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It's policy: Victoria rejects NBN opt-out
Victoria's new technology minister has confirmed the state's fledgling Coalition Government does not support the introduction of Labor's preferred 'opt-out' model for the National Broadband Network, in a move that will force residents to actively choose to receive fibre infrastructure when the rollout hits their neighbourhood.
In early December, the state's new Premier Ted Baillieu had given a strong indication he was against the opt-out model, saying it should be "optional" for premises to receive fibre. However, it has remained unclear if Bailieu's off the cuff comments represented Coalition policy — until now.
"The position of the government is that it does not support the introduction of 'opt-out' policy," said the state's new technology minister, Gordon Rich-Phillips (pictured), in an email interview this week, in which the politician also outlined the scope of his responsibilities concerning the state's technology sector.
Rich-Phillips didn't elaborate further on the Coalition's reasoning for the policy decision. However, he noted the State Government was in ongoing discussions with its Federal counterpart in relation to the NBN. For starters, the Minister noted, Victoria's Department of Business and Innovation has been in "regular contact" with both NBN Co and Stephen Conroy's Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy over many issues concerning the NBN rollout in Victoria.
"Discussions with the Federal Government are ongoing," said Rich-Phillips. "Current matters being discussed are around establishing the nerve centre and NBN Co's network operations centre in Melbourne."
The new Minister also noted he was looking forward to the next meeting of the Online and Communications Ministerial Council in the new year, where such issues would be discussed between Commonwealth and State technology and communications ministers.
The decision by the Victorian Government to block the NBN opt-out model will place the state at loggerheads with Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy, for one, who has expressed a strong preference for the opt-out model.
In addition, it displays division within the Coalition itself about the issue. In Tasmania, the Labor State Government has legislated to support an opt-out model at the urging of the Opposition, with the state attempting to make the most of the technology rollout. Most of the other state governments are yet to take a formal policy decision on the matter; and NSW, for one, is currently in a state of flux as it prepares for an expected change of Government to the Coalition early in 2011.
Victoria's choice will also likely force NBN Co into conducting a higher degree of education campaigns in the state, as it attempts to convince residents to opt-in to the fibre rollout. It has already started conducting such efforts in early stage rollout areas throughout mainland Australia.
In the interview, Rich-Phillips also outlined the boundaries of his role as technology minister. In some states, such as Queensland, the state ICT minister has overarching responsibility both for technology industry development as well as internal public sector use of technology.
However, Rich-Phillips made clear that he did not have any legislative responsibilities relating to internal government use of technology. In addition, he said, the minister overseeing the state's IT shared services agency CenITex was Finance Minister Robert Clark.
Especially compared with rival states such as NSW, the previous Labor Government was extremely active in developing the technology sector in Victoria, cementing partnerships with multinational giants like IBM and giving a boost to local companies as well through trade missions overseas and other initiatives.
Rich-Phillips pointed out it was the previous Coalition Government in the 1990s that had established the state's flagship ICT agency Multimedia Victoria and appointed its first Multimedia Minister. "We are proud of this and will continue the emphasis on the ICT sector and the innovative use of ICT across the Victorian Government and our economy," he said.
"Successive governments have supported the ICT sector and we will continue that push."
However, in one area at least, the new Coalition Government doesn't appear to be as keen on technology use as its Labor predecessor.
The previous Premier, John Brumby, had jumped wholesale on the Apple tablet bandwagon when it rolled into town in mid-2010, announcing a series of iPad trial rollouts to schools and hospitals and pledging during the election campaign that every doctor in a public hospital would receive one of the Apple devices if Labor was returned to power.
The Coalition, too, promised to investigate mobile technology during the election. But its pledges didn't quite extend as far as Labor's. Asked about the Coalition's approach, Rich-Phillips was non-committal.
"I am informed that the public sector does use iPads when it is deemed to be the most appropriate and effective technology to use," he said.
Image credit: Jonathan LaRocca, Creative Commons, Parliament of Victoria
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Opt out is optional.
Big Ted needs to go back to kindergarten.
No suprises though, new state libs want to be noticed so they are going to be as obstructionist as possible.
What a bozo.
Happy to continue supporting the establishment of the NBN NOC and Test Laboratory in Melbourne, but hold back the rest of the plan.
Hope he catches his pants on the barbed wire atop the fence he has one leg either side of.
Good one you bunch of hopeless **** ***** *****.
I'm never going to get the NBN now. No way will may landlord approve installing it, even if it is free. That would mean he'd actually have to do something (like sign a letter).
how about you make it compulsory for all rental properties to be hooked up to this? As it is they can get away with not having a phone line hooked up.
Well, yes Michael, hope that barbed wire is old and rusty as well! Goodness, looks like the Vic Libs are well and truly under the thumb of head honcho Abbott Obstructmeister….sad.
If you voted for the Libs this time around you can well and truly give yourself a whack in the pants.
Political point scoring with our country's infrastructure…..really bad look for the Coalition.
Just a non committal question, what is wrong with giving the public a chance to choose or not, if they want the NBN????
Having the ability (for free) to sign up, and actually signing up for a paid service are two entirely separate things! Your mates over at Telstra will most likely have special promotions with free installation so it may not matter in the end anyway, it's just slightly more inefficient that way.
"what is wrong with giving the public a chance to choose or not"
The issue is if it should be opt-in or opt-out, both give the public a chance choose or not.
The benefit of opt-out should be obvious. It's not just that "most people" don't know or care about the NBN, it's a simple matter of cost.
If you make it opt-in, that means NBNco needs to do a letter-drop (+ TV, radio, etc advertising) all 8 million house holds. All 8 million households need to read the letter, fill in the "opt-in" form, and mail it back. If we assume an 70% take-up rate, that's 5.6 million responses that need to be sent back. That's $1.5M in postage stamps. If everyone takes ten minutes to read and fill in the form, that's 100 man-YEARS of time just spent responding to the opt-in request!
Now, if you made it opt-out, then we might assume a much smaller percentage actually choose to opt-out. Let's say 10% of people actively want to opt-out (so the remaining 20% wouldn't care either way). That means only $240k in postage stamps, and around 15-man years of time spent responding. A saving of $1.2M and 85 man-years of labour. It also means less advertising would be required, since – basically – NBNco would prefer people do "nothing" rather than "something".
The cost savings are obvious, and quite large.
"The cost savings are obvious, and quite large."
I have to query you reasoning there.
Using you figures, if 10% of people decide to OPT-Out, and the other 20% dont care enough to OPT-In, then surely the money saved by not connecting 30% of Australia will outweigh any any cost associated with advertising?
This would be great for the government, can see headlines now. NBN rollout under budget and before scheduled completion date. Sort of like who the Tasmanian rollout was a 'success'.
Looks like advertising agencies and TV networks will be the winner out of this one in Victoria with plenty of education going to have to take place to ensure the public know what to opt in for. It's not just the public it's also every small business owner who will be wondering what to do.
The challenge I see for the NBN will be the scare tactics that the opposition will employ to slow participation rates. Tell business owners that it will cost them so much and watch them turn away.
we are seeing the end of abbott , joe hockey or turnball to be leader of the opposition about march and the nbn will be fast tracked
The significance of this explained, as well as the shamelessness:
A large percentage of people who really want to be connected, while a number who do not want to. This policy will not really effect these people. The majority of people however don't know and/or don't care, with most being either too lazy or busy to read, sign and return paperwork to opt-in.
These individuals would be no worse off from an opt-out policy and would likely be thankful for it as they become more educated and interested, but the libs are taking advantage of their ignorance by excluding them by default.
Their motives are obvious; to undermine the project in order to make labor look bad and increase their chances of gaining power once more. Not only will the uptake of the NBN be slower, holding Australia back in a technological sense, but when the residents of these non-connected homes/businesses wish to be connected, they will resent the high setup cost and thus the NBN and labor.
Its very dirty that they are playing political games with such a large piece of infrastructure which should be paving our way forward. Is there no limit to how self-serving our politicians can be. Its very sad.
It is interesting you classify opt-in as a self serving political stunt but opt-out is not, but of course opt-out is just as much political self serving, it's all about Labor hyping up the success story of the NBN, connection of residences that won't even use it but take it because 'its free' and they cannot be stuffed signing a form to say no why bother when 'it's free' is part of the BS hype on connections that will used to prove its success.
The rollout of NATIONAL Broadband Network is a once in a lifetime event, the current residents are only party of the picture and its important to get high roll-out so the NBN achieves its goals.
Its important for government to lookout for people who arent knowledgeable enough about technology to make such decisions.
If the undecideds default to supporting this great infrastructure project, it will be better for them and Australia in the long run.
The big news from this is that after only a few weeks in power the Victorian Liberals have announced they are willing to put the interests of their federal counterparts. ahead of all else.
