Well also the difference between your gaming system at home and your gaming system at the arcade is becoming less and less. In the 80's going to an arcade was a big deal, because there was no way to get the same quality games at home. Now the game has to be something REALLY complicated or specialized or else you've probably got something just as fun on your Wii.
Well also the difference between your gaming system at home and your gaming system at the arcade is becoming less and less. In the 80's going to an arcade was a big deal, because there was no way to get the same quality games at home. Now the game has to be something REALLY complicated or specialized or else you've probably got something just as fun on your Wii.
I think that's exactly it. Plus I suspect there's more money in selling a $40 game to a kid than getting him to pay to play it a few times. I think really only the games that have specialized equipment or require a physical or group element are going to thrive.
My feelings on DQ are mixed. I've only been once, several years ago. I was sorely disappointed at the age and state of some of the attractions. Some of the "virtual reality" rides are almost as old as I am...seriously. The Alladin one for example is from an age where VR was very new. It is extremely primitive, hard to control, aweful looking, and not terribly fun to me. Pirates of the Carribean on the other hand is awesome. That alone is almost worth the price of admission. You and your party (along with others) get into a small ship with cannons and a helm (steering wheel). You go to battle with other real people in other ships to get the booty. There are a couple other VR attractions that are fun. The Buzz Lightyear attraction is cool. It's like bumper cars with balls you have to pick up with the front of your vehicle to shoot at other cars. The Mighty Ducks Pinball is really fun. You control the game with your whole body and play against other people. Far as the regular video games, I was disappointed with the selection and the state of disrepair of some of the games. Most that I played did work though. They had some good games that are $.50 to $2 to play in arcades, so it was cool to play them over and over again. Though I did enjoy my one visit there, I don't think I'll go back unless or until they make some improvements.
I've never really had any desire to go here, but oddly LifL's tepid endorsement made me want to go. Were the lines for the PotC game never ending?
Was one of the longer waits there, but as I recall shorter than Buzz Lightyear. Don't think it was more than fifteen minutes, twenty tops. Well worth it, whatever it was. Also, the wait for Cyber Space Mountain was almost none when I was there. You build your coaster while waiting, so that wasn't bad at all for me.
Was one of the longer waits there, but as I recall shorter than Buzz Lightyear. Don't think it was more than fifteen minutes, twenty tops. Well worth it, whatever it was. Also, the wait for Cyber Space Mountain was almost none when I was there. You build your coaster while waiting, so that wasn't bad at all for me.
May 2008 CSR 
Cyber Space Mountain is fun, but don't make the same mistake I did the first time. I designed the track with all the 'extreme' track pieces and nothing but. All the wildest stuff and nothing else. Well, that's not what makes a good coaster. You need those peaks and valleys, the calm and the crescendo, y'know.
Cyber Space Mountain is fun, but don't make the same mistake I did the first time. I designed the track with all the 'extreme' track pieces and nothing but. All the wildest stuff and nothing else. Well, that's not what makes a good coaster. You need those peaks and valleys, the calm and the crescendo, y'know.
I bet that's something a LOT of people do It's like being a kid in a candy store! But it's a great opportunity to learn how to create (and appreciate) what goes into a good coaster...and what doesn't!
May 2008 CSR
All those games sound really cool. I'm sorely tempted to check this out next time. Maybe the next time I go at a really low attendance time. I hate lines for video games.
All those games sound really cool. I'm sorely tempted to check this out next time. Maybe the next time I go at a really low attendance time. I hate lines for video games.
Though there are certainly some negatives, overall I had a great time there. Mind you, I'm a big time gamer, but I found lots to do there I enjoyed.
are there a lot of unsupervised teenagers running around in there?
are there a lot of unsupervised teenagers running around in there?
I went to DQ for the first time this past trip. I'll save the details for my ongoing TR but I'll say we were there for 6 hours in the middle of the afternoon...dodging the beastly heat. It was lots of fun and believe it or not I actually rode Cyber Space Mountain (I am NOT a roller coaster fan!). I especially like the "free" pinball machines...I LOVE pinball!
