#rocket rods

[fights4users]

This was a overlay in  Anaheim from I believe 82’ until the end of the People movers run (when it turned into the disastrous Rocket rods- funnnily enough there was a Tron idea of racing cycles around tommorowland that wouldn’t went on this track. It was one of their initial ideas and potentially how we have lightcycle run today) . Aside from needing a serious oil job from all the squeaking, there is a charm to the OG people over, I’m also jealous it goes through star tours!

Now the Tron portion occurs midway during one of the tunnel portions of the ride. Automatically you can tell what budget their on, the voice isn’t very robotic (compare it today to the train at Disney world where a siren comes on in the tunnel before approaching Tron).

You get digitized in the same exact shot from the film, down to the dial up noise creating pretty stellar projections throughout the tunnel, the same beautiful shots of patterns and circuits. It goes into a lightcycle sequence racing and dodging around you— honestly it’s pretty great visually and I absolutely adore how perfect they have the sound?

“You have escaped Tron’s game grid for now Users,” I’m sobbing. Was he trying to run us down??? Hello?? This is especially funny because going into the tunnel it mentions master control and HE is the one mad/digitizing the guests. It’s the computer world of Tron but not his games.

Video

It’s not as cheesy as I thought it was going to be, in fact it’s a great little tribute/advertisement for the movie itself “wasn’t that cool? Go watch it!” Alongside how back in the day the parks had actual arcades within them too. All I’m saying is we still have a people mover at Disney world and a already existing Tron ride… it’d only be fitting… 80s projections and all.

I like how much influence this held on what ultimately became lightcycle run, now of course it’s set In the sequel but the idea dates back to the original. Both the digitization sequence and lightcycle race are pivotal to both films so it only makes sense they’d want a attraction on it.

#the more you know #tron #tronblr #tron 1982 #tron legacy #disney parks #peoplemover #Tomorrowland transit authority #disneyland #walt disney world #rocket rods #park history #tron lightcycle run #Tron ride #tron rollercoaster #disney history

[disneyparksattractionstournament]

Favorite Disney Parks Attraction Showdown: Round 1 - Group B2

Videos and propaganda under the cut:

Superstar Limo: California Adventure (2001-2002)

Kinda propaganda:

One person said for submissions "oh man that limo chase they cancelled because of princess diana, it was almost a thing i swear".

Well fun fact, that is part of the reason why Superstar Limo was so bad, the original concept for it was a limo chase basically, but then Diana died for a paparazzi limo chase , so they had to change the whole plot of it and with other factors like budget cuts and stuff, it turned into the infamous Superstar Limo

Video that explains the history of it:

Ride:

Rocket Rods: Disneyland (1998-2000)

#disney parks attractions tournament #disney parks #disneyland #dca #disney california adventure #california adventure #rocket rods #superstar limo #disney rides #poll #round 1 #tournament poll #disney #Youtube #B2

[redeyeflyguy]

Wonderful Things That May or May Not Be Wonderful!!! People are moved in many different ways both physically and emotionally but only one piece of hardware holds the title of “People Mover”...It’s called the People Mover. Specifically, the Tomorrowland Transit Authority People Mover at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom. This elevated set of cars takes park goers on a leisurely tour of all of Tomorrowland’s sights and attractions from Mickey’s Star Traders to Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor to the inside of Space Mountain. How the heck does it work? Magnets! Specifically, linear induction motors or a series of electromagnetic pulses that push cars in a manner that is both quiet and smooth. Even if you’re not riding it, you can’t deny that its very presence adds both a sense of kinetic energy and retro - futuristic charm to the tomorrow that never was. It’s quite sad that the Walt Disney World version is the only one that exists since Michael Eisner and the Rocket Rods broke the one in Disneyland but frankly, I’m just glad that this one is still around. If you ever need to take a load off between space rockets, light cycles and everything else the Magic Kingdom has an offer, I guarantee that there’s no option more wonderful. P.S. The newest narration for the TTAPM is done by Mike Brassel who not only pays tribute to extinct attractions and tunes with his spiel but he’s also the one who did the narration for Living With The Land which gives this ride fifty more wonderful points. Hey, I make the rules here.

#wonderful #people mover #tomorrowland #walt disney world #orlando florida #attractions #transportation #tour #magnets #linear induction motors #disneyland #broken #michael eisner #rocket rods #kinetic energy #retro futurism #magic kingdom #rides

[zimthandmade]

Sit Down.

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#death note #fanart #mafia #sit down #mello #mihael keehl #rocket rick #rocketrick #risikofaktorraketenrick #rod ross #dwight godon #kal snyder #jack neylon #cw smoking #cw gambling #sketch #my art #gang #gangster #dn au 2.0

[rodtorqueredlinefangirl]

Never played Rocket League, but if they put Finn and Rod (though I highly doubt Rod could be a candidate), I could consider playing the game 👀

Which means that I would play Rocket League like a dating simulator 🤭😏

#pixar cars #cars fandom #cars #cars 2 #cars disney #pixar #cars 2 (2011) #cars 2 movie #lighting mcqueen #finn mcmissle #rod torque redline #rocket league #cars meme

[animalcrossingshowdown]

This is round 2 of determining the least popular villager. The one with the least votes will move on.

