I still think that Austin Powers is a random character to have in Movie World. I love that he is there but the last movie was released 16 years ago.

I guess it's just one of those characters that you expect to see in the parks?

1 hour ago, CaptainLazerGuns said:

I still think that Austin Powers is a random character to have in Movie World. I love that he is there but the last movie was released 16 years ago.

I guess it's just one of those characters that you expect to see in the parks?

He's a fun character, still identifiable and probably appeals a few people's secret desires 

Just now, red dragin said:

He's a fun character, still identifiable and probably appeals a few people's secret desires 

I agree that he is super fun. I can imagine some younger people having no idea who he is, but the rest would immediately know.

You could say the same about Marilyn, Gatsby, Willy Wonka and maybe even the old styled costume of Catwomen. Just because they don’t appeal to kids, doesn’t mean they won’t appeal to adults or remember and know how iconic these characters are 

On 18/01/2018 at 7:55 AM, CaptainLazerGuns said:

I still think that Austin Powers is a random character to have in Movie World. I love that he is there but the last movie was released 16 years ago.

I guess it's just one of those characters that you expect to see in the parks?

its more likely just that Austin Powers is a character village roadshow have a licence to use 

Yeah they are slowly pulling out more characters that they know they can use. With seeing more of Porky, Marvin, Wile E Coyote, Pepe Le Pew and Audrey Hepburn. We haven't seen Willy Wonka for a little while and I don't expect he will be back soon.

Gatsby as a character is also not a character in park. They just have a show that they call Gatsby as they use music from the most recent movie.

BTW it's 2018 now

Noticed on today’s visit that part of the theming in the villains area has either been removed or damaged

And this A stand  was outside Rivals

They are really pushing to increase their digital footprint...  My wife went to Guest Services yesterday to commend Paul on his interactions with our (sometimes difficult) son at JDS...  They thanked her and gave her a card with their facebook, instagram, etc details and asked her if she could post it online...  

Facebook is a huge generator of customers. A group I'm involved with has been able to nearly triple its visitors on open days, by regular Facebook posts and posting to suitable Facebook groups. Nearly doubled our followers in 10 months. 

New photo op outside WWF 

TPSN posted this photo and noticed the coloured squares on the seats on DD have gone. I haven’t ridden it in quite a while, so have they changed the loading system or is the colour now somewhere else because it rubbed off the seats?

Coloured squares have always been on the carpeted floor of the ramps...?

 

I don't recall ever seeing coloured squares on the seats themselves...?

DD didn't open with carpet @AlexB

I didn't actually say that it did...?

You can see on the right seat on the head rest, there is a red mark, which I’m pretty sure was the red square now rubbed off 

@AlexB A bit hard to have colour squares on carpet with no carpet.

@themagician Thank you skeet.

@Skeeta no thank Parkz because the photo is from Parkz database.

Read it again @Skeeta - I never said DD opened with carpet. I said coloured squares have always been on the carpet. Even if they only laid the carpet yesterday, my statement would still be correct.

I couldn't tell you from opening because i didn't ride it at opening - my first experience had carpeted squares, and nothing on the seat that i can recall.

21 hours ago, themagician said:

You can see on the right seat on the head rest, there is a red mark, which I’m pretty sure was the red square now rubbed off 

No, thats just head-wear - as Skeet's pic shows the squares were lower down on the backrest. They probably changed this quickly given how easily it rubs off. Also based on the two pictures posted - the red mark you refer to isn't a seat in the red row - as you can see the red carpet square in the background - two rows back.

Read it again @AlexB I never said you did.  All I said was, " DD didn't open with carpet"

You don’t have to bring you're wrong, I'm right approach to every conversation.  It clouds your judgement.

Edited January 31, 20187 yr by Skeeta

59 minutes ago, Skeeta said:

Read it again @AlexB I never said you did.  All I said was, " DD didn't open with carpet"

You also said

22 hours ago, Skeeta said:

@AlexB A bit hard to have colour squares on carpet with no carpet.

Which is what i was replying to. What else could you have possibly meant by that if you understood my post how it was intended?

9 minutes ago, AlexB said:

You also said

Which is what i was replying to. What else could you have possibly meant by that if you understood my post how it was intended?

You're clutching at straws now.   I said that after you already said. " I didn't actually say that it did...? "

This conversation is over.  (people don't want to read this shit)

Does it matter which one of these two gentleman is bigger?

 

No because they both play their own parts and don't get caught up in what the other is doing since both are playing similar although slightly different parts of the same piece of music...

 

@MaxxTheMonster are you saying @AlexB is being mean to me because he wants to play with my parts?

Nah I'm saying stop trying to prove whose pianist is bigger as you are both talking about different parts of the same damn thing...

@Skeeta - You are correct the DD did not open with carpet...

@AlexB - Is correct that coloured squares have always been on the carpet...

 

Can we get back onto the topic?  Heard today that a few of the changes that came into place back in November have reverted back as we are now outside a peak (school holiday) period.  Unsure if this means we will see returns next holidays and unsure exactly what changes they are talking about as I only spent 90 mins in park earlier today.