domwood
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So that was eventful..
I've still got about 16 odd pages to catch up on here (so forgive me if I repeat anything you may already know), but it does seem that they do read this little blog.
First off I was very surprised to See Jenn wandering round the atrium after 7am taking the opportunity to photoshoot, seems she had an early night after Tea Total Tim ditched her for sabacc (and cocktails) followed by light saber training, to say he was tipsy was a minor understatement, hopefully this shows up a little on the first vlog. But I digress, so Ill keep the observations I spotted over the course of day 2 to short bullet points.
1. Jen uses the lift always. I was very surprised by this especially as the floors are literally about 15 steps between each other, and not of a height where Jackson couldn't do it either.
2. when their not recording, they're always on their phones. Both trackers check social media, very often, Jenn's mainly twitter, dis board, and here that I've see when passing past them on route.. I couldn't catch the account name.
3. Jackson loves bluey.... at the table.... at the atrium.... in the zen garden...
4. Tim's camera is literally the most obtrusive thing you could ever wish at a table, no one I saw seemed happy they were being filmed at close contact.
5. Jackson really seemed overwhelmed at the start of the whole thing, and more disinterested as time went on (this isn't an experience for the young), so spent a lot of time wandering off away from story moments to explore.. This leads me to...
6. Jen doesn't have control of J. She tries to talk to him as a best friend would speak to person, not as a mom would talk to their child, it's almost as though she's scared of telling them what to do or laying down the law. whether this is because she cant handle the tantrums, or whether she doesn't want to be filmed 'telling off' her son is something for discussion...
7. J wasn't happy with the whole experience from 3pm day 1 through to 10am on day 3 (hint at the times they spent on board). Also Tim and Jens advise that J's bedtime is at 7:30pm is a little white lie, as he's been up until 9pm on board.
8. Tim's very slow eater, always seems to like filming Jen's food, watch her eat it... describe it, eat again... then film his, eat, describe (loudly). we didn't pay for the table either night, but were close enough to hear the conversations occurring, and this trip is definitely a 'reviewing the experience' attempt to write some of the tax off.
9. Not one person was a 'fan' of their on board. By that I mean some people knew who they were, but not to a stan point of wanting to follow them round everywhere, ask for photo's or more importantly, ask to do the 'now its time to pay the price' bit. Imagine how embarrassing it is to explain to someone who you are, what you do, and would you be able to say this sentence while we film it...? now imaging doing that more than once because someone in 'editing' doesn't know how many vlogs their going to split the footage into.
10. Jenn seems suitable pissed day 2. Day 1 had many of the cast commenting on costumes for those that attempted cosplay, which of course Jen LOVED. So imagine not being centre of attention on day 2, partly due to not really participating in activities, Tim got name checked a few times, Jenn not so much. So the experience and the actors knowing your name does have something to do with how much you participate in, very Westworld, and you can occasionally if your close to some actors hear the stage direction coming through the earpieces. Seems the size of the room doesn't increase your immersion which I think they expected (we had ours as there's about 6 of us, and it felt most justified, though still a splurge).
11. A couple decided to go in star trek, made me sad as we originally planned a Red Dwarf theme (ipad as holly). but thought against the fact that doing 'cat' may have been a bit 'inappropriate'.
12.Tim drunk = loose lips, did you know they earn about $500 per day on old vlogs + new content, seems odd that they've blown near $40k in about a weeks worth of experiences. there's a clear tax rebate thing going on here, and I cant see the IRS letting that lot go under the radar for long, especially with last years activities, even with the best accountants..
13. Jenn really doesn't talk to anyone when Tim's not there. My wife got a 'Hi' and short one word answers out of her when asking how old her son was and if he was enjoying it (he wasn't) She did try to hint husband was filming for channel as an open question to ask about it, so She happy shot her down and mentioned I work as a freelance journalist and was covering this as part of a feature piece for a couple of popular publications. suffice to say she avoided my wife for the rest of the trip.
In summary the whole splurging thing worries me, they seem to be hedging their bets on changing their channel to an luxury travel 'experience' vlog, one that shows the finer points Disney and local places can provide for those able to spend that little bit more, and what you get from it. only issue is they are using key words in the vlogs to cover getting a rebate, but not enough to warrant a substantial 'review' into each experience.. they're going to get audited, and their going to have to pay a lot back I suspect if it falls badly for them.
