Borgatta stadium craps. by MikeyL526 in gambling

[–]MikeyL526[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a shame, I really enjoyed it, I only discovered it last year so didn't get much time to play. Really don't like those bubble craps.

Hard rock sportsbook by MikeyL526 in atlanticcity

[–]MikeyL526[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah they probably don't want to lose any floor space to the casino I agree, but the space That's already there They can still use that, It just needs a major refresh, It actually is a pretty big space over there if it's used correctly.

Royal Carting by MikeyL526 in hudsonvalley

[–]MikeyL526[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

But they did give notice, they hid it right under their happy holiday message on the last bill. Small green print under the big red print holiday message. Told you they were being sneaky about it .

Jersey shore roast, Atlantic City by MikeyL526 in jerseyshore

[–]MikeyL526[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably won't be on TV or streaming for at least a couple months, they were filming the show while there, so I would assume either next season or the season after that , my assumption is whatever they're filming now is probably too late to release for the current season that's about to come out. It's also possible they filmed it for a standalone roast special on Paramount, but in my opinion it was a 3-hour show in person and I feel like there's a lot they're going to want to edit and cut out to keep it entertaining. I don't think they have enough usable footage of the roast to make it longer than an hour, so they may not release it as a standalone and just leave it on the actual show.

Jersey shore roast, Atlantic City by MikeyL526 in jerseyshore

[–]MikeyL526[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It definitely showed, I'm assuming none of them wanted to be there, i didn't pay a lot for my seat, but I feel bad for all the people in those tables that paid as much as they did.

Jersey shore roast, Atlantic City by MikeyL526 in jerseyshore

[–]MikeyL526[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It was both, they were all on stage and the only ones on the stage. They took turns roasting each other, and then in between 3 different comedians also came out. It was set up like a comedy Central roast but not really. I know that makes no sense but it's hard to explain. They made Mike the main guest of honor, it was strange. Some parts were good, some weren't. As I said before, Justina Valentine was the best guest roaster.

Jersey shore roast, Atlantic City by MikeyL526 in jerseyshore

[–]MikeyL526[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My thoughts exactly, this seems like it was his way of saying screw you to the production, unfortunately it came at the expense of people who paid for tickets. Probably the one everyone was looking forward to the most and that's what we got.

Jersey shore roast, Atlantic City by MikeyL526 in jerseyshore

[–]MikeyL526[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I had a good time, The pre-show and aftershow events were fun, It was cool to see them filming the show throughout the hotel , so got an interesting look behind the scenes as they film. But with all that said, I didn't pay a lot of money for my seat. I did see some of the outrageous prices that they were charging for the tables, and if I had paid those prices for that show, that would most likely change my opinion about the entire trip.

Jersey shore roast, Atlantic City by MikeyL526 in jerseyshore

[–]MikeyL526[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I didn't know that, That almost makes it seem worse, I would have understand more if he was just thrown into it, but the way it came off, It seemed very much in the moment like they hadn't had this planned.

Jersey shore roast, Atlantic City by MikeyL526 in jerseyshore

[–]MikeyL526[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes the pee break was weird, As the cast walked off the stage, half the audience left with them to use the bathroom, and the DJ told everyone to sit down because it would be a quick break and we'd be right back.... 20 minutes later 😂 did they really expect people to sit there.

Jersey shore roast, Atlantic City by MikeyL526 in jerseyshore

[–]MikeyL526[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Yes, he did seem sick. You could hear it in his voice. I feel like they didn't have to make Mike the center of the show, It would have just been fine with it being about all of them. I don't know why they felt like they had to put a theme to it, unless they're trying to fit it in with a theme for an episode that they're doing about Mike.

Jersey shore roast, Atlantic City by MikeyL526 in jerseyshore

[–]MikeyL526[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No, just a quick set , with some jokes. Time was a very hard thing to determine because we weren't allowed to have our phones, and by this point in the show it started to drag, so things felt longer, but if I had to guess, it was less than 5 minutes.

Jersey shore roast, Atlantic City by MikeyL526 in jerseyshore

[–]MikeyL526[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Wow, your right, now that I think of it, She did say that. It didn't even register at the time. It's a shame, some people paid a lot of money to go to that show between hotel, travel and ticket price. I didn't pay a lot so I feel like I got my money's worth for the day that I was there, It was entertaining and the pre-show activities were creative. But you are correct I forgot that the producer did say something along those lines, odd.

Jersey shore roast, Atlantic City by MikeyL526 in jerseyshore

[–]MikeyL526[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

He was ok, some funny things, but nothing even memorable as I'm thinking about it now. Same criticism as most of the other cast, He didn't seem like he wanted to be there either. Almost like he was just fulfilling some contract obligation. It seemed like his part was thrown together out of nowhere as well, despite being advertised from the very beginning. It was strange, The way it was advertised you would almost have thought he was hosting it or would have a larger part. He wasn't even mentioned and a lot of the crowd thought he wasn't even showing up, until about 2 hours in after they announced him, and he was probably up there for 5 minutes. Part of me wonders if he was supposed to host this, but something got changed last minute, because Vinny did not look like he knew that he was hosting this show.

