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[–] aeronmelon 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Company Man: The Rise and Fall of Dickey’s - What Happened?

[–] aeronmelon 12 points 4 days ago

Every single picture of him I see just continues to make me see the grifter Pedro Pascal plays in Wonder Woman 1984.

[–] aeronmelon 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Always do 100 coins when collecting red coins, the levels change or open up more during that star. There’s only a couple of stages with just enough coins for a 100-coin star. Most have way more coins than needed.

The water in Mario 64 was a surreal experience for me. More contemplative than scary. I was disappointed by the artificial barriers and would day dream about what was beyond them. I drew fake maps in a notebook that showed how the castle connected to the rest of Mushroom Kingdom.

The only thing scary about the water was the first time I saw the eel because the size of it surprised me and the submarine level with the shark. Once, I dreamed that the first part of that level was dark and I had to avoid the shark without being able to see it.

[–] aeronmelon 5 points 4 days ago

If Microsoft controlled Android.

picture of an iPhone

[–] aeronmelon 32 points 4 days ago (3 children)

All we have to do is convince Israel that corporate healthcare is Hamas.

[–] aeronmelon 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] aeronmelon 3 points 4 days ago (2 children)

DeLoreans will outlive the Cybertruck.

[–] aeronmelon 5 points 4 days ago

“You’re a froggy!”

[–] aeronmelon 16 points 4 days ago

Man remained in well until group of pothead teens and a dog were brave enough to investigate the haunted well.

[–] aeronmelon 6 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Three cyborgs.

[–] aeronmelon 9 points 4 days ago

“…and rotting in their graaaves.”

Rizzo stares motherfuckedly

[–] aeronmelon 19 points 4 days ago (3 children)

My favorite part is when the magic happens.

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Oldie but a goldie (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by aeronmelon to c/microblogmemes
 

“WHO IS IN HERE??”

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by aeronmelon to c/japanesetrains
 

Above: East iE parked at Nishi-Funabashi Station in 2017, at the terminal of the Musashino & Keiyo Lines.

The JR East E491 series, nicknamed the East iE, is a non-revenue train specially designed to inspect the tracks and electrical connections to the trains. Only one set was made in 2002 to replace multiple older trains built for the same task. It services electrified lines under the authority of JR East (hence the nickname) and is housed in Ibaraki.

Floodlights built into a special window on the side of the one of the cars:
Floodlights built into a special window on the side of the one of the cars.

Other cars built for inspection purposes can be coupled with the East iE. For example, cars designed to test tunnel clearances or to carry additional testing equipment.

East iE with its lights on:
East iE with its lights on.

East iE has two sister trains. The East i, which is an inspector train built for the high-speed JR East Shinkansen lines, and the East iD, which is an inspector train built for the non-electrified JR East lines. The D stands for its diesel engine. All three trains are different models built at different times, but have the same white with red band livery.

The East iE logo painted on the side of the train:
The East iE logo painted on the side of the train.

All pictures taken by me in 2017. Part of my Rolling Stock series of posts.

Previous Rolling Stock posts:

 

The delightful entrance to the Disney Store in Shibuya. Inside, it's quite small and multi-leveled. It feels more like a gift shop than a full Disney Store, which just makes it very cozy, IMO.

Picture taken by me in 2014.

 

Next month, The Search will be 30 years old.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18821978

This is probably going to be the best picture I ever take of Cinderella's Castle. That morning was cold and wet, then the clouds disappeared and the sun lit everything up in a way you don't often see.

Taken by me in 2017, before the castle got repainted in 2020.

 

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c/tokyodisney is all about the unique theme parks in Japan, but it’s also about Disney in Japan in general.

Anything from discussion about Disney’s cultural impact on Japan (and visa versa) to videos and photos and whatever else. Ask questions about vacationing at the resort or talk about the weird history of Disney breaking into the Japanese market.

I created this community because I missed the Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea subreddits, so I thought why not bundle them together and expand the scope to include all of Disney as it relates to Japan and Japanese culture?

I hope to see others contribute, or at least pay a visit.

 

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18317484

(Sorry, maxso216, but this is truly the shortest functional train line in Japan.)

The DisneySea Electric Railway is a 2-station line coming in at less than half a kilometer in total length (0.48km). Even at the relaxed 15kph speed of the trains, it only takes two and a half minutes to traverse the entire line. The line runs between the American Waterfront and Port Discovery areas of Tokyo DisneySea. It also has what must be the smallest fleet of rolling stock of any line in Japan; Four two-car sets, of which only two or three sets are in operation at any given time. (Fewer sets than even the Tokyo Disney Resort Line monorail.)

