The Miscellaneous Thought Thread

[Disney Analyst]

If they're flying in influencers, it may be significant.

Certainly could be.

Although they have also flown in people for more minor things haha, we will see!

 

[Andrew C]

My guess since EGW is about to break ground is that its to discuss that and the future of DLForward.

RoA expansion!

 

[Disney Irish]

RoA expansion!

They are moving all the water and dirt from MK to DL!

 

[mickEblu]

It’s officially lent so it’s fried fish sandwich season yall. You know where you can find me Friday but where is the fish sandwich at Disneyland this year? The one at Hungry Bear a couple years ago was great.

 

[Brer Oswald]

Who knows for how much longer, they just removed their Zip goodbye sign a couple days ago, making all references to it now gone from all Disney Parks.

Tokyo Disneyland replaces classic Splash Mountain sign — sparking backlash as critics slam ‘woke’ move

The House of Mouse has removed the only surviving “Have a Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Day” sign at the exit of Splash Mountain at Disney Tokyo, eagle-eyed observers said. The original sign had th…

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So clearly OLC is not as nostalgic as some would hope, and would guess that even Splash's days at TDL might be numbered.

This is laughably bad disinformation. The song still plays pretty much everywhere in Tokyo, including in the hotels, on the monorail, and in the queue for the ride. It is only this one sign they changed. Interestingly enough, it was the one sign to predominantly feature the former sponsor KAO. And what did they replace the slogan with? Well, it’s the exact same slogan that was on there from 1992 to 2015.

 

[Disney Irish]

This is laughably bad disinformation. The song still plays pretty much everywhere in Tokyo, including in the hotels, on the monorail, and in the queue for the ride. It is only this one sign they changed. Interestingly enough, it was the one sign to predominantly feature the former sponsor KAO. And what did they replace the slogan with? Well, it’s the exact same slogan that was on there from 1992 to 2015.View attachment 908319

You can take it however you want, it was a story reported on in multiple publications, and it may or may not be a precursor to something else down the line, you can decide for yourself if you want to take it more than at face value.

Also wasn't the song removed (at least for awhile) from most locations in TDLR starting in 2022? Maybe it was brought back in some loops recently but as far as I remembered it was being removed from all locales within the Resort except Splash itself. I can't link to articles I found on it because they go to the site that won't be named, but you can do a search yourself.

 

[PiratesMansion]

Today I learned that, according to Yesterland, Cocina Cucamonga and Lucky Fortune switched places at some point?!?!?

I totally see it when I look at the pictures, for the record. I just didn't know this was done and am wondering when it happened. See below:

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Photo by Allen Huffman, February 2001

Cocina Cucamonga (where Lucky Fortune Cookery is now)​

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Photo by Tony “WisebearAZ” Moore, February 2001

Lucky Fortune Cookery (where Cocina Cucamonga is now)​

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Our next Golden State district is Pacific Wharf. At an outdoor seating patio, a small, but popular, Mexican restaurant and a large, but less popular Asian restaurant face each other. How do you suppose the park could deal with these disproportions?​

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[Brer Oswald]

You can take it however you want, it was a story reported on in multiple publications, and it may or may not be a precursor to something else down the line, you can decide for yourself if you want to take it more than at face value.

Also wasn't the song removed (at least for awhile) from most locations in TDLR starting in 2022? Maybe it was brought back in some loops recently but as far as I remembered it was being removed from all locales within the Resort except Splash itself. I can't link to articles I found on it because they go to the site that won't be named, but you can do a search yourself.

It was some sort of rights renewal issue that was taken care of rather quickly. I’ve had ears on the ground since. It still plays pretty much everywhere.

 

[mickEblu]

Today I learned that, according to Yesterland, Cocina Cucamonga and Lucky Fortune switched places at some point?!?!?

I totally see it when I look at the pictures, for the record. I just didn't know this was done and am wondering when it happened. See below:

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Photo by Allen Huffman, February 2001

Cocina Cucamonga (where Lucky Fortune Cookery is now)​

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Photo by Tony “WisebearAZ” Moore, February 2001

Lucky Fortune Cookery (where Cocina Cucamonga is now)​

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Our next Golden State district is Pacific Wharf. At an outdoor seating patio, a small, but popular, Mexican restaurant and a large, but less popular Asian restaurant face each other. How do you suppose the park could deal with these disproportions?​

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I believe it was as simple as the demand being greater for Cocina Cocamonga

 

[MoonRakerSCM]

Something about a tree falling over and crushing guests at Plaza?

