TP Daniel

Once again, brilliant report, you've taken some very nice pictures. The summary on the shops was very good too, D&B sounds like my kind of shop! Thanks for putting the effort in for the reports.

Another great report with some nice pictures! I absolutely loved One Man's Dream. It is so fascinating and to get that sort of insight into his life and the creation of the Disney parks is excellent. I like how it doesn't just cover the parks but it shows film exhibits such as old versions of Mickey Mouse.It's also great to see that HRRR has an electronic wait sign now! Previously it was a stuck on card thing which was barely updated throughout the day.

Yeah, I know, just seems a shame they seem to be locking some features out, which don't seem to be very complicated or memory intensive. Obviously I don't what's going on behind the scenes, nor the full extent of how it is decided which features are implemented.

iOS4 for the iPhone/iPod touch has now been released. Whilst I can understand why multitasking isn't on the 2nd gen, I am at a loss as to why custom backgrounds are not.

Wallace and Gromit

New version of the Xbox 360, looks pretty good.

When you read the report in your school newsletter about YR7 Germany trip, which included Phantasia Land, and realise there are two things theme park related spelt wrong and you get annoyed.

After a stressful year of IT, I can't say I'm sad to see the back of it....

Boris' views on the matter http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org/2010/6/8/mayor-of-london-wants-potter-fans-to-lobby-for-london-theme-parkhttp://www.mugglenet.com/index.php?type=news_detail&news_id=3563http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/borisjohnson/7807589/Now-heres-a-wizard-idea.-Why-not-bring-Harry-Potter-home.html

Hurricane season there is June 1 until November 30.

Went on Friday with a couple of my friends from my old school. Was a fun day, despite it being very hot, and it being busy. We still managed to get quite a good ride count considering.Colossus: 1Inferno: 1X:/ No Way Out: 1Rush: 1Vortex: 1Slammer: 1Stealth: 3 (1 front)Saw Alive: 1Saw:the ride :1Samurai:1Tidal Wave:1Quantum: 1My friends went on Detonator also - never me though!

Yes Adam! Some things on the page for Thorpe are so funny!

Yellow light of death.....fantastic.

When you have a break down on Stealth right next to the launch track and spend the whole length of the breakdown looking around at all the wires and cables and being fascinated by it.

That killing spree really was shocking. When I was watching it on the news, the randomness of it all just struck me. I felt horror when it seemed to sink in that one person could kill people at complete random and force people to stay inside and fear for their safety. I feel so sorry for the families of the victims as I'm sure they must be in complete distress at this time. I remember when I was in Florida, Obama had a conference in Phoenix I think, and somebody just wandered in with an Assault Rifle! I just sat looking at the screen in complete surprise. I agree that when humans have the ability to get at guns, things like this will happen, I can't believe the readiness at which you can buy guns in America. They sell them in Wal-mart!

The DJ was quite entertaining yesterday, shame most of the songs were very similar,Stealth had a failed launch (I think) at about 4:00 yesterday. It went as if it would launch but went about 10ft down the track and stopped, was up again within about 20 minutes.

Soarin' music is epic.

Well during my time I saw quite a few so I'll just say a couple of words about them.Fantasmic!This was my favourite show. I just thought it was completely stunning and summed up Disney so well, just the general happiness and party atmosphere of it. Honestly, one of the best theme park experiences I've had. I convinced the family to go pack again as I loved it so much. Make sure, if you're there in peak times though, to get a seat 45-60 minutes beforehand, that place fills up fast.IlluminationsWe saw this once and it was very good. Quite awe inspiring as there are large amounts of fireworks and other props used throughout the show. Unfortunately we got there a bit late after going on Test Track and were behind some people. What I thought was horrible was that they stood on a little step thing next to the fence, thus obstructing our view slightly. I mean seriously, you were right at the front, there was no need! Enjoyed it though. The atmosphere if you walk slowly after the show is great. You can savour the lovely mood.WishesThis was great too! It was quite amusing because about 20 minutes before the show, most people had got their positions by this time. Then, in true Floridian style, rain started to fall in the only way it does on Florida, torrentially! This had everyone running for cover but only lasted about 15 minutes. Then everyone rushed back out to reclaim their staked out spots! It was only delayed though and we still got to see it. Great fireworks, unfortunately I missed out a bit on the story of it but it is great as a stand alone fireworks display.Day ParadesI'll just write about these in one section as I'll be writing similar things. They really generate a party atmosphere with the characters on the floats and the characters just wandering along the rode. I found the MK parade to be the best though, nothing like watching a parade go up Main Street USA! Block Party Bash at the Studios was also great, quite a unique take on the parade, worked really well!I'll write about the non Disney shows tomorrow hopefully.On a side note, it's a bit of a plug but I cannot recommend the Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World enough. It's such a great book but the killer thing is that, not only does it have information on the parks, attractions, resorts and restaurants it also features a crowd calender. Over many years they have had researchers at the parks gathering wait times, they there fore have a number out of 10 for busyness on each day of the year. The best bit are the touring plans though. They do what your average touring plan does but this is figured out by a computer algrithm using all the data. The co author (Len Testa) is on a podcast (WDW Today, he was also on the Season Pass for a couple on episodes) and I believe he said they have predicted wait times for all the attractions at any time on any day of the year. They are all within 7 minutes.

Completely agree with what you've put in that spoiler!Though not strictly rides; what did we all think of the shows in the parks?

I loved RoTM!

It just seemed to go very slowly, also it was filled with generic bends and some corkscrews. I've just watched a POV to fully remind myself of what exactly happened but this doesn't really do it justice. It looks perfectly fine there, it just seemed to be seriously lacking in any speed changes or forces.

From what I can remember, for all the parks you need two separate tickets. One is a Disney ticket which comes in different varieties such as 7/14 day and park hopper options. This includes the four main parks and the two water parks.Then you can also get a Orlando flexticket which covers Universal Studios, IOA, Busch Gardens, Seaworld and Aquatica.On the ride front, I'm with Adam on the Hulk. The first part is one of my favourite coaster starts. The feeling as you shoot through the zero G roll and then rise up and round a massive cobra loop is fantastic. However after this it seems to just "go through the motions", sadly.My favourite ride goes to Montu or Manta. I love the intensity and speed of Montu, it retains great pace and speed, even after the MCBR. Manta is just beautiful and thrilling, absolutely outstanding.For water rides I think it's a battle between Dudley Do Right and Splash Moutnain. I can't really decide as they are quite different. Splash is so adorable and seems to tell more of a story. DDRF seems to be more focused around the drop with less of a story, both great fun though! You get FAR wetter on Dudley though!

Is anyone else watching the Flashforward finale tonight?