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Re: [Show-Control] Ride malfunction.

On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 5:16 AM, Rob brown <robbrown@...> wrote:
> What stuck out for me was the camera man's comment to his son '... and you
> thought I was weird for having the camera on - we would have never
> experienced it...' somehow implying that if they didn't have it on film, it
> never really happened.


I noticed the same thing. I remember when I saw Illuminations at
Epcot some years ago, a guy was taping the show and then watching it
>before the show had finished<.

> I also can't help feeling that the real manufacturing process from cow to
> chocolate bar is a lot different from that portrayed in the ride.

Years ago, they used to actually tour the real factory. My parents
told stories about going there, so it was always interesting to me. I
finally went there on the way to Pittsburgh a few years ago and did
the ride you saw. I think they also had 4d theatre. I'd much rather
see the real thing!

Here's some:
http://www.factorytoursusa.com/

John
www.controlgeek.net



Sat Jan 10, 2009 1:38 pm

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Ah, what better way to spend a Friday evening than with a nice drink and a hunt through youtube for unfortunate experiences... Here's the Hershey chocolate...
Clive Mitchell
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Jan 10, 2009
1:09 am

... Seemed like an awfully long trek to the exit door from the ride and then through the halls. Glad it wasn't a fire! -- Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar,...
Jerry Durand
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Jan 10, 2009
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I'd guess they took them the long route so they re-entered the public area. In a fire they'd just pap them out the nearest door wherever it led. In hindsight...
Clive Mitchell
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Jan 10, 2009
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What stuck out for me was the camera man's comment to his son '... and you thought I was weird for having the camera on - we would have never experienced...
Rob brown
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Jan 10, 2009
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... I noticed the same thing. I remember when I saw Illuminations at Epcot some years ago, a guy was taping the show and then watching it ... Years ago, they...
John Huntington
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Jan 10, 2009
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... I went through when it was a walking tour through the real factory. I remember being in a hallway with big windows all down it and noticing how ...um......
Jerry Durand
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Jan 10, 2009
5:03 pm

... Actually what is stuck in my mind is that this jack ass is more concerned about capturing it all on tape rather than talking to his kids who at least ...
Richard B. Ingraham
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Jan 10, 2009
2:27 pm

Tch, you can be so bitter at times. :) I don't think his kids were scared at all. They all seemed to think it was great that the thing had broken down and...
Clive Mitchell
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Jan 10, 2009
4:09 pm

What would Hitler do if he ran Universal? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6AMTMMsBzWo...
John Mayberry
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Jan 10, 2009
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Did you notice it seems even in an evacuation, all paths still exit into retail ? EricĀ  [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Jan 10, 2009
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Now that's what you call good planning. :) 2009/1/10 <monkee1291@...> ... -- Clive Mitchell. http://www.bigclive.com [Non-text portions of this message...
Clive Mitchell
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