Recent content by J_Carioca

Got it, thanks!

There's a pond at the Mexico pavilion?!

I think that's called scalping?

This makes me sad. You have a day at Epcot and you spend 5-8 hours of it standing in line for a piece of trash. It says so much about us that a useless piece of junk is more appealing than actually walking around a beautiful park and having actual experiences. As a culture, we've lost the plot.

At Disney and most good zoos, the animals are moved from their "display" environment to pens/enclosures at night. I believe that the Wildlife Express train went past some of the animals houses. You raise an interesting question, though. I think whether an animal is nocturnal or diurnal is...

Actually, skunks are sweet and gentle :)

There are international conferences on these issues (environmental crime). They draw a lot of african govt officials because of the impact of poaching on their countries' livelihoods. Many of them rely on tourism and no animals = no tourism. I wish I could agree with you that 99% of Disney...

I guess it’s a matter of opinion. I remember being able to marvel at the animals In the previous version. But ultimately my point is that you can have an enjoyable safari ride and still talk honestly about conservation and the current problems with African wildlife. In fact I would argue that...

You realize Bambi was a cartoon, right? I don’t think it was marketed as a documentary.

Poaching is increasing and the plight of rhinos, elephants, pangolins and quite frankly most species is getting much worse. This isn’t really a matter of opinion, they’re facts. I worked on these issues so I do know what I‘m talking about. I have sat at tables with African government...

Most people actually know very little about poaching. So, teaching them about it by helping them imagine/see its impact might, you know, make them care about it actually DO something about it.

You describe them as if they are two completely different rides...come on, we all know that's not the case. The original ride was also a meticulously crafted ride through the splendour of Africa, it just had an added element about conservation. Don't make it sound like the two are mutually...

Um, LOADS of little kids are traumatized by stuff they see in Disney films or in the parks. I have a friend who, in his late 40s, still turns away if you show him a picture of the Evil Queen, because it terrified an traumatized him so much as a child. You cant predict or assume what will be...

It's kamikaze. I've seen it written like this...oh, I dunno, a million places? And it completely makes sense because the question after is "because of their claws?", i.e., they're dangerous because of their claws? Because kamikaze pilots are dangerous...get it? Sigh.

It had better come back. I'm being totally serious when I say that if they close TL, I'll be done with WDW. And I know people will say there are hundreds of other waterparks, but they aren't TL!