Man are my cheeks sore - NEMO Spoilers ahead

[Ghoulish Delight]

What she said. I came out less critical of the show-scene technology than she, I thought it was pretty well done, but it just wasn't used to particularly good effect. Too much watching, not enough experiencing.

My ass and shoulders were a lot less wide 10 years ago.

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

We sighed a bunch afterwards and barely talked about it - there was no whooping about how fun it was, no incessant discussion.

Same with our little group. The lagoon looks beautiful. we spent some time afterwards admiring the beauty of it, but the actual experience sparked no conversation.

[Ponine]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

Spoiler:

I was just thinking about how whaleaphobic Disneyland is. A whale swallows you on Storybookland and Nemo and there are two other whale attacks one on Pinocchio and one during Fantasmic!.

But... see.. Whales dont have teeth, so what was that?

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

Same with our little group. The lagoon looks beautiful. we spent some time afterwards admiring the beauty of it, but the actual experience sparked no conversation.

I hadnt realized that!
But yes, its true. Except for standing top side and saying oh look there's Darla! Or... hmm... there's the lights!
There wasnt much to discuss.
** I wonder how my pics came out**

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Ponine

But... see.. Whales dont have teeth, so what was that?

Baleen whales don't have teeth. There are whales that do have teeth (Dolphins, Orcas, Sperm whales, Narwhals, etc.)

[Ponine]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Baleen whales don't have teeth. There are whales that do have teeth (Dolphins, Orcas, Sperm whales, Narwhals, etc.)

Hey Fej................
The pics on Yesterdayland have the sub numbers starting with 3
Nautilus is 301 in yellow, and an old pic of the grey seawolf says D-302.

I'm curious about the numbers now..... (it's all your fault)

[Not Afraid]

Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

You owe me a hamburger.

Spoiler:

I rode twice this evening. I am 100% certain that the sub remains in water the entire time. There are clear barriers that I can tell are there and a couple of times I was able to specifically see it (on the starboard side, right as you enter the whale's mouth was one of them).

Also, I frequently checked and was able to see the surface of the water above me.

I am pretty certain the subs remain in water the entire time and that the projections are behind a clear screen (or on a clear screen).

[Kevy Baby]

Originally Posted by Not Afraid

I am pretty certain the subs remain in water the entire time and that the projections are behind a clear screen (or on a clear screen).

That's what I was trying to say - I don't now if it came across that way.

[Alex]

Regardless of my indifference to the actual ride, I am very glad that if the lagoon is going to continue existing that something is actually happening in it.

Though it would have been a lot cheaper to just put submarine tops on tracks and rotate them through the lagoon without anything in them.

I'm also somewhat tickled to think (based on how often I still had people emailing me to ask if I knew the subs were gone) that in a year when the "reopening" hubbub dies down how many "twice-in-a-lifetime" park visitors will ride the subs never even realizing that they were gone.

[Ghoulish Delight]

So, I hate the blue highlights on the subs. Something about the shade and the design just doesn't sit right with me. When they first made their appearance with the new paint jobs, it took me several times seeing them to realize that we were seeing the finished project. I literally thought what I was seeing was painter's tape at the water line and tarps over the hatches. Even now knowing that it's the paint job, that's the first thing I see when I look at the subs.

[Gemini Cricket]

Does anyone know if they're letting APers w/o appointments on today/tonight?