I would argue that Frank Wells's death was more the true end of "old Disney" what with Euro Disneyland being the last hurrah of (edit: some of the last people to have been hired when it was called...) WED. I'd argue Eisner on his own just couldn't cut it (no offense to the guy) and Iger is far...
I think there is something to be said for an increasing number of people just not behaving with a base level of decorum. I'm the farthest thing from people saying Civilization Is Decaying or whatever (I have no truck for those types) but I do notice people not putting things back where they...
One random anecdote I can share is that I talked to a random customer at my work who went to Disney and when I asked what their favorite ride at WDW was they said Guardians at EPCOT. I guess my point is that just because we don't all love it doesn't mean it's not a major major draw right now.
It's not amazing when you look at the priorities Disney has. Not being snarky! Universal and Disney are equivalent in terms of their portfolios but Universal understands what Disney seems not to: The current demo favors in-person experiences over sit-down entertainment media. Now this may be due...
It's the exact same layout as the current spot, folks.
It really is a beautiful piece, you've got a knack.
(My personal ideal at this point would be that but over in the corner behind storybook circus, lol.)
I went to MK once, in 2004 so peak Presslering. It was still fun for kid me but looking back now I understand what I missed out on. It's funny, one of the few distinct memories I have is my family talking about the spitting camels. So in some weird way the Eisner-era guff actually stuck with me...
I have considered a dumb and likely unpopular Blue Sky idea...which would be to demolish SM and build PatF Splash in the NE corner of the park, with a small NOLA-themed area similar to the current Splash area. There are ways to blend Storybook Circus into that...would literally never happen...
I really like PatF, if I'm bein honest. Still not thrilled with it's placement in Frontierland. I can't really say anything about Splash itself cause I never rode it (fake fan, fake fan) but I get why people don't want it to be changed
Ah, should've been more clear. Keeping the white futurist architecture but theming the building underneath with brick. Not as in-your-face, relatively similar to what is there now.
I do see what you mean though.
I think retrofitting in some urban design and new facades could achieve that. Make the SGE building look like a brick warehouse underneath, and the opposing structures look like a small town square or something. Idk exactly but in the same way that Storybook Circus resembles a real place. Maybe...