Recent content by mmartin046

I rode CTX many times during soft opening and don't remember a meteor in the finale. It was smoky in that area, so they might have used the effect in the 25th anniversary video posted earlier. Whatever it was, it didn't read clearly as 'incoming meteor.' The flash of bright light fx is my main...

My impression is that the imagineers were very excited about digital photo technology at the time. :)

The original ride system would have allowed for a single free-fall drop with the elevator moving out of the open doors at the top and down through a hidden run-out track, as if it had vanished after exiting the building. The track was the same as Cedar Point's Demon Drop, with guests lying flat...

That which is already in the real California does not also need to exist in Disneyland's facsimile of California, located within California.

Yes. ;)

No doubt, the Trolly Car is wonderful and charming. In a way, though, it represents the central flaw in DCA's original premise, which is: if I am in Disneyland, that also means I am in California. If I want Disneyland, I go to Disneyland. If I want California, I leave Disneyland. From a real...

Of course, any argument that runs counter to a conspiracy becomes part of that conspiracy. :) Honestly--ToT is my favorite ride in WDW. I recently bought a preproduction script of that attraction from ebay, when it was known as "Hollywood Haunted Hotel" and had a different ride system akin to...

Sue--I refer you to my last post about conspiracy theorists. :) Disneyland: Tomorrowland. Fantasyland. Frontierland. Adventureland. Future DCA: Marvel and Pixar lands. I think you know what I meant by "tangible" in terms of successful Disney parks having lands and a coherent layout.

Long-time reader (since the early 2000s), no-time poster. Thank you? I mean what I said. I don't know what to tell you if you believe my post is part of some kind of conspiracy.

Pessimism! Cynicism! I have not seen Guardians of the Galaxy, and ToT is my favorite ride in all of WDW. The ToT in DCA offers some thrills but is lacking a great ride element. I fail to see how Disney investing heavily in this attraction and making it the keystone of a new Marvel land is a bad...