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Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan. Show all posts
Monday, September 12, 2016
EpcotServo's Updates #3.16: Ways of the Force
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Saturday, February 20, 2016
EpcotServo's Updates #3.14: Right Hand Fan
ENJOY!^^
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Tuesday, May 6, 2014
EpcotServo's Updates #2.92- Shindig for Studios
STUDIOS
-Crowds medium, weather was almost rain but never rained.
-Studios 25th was alot of fun, and much better organized and handled than either Epcot Anniversaries. Plus not to mention I got WAY more interaction with Cast Members wishing a Happy StudiosDay to me than any interaction I had on Epcot's 30th. Nice to see the love!
-Second interaction with FastpassUltimateForm, and it still worked well enough for me.
-Mulch, Sweat, and Sheers has gotten REALLY good. I mean, they've always been good, but darn are they rockin'! Give them a listen.
-No broken effects anywhere to report.
EPCOT
-Crowds light.
-Go see the Flamboyant Cuddlefish at Living Seas.
-Spaceship Earth and Japan Pavilion forever
-The Communicore Paint scheme. Not a fan.
-Flowers and Gardens is still pretty and fun.
OK, that's all for that and stuff, so here's the rest!
ENJOY!^^
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Monday, September 23, 2013
EpcotServo's Update #2.84- The Epdays Are Just PACKED
EPCOT
-Great weather and low crowds!
-First time using the turnstyle-free entry boopers. It's pretty nice, albeit very Doctor Who Cyber-Monster Creepy. It's fast and easy though.
-Starbucking
-Test Track exterior loop has gotten some exterior signage along the exterior loop, including a nice Progress City tribute right after exiting into the outside.
-NewTrack is still great and all the effects were working.
-Illuminations does have a new alternating blink effect with all the countries popcorn lights.
-It's also still such a perfect show.
-Japan has some cheap Totoro fans perfect for the Ghibli fan on a hot day! Instabuy for lots including me.
-Eperfection
OK that's about it, on to the Pictures!
ENJOY!^^
https://picasaweb.google.com/116649166152221553706/EpcotServoSUpdates284TheEpdaysAreJustPACKED?noredirect=1#5926695311705408226
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
EpcotServo's Updates #2.76-World Showcase Waltz
EPCOT
-Flower and Garden has Activated Flower Phase and Garden Mode!
-Crowds mild
-Weather rainy and cloudy
-Morocco shop is Morocco no mo
-Have you seen the poster for that stupid Dreamworks Snail Movie?
-Lighting and strange rigs around for Press Event in front of SSE.
-So it has a snail on it, and he has a jetpack, and it says "Slo No Mo!"
-It's so sassy it's ridiculous!
-Maelstrom still needs a rehab.
-I wanted to see Test Track, but rain. Pbbbt.
-A snail with a jetpack. It's funny because it isn't
-The Time for new Imagination with Figment and Dreamfinder is now.
-Also, please fix up Universe of Energy too.
-Still love ya, Epcot.
OK, that's about it. On to the pictures!
ENJOY!^^
https://picasaweb.google.com/116649166152221553706/EpcotServoSUpdates276WorldShowcaseWaltz?noredirect=1#5870545037391174066
Monday, January 14, 2013
EpcotServo's Updates #2.72-Everything's Coming Up EPCOT
EPCOT
-Crowds low, Weather Fine
-EPCOT at full EPCOT power.
-Soarin' Walk-On in the morning! Straight to B-1! Sets the mood of the day.
-New Test Track still freaking fantastic. Crowdflow worked exceptionally this time, straight from Design Room to Load, no crowding. Only things not working was one of the Hologram screens in the queue, 3/4ths of the Score sceens on the ride still not displaying your vehicles, and the onboard screen acting wonky as they usually do. In the postshow, all's working well. Only thing that needs to be added is the "take your picture with your design" stations, as they still don't let you choose your design.
-Seriously though, new Test Track is just fantastic.
-Mission Space. Still fun. Graphics/infinity screen looked clean and good. Force Feedback Joysticks a'Workin', buttons a'beepin!
-Maelstrom could really use some upgrades and new effects.
-Got to have linner at Teppan Edo. REALLY great. Fantastic cast, chief, and food!
-The Impressions De France digital restoration looks amazing, this has been said.
-But seriously, TWO people were taking FLASH pictures of Impressions De France. What. The. Why.
-The new bakery is open, looked crowded/popular.
-The IBM THINK exhibit in Innoventions opened, and is pretty cool. I missed the message statement film, so the content was a little fuzzy for me, but it's stated quite well and has plenty of cool EPCONTENT to enjoy. Realtalk: I spent most of my time frustratingly trying to put an icon in a basket in order to win a button. I will be back to win more buttons and learn more THINK-ey stuff.
-The Lava/Magma was missing from Universe of Energy, and the attacking Dinosaur static. Not good show.
-Whilst it was a tremendously EPCOT-spirited-day, It makes all the clearer for more original-intentioned shows in Imagination and Energy. Also I note, the general public seems to like songs again. We were a bit jaded with them in the 90's, but let's bring back the energy songs/Listen to the Land/Original songs.