@ Sydney Lawrence
A non commital question? Your posts on http://whirlpool.net.au/ betray any suggestion of 'non commital'. But I'll humour your troll ….
When a Federal govt is implementing an upgrade to the telecommunications infrastracture on a national scale (an upgrade that private enterprise will not and can not do), and trying to do so at the least possible cost to taxpayers/consumers, then it should be encumbent on govt's at a State level to facilitate this.
Not requiring an 'opt out' process will cause NBN considerable additional expense in call backs, and slow both the take up of the new services, thus impacting on revenue. Again, further costs to the taxpayer and consumers.
There is nothing to be gained by not making connections 'opt out', other than political grandstanding, point scoring, and perhaps a perverse desire to damage the business case of NBN Co. And for what purpose? So some smug politician can point to the self-fulfulled result and say 'I told you so'?
In summary, not having a 'opt out' status, will cause additonal costs to taxpayers via decreased revenues for NBN Co, cause additional cost to consumers who will have to pay substantial amounts to call back techinicians for a later installation, and slow the national takeup and benefits that the new network will facilitate.
Essentially, Ted Baillieu and Rich-Phillps are either ignorant, vindictive, or both. But whatever the reason, not having an 'opt out' rule will cause additional costs for the taxpayers and consumers.
The solution is easy leave victoria untill last see how quick they change policy then.
You do realise Victoria was the main state that kept the Labour Government from being totally routed in the last election?
I know it depends on how the courts choose to interpret sect. 51(v) of the Australian Constitution, but realistically if the federal constitution allows the federal govt to "make laws for the peace, order, and good government of the Commonwealth with respect to… (v) postal, telegraphic, telephonic, and other like services; " is there any real justification for the obstructionist bleatings of state politicians?
I would argue that as the NBN essentially replaces telephonic infrastructure which is required to provide basic telephony services to all Australians, any efforts to make it "opt-in" runs counter to the current requirements for guaranteed service availability. If there is an existing copper line connected, it should be opt-out only. If there is no current copper connection then it may be possible to make it opt-in. There is no need for politicians to use it as a point-scoring opportunity.
That's fine Phil except you overlook one very important point, you don't need a fixed line network to make a telephone call anymore, more and more residences are disconnecting from the Telstra network and increasingly the mobile is the sole source of telephony.
The definition of what constitutes a USO (currently provided by Telstra) in the NBN world in 8-10 years time and in the face of ever increasing uptake of wireless services is one the ACCC has to grapple with, my guess is it will be dropped altogether as being outdated and unworkable.
As a technology minister he should be fired immediately.
Regardless of political party if you do not understand the absolutely massive technological benefit the NBN will bring to this counrty then this should not be your portfolio.
Opt out is the most logical, if a person is so ignorant to not connect to the NBN then they should be made to pay when they do decide in the future. It is much easier to do everybody in a mass install than randome running around.
A technology minister would understand how this would benefit the cost efficicincy, staffing efficiency, despite political party politics.
This man should resign immediately.
sb, – are you referring to Conroy or the Victorian Coalition spokesperson?
Clearly Conroy- I agree, Conroy should resign immediately!
Time to re-assess where to locate the nerve centre of the national network.
You are right , the NBN is a Labor political decision , the NBN 'nerve centre' should be as close as possible to Parliament House or even better the National HQ of the Australian Labor party.
Ted, has lost all credibility, he is a Technology Moron.
Victoria will be the Backwater of the NBN.
This is sure to keep Victoria behind the rest of the country as far as technology is concerned.
Ladies & Gents,
I cant understrsnd why people are so desparate to get NBN Co service. People paraded the streets in protest to stop the two HFC broadband networks being built, resultantly only 2.9 million homes now have access to 100 mbs broadband.
I for one am very happy with my cable service, and if people had stopped complaining about private investment in networks, we would all have HFC.
I don't want NBN Co service and am glad that the current Liberal state government have the guts to stand up to fund wasting views of the labour government.
"People paraded the streets in protest to stop the two HFC broadband networks being built, resultantly only 2.9 million homes now have access to 100 mbs broadband."
People paraded to stop the invasion/liberation of Iraq too. I don't remember it being stopped by the protests. My point being – PROFITS stopped the networks expansion, except in a few suburbs, not the limited but vocal protests.
"I for one am very happy with my cable service, and if people had stopped complaining about private investment in networks, we would all have HFC."
Congratulations. But look beyond your metro-only, overpriced, monopolistic HFC at the majority of Australians who cannot get much more than 2003-style "broadband" (512k via wireless or 1500k via ADSL).
I'm sure people in 1910 were very happy with their gas lights and boilers, and could not see the point of universal electricity either.
"I don't want NBN Co service and am glad that the current Liberal state government have the guts to stand up to fund wasting views of the labour government."
Maybe you should try using your overpriced, monopolistic HFC to research and discover that:
1. Labor has a capital L
2. Labor has no "u"
3. No "guts" are required when they are simply pandering to apathy
Do you, Sydney Lawrence, and others, expect an "opt in" system when your local Council delivers new garbage bins? Or when the water and electricity company upgrade the pipes and cables?
You need to get your facts right on what a monopoly is SeeknBuy, a monopoly is a sole supplier, the HFC has two suppliers Telstra and Optus, it is therefore NOT a monopoly.
Telstra and Optus are being giving billions for their HFC client base to move them across to the NBN and it will be shut down, Telstra will shut down its copper network and migrate its customers onto the NBN.
The NBN Co will be the biggest sole supplier fixed line communications monopoly Australia has ever seen, but that's ok because they will be nice and friendly and are just providing a benign social service.
– cough cough- BS!
Actually, in many suburbs the HFC is a monopoly. No resale, no wholesale, no other option (apart from wireless, which isn't really a competitor).
I stand by my comment.
It still is not a monopoly, no resale or no wholesale does not define a monopoly, you don't classify TPG ADSL2+ as a monopoly do you because they don't resell wholesale ADSL2+ from their own exchange gear?
If HFC was a monopoly then the ACCC would set the prices and access conditions like they do with the Telstra copper, the ACCC do not have pricing or access jurisdiction over HFC.
You can stand by your assertion all you like in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary, but HFC is NOT a monopoly.
George your challenge that my 'non committal' claim was questionable mystifies me. If you imply that because I have (at times) in the past been a supporter of Telstra and that fact may make me biased against the NBN Co.it has no logic. Telstra would be advantaged by having as many Telstra customers as possible get services from the NBN as Telstra will be paid per customer delivered.
Renai of course you are correct when you state that both 'opt-in' and 'opt-out' offer a choice but I do believe that an owner of a property should be required to initiate the contract concerning the trespass of strangers onto his or her property. Also I think the promotion of the request for installation of the NBN would educate the public and advantage the NBN Co.
SeeknBuy your reference to water, electricity and garbage bins is a bit chalk and cheese. The NBN is not vital to every single Australian and, as Senator Conroy knows, every Australian would not be interested in the NBN without the good Senators blackmail to remove Telstra and possibly Optus from competing with the NBNCo. 'In' or 'out' either way the world will still turn and the sun come up tomorrow.
What about the issue of cost that I outlined above? Surely an opt-in model is going to be significantly more expensive for NBNco to manage (I assume they're going to provide reply-paid return envelopes for the opt-in forms, they'd also have to employ a lot more people to sort through the larger volumes of responses, larger advertising budgets, etc etc)
So why is a reply envelope for opt-in more 'expensive' than a reply paid envelope for opt-out, and why do you conclude there will be more of an admin overhead for opt-in than op-out?
Does that mean that Telstra and Optus would have made money if everybody took a HFC connection but didn't actually use it? LOL
It's not.
There will just be more of them.
I assume this 'opinion' is based on 'gut feel' rather than any proper analysis that has at least a proper basis in statistical research?
Fact actually.
The mainland first release sites are seeing take-up rates for the FREE fibre drop of upwards of 75%.
There are approximately 12,000,000 fibre locations to be connected throughout the life of the project. Simple maths says 75% of 12,000,000 equals 9,000,000 premises having it, and 3,000,000 not having it.
Would you prefer to open and process 9,000,000 opt-in envelopes, or 3,000,000 opt-out envelopes?
-Sigh- once again its not 'free' unless the technician waives his fee, connecting up homes that don't need it because they are all wireless for example under the somewhat ludicrous assumption that the next owner MAY need it is ridiculous, as is the assumption that I should get a Optus/Telstra HFC connection even if I don't need it because the next owner when I sell might!
Its free to the house owner to get it installed. Its not free for the NBN Co to roll it out.
No you don't have to get the telstra/optus cable installed as you actually need to have a contract/plan with them to get that cable connected.
The NBN fibre will be connected to the house whether you are going to be using it or not, at no charge to you.
You currently have a phone line running to your house wich will be getting disabled at the exchange and most likely removed from your house.
Are you just against wires running to your house?
