tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post5216492995163850788..comments2024-03-05T17:26:44.559-08:00Comments on Roman's Movie Reviews and Musings: Nostalgia Nugget: Joining the RebellionRoman J. Martelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-82562697362825747422017-12-14T06:53:09.423-08:002017-12-14T06:53:09.423-08:00I believe that Walt Disney recreated that experien...I believe that Walt Disney recreated that experience in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. There used to be a ride, "Mission to Mars" which used rumble seats, a screen that showed you leaving the Earth and landing on the moon. There was even a mission control with animatronic figures working away. If memory serves it was originally Mission to the Moon. You never got to disembark on the planet, it was more of a flying tour of the planet. Eventually they closed it down and turned it into a restaurant, but there is still a rocket theme to the building just to keep the old memory alive.<br /><br />As for playing a roleplaying game with my girlfriend... well she caught on pretty darn quick. She's a clever gal. :)Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2801441755423984496.post-90717350378004450102017-12-12T09:35:11.963-08:002017-12-12T09:35:11.963-08:00I’ll bet that Disney’s Star Tours was a blast. One...I’ll bet that Disney’s Star Tours was a blast. One of the earliest space-themed rides, incidentally, was at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo in 1901. (I didn’t ride it: I’m old but quite that old.). 30 passengers at a time boarded the spaceship Luna. On a tower inside a large enclosed arena, Luna rocked, shuddered, and flashed as Buffalo and then the whole earth appeared to recede below. A papier-mâché moon loomed overhead. After more light and sound effects, the ship landed on the moon where passengers disembarked. They walked through tunnels and grottoes amid costumed midgets. They met the Man in the Moon who sat on his throne surrounded by Moon Maidens. The passengers didn’t fly back to earth on Luna though. They exited (as you did) into a gift shop. Some things never change. I don’t know if President McKinley took the ride, but he attended the fair: he was shot there.<br /><br />I’m glad you were able to explain what you actually had in mind when you proposed a role playing game to your girlfriend. <br />Richard Bellushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10108081864942272619noreply@blogger.com