people waiting for the ride they shouldn't be closing.
-Bullwinkle is in this Update.
-Fact.
OK, that's about all, so click on and have a Merry Christmas, if that's ok!
ENJOY!
( ^ ^ )
https://picasaweb.google.com/116649166152221553706/EpcotServoSUpdates243FantasticVoyage#5688465366158043010
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