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I'm hard pressed to think of any website redesign that has benefited me and not made my use more difficult. Feature "streamlining" that hides and/or removes key features seems to be the prevailing philosophy in web design the past few years. We'll see.

I was probably overestimating the size of the franchise at 1/10 the size of Star Wars. It might be something like 1/20th. Star Wars merchandise and video games probably top all other franchises by a lot. I haven't crunched the numbers, but I was also building in an assumption of some sort of...

When SW:GE was announced as their "largest expansion ever" at 14 acres, my first thought was "that's neither impressive nor big enough, particularly given that Pandora is 12 acres." Avatar is like 1/10th the size of a franchise domestically as Star Wars. The amount of attractions, budget and...

Blaze/Mod pizza type establishments move too slow for high-volume theme park dining. I know they have one in Disney Springs, but that's not quite the same as facing the onslaught of lunchtime in Hollywood Studios.

I agree, though 50 years is probably being generous. I think when the eventual 5th gate gets unveiled part or the entirety of Ft. Wilderness will be on the chopping block. That's prime real estate for higher density hotel space built around a new park to the west and south. At the risk of...

That's my guess.

I saw this earlier in a Facebook post of a DVC group. It was attached to a post that was later deleted, about Reflections. I'm not sure where it came from or if it's legit, but there's a few things to note here. First, the cabins on the right, some of which might face Magic Kingdom. Some...

I'm thoroughly disappointed the 1 BR only has one bathroom and 2 baths in the 2 BR. I thought for sure DVD wouldn't build a resort from the ground-up with the classic floorplans rather than go with the Kidani/BLT floorplan. I suppose that lowers maintenance fees and turnaround time on...

So you worked at a division that oversaw it? That's cool, although also not relevant to your point about not liking Riviera because it was built on former CBR land - unless you lost your job because they tore part of CBR down or you designed CBR. In which case, I apologize. But since you know...

I own and only go every 3 years usually. I go through waves of fanaticism.

I can see its utility to both curb the scalpers and generate even more money for Disney. There are people out there that own thousands of points with no intention of using them that go in and scoop up a dozen reservations for in-demand times and rent them out. The people making a business out of...

I expect Riviera will come in around $200 direct. What resale prices will be, particularly after the first year or two of sales, is really a wildcard. If they implement the restriction that Riviera resale can only stay at Riviera that will have a HUGE impact on the price. I'm also not a huge...

What was there is no longer relevant. After all, it's not like you'd walk out your door and step on shards from the rubble of Barbados that they forgot to clear. Barbados and half of Martinique were completely leveled and cleared. If your concern is that you don't like the proximity of Riviera...

It's about 2600 feet from the domed tower portion of Riviera to the center of the World Showcase Lagoon, which is approximately the same distance as the Top of the World Lounge is relative to Cinderella's Castle.

And the other caption is "Something grand is coming in 2019" (emphasis mine). The flashing lights in the lobby and the captions are teasing a new dance club in the Riviera called "The Grand Gingerbread Man Dance Haus." CONFIRMED (ha).