USH giving away free APs!

[cstephens]

My husband got a flyer/brochure thing in the mail this week (no idea what mailing list they might have gotten his name and address from, since he's not ever had an AP there or anything), advertising Universal Studios Hollywood, including their new Fear Factor attraction/show and various characters. And included are various discount coupons (save $15 on a one-day ticket for up to 6 people, annual pass for $53 for up to 6 people), but also included is a coupon for a free general admission ticket or a free ANNUAL PASS with blackout dates, whichever you choose. With how much they're touting Fear Factor Live and it being smack in the middle of summer, you'd figure they wouldn't have to bribe people into coming by giving them a free AP, but things must be bad for them to be this desperate.

And even with it being free, we're not getting an AP. Can't even give APs away.


BTW, any arachnophobes out there hating the Fear Factor Live billboards all over L.A.? I figure they've only put them up locally and not elsewhere. I have two friends who seriously hate spiders, and I know that at least one of them cringes at the sight of those billboards, and she can't even really look at it. What really sucks for her is that there's one of those billboards right near her house. The picture on that billboard is on one side of the flyer/brochure, btw, so be pre-warned. I've already warned her in case she gets one of these things.

[CoasterMatt]

Attendance was up 8% for 2004 (according to Amusement Business magazine),
and the place has been crawling with visitors recently (including more and more international guests again).

[Gn2Dlnd]

I'm curious as to whether I'm supposed to respond in exactly the same way to every OP with the exact same wording on multiple message boards. Bambi at the Academy (saw it), Jedi Mickey Beanie Baby (blecch), kids on shoulders (who cares, move), people that are scared of pictures of spiders (please), and the new soda fountain (looking forward to it).

I'm just asking.

[€uroMeinke]

I'm curious as to whether I'm supposed to respond in exactly the same way to every OP with the exact same wording on multiple message boards. Bambi at the Academy (saw it), Jedi Mickey Beanie Baby (blecch), kids on shoulders (who cares, move), people that are scared of pictures of spiders (please), and the new soda fountain (looking forward to it).

I'm just asking.

I think mix and match would be more fun - we should change our opinions as often as our underwear.

[Gn2Dlnd]

Lord, then I'd be stuck with the same opinion for weeks!

[€uroMeinke]

Lord, then I'd be stuck with the same opinion for weeks!

And here I thought you were going to confess to having no opinions ;)

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

I got one in the mail also. I'm thinking about getting it. I had a USH AP a few years ago.

[Gn2Dlnd]

And here I thought you were going to confess to having no opinions ;)

See? It was a little twist, something you weren't expecting. Sometimes, even I don't know what I'm going to say.

[cstephens]

I'm curious as to whether I'm supposed to respond in exactly the same way to every OP with the exact same wording on multiple message boards. Bambi at the Academy (saw it), Jedi Mickey Beanie Baby (blecch), kids on shoulders (who cares, move), people that are scared of pictures of spiders (please), and the new soda fountain (looking forward to it).

I'm just asking.

I think you did...

[LSPoorEeyorick]

To be honest, I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with the cross-posting.

[cstephens]

To be honest, I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with the cross-posting.

I do participate in a few different Disney-related boards, so for some things, I post the same information to all of them. While some people are on one or more of those boards, there are also many people who pretty much stick to one or the other. I posted the fireworks thread on 4 boards, and I've been really interested in the differences in responses that have been posted. Not that one is better or worse than another, but points of view are different, and I like reading everyone's thoughts. I know there are others who participate on multiple boards as well, and I see duplicate threads posted on multiple boards as well. If I'm not interested, I'll skip them. If I am interested, I will either pick one board in which to participate on that particular thread or I might even participate on that same thread on multiple boards. I'm not sure I understand how you can be overwhelmed by cross-postings - there's nothing for you to do but skip past what doesn't interest you. If it really bothers you, then just put me on ignore, and you won't have to deal with it.

