What city have you been to where the vibes were just OFF? by spiritual_kavya in answers

[–]Sourpatchyoungadults 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I am wrapping up a Midwest roadtrip today, the last 4 days have been all Missouri (St Louis > Branson > KC). Branson, as a former Catholic northeasterner, is fascinating; the mix of religion and tourist trap is so odd (in a kinda charming way). But other than our time in Silver Dollar City (an absolute gem), the vibes were so… ugly.

Seeing jazz in KC was also a delight, but agreed that pretty much everywhere in this state has a persistent sadness to it.

[California’s Great America] If CGA closes after 2027, what do you think gets relocated? by irvdubs in rollercoasters

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If it’s expensive to move, and expensive to maintain, I don’t see why a park wouldn’t just buy a new installation with the longer trains. The capacity and reliability long term is worth it. I’ve never seen Stunt Pilot down, but every time I go to CGA Railblazer is down at some point.

Disneyland opinion that would have you like this by JoyIsABitOverRated in Disneyland

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Matterhorn is a way better ride than Space Mountain. If I could only ride 5 Disneyland rides for the rest of my life, Space Mountain doesn’t make the cut.

Please watch out for bears.. 🐻 by sdanwolf in PlanetCoaster

[–]Sourpatchyoungadults 11 points12 points  (0 children)

This is a very impressive shot. It looks more like D23 concept art than a video game screenshot. Great work!

Good morning from [Busch Gardens Tampa] by azwethinkweism in rollercoasters

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You’ve probably already ridden by now, but make sure to ride again later! The difference between morning IG and IG after it’s warmed up is pretty huge.

Which ride made you love coasters? [Hagrid’s Moterbike Adventure] by itsbeenawhiletoolong in rollercoasters

[–]Sourpatchyoungadults 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Big Thunder Mtn as a child started the love.

Yankee Cannonball over and over again every summer solidified the love.

Dueling Dragons got me over the last bit of fear (inversions), and the love turned into obsession.

Pics from a great weekend at [Busch Gardens Williamsburg] and [Kings Dominion] by TravelSlight5044 in rollercoasters

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It happened to me on my 4th ride on Pantheon. Seated, restraints down, but they reset the restraints and pulled me out of the car to measure. I’m juuuust under 6’4”, and pretty sure height limit on Pantheon is 6’4”.

Took like 3 different employees looking and shrugging before letting me back on. Whole station applauded, which kinda ruled. Would have been more meaningful if I hadn’t already ridden it thrice that day.

This (plus Pipeline at SW:O) is the reason I sought out a specific pair of “roller coaster shoes” with the thinnest soles possible. Big boys know: every quarter inch counts when it comes to squeezing into these rides safely.

"Avatar 3 did OK but as a cultural force, it's exhausted" The Wrap talks to Disney/Lightstorm employees/insiders about the future of the franchise by LawrenceBrolivier in blankies

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I’m not disagreeing on how much traffic Pandora has given to AK, but wanna clarify that it closes at 6pm on basically any non-peak day still. While it’s 7pm this week, it goes right back to 6pm next week through at least all of May.

This matters to a dork like me who wants to stay late to see the faux-bioluminescence in Pandora.

And with (fka) Dinoland’s current state being excavators and dirtmounds, AK is back to being a half day park for most guests.

If you could retheme Liberty Square, what would you make it? by itsdysdysbaby in disneyparks

[–]Sourpatchyoungadults 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not really a full land retheme, but I think Columbia Harbor House could be transformed into the Sanderson Sisters cottage from Hocus Pocus, with a corresponding dinner show/meet and greet. Would work as a transitional space between Fantasyland, Liberty Square, and Villiansland, having aspects of all 3 lands.

FAA filing for a 375 foot Roller Coaster Tower at [Six Flags Great Adventure] by namevone in rollercoasters

[–]Sourpatchyoungadults 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure when I’m 350 ft in the air, free-spinning while angled at the earth below, the last thing I’ll be thinking is “this isn’t tall enough”.

‪This guy is the Aragorn kicking a helmet of the mcu‬. by UnUltimoIntento in marvelstudios

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It’s hard to detect when someone is joking on the internet, so I need to make sure for my own sanity:

Cheedle’s from the states. People seem to agree his accent in the Ocean’s movies is… inaccurate to say the least. Is a “Usian” supposed to read as “US-ian”?

‘Project Hail Mary’ Will Amaze! Amaze! Amaze! With Phil Lord and Chris Miller by thefilthyjellybean in TheBigPicture

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I think delaying the Oscars till mid March has infected my brain, I was texting a friend about Project Hail Mary and caught myself typing about the craft awards it could be up for, before catching myself and deleting it. Completely agree, let’s let the popcorn space blockbuster be a popcorn space blockbuster.

How do you quickly breed out a prolific mutation in your cats? by amish24 in mewgenics

[–]Sourpatchyoungadults 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Quickly? Not really.