"The NBN fibre will be connected to the house whether you are going to be using it or not, at no charge to you."
Interesting twist on what 'no charge' means, so if a tech connects my home and puts in a termination point that connects to nowhere because I use all wireless it costs the NBN Co exactly the same as if they didn't do it?
Remember each and every connection cost is bankrolled by the taxpayer, IT IS NOT FREE!! – surely it is common sense to only connect homes that actually want it?
Oh you mean this 'uptake' Michael W.?
When you give people a choice they put the NBN on bypass, Conroy has his 'opt-out' policy, except it's not the one he wanted.
Oh dear, what a joke.
Did you read past the first paragraph? "The scheme is proving popular at other test sites with an average of more than 70 per cent of homes and business agreeing to have the cables installed across the nation's five first-release sites."
There is a clear distinction from homes agreeing to having a so called 'free' connection and those that then sign up immediately after connection for a ISP NBN BB plan.
Quoting stats on the 'free' bit is easy – "hey it's free why not get it connected?" – Optus and BigPond Australia's two biggest ISP's by far (the rest of the ISP's combined do not come close!) do not sell NBN plans yet, active NBN connections from those ISP's that actually sell it as at January 2011 are that stats that have some meaning.
All we're talking about here is the "free" bit, actually getting a service connected is a whole different matter and has nothing to do with whether the initial connection is "opt-in" or "opt-out".
Sorry for resurrecting this old thread, but alain, you sound more like poster advocate (over at ZD) than advocate (Mr Contradiction).
It's uncanny…!
He did just like you too, posted this very same URL and also claimed a victory because one area was slow on the take-up. But just like you too (all these coincidences) he also ignored this…
"The scheme (NBN) is proving popular at other test sites with an average of more than 70 per cent of homes and business agreeing to have the cables installed across the nation's five first-release sites, including Townsville in Queensland and Armidale in New South Wales."
Are you clones or twins? Which is the evil twin (or is it like evil and eviler).
BTW he even said, oh dear at the end, too…!
Ah the sneaky, multiple names (why???) of the FUDsters eh? Oh dear indeed.
Australia Post only charge for postage on reply-paid envelopes that are actually returned. If 90% of envelopes are not returned, then NBNco doesn't pay for that postage (of course, they still have to pay for the actual envelopes, but that's a tiny fraction of the postage cost).
The 70% figure I got from NBNco's business plan. Actually, that was their projected number of people who would sign up for an actual service, which I assume is less than the number of people who's sign up for the (free) initial connection. The 10% figure is a number that's just "gut feel". In reality, I would guess that the number of people to actively opt-out would probably be even smaller. So that would make the additional cost of opt-in even higher.
The Victorian Government has chosen the fairest model for the NBN in that if the NBN is such a technical marvel and without it Victorians just won't be able to get by in their day to day lives it will sell itself – just like HFC did! – err best not mention the lessons of history.
But of course supporters of opt-out know that's not how the NBN success story will work, it's best to have the 'ignorance is bliss and we will connect your model', that way Conroy can boast about the 'amazing success rate' based all those connections on households that are not even using it.
All the projections on the NBN ROI are based on 70% of residences taking a active BB service, but of course that will become muddied when the Labor Government hype machine quotes connections instead of residences that are actually using it for a ISP service – but Conroy knows that, that's why opt-out is the best spin statistics strategy.
Renai LeLay wrote "Victoria's choice will also likely force NBN Co into conducting a higher degree of education campaigns in the state, as it attempts to convince residents to opt-in to the fibre rollout.". The absolute beauty of this outcome is that NBN Co then has to justify why 25% of the access network roll-out will be of aerial construction – supported on rotting wooden electricity poles. Once their so-called 'education campaign addresses that matter, the community opposition to aerial construction will undoubtedly soar – and all those affected will realise they have been 'gillarded'. Can't wait!
I agree with this sentiment.
An Opt-In model will require the Government to educate the average person on what the NBN is and how it would benefit them beyond the typical headline press release. A lot more hard work is required to make the sell and that can only be a good thing in my opinion.
…the reason why a lot of the network will be above ground is quite simple. Many streets in Australia only have underground infrastructure on one side of the street.
When the CAN was originally built, to speed it up, many streets had the cable buried in the ground on one side, and premises on that side of the street received their copper line underground.
The premises on the other sides of those streets had their copper line emerge from underground, run up power poles, and strung aerially to receive their service that way.
My street is one of many in this situation.
I have an above ground network in my street, it is called Optus HFC, it is mainly used by birds to sit on and possums to run along, it's use for Pay TV and BB is secondary and fortunately optional under opt-in!.
And you may continue to use it if you choose.
The nice thing about the Telstra and Optus HFC rollout is that I didn't pay for it in the first place as a taxpayer, they didn't offer me a 'free' connection in case I needed it later, although foolishly under NBN opt-out economic policy they didn't realise it would have cost them less! – haha – and do you think I care they bled millions on the rollout because of poor uptake of services?
Aerial – NO!
I already have Optus HFC to my house as well as Telstra HFC to my house as well as power lines as well as 2 (two) separate copper phone lines. I only paid directly for the second copper line, the Telstra cable was included with my original BigPond subscription (later cancelled as too expensive) and the Optus cable was free with a 3 month subscription (later cancelled).
Not sure the NBN cable installation to my house will be free, if opt-out is accepted. Anybody seen a clear statement from Conroy about that? as I fear they'd charge me like the Vics did with Smart Meters.
Obviously it would not be "free" to the tax-payer funded NBN rollout if it's indeed at no cost to the householder.
And Trolls, please stop saying any of the rollout will be "fully funded" commercially …. that's a furphy not even Conroy utters, let alone believe! It will be paid over the next few generations of taxpayers but at least their Facebook interactions will be faster!
As you have been told elsewhere before alain, they "bled" $m's, because Telstra followed Optus down the street with the sole aim of eliminating their network/competition.
Telstra didn't mind wasting $900m (they probably called it investing) to convince Optus to stop investing and for Optus to lose $1.3b…
Thats why they "bled"…!
I'm well aware of the style of construction you describe (hey, I once worked for Telstra). However, what I'm talking about is aerial construction ALONG many streets underneath electricity lines. See for example http://m.zdnet.com.au/photos-building-tassie-s-scottsdale-nbn-339303163.htm This is a much different matter to aerial lead-ins. To date the public has been seduced by the NBN lolly, not realising that they are being dudded by aerial cabling. Imagine if the residents of Marysville (Vic) are told they will get the NBN strung underneath aerial electricity lines?
Tasmania is a completely different example, given that Aurora Energy – (the power company) – won the construction contract.
Aurora Energy were (and are) always going to use their own infrastructure (ie: power poles) because they don't have to pay anyone to have access to it, because they own it.
May I refer you to the recently-released NBN Co Corporate Plan, page 23: "25% of premises in the local network to be passed aerially"; page 52 "NBN Co's financial model assumes that the Company will pass 25% of the Brownfields premises through aerial deployment in the local network"; page 78 "Aerial infrastructure will be available for 25% of premises"; page 135 "Other key network features include 25% of the premises to be passed aerially in the Local network, representing 31,000km of aerial deployment."
Tasmania is NOT a completely different example. Just recently I examined the NBN roll-out in Armidale (NSW) – they are partly going aerial along the streets even though Telstra's construction is underground. This blatantly regressive policy, that of perpetuating aerial construction, is now to be enshrined AUSTRALIA-WIDE as a Gillard/Conroy gift to our children.
Atrocious and self-defeating aerial installations should be stopped now – as some were when Telstra rolled out their cable in some suburbs.
If the Govt were truly caring about the future, they'd dig properly underground and also bury the existing power and copper lines alongside. That would ensure the NBN cables would last a bit longer, as well.
Marysville will also be receiving wireless, not fibre…
OK, however I only used that example to illustrate how aerial construction of a life line nationally-mandated service would go down like a lead balloon in certain areas that have a record for being bushfire prone. If you go through that link you provided for Victorian areas that are to receive NBN fibre and then do so for the rest of Australia, you will find quite a large number of locations that are known to be bushfire prone AND/OR subject to damage from violent storms. Cyclonic areas are not the only ones to be concerned with regard to storm damage as many other areas occasionally receive isolated severe weather disturbances. Regards
Without Victoria as the key protege state where labor had control of both state and local land use, (forced or not forced would be clearer words that opt out or opt in..) the NBN looks a bit stuffed. Brumby was forced to sell himself to the factions and NBN crowd, and then promptly lost the election because of it along with other reasons.
So the NBN is a political liability, esp to labour State and local councils as people will literally go mad when they see the ugliness of whats planned.
The NBN design has a massive overhead string up component – 32,000 km was the low ball – far more is likely as the political pressure to achieve something, anything mount. Its incredibly fragile, ugly and tacky looking. Sort of a public lan cable strung up everywhere but lots of double backs and matrix as well because the stuff is so fraglie and non redundant.
