Recent content by MrPromey

It's funny, isn't it, that based on what we're seeing, Disney seems to feel this attraction which some fans have been twisting themselves into knots to argue makes perfect sense in Fronteirland apparently needs to be completely hidden from Fronteirland? Hopefully that really is how it's being...

I'm confused. So "final concept design" is the only thing that is real concept art? Is that what you're saying? Is that exclusive to theme park attractions or does it also apply to where the term originated when the final product was also usually 2D art? Are you saying my fundamental error...

Oh, I whole hardheartedly agree. But we've seen a lot of wacky concept art over the years. It used to all be well after we saw the finished project or well after the ideas had been abandoned. Some of the original stuff for Epcot was clearly done by speculative science fiction artists. I'm...

Maybe we're talking semantics? Maybe I should have said "before a budget is set to right-size it?". Also, you're saying final concept design. I just said concept art. Maybe some of what I'm thinking of doesn't all fall into the category of "final concept design"? Are we saying that attraction...

Because that stage isn't just before budgets are slashed, it's usually also before engineers and architects have to remind people about the laws of physics.

Ah, I went down instead of up! (your percentage is way more impressive than mine!.. and of course, is the correct one for how I worded it.)

Curveball: lets say it's a boat ride like Pirates or IASW. On the one hand, there's no safety bar but on the other, you're escape requires wading through 3-4 feet of water. Does that change anything? 😏 Yeah, we absolutely are (talking in extremes). My 60 minutes extreme just came from flipping...

For the record, if anyone wants to argue that people would prefer to wait 2-3 minutes for lots of 2-3 minute attractions, I could see that being the case but I think a park that was nothing but that could not be a whole-day experience for most people because I think a lot would suffer from...

It's our easy access to immediate gratification, in general. Why wait for the best stuff when there is an endless selection of good-enough options always available? I was trying to explain to my son the other day how when I was his age, if there was a show on TV, I either had to be there when...

So your point is that you don’t consider a short wait for an old, outdated attraction you didn’t particularly enjoy, to be worth it. An attraction that was a relatively cheap refurb of an even older ride, and that arguably downgraded the experience in favor of pop-culture references that were...

I'm not sure you need that much of an attention span for a 10 minute ride and I find it hard to believe that most people would prefer to wait 40-60+ minutes for a 1 minute quality attraction vs. a 10 minute quality attraction. I understand that roller coasters are typically not long but Escape...

The continued domestic box office success of James Cameron movies would suggest otherwise. People are still queuing up for Pirates, HM, Spaceship Earth, etc... but making long complex rides full of animatronics is expensive. Coasters are relatively cheap in construction, have simpler...

Personally, I never expected a crazy coaster in the MK. I don't really expect a crazy coaster in WDW, period. The number of people here who apparently consider TRON to be a thrill coaster kind of proves my point about the audience Disney appeals to and that's fine. There are plenty of other...

Yup. I had to do my nearly two hour each way drive to see it, too!

Only real problem I see with Berk (having been there) besides sight lines is it's almost entirely outdoors. Even the waiting area for the show is 90% in direct sun/rain. From a theme perspective, that works for what it is but being in Florida when you go from punishing heat and direct sun...