Yeah it’s a robot they shoot out of a catapult.  It’s actually really cool when it works.   Disney would use humans but this is California, so they have actually employee protection laws.   If they were doing it in Florida they’d just be using Orlando teens 

You are aware that real human beings have died peforming stunts as Spiderman, right?

THANK YOU!  I was seriously confused as to why Reid seemed to be making light over the fact that a stuntman may or may not have actually died in a performance accident.

I thought the same thing but I’m a huge theme park nerd

I did not know that, & I appreciate your comment clarifying why the flippant tone of the article isn’t horrifying. Thank you.

Yah, knowing basically nothing about Disneyland’s Marvel stuff, I definitely assumed this was about an actual stunt performer that actually died at first. Had to go through a series of “holy shit why is this article being so flippant about this tragedy" before eventually deciding "okay there's no way this is real".

Hey just because they’re a Disney employee doesn’t give you the right to call them a robot! There’s a very small but very real chance that they’re an every day, normal, regular person.

Next you’re going to tell us Santa Claus isn’t real.

re-read the article, paying attention to tone. 

Um... you know that the swinging Spider-Man at Disney’s California Adventure is a robot, right?

I checked a video of the thing functioning normally, and it doesn’t have the “airbag” line. So, in other words, they must have actually recorded backup lines which automatically kick in if the thing malfunctions. Which, honestly, is kind of hilarious.

*pushes up glasses* It’s actually an interesting fail. The Spidey robot locked up which must have been an issue during testing. It probably happened enough times that the Imagineers planned for it, so the show has alternate dialogue in case it occured. The breakaway wall also allowed for easy replacement to get…

I mean that was silly but I specifically take issue with how she says her lines. She sounds like she is in an old Twilight Zone episode. I have a feeling she was directed to do that and most likely did not feel comfortable pulling a Harrison Ford who flat our refused to say certain lines or take certain directions.

Yeah I know. You might hear jokes you don’t like!  

THE HORROR

You almost never know who the opening act is for a comedy show and sometimes you don’t like that act.

Oh look, a wild internet “ackshully” guy is here to help us out.

Christ yes. This is amazing, like, even the most generous reading of the game is a hysterical sophomoric shitshow. Though learning that it opens with an orchestra tuning up would probably have been enough for me to go “Oh fuck this going to be pretentious...”. I am very glad I didn’t play this because I would have…

It’s a detailed discussion of the extremely problematic content on which the entire game is based. Calling out content isn’t a review of a game any more than “it’s raining” is a review of the weather.

But your comment is pedantic by definition. At least we got one in.

The same discourse has not repeated itself, despite a complete lack of content warnings.