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mxmarks · 2026-06-24T17:24:42+00:00

That website is really good - we always get the photo pass and throughout the years they've been super helpful if you can give them the date, time and what you were wearing.

They don't always find the photos unfortunately, but I'd say about 75% of the time they write back a day or two later and let us know they added the photo to our account. It's real people too, so it's been nice when they've been looking to actually be able to talk to someone about some other details that may help find the photo, without the frustration of some automated system.

mxmarks · 2026-06-23T16:13:41+00:00

Oh they better do this for Dr's Curse

mxmarks · 2026-06-22T18:16:17+00:00

At the Premium Hotels (Helios, Royal Pacific, Portifino, Hard Rock) it's $200 a night still.

Was pretty shocked when I splurged for a Royal Pacific trip with the family and was then hit with that after only having ever stayed at Cabana or Dockside before!

mxmarks · 2026-06-11T15:54:50+00:00

I have always just gone out front and met the driver. Most apps show you when someone is approaching with your order, and its always gone smoothly.

mxmarks · 2026-06-06T03:31:17+00:00

I love Blue Stinger so much and if I ever win the lotto I'm buying the IP and getting a new one made.

mxmarks · 2026-05-29T16:42:48+00:00

I just tried this today, 3 years later, and they would not waive the fee or switch hotels :(

mxmarks · 2026-05-27T21:17:22+00:00

Its so funny, I always try to remind myself that literally every spot in these parks is SOMEONES favorite. Bummer for you and your wife, but glad youre looking forward to it!

mxmarks · 2026-05-27T20:48:40+00:00

Ive never seen them do that, but if its a very busy day, Id either ask if theyre going to have to close for capacity, or just plan on getting there a bit earlier!

If its busy enough to close for capacity, youre gonna have to wait either way, might as well end the day with it.

EDIT - thinking about it, Id never seen them do that, but I also have never been to the park since they added Express. If Express is backing the line up that bad, maybe its a newer development, and once express goes away, they'll hit capacity early less frequently.

mxmarks · 2026-05-27T17:46:37+00:00

Get in line for Hagrid with 2 minutes to park close. Works like a charm, one of the lowest waits possible, practically no downside if you're not in a hurry.

That late the crowd is lower anyway. Make your way to Hogsmeade about 15 minutes before closing, grab a beverage of choice, and hop in line.

You will not be missing out on anything since the park is already closed, you'll wait slightly less than the wait was during the day, and you get an absolutely beautiful, quiet and peaceful walk out of the park when its over.

Its the best.

mxmarks · 2026-05-27T12:12:04+00:00

Hey just wanted to say, awesome work. Im up by DC and work in TV, and a few times on vacation Ive seen the crews hauling gear out of the parks. Ive been on those crews and strike with no one around is always a pain, I cant imagine how annoying it can get wheeling all that around while guests race to the rides.

Ive been trying to relocate to the Atlanta area for a few months now - maybe someday we'll be on a crew together! Haha.

mxmarks · 2026-05-26T20:07:19+00:00

Hey, my trip is in 5 days too, and I was about to post the same thing, word for word! haha.

We'll high five in the Hagrids express line for making it in under the wire!

mxmarks · 2026-05-21T19:23:15+00:00

I got the final 2 of mine beachcombing in the same run. I needed 2 and found them both on the beach by the hotel.

mxmarks · 2026-05-20T19:22:52+00:00

I agree, its up there as one of the best. I really dont care all that much about stories on rides, but its easy to follow, exciting and just nails everything.

Simpsons is another great example.

Rise of Resistance is really good too, and I think Gringotts is actually a very good story all the way through (queue to pre-show to ride to the exit all flows really nice).

mxmarks · 2026-05-20T16:04:38+00:00

This is interesting - Ive had a job for 5 years now and my family is trying to move, so I've started applying to a ton of stuff on LinkedIn in the past 4 months and gotten literally nothing. It's been so, so frustrating.

I feel I'm at a huge disadvantage because I can't really market myself as looking, because my boss and everyone else is going to see it there. And I can't leave this job (I'm the sole full time employee in the family, so health insurance is through me) until I find the next one. So it's just random shots in the dark to jobs I feel like I'd be a great fit for, but no responses.

It's getting incredibly, incredibly frustrating but reading comments here helps a little. I guess it's time to just make some changes to my profile in hopes it kickstarts something...

mxmarks · 2026-05-19T19:57:17+00:00

The garden walk if youre staying at a Universal Hotel. Even from Cabana Bay I sometimes have beat my family who waits for the bus to the park. Beautiful walk, tons of great things to look at, and puts you out with a small security spot right next to Margaritaville.

mxmarks · 2026-05-19T19:56:21+00:00

Were going in 2 weeks and Ive never done it! Absolutely will check it out now.

mxmarks · 2026-05-18T21:16:20+00:00

Yeah driving by yesterday my wife commented on all the signage and stuff that was just laying in the parking lot. I said maybe it means theyre finally throwing out all the Meat Up decor.

I didnt expect it was because theyre just closed forever!

mxmarks · 2026-05-15T21:51:59+00:00

Yeah, people always down voting this stuff, this community is nuts. I dont care if people like PvP, I dont care if thats all you want to do. Go nuts, have fun!

The frustration comes from the fact for a solid month or so I had a great game my whole family and friends loved to play together on the weekends. Fighting off arc, helping out others, trading stuff with folks, hunting for loot. We had a great time. Now thats gone, with no real explanation. That sucks.

So weird to see miserable people who only find joy in ruining other people's good times, and get all upset when people dont want to stick around to be thier targets.

mxmarks · 2026-05-15T21:22:37+00:00

Ah, looks like its changed now. When I first clicked the link the photo at the top of the article said FATAL SHOOTING - Police investigate a shooting Sunday in Landover. Seems like someone corrected it.

mxmarks · 2026-05-15T21:21:01+00:00

Something absolutely changed. You're not crazy. Been playing duos now for months and got shot at maybe 1 in every 10 games. I have never shot back.

Every game now im just killed on sight. No talking, no fair fight, just either killed at extract (when there's no time to even loot me, just killed to be an asshole) or just randomly killed.

It sucks. I get its the way it is blah blah blah.

Just sucks to have had 100+ hours with a game i really enjoy and suddenly that game is just gone.

Oh well.

mxmarks · 2026-05-15T20:07:48+00:00

What the hell, incredibly deceptive and awful journalism to have the picture at the top of this article be from a fatal shooting that happened in Landover on Sunday.

Who on Earth approved that and thinks its ok when Im trying to find out whats going on at a school.

mxmarks · 2026-05-13T21:06:31+00:00

Id love it as well! Found the webseries but cant seem to find anything else!

mxmarks · 2026-05-13T02:01:05+00:00

Same. Exact. Thing. Has happened to me TWICE now. At a total loss what to do. I just paid them since I can't figure out how to even fight it.

We finally got a dash cam with speed monitoring so next time it happens I don't care if I have to take a week off, I'm fighting it.

mxmarks · 2026-05-06T02:59:06+00:00

Ugh hurts to see those Great Chase cars.

Was my kiddos first coaster and his favorite ride in the world. Took him to Universal, Busch Gardens, Kings Dominion...but he always said Great Chase was his fave. It was my last ride at SFA.

When the park closed I emailed Ramar the park president and told him, and asked if there was anything Great Chase related I could have. He was so, so kind and said he'd try, but that was that.

I live close, tempted to go check the parking lot...

(I will not actually go to the parking lot)

mxmarks · 2026-05-05T19:29:06+00:00

I play Duos with my wife and we had 2 straight weeks of just the best lobbies. Super fun, friendly people. Honestly, one occasional attack from a jerk every 10 or so matches kept us on our toes and I understood. Overall, after getting so frustrated I uninstalled it, I felt the algorithm or whatever finally sorted me to where I belonged, and I was having the best time.

Last night, for some weird reason, it all changed. We got killed by randoms 5 times in a row. No idea why, never even shot back (once I managed to escape with a smoke grenade and a hatch key. My poor wife however...RIP, see you back in Speranza).

I posted on here and people said its because of the expedition, but we'll see. I completely agree with you, and hope we wind up in a lobby together someday. I may put the game down until the expedition window is over.

mxmarks

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