#animal crossing #ac rocket #ac rod

[theblackestofsuns]

"Hot Rod Ride"

Human Diastrophism (2007)

Gilbert Hernandez

Fantagraphics Books

#Human Diastrophism #Love & Rockets #Gilbert Hernandez #Fantagraphics Books #Great Comics #Great Comic Art #Hot Rod Ride

[bumpscosity]

i keep thinking abt The California Themed Theme Park To Be Located In The Already California Themed California. i want that on my gravestone

#it's so fucking funny to me. everyone loves to shit on eisner but at least his bad decisions are funny #chapek could never. chapeks bad decisions were just sad #only eisner could have a ride where you're in a limo being chased by paparazzi and then as the ride is in its final #stages of concepting have princess fucking diana die partially due to swarms of paparazzi #so now you have to go back to the drawing board on the entire concept #only eisner could have shit like that under his belt #actually everyone loves to shit on eisner (me too) but he literally brough lucasfilm into the disney corp like we cannot ignore that #he did good sometimes. it's just that oh my god what the hell is even california adventure. the bronze space mountain. rocket rods. #chapek is miles worse. chapek did nothing good and his bad stuff wasn't even funny it was just infuriating for everyone #including the shareholders #the shareholders and disney fans are NEVER on the same page chapek is was historically bad #i also wanna say all disney CEOs suck obviously. strictly talking abt what they did for the parks when i say they did good #sassy speaks #dl #anyways go watch defunctlands california adventure video #*defunctlands superstar limo video #<- my brain isn't working sorry

[superherobriefings]

The Red Rocket

Creator(s): Bill Boynansky

Alias(es): Rod Page

1st Issue w/Uniform: Captain Flight Comics #7

Year/Month of Publication: 1945/03

pdsh.fandom.com/wiki/Red_Rocket

NOTE: Story panels re-purposed from (1941/08) Rip Regan, The Power-Man. Also re-purposed on (1955/04) The Red Rocket.

#superheroes #comics #red rocket #rod page #classic #golden age #red trunks #red underwear

[vonplundercat]

Needed to design something for my old boss as a going away present, so I designed this as a sticker decal for his motorbike

#Speed Demon #demon #red devil #red demon #Rocket #Motorbike #Hotrod #Hot Rod #Pin Up #Pinup #sexy #Original Art #No AI

[saprophetic]

prime smokescreen should have been hot rod what the fuck

#mine #i literally needed to stop for the night because im so annoyed about this #SORRY FOR BEING A KINNIE. AS IF ITS MY FAULT #rocket n raph says that he gets a lot of hot rod's story beats too including the color scheme change

[truckthisgarage]

#1960’s #hot rod #oldschoolcool #chevy #chevy pickup #gmctrucks #oldsmobile #rocket engine

[disneyparksattractionstournament]

Extinct Disney Parks and Attractions tournament round 1: Group A1

Reminder, you don't have had to experience any of the attractions/experiences to vote! Just read in the info and/or watch the vid,then vote for which you wish you would have experienced more/which sounds cooler!

Videos and propaganda/info dumping under cut

Rocket Rods: Disneyland (1998-2000)

Propaganda:

"the best ever. hope this helps"

Iconic or Infamous, you decide! I actually think, if they didn't advertise it as a thrill ride, and didn't break the Peoplemover tracks forever, it would have actually been pretty cool tbh! Apparently i went on it when i was 3, but I have no memory of it unfortunately

Studio Backlot Tour: WDW Hollywood Studios (1989-2014)

Propaganda:

"I miss it so much. All those movie props and costumes I'll never be able to see in person again. The Harbor Attack special effects were fun to watch, even if neither I nor my family members ever got picked. Seeing a repurposed Catastrophe Canyon in the Disneyland Paris Cars Road Trip was like greeting an old friend."

While it did go downhill over the years, it was the main star of the park! But even when it wasn't a working studio anymore and residential street was destroyed, it was still a great attraction for movie fans! There were tons of old props in the queue and all throughout the attraction! Not to mention Catastrophe Canyon was a classic! But it was the whole epitome of the old park and the vibe of it D:

#disney parks #extinct disney parks attractions tournament #poll #polls #tournament poll #round 1 #disneyland #disney world #retired disney #mgm studios #hollywood studios #rocket rods #backlot tour

[ask-cloverfield]

Road Rocket <3

#Rod rocket #Maccadam #transformers idw #so I think this was before she like had an established gender #And I just think it is funny that when Simon Furman known hater of woman robots #Was scraping the bottom of the barrel for just #Well for c-list fodder by accident he included a character that would later on be consistently a woman

[glictsartdumpblog]

tha rodster

#GOD BLESS MERRCURY #glict art #ROD #RPG #rocket launcher #oc #original character #robot #cowboy #art #digital art

[quasi-normalcy]

Everyone wants to be Rod Serling and write bold social commentary, but I think that what really made the Twilight Zone work was that it was interspersed with episodes by people like Richard Matheson, which are just like "Wouldn't it be fucked up if THIS happened!?" Wouldn't it be fucked up if your apartment building was secretly an alien rocket ship and you and your neighbours were being harvested as human biological samples? Wouldn't it be fucked up if you got a little cursed figurine and it started hunting you? Wouldn't it be fucked up if your daughter rolled under her bed and fell through a portal into the fourth dimension? Well, wouldn't it!?