StageFrenzy
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He is a former weatherman surely he can detect a force storm, although he and the rest of TWDC whiffed on the arctic blast from Arrendelle.
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A Spirited Perfect Ten
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Animaniac93-98
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Getting Star Wars fans excited is about as difficult as shooting fish in a barrel. Even Bob can do it.
So... not that unusual IMO... but is it a compelling enough idea? And who really believes 500k is enough to renovate a 100yr old place to commercial standards and be able to make something great out of it? We have places in our community that it's taking like 50k just to stabalize the place.. let alone bring it up to commercial building codes.
Preservation without much payoff, for a place of limited significance in his life story.. seems... like something that could only survive as a passion. These folks seem to be asking 'help us fund our passion'... which I guess is ok, if you are clear on that
Yes, that is what I tend to view this as. And if people want to help out a passion project, then that is one thing.
I think the importance of it has been overstated and I feel badly for Dusty because he has stuck himself right in the middle and people clearly aren't showing the passion that his employers have for it.
HMF
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It's really scary.
No, Micechat did not buy anything nor did, as far as I know, anyone from the site. Todd/Dusty went to work for Super 78 Studios last year and its owners purchased the home and plan to renovate it and turn it into a museum, part of the time anyway, and a private residence the remainder. I am not overly comfortable discussing anything further, although those are the most pertinent facts as far as this discussion goes.
the.dreamfinder
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You have to wonder what kinds of numbers a MiceChat backed drive could have pulled for the museum down in Marceline. There you have an organization with a track record and a much clearer connection to Walt and Roy.
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Can't trust him or believe a word he says. He posts only when drunk and guesses at everything.
Of course, with his track record one might want to take him to Vegas and fill him up with booze!
Kelly's Diner has a BLT that Heather would kill for ...literally!
Some guy?!?!
Show some respect. Besides, I have better sources in China than Bob does ...and I am not even kidding. It is now 2015 and while I have seen pics of Michael Eisner on site at SDL, I have yet to see one of Bob Iger or Jay Rasulo or Tom Staggs. Hell, I don't think I've seen one of Philippe Gas and he is Disney's lead exec there.
flynnibus
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Unfortunately I had not heard of it until it was mentioned here... because they do not post any article links anymore in the forums in their misguided approach to try to force everyone to their landing page. Which I refuse to open regularly because I can't take all the crap and noise I have no interest in. But hey, look at how many WP comments they get now! *rolleyes*
I will volunteer two days a month, provided you provide me with lunch and a healthy snack. I will play Flora and wear a dress that is period appropriate and (sadly, fanbois) leaves everything to the imagination.
My suggestion to you would be to advertise it here as the inspiration for Disney Springs.
Nah, it looks like it could be promising IF it lives up to that art. People are hungry for details, even people who will never visit (unlike yours truly), and here's a little bit. I have high hopes for this, but worry they'll rely too much on screens and projections.
But we will see. This isn't Tim Delaney's Pirate Mountain ride that was created for HKDL.
Magenta Panther
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PhotoDave219
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Yes and no. He's out of touch in that the fans want this "NOW" while he doesn't want to make the CapEx until the movie comes out.... He has to make sure it's a worthwhile investment.
Of course it's the highest grossing IP ever when you add up movies, toys, games, etc. I've bought it on VHS twice and DVD once.
Well said.
Just because any/every one can Tweet an opinion or even post a blog doesn't mean that they should.
People have more information at their fingertips than at any other time in human history, yet so much of it is utterly worthless.
I do miss the early Internet days when very few people were able to express their opinions on much of anything, let alone spend 31 hours a day tweeting about EPCOT wall carpeting.
RandySavage
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Until then, here's a money shot taken yesterday from the Shanghai Daily showing Adventure Isle in the foreground and Treasure Cove in the background.
Yes, it sent chills down my spine ...
Magenta Panther
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Well, he's not planning on a permanent Frozen presence either, apparently, aside from that slapdash makeover of Maelstrom, and Frozen as we all know is a huge success. So even if the new Star Wars films hit it big, that's no guarantee of anything ambitious being built in the parks, at least not as long as Iger's in charge.
It did hit on that very basic point about what is Disney today (and, obviously when talking about who will replace Bob) and what it will be even five years down the road.
And added another nail in the coffin of CEO aspirations for Jay and Tom.
BTW, just want to repeat that I believe Jay will get the No. 2 role before this fiscal year is out. And that it won't mean a damn thing unless Bob gets hit by a bus (Disney, of course) before his contract is up.
Honestly, there is no easy answer or, perhaps, one answer for all. I don't remember much from EPCOT because I wanted to experience the place and not watch ceremonies (I was a kid who wasn't planning on being a fan for life at the time!) I also didn't realize that ephemera was a thing back then and not the recovering hoarder I am now, so I didn't grab 250 of every paper item to sell on eBay today.
Disney-MGM was so much fun as I got to meet Michael for the first time and watch him yell at Jeffrey for not wearing a nametag and see all sorts of celebs who truly were a big deal in the Hollywood history sense.
DCA ...was ... Well, I had gotten food poisoning or norovirus the night before at the media/celeb party (very different from today's blogging-whorefests). I barely made it a few hours in the park and almost puked on Paul Pressler, who I knew, in the elevator while heading back to my room at the GCH around noon. I should have gone to the ER, but went to bed instead. Yep. Really.
I had wanted to go to the opening of DLP, but was dumb and afraid to travel abroad back then. I had to work when DAK debuted. I could have done the opening of HKDL, but wasn't missing the Emmys for it.
So, yeah, I think it's worth it if you can do it.
China is very special to me. I can't imagine missing this debut for anything. If Angie doesn't want to go, then she can stay home eating pretzels und drinking beer!
I bet she goes!