EpcotServo's Updates #3.25- Rainbow Chicken

      Hello everybody, and welcome back to the Update machine! Lots to get to including Epcot, Pandora, and TIGERS! Click on, and ENJOY!^^

ENGAGE UPDATE #3.25

EpcotServo's Updates #3.19: Rogue Seventeen

   Hey there everybody! It's a new year with new craziness, but craziness goes both ways! Update is here for you, and ready to go! Begin with the clicking, and ENJOY!^^

Engage Update

EpcotServo's Updates SPECIAL #3.18: Westward, Servo Garrison!

   Hello everybody! Today we have somethin' REALLY big for you: The servo stands still, und the Update flies away! But seriously, I invite you now to embark on a very special non-Theme Park Update across several states and over mountains, rivers, and valleys. Join me on a journey through uncharted regions and national parks, and on an adventure out west unlike any other! Get ready to click on, and ENJOY!^^

Engage Update

EpcotServo's Updates #3.17: Shine Your Love

 Hey everybody! The seasons are getting cooler and the Rogue One is approaching! Let's take a look at the Studios and the Epcot-Even going where no Servo has gone before! It's all waiting for you after the click!

ENJOY!^^

Engage Update #3.17

EpcotServo's Updates #3.16: Ways of the Force

Hey there everybody, and welcome to another UPDATE! Lots of stuff to get to, including Epcot, Frozenstrom, Studios, and Star Wars Spectacular! If you are ready, click on and ENJOY!^^


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EpcotServo's Updates #3.15: Eye of the Tiger

   Hey everybody, and welcome to a very much overdue Update! Things have been incredibly busy what with my whole novel finished and now avaible for the low, low price of 99 cents-(Anymart Six Check it out) I haven't had much time for Updates! And since Picasa has been merged and folded in with Google Photos, getting the venue right has been taxing. But now that I have a break, and some fun photos and captions, we boldly continue the saga of Updates! Read on, and ENJOY!^^

Engage Update #3.15

EpcotServo's Updates #3.14: Right Hand Fan

Hey everyone! It's been awhile since the last Update, so this should begin to make things right! Three parks, two days, and lots to see! So if you want to click on, I'm here as your right hand fan!

ENJOY!^^

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EpcotServo's Updates #3.13: Let Me Back In

   Hello everybody, and welcome to PART FOUR of the Disneyland Updates, and the last Update for the year! I hope you had a good one, and have an even better one next year! Until then, click on and ENJOY!^^

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EpcotServo's Updates #3.12: Tis' the Season of the Force

Hello everybody, and welcome to Part 3 of the Update Time! Lots to click on and enjoy, if you so wish! Click on, if you please! And ENJOY!^^

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EpcotServo's Updates 3.11: Captain, My Captain

Hello everybody, and welcome to another Update! Lots to see, so go on and click the clicking thing! And ENJOY!^^

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EpcotServo's Updates #3.10- Promised Land Calling

  Hello everybody, and welcome to PART 2 of the new CALIFORNIA UPDATE! Many pictures to enjoy, so please feel free to enjoy them! Oh, and did I mention to enjoy?

ENJOY!^^

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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 #3.7: The Update Awakens

Hello everyone, and welcome to another all-around time, Update time! Get ready to grow the brand and shift your paradigm, because it's time to click on for action!

STUDIOS


-Weather hot but breezy, storms avoided, and crowds crowded but not overtly insane crazy.

-Star Wars Weekends 2015 is here! Below are thoughts.

-Start of the day was a bit of a hot mess, with wristbands being distributed for Merch and Autographs, but not both. And since the autographs are for later and the merch is for now, there was some chaos at least amongst the voices in my head.

-Merch this year takes up Prop Warehouse/Old AFI Building/and Backlot Tour prop shop. The latter has completely been stripped of all props, so as to wherever all the World of Motion pieces have been taken, I know not.

-Merch is pretty solid this year, but the standout is the awesome Force Awakens T-Shirt, and 25% of the cost goes to UNICEF and Force for Change, which makes it even more awesome.

-The waits to get into the store ranged from pretty bad, to walk right in. Waited for it a few times and it wasn't too bad. I still think I prefer the giant tent, but it's a better use for the building than Frozen, that's for sure.

-In the prop warehouse they have a LEGO building table, where you can build and keep an great Mini-Build. It's free lego so I shouldn't have to say much more to convince you that's awesome.

-Also there's a neat poster for Passholders and DVC members below the tour corridor near the Pixar Place gate, FYI.

