Richard Aldridge
@raldridgea.bsky.social
Professional CG Animator. I also draw and sculpt a bit. Currently on a burnout recovery break.
If you can’t make it during an off-season time, consider going to “Islands of Adventure” instead. Seriously. That park is still stellar. You’ll have a damn good time, I swear! It’s not worth it to go to Epic Universe on a popular day from what I hear. There can be multiple 4-hr lines!!
October 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
If you can’t make it during an off-season time, consider going to “Islands of Adventure” instead. Seriously. That park is still stellar. You’ll have a damn good time, I swear! It’s not worth it to go to Epic Universe on a popular day from what I hear. There can be multiple 4-hr lines!!
It’s a REALLY cool park, but unfortunately they’re filling it about 2-3x more than they should be and with how complex most of the rides are, there’s a lot of down time. This makes for agonizingly long queue lines. About half of said lines are awesome at least.
October 24, 2025 at 9:21 PM
It’s a REALLY cool park, but unfortunately they’re filling it about 2-3x more than they should be and with how complex most of the rides are, there’s a lot of down time. This makes for agonizingly long queue lines. About half of said lines are awesome at least.
To find an off-season day, basically look for middle-of-the-week days that have a cheaper ticket price. The lower the price, the more off-season. Typically, January/February has the most off-season days as well as the first or second week of September.
October 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
To find an off-season day, basically look for middle-of-the-week days that have a cheaper ticket price. The lower the price, the more off-season. Typically, January/February has the most off-season days as well as the first or second week of September.
In the off-chance you plan to go to Epic Universe before 2027, you may want to consider finding the most off-season day you can find to go. That’s what I did. It was still super crowded, but I was at least able to ride mostly everything.
October 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM
In the off-chance you plan to go to Epic Universe before 2027, you may want to consider finding the most off-season day you can find to go. That’s what I did. It was still super crowded, but I was at least able to ride mostly everything.
Overall, it felt like the series steadily gets better relatively linearly as it progresses. It’s not a perfect show, and maybe one or two plot developments feel a bit extra, but it’s largely entertaining enough to be forgivable.
Pretty excited for S5 again. Hope it doesn’t fumble.
Pretty excited for S5 again. Hope it doesn’t fumble.
October 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Overall, it felt like the series steadily gets better relatively linearly as it progresses. It’s not a perfect show, and maybe one or two plot developments feel a bit extra, but it’s largely entertaining enough to be forgivable.
Pretty excited for S5 again. Hope it doesn’t fumble.
Pretty excited for S5 again. Hope it doesn’t fumble.
S1 was oddly the hardest to re-watch because it relied heavily on the mystery. Once you know what’s going on, it’s not quite as entertaining to sit through, but is still pretty solid.
The “Cut to previous episode footage” moments are very annoying when you watch the series back-to-back.
The “Cut to previous episode footage” moments are very annoying when you watch the series back-to-back.
October 15, 2025 at 6:13 PM
S1 was oddly the hardest to re-watch because it relied heavily on the mystery. Once you know what’s going on, it’s not quite as entertaining to sit through, but is still pretty solid.
The “Cut to previous episode footage” moments are very annoying when you watch the series back-to-back.
The “Cut to previous episode footage” moments are very annoying when you watch the series back-to-back.
Definitely like 2 more, but 1 is also nice. Just doesn’t read as clearly as 2 does.
October 1, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Definitely like 2 more, but 1 is also nice. Just doesn’t read as clearly as 2 does.
May or may not be a hot take. I haven’t been keeping up with the latest Wes Anderson discourse.
When I saw it in theaters, I knew I was witnessing a new all-time classic, and no other Wes Anderson film I’ve seen since has had that effect. I still like them, but this was on its own level.
When I saw it in theaters, I knew I was witnessing a new all-time classic, and no other Wes Anderson film I’ve seen since has had that effect. I still like them, but this was on its own level.
September 22, 2025 at 6:48 AM
May or may not be a hot take. I haven’t been keeping up with the latest Wes Anderson discourse.
When I saw it in theaters, I knew I was witnessing a new all-time classic, and no other Wes Anderson film I’ve seen since has had that effect. I still like them, but this was on its own level.
When I saw it in theaters, I knew I was witnessing a new all-time classic, and no other Wes Anderson film I’ve seen since has had that effect. I still like them, but this was on its own level.