jakeman
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Best of luck to them in pursuing new opportunities.
You should put them in touch with some folks around here. Seems like we have at least one sports media expert.
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A Spirited Valentine ...
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You should put them in touch with some folks around here. Seems like we have at least one sports media expert.
Travel Junkie
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Especially referring to his comments at the bottom of the article, Robert is really working hard to maintain his Disney favored blogger status. He's trying harder than Disney to sell this as thematically appropriate.
TeriofTerror
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I love Mike and Mike. I always watch them when I'm traveling.
HMF
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Maybe they can build the restaurant on the plot of land where the interactive Queue is and kill two birds with one stone.
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Ye gods it looks like carp and has convoluted backstory. Yep a Modern Disney attraction all right
ford91exploder
Resident Curmudgeon
Back to ESPN
Here's another view of the slow motion train wreck that is ESPN
It's interesting that this article calls out overpaying for broadcast rights is the number one cause of ESPN's bad numbers coupled with bad ratings which declined 7 pct for ESPN and 34 pct for ESPN2. Whether Disney likes it or not thats gonna be a massive hit to advertising rates
https://thefederalist.com/2017/04/26/the-real-story-behind-espns-wednesday-massacre/
Here's another view of the slow motion train wreck that is ESPN
It's interesting that this article calls out overpaying for broadcast rights is the number one cause of ESPN's bad numbers coupled with bad ratings which declined 7 pct for ESPN and 34 pct for ESPN2. Whether Disney likes it or not thats gonna be a massive hit to advertising rates
https://thefederalist.com/2017/04/26/the-real-story-behind-espns-wednesday-massacre/
TeriofTerror
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TalkingHead
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Oh wow, this might be the nadir of WDI's penchant for excessive story. Robert Niles really loves this. That's not obvious or anything.
The "synopsis" actually reminds me of one of the reasons I don't like the Marvel movies: atmosphere and tone are supplanted by too much overbaked plot. Anyone wanna guess which of those WED perfected in the 1960s?
Princess Leia
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http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201605/5069/
I'd forgotten that he was probably one of the first incredibly vocal supporters of the switch.
If Mission Break-out was a new build, in a third Anaheim park (or even putting a version in Stitch), I wouldn't be angry about this. But because it's a reskin of an attraction that does not fit thematically in a park about California (though like others have said, Bugs Life and Monsters Inc don't fit either), I'm ticked off.
Also, like other people on the boards have mentioned, the ride's ending sort of kills the continuity that the original had.
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HMF
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Too far from the Mansion and would make the theming even more confusing.I was thinking the same thing about HoP.
Lol
lazyboy97o
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I'm really hoping Disney releases a video with a Bob talking about the great story in Gaurdians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout!, a story where he supports slavery.
Quinnmac000
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https://twitter.com/UniversalORL/status/857384052579500032
The best advertisements are the one you give kids for free.
The best advertisements are the one you give kids for free.
TeriofTerror
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HMF
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Yeah, That will be a challenge.I was truly just joking that it could be a way for WDW to avoid the Catch 22 they appear to be in regarding HoP.
FigmentJedi
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It basically sounds like Alien Encounter, but the satirical "Greedy aliens comes to Earth to make a buck" plotline is subtle only in this sense
TalkingHead
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There's no question that WDI starting going story-crazy in the 1990s. But as someone who doesn't speak fluent Marvelese, this synopsis sounded like a classic case of overplotting a theme park ride.
I'd also say WDI in the early Eisner years had a better handle on how to use plot in big rides -- Star Tours, Splash Mountain, Tower OG, etc. At least Alien Encounter delivered its satire in a general "big bad corporation" way. I'm not convinced the satire of Guardians Tower will translate if you don't know (or don't care) who the Collector is.
FigmentJedi
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Seems pretty straightforward to me. An rich alien wants to exploit people's love of superheroes and make a buck by kidnapping a bunch of superheroes and putting them on display in what amounts to a giant tourist trap museum.
In other words, the antagonist of this ride has an identical motive to Bob Chapek himself.
lazyboy97o
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Bob Chapek is an antagonist in the attraction. The attraction takes place at Disneyland Resort, meaning Disney worked with The Collector to put people held in bondage on display. In his haste to accomplish the franchise dream of an attraction opening to support a franchise film, Bob approved a story in which he is a despicable monster.
the.dreamfinder
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How poorly does this attraction have to do to become a "temporary overlay"?
HMF
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JIYI poorly. Luckily, it looks like Joe Rohde has deliberately designed it to make a switchback relatively easy. Again if you want to send a message and potentially save Epcot avoid GOTG PT.2 at all costs.