It looks like something out of the 1970's in a developing country. People are going to go and actively damage it. Its far worse than the Optus council poles stuff.
NSW will reject it (with Labor) and so will QLD. WA is no go. then what – South Australia, home of the make work adn government subsidy….
Now we find Quigley and his cohort Jean Pasqual Beaufret were right in the middle of a whole lot of massive bribe and vendor inducement scandals when these NBN 'fads' was at its peak years ago.
These NBN's have failed everywhere, nowhere has achieved a national continental scale mass public network that raised GDP, provided social benefit, improved effectiveness of business and commerce.
They all went down the same toilet of massive Stasi survelliance, compulsory ID, forcing, mandating, removal of perfectly good existing technology, massive blowouts in cost, descoping, lies, deciet, failure.
They couldnt be sold on merit of business case (yep..) so the only way the vendors could flog these NBN's was forcing it thru goverment and then with bribery and corruption.
It says at lot that only Australia bought the full vendor package and is the laughing stock of the world in wasting 40b on that ! that will in 13 years get us back to what we have today… !
From 2004 to 200, the chief financial officer of NBN Co, Jean-Pascal Beaufret, sat on the board of the Alcatel subsidiary that oversaw the work of the unnamed executive who is at the centre of the scandal, which has cost the company $137 million in fines imposed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The chief executive of NBN Co, Mike Quigley, was one of the highest executives at Alcatel during the four years when its staff were paying kickbacks in return for lucrative contracts.
Quigley has shown to be deceptive in his current role. His coming out 'at 10x liberal speed' as a 'product' shown now to be lies and technical unfeasible except to a small minority paying a very high price for it. Selective use of information and secrecy is now a trademark of NBN co – and public confidence levels in it have plummented.
Kaiser is also another in the NBN who is corrupt, convicted by the criminal misconduct commission. Put in by his factional boss Conroy who also narrowly escaped criminal conviction also.
The whole election campaign was a big evident bribe and kickback to the poseur clowns like Oakeshotte and Winsdor who were bought off with blatant pork barrelled make work seat and vote buying scandals. Samuels is a liar and caught in his own scams and acted to deny the public interest, even perverting the ACCC to an NBN/ACCC agreeement to prevent competition to the NBN.
Gillard is of course our greatest visible liar, from her personal affairs and lack of integrity to bungling and mishandling almost any matter.
The NBN is a train wreck run by a crew of charlatans, spivs, liars. Opt Out – Out of all of it.
When is the Royal Commission ?
"Now we find Quigley and his cohort Jean Pasqual Beaufret were right in the middle of a whole lot of massive bribe and vendor inducement scandals"
Actually weren't they cleared of this bribe/scandal stuff?
"These NBN's have failed everywhere"
Off the top of my head FTTH has worked well in Japan
"compulsory ID"
There is compulsory ID in Malaysia that works well
"removal of perfectly good existing technology"
What existing technology are you talking about? Are you referring to the copper network which is in a bad state?
Of course they were "cleared" by their own statement, they had absolutely no idea and no connection with it.
Oh, did you mean "cleared" by some equivalent of a Royal Commission? Perhaps I missed that part…
Surely that would have been revealed at their job interview, had they had anything to do with it …. following the public advertisment containing the job description last year?
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Ariel's Disney Princess Celebration Everyone's favourite little mermaid invites you to join her and her Disney Princess friends for breakfast, lunch or dinner at Ariel's Grotto in Disney California Adventure Park. Chat, sing and laugh with the Princesses as you dine on American fare inspired by the beachfront boardwalk, served right to your table.
Minnie & Friends—Breakfast in the Park Plaza Inn is the location for this unforgettable experience, featuring the lovely Miss Minnie Mouse and some of her closest Disney Character friends. Share some special moments - and a scrumptious, all-you-care-to-eat breakfast buffet - mornings on Main Street, U.S.A., in Disneyland Park!
Surf's Up! Breakfast with Mickey & Friends Snap photos, practice hula hooping and hang ten with Mickey and some of your favourite Disney Characters! Feast on family favourites from the omelet station and kids can create their own breakfasts at the fun kid's buffet. Scrumptious breakfast specialties include flatbreads from the wood-burning oven, grilled breast of chicken with roasted garlic sauce and signature chilaquiles with shredded beef, salsa verde and queso fresco.
Goofy's Kitchen Enjoy an all-you-care-to-eat buffet of delicious breakfast, lunch or dinner favourites as Chef Goofy and his wacky staff of Disney Character pals entertain with their hilarious antics!
Chip 'n Dale's Critter Breakfast Join those zany chipmunks, Chip 'n Dale, for a morning of Disney fun and nutty adventures - plus a yummy all-you-care-to-eat buffet of breakfast specialties!
Plan ahead and you may be able to save time waiting for a meal. Reservations may be arranged for many restaurants by contacting Disney Dining up to 60 days in advance. Reservations for Character Dining are recommended. Please call (714) 781-DINE or (714) 781-3463. Guests under age 18 must have parent or guardian permission to call.
Can't Miss Attractions
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Cars Land
Cars Land is big, it's the kind of place your whole family will want to stop by, stay awhile and have some high-octane adventures. You can even meet Lightning McQueen and Tow Mater! For flat-out fun, buckle up at Radiator Springs Racers where you'll race head-to-head through the spectacular Ornament Valley. Then, hitch a ride for some square dancing hijinks on Mater's Junkyard Jamboree. Hop on Luigi's Flying Tires, where you'll literally float on air on your own oversize flying tire. Fuel up with a delicious meal at Flo's V8 Café. Or for a quick, tasty snack, motor on over to the Cozy Cone Motel or Fillmore's Taste-In. And before you hit the road, be sure to stop by Radiator Springs Curios, Ramone's House of Body Art and Sarge's Surplus Hut to get all your Radiator Springs gear. And once the sun goes down, you won't want to miss the magical transformation as the streets of Radiator Springs come alive with music and a glorious neon glow.
Buena Vista Street
You'll feel the transformation from the first time you step foot on Buena Vista Street—the main street of Disney California Adventure Park. It's a neighbourhood like no other, where you'll experience the vibrant energy of Los Angeles that Walt Disney first discovered when he came west in the 1920s. Grab a tasty treat at Clarabelle's Hand-Scooped Ice Cream. Take a ride on the vintage Red Car Trolley or stop by the Carthay Circle Theatre, which lovingly re–creates the theatre where Walt first premiered Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs almost 75 years ago.
World Of Color
World of Color is one of the most magnificent nighttime water spectaculars ever, featuring seemingly endless rows of massive water fountains exploding toward the sky, as lasers and flames dance to a stunning orchestral soundtrack. It's a breathtaking way to tell some new and classic Disney and Disney•Pixar stories.
Little Mermaid ~ Ariel's Undersea Adventure
Ariel's Undersea Adventure prepares you to be magically transported under the sea in this brand-new attraction, where you can truly become part of Ariel's world. Sing along with Sebastian and Flounder, but keep an eye out for the evil Ursula and her hapless henchmen, Flotsam and Jetsam.
Toy Story Mania!
Grab some 3D glasses and zip off into a 4D world of exciting, midway-style games hosted by Woody, Buzz, Hamm and more! There's even a new version of the balloon game, hosted by Rex and his new friend Trixie from Disney•Pixar's Toy Story 3 film! Inspired by Disney•Pixar's Toy Story films.
Goofy's Sky School
With Goofy as your "flight instructor" you know you're in for a wild ride! Inspired by his "How To" cartoon series of the 1940s and 1950s, Goofy offers lessons in barnstorming on this classic coaster.
Silly Symphony Swings
Mickey's conducting and Donald's disrupting— until a tornado hits the orchestra! Swing through the air in your musical chair as Mickey's barnyard orchestra plays William Tell's "The Storm"!
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Fantasy Faire
You are invited to step into Fantasy Faire, an enchanting storybook world within Fantasyland in Disneyland Park, where you can meet favorite Disney heroes and heroines—and become part of their timeless tales come to life. In Fantasy Faire, "once upon a time" begins the moment you arrive—and "happily ever after" happens every day.
Star Tours – The Adventures Continue
The adventure continues for the Jedi in all of us! A reimagined Star Tours 3D attraction will take voyagers to a galaxy far, far away and visit new destinations from the entire Star Wars TM saga like the planet Coruscant. ©Disney/Lucasfilm Ltd.
Mickey's Soundsational Parade
Vibrant colours, thrilling rhythms and live dancers will stomp, clang and drum their way down the parade route. Mickey Mouse and some of your favourite Disney characters will play live and will encourage the audience to join a giant jam session. The parade promises to be the most foot-stomping, infectious festival of music you've ever seen or heard!