We had purchased the Fun and More add on to our tickets...which for $50 (I think) gave us 10 waterpark/DQ tix which also are no expiration. So for our next trip we have 7 days of PH tix and 8 days of Waterpark/DQ. Well worth the $$, IMO.
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greebil wrote:are there a lot of unsupervised teenagers running around in there?
Unfortunately, yes. There were a lot of ill-behaving kids running around unsupervised. That said; there was enough to do that I could easily avoid the beasties.
They should make a DisneyQuest game where they give you a taser to run around and taze the ill-behaved kids.
@Millie --- That sounds like a great deal. I wonder if there's a way I can get an AP and get a similar deal.
I went a few years back on day when it was really raining hard, since I had a water parks and fun add on. Needless to say it was busy. I had fun, but I can't say I would go back with all the other stuff there is to do. BUT it did have an animation academy. I sat and drew for a few hours straight 
I went to DQ for the first time this past trip. I'll save the details for my ongoing TR but I'll say we were there for 6 hours in the middle of the afternoon...dodging the beastly heat. It was lots of fun and believe it or not I actually rode Cyber Space Mountain (I am NOT a roller coaster fan!). I especially like the "free" pinball machines...I LOVE pinball!We had purchased the Fun and More add on to our tickets...which for $50 (I think) gave us 10 waterpark/DQ tix which also are no expiration. So for our next trip we have 7 days of PH tix and 8 days of Waterpark/DQ. Well worth the $$, IMO.
milliehubbard wrote:I went to DQ for the first time this past trip. I'll save the details for my ongoing TR but I'll say we were there for 6 hours in the middle of the afternoon...dodging the beastly heat. It was lots of fun and believe it or not I actually rode Cyber Space Mountain (I am NOT a roller coaster fan!). I especially like the "free" pinball machines...I LOVE pinball!We had purchased the Fun and More add on to our tickets...which for $50 (I think) gave us 10 waterpark/DQ tix which also are no expiration. So for our next trip we have 7 days of PH tix and 8 days of Waterpark/DQ. Well worth the $$, IMO.
I have been to DQ and both waterparks before, but never purchased the 'F&M' add-on. I wasn't sure how it worked. Am I understanding correctly, that you get a waterpark/DQ ticket for every day of your MYW ticket? If so, I am all over that. Planning on getting ten day tickets with no expiration this time anyway.
LifeIsForLiving wrote:milliehubbard wrote:I went to DQ for the first time this past trip. I'll save the details for my ongoing TR but I'll say we were there for 6 hours in the middle of the afternoon...dodging the beastly heat. It was lots of fun and believe it or not I actually rode Cyber Space Mountain (I am NOT a roller coaster fan!). I especially like the "free" pinball machines...I LOVE pinball!We had purchased the Fun and More add on to our tickets...which for $50 (I think) gave us 10 waterpark/DQ tix which also are no expiration. So for our next trip we have 7 days of PH tix and 8 days of Waterpark/DQ. Well worth the $$, IMO.
I have been to DQ and both waterparks before, but never purchased the 'F&M' add-on. I wasn't sure how it worked. Am I understanding correctly, that you get a waterpark/DQ ticket for every day of your MYW ticket? If so, I am all over that. Planning on getting ten day tickets with no expiration this time anyway.