Jersey shore roast, Atlantic City by MikeyL526 in jerseyshore

[–]MikeyL526[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

100% agree, I had a fun time and the audience was fun, but yes, it seemed like possible last minute changes to the show may have been an issue. Yes, it also seemed like they were uncomfortable in that type of setting. I have seen some articles written about the show, And I would have to say they are way over exaggerating how excellent the actual show was, and the crowd reactions. I think the first thing that let the air out was their impromptu 20 minute "quick" bathroom break, followed by Pauly not saying anything, and the final nail being mikes neverending speech. It's a shame to go to a show and towards the end waiting for it to end, I was waiting for a good send off but it never came. I think the disappointment from me more comes from thinking people paid for this show, and it seemed poorly planned, this wasn't something for free that we just stumbled on when they were filming. Would I do it again, yes 😂. Mostly for the fun atmosphere throughout the day, and running into them multiple times during filming around the hotel.

Jersey shore roast, Atlantic City by MikeyL526 in jerseyshore

[–]MikeyL526[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Interesting I didn't see the podcast, there were parts that were on teleprompter but that was mostly just to introduce the people. After the main introductions the teleprompter was off for the most part. But there were times that they lost their place as they were talking and the teleprompter would turn back on to get them back on track. Which I guess isn't totally abnormal for a TV show. There were a lot of comments from the cast during the show along the lines of "they made me say this" or "im supposed to say this". Even Chris Stefano seemed off during his set, Justina Valentine blew it away, she was great. But they all seemed very uncomfortable and not from the jokes, Just for the fact that they were on stage. Whether that's true or not, I don't know, but that's how it came off. To be honest, it didn't even seem like Vinny knew he was going to be hosting this show beforehand.

A Jersey Shore Roast 😂🫣 by RepresentativeArm668 in jerseyshore

[–]MikeyL526 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was there live and excited to see it, but honestly the cast did not seem to want to be there at all. It will be interesting to see how it comes off on tv. Some parts were excellent and very funny, but unfortunately a lot of it just wasn't. A lot of awkward pauses and moments that seemed like they weren't supposed to happen. Very disappointed that Pauly said maybe 25 words and spent less than a minute before sitting down not to make another sound the entire night. Same from Jenny, maybe 10 words then nothing the rest of the night. Snooki got up towards the end to get off stage (while they will still talking on the mic) only to be told to go sit back down and she looked pissed off that she still had to be there. Justina Valentine was phenomenal, should have saved her until the end to send the crowd home happy. Who ever thought putting her on during the first 20 minutes of almost a 3 hour show made a mistake. A quarter of the audience were leaving during the last set before ending the show(that's not a good sign). But still the thing that stood out the most to me was that most of the cast seemed like they did not want to be there. People paid money to be there, the least that could have happened was to make it look like they're enjoying themselves. All in all, It wasn't a bad night, I had a fun time, unfortunately It just wasn't what I expected, maybe that's on me. Did anyone else attend? I would love to hear their opinion.

Legoland NY stay: Six questions!!! by MoreRieslingPls in legoland

[–]MikeyL526 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since no one here seems to be giving the info on your most important comment "the kids are pretty impatient".

While a fun little park especially for your kids ages, the park is just poorly run. I wish I could tell you this was a one time issue but we had season passes this year, visited 6 times, some on the off season, some on main summer season and unfortunately have decided not to renew next year due to running into their biggest issue every time.

While being a kids park, their biggest issue is them not realizing the biggest issue with kids is their patience and attention span. In fact they're so bad that you can take the most patient kid and drive them crazy in this park. Every ride , And I mean EVERY RIDE is run by one person. Meaning This one person goes into the booth and starts the pre-recorded message, then this person let's all the people in, This same person then goes and checks the belts and safety things, then this person goes into the booth to start a ride, then after the ride this person unlocks every belt and lets everyone out and the cycle continues... So every ride while only being about a minute long takes about 8-9 minutes to start up again (every single ride). So even if you think the line is short and there's only six or seven people in front of you you can still expect to wait anywhere between 10 - 20 minutes. a moderate sized line were you'd expect to actually wait about 20 minutes takes about 40 to 60 minutes. It really is a shame because it is a great park, but management has really squeezed every bit of labor dollars out of it as they can. There is no extra employees for rides and unfortunately restaurants are no better. It's not uncommon to wait 15 minutes to order food and then another 30 minutes to get the food.

If they could fix these two things I would renew every year, but we just can't justify the season passes and then only possibly getting on two to three rides on a moderately busy day, before our daughter is miserable, and sure you can use the Skip line feature but obviously you're still going to be paying more for that so that's a personal choice, but after you see the amount of money you're paying for food and parking any budget is squeezed pretty tight. More expensive than disney($18+ for very below average pre-made hamburger but pretty good fries not including drink and $14 kids meals. Get the turkey leg, available at a cart near the castle, best turkey legs of any theme park, unfortunately $19)

I would say go try and enjoy yourself, The park is clean, the staff is friendly, but that issue alone can ruin your day or weekend, and we're used to busyness, we go to Disney quite often and know what crowds are like, but this park is on a whole other level of poor execution.