WonkaKid
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As you can (sort of) see in the first pic below, the Dumbo refurb is coming along. I spoke to a fellow-Chicagoan CM and she explained that it's still on track to reopen on April 27.
Here's something else interesting that she told me: until recently, she worked in the parking structure. If guests get lost/can't remember where they parked, structure CMs can determine which level they're parked on if they're told the approximate time that the guest arrived. I had no idea! Apparently they keep track for just this reason.
Here's another interesting CM tale from the trenches. I often talk with CMs and ask him/her what their favorite story/experience from the park is, good or bad. An Autopia CM told me today that one guest didn't like the row and car color that she'd been assigned. The way she expressed her dissatisfaction was to take a full-on swing at the CM. Then she ran off. Of course park security found her and she was escorted off premises. I didn't ask, but I certainly hope that she was banned permanently.
Surprisingly (at least to me), this sort of thing isn't uncommon. Others CMs have told me that guests have hit or shoved them, usually for something inconsequential that most (all?) sane guests would take in stride. One I spoke with about a year ago said that park security will remove the guest and then charges may be pressed with the Anaheim PD at the CM's discretion. Crazy. I often wonder where people think they are.
Anyway, here are some pics from the park today. Again, the first is of the Dumbo walls. The others are largely self explanatory. I was the first in the park and I always like to get pics of a vacant Main Street and the like. I also fared well on Buzz today. I was very pleased with my score of 2,072,700. As I've mentioned countless times in the past, if a score passes 2,099,999 (or thereabouts), it will be reset. That happened to me once today and it's always irksome and frustrating.
Crowds were typical for a Sunday today. Neither better nor worse than average. I often try to game the system and speculate that, for whatever reason, attendance will be low on a given day -- The Super Bowl, The Oscars, the anythings. The only thing that seems to make any real difference is heavy rain, in which case, attendance will be light.
Side note: at rope drop this morning, I stepped off at my usual brisk walk. But almost immediately I spied a guy bolting -- bolting -- ahead of me. He was running at top speed. That kind of thing always annoys me because it's unsafe, unfair to other guests and commonly triggers other guests to run. Those that do, in effect, thereby steal the spot(s) of guests that managed their time well and arrived at the park early. I won't tolerate this and -- like it or not -- I'll also run to preserve my position. Posters have criticized me on this board before because, they argue, this makes me no better than said runner(s), essentially. Criticize all you like -- I won't be cheated. If someone outwalks me, props; all the credit in the world to them. But if they run, I'm sorry but I won't stand by and do nothing. I wish that CMs were empowered to do more to help. Other than verbal warnings, it seems there isn't much that they can do. Runners seem to know and benefit from this. In any case, I was happy to be first on Peter Pan today.
Please enjoy the pics! I picked up a few sets of maps, if anybody needs one.
The Dumbo refurb.
Despite the fact that this pic was taken at around 8:25 this morning, I was still able to snap it with no guests in shot.
I enjoyed watching CMs mix the pink coating for the Tigger Tails. They'd add a little white, then compare it to an already-made Tail and then add a little more, if needed, until the colors matched.
The Splash Mountain refurb is also coming along. The folks at Fresh Baked saw boats floating towards the top the previous day so it seems that at least testing is underway.
This is what the former Pinocchio parking lot looks like now.
Here's something else interesting that she told me: until recently, she worked in the parking structure. If guests get lost/can't remember where they parked, structure CMs can determine which level they're parked on if they're told the approximate time that the guest arrived. I had no idea! Apparently they keep track for just this reason.
Here's another interesting CM tale from the trenches. I often talk with CMs and ask him/her what their favorite story/experience from the park is, good or bad. An Autopia CM told me today that one guest didn't like the row and car color that she'd been assigned. The way she expressed her dissatisfaction was to take a full-on swing at the CM. Then she ran off. Of course park security found her and she was escorted off premises. I didn't ask, but I certainly hope that she was banned permanently.
Surprisingly (at least to me), this sort of thing isn't uncommon. Others CMs have told me that guests have hit or shoved them, usually for something inconsequential that most (all?) sane guests would take in stride. One I spoke with about a year ago said that park security will remove the guest and then charges may be pressed with the Anaheim PD at the CM's discretion. Crazy. I often wonder where people think they are.
Anyway, here are some pics from the park today. Again, the first is of the Dumbo walls. The others are largely self explanatory. I was the first in the park and I always like to get pics of a vacant Main Street and the like. I also fared well on Buzz today. I was very pleased with my score of 2,072,700. As I've mentioned countless times in the past, if a score passes 2,099,999 (or thereabouts), it will be reset. That happened to me once today and it's always irksome and frustrating.
Crowds were typical for a Sunday today. Neither better nor worse than average. I often try to game the system and speculate that, for whatever reason, attendance will be low on a given day -- The Super Bowl, The Oscars, the anythings. The only thing that seems to make any real difference is heavy rain, in which case, attendance will be light.
Side note: at rope drop this morning, I stepped off at my usual brisk walk. But almost immediately I spied a guy bolting -- bolting -- ahead of me. He was running at top speed. That kind of thing always annoys me because it's unsafe, unfair to other guests and commonly triggers other guests to run. Those that do, in effect, thereby steal the spot(s) of guests that managed their time well and arrived at the park early. I won't tolerate this and -- like it or not -- I'll also run to preserve my position. Posters have criticized me on this board before because, they argue, this makes me no better than said runner(s), essentially. Criticize all you like -- I won't be cheated. If someone outwalks me, props; all the credit in the world to them. But if they run, I'm sorry but I won't stand by and do nothing. I wish that CMs were empowered to do more to help. Other than verbal warnings, it seems there isn't much that they can do. Runners seem to know and benefit from this. In any case, I was happy to be first on Peter Pan today.
Please enjoy the pics! I picked up a few sets of maps, if anybody needs one.
The Dumbo refurb.
Despite the fact that this pic was taken at around 8:25 this morning, I was still able to snap it with no guests in shot.
I enjoyed watching CMs mix the pink coating for the Tigger Tails. They'd add a little white, then compare it to an already-made Tail and then add a little more, if needed, until the colors matched.
The Splash Mountain refurb is also coming along. The folks at Fresh Baked saw boats floating towards the top the previous day so it seems that at least testing is underway.
This is what the former Pinocchio parking lot looks like now.
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