Matterhorn Bobsleds
Slide down Matterhorn Mountain on a daring bobsled run past icy slopes, through twisting caves, near plunging waterfalls, over stone bridges, and maybe even experience a thrilling encounter with the legendary abominable snowman.
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Each theme park gateway is packed with shops, so for those last-minute purchases, try avoiding the shops after parades and at closing time. If you see the perfect gift early on in the day, but don't want to lug it around, select locations can hold your purchase while you continue to enjoy the attractions. Or, if you are staying at a Disneyland Resort hotel, it can be delivered to your room the following day.
Disneyland Park
In Disneyland Park, check out the Gag Factory in Mickey's Toontown for a practical joke or two. Walk slowly through the back street of New Orleans Square in search of jewelry and fine crystal figurines. Or, bolt to Tomorrowland for a perfect Buzz Lightyear outfit at the Little Green Men Store Command.
Disney California Adventure Park
Purchase an animation cell of your favourite character at Off the Page in Hollywood Pictures Backlot. Or shop like a diva at the Gone Hollywood boutique. At Engine-Ears Toys, pick up a miniature version of various theme park attractions.
Downtown Disney District
The Downtown Disney District is a combination of Disney branding and unique stores that are either classic, boutique, artistic or trendy. With roughly 20 shops to choose from, you just might find a magical gift for someone special, including yourself.
The World of Disney is massive, and almost everything you'll see in the two parks is available here. Disney Vault 28 is a cross-section of high fashion and Disney couture. (Why 28? 1928 was the year Walt Disney's wife, Lillie, suggested changing the name of the character who starred in Steamboat Willie from Mortimer Mouse to Mickey Mouse.)
D Street offers both retro and the latest clothing styles by designers and up-and-coming trendsetters. For your Disney pop star fans, stop in at Studio Disney 365 to get a look inspired by Hanna Montana. Hair stylists are on hand to dazzle up a hairdo or to add a sparkle to the cheek in true rock-star fashion. Then, pick out a wardrobe package to complete the transformation into a Trend Setter, a Studio Rocker, or a Scene Stealer.
The selection of clothing inspired by the Disney Channel is expansive, giving you plenty to choose from. This is a popular stop, so make a reservation for the transformation.
Other shops include specialties like Sephora for cosmetics, The LEGO Imagination Center, and Something Silver for eclectic jewelry. You can create a new furry friend at Build-A-Bear, or create a car at Ridemakerz. Island Charters is wonderful for menswear, and Compass Books and Café is a great spot for a good cup of coffee.
Pin Trading
Pin trading and collecting is something that Disney fanatics and children will enjoy. If you visit, come to the Downtown Disney, a popular place for trading. There is even a kiosk dedicated to the trinkets. Buy a lanyard, toss on a few pins and see how many people you meet throughout the parks.
Currently there are more than 60,000 different pin styles in the trading world. In-the-know traders can spot a rare pin when they see it, with the rarest pins on eBay listed into the thousands of dollars. The average price here is less than US$10.
Dining guide
Dill pickles from the barrel (Snack, $)
Step away from the churro wagon and try something completely different – a great big dill pickle. The pickles are cold, crunchy and lip-smacking good. Find a barrel of them at the Fruit Stand on Main Street, U.S.A., and at select kiosks throughout the Disneyland Resort.
Redd Rockett's Pizza Port, Tomorrowland (American, $)
Redd Rockett's in Tomorrowland offers a large selection of pizza, pasta and vegetarian meals, all with an "out-of-this-world" touch. Try the Mars-inara pasta or Meteoric Meatballs. The food is made to order, with salads tossed just before they reach your plate. The portions are big, so an adult and child can share.
Blue Bayou (Cajun, $$-$$$)
As you hop on the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction, if you look to the right, you can see guests enjoying a lovely sit-down dinner. The Blue Bayou opened on the shores of the bayou in 1967 and has been serving up wonderful Cajun- and Creole-style cuisine every day since.
If you are travelling with kids old enough to ride the attractions by themselves, sit down and enjoy a mint julep while they head over to the Pirates of the Caribbean for a few laps until supper arrives. Reservations are recommended.
Ariel's Grotto, Disney California Adventure Park (American, $$)
Not only is Ariel's Grotto a wonderful venue for character dining, it offers delicious entrees throughout the day. The deck overlooking the water is a wonderful place to enjoy lunch. There is also a World of Color package that includes a dinner and premier seating for the water show.
Pacific Wharf Café, Disney California Adventure Park (Bakery, $)
The food here is so good you not only lick the plates, you eat the bowls. The Monterey Clam Chowder is served in a bowl made from freshly baked sourdough bread. Its recipe is a family secret dating back to 1849. The menu is long, with freshly made sandwiches, kid-size turkey wraps and hearty soups.
La Brea Bakery Café, Downtown Disney (Bakery, $-$$)
It's almost impossible to walk past this bakery in the morning without stopping for a fresh baked treat and a coffee. At lunch and dinner, expect to find fresh salads and mouth-watering sandwiches served up on the bakery's own fresh buns and bread.
Entrees include grilled chicken, a spicy Italian sausage pasta and seared salmon. Check out the sliders on the menu. And the three fresh "mini-sandwiches" will fill up three hungry little kids pretty quick.
House of Blues, Downtown Disney (Cajun & Creole, $-$$)
Enjoy some seriously good blues music and chow down on some southern-style specialties including spicy buffalo wings, crispy shrimp po' boy and seafood jambalaya. Don't pass up the chocolate banana bread pudding or the key lime pie.
If you are visiting on a Sunday, stop in for the Gospel Brunch. Choirs take to the stage while you enjoy a breakfast buffet featuring home-style favourites from the South like fried chicken, biscuits and gravy.
Rainforest Café, Downtown Disney (American, $-$$)
Rainforest Café offers standard American fare, but the ambiance keeps the kids amused. When was the last time you sat under a jungle sky where a downpour suddenly silences the noisy apes at the table and in the trees? The portions are very large, so sharing is a good idea.
Steakhouse 55 , Disneyland Hotel (Steak House, $-$$$)
Somewhat of a secret, the Steakhouse 55 restaurant is tucked away in the Disneyland Hotel. Its intimate design is a throwback to old Hollywood. While the kids enjoy Mickey-shaped waffles at breakfast, you can savour the eggs Benedict. At dinner, select a bottle of wine from the wine cellar at the end of the room. Then choose from its extensive choices of beef entrees. (Kids menus are available.)
Napa Rose, Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa (Steakhouse, $$$)
Napa Rose is an award-winning restaurant offering cuisine based on California's bounty of fresh ingredients. The wine list boasts an exceptional array of California wines with a strong selection of international offerings.
Belly up to the bar and order the Smiling Tiger Salad with a glass of red wine and walk away sated. This salad features lightly battered lobster bites on a bed of fresh greens. Hidden below that is a spicy layer of thinly sliced beef, all lightly drizzled with a coconut-lime vinaigrette.
The Mandara Spa, Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa ($$$)
Come to the Mandara Spa in Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa and you'll find a place to de-stress with a quiet, unrushed healing experience. Treatments are based on a combination of healing arts from Bali and traditional techniques from Europe. As the door to the outside world closes behind you, those sounds and stresses are blocked from your senses. Breathe in the herbal-infused air.
This full-service spa offers a full range of services and treatments, from quick pedicures and manicures to an entire day of pampering. Are your shoulders aching from carrying your backpack? Try the Mandara Deep Tissue Massage. Or opt for one of the spa's many facials to soothe away the lines, rejuvenate your skin and put a smile back on your face.
Teens and men are welcome, too. The Men's Spa Escape offers massages, facials designed to nourish men's skin, as well as manicures and pedicures. Couples can indulge in relaxing massages together in the couples' suite. And teens can take advantage of a selection of services aimed at trouble spots including an Acne Attack Facial.
Complimentary access to a full fitness centre is also available to guests of Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa and to guests of neighbouring hotels on the same day as their spa appointment.
Insider's Scoop
Goofy's Sky School takes you to new heights
This rollercoaster ride started welcoming riders in the summer of 2011. Goofy's new flight academy sits on the outskirts of Paradise Pier in Disney California Adventure Park. Once you are strapped into your flight-training vehicle, the ride will take you skyward, up and down and through the clouds.
Journey through the Little Mermaid – Ariel's Undersea Adventure
This brand new undersea journey in Disney California Adventure Park requires no special breathing apparatus. But the sights and sounds take your breath away. Little Mermaid ~ Ariel's Undersea Adventure is an all-new voyage where guests are invited to take a magical journey through the beloved mermaid's world.
The clamshell buggies continuously move guests along with the story while Ariel and her pals, Sebastian and Flounder, sing favourite songs from the movie. The special effects make you feel like part of her world. Just watch out for evil Ursula – she is one scary animatronic villain.