-Seriously, great day.
-EPCOT.
OK, that's all for the words-now onwards to the Pictures!
ENJOY!
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https://picasaweb.google.com/116649166152221553706/EpcotServoSUpdates272EverythingSComingUpEPCOT?noredirect=1#5833441974784115842
Saturday, November 17, 2012
EpcotServo's Updates #2.68-Pushing the Sky
EPCOT
-Weather good, Crowds nominal
-The Food and Booze has ceased it's Festival-ing
-Jazz
-Test Track's work is startin' to come together from the outside, cycling nightly
-Japan Pavilion
-Words
STUDIOS
-Weather coolish to warmish, Crowds getting Crowded-er
-PIRATES! So the show soft opened for the first time today for guests, and I enjoyed it immensely. Basically it takes the Narnia space which throughout the history of the Studios has usually consisted of no more than a set and a screen. Now the set and the screen have come together, and with a modest budget, the attraction is a worthy little D-Ticket show that won't date and is immensely cool for any Pirate fan. First of all, the Excommunicated Skull from our Pirates is the host of the show, and the entire preshow is a giant cool updated version of the talking skull spiel.
There's been some comment on the voicework which is fair, but I love the talking skull because it sounds (and looks) like the blue-eyed skeleton robot, Geoff Peterson. Now the one gripe about voicework I would make is the Davy Jones sound alike not sounding too on-model.
Now the star of the show is that the entire set is one giant lighting/projection piece, so what doesn't capture on video is all the details in the show because of that. (For instance, Jack pops the cap of a bottle with his teeth, and when he spits it out you see it hit the wall) The entire show is like that, and is kind of like a newage Circlevision film. The big picture is nice, but the details make it entertaining for all. The other thing I've heard online is the idea of the participation being stupid, but it really isn't. As someone who hates that kind of thing, it's not anything like that. It's more like applause queues, it just helps make the show a less passive experience.
Now the actual Jack Sparrow is incredible, and worth a visit for alone. Imagine the queue projections at Forbidden Journey, but the lead of the show with a MUCH better setup and even MORE realistic.(For instance, Jack Sparrow actually has a shadow, a new trick for this using technique.)
Sorry, I've got away a bit. I really like Studios and Pirates, and hated Narnia, so I'm very pleased my prediction of the building sitting empty was turned into something really quite cool. Also neat thing I learned: Pretty much most of the props are from the films. The candles, the Aztec chest, The corset, and pretty much everything else. It's a change of pace from the usual Studios use of props under glass. There are none in the exit hall because they are all used in the ride. And the Black Pearl is the centerstage of the show, with water crashing over her bow. So that's about it, don't watch the videos, get there early, and enjoy it. It ain't no huge expansion, but it's a significant improvement over the space's usage for the last 20 years, and is a fun little show with a large amount of neat details and technology.
There's nothing to shill, There's nothing to foam, so There's also literally no reason to bitch about this.
-Tower has an Apollo 13 rig to get the Oxygen from the Bell Tower into the Ride Capsule for the return to Earth.
-They've replaced all the blacklights in RNR and the ride is crazy bright.
-I think that's it
-Is that it?
-Oh yea, see Lincoln, Skyfall, and Wreck-It-Ralph while you're at it
-OK, that's it.
ALRIGHT, off of the words and on to the pictures!
Enjoy!^^
https://picasaweb.google.com/116649166152221553706/EpcotServoSUpdates268PushingTheSky?noredirect=1#5811994261927857058
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
EpcotServo's Updates #2.60- The Geosphere To Be Here
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! ^^
https://picasaweb.google.com/116649166152221553706/EpcotServoSUpdates260TheGeosphereToBeHere?noredirect=1#5794838847888800578
Saturday, September 29, 2012
EpcotServo's Updates #2.59- 21st Century Boys
EPCOT
-Crowds were mild, weather was mild, followed by hot, followed by rainy, followed by night.
-EPCOT Snack & Booze preview! As expected there were many foods and wine-type beverages being consumed merrily by people.
-I love the Epcot 30 windows at Mousegear and Art o' Disney.
-The Land's new Land-scaping that Update broke last...few...whenever it was, still looks great.
-Test Track is in the thing-converting process
-Mexico has a new lobby exhibit that's pretty well done. And it quotes El Rio!
-"Lalalala, lalalala, lalalalalaaaaaa"
-At Norway they're now showing the movie with the doors open letting people just walk through at all times. It's really distracting if you want to watch the show and kind of bad show I think.
-Reflections of China was a pretty great rehab of the film
-The Nextgen Posts are starting to appear suddenly and mysteriously everywhere like the black cubes from that Doctor Who episode.
-No matter where I serve thy guest, they seem to like mine kitchen best
OK, that's about it for some stuff. Now this stuff!
Enjoy! ^^
https://picasaweb.google.com/116649166152221553706/EpcotServoSUpdates25921stCenturyBoys?noredirect=1#5793667609414215474
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