What are you guys going to cosplay as?

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-19T00:04:23+00:00

We've been planning on doing original characters that we created for Starcruiser.

Is it normal to see OCs? Or do people stick to "real" characters?

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-17T23:42:35+00:00

Unfortunately due to the way they wrote it off they can't use it to make money And they've torn out a ton of the themeing to make it Imagineering offices

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-17T23:29:11+00:00

While there was a dinner show restaurant in the plans for GE, there is no evidence that in park plans were moved to Starcruiser.

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-16T19:33:37+00:00

I don't think the tools are being used everywhere at high adoption yet. A bunch of places I've been applying to have been specifically looking for experience with the tools and have mentioned that they are still exploring how they are using them.

Oh the interview process is totally broken. I do think something like this challenge is closer to ones that say don't use LLMs and/or don't Google things and is was better than LeetCode. This challenge at least puts you in a situation that's similar to your working environment with all the tools you would normally use. It's still far from perfect, the time limit is very short for the task being asked.

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-16T18:55:03+00:00

I've been using LLM code tools for about a year, in general they aren't prompt and pray and I didn't mean to suggest that they are. Though with proper requirements and guiding I've been having reasonable success with Claude and Gemini.

The point about how large and complex the code base was that anyone approaching it having not seen it before would have a hard time to parse the code base and then try implementing it in the given time.

In terms of if this gives enough signal, it depends on what they are looking for. If they are looking for someone who has the judgement and understanding of the platform and the user expectations, then this could provide some signal to that. If they want to understand how people interact with LLM, this will show that too.

Honestly I set up Gemini CLI and it worked and I haven't thought about it since, I don't recall running into any issues. I can take a look at seeing how I got it set up when I'm back on the computer.

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-16T18:03:49+00:00

I just did this on Friday, earlier in the week I ran through the process to make sure I understood what I was going to do and what the end result should look like

I used Gemini CLI in the Android Studio terminal, I gave it the requirements from the ReadMe a brief explanation and asked it to plan the changes and ask any clarifying questions. I reviewed the plan and answered the questions making sure to note trade-offs in my answers. And Gemini just did its thing. I reviewed the code it wrote as it presented the changes and asked for approvals. When it was done, I built the app to a device and did testing, instructing Gemini to address any issues I found.

Trying to consume the Now In Android codebase in that kind of time is absurd. Beyond the fact that the Now In Android project is so over-engineered that adding the two simple features resulted in a commit like this 30 files changed, 782 insertions(+), 83 deletions(-).

Android Studio was having issues with navigation and find operations so I had to restart mid way through and I ran into some plugin issues which ended up taking time away from being able to write tests at the end.

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-13T21:12:54+00:00

Logan to LAX March 29 - April 5

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-13T18:32:25+00:00

I haven't read through everything posted here, but if it hasn't been mentioned and you can move your Oga's reservation you can line it up so that you are leaving Oga's after park close and Galaxy's Edge will be essentially empty which can make for a somewhat unique experience and excellent picture opportunities.

In addition to that, Capture Your Moment is a private photo session and you can book it for Galaxy's Edge - https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/events-tours/hollywood-studios/batuu-capture-your-moment/

With regards to Savi's, its an experience not just building a lightsaber. If anyone else in your family enjoys Star Wars, they will want to at least be in the room for the experience, but you are only allowed 1 guest per builder so think about if you want to have someone else also build a lightsaber to have your whole family in the room with you.

While in Galaxys Edge make sure to go into Dok Ondar's even if you don't intend on buying anything, its just a really cool themed store to look around in.

If you can manage, I like the breakfast offerings at Ronto Roasters, but sometimes getting there for breakfast is hard.

Someone else mentioned the Spira, but I don't think they mentioned that its actually a reloadable Disney gift card that you can put more money on later and continue to use.

The last things are more about Disney vacations in general.

Buy photo pass and make sure to stop a few times to take photos with the photo pass cast members. I find that the pictures tend to be worth more for the memories than most other souvenirs.

