Recent content by BasiltheBatLord

Sorry, SM4? Space Mountain 4?

Definitely a period of instability coming, but I think people are underrating the potential that the region may get much more stable in the long run as a result of this week's developments, aka good for Disney and regional tourism.

@Gusey has offered to take charge of this tracker going forward. @The Mom @wdwmagic could we please have this thread locked so Gusey can create a new one? Would appreciate your help with stickying Gusey's new thread also when he gets it up.

The time has come where I no longer have the time or interest to devote to keeping this thread updated. I'd be happy to hand it over to someone who will pledge to do a good job keeping it organized and timely updated. Please PM me and once determined I will ask mods to lock this thread and...

I don’t really understand why people seem to assume there are only two extremes this land could take: mature and frightening or campy and family friendly. It could be gothic and dark without being "scary" (which Disney was never going to pursue anyway). That’s what I was expecting and hoping...

Probably nothing. Remember Josh has been parks chair for the past six years.

Looks like lighting tests already.

I know nothing about what's going on, but it would surprise me if D'Amaro is already giving orders before actually being in the chair. That seems like an opportune way to undercut your boss, who D'Amaro clearly owes everything to. Unless Iger is just kind of checked out by this point and is...

It's always fascinating how history changes perspectives. I joined my first Disney parks forum in 2004 (WDWTrivia), and I remember clearly that Eisner was not viewed favorably by most of the fan base near the end of his tenure. I think a lot of fans at that time bought into the Save Disney...

I think one day can be fine if you're doing open-close and managing time well. Not ideal though as it doesn't leave a lot of breathing room for details/shows/in case of attraction closures. On property is probably better at Shanghai, which felt a bit far out from the city to me. It's been 10...

It’s true that there used to be several users on the DL side of the forums who had genuine intel and reliable track records, but I can't think of a single one who's still active. TP is still around, but he stopped sharing information after the "DIS Influencer" exposé came out and he was named in...

Mt. Prometheus in the snow today

Fantasy Springs is not going to keep Disney characters out of the rest of TDS whenever eventual replacements and expansions come (see: Nemo & Friends SeaRider)

It's amazing how bad mainstream journalism gets when it comes to theme parks. It's like they just don't bother doing any fact checking at all when it comes to the industry. Even from mainstream publications.

For what it's worth, Splash Mountain's longtime sponsor Kao ended their sponsorship last November.