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Well, yesterday was the big day. After being closed for several weeks, Snow White's Scary Adventure finally reopened yesterday. Poor Ben had been going through serious withdrawls. Pretty much ever since we moved here he has gone to the Magic Kingdom every Wednesday and at least once on the weekend, if not twice. He rode SWSA 10-20 times per week and never got tired of it. For the past few weeks we haven't gone on the weekend at all, and our attempt to go on Wednesday a couple weeks ago was a complete disaster.
So when I confirmed that the ride was open yesterday Sara picked up Ben straight from school and took him to the Magic Kingdom for a special treat. I met them at the gates, and to say that Ben was happy would be a gross understatement. Case in point, he walked right past the Main Street Confectionary without even giving it a glance. He was a man on a mission. As he entered Fantasyland he started to slow down, obviously afraid that it was all a cruel joke and he was going to come around the corner and be greeted by a big blue construction wall like the last time. When he came around that bend he briefly stumbled in surprise, and then ran to get in line for his favorite ride. He was a little concerned because the layout of the line had changed to accomodate new control panels, but once he was on the ride itself you would not believe the grin on his face.
So he did his three laps around Snow White, and then he was ready to go. Being in the park on a Monday was just too weird for him, but he was obviously contented to know that his ride was safe and sound. Happiest kid on the planet.
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So I saw Van Helsing the other day. Somebody needs to explain to Stephen Sommers that his volume knob has other settings besides ten. Or, more likely in his case, eleven. It wasn't a bad movie, it just wasn't particularly good. And terribly predictable. It's a shame, because the character could have been very interesting. There just weren't enough quiet character moments to build on. I did like the opening scene, though. It was a very nice homage to the climax of the original 1931 version of Frankenstein. There were other good moments sprinkled around the film as well. It was just all so overblown that it was impossible to really enjoy.
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So the roller coaster episode of CSI aired last week, and I was really disappointed in the writers. It seemed more like something that would wind up on CSI: Miami, which never really concerns itself much with plausible science. Right off the bat the episode showed a little boy on a roller coaster simply reaching down and unbuckling his seat belt like he was in the family car. The restraint systems on coasters are always designed so that they cannot be released during the ride. I'm not saying stupid riders don't bypass them anyway sometimes, but you would never, ever see just a standard car-style buckle release. It just doesn't happen. There were other factual lapses and implausabilities in the episode, which made the whole thing just painful to watch. What a shame.
So when I confirmed that the ride was open yesterday Sara picked up Ben straight from school and took him to the Magic Kingdom for a special treat. I met them at the gates, and to say that Ben was happy would be a gross understatement. Case in point, he walked right past the Main Street Confectionary without even giving it a glance. He was a man on a mission. As he entered Fantasyland he started to slow down, obviously afraid that it was all a cruel joke and he was going to come around the corner and be greeted by a big blue construction wall like the last time. When he came around that bend he briefly stumbled in surprise, and then ran to get in line for his favorite ride. He was a little concerned because the layout of the line had changed to accomodate new control panels, but once he was on the ride itself you would not believe the grin on his face.
So he did his three laps around Snow White, and then he was ready to go. Being in the park on a Monday was just too weird for him, but he was obviously contented to know that his ride was safe and sound. Happiest kid on the planet.
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So I saw Van Helsing the other day. Somebody needs to explain to Stephen Sommers that his volume knob has other settings besides ten. Or, more likely in his case, eleven. It wasn't a bad movie, it just wasn't particularly good. And terribly predictable. It's a shame, because the character could have been very interesting. There just weren't enough quiet character moments to build on. I did like the opening scene, though. It was a very nice homage to the climax of the original 1931 version of Frankenstein. There were other good moments sprinkled around the film as well. It was just all so overblown that it was impossible to really enjoy.
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So the roller coaster episode of CSI aired last week, and I was really disappointed in the writers. It seemed more like something that would wind up on CSI: Miami, which never really concerns itself much with plausible science. Right off the bat the episode showed a little boy on a roller coaster simply reaching down and unbuckling his seat belt like he was in the family car. The restraint systems on coasters are always designed so that they cannot be released during the ride. I'm not saying stupid riders don't bypass them anyway sometimes, but you would never, ever see just a standard car-style buckle release. It just doesn't happen. There were other factual lapses and implausabilities in the episode, which made the whole thing just painful to watch. What a shame.
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The best cross was the Homicide:Life on the Streets and the Law and Order episodes. However, since CSI and Law and Order are two different networks and never the twain shall meet.
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