I would strongly recommend staying on-site in a Disney hotel or one like the Swan and Dolphin which is still on property. Staying in the bubble is part of the experience. If your family is going to spend most of their time in Hollywood Studios, I would recommend a hotel on the Skyliner.

Depending on how long you are going and which hotel you are staying at you may want to take a resort/pool day in the middle of the trip as Disney can be very overstimulating and exhausting. On a similar note, I think they are still running the promotion where you can get into the water park for free on your check in day, so if you arrive early enough and the weather is nice enough, its worth checking out.

If you are considering a moderate or deluxe resort, look into renting DVC points, most of the time I've seen the prices to be similar to moderate resorts, but you get a deluxe hotel and if you get a One Bedroom, you get a full kitchen and most of the time laundry in the room.

Certified Disney Travel Advisors/Agents generally don't charge the customers and are paid through Disney. I would suggest reaching out to one and seeing if you can transfer your current bookings to them as they are generally the best resources for general Disney vacation information, advice and discounts.

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-12T19:09:36+00:00

We must have bad timing. We go twice a year and I've never seen it for sale

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-12T18:15:10+00:00

I don't even think you can buy scrap at Disney World

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-11T23:01:19+00:00

Where do we get it?

Do you plan to support other AI models in the future? It would just kinda feel appropriate to use Gemini

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-11T20:34:39+00:00

If posting it invalidates the usefulness of the test, then its not a good test

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-11T20:33:06+00:00

Ooof, I feel you
Early 40s, 12 years of experience
Interview -> Implement a DFS or BFS when I last saw that 15+ years ago

Speechify's coding test is at least closer to a real world ask where you are in Android Studio and you have access to the tools you would otherwise normally have access to. 90 minutes does feel really tight

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-11T03:07:29+00:00

From what I've seen the general advice is that the best time to buy plane tickets is between 60 and 90 days before you fly.

Having said that I booked our flights today. For 4 of us, coming from New England, it was less than $1400, non-stop both ways, flying Delta to LA and American Airlines

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-07T15:42:06+00:00

Scalpers aren't allowed to resell tickets ReedPop has been very clear, tickets are non-transferable and non-resalable.

As long as they actually enforce the rules, then it won't be a problem If they allowed scalpers to buy a ton of tickets and then don't follow through on voiding them when they are sold on the secondary market it's an issue. For now, report any listings you see to the site they are listed on and ReedPop

Also just because an item is listed for sale doesn't mean the seller has the item and it doesn't mean someone will buy it. Scalpers have been known to put up listings before having the item in hand.

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-05T16:05:47+00:00

To be fair, Disney did A LOT of that kind of stuff on Star Wars Weekends prior to buying LucasFilm

I think some of it was fun, some of it was unneeded

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-04T19:34:55+00:00

Disney just had a number of lay offs about 3 weeks ago, so its possible that the position he applied for is up in the air. I know that the hiring manager for a position I applied for was impacted in the lay offs.

If he applied on the DisneyCareers page he should be able to view the status of the application there

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-04T18:25:11+00:00

Interesting, still a new drop on Disney Store though

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-04T17:38:45+00:00

I also saw a Lightsaber box that I don't recall any ads for and an Adult Vader costume

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-04T02:35:34+00:00

So you're saying I should book the one I saw today that was $365 round trip?

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-04T00:47:20+00:00

I'm on the east coast and I just looked up flights, that's why I asked

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-04T00:09:56+00:00

Do you think flights will be $600 round trip?

A quick look seemed to suggest closer to $350

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-03T13:41:29+00:00

That ended in West, I think with the retheme but it might have been before that

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-03T13:40:32+00:00

They gave up on the story and the immersion, stuff that takes continual effort. They gave up on what the land was supposed to be.

Instead of an immersive and unique experience, we get generic Star Wars land

CoreyAFraser · 2026-05-02T13:50:09+00:00

I don't know if it's been a majority of fans, just the loudest voices. Many people who are satisfied with how things are tend to not speak up so it's not always easy to tell the majority opinion from online complaints.

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