I not only want my own row at Soarin', I want the whole attraction to myself and Ralphie. NO SGs allowed in the building AT ALL! Well, maybe the whole SGT gang could join us, but NO one else. That would be sweet! We always get up to the front anf if we can't get front row, we ask the CM if we can wait for the next cycle. They always accommodate us. I hope that is not being a SG. We just LOVE being in the front row, does not HAVE to be center section, but front row is the best on Soarin' I have always been afraid to fly in airplanes and after last year when we hit level 3 or 4 turbulence, it made me even more asceered to fly, but I love Soarin' for the sheer joy of the coll breeze and the scents piped in and it just relaxes me. I have always wanted to try hand gliding which is so weird wioth my fear of flying. I think the fear comes fromthe fact that in a big airliner, I cannot se who is driving the thing. My dad's friend had a small plane, 4 seater and he used to come down when I was in college with my pop and pick me me up for trips up to the folks. They lived in the foothills of the Sierras in Grass Valley and I lived in the wine country a good 2 and a half-3 hour drive by car, but it was fun to go in an airplane! And I was not scared so much of those small planes, because I could see everything. I rode in a helicopter once that had the glass bubble front and that was a bit scary. I don't reallr trust helicopters too much.
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Ooooooh, you are all so bad....Early Entry? DISNEYMOM!!!!!!!!!! 
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I not only want my own row at Soarin', I want the whole attraction to myself and Ralphie. NO SGs allowed in the building AT ALL! Well, maybe the whole SGT gang could join us, but NO one else. That would be sweet! We always get up to the front anf if we can't get front row, we ask the CM if we can wait for the next cycle. They always accommodate us. I hope that is not being a SG. We just LOVE being in the front row, does not HAVE to be center section, but front row is the best on Soarin' I have always been afraid to fly in airplanes and after last year when we hit level 3 or 4 turbulence, it made me even more asceered to fly, but I love Soarin' for the sheer joy of the coll breeze and the scents piped in and it just relaxes me. I have always wanted to try hand gliding which is so weird wioth my fear of flying. I think the fear comes fromthe fact that in a big airliner, I cannot se who is driving the thing. My dad's friend had a small plane, 4 seater and he used to come down when I was in college with my pop and pick me me up for trips up to the folks. They lived in the foothills of the Sierras in Grass Valley and I lived in the wine country a good 2 and a half-3 hour drive by car, but it was fun to go in an airplane! And I was not scared so much of those small planes, because I could see everything. I rode in a helicopter once that had the glass bubble front and that was a bit scary. I don't reallr trust helicopters too much.
			
									
									I not only want my own row at Soarin', I want the whole attraction to myself and Ralphie. NO SGs allowed in the building AT ALL! Well, maybe the whole SGT gang could join us, but NO one else. That would be sweet! We always get up to the front anf if we can't get front row, we ask the CM if we can wait for the next cycle. They always accommodate us. I hope that is not being a SG. We just LOVE being in the front row, does not HAVE to be center section, but front row is the best on Soarin' I have always been afraid to fly in airplanes and after last year when we hit level 3 or 4 turbulence, it made me even more asceered to fly, but I love Soarin' for the sheer joy of the coll breeze and the scents piped in and it just relaxes me. I have always wanted to try hand gliding which is so weird wioth my fear of flying. I think the fear comes fromthe fact that in a big airliner, I cannot se who is driving the thing. My dad's friend had a small plane, 4 seater and he used to come down when I was in college with my pop and pick me me up for trips up to the folks. They lived in the foothills of the Sierras in Grass Valley and I lived in the wine country a good 2 and a half-3 hour drive by car, but it was fun to go in an airplane! And I was not scared so much of those small planes, because I could see everything. I rode in a helicopter once that had the glass bubble front and that was a bit scary. I don't reallr trust helicopters too much.
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But they are attractions with a ride vehicle, right. *Ride* is just part of the name of the attraction. I don't know why I am so picky about it, always have been, since I was a kid. It just seemed to me that Disney has immersible attractions and adventures, not just rides like a roller coaster with no theme, or a ferris wheel. (which by the way, Walt said he would NEVER put in his Park and that dumbass Eisner brought that carnival thingy to the Park back in the day and it failed miserably) I guess I have Disney running inmy blood. I like to be immersed in Disneyland's attractions when I am in one, like POTC, not thinking about the next *ride* I want to *go on*. I become a kid and lose track of time when I am at DL or WDW. Isn't that what Walt wanted? I have a great imagination and have no trouble suspending reality whilst in the Parks. I am lucky that way. We do not commando our way thorugh all the *rides* and meet and greets, we take it slow and enjoy every moment, scent, and sound sensation that is to be had in a Disney Park. That is the beauty of Disney compared to a carnival or County Fair that has *rides* not immersible experiences. :D:hhsrat wrote:So when you visit the Studios, do you always make sure to take the time to experience the "Great Movie Attraction" ? Or, while at DL, do you visit "Mr. Toad's Wild Attraction" ? ;)
Thank you for all the tips. We did stay on the lower concierge level last time, it was a different floor because they were rehabbing everything on the 12th floor and the lounge was right outside the elevators at that time. I liked that you could hear the ambient sound from below in the morning from Chef Mickey's. Some people don't want the *noise* It added to the feel that we were, in fact, at a Disney resort. :bouncemic : :D: I will have Ralph change the floor to the 12th. The lounge is back and rehabbing done so we will stay there. I don't need the *more space suites* and the *private floor* separate from the rest of the building.Zazu wrote:Book your "Misguided Tour" early -- they do "sell" out!
Unless you need more space than a standard room, take a room on the 12th floor instead. Same lounge and amenities, but much lower cost.
Some nice places in the Hunters Creek and Deerfield neighborhoods too. Much less expensive than Celebration or Windemere and still less than 15 minutes from the big Mickey arch.
I will also have our Realtor show us the places you mentioned. I will put them in my *Florida Move* binder! :D:
And we will *book* that tour early! :D:
Yeah, me too, me too, I want to know! :p:Big Wallaby wrote:I like that.
Is it IMAX or OmniMAX?
Other thing I really want to know, where are they projecting from? I've never figured it out...
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I had heard Soarin' was a cool ride/attraction but had no idea what it was. We went back three times. Totally cool!!CMGUY89 wrote:Find a happy place..."Excuse me what is Soarin'?"
When I was in the Army I'd get rides in Hueys and Rangers. It was great flying in the Hueys with the doors off on a warm day. I also got to go up with some crazies who were firing 17 pound rockets at tank hulks for target practice. There's nothing more exciting then having molten aluminum sprayed through the cockpit from the rockets exhaust. Hooooo Raaaaaaaa!!susislicker wrote:I rode in a helicopter once that had the glass bubble front and that was a bit scary. I don't reallr trust helicopters too much.

