Soarin'

Soarin' is a series of simulator rides at most Disneyland Parks in the world. Each one has one of 2 ride films:

Soarin' Over California (Disney's California Adventure Park)
Locations in order of appearance:
*Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco
*Redwood Creek, Humboldt County
*Napa Valley
*Monterey Bay
*Heavenly Mountain Resort and Lake Tahoe
*Yosemite Falls and Half Dome, Yosemite National Park
*PGA West Golf Course, La Quinta California
*Valencia Orange Farms, Ventura County
*Anza-Borrego State Park
*USS John C. Stennis, San Diego

*Malibu Beach
*Downtown Los Angeles
*Disneyland Resort

The music in this specific ride film was composed by Jerry Goldsmith

Soarin' Around the World (Epcot), Soaring: Fantastic Flight (Tokyo DisneySea), and Soaring Over The Horizon (Shanghai Disneyland Park)
Location in order of appearance:
*The Matterhorn in Switzerland and Italy
*Isfjord, Greenland
*Neuschwanstein Castle in Bavaria, Germany
*Kilimanjaro National Park and Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
*The Great Wall of China
*The Great Pyramids, Egypt
*The Taj Mahal in Uttar Pradesh, India
*Monument Valley in Arizona/Utah
*Lau Islands, Fiji
*Iguazu Falls in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay
*Eiffel Tower in Paris, France
*Shanghai Disneyland, Shanghai China (Shanghai version), Epcot (Epcot version), Tokyo DisneySea, Chiba (Tokyo Version)

The music in this specific ride film was a newer score composed by Bruce Broughton but was based heavily on Jerry Goldsmith's original score

by bmhorton May 23, 2022

CinemaSins

A hilarious YouTube channel formed by Jeremy Scott (narrator) and Chris Atkinson (producer). They are mostly known for the "Everything Wrong With..." segment offering critique and identifying mistakes on movies. Their slogan is "No Movie is Without a Sin" meaning that even the best movies (like the Godfather) have mistakes. Atkinson and Scott met while working as movie theater managers in 99 and started their channel around 2010, 2011. Contrary to popular belief they love movies and love talking about them so the started a podcast called SinCast where you can find it anywhere podcasts are found like Spotify or Pandora or anything like

i just watch CinemaSins' latest release (at the time of writing) Everything Wrong with Napoleon Dynamite and I think I got a six pack from laughing to hard

by bmhorton March 31, 2021

Major League Soccer

The professional soccer league in the USA. Often abbreviated MLS. Equivalent to the English Premier League in England. The league consists of 27 teams:

Eastern Conference for Major League Soccer
Atlanta United FC, Mercedes-Benz stadium, 1st season 2017, sponsor: American Family Insurance
Chicago Fire FC, Soldier Field, 1st season 1998, sponsor: Motorola
FC Cincinnati, TQL Stadium, 1st season 2019, sponsor: Mercy Health
Columbus Crew SC, Mapfre Stadium, 1st season 1996, sponsor: Nationwide
DC United, Audi Field, 1st season 1996, sponsor: Leidos
Inter Miami CF, DRV PNK Stadium, 1st season 2020
CF Montreal (Formerly the Montreal Impact), Saputo Stadium, 1st season 2012, sponsor: BMO
Nashville SC, Nissan Stadium, 1st season 2020, sponsor: Renasant Bank
New England Revolution, Gillette Stadium, 1st season 1996, sponsor: United Healthcare
New York City FC, Yankee Stadium, 1st season 2015, sponsor: Ethiad

New York Red Bulls, Red Bull Arena, 1st season 1996, Sponsor: Red Bull
Orlando City SC, Exploria Stadium, 1st season 2015, Sponsor: Orlando Health
Philadelphia Union, Subaru Park, 2010, sponsor: Bimbo
Toronto FC, BMO Field, 1st season 2007, sponsor: BMO

Western Conference for Major League Soccer
Austin FC, Q2 Stadium, 1st season 2021, sponsor: YETI
Colorado Rapids, Dick's Sporting Goods Park, 1st season 1996
FC Dallas, Toyota Stadium, 1st season 1996, sponsor: MTX
Houston Dynamo FC, BBVA Stadium, 1st season 2006, sponsor: MD Anderson Cancer Center
Sporting Kansas City (Formerly Kansas City Wizards, Children's Mercy Park, 1st season 1996, sponsor: Victory Project
LA Galaxy, Dignity Health Sports Park, 1st season 1996, sponsor: Herbalife Nutrition
Los Angeles FC, Banc of California stadium, 1st season 2018, sponsor: FLEX Power Tools
Minnesota United FC, Allianz Field, 1st season 2017, sponsor: Target
Portland Timbers, Providence Park, 1st season 2011, sponsor: Alaska Airlines
Real Salt Lake, Rio Tinto Stadium, 1st season 2005. sponsor: LifeVantage
San Jose Earthquakes, PayPal Park, 1st season 1996, sponsor: Intermedia
Seattle Sounders FC, Lumen Field, 1st season 2009, sponsor: Zulily
Vancouver Whitecaps FC, BC Place (temporarily Rio Tinto Stadium), 1st season 2011, sponsor: Bell Canada

by bmhorton May 14, 2021

Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission Breakout!

Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission Breakout! is an accelerated drop tower dark ride in Disney's California Adventure in Anaheim, California. Based on characters from Marvel (mostly from the Guardians of the Galaxy films), it depicts Rocket recruiting guests to help free the rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy form the Collector's Fortress. The ride was previously The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror but was re-themed as Guardians of the Galaxy in 2017, however, in Disney's Hollywood Studios in Orlando Florida, it is still themed as the Tower of Terror. A fun trick to do on this ride: when you're dropping down, hold a coin in your hand and watch it float off your hand. This happens because the huge motors that are used on the ride pull you down a little bit faster than a freefall.

Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission Breakout! has six randomized drop programs or sequences, each one has a song associated with it
I Want You Back by The Jackson 5
Hit Me With Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar
Give Up The Funk by Parliament

Free Ride by The Edgar Winter Group
Burning Love by Elvis Presley
Born To Be Wild by Steppenwolf

by bmhorton April 06, 2022

Carrie (1976 film)

"Carrie" is an epic supernatural horror film directed by Brian De Palma. This is the first of many film adaptations of Stephen King's novel of the same name.

The plot to "Carrie" is as follows,

Carrie White is a shy 16 year-old girl who is often mocked at bullied at her school. After gym class while she is showering, she experiences her first period. She then panics because her mother, who despises anything related to intimacy, never told her about it. All the other girls mock her by throwing tampons at her and chanting phrases like "plug it up!". The coach comes in to break it up and excuses Carrie for the day. Her mother tells her that her period is the result of a sin and locks her in a "prayer closet" to pray for forgiveness. The coach gives all the girls who mocked Carrie detention for a week and bans Chris Hargensen from the upcoming prom.

A couple bullies, including Chris, go to a barn to gather pig's blood for a prank on Carrie during prom. Their plan is to rig the prom royalty election to where Carrie would win prom queen, and Tommy Ross, would win prom king. They would put the bucket of pig's blood on top of the stage and dump it on Carrie as she's on the stage. Sue Snell, the only person who doesn't bully Carrie, is suspicious of Chris but never tells anyone. Carrie's mother Margaret, tells her not to go but Carrie goes anyway. During the night of the prom, Chris dumped the bucket of blood on top of Carrie, and the bucket fell down and hit Tommy.

Chris and her boyfriend Billy sneak out right after. After hallucinating that everyone is mocking her, Carrie uses her telekinesis to seal off the entrances to the building, trapping everyone inside. She then uses the firehose to spray the lights to start a fire, killing everyone inside. As she walks home, Chris and Billy try to hit Carrie with their car but uses her telekinesis once again to roll and blow up the car. At home, Margaret explains that Carrie was conceived due to marital rape when her husband came home drunk, she admits she enjoyed and thought that she had sinned and that Carrie must be killed. She stabs Carrie in the back but survives and escapes. As Margaret is about to kill Carrie, she uses telekinesis to throw knives at Margaret, "crucifying" her to the kitchen wall. Carrie then loses control of her power and burns the house down with them both inside. The closing scene is Sue Snell, the only person who didn't bully her, and the only survivor of the prom, has a nightmare where she is delivering flowers to the charred remains of Carries house that has a for sale sign, vandalized saying "Carrie White burns in Hell". As she puts the flowers down, Carrie's bloody hand reaches out from the rubble and grabs her. Sue then wakes up screaming as she is being comforted by her mother.

Carrie (1976 film) is creepy as hell!

by bmhorton August 24, 2022

Steve Irwin

"The Crocodile Hunter". A legend who would free handle agitated crocodiles and even extremely venomous snakes such as a black mamba who tragically died too soon in 2006 due to a stingray sting to the heart

I was only 2 years old when Steve Irwin died but my parents were devastated

by bmhorton March 21, 2021

Real Salt Lake

An MLS team (Major League Soccer) team based in the Sandy neighborhood of Salt Lake City, UT. They first joined MLS as an expansion team in the 2005 season. The first goal in the team's history was scored by Jason Kreis against the LA Galaxy. In 2007, he was asked by owner Dave Checketts to retire and be the head coach of the team. They opened their new stadium (Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy Utah) on October 9, 2008. In 2009, RSL beats the Colorado Rapids 3-0 to clinch a playoff birth. They upset the Colombus Crew in the Easter Conference semifinals 4-2 and the Chicago Fire 0-0 (5-4 on penalties) in the finals. They then play the LA Galaxy in the MLS cup final. The match took place at Qwest Field (now known as Lumen Field home of the Seattle Seahawks and the Seattle Sounders FC) on November 22, 2009. Mike Magee scores early for the Galaxy but in the second half, Robbie Findley scores for RSL to tie. The match continues through OT to a penalty kick shootout. Robbie Russell scores the game winning penalty causing RSL to win 5-4 on penalties. They also made an appearance at the 2013 MLS cup final at Sporting Kansas City but lost in penalties

Guy #1: Did you see Real Salt Lake upset the LA Galaxy last night?
Guy#2: I was blown away

Guy#1: Yeah I'm sure Nick Rimando's back still hurts from carrying the team

by bmhorton March 10, 2021