 

[Disney Analyst]

Don’t worry. already replaced.

 

[mickEblu]

Don’t worry. already replaced.

Looks like it was the below tree that fell over. That’s a big tree! Hope that little bush is temporary solution and it gets replaced with a decent sized tree.

 

[mickEblu]

As a lover of greenery, especially trees at Disneyland this is something that’s crossed my mind. Trees don’t last forever. What would happen to the atmosphere for example if the huge “weeping willow” by BTMRR, the huge ficus tree outside of Alice or the beautiful tree outside of the POTC courtyard go down? What would they be replaced with? The vista and ambiance would be drastically altered.

 

[Disney Analyst]

As a lover of greenery, especially trees at Disneyland this is something that’s crossed my mind. Trees don’t last forever. What would happen to the atmosphere for example if the huge “weeping willow” by BTMRR, the huge ficus tree outside of Alice or the beautiful tree outside of the POTC courtyard go down? What would they be replaced with? The vista and ambiance would be drastically altered.

Yeah it surely can have a big impact. They all will likely need to be replaced one day, usually you’d hope they have plans in place, and trees ready to be slotted in based on assumed timelines.

Curious what would cause this tree to fall, as I assume the trees in guest areas are checked for rot and such?

 

[mickEblu]

Yeah it surely can have a big impact. They all will likely need to be replaced one day, usually you’d hope they have plans in place, and trees ready to be slotted in based on assumed timelines.

Curious what would cause this tree to fall, as I assume the trees in guest areas are checked for rot and such?

I think a lot of the mature trees go down here in So Cal due to the fact that not enough water is hitting those deep root systems over time. Everytime we have a little rain or wind we see big trees or big branches go down. Or maybe that’s just how nature works and it happens everywhere?

 

[Disney Analyst]

I think a lot of the mature trees go down here in So Cal due to the fact that not enough water is hitting those deep root systems over time. Everytime we have a little rain or wind we see big trees or big branches go down. Or maybe that’s just how nature works and it happens everywhere?

It probably does have something to do with your dry climate, and then the sudden wet/windy bursts.

I don't think we see that many trees randomly going down out here where we get a lot of rain, unless we have crazy winds.

 

[mickEblu]

It probably does have something to do with your dry climate, and then the sudden wet/windy bursts.

I don't think we see that many trees randomly going down out here where we get a lot of rain, unless we have crazy winds.

Yeah here even just some moderate wind and rain will do it sometimes.

 

[Disney Irish]

I think a lot of the mature trees go down here in So Cal due to the fact that not enough water is hitting those deep root systems over time. Everytime we have a little rain or wind we see big trees or big branches go down. Or maybe that’s just how nature works and it happens everywhere?

Depending on the type of tree, if the ground gets too wet there isn't enough root stock to hold the weight of the tree and falls under its own weight, literally ripping the roots from the ground.

Happens all over California during heavy wet season. I've had many trees in my backyard fall for this reason. Winds just add to the issue.

 

[mickEblu]

Depending on the type of tree, if the ground gets too wet there isn't enough root stock to hold the weight of the tree and falls under its own weight, literally ripping the roots from the ground.

Happens all over California during heavy wet season. I've had many trees in my backyard fall for this reason. Winds just add to the issue.

Right but I guess the question would be why the tree doesn’t have enough root stock to withstand a small to moderate storm which I assume goes back to weak root systems due to our dry climate but I could be wrong. I’m no expert.

 

[Disney Irish]

Right but I guess the question would be why the tree doesn’t have enough root stock to withstand a small to moderate storm which I assume goes back to weak root systems due to our dry climate but I could be wrong. I’m no expert.

That is why I said it depends on the tree, not all trees have deep roots, some have shallow roots. I'm not an expert either, but have some experience due my own issues with tress going over in storms. Every couple years I have to have my local city horticulturist come out to inspect a very large eucalyptus tree because they are known to have shallow roots (neighbors get worried it'll fall over).

So if we knew what type of tree that was we could say if it potentially had the capability of deep roots, or if its known to have shallow roots. And then from there we can determine if other factors like dry weather could lead to shallower roots than normal for that species of tree.