Didn't they already remodel to be like the Eddie Murphy movie? I don't actually know, I thought I read that like a hundred years ago.
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No as of the last time I was there, although I've never been to Disneyland in California, so maybe that one got tweaked.
No, the Disneyland version does a Nightmare Before Christmas overlay each year, but the basic HM setup is still the classic that has been there for years. DL brought back a character at their 60th Anniversary (Hatbox Ghost) and there is a current rumor that they may remove the Hanging Man from the Stretching Room at the beginning.
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In the reddit thread, there's a lotta Alaskans who are unloading on her for her apparently long history of being an asshole.
--Patrick
That's an interesting one. It's one of the best bits, but then I'm not triggered by nooses or suicide. I know other people are though. At the same time, it's a haunted house, so you have to expect some triggering events.
That said, if they take it out or replace it, whatever. It's their ride to do with what they want, and if they feel it would be better to take it out, I'm not going to have a fit about it, because it's a ride at an amusement park. It's not like they're going to erase my memory of enjoying it while it was there.
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Now I want Disney to change the Tomorrowland Speedway to something Bill Nye and AOC themed with electric vehicles and a really obnoxious green-energy message. Make a huge deal about it. Convert Lighting McQueen to a hybrid. Put a display in every car that shows how many greenhouse emissions were saved since the ride converted. Put in solarpunk inspired architecture with a bunch of obvious solar panels everywhere.
(But really, the Tomorrowland Speedway makes no sense. "Come experience the future by driving cars from the 1970s!" The park would be objectively better without the gasoline smell that pervades that area.)
(But really, the Tomorrowland Speedway makes no sense. "Come experience the future by driving cars from the 1970s!" The park would be objectively better without the gasoline smell that pervades that area.)
Most of what I’ve heard is along the lines of “Some child might be traumatized with that scene!” Of which I laugh, because if you’re not looking up from the right place, and know that it’s there, you really can’t see it in that 2 seconds that the scene is lit behind the false ceiling.
There has been lots of talk about converting the cars to something better, but the costs (to the current cut-all-the-corners-you-can management) are fairly prohibitive even with a sponsor motor company coming along to foot part of the cost.
All "future world" exhibits look terribly dated within 10-20 years. People don't realize, even when trying to portray a future vision, how much of their design is informed by current aesthetics.
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Which really goes to prove my highly indirect way of agreeing with @Frank : Disney isn't doing any of this to be woke, it's all about making money.
Disney has infamously always had problems with things like Tomorrowland Speedway, mostly because of how expensive it is to replace shit to keep it modern.
If anybody ist interested, there are channels on youtube dedicated to the changes of the attractions of the Disney Parks. "Defunctland" and "Yesterworld Entertainment" are really good sources for the history of theme parks (and old kids TV shows). In fact here is a video about the haunted house.
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Personally, I think stuff like the Peoplemover still looks futuristic, even though it is a dated view of the future. Retro-futuristic is still futuristic to me. A view of a future that never was, but is clearly distinct from an era of history that happened. Like Star Trek or the Jetsons, there's no mistaking it as something other than a view of the future.
But that's besides my point in this case. The Tomorrowland Speedway opened in 1971 and the cars look like sports cars contemporary to that era. It was never a futuristic look at cars, and as far as I know the cars have never been updated. The speedway isn't a nearly 50 year-old view of a future, it's just 50 year old sports cars. I can see the argument for why sports cars fit in Tomorrowland, as they are cutting edge technology, but because of that they've aged in a way that Space Mountain, the Astro Orbiter, and other rides have not. They're not retro-futuristic, they're just old. Old enough to be considered antique by some standards.
The cars have been updated a couple of times over the years. 3-4 different versions total. I think doing a Cars theming would be great for Disney World, but not a good idea in Disneyland. A DL version would suffer in comparison to Cars Land next door at California Adventure.
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So.... Abolish Lasagna is trending on Twitter.
What the fuck does this even mean? What are Sex Blimps? Why is "Marvelous Mrs Maisel" an objectionably liberal thing? Is there any possible context that makes sense for this image?
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AH! Finally, like 50 tweets down the trend. The original, unphotoshopped image:
What the fuck does this even mean? What are Sex Blimps? Why is "Marvelous Mrs Maisel" an objectionably liberal thing? Is there any possible context that makes sense for this image?
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AH! Finally, like 50 tweets down the trend. The original, unphotoshopped image:
if it’s any consolation, this just means there is nobody on record as *against* sex blimpsAww, I wanted sex blimps.