A 3-D experience at Star Tours – The Adventure Continues
Just like the Walt Disney World Resort, Disneyland Park is now offering direct flights to galaxies seen only in the movies. The Star Tours attraction in Tomorrowland reopened in June 2011 as "Star Tours – The Adventure Continues" with a 3-D experience like no other.
Each time you step aboard the Starspeeder 1000, the experience is different, with one of more than 50 different stories and scenarios presented. If you sped to the jungle planet of Kashyyyk with the help of Yoda on your last visit, you may end up on the icy planet of Hoth with Darth Vader on your next. Who knows where the Force may take you?
"It's a small world" turns into a kaleidoscope of images
The exterior of the "it's a small world" attraction in Fantasyland is now an astounding blend of old and new technology. Each evening, it is used as a backdrop for the 10-minute presentation called The Magic, The Memories, and You!
More than 500 images and videos submitted by park guests each day are mixed with black-and-white, Polaroid, video and digital photos submitted on line and archived over the park's 55-year history.
Using high-definition projectors, the images, along with animation and emotionally charged sound bites, weave an innovative 10-minute show. Even the singing dolls from inside the "it's a small world" attraction appear in the show. Clouds float by, balloons float up and vines grow and wrap up the façade. Fireworks, both real and animated, are part of the spectacle. Catch the show daily at 8:45 p.m. and 10:15 p.m.
World of Color
Stand on the pier at Paradise Bay in Disney California Adventure Park as music and animation come to life with sprays of water. Picking a spot to watch the show can be problematic, but not if you plan ahead. Take advantage of Disney FASTPASS service by dashing to the World of Color ticket dispenser by the Grizzly River Run when the gates open in the morning.
You can also pre-order a picnic meal online to get a reserved viewing ticket for either the first or second showing. The World of Color reserved viewing section in Paradise Park is the preferred location to see this nighttime water spectacular. Remember that even reserved viewing is first-come, first-served.
Expect to pay roughly US$16 per dinner, with a choice of four meals. The picnic meals are ready any time from 11:30 a.m. to up to one hour prior to your selected viewing. Depending on pre-sales, there may be picnics available on a walk-up basis. Check the daily program of events, as this show is on at 9 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. on popular days.
Watch the Fantasmic! fireworks and water show at the Rivers of America in Disneyland Park. The 25-minute show impresses older children, but might scare tiny ones with the swirling imagery brought to life by Mickey Mouse as the dreaming Sorcerer's Apprentice.
For this popular event, parents tend to hold spots along the railing for hours in advance. There is reserved seating as well as seats in the elevated section near the French Market. There are first-come, first-seats and a delicious assortment of desserts and cheese for your enjoyment. Fantasmic! runs on select nights, so check the listings before you go.
The Magic, The Memories and You!
Enjoy the new night show projected on the outside of "it's a small world" in Disneyland Park. High-powered, state-of-the-art projectors transform the famous façade into a retrospective of family photos.
The projection shows images of balloons, clouds and Disney Characters mixed with some of the day's family Disneyland Park memories. If you had photos taken by a Disney's PhotoPass photographer earlier in the day, you might even catch sight of your photo.
Walk into Hollywood Pictures Backlot at Disney California Adventure Park and enter the computerized world of TRON. ElecTRONica is your chance to get swept up into the grid at an interactive night dance party based on Disney's movie, Tron: Legacy.
Near the dance floor, there's a re-creation of Flynn's Video Arcade where Pac-Man pros of the 1980s can take on gamers of today. Stay for the DJ-hosted dance party and watch for "Laserman," who does amazing tricks to music with lasers and lights. Turn to the Times Guide for show times.
Since 1956, Disneyland Park has put on fireworks shows every summer. At first, the fuses were lit by hand but by the 1960s, an electronic system launched the shells for the nightly event.
Now the combination of fireworks, music, lights and projections creates a stunning nightly show enjoyed from almost anywhere in the park. Main Street, U.S.A. is a prime location, as well as in front of "it's a small world" and along the Rivers of America in Frontierland.
The fireworks change with the season, but expect to see Magical – a classic display using music, imagery and Tinker Bell in-flight. Seasonally, Remember… Dreams Come True is shown and narrated by Julie Andrews and Tinker Bell. If you are there on July 4th, expect an outpouring of patriotism with vibrant red, white and blue displays.
During the Halloween season on select nights, Jack Skellington from Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas makes an appearance during a mostly orange array of fireworks in Halloween Screams. And Believe… In Holiday Magic incorporates a stunning snowy light display on Sleeping Beauty Castle followed by the New Year's Eve spectacular.
Day Tripper
Get early entry with Magic Morning
On select mornings, you have exactly one hour to enjoy the Disneyland Resort without the crush of the general public. This offer is available exclusively to guests staying at Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, the Disneyland Hotel and Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel. For guests of Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, there is an entrance directly into Disney California Adventure Park.
Plan your day using a map
When checking in to your hotel, take copies of the free map on the counter. There is plenty of information about the theme parks and attractions. Find out what's open for Magic Morning admission, parade and show times, what attractions are not open due to maintenance and where the attractions are.
Disney FASTPASS Service lets you cut down on long line ups
Disney FASTPASS Service allows you to virtually stand in line for the most popular attractions. Decide which attractions are the must-dos and head directly to them. Obtain your FASTPASS as early as possible. Some attractions, like Soarin' Over California and Star Tours – The Adventure Continues, distribute them all quickly.
Look for the FASTPASS ticket dispensers and insert your main entrance ticket into the machine. Both a FASTPASS ticket and your main entry ticket come out. The FASTPASS has a time window printed on it suggesting when you should return. Come back during that designated period and stroll up the FASTPASS line, usually all the way to the front.
Tips to remember: You cannot get more than one FASTPASS at a time, but you can get a new one as soon as the time on your current ticket expires. If you miss the window, the Disney cast members are usually okay about letting you show up fashionably late.
Travelling with small children
If you are travelling with small children, rent a stroller. Dress your little ones in brightly coloured non-Disney apparel while at the theme parks. It's far easier to find a child in a lone Edmonton Oilers shirt than in the latest Mickey shirt. There is a Lost Parents Centre. as you enter each park.
Rider Swap and single riders
For parents with small kids who are too young to enjoy an attraction, Rider Swap is a good way for everyone to take part without leaving any one out. While one adult stays with the small child, the rest of the family can still enjoy the attraction. Then "swap" to allow the other adult to enjoy the attraction without having to stand in line twice.
Also watch for attractions with "singles" lines. If you don't mind riding with someone you don't know, it's a fast way to get through the line.
Combine dinner with World of Color
Want to treat the family to dinner and the best seats in the house for World of Color? Make dinner reservations at Ariel's Grotto and enjoy the three-course dinner, then watch the show from the patio from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. for the first show or 7:05 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. for the second show. Dinner and the show are roughly US$40 per adult and US$21 per child (ages three to nine).
Wine Country Trattoria also offers a dinner and show package, including tickets for a reserved viewing area. If you prefer a picnic-style meal, go online to get a reserved-viewing ticket for either the first or second showing of World of Color. Although you get a spot, reserved viewing is still first-come, first-served.
Expect to pay roughly US$16 for dinner, with a choice of four meals. The picnic meals are ready any time from 11:30 a.m. to up to one hour prior to your selected viewing. Depending on pre-sales, there may be picnics available on a walk-up basis.
Get the best spot to watch the parade
Everyone loves a parade, and Disney is the best in the business. The characters and dancers mix and mingle and make everyone feel special. But staking a claim at the popular spots, especially Main Street, U.S.A. in Disneyland Park, can take up a lot of valuable holiday time.
Instead, check your trusty park map, or ask a cast member, to find out where the parade starts. Walk in that direction. You can catch the parade as it comes through the gates.
Beat the crowds
While the parade-lovers are waving and singing along with the music, take advantage of the situation by heading for popular attractions. There are still line-ups, but the wait times are drastically reduced.
The main routes are packed after a show, so if you want to move swiftly, walk single-file and snake through the crowd. Or, if you are at the back of Disneyland Park, look for the Disneyland Railroad Station. Every few minutes, a train picks up the passengers and takes them to the main gates.
Once on the train, look right behind the engine as sometimes the bench seat is available for guests. If you are in Tomorrowland, use the monorail. It takes you out of the park to the Downtown Disney District and the Disneyland Hotel.
Just For Grownups
Check out these hotspots at the Downtown Disney District:
ESPN Zone – The large lounge in the ESPN Zone is the place to go to catch any major-league televised sports game.
House of Blues – If you like R&B, take a seat and watch great entertainment at the House of Blues. The cuisine is deep-south Cajun. Check the entertainment listings before you go.
Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen and Flambeaux's Jazz Club – In the evening, live music flows from the stage and into the plaza so you can enjoy the tunes no matter where you sit.