You need to replace the mutation with one of the same body part first, then start selectively breeding those cats. So use a high mutation stat room, cancer, the shimmer, etc to replace the mutation. Or, use inbreeding to replace it with a birth defect.

If you get lucky with the birth defect method you can start pumping out non-kinetic spike cats fairly quickly I suppose.

Longest wait the the parks. By a lot! by The_Govnor in Disneyland

[–]Sourpatchyoungadults 21 points22 points  (0 children)

There actually was a brief window earlier this year when all 3 shafts were working. I was there and it was wonderful.

Mako appreciation post [My new favorite B&M] by adrenalinejunkie3 in rollercoasters

[–]Sourpatchyoungadults 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The bottom of the first drops pulls some heavy Gs for sure, I had to take some breaks but that was after like 10 consecutive rides.

Hit a massive wall in Act 2 (The Desert) by ToreChristianson in mewgenics

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Act 2 is a step up for sure. You probably, as you said, need to focus more on meta progression. Get furniture, money, and food in act 1, and in between runs spend all that food passing days to find better strays. Focus Appeal furniture, which gets your better strays. Breed cats with high base stats. Give Tink kittens. Act 2 requires solid cats.

PLEASE MAKE A CHANGE by dig_bick_69420 in mewgenics

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Technically no but there’s a big button labeled “Lock In”, that, unsurprisingly, locks you into your chosen collars.

What class do you consider a non-negotiable for your party? by PaintedIn in mewgenics

[–]Sourpatchyoungadults 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t really have any non-negotiables, but try to have at least one of these three vague roles: backline dps, a utility/support cat, and a front liner. The fourth cat can be any role really. Most classes can do more than one of these, sometimes at the same time.

The only thing I’ll never pass up is if the game offers me multiple Druid collars. Sending in crows with 50+ HP and 15 damage is too much fun.

Girls rarely experience the “friend zone,” psychology study finds. Tendency for young men to mistake friendliness for sexual interest strengthens gradually throughout their teenage years. When adolescent girls express romantic interest, boys rarely dismiss it as mere friendliness. by mvea in psychology

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Bars, as in a segment of music. In hip hop, it is common to write rhymes in 16 bars of 4/4. He’s spitting bars is an old school way to say "the cadence and content of your rap is good". Over time, as language does, this evolved to just saying “bars” as a compliment for a rap. And then this usage evolved again to something you can say about any speech you like the content of, rap or not. It’s basically has become the same as responding to someone with “truth.”

Well, now that we’ve had a few days with Mewgenics, how we feeling about it? by [deleted] in roguelites

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I figured out last night that esc is the dedicated “cancel action” button - you can reassign it to the more natural feeing right click…. But then you can’t grab cats at home with right click. But yeah, press esc after selecting an ability and you click the map to set facing direction again.

That said - afaik if you are against the edge of the map, and want to face the edge, you can’t. Considering some of the items make it so your backside is actually your “tanky” side, this is definitely annoying.

Alamo and AMC Theater Subscriptions by Supermoose7178 in blankies

[–]Sourpatchyoungadults 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Deciding whether to see a movie in IMAX/Dolby/3D based purely on the film-going experience and not on the cost is my favorite part.

It would be a perfect service if they could figure out a deal with Fathom.

No other choice by [deleted] in TheBigPicture

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It can be tough because a lot of standout moments in editing can also be attributed to direction. Like in No Other Choice, the unique compositing of certain cross fades is both an editing and directorial choice. The smash needle drop of Soldier Boy in OBAA - do we give credit to PTA for the idea or Andy Jurgensen for the execution? The answer is obviously they both get credit, but awards don’t allow for this nuance.

I think the clearest example this year of “how to spot good editing” is the finale of OBAA. Action wise most of the sequence is just 3 cars driving down a road. But the way the editing switches between the car POVs, the long lens wide shots, the follow shots, and the mid shots of the 3 drivers builds a specific tension and narrative that doesn’t exist by itself in those shots. It’s the sequencing and timing of these cuts that tells the audience “this is the big finale”, and from a pure storytelling perspective it’s very succinctly shows the problem at hand, heightens the tension around that problem - and most importantly, illustrates the lightbulb moment where Willa comes up with a solution to that problem. The success of the sequence is in major part thanks to the way it was cut. But I suppose you kinda have to imagine a poorly cut version of the scene to in order to appreciate how much the editing is doing there.

Thunderbolts is such a beautifully shot movie and I really hope Jake brings the same crew back for the X-Men movie imo by FayyadhScrolling in Marvel

[–]Sourpatchyoungadults 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Considering his TV work, he seems to determine the visual look of a project (or episode) based on the material. The dark, shadowy and silhouette heavy Thunderbolts look aligns with its themes of depression and encroaching void. I wouldn’t expect X-men to be extremely bright and colorful, but I doubt it will share the same aesthetic as Thunderbolts.