A trivial oddity about the trains is their numbering system. Which initially appears to not be a system at all. All eight cars of the four train sets have a unique (yet random) car number, and the set pairs are never separated from each other. The only discernible pattern with the car numbers is that the final digit in each number seems to represent in which order the sets were commissioned:

Set #1) 5591 & 1111
Set #2) 1022 & 2842
Set #3) 1783 & 5593
Set #4) 0214 & 4824

Set #1 traversing the elevated tracks over American Waterfront:

The origin of the train sets are a bit of mystery. Their manufacturer is not known. Since the beginning of operation in 2001, the DisneySea Electric Railway has been sponsored by Takara Tomy - A Japanese toy company that makes functioning toy train sets, including replicas of the trains on the DisneySea Electric Railway.

Sign over the American Waterfront Station entrance:

It is possible that the train sets were designed and built by WED themselves as simply another park attraction, or possibly by Kyosan Kogyo Co. Ltd. which manufactured the sets used on the Western River Railroad in Tokyo Disneyland. The DisneySea Electric Railway sets are modeled to resemble some of the elevated streetcars used in what became the New York City subway system at the turn of the 20th century.


Preserved Brooklyn Union streetcar at the New York City Transit Museum, Wikipedia

All four sets have been in service since Tokyo DisneySea opened on September 4th, 2001. Apart from having air conditioners installed in 2015, there have been no notable improvements to the trains themselves.

Is the DisneySea Electric Railway an actual train line? Yes. In addition to having two stops which allows the line to be used by park guests to easily get from one side of the park to the other, the line falls under the jurisdiction of Japan's transit authority. Despite being on private land and requiring admission to the park to use, DisneySea Electric Railway must adhere to the same standards as any other public train line.

Set #2 arriving at Port Discovery Station:

When Tokyo Disneyland was built and opened in 1983, the Western River Railroad was purposefully designed to have only one stop and run in a loop that sent riders back to where they started to avoid a law that required charging a train fare and that a departure schedule be posted and followed by the line's operators. This decision made it another attraction, rather than a functional line like the Disneyland Railroad in Anaheim. This particular law was abolished in 1987, allowing DisneySea Electric Railway to function as an actual line with destinations without needing to follow those rules.

(This is my first attempt at a long form post here, let me know how I did. All pictures are by me unless noted.)

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by aeronmelon to c/tokyodisney
 

Now that Space Mountain @ Tokyo Disneyland is finally being upgraded from the original ride and design that has stood since the park opened in 1983, have a look at an alternate reality where Tokyo DisneySea was never built (or built at a much smaller scale) and all of Tomorrowland was completely overhauled instead.

Video by ReviewTyme on YouTube.

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submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by aeronmelon to c/tokyodisney
 

This is probably going to be the best picture I ever take of Cinderella's Castle. That morning was cold and wet, then the clouds disappeared and the sun lit everything up in a way you don't often see.

Taken by me in 2017, before the castle got repainted in 2020.

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Welcome to c/tokyodisney! (self.tokyodisney)
submitted 4 months ago by aeronmelon to c/tokyodisney
 

For people who are fans of Disney and Japan, welcome to 東京ディズニー Tokyo Disney!

It is no secret that the Japanese have a very passionate and long-standing relationship with all things Disney. It may seem odd at first that the normally wild and whimsical world of Disney and the normally reserved and traditional Japanese would have such a strong connection, but they do. Some say the Japanese love Disney more than any other people. If you want to share your personal experiences, or just learn more about this unique connection, you are in the right place.

Obviously, the first thing people think about when they hear Tokyo Disney is the Tokyo Disney Resort which contains two indigenous (and arguably the best) Disney theme parks, several official Disney hotels and a huge shopping center which, of course, has a Disney Store (two, actually). But Disney's history with Japan is even deeper than that. It is my hopes that this community will help showcase that relationship and history and allow you and others to learn more about both in the process.

Take care!

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Above: An E251 parked at Shinjuku Station in 2017.

Another of my favorite jet liner-style trains. They were developed to allow the cars to tilt side-to-side while in transit, so that they could lean into corners and take them at higher speeds. The E351 was effectively built to fly on the ground.

These trains went into service in 1993 on the Oito Line as the Azusa and on the Chuo Main Line as the Chuo Liner. One year later, they became the Super Azusa on the Oito Line when the tilting feature first went into use.

Every set had the same purple band on a white body livery. Two types of sets were built. Four-car sets and eight-car sets. Each set had one conductor cab with a lit plaque on the nose that displayed the service that train was running, and another conductor cab with a retractable gangway that allowed coupling with other E351s.

Two E351s coupled at Shinjuku Station in 2017.

All E351s were retired in 2018 and replaced with E353s. Sadly, none of the E351s were preserved.

Pictures taken by me in 2017. Part of my Rolling Stock series of posts.

Previous Rolling Stock posts:

 

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