Uva Bar – The open-air circular bar at Uva Bar is perfect for long conversations. With more than 40 different wines available by the glass, you could be there a while.
The history of Disneyland Park
Before construction began in 1954, Disneyland Park was just an orange orchard. Twelve months later, the doors opened for thousands of guests to attend the opening ceremonies.
Within 52 days of opening, one million people had visited the park, paying US$1 for admission and 10 cents for a variety of attractions. By 1965, 50 million guests had poured through the gates.
Walt Disney was an incredible visionary. He knew Disneyland had to entertain every member of the family. Themed "lands" were designed to offer different experiences. Main Street, U.S.A. was created to bring back a simpler time and to be the perfect avenue to draw people in front of Sleeping Beauty Castle. From there, guests could go to their favourite adventure.
Adventureland had to feel like an exotic far-off place and Frontierland was created because Walt wanted to show off the pioneer spirit of America. Fantasyland was for the dreamer in all of us, to "make dreams come true." Tomorrowland was the last of the lands to open.
Fascinating Facts about Disneyland Park
- Above the fire hall on Main Street, there is a window with a lamp glowing in Walt Disney's honour. That was Walt's apartment during family visits and remains unchanged since then.
- Main Street buildings and the Sleeping Beauty Castle were both built using a movie-set "forced perspective." As the buildings get taller, the features get smaller creating an illusion of grandeur.
- Be sure to stop the kids in front of the candy shop. There is a vent in the wall pumping out the sweet smell of the shop's creations. If you look down at the sidewalks, you'll notice there is not a speck of gum – it's not sold in the parks. And to keep things so clean, the streets are washed every night.
- The Indiana Jones Adventure: Temple of the Forbidden Eye was created in 1995. Coincidentally, that's how many (fake) skulls are on display in the attraction.
- Opened in 1959, the Matterhorn Bobsleds was the first roller-coaster thrill ride at Disneyland. It is not found in any other Disney theme park. Originally, there were cast members climbing the mountain as part of the attraction.
- The original submarine ride in Tomorrowland debuted in 1959, complete with "real" mermaids swimming in the lagoon from 1965 to 1967. The ride eventually shut down in 1998, but was resurrected as a stunning new Finding Nemo animatronics attraction 10 years later.
Fascinating Facts about Disney California Adventure Park
- Disney California Adventure Park opened in 2001 in what used to be a massive parking lot. Unlike the "lands" of Disneyland Park, the five "areas" here celebrate various aspects of California. Walking through the turnstiles is like walking into a postcard of California.
- The World of Color evening water show uses 28 high-definition projectors blasting images onto a wall of water over 116 metres wide and 15 metres tall. More than 1,200 water fountains are used. Geysers launch water more than 60 metres into the air, flower spouts spray 18-metre spans, 65 dual water-whips combine to create a 1,765-square-metre water screen, and hundreds of other fountains blast water and light to bring the images to life.
- The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror is 60 metres tall. The motors for the elevators that drop unsuspecting visitors into a state of frenzy are on top of the tower. They can produce the torque equal to 275 corvette engines reaching top speed in 1.5 seconds, accelerating 15 times faster than normal elevators.
Calendar of Events
Soundsational Summer (May to September)
Mickey's Soundsational Parade is the latest of the themed parades to march down Main Street, U.S.A. Expect to see Disney characters stomping and strutting along the route to loud music. Nine colourful floats, each designed to look like a pop-up book, are included in the parade.
Summer Sizzles (May to September)
In the Downtown Disney District, the nightclubs, restaurants and merchants spread out the entertainment to last the entire summer. Learn to salsa dance on Friday nights at Tortilla Jo's, or have a Caribbean brunch at The House of Blues on Saturday morning.
You can jump, jive and wail with southern California's hottest swing bands playing on the Downtown Disney Main Stage on Wednesday nights. The LEGO Imagination Center also has special weekends where master builders teach LEGO lovers how to build things like a LEGO R2-D2.
Disneyland Resort Half-Marathon Weekend (September)
Bring your best runners and participate in the Happiest Race on Earth. The race always sells out fast, and with good reason. The race starts early in the day so racers can wind through the parks and Sleeping Beauty Castle. Then, the course goes behind the scenes and through part of the city of Anaheim.
Disney characters cheer on the runners along the route. Family fun runs, kids' races, a fitness expo and a pasta party are also included.
Halloween Time at the Disneyland Resort (September/October)
Disney villains, along with Mickey Mouse and his pals, dress up in their not-so scary Halloween costumes to entertain visitors. Space Mountain turns into Space Mountain Ghost Galaxy in Tomorrowland. And Jack Skellington of Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas brings his friends to the Haunted Mansion.
Holidays at the Disneyland Resort (November to January)
Hundreds of thousands of glittering lights create a land of merriment. A magical dusting of snow lightly cascades during A Christmas Fantasy parade. Christmas trees and lights cover every building. Reindeers take up residence at Big Thunder Ranch, and "it's a small world" is totally revamped with presents and tinsel galore.
At Disney California Adventure Park, watch for the oversized ornaments and decorations in "a bug's land," and holiday lanterns, garlands and wreaths along the Golden Gate Bridge.
Top Sights and Sounds
Don't miss the Disneyland Resort's classic attractions
At the Disneyland Resort, there are classics like the Haunted Mansion and Pirates of the Caribbean that appear on everyone's must-do list. For thrills, visit Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Star Tours – The Adventure Continues, the Indiana Jones Adventure and Splash Mountain. (Make sure the kids sit on the right where they get sprayed the most.)
For family fun, enjoy the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage, Peter Pan's Flight and "it's a small world." Don't miss the antics of the boat driver on the Jungle Cruise. A hidden gem at the back of Tomorrowland is the Innoventions experience. It's full of hands-on interactive areas based on technologies of tomorrow.
Scream and laugh at Disney California Adventure Park
Don't miss the chance to scream on the California Screamin' roller-coaster or The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror drop. Prepare to get totally soaked on Grizzly River Run and to be awestruck while you're on the Soarin' Over California simulator.
The new Little Mermaid ~ Ariel's Undersea Adventure and Toy Story Mania! are fun for the family. Then, sit down and enjoy a good laugh at the 3-D presentations of It's Tough to Be a Bug! and Muppet Vision 3D.
Zoom into Cars Land in 2012
A whole new area in Disney California Adventure Park opens in 2012. Based on the smash hit Cars movies, the almost five-hectare Cars Land invites guests to "take the off-ramp" and step into the movie's Radiator Springs setting.
The attractions are based on the animated autos so expect to be entertained on the thrill rides of Radiator Springs Racers and Luigi's Flying Tires. There is also a Mater's Junkyard Jamboree involving square-dancing tractors.
Dine with your favourite Disney characters
Disney is all about making memories, and the character dining opportunities are perfect for this. Instead of standing in line at the theme parks for autographs, let the characters come to you at breakfast or dinner at the hotels, or in the parks at special locations and times.
First, decide which character you want to dine with. Check the Times Guide at your hotel's front desk upon check-in to find the schedules. Then, book a reservation so your wait time is minimized. The morning buffet is similar at each venue and includes loads of fruit, Mickey-shaped waffles and an omelette station.
Here are a few ways you can enjoy dining with your Disney favourites:
Catch a wave and surf with Mickey – Over at Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel, Mickey and his friends offer up a lively character breakfast with a surfer-dude theme in the PCH Grill. The kids can join in with a T-shirt-clad Mickey as he leads them through some surfing-inspired dance moves. It's fun and the menu is filling. This takes place daily from 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Cook up something special with Minnie – Every morning, from park opening to 10:30 a.m., Minnie dons a crisp white apron to cook up a huge buffet breakfast. Find her with a full cast of characters at the Plaza Inn on Main Street U.S.A. in Disneyland Park. Park admission is required, as well as the cost of breakfast.
Eat a critter breakfast with Chip & Dale – At Storyteller's Café in Disney's Grand Californian Hotel and Spa, the chipmunks Chip n' Dale and their friends are ready for breakfast. They get kids working up an appetite by marching around the spacious restaurant singing campfire songs. The breakfast takes place 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. daily.
Get silly in Goofy's Kitchen – Goofy and his pals amuse the kids at the Disneyland Hotel. If you miss breakfast with the pooch (7 a.m. to noon, weekdays, and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., weekends), you can find him hosting dinner from 5 to 9 p.m. daily.
Ariel's Disney Princess Celebration – Ariel's Grotto in Disney's California Adventure Park is a dream for every little princess in your party. Every day at lunch and dinner, princesses in all their glory visit in the undersea oasis. The banquet is fit for a king.
Watch a grand show: Disney's Aladdin – A Musical Spectacular
Don't miss your chance to see the Broadway-style musical in Disney's California Adventure Park at the Hyperion Theater at the Hollywood Pictures Backlot. This condensed version of the animated feature has all your favourite characters including one outrageous Genie, the villian Jafar and that zany bird, Iago. The fast-paced show is packed with amazing gravity-defying stunts and camels. Check the park Times Guide for the daily list of performances.
