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It’s directly tying into the sequel. It’ll launch Nov 25 at the earliest.

It's a very, very old rumor that's been bouncing around the internet for at least 2 decades. It's an old enough rumor that dropping that Big Al figure into the DVC Kiosk feels like a deliberate troll by somebody aware of it.

Princess and the Frog particularly underperformed at the Japanese box office compared to other contemporaneous Disney releases. Let's leave it at that.

Nothing's a done deal until construction has started and even then plans can change (Epcot). My personal commentary on this - it's a nail that Disney would like hammered down. OLC would like to continue to have a productive working relationship with Disney - especially a Disney that's willing...

TDL Splash is scheduled for FY30. Different IP from US Parks. Tokyo wants to get through the Space Mountain relocation and associated work before they commence the project (can't have two mountains closed at once). But it's a done deal.

An interesting little nugget in the Disneyland Forward documentation was that Disney has used the company that owns the Lake Nona site (Dynamic Campus, LLC) to buy out some of the owners of land they held under long term leases as a 1031 exchange (reinvesting proceeds of other land sales)...

You haven't been to WDW lately if you don't think Disney has a take it or leave it attitude towards guests. I personally think this is a responsible change on Disney's part. They're free to set guidelines, as long as they are clearly communicated and enforced consistently.

Except they did take that one on last time, and won. What's a $50m lawsuit when it's threatening a $2bn a year business?

Plus taking it out of the hands of front line CMs. I hate to say it, but GR at WDW is very, very cliquey. Back when I did the CP we all had one friend who had a friend and guess what, they had a GAC.

I think it's exactly like a Main Entrance Pass. Yourself + 3 guests of any choice, or Yourself + the number of dependent relatives.

I just noticed this thread was started over a decade ago. Obviously a *lot* has happened in that decade, but it's crazy how this has become a generational project for WDW and the district. Especially as Horizon West has continued to be built out.

Which the developer agreements did exactly what they were meant to do - at best, lock in the existing development rights. At worst, muddy up the waters so much it tied the districts hands until cooler heads prevailed.

With the added benefit of an extra arms length between Disney and any action the district takes.

RCES still could, but not at the rates Disney has currently got locked in. The district could also take those services back/outsource them to somebody else.

A whole bunch of district functions - think engineering and design type roles - are outsourced to RCES. That way Disney could share them with their own internal resources. For instance, RCES are responsible for the design of road signage on behalf of the District. This allows for the same...