Recent content by lordsigma

I don’t really disagree. I experienced older Epcot in the ‘90s (maybe not the original from the ‘80s but I ride WoM, Horizons, and a couple versions of SE) but saw Illuminations before RoE and saw RoE right around when it debuted. Loved that show - hadn’t seen it for many years and saw it again...

No reason for a flame shield. It's all about different perspectives, points of view, etc. Someone's opinion of quality can of course be subjective and influenced by one's perspective, when they first started visiting the park, and what they want from the parks. Some people want nostalgia or a...

This is more a most offensive thing to purist list than worst business decision. I’d concur on the Euro Disney as the worst business decision. Only some of the things on this list were actually bad business decisions. The debacle with Harmonious is certainly one that is both offensive to purist...

Basically, the bottom line here is it sounds like DeSantis's camp basically said "drop the suits and let us have our political victory and we'll give you what you want with just our name on it and a commitment to not meddle in the Orlando business."

Without trying to be disagreeable I, just completed a trip that involved visiting both Epcot and MK did not experience any of what is commonly cited here. I’ll acknowledge the changes in directions of attractions over the years - sometimes things are hits and misses but that’s a reality of...

Ok but WOM has been gone since 1996 (when I was 10.) horizons in 1999 (when I was 13.) I am 37 now. This is nothing new - this is why I mention the nostalgia factor. As far as my life Test Track and Mission space have existed longer than what proceeded them. Not denigrating the former...

Sure - but there’s a difference between it being awesome and putting all other parks out of business.

There’s surely going to be competition and there’s of course going to be a surge of interest and a honeymoon period especially when it first opens and it certainly will have an impact on the market down here - I’m not disputing that. But there’s a difference between that and having such a...

EPIC universe will be a big thing for Universal but the idea that it’s going to put Disney out of business is kind of silly I’m sure people were saying the same thing when IoA was built. It’s not and has never been all about thrill rides. If it was then Six Flags would be dominant as its all...

I was at MK today. The weather was a bit of a nuisance but I still got to do everything I wanted to. Never saw any thunder just rain and some wind at times - I got rained on quite a bit when I camped out to wait for Happily Ever After. There was a perfectly timed lull between cells that lasted...

I wonder if a refresh of Harmonious with a new musical soundtrack and sequence for the 100th could have always been the plan since what they’re hinting at doing here seems at least somewhat Harmonious-like. If so what probably changed was the guest (and reportedly internal executive) reaction to...

And the reports I’ve heard have said that Universal is down attendance wise as well - not just Disney parks. It seemed more about theme park attendance being down in general and possible causes (inflation etc.) I’ve been somewhat skeptical as to how much they are down.

Well its kind of been complicated for a while..... pre pandemic it was dining reservations 180 days out, Fast Pass 30 or 60 days out whatever it was. Generally its kind of hard to figure that all out so far in advance. Though I certainly would prefer they didnt make advanced ride selections...

Its subjective. People like what they like and don't like what they don't. I think unfortunately Disney delving into controversial issues also kind of polarized their fanbase. It's a free market - I think the political stuff could hurt Disney in a number of ways for a while though eventually...

I actually liked the show and thought it was pretty cool and I observed a mostly positive response from the crowd the times I saw it and don't regret seeing it during the short time of its existence and I feel bad for the creative efforts that went into it to have something not go well - but I...