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If you want to have confidence in a helicopter, you oughtta try being in it when it's landed.  Engine off.  Now THAT'S a trip.  Especially if you get someone who likes to hover a foot off the ground for about thirty seconds to bleed off rotor speed.
Now, in engine off operations in a helicopter, the key is what you do in the first ten seconds after the engine dies.
It's not like the time I found an instructor to take me up for spins, he cut the engine (with that little fuel shutoff switch between the seats) about 30 miles from the airport. I actually landed on the runway after running the pattern. Woohoo! It is unnerving looking at your propeller just sitting there doing absolutely nothing.
True, not as exciting as getting sprayed with molten aluminum. Nor is it as painful...
			
									
									Now, in engine off operations in a helicopter, the key is what you do in the first ten seconds after the engine dies.
It's not like the time I found an instructor to take me up for spins, he cut the engine (with that little fuel shutoff switch between the seats) about 30 miles from the airport. I actually landed on the runway after running the pattern. Woohoo! It is unnerving looking at your propeller just sitting there doing absolutely nothing.
True, not as exciting as getting sprayed with molten aluminum. Nor is it as painful...
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So YOU got to go up with *some crazies*, Isn't that like the pot calling the kettle black! Oh, you're crazy hobie, you really are! And don't you forget it!hobie16 wrote:I had heard Soarin' was a cool ride/attraction but had no idea what it was. We went back three times. Totally cool!!
When I was in the Army I'd get rides in Hueys and Rangers. It was great flying in the Hueys with the doors off on a warm day. I also got to go up with some crazies who were firing 17 pound rockets at tank hulks for target practice. There's nothing more exciting then having molten aluminum sprayed through the cockpit from the rockets exhaust. Hooooo Raaaaaaaa!!
But we love crazy here at SGT, right?
Soarin' is the BEST attraction, hands down at DCA. Course there ain't much there to compete with except that hideous *midway Paradise Pier carnival type thingy* anyway in Dee Cee A.
I also enjoy Grizzly River Run, but they could have made it a little better with some animatronic animals and more theming. It is good, just not Disney great!
I cannot wait to til the refurb of the Park is done. We shall see what they come up with over at DL's little sister Park.
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I wish I had had the chance to go see DCA before they change it, just to see what a sub-Disney Disney park looks like.
Oh, never mind. I can just go on Stitch's Great Mistake over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over.... I just imagine it's a different attraction each time.
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									Oh, never mind. I can just go on Stitch's Great Mistake over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and over.... I just imagine it's a different attraction each time.
Bring back Michael Eisner's one excellent contribution! And I say that line very, very carefully... and it kinda makes me wanna hurl...
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I'm pretty sure it is IMAX and the projector is behind Carriage B. I learned from a Soarin' CM that if they are short staffed or Carriage A or C goes down they will fly the two remaining carriages. If Carriage B goes down then the entire theater is down. It's sad how much I know about this attraction...If only the managers understood this...Big Wallaby wrote:
Is it IMAX or OmniMAX?
Other thing I really want to know, where are they projecting from? I've never figured it out...
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My mistake, doing a little further research the attraction uses IMAX film and OmniMAX projectors. OmniMAX is a domed type of IMAX. The other key use of this technology??? Horizons!
			
									
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That would come in handy if you were interviewing for the job oc CM there, right? Keep learning all the attractions, and you could have a lot of "value" as an employee!!CMGUY89 wrote:I'm pretty sure it is IMAX and the projector is behind Carriage B. I learned from a Soarin' CM that if they are short staffed or Carriage A or C goes down they will fly the two remaining carriages. If Carriage B goes down then the entire theater is down. It's sad how much I know about this attraction...If only the managers understood this...
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It's only being an SG if the CM tells you to go to say, row 3, you go to your row, he fills in 10 people behind you (Okay not sure if that many fit in one row, but I'm trying to make a point here) then as the doors open, you leave the row, go back to the CM and then say, oh can we have the front?susislicker wrote: We always get up to the front anf if we can't get front row, we ask the CM if we can wait for the next cycle. They always accommodate us. I hope that is not being a SG. We just LOVE being in the front row, does not HAVE to be center section, but front row is the best on Soarin'
