Stupid Guest Tricks

susislicker wrote:(I NEVER call any of the attractions at Disney *rides*. Walt called them attractions and that is what they always will be to me, a carnival has rides! Just a weird little pet peeve of mine, every time I hear someone referring to an attraction or adventure as a *ride* my skin gets creepy crawly and I get this itch in my fist that wants to punch the person! J/K, it just grates on me, they are NOT rides!!!!!!)

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" ? ;)

Don't CM's refer to them as attractions, even though they contain the word "ride" in their title?

GRUMPY PIRATE wrote:Don't CM's refer to them as attractions, even though they contain the word "ride" in their title?

As far as I know you're right. Everything in the parks is an attraction, be it a ride, show, movie, whatever. They are all listed under "Attractions" on the maps.

We try to call them attractions as much as possible but sometimes we have to dumb ourselves down for SGs. Like I work on The Land Boat Ride...see? If I wanted to sound really weird I could always say, I work at an attraction that explores the possibilities of agriculture, sponsored by Nestle!!!
Sigh...now I am emo again...
Find a happy place..."Excuse me what is Soarin'?"
It's a hang glider-type experience in which you are lifted approximately 50 feet into the air, are surrounded by the world's largest IMAX screen and you fly over California! Then when you fly over certain areas your senses are delighted by smells like Oranges, Sea Breezes, and Pine!
That's much better...

susislicker wrote:We had an awful experience on the Land attraction (I NEVER call any of the attractions at Disney *rides*. Walt called them attractions and that is what they always will be to me, a carnival has rides! Just a weird little pet peeve of mine, every time I hear someone referring to an attraction or adventure as a *ride* my skin gets creepy crawly and I get this itch in my fist that wants to punch the person! J/K, it just grates on me, they are NOT rides!!!!!!) I digress...

An attraction can have within it a ride but a ride can't have within it an attraction. A ride is a device that moves a patron from one place to another. So an Omnimover is a ride. A boat is a ride. But when you surround a ride with interresting objects that tell a story or invoke an emotion, the total becomes an attraction. So the HM is an attraction with a ride as one of the elements of the attraction. The Land Boat attraction has a boat ride as an element of the attraction. Some people focus so much on a single element of an attraction that they miss the other parts. They go on the "Space Mountain Ride" and miss the wonderful theming and effects that fill out the attraction.

IMHO

Randy

susislicker wrote:I am looking forward to a great Safari with our fearless Safari leader Big Wallaby! And of course. we will find Zazu for on of his *special* tours, I have heard so much about.

Book your "Misguided Tour" early -- they do "sell" out!

Ralphie took all my desires/preferences for our WDW trip in Spring to our Travel Agent and she is going to try to get our preferences. MK side, Contemporary Tower, 14th floor....

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.

We are also going to be doing side trips with our REALTOR!!! YAY!!!!! We are going to look at property and models around the WDW area, Reunion, Celebration, Windermere, since we want to build a new home to fit us. Who knows though, we may already be down there renting, if our plan gets set into motion! Cannot wait til Spring!

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.

GRUMPY PIRATE wrote:Oh my!!

I could also think of several attractions, one could be called "rendetion land" where you get taken to an airport, put on a windowless 737, and flown to a country that allows waterboarding of SG's!!

I like that.

CMGUY89 wrote:world's largest IMAX screen

Is it IMAX or OmniMAX?

Other thing I really want to know, where are they projecting from? I've never figured it out...

Big Wallaby wrote:Other thing I really want to know, where are they projecting from? I've never figured it out...

California? :D:

Randy

Big Wallaby wrote:Other thing I really want to know, where are they projecting from? I've never figured it out...

That's secret. To tell you would ruin the Magic! :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" ? ;)

My original orientation leader told us that DL only had one ride: Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Everything else is an attraction.