What's dimensional, and what's a painted surface? A little hard to tell, right?
If anyone can tell me why the STOP sign is yellow, I'd love to know. I have a feeling there's a reason for it, but maybe it's just a transcultural gaffe? [EDIT: Thanks to JK Grence for pointing out that STOP signs were indeed yellow until 1954! Who knew?!] Speaking of yellow, can't someone design a taxicab that functions like a modern automobile, but looks like these classic early 20th Century "Yellow Taxi" cabs? That would be so rad.
Anyway, the V.V.V.I.P. Spidey walk-through was scheduled for early afternoon so we left plenty of time for lunch and made sure we were not late. Missing this would have been tragic.
As you likely know from reading other trip reports (posted in a far more timely manner), the taking of photographs was forbidden during this tour, with only one exception: in the maintenance area where we got a good look at the SCOOPs. So, there you go, a SCOOP, eagerly "presenting." Well over a decade old, and this ride system still blows my freaking mind.
Have you been on a Spider-Man since the digital media conversion? I rode Orlando's a while back, with a few of the scenes already upgraded, and they looked extraordinary. But to see the whole show running the all-new projections, looping over and over, was revelatory. Unbelievably sharp, and simply crammed with so much more visual information, it really is Spider-Man 2.0 and merits a ton of re-rides to pick up all the new details.
Plus, walking through those sets was a sickeningly cool privilege. PLUS, our guides had so many amazing stories to tell, I wish I still remembered them all. Our collective geek-spaz registered on seismic equipment throughout the Osaka prefecture.
Later in the afternoon, there were rumors floating around that Hollywood Dream might open up after all.
The rain had stopped and crowds were gathering in front of the entrance. Could we be so lucky?
We'd done just about everything else, including a third ride on Space Fantasy, so hanging out for a bit on the off chance was fine with our troop.
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