[LSPoorEeyorick]

You're right; I don't have to read anything I don't want to read-- but the concept of cross-posting rubs me the wrong way, whether it's from blog to board, or board to board, or anything else. The Emily Post Netiquette in my head (which is my own, and only mine; everybody can follow their own personal Emily) says that if you're going to write something for a newspaper, you shouldn't sell the same story directly to another newspaper. If you're an original poster posting an original post, I prefer it to be, well, original.

Cstephens, you are welcome to post whatever you like, wherever you like. It's a free 'Net. I'm sure there are many posters here who are glad you're posting at four boards so that your topics can be brought up wherever they are. I don't mean to be snotty-- though I feel like I may be coming across that way. Cross-posting just isn't my bag. So I'll take your advice and only read your threads on one board.

[Gn2Dlnd]

I like the personality differences on the boards. Some boards are argumentative and I don't participate much, but I'll read, others, like the LoT, are more thoughtful and more like a chat with friends. I don't care for the multiple board scattershot approach, and that was the point of my (duplicate) posts. If I have a topic that is of particular interest to one board or another, I'll keep it to that board, and tailor my OP to that board's personality. If, as in May 5th, I feel the need to share with more than one board, I take into account that the LoT has a limited readership, while at least 2 of the other boards are available to everyone, and there's no need to post on all of them.

I'm not interested in putting anyone on the LoT on ignore. That's the diff between "here" and "there."

Speaking only for myself, the vibe on the LoT strikes me as more mature, respectful, and thoughtful than elsewhere. Otherwise. we'd still all be "there."

[innerSpaceman]

And even with it being free, we're not getting an AP. Can't even give APs away.
Hahaha, exactly. I don't want one, not if it it means having to so much as go there to pick it up.

I have a really good time at Universal ...... once a decade.


I do participate in a few different Disney-related boards, so for some things, I post the same information to all of them.
Lordy, when you started the same Children on Shoulders thread here as you did on MiceChat, I almost freaked. But, see, much cooler vibe around these parts.

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

You're right; I don't have to read anything I don't want to read-- but the concept of cross-posting rubs me the wrong way, whether it's from blog to board, or board to board, or anything else.


To each her own, of course, but I completely disagree with you. I sometimes have things I like to share with people I only interact with here. Other times I write something I fully intend to post here and at my LJ, because not everyone I interact via the Internet frequent the same places. I can see the point of your reporter/newspaper article, but I liken cross-posting to film. Sometimes you make an independent feature you know will only reach a small and select audience, and that pleases you just fine. Other times you make a blockbuster that you want to see in wide release, for many, many people to enjoy. Same film, different audiences.

I certainly don’t post all my LoT threads to my LJ, but sometimes if it’s a little story about my day, I will share it with both because I want more people to read it and respond if they like. And I can totally see the point of cross posting a topic that’s being introduced for debate, because as others have already said, the debates will be different if discussed by various people, and I don’t know ¾’s of the people who post at MiceChat. There’s a LOT of people there, so I imagine the thread would be very differently received.

[surfinmuse]

Are we still talking about Universal Studios Hollywood? Well if we are, I'll proffer my $0.02.

I enjoy Universal Studios, albeit in a different (not superior nor inferior, different) vein than that of Disney Resorts (CA, FL, Paris). Comparisons of some empiricals like prices, etc. are totally fair of course, but there are marked differences as well. Apples vs. Oranges, Apricots vs. Mangoes.

The larger issue at hand for me is I always feel incredibly grateful in SoCal, something for everyone in terms of Themed Parks, and mostly great weather to enjoy it in. Disneyland Resort, Knott's Berry Farm, Universal Studios, and Six Flags Magic Mountain come to mind, all within an hour or two on a mostly leisurely drive. Sure there are some things to be desired at some of these places, but there are surely some to be enjoyed as well. No place is perfect -- you know what they say about trying to please everyone.

I enjoy them all, and more importantly, I enjoy the fact that those of us in the general Southern California area have them as accessible choices.

Anyway, just offering some (hopefully) mature, thoughtful and respectful (thanks, Gn2Dlnd) balance on this Universal Studios Hwood commentary.