-The autographs this year use the American Idol audition rooms, which is kind of a mixed bag. It makes it much more enjoyable if you have a fastpass, but the days of walking by and just seeing the celebrities aren't possible with this setup. I heard you can still get their fakesigned cards at the info booths, but I wasn't able to verify that. I think I'm more on the side of using the audition rooms though, since I always felt bad if your meet and greet ran long, seeing the faces out in the heat behind you in line. So I'm more on the improvement side on this one, reluctantly. 

-Probably my biggest complaint with SWW this year is the one I volley across all of WDW, the relentless upcharging. The upcharged gathering event, the dining events, the hangar thing downsizing backlot express. There's so much great stuff to offer the normal guest there should be no need for such things. Not so much a problem yet, but I can see it getting annoying.

-The Boba Fett mug looked great, but was nowhere to be seen. Not in yet maybe?

-The Stormtrooper intro show is better this year with some added pizzazz. It'll never replace the amazing sight of them on the gate roof, but it's getting there.

-Inside GMR, they've added BADLY out of place chain stanchions on the Anubis statue where the gangster/cowboy grabs the gem. It's OSHA fall protection ruling same as above, and annoyingly bad looking.

-The themed overhang at the exit of GMR is done, but nothing below it yet.

-The Chinese Theater still needs some details back, but the central roof has been cleaned.

-At Star Tours...I WAS FINALLY THE REBEL SPY! Leia told me so...Heh heh heh

-In Sounds Dangerous there's a great 30 Minute recap of Star Wars Rebels to check out, though spoilers if you're already planning to watch it all. If you weren't interested or want to cool down, go see it. Pretty good for a recap episode, plus life-size Ezra and Sabine inside. 

-The Echo Lake ducklings were invading the Indy outdoor cart near Backlot Express, and it was adorable.

-First time seeing the new Star Wars fireworks, and it was AMAZING. WDW Pyro pulls out all the stops. Not to mention...New Troopers. That's right...NEW TROOPERS!

OK, that's about all for the many words. Now on to the many pictures.

ENJOY!^^

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EpcotServo's Updates #200- Living Inside The Shell

Hello there everybody, and welcome to a super special Update! Without further lines of code, read on!

EPCOT


-Weather extremely good, crowds very, very crowded.

-Fastpass Plus entirely useless.

-Imagination had issues 3,4, and 5 of Figment.

-Maelstrom has been compromised

-Don't lose your way

-The International Food and Boozestufs festival is ongoing.

-Words illuminate pictures.

-Epcot stuff.

OK, that's about all for this and that. Now on to bigger, and bolder ideas!

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!

ENJOY!^^

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EpcotServo's Updates #2.97- Dragone with the Wind

 Hey everybody, it's that Updatetime again! Let's get on with the Dragone. Dragon. Whatever.

UNIVERSAL


-Crowds lots and many.

-Heat mostly and very hotly.

-Diagon Alley! So great. Much better than the first Potterlands, and needless to say exceedingly great in many things.

-Only complaints are that there's only like 3 benches in the whole land, and still isn't my Jaws.

-Knockturn Alley, Butterbeer Icecream, and the GlowSnails. Best.

-On first day we went at park opening and had to get a return ticket, last time was around 5 and walked right in.

-Gringott's! Lucked out and got on rested and ready for waiting with a posted wait of 120, only waited an hour and a half. This ride is SPECTACULAR. It may not be my favorite ride ever, but it's without a doubt one of the best rides ever made. It's Universal's least jarring thrill ride that's still scary and cool. It doesn't beat you up and assault your senses like most Universal thrill rides, it's more smooth and controlled and all around thrilling. It's one of the most perfect Dark Rides, and is in the rare caliber of ride with Indiana Jones Adventure, Tower of Terror, and other amazing rides.

-ALL HAIL THE GLOWSNAILS.

-Lots of fun.

-Lots.

OK, that's about all-Now on to the many pictures, and ENJOY!^^

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EpcotServo's Updates #2.96- Central and Universal

 

Hello everybody and welcome to the time of the Update! Lots to think on, so get thinking on it!

UNIVERSAL

-Crowds mild, weather hot but windy!

-Hogwarts Express soft opening!

-So in the realm of operational fact, the ride runs great and the crew really worked wonderfully in getting people on and out, the waits were short and flew by. I foresee this being how most everyone will parkhop.

-In the realm of opinion, I personally loved it. I'm not really a big Harry Potter fan at all, I have many a peeve about almost everything that isn't contained in books 3 and 4, but I got goosebumps seeing the train pull up for the first time! It's really cool, and what's best/most interesting is that the experience itself is calm, sedate, and enjoyable. It's not loud and brash like every single other Universal thing, as I have come to love them for. It's really amazing, and I can't recommend it enough.  Second favorite Universal ride still in operation, right after....

