MouseStation 136 – Collected short subjects
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Today we read two sets of suggestions. The first came from Matt from Massachusetts,
following up on his suggestion of refillable resort mugs last week. Since
we noted that the mugs are only supposed to be good for the length of your
current stay, he came up with two other ideas: either a Walt Disney World-related
book (such as the Hidden
Mickeys Guide or the Unofficial
Guide, though other options could include the PassPorter
Guide, the Disney
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by MousePlanet’s David Koenig) or a My Pal Mickey doll. The choice of book
might be a bit difficult, and the Pal Mickey might be a bit expensive, but
we’ll pass them along to John.
Scott Ferraoli wrote in with an idea very similar to Mike’s “Owner’s
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he wrote in another email that his wife told him that Mike already had mentioned
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Tip of the Week
This week’s Tip comes from listener Drew from Cleveland. (Send
in your tip now!)
Drew recommends using the location of PhotoPass photographers to select the
best place to have your photos taken in front of Walt Disney World icons,
and have them take a PhotoPass photo of you, then have them take one with
your camera.
Mark also noticed that Drew’s email address was from Case
Western Reserve University, where he spent the 1981-1982 school year.
Featured attraction
This week we look at Space Mountain at
Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom.
Mark noted that the attraction only goes 28 mph, about the same speed as
Goofy’s Barnstormer. Mike noted that it
looks like it’s a very tight fit the way that the track winds around itself,
but that there should be plenty of space around the vehicle to put your hands
up without getting hurt.
While Walt Disney World’s Space Mountain is the oldest, it hasn’t had a major
makeover like Disneyland’s (which we’ll discuss on another show). The Space
Mountain at Disneyland needed to have the entire track system replaced
because of the additional stress caused by the installation of a sound system
into the cars. However, rumors that Mark reported in the Park Update back
in 2006 and again in today’s Park Update indicate that the attraction may
be due for a massive overhaul along the lines of “small
world”, Pirates, and the Mansion.
Mark then got into speculation about what the changes might be and what effect
that might have on the Theoretical Hourly Ride Capacity.
Meanwhile, Mike gives the attraction as it is now 3-4 planets out of five,
while Mark gives it 3.5-4 planets out of five.
Ask the Kid
Vance Cope asked Mark’s son: Who is your favorite Pixar character and why?
(Send in your question now!)
Mark’s son responded that he liked Remy the rat from Ratatouille because
he’s a chef and Mark’s son likes “brownies and stuff”. He also started
talking about Chicken Little before Mark got a word in edgewise to
tell him that it was done by Disney, not Pixar.
Mark’s son couldn’t think of any others until Mark told him that Vance’s
favorite Pixar characters are Dash and Dory. Then Mark’s son started talking
quite a bit about Dory and got stuck on the “Just keep swimming”
song.
Mike said that he’s always surprised at Mark’s son says. Mark noted that
his son does watch a lot of Food Network shows. However, he expected Dash,
Buzz or something like that.
