LUCKYMAN
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Must be nice!!!! wish things like that were here on the east!!!
Disneyland's Starcade as of 8.17.10
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Must be nice!!!! wish things like that were here on the east!!!
LeeB99
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Since this thread moved into a "Star Tours" discussion, I thought I would share my experience/thoughts. The updated attraction is CONSIDERABLY different than before. Your experience is actually random, and you can ride it over and over and it won't be the same ride twice. Apparently, they made several different intro sections which then branch into one of several different planet visits which is then followed by a transmission from one of the characters from the movies (such as Yoda or Princess Leia) and then finally the last sequence ends up on yet another planet/location. Supposedly there are over 50 combinations to the ride total.
I rode it in Disney World a couple of weeks back. It was definitely a refreshing change over the old ride. They also remodeled the walkway through and up into the ride. It is a lot "cleaner" and doesn't have all of the "junk" being conveyered around the place like it used to. It's definitely a LOT different. Adding all of the random elements to the ride makes you want to go back again and again. I think we only had enough time to ride it 3 times. The seamless nature in which the ride is able to change locations made it obvious that they moved away from film and went to 100% streaming the data directly from a hard drive. This type of setup wouldn't have been possible when they made the original version of the ride...
As for the Magic Kingdom arcade, it has much less equipment than it did just 4 years ago. Sad, really. My son was looking forward to playing some "Panic Park", and it wasn't there. Even the 8 player Daytona Deluxe setup was no longer there. I suppose that arcades just don't make enough money any more. Even the location on main street that used to house the old arcade back in the early days is now 100% retail store. The last time I was there, they had several Mutoscopes in the store, along with a really neat old portable mechanical player piano/band that Walt Disney had purchased back in the 1950's as a conversation piece. Guess it was taking up too much space that could be used to hold corny t-shirts.
I rode it in Disney World a couple of weeks back. It was definitely a refreshing change over the old ride. They also remodeled the walkway through and up into the ride. It is a lot "cleaner" and doesn't have all of the "junk" being conveyered around the place like it used to. It's definitely a LOT different. Adding all of the random elements to the ride makes you want to go back again and again. I think we only had enough time to ride it 3 times. The seamless nature in which the ride is able to change locations made it obvious that they moved away from film and went to 100% streaming the data directly from a hard drive. This type of setup wouldn't have been possible when they made the original version of the ride...
As for the Magic Kingdom arcade, it has much less equipment than it did just 4 years ago. Sad, really. My son was looking forward to playing some "Panic Park", and it wasn't there. Even the 8 player Daytona Deluxe setup was no longer there. I suppose that arcades just don't make enough money any more. Even the location on main street that used to house the old arcade back in the early days is now 100% retail store. The last time I was there, they had several Mutoscopes in the store, along with a really neat old portable mechanical player piano/band that Walt Disney had purchased back in the 1950's as a conversation piece. Guess it was taking up too much space that could be used to hold corny t-shirts.
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Just got back with the family from Disneyland and had a great time! Suprised I didn't run into you Jess while I was there. Starcade as someone mentioned stunk big time and part of the arcade was star tours overflow from the gift shop. Flynns arcade seemed empty and I thought there were more games in there before but maybe with all the big crowds they pulled some games out but enjoyed it alot.The night dance from electronica was pretty cool with all the laser lights and music blasting through the park my kids enjoyed the Tron face painting and The night dancing.The bad news I received and was looking foward playing comming back from my trip was that my Tron LE pinball had damage from the shipping company and had to be returned back to Stern for repairs.
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One of the games from Starcade
This was my damaged Tron LE pin going back to Stern
This was my damaged Tron LE pin going back to Stern
LeeB99
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Man, seeing those pics is REALLY frustrating! While at Disney World a couple of weeks back, I made an observation that there was absolutely NO Tron related attractions WHATSOEVER. And then I see these pics of MULTIPLE Tron themed things in California. How unfortunate...
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Nice pics Steve. Sorry about your Tron LE.
Yeah, I was there yesterday only. Like you said, I was disappointed to see Starcade downsized even more. Not that it was much last year, but to see it slowly phased out is depressing. Another childhood memory slowly fading away. I guess I just hope that memory of Starcade could last forever, but seeing the entrance below the Starcade sign full of expanded store products is a sad reality that times will continue to change.
I did enjoy Flynn's for the short time I was able to spend there. Only played a couple of games of Pole Position. Knowing that it will be taken down eventually, I bought $20 worth of tokens to maybe use for my games at home. If not, I'll call it a pleasant keepsake that's equivalent to buying two keychains or pins at any of the stores. I'd much prefer tokens.
I took a bunch of pics of both arcades and will post them when I get the chance.
Yeah, I was there yesterday only. Like you said, I was disappointed to see Starcade downsized even more. Not that it was much last year, but to see it slowly phased out is depressing. Another childhood memory slowly fading away. I guess I just hope that memory of Starcade could last forever, but seeing the entrance below the Starcade sign full of expanded store products is a sad reality that times will continue to change.
I did enjoy Flynn's for the short time I was able to spend there. Only played a couple of games of Pole Position. Knowing that it will be taken down eventually, I bought $20 worth of tokens to maybe use for my games at home. If not, I'll call it a pleasant keepsake that's equivalent to buying two keychains or pins at any of the stores. I'd much prefer tokens.
I took a bunch of pics of both arcades and will post them when I get the chance.
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