-Men in Black! Still could use a rehab, had some synching and AV problems. But still, I love it.

-Frozen Butterbeer still the drink of choice.

-Once again I find my opinion steadfast that they ruined Spiderman. The pace of the ride is all bjorked up, and it's not the beat-for-beat perfection it used to be. The graphics looking better doesn't save it for me, I really loved the original's rhythm.

-Yep, that's about it.

-Except for the pictures!

OK, that's about all-now on to said pictures!

ENJOY!^^

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EpcotServo's Updates #2.95- Center Nova

Hey everybody, it's update-time-EPCOT-time! Let's get on with it, if we're planning too!

EPCOT


-Crowds and weather both mild!

-Journey cover band at Sounds Like Summer was awesome to the max.

-So much stuff at Energy needs fixing. So much.

-NewTestTrack is still so good, but TruckLasers weren't working.

-You can watch the World Cup Thingie at the Odyssey if that's your GOOOOOOOOAAAALLLLL

-Impressions De Fronce is still just the best!

-If you follow my tweetings, then you may remember my posts about "Hako Vision", which is a little box with a Pepper's Ghost effect using  projection mapping that you get by scanning a QR code on the side. It turns your phone into a projection mapping, Pepper's Ghost Gundam show and is like the best! Well now they have them at Japan pavilion! Go, go buy them!

-Great new Soarin' merch at Soarin'

-Fun things are fun!

OK, that's all for this and that, now on to the pictures!

ENJOY!^^

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EpcotServo's Updates #2.94- Gem and the Holograms

Hey everybody and welcome to another Update! As always, we start with the words and whatnot!

STUDIOS


-Weather hot, crowds medium.

-Star Wars Weekends! Organized pretty well this year from what I could tell, though the merch was better in the tent than the soundstage. Met Steve Blum, the voice actor of Spike Spiegel which was amazing!

-Student film groups were filming on the Streets of America which was interesting!

-Also they were filming Rebels B-Roll.

KINGDOM


-Crowds medium, weather was night. Night weather.

-Fastpass still working alright, came in around 8 and got Fastpasses for Mansion at 9 and Big Thunder at 10:45-11:45.

-Astro Orbiter is Astro-gone.

-Mine Train! Really fun. Got two rides in, and best of all two people jumped out of our car at load on the second ride, so we got to just really get it swinging side to side (yo) which was alot of fun. My only gripe is the interactive portions of the queue, which are nice but feel like an inescapable playground. The outdoor queue is really nice though, so there's that. It ain't no 20K, but I guess it's my favorite thing in the whole expansion.

-Got to ride Mine Train twice, Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise, Pirates, Big Thunder, Pooh, and Mad Tea Party twice. Nine rides in two hours, whichisnotbadifIdosaymyself!

-Oh, nice things are nice

-No flash pictures in the mine thankfully, but one or two people drinking from the musical thing. THERE'S A DRINKING FOUNTAIN RIGHT NEXT TO IT!@   -   @

-Peoplemover is under rehab. Meh.

-For fun.

OK, that's about all, except for the rest of it!

ENJOY!^^

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EpcotServo's Updates #2.93- Getter RoboDragon Z

Hey everybody, It's UpdateTime again! Meaning this stuff! Read on!

KINGDOM


-Crowds Crowded and Weather hot enough for you.

-Dwarvesorama Train Ride was in a weird "Invited Cast Members Only" preview which no ride in my entire histories have done. It's usually Unannounced After Hours Testing, Park Only cast but-we'll-let-you-in-if-you-work-at-another-park-anyway Preview, and then Cast and Soft Opening. Never had nor seen any that required a special permission slip and was turning away non-kingdom Cast Members despite running with barely any people. The slowness and seeming indifference towards getting this thing open versus promoting it with the Media is something that defies most ride I've ever opened and I've opened quite a few. Blergh.

-Also Universal closed Jaws.

-Fun things are still fun though.

-Pirates Mermaids seemed to be off totally. If you think you were seeing Mermaids and/or Sea Monsters, you may have been submerged too long.

-The hub-bub construction is weeeeirrrddd

-Parade! New parade was good. Much better. Thank you. How are you?

-No further boarding MEANS No further boarding

-As a personal aside, PLEASE see GODZILLA in a theater this weekend.

-Because, GODZILLA.

-Look busy, GODZILLA IS COMING.

OK, that's about all! Enjoy the presentation on the ViewerScreen!

ENJOY!^^

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