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I can actually confirm that "rumour" about Rocket Racers being in storage. I was the one who found the 2010 queueline video for Rocket Racers on an employee's FaceBook account and re-edited it to recreate the 2000 version, and I was in negotiations with that same employee to receive the original videos at full resolution, but unfortunately this fell through, I suspect due to the low-res versions being uploaded to (and taken down from) YouTube. Apparently most of the attraction was put into storage behind the Imagination Theatre with the intention of potentially using it in future for events or other purposes - a unit was very close to being installed in the LEGOLAND Hotel or Laser Raiders queueline without the character/car building section, but this fell through. Considering how the LEGOLAND parks are run now, I'd say it's unlikely that the ride will ever resurface. Interestingly it seems the decision to remove it was more of a political decision within staff, rather than one solely based upon outdated tech.

I finally revised my recreation of the L.M.S. Explorer. Here is the picture and its description, that I uploaded yesterday: Finally I managed to fix the problems, that I have found in my older version of the ship. Due to having a faster computer it was way easier and much faster to work with LeoCAD (loading the file takes ~ 5 seconds), though I recommend saving all the time since the program can crash (I have two saves in case, that the program crashes during saving. That way I always have another save). I fixed quite a lot on that ship: -added teleporter/radar dishes at the bottom -added elevator shaft to the back of the bridge -changed the outside of the bridge a bit -modified the front to make it look more like in the videos and the magazine (thanks for uploading that picture, Ringtail ) (it means, that it is more narrow now and that I changed many elements on it) -changing the width of the whole ship a bit (reduced by 4 studs) due to the changed front -the upper layer is a bit wider due to the changed front -flat side walls (+adding black lines) -changed the antenna on top of the front -changed the dark grey structure next to the antenna on top of the front -changed the colours of the sidewall windows (although I probably have to change them again) -changed those dark grey openings/windows on top of the teal stripes etc. (they are one instead of two types now and they contain transparent elements now -changed the dark grey pit in front of the bridge -added Power Miners -changed the structure with the eleven domes, that you can see behind that top antenna -changed the area between the bridge and the dribes -changed many grey areas to dark grey ones after checking the sources again -removed useless bricks inside the ship -stuff, that I have forgotten to mention There is still room for improvements on that ship, but I like it more than the older version. The next thing will probably be a poster with pictures of the ship from different angles. I think, that I will also upload the ldr-file (can be used for LeoCAD and LDView. Mabye other programs, too). P.S.: The extended intro of Rock Raiders was also helpful for improving stuff like the front.

That's a good point, but what I meant was that Rocket Racers met the fate that it did because the staff maintaining it were mismanaged. From what I've been told the ride maintenance team that perform park-wide work weren't necessitated to maintain it (seeing as it wasn't really a ride) and thus it was down to the operations team in charge of the ride (who understandably don't have the same level of time and money). As time went on, shifts in positions (i.e. ride ops with experience in maintaining the ride being moved to ride maintenance, and thus no longer being able to work on RR) and poor management meant that it didn't get the attention it needed, which was a huge shame, since those in the know knew it wasn't a difficult ride to fix. Interestingly enough, it's only taken 16 years for Disney to pick up upon the concept of a competitive racing simulator (if one doesn't count the similar attractions found at DisneyQuest), as the current rumour is that a Wreck-It Ralph racing simulator with VR will be replacing Stitch's Great Escape at Magic Kingdom: http://www.themeparktourist.com/news/20160921/32195/it-s-end-line-stitch-s-great-escape

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BioniCLOTHES: Because I totally couldn't think of a better pun for this title. Guest-starring the lovely @le717 as, well, a Bionicle.

Hey guys, so I recently updated my minifigure models to have a much improved rig. What this means is that I can do more fluid and a lot less robotic animations. With that said I just wanted to show you how cool one of my older animations look with the new rig! Oh oops... they seemed to have all broke.

Yes, I am a very lovely person.

Ladies and gentlemen! It's the moment you've all been waiting for! The Horde of Horrors versus the Vault Hunter This Halloween track is a proper Dubstep, with an extended intro which should remind you of typical Halloween music, so if you really hate super heavy bass stuff you still have something to listen to. If you aren't ready and you're sure you will get spooked when the bass drops, close this page now. Or don't.

Just pointing out that you originally sent those videos in late January, they weren't uploaded until mid April, and they weren't "taken down" until mid June (LEGOLAND never did take them down; they're still just set on private by me). Last I'd heard (a day after you sent the videos), you said the guy had told you he was going to try to find HD versions - which was followed by months of silence. So the impression I got was that the guy was totally willing to send HD versions if he found them - and, after months had passed, that he hadn't. So I'm a bit confused by you now saying "negotiations to receive" them fell through, especially if you're suspecting the cause is something that happened almost half a year later. Could you clarify?

Understood, but for privacy reasons (and considering what has happened so far regarding the videos and LEGO's standing on them) I've ceased communication with this particular employee, so solid proof will have to be considered a Bigfoot/Loch Ness Monster scenario.

"You don't wear clothes" - neither do you eat food (dinner).

I mistook this for a legos in space cutscene test

do you remember brickulator? I remember brickulator. He made good posts

I built it. Yep. I know, I have no life...but it's so beautiful... Okay, so maybe not from the outside...but you can't tell me that THIS isn't a sight. All credit goes to Arthuriel for his awesome LDD bridge model which I followed down to the brick. Until I realized how many things couldn't be done with real Lego that is. I had to make several modifications in order to allow the windows and the elevator section to connect to the main bridge. I also had to lower the floor by the elevator doors in order for them to fit correctly. All in all, I made at least 35 Bricklink orders over a span of the last five months, and it took at least 15 hours to build the sections and connect them in a way that would insure that they were all on the same level. I know that if Lair ever sees this post, he'll give me a bunch of crap about not having Chief's chair in the model, but in my own defense, I didn't feel like painting a chair in a color that wouldn't quite match Dark Turquoise. I'm also considering adding a Brickstuff lighting kit for added effects. Anyway, the gallery with more photos is here. Oh, and I apologize to anybody who wanted a decent quantity of Dark Turquoise 2x2 tiles off of Bricklink...because they're almost all gone.