Recent content by Rich T

I got to grow up with DL in the 60’s and 70’s and it was paradise. 😊 Yes, in those days, Ticket Books generally came at 2 price tiers (related to the number of ride tickets), with each tier having prices for kids, tweens/teens (“juniors”), and adults. But there was also a very cheap...

In those days, the parks cost just a few dollars to enter. Everyone could afford it. Grandparents did not have to pay for rides they wