Stories about guest behavior in theme parks.
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Pssst... Honda, I'm not a CM, just a guest who knows how camera optics work.Honda Enoch wrote:An UNZOOMED photo is equal to the naked eye view.
But you know what. you all have worked at WDW since you were in dippers so I am sure you all KNOW EVERY THING *roll eyes here*
ktulu wrote:The tallest point of the castle is 189 feet, it looks taller thanks to forced perspective. Tink does not take off from that point. Main Street Station at the Magic Kingdom boasts 108 feet,
hhsrat wrote:Using Google Earth to measure, the distance from the front-most spire on Cinderella Castle to the "observation deck" of the train station is approximately 1020 feet. Using Ktulu's figures, there is a vertical difference of 81 feet.
Therefore, Tink would have a sink rate of roughly .07 feet (less than 1 inch) downwards for every foot forwards. Now, granted, I'm no physicist, but it seems to me like you'd need a much greater amount of downward momentum in order to overcome friction and move that far forwards.
As has already been pointed out, the Train Station is not "Much Lower" than the Castle. Even less so, considering that we're using the Castle Height of 189 feet, which is actually the top point of the tallest spire, quite a bit higher up the Castle than where Tink takes off from.Honda Enoch wrote:
The castle can remain the SAME height, as can the train station. the train station is MUCH lower the the castle. I don't understand why you people seem to grasp that. And no I am not talking about the "forced perspective" the actual building is tall enough to run a wire from the window to the window of the station and have enough of a drop angle to run the zip pulley and not have any problem making it to the end.
Actually, using your own picture that you say you took with no zoom and therefore (in your words) equal to the naked eye, I can tell it's a person, in fact, if that is how she looks (and it's been years since I've seen her fly at WDW) I think it's almost better than at DL since she looks small enough to be an actual pixie, but I can clearly see wings and a body below those wings. Then there's a dark part, with a dot of light below, maybe that's what you're looking at, that dot of light that is probably her foot? If I knew how to edit photos and such, I'd mark it on the photo, but oh well.Honda Enoch wrote:
Cant tell much more then a dot of light.
OMG I LOVE "yoiks, and away!!!" ROFLMAO!!!techie-13 wrote:Great! Now I keep picturing Tink doing the Daffy Duck "Yoiks and away! Splat! Yoiks and away! Splat!"
Kind of like George of the Jungle.
Makes sense to me.February wrote:Tinkerbell flies 'cause of the dust and lands in Neverland.
Right?
BS You cant tell that is a person shape. other then you know it is a person and so your brain is putting the parts together. If I just posted that random you would not be able to say you knew what that was.lady ulrike wrote:Actually, using your own picture that you say you took with no zoom and therefore (in your words) equal to the naked eye, I can tell it's a person, in fact, if that is how she looks (and it's been years since I've seen her fly at WDW) I think it's almost better than at DL since she looks small enough to be an actual pixie, but I can clearly see wings and a body below those wings. Then there's a dark part, with a dot of light below, maybe that's what you're looking at, that dot of light that is probably her foot? If I knew how to edit photos and such, I'd mark it on the photo, but oh well.
Ok, so an unzoomed camera = or less then the naked eye. The point still remains that with the naked eye, one can not tell that Tink is a person on a wire.CptnSkippy wrote:Disagree - my digital camera has a 3x optical zoom. Only when it is zoomed all the way in, does the size of the live object match what I see with my naked eye.
Funny how your not showing it.hhsrat wrote:As has already been pointed out, the Train Station is not "Much Lower" than the Castle. Even less so, considering that we're using the Castle Height of 189 feet, which is actually the top point of the tallest spire, quite a bit higher up the Castle than where Tink takes off from.
If you have anything to back yourself up with, now would be the time to post it. I'm talking about actual numbers, not just capitalized words scattered throughout your post. Believe it or not, some of us here may actually know what we're talking about.
Maybe YOU can't... but there clearly are plenty of people who can.Honda Enoch wrote:Ok, so an unzoomed camera = or less then the naked eye. The point still remains that with the naked eye, one can not tell that Tink is a person on a wire.
You're so right. The cable that's there is for Prince Charming's ESPN and that was the only way to get it to him quick enough to make him happy (you know how royalty can be). Yes, Tink follows the wire but that's so she always follows the same route, it's her guide.February wrote:OMG I LOVE "yoiks, and away!!!" ROFLMAO!!!
"Ho, ha ha, guard, turn, parry. dodge, spin, ha, thrust!"
And I don't know what you fine people are talking about...wires...buildings...
Tinkerbell flies 'cause of the dust and lands in Neverland.
Right?
Right.
*Bru nods, large blue eyes doing best impression of Bubbles from the Powerpuff Girls*
Right.
Silly people. Wires. Buildings. Silly, silly people.
Not unless they have bionic sight. I have 20/20 vision (that's perfect btw).Mayonnaise wrote:Maybe YOU can't... but there clearly are plenty of people who can.
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