Recent content by ctwhalerman

I'd put the blame for this on Disney, not the President or his staff. They probably put out feelers for this speech a few weeks ago to spots all around the country (Vegas, San Francisco, New York, etc.), and Disney came back and said "we'll shut down the entrance to the most attended theme park...

Hmm I like these. The hats are particularly good, reminiscent of conductor's hats on any major railroad. They are integral to the uniform of say, New York's commuter railroads, so I'm sure Disney will require they will be worn at all times.

Remember when "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" came out and almost everyone called Wonka weird and a little "Michael Jackson-esque?" The Dream Port concept was a great concept, and the Dreamfinder was always a good character that never seemed to bring out the complaints that Johnny Depp's...

I think River Country has just sat there for years since it has closed. There was always the rumor that Disney needed to retrofit the whole park because its semi-connected to Bay Lake, and another rumor that said Disney would simply open it up for Fort Wilderness and Wilderness Lodge guests, but...

I figured it would be a lot more too. The other major media companies (Viacom, Newscorp, General Electric) all seem to give more or at least be in the media more often for what they give. Disney has much to gain from certain legislation that could affect ABC, its studio, its theme parks, or its...

Try Old Key West, they are now advertising when they have openings. It's gorgeous, has the best bus stops at each park, and you can pick from a normal hotel room or a one-bedroom villa. Rather than paying to stay at the Grand Floridian, I'd recommend paying to stay there.

I was the only one in my apartment who got the spoof! So proud.... Anyone see the "Drawn Together" spoof of the old Carousel of Progress. They sang "Now is the Time" three times!

We ate there on Tuesday night (9/25), and in fact I had the Bucattini, though it comes with a Parmesan cheese sauce, not an alfredo sauce. The restaurant is supposed to have things from all around Italy, but as far as I could tell it was almost exclusively Northern Italian food, with a lot of...

A mall Chicago's suburbs is a good test site because it is a very wealthy area with a lot of disposable income, and maybe they got a deal from the mall for the space too. I bet Disney opens one up in northern New Jersey or southern Connecticut very soon, because there are similar demos. And...

"This, truly, is a 21st-century paradigm: It is growth built on consumption, not production; a society founded not on natural resources, but upon the dissipation of capital accumulated elsewhere; a place of infinite possibilities, somehow held together, to the extent it is held together at all...

I wonder how the Mexicans will feel when their ride is taken over by Donald (an American) and Jose (a BRAZILIAN!). The old ride did need updating, so I'm going to give it a chance. Hopefully it combines the best of the two ideas to create a fresh experience. At least the ride will have a...

Not only is the slug logo ugly, but I think the jerseys themselves are just as ugly. If Reebok's new jerseys are going to be of a similar template, we are all doomed...(imagine seeing the simple and classic Montreal or New York jerseys ruined) Hopefully in the playoffs the Sabres will take the...

Regardless of what is ever served there, it is one of the ugliest buildings Disney has ever built.

lol For cost estimates of a new Disney system, here in CT we are spending about 3 billion dollars just for new rail cars to replace our current 1970s era cesspool cars, while thanking the New Haven Railroad for so overbuilding a century ago that we haven't had to spend much on maintenance for...

Orlando Bloom's acting is perfect for Audio-Animatronic form, stiff and life-less. Just had to say it. My favorite review ever, from the Times' review of "Elizabethtown": "Mr. Bloom, in contrast, cute as he is, is all blank stares and shy smiles...It's hard to tell, and harder to care...