From http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/tickets/magicYourWayPackagesPopUp?bhcp=1
Include the Water Park Fun & More Option* to enjoy admission to other exciting attractions at the Walt Disney Worldî Resort:
Select from two fabulous Water Parks, DisneyQuestî Indoor Interactive Theme Park, Disney's Wide World of Sportsî Complex or a round of golf at Disney's Oak Trail Golf Course, a relaxed, nine-hole walking course designed for the entire family.With so much fun to be had, you won't want to miss out on any of it â?? and now you won't have to.The number of admissions depends on the number of days of the ticket you purchase.From my understanding, it has been a while since I used this add-on, if you buy a 10 day ticket, you get 10 admissions to use at any one of the above mentioned places.
aglassslipper17 wrote:LifeIsForLiving wrote:milliehubbard wrote:I went to DQ for the first time this past trip. I'll save the details for my ongoing TR but I'll say we were there for 6 hours in the middle of the afternoon...dodging the beastly heat. It was lots of fun and believe it or not I actually rode Cyber Space Mountain (I am NOT a roller coaster fan!). I especially like the "free" pinball machines...I LOVE pinball!We had purchased the Fun and More add on to our tickets...which for $50 (I think) gave us 10 waterpark/DQ tix which also are no expiration. So for our next trip we have 7 days of PH tix and 8 days of Waterpark/DQ. Well worth the $$, IMO.
I have been to DQ and both waterparks before, but never purchased the 'F&M' add-on. I wasn't sure how it worked. Am I understanding correctly, that you get a waterpark/DQ ticket for every day of your MYW ticket? If so, I am all over that. Planning on getting ten day tickets with no expiration this time anyway.
From http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/tickets/magicYourWayPackagesPopUp?bhcp=1
Include the Water Park Fun & More Option* to enjoy admission to other exciting attractions at the Walt Disney World�î Resort:
Select from two fabulous Water Parks, DisneyQuest�î Indoor Interactive Theme Park, Disney's Wide World of Sports�î Complex or a round of golf at Disney's Oak Trail Golf Course, a relaxed, nine-hole walking course designed for the entire family.With so much fun to be had, you won't want to miss out on any of it â?? and now you won't have to.The number of admissions depends on the number of days of the ticket you purchase.From my understanding, it has been a while since I used this add-on, if you buy a 10 day ticket, you get 10 admissions to use at any one of the above mentioned places.Ten, plus the ten for the main parks, right?
TOTALLY worth it when you're buying ten days and the no expiration option, to me. We're not even going to DQ or the water parks this trip, but adding that will give us basically twice the WDW trips out of our ten day MYW tickets.
It would be hard to get over to DQ though, given all the things I always want to do in WDW. Most of the time I leave feeling like I have a bunch of stuff I didn't get to do.
It would be hard to get over to DQ though, given all the things I always want to do in WDW. Most of the time I leave feeling like I have a bunch of stuff I didn't get to do.
cdub wrote:It would be hard to get over to DQ though, given all the things I always want to do in WDW. Most of the time I leave feeling like I have a bunch of stuff I didn't get to do.
Well, I'm right there with ya. We won't be able to do any of the extra stuff this trip, but I like the idea of having those 'extras' to use however/whenever we want. I mean, we could use one or two a year for the next however many years!
I was initially thinking it would be a great thing to do on busy/rainy days, but then I figured out that if it's busy and/or rainy everyone else is going to go to Disney Quest too.
LifeIsForLiving wrote:cdub wrote:It would be hard to get over to DQ though, given all the things I always want to do in WDW. Most of the time I leave feeling like I have a bunch of stuff I didn't get to do.
Well, I'm right there with ya. We won't be able to do any of the extra stuff this trip, but I like the idea of having those 'extras' to use however/whenever we want. I mean, we could use one or two a year for the next however many years!
I was initially thinking it would be a great thing to do on busy/rainy days, but then I figured out that if it's busy and/or rainy everyone else is going to go to Disney Quest too.
Good Point! And LIFL, you could ostensibly plan just a waterparks/disney quest trip sometime in the future and use up all the F&M options!
May 2008 CSR
Good Point! And LIFL, you could ostensibly plan just a waterparks/disney quest trip sometime in the future and use up all the F&M options!
Water park here, DQ there, and lots of relaxing at the resort.
bali wrote:Good Point! And LIFL, you could ostensibly plan just a waterparks/disney quest trip sometime in the future and use up all the F&M options!
I'm not opposed to the idea
That actually sounds really relaxing.