Be a part of the show at Jedi Training Academy
If you have Star Wars fans aged four to 12, prepare to attend a few of these shows until they are the chosen ones in this popular interactive show. Each performance, roughly 20 eager Jedi trainees recite the sacred Jedi Oath, draw their light sabres and learn the battle techniques from a true Jedi Master.
And Darth Vader just might come in and invite the recruits to join the dark side. Will the Force be with them? The academy runs daily in Tomorrowland in Disneyland Park. Here's a hint: Have the kids make a sign or wear something unique to get noticed.
Chat with Finding Nemo's Crush
Turtle Talk with Crush in Disney California Adventure Park is an interactive animation of Finding Nemo's Crush, the totally awesome turtle. He swims into the room and engages in unrehearsed conversations with the guests.
Crush answers questions about being a turtle and even asks individuals about being a human. His speech and actions are specific to what is going on. Ask him to do a back flip and Crush back-flips.
Catch Billy Hill & The Hillbillies live on stage
Expect jokes and slapstick humour at the Billy Hill & The Hillbillies show at the Golden Horseshoe in Disneyland Park. Guests of all ages will be amused by the quartet. Not only is the comedy crazy, the music is exceptional.
Laugh along as they do hillbilly renditions of "Wipeout" on a washboard, then watch how they breeze through the toughest bluegrass tunes ever. Check the park Times Guide for performance times.
Become a princess or knight at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique
Every little girl dreams of being a princess – even just for one day. At the Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique located in Sleeping Beauty Castle Courtyard, your little girl can be pampered like a princess and feel special the rest of the day.
She can get her hair done and have a touch of makeup, then walk away with accessories fit for royalty. The Coach Package includes: hairstyling, shimmering make-up, princess sash, princess bag and body jewels. Glass slippers and a handsome prince are not included. Reservations are strongly recommended.
If your Prince Charming wants in on the pampering, he can be transformed into a gallant young knight. The "Knight" package includes a hairstyle, and a shield and sword to fight off dragons.
Diamond Celebration
Disneyland Resort Diamond Celebration
For 60 years, there's been one place where friends and families shine together…smiles sparkle…and dreams really do come true. And beginning May 22, when the Disneyland Resort Diamond Celebration gets underway, those dreams will come true in amazing and unforgettable new ways. Prepare to be dazzled by exciting new entertainment experiences like…
Disneyland Forever
So much more than a fireworks spectacular, Disneyland Forever is a street-to-sky immersive experience that will leave you in absolute awe! One minute you're standing on Main Street, U.S.A. and the next you're transported to the worlds of timeless Disney tales—soaring over London with Peter Pan, stampeding across Simba's Pride Lands, diving down under the sea with Nemo and friends or caught up in a swirling snow flurry right out of Frozen! The secret to this Diamond Celebration spectacle is its mesmerizing mix of breathtaking pyrotechnics and jaw-dropping visual effects that literally surround you. Using all of Main Street, U.S.A. and iconic Disneyland Park locations like the Matterhorn mountain, Rivers of America and "it's a small world" as its stage, Disneyland Forever takes you on an amazing adventure that demonstrates just how magical The Happiest Place on Earth can be!
Paint the Night
When the lights go down in Disneyland Park, that's when the Diamond Celebration shines most brilliantly—thanks to the new Paint The Night parade! Bigger, brighter and more vibrant than any parade in the 60-year history of the Disneyland Resort, Paint the Night literally does just that with a colourful palette of more than one million glowing lights. And just how do you create a spectacle so colourful…so electrifying…so amazing? With the vivid imagination of Mickey Mouse and his friend Tinker Bell's enchanted pixie dust, of course! With a wave of his white-gloved hand, Mickey conjures up spectacular Disney visions right before our eyes. Fantastic floats, beloved Disney Characters and costumed performers flow like a shimmering river of neon right down Main Street, U.S.A. Featuring cutting-edge special effects and high-energy music, Paint the Night is a dazzling after-dark experience beyond anything you've ever imagined!
World of Color: Celebrate! The Wonderful World of Walt Disney
If you thought World of Color was amazing before, just wait until you experience World of Color: Celebrate! The Wonderful World of Walt Disney. Debuting in Disney California Adventure Park during the Diamond Celebration, this all-new version of the popular nighttime spectacular is filled with never-before-seen surprises and dazzling special effects. Hosted by the one and only Mickey Mouse, World of Color: Celebrate! takes us on Walt's incredible journey of imagination—from his earliest creations, to his very first visions for The Happiest Place on Earth, to today's Disney magic—and beyond! Featuring soaring fountains, fire and laser effects, stirring music and towering mist screens that come alive with new and classic Disney animation, World of Color: Celebrate! reminds us if we never give up on our dreams…anything is possible.
And that's only the beginning, because both Parks and the entire Disneyland Resort will shine brighter than ever with a shimmering sprinkle of Diamond Celebration "pixie dust" that sparkles both day and night.
So whether you come to relive fond memories or experience the dawning of an exciting new era of Disney magic, now is the time to be here. After all, there's nothing like a Disney celebration—and there's no better place on the planet to celebrate than at The Happiest Place on Earth!
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Anyone able to advise ??
Okay running my softmodded wii with wiiflow loader which was installed via my sd card, at the moment I am saving all the covers / themes for wiiflow into the memory card but would now like to save all my covers to the external harddrive.
couple off questions :
1/ how do I configure wiiflow to install all my covers installed via wiiflow cover search to harddrive ( have fat32 partition on drive all ready ) as opposed to there currant location off sd card ?? dont mind if I have to re-download them all again to drive if transferring them over is not an option ??
2/ I take it it is possible to have the actual wiiflow programme installed on sd card but covers etc saved to hdd ie. both loader and saved covers dont actually ahve to be on the same location ??
Anyone able to advise ??
1. Read the "readme.txt" that came with wiiflow.
2. Are covers located in the "covers" or "boxcovers" folder on HDD?
A. I installed Wiiflow channel with wad manager (channel wad included in full Wiiflow pack).
B. Connected HDD with no Wiiflow files/folders on HDD & no SD card.
C. Ran Wiiflow through channel. (Wiiflow created own files/folders on HDD)
D. Closed.
E. Added covers to boxcovers folder. (HDD)
F. Added themes to theme folder. (HDD)
G. Play.
alls well that ends well !!!
I hope this helps.
ps. maybe can you tell me where there is a download for covers.....wifi long process.
Hi im just getting into the wii soft modding and so far its going well except nothing is saving on the fat32 partition of my hard drive?what programs need to be on it for the wii to start saving stuff on it?a step by step would be very much appriceated.the drive has 450 gig in wbfs and 10 gig fat32 and this shows up on my pc and i have marked the fat 32 part as active in disk manager.i would like to run everything off the hdd instead of my 2gig sd card if possible?cheers


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Antenna instructables: http://www.instructables.com/id/Antennas-TV-Wifi-and-etc/
Notice: This amp is for use with indoor antennas only where there is safety from lightning or other power sources. Also can not guarantee you will have the same results with your amp.
Step 1: What's needed.
5 - 100 to 120 pf capacitors
1 - 1k resistor
2 - 47k resistors
1 - 3.3k resistor
1 - 10 - 12 volt power source such as a walwart. This project shoul not use much power.
Assorted wires for connections.
1 - Breadboard to prototype the project.
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Step 4: Alternative circuit.
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|Literature- collection Estonian art and artists in exile. Clippings1957-1977 Estonian Book Year 1975 (clippings) correspondence, 7 Bulletins "Kandlepäevad", "Kandlelugusid" Bulletin scout camp "Tähtvere kaja" 1984 Bulletin "Estonian Festival 1982" (lecture notes 1981)
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Collection transferred to the IHRC from the Estonian Archives in the U.S.A. (EAU) in 2003-2005. It was processed as part of a collaborative project between the Estonian Archives in the USA (Lakewood, NJ), the National Archives of Estonia (NAE), and the IHRC in March 2009. Gristel Ramler and Birgit Nurme of the National Archives in Tallinn, Estonia, worked with IHRC staff on the project.
Collection is organized into six folders:
1. Correspondence, envelope, stamps, manuscripts of presentations and articles by L. Esop and others
2. Clippings about Estonian art and artists from Estonian printed media 1957-1977, collected by L. Esop
3. Clippings about Estonian Book Year 1975 from printed media, collected by L. Esop
4. Copies and clippings about Estonian culture, collected by L. Esop
5. Magazines "Kandlepäevad", "Kandlelugusid", "Tähtvere kaja" and "Estonian Festival 1982"
6. Girl-scout test (1981)
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