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Yes, it's time for that no-good self-promoter and Lifestyler wannabe, the one, the only ... me ... to return with some serious chatter involving the company you obsess about and the business Disney is in. Topics to be discussed will be SDL, TDR, D23 Expo, Mary Sklar and how they all connect...

The remains of the Tropical Serenade aka The Enchanted Tiki Room (aka a Top 10 Fanboi nostalgia lovefest) looks like it is about to fly the coop for good. According to multiple sources, the attraction, which saw a reprieve a few years ago when it went back to a shortened version of the original...

Not sure if we've fully discussed this. And, if so, it's likely been on something like the 112th page of a thread where the only ones reading are bloggers looking for news to claim as their own. So ... the current plan is to add/plus/enhance 50 attractions across WDW property in time for...

And a Happy and Healthy and Love-filled Valentine's Week to all here. I was hesitant to start a new thread as my time really is severely limited these days, but being away for a while has also allowed many topics to pop up. I also have made travel plans that include most of Disney's...

Let's get right to the heart of things here: the GotG attraction that was planned for ToT and then pushed aside by Georgie K over capacity issues at a theme park that, frankly, should have been shuttered while undergoing a rebuild that is truly unprecedented in scale and scope (but will still...

Yup. Back with another summer special to ease you all into the dog days of August. And where to start? How about we start with what isn't dead? What is that you ask? Plans for WDW's ToT to be covered in the same horrendous overlay as will be happening in Anaheim that is. No, the project isn't...

Yes, the super top secret information that I broke to the fan community many months ago is planned to be announced on Saturday during a Marvel panel at the greatest gathering of geeks, nerds and guys who have lots of trouble getting lucky because they'd rather play with their toys (the one set...

Yup, time for a bit of a summer special as Bob 'Chappie' Chapek -- the dude who heads Disney P&R, better known for his amazing ability to sell all things Marvel and make Ike 'I really don't like Bob Iger' Perlmutter a fan -- has been making all Florida based Disney execs VERY nervous with his...

Thought about putting this in my Spirited thread, but I feel it is important enough to not be buried in 200-plus pages. And it isn't specifically about the gators and bad parenting and whether George Kalogridis should be fired (he should), so I'd respectfully ask the mods to not bury this when...

I see that this already hit other threads here, but I truly believe it deserves one of its own with a clear subject and the information not buried many pages in. This is the first news organization with a federal law official confirming that this sick, evil murderer thought about WDW as a...

OK, so it started with stiffling an Op-Ed by a Blogger on the HuffPo. Then came the censoring of a respected reporter from the LA Times, who has been outright afraid to even talk about what happened -- and his organziation is ignoring it publicly. But this takes it to a whole 'nother level...

And the buildup to Shanghai's opening continues. Normally, I'd put this on my general thread, but it would be a shame to get lost. This is Disney's CEO today talking about SDL and the Chinese market. I know this was heavily edited. Have no idea why, other than likely Bob asked that it be. I...

That was a question. Not a news point. But this is apparently spreading through the Twitverse. That prices will go up drastically this fall and every buffet meal will be two credits on the Disney Dining Plan. Again, I am not reporting this as more than rumor and asking what others have heard...

Here's a little SDL morsel (I am discussing this up on the Spirited Dirty Dozen because no one ever talked about the Asian parks here, but I will drop this here as well). First, here's the evidence...

I have returned from a recent visit to O-Town where I hit up all four WDW parks and both UNI parks and, naturally, I have things to say ... and a bit of news as well. I hesitated starting this one because well ... we've been down this road before. And some people will come here looking for...

Where oh where did Disney's PR and marketing wizs come up with that? Oh yeah ... sorta like when they discovered Frozen a year after it became the highest grossing animation feature of all time. Yes, the Awakenings deal came from the mediocre Star Wars: The Force Awakens and They Won't Ever Let...

So the SDL website just went live and with a cursory glance at Twitter guess what? People in the USA and Europe seem to be having difficulty buying their tickets for Opening Day and beyond. Things get to the payment page ... and then nothing. No matter what platforms are used. Even if they try...

This is the official WDW spin to be given to Guests who question CMs (you know, the folks who average $9 an hour) regarding the newest, ballsiest upcharge event (with MANY more coming throughout 2016): Everything below this sentence is Disney's own words after being run through Legal and...

Shockingly. Yes. It sure looks like it. (details to come shortly)

Yes, that is what is now being considered. Do I think this is a good thing? Glad you asked. While it is motivated by nothing but pure greed, I grew up on Disney in an era where you didn't have people making sandwiches on benches (oh yeah, do you guys/gals even know what those are?) with jars of...