I've still got about 16 odd pages to catch up on here (so forgive me if I repeat anything you may already know), but it does seem that they do read this little blog.
First off I was very surprised to See Jenn wandering round the atrium after 7am taking the opportunity to photoshoot, seems she had an early night after Tea Total Tim ditched her for sabacc (and cocktails) followed by light saber training, to say he was tipsy was a minor understatement, hopefully this shows up a little on the first vlog. But I digress, so Ill keep the observations I spotted over the course of day 2 to short bullet points.
1. Jen uses the lift always. I was very surprised by this especially as the floors are literally about 15 steps between each other, and not of a height where Jackson couldn't do it either.
2. when their not recording, they're always on their phones. Both trackers check social media, very often, Jenn's mainly twitter, dis board, and here that I've see when passing past them on route.. I couldn't catch the account name.
3. Jackson loves bluey.... at the table.... at the atrium.... in the zen garden...
4. Tim's camera is literally the most obtrusive thing you could ever wish at a table, no one I saw seemed happy they were being filmed at close contact.
5. Jackson really seemed overwhelmed at the start of the whole thing, and more disinterested as time went on (this isn't an experience for the young), so spent a lot of time wandering off away from story moments to explore.. This leads me to...
6. Jen doesn't have control of J. She tries to talk to him as a best friend would speak to person, not as a mom would talk to their child, it's almost as though she's scared of telling them what to do or laying down the law. whether this is because she cant handle the tantrums, or whether she doesn't want to be filmed 'telling off' her son is something for discussion...
7. J wasn't happy with the whole experience from 3pm day 1 through to 10am on day 3 (hint at the times they spent on board). Also Tim and Jens advise that J's bedtime is at 7:30pm is a little white lie, as he's been up until 9pm on board.
8. Tim's very slow eater, always seems to like filming Jen's food, watch her eat it... describe it, eat again... then film his, eat, describe (loudly). we didn't pay for the table either night, but were close enough to hear the conversations occurring, and this trip is definitely a 'reviewing the experience' attempt to write some of the tax off.
9. Not one person was a 'fan' of their on board. By that I mean some people knew who they were, but not to a stan point of wanting to follow them round everywhere, ask for photo's or more importantly, ask to do the 'now its time to pay the price' bit. Imagine how embarrassing it is to explain to someone who you are, what you do, and would you be able to say this sentence while we film it...? now imaging doing that more than once because someone in 'editing' doesn't know how many vlogs their going to split the footage into.
10. Jenn seems suitable pissed day 2. Day 1 had many of the cast commenting on costumes for those that attempted cosplay, which of course Jen LOVED. So imagine not being centre of attention on day 2, partly due to not really participating in activities, Tim got name checked a few times, Jenn not so much. So the experience and the actors knowing your name does have something to do with how much you participate in, very Westworld, and you can occasionally if your close to some actors hear the stage direction coming through the earpieces. Seems the size of the room doesn't increase your immersion which I think they expected (we had ours as there's about 6 of us, and it felt most justified, though still a splurge).
11. A couple decided to go in star trek, made me sad as we originally planned a Red Dwarf theme (ipad as holly). but thought against the fact that doing 'cat' may have been a bit 'inappropriate'.
12.Tim drunk = loose lips, did you know they earn about $500 per day on old vlogs + new content, seems odd that they've blown near $40k in about a weeks worth of experiences. there's a clear tax rebate thing going on here, and I cant see the IRS letting that lot go under the radar for long, especially with last years activities, even with the best accountants..
13. Jenn really doesn't talk to anyone when Tim's not there. My wife got a 'Hi' and short one word answers out of her when asking how old her son was and if he was enjoying it (he wasn't) She did try to hint husband was filming for channel as an open question to ask about it, so She happy shot her down and mentioned I work as a freelance journalist and was covering this as part of a feature piece for a couple of popular publications. suffice to say she avoided my wife for the rest of the trip.
In summary the whole splurging thing worries me, they seem to be hedging their bets on changing their channel to an luxury travel 'experience' vlog, one that shows the finer points Disney and local places can provide for those able to spend that little bit more, and what you get from it. only issue is they are using key words in the vlogs to cover getting a rebate, but not enough to warrant a substantial 'review' into each experience.. they're going to get audited, and their going to have to pay a lot back I suspect if it falls badly for them.
, cruising tips???