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Just found this thread--amazing work Cody. I tried grabbing XX! also but got an error message..is that still there or did I miss out on it?
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Hollywood RRR ran till' 2am this year. I know they closed down Hulk and DD early in HHN past but if that might be an outdated rule if they're allowed to keep that hunk of junk running that late at night.
Rockit was never an issue that I'm aware of, no doubt do to its location far away from "civilization". When IOA was built there was an agreement with the neighboring community that Duling Dragons would not run after a certin time due to noise concerns and the closeness to the Turkey Lake area homes. It was not a law but self-imposed by Universal to be good neighbors. I'm not 100% certin if Hulk was in that agreement but both have always closed early during late nights at IOA. If this agreement has changed I've seen nothing in the media about it.
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dozen guest guzzling rides?
Can't run the coasters late at IOA and as much as I want another IOA year there is no way 2013 will happen without the Transformer ride being part of the landscape.
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Late to this thread but here goes. When IOA opened the guide/storyteller in Poseidon's Fury was a rather eccentric acting old man (who was not all he appeared to be) who introduced himself by saying something along the lines of "oh, my name? Well, just call me.... Keeper for I am the keeper of this old temple and the tales it tells". Since I fancy myself a bit on the mysterious side, good at spinning a yarn and I've been around the theme park "temples" of Orlando for a few years longer than most, it seemed the perfect way to not only identify myself but also to pay tribute to the original version of the attraction.
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Same here..never used it and always able to get everything done in one night. As long as you stay and scream and have done your homework its a piece of cake. Most years I am done with houses by 8 or 8:30. I'd rather spend my movey on a souvineer of the event.
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He's a Universal property and no doubt cost them nothing
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A friend of mine went thru TWD last night with Teller in front of him. He said Teller was very cool about posing for a picture and real freindly. I remember him tweeting about being up at 5:30 to do the morning news shows so that's very cool that he was still open to fans after what must have been a very long day.
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Gotta agree about Vanity's minions...they were standouts in a zone full of superstars. There was on guy in the A cast that got me EVERY FRICKIN TIME I walked thru all month long. In addition to having amazing timing, he was also funny as heck when talking to you.
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no link..this is the store at the park exit..they also have Treehouse of Terror shirts at $14.95
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It seems that the security at the front of the event is contracted out. Still, it's the responsibility of Universal to ensure appropriate behavior of the contracted employees.
Universal as a rule has some of the poorest, immature and unprofessional employees in the Florida theme park industy. A visit doesn't go by that this isn't made evident.
Last night we came to the express scanner person. My ticket didn't scan and I thought it had and began to move away. The person made this very odd gutteral moaning sound which, I'm guessing, was her way of saying "wait a second." At any rate, when I asked her if that was a verb or a noun she just responded with a blank stare.
It just never ceases to amaze me. Busch and Disney certainly set a very high bar for employee interaction.
Wow I would never say this...very little experience with Busch to make a judgement but I've always found Universal employees far more friendly that Disney's
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One of Pride's minions "mirrors" me , without fail, every fricking time I go thru...he's usually the last character in the zone. Well played minion--well played.
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I agree with Bear--if you ever have something like this happen just politely and calmly ask to speak to a Universal supervisior. I have never seen them be unreasonable. This sounds like someone trying to throw their weight around. I had one question my Mobil speedpass fob on my keychain. I explained to him what it was and he still seemed hesitant until I suggested maybe he needed to check with a supervisior if there was a problem and he just grunted and waved me thru. The whole process is silly since those in the stay and scream area don't go thru any screening at all beyond the CityWalk stick in bag routine.
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On an early run the guy behind me still had his sunglasses on and HR went into a whole rap about how that made for better tv viewing--it was amazing. Best comedy house ever.
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Skool kids---insanely creepy
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Just an update--there were still passholder pins availible last night at the main store.
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"That's right! Dogs of war have no time to eat. Only time to destroy. You will get a daily supplement gel if you are lucky. Reply FAM for the next question."
I tried doing the "tonight" thing a few weeks ago just for kicks, and I got that reply. I just tried it again and got the exact same reply. Guess they still haven't gotten rid of the old games yet.
It seems that if you try it during the day you get this DOW game (it plays all the way thru). On event nights you will get wait times.
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The cart was water-side near Nascar on Wednesday.
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Yes there will be decks of cards. Not sure about the foot.
coin... We were all given one as we left so I'm not sure if this is "merchandise"
Edit: I found out these will not be for sale...
Y'all can enjoy your hoodies...who wants to sell me your coin??
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They may still be gun shy from the year they actually WERE creative with merchandise. They had chainsaw keyrings, B & T glasses, and witch coozies at the Bells clearance location FOREVER after the event. They were actually before their time cause now the fan base can support these type of items. Busch seems to have been doing a better job in this department recently. It would be nice if this was our year, I'm still hoping for at least a deck of cards and a lucky rabbits foot
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Emeric's newest tweet:
What do you think this means? Speculate away.
I'd like to think it's A&D practicing what they preach....a NEW era means saying goodbye to the past. Our friend Emeric is the past...
even the ties to him need to be severed to proceed into the darkness. Onward...
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Love Brushwood but we can use a year or two off. I was hoping that Mike and Co caught Dan Sperry at Frightdome last year when they were out there. He's be a perfect fit for the second show. If they doLizardman and sideshows they need to be presented as smaller stage shows not in the big theaters. Most of the sideshow acts are not designed for that big stage and play better with a smaller group. Lizard man was at his best the year he was set up as que entertainment IMHO
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very entertaining stuff...I should vist more often