I came all the way to Taipei and you didn't seem at all interested.Aww, I wanted sex blimps.
Your wife was there, I wasn't about to try anything with you in front of her.I came all the way to Taipei and you didn't seem at all interested.
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Once again, The Onion aint got nothing on reality:
Fox News warns Americans that they might soon be sipping on “plant-based beer”
During a rant about a false story involving Biden and red meat, Larry Kudlow said “OK, got that? No burgers on July 4. No steaks on the barbecue. So get ready. You can throw back a plant-based beer with your grilled Brussels sprouts and wave your American flag.”
Fox News warns Americans that they might soon be sipping on “plant-based beer”
During a rant about a false story involving Biden and red meat, Larry Kudlow said “OK, got that? No burgers on July 4. No steaks on the barbecue. So get ready. You can throw back a plant-based beer with your grilled Brussels sprouts and wave your American flag.”
New from A-B: Bud Light IPA.
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This was taken by someone in Germany and posted to reddit:
Clockwise from "Sorento:"
"No brats with stupid names on board!"
"Give Gates no chance!"
"Germany <picture of Bundesadler carcass picked clean> For the love of numbers" (presumably bled dry due to excessive spending)
"KIA" (hey everyone needs wheels, I guess)
"Fuck you, Greta" (Thunberg)
-Silhouette of a buzzard lifted from a Walter Lantz cartoon (don't know which one). Assume it's a symbol of waiting for the inevitable collapse of German society.
"Just when you think the stupid has finally stopped, Claudia Roth or Marcus Söder have to go and open their mouths."
(Roth is a prominent Green Party member who argues for things like legal weed and LGBT rights, and Söder has called for strict COVID-19 lockdowns and apparently likes to cosplay)
(below, on bumper) "Real men only drive electric cars at the fair!" (meaning bumper cars are the only electric cars they drive)
-Qanon (white) rabbit silhouette with "Where We Go 1 We Go All" acronym.
"Apple Sux! Android Rulez!" (x2)
(I assume @chris can/will correct me if I got anything too wrong)
Ok, I get that they're riled up and believe all the conspiracy/political and nationalist/anti-environmentalist stuff, but I wanna know how they figure the Android/Apple debate is somehow connected to all that, because otherwise it just sounds like "Android: The official mobile operating system of the 2021 Conspiracy Games™."
--Patrick
Clockwise from "Sorento:"
"No brats with stupid names on board!"
"Give Gates no chance!"
"Germany <picture of Bundesadler carcass picked clean> For the love of numbers" (presumably bled dry due to excessive spending)
"KIA" (hey everyone needs wheels, I guess)
"Fuck you, Greta" (Thunberg)
-Silhouette of a buzzard lifted from a Walter Lantz cartoon (don't know which one). Assume it's a symbol of waiting for the inevitable collapse of German society.
"Just when you think the stupid has finally stopped, Claudia Roth or Marcus Söder have to go and open their mouths."
(Roth is a prominent Green Party member who argues for things like legal weed and LGBT rights, and Söder has called for strict COVID-19 lockdowns and apparently likes to cosplay)
(below, on bumper) "Real men only drive electric cars at the fair!" (meaning bumper cars are the only electric cars they drive)
-Qanon (white) rabbit silhouette with "Where We Go 1 We Go All" acronym.
"Apple Sux! Android Rulez!" (x2)
(I assume @chris can/will correct me if I got anything too wrong)
Ok, I get that they're riled up and believe all the conspiracy/political and nationalist/anti-environmentalist stuff, but I wanna know how they figure the Android/Apple debate is somehow connected to all that, because otherwise it just sounds like "Android: The official mobile operating system of the 2021 Conspiracy Games™."
--Patrick
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Imagine being so easily triggered that you need a bumper sticker flipping off a child
While I get what you're saying, I think it's disingenious to call Greta Thunberg "a child".
Yeah, she may have been under age at the beginning of her career, but that's irrelevant. She isn't behaving like "a child"; she's an international figurehead of a huge movement, a political spearhead, was one of the most influential people in European politics before Corona, and has been giving speeches to the UN , European parliament, etc. Not to mention her speaking style is incredibly aggressive and confrontational.
She's a student protest symbol. You may agree with her or not, but claiming someone's weak because they're triggered by her because she's "a child" is insulting to both sides of that equation at the same time.
No, I'm gonna stick to my initial statement. Feeling the need to put "fuck you Greta" on your car is an incredibly weak move and frankly embarrassing