Wait…it got scarrier? Disneyland really needs a proofreader (a proffreader?) for their Halloween parking signs.
Either that or they added lots of people in Scar costumes, but the day didn’t bear out that theory.
Category: Entertainment
How Disneyland is Like Comic-Con
We took the kid to Disneyland this weekend. It’s been a few years since I’d been to the park, and with NYCC happening at the same time, I couldn’t help but compare the experience to San Diego Comic-Con.
- It’s expensive to get in, but once you’re there, most of the events are free.
- It’s hideously crowded.
- Everywhere you go, people are stopping for photos with people wearing costumes.
- You spend a lot of time waiting in line. (But at Disneyland, you can usually be sure you’ll get in!)
- Food is overpriced and mediocre, unless you leave and come back.
- You can’t possibly do everything in one visit.
That’s It!
Overheard on the playground:
— Well I’m going to go on the internet!
— Well, I’M going to go on the internet and READ A BOOK!
Lick This Button
Spotted on this Wired article on how iOS7’s new visual style will open up app development by making it easier for new apps to be accepted on the platform.
Yeah, I can see that having to know “how to bounce fake light off of a lickable button” would be a barrier to entry.
Jobs Paranoia
I don’t know about paranoia, but there’s certainly a lot of anxiety about jobs these days…
Fallen Giants
Overheard after an ad for Jobs. A kid asks, “What’s IBM?”
Death Star Window
Partway down the central escalator at the San Diego Convention center, you can look down the long cylindrical skylight that makes up the roof of the lobby, rings forming the appearance of concentric circles. Years ago, a friend of mine referred to it as the Death Star Cannon shot, and it’s a popular one to take, both during Comic Con and at other events.
At this year’s Comic-Con International, I found myself looking at the windows surrounding the stairs instead. My first thought was to mix things up with the classic cannon shot, but when I got home and looked at the results, I realized: This really does resemble the windows in the Emperor’s throne room. It’s still a Death Star shot, but a different part of the station!
If you’d like to see more photos or read more about my experience at the convention, check out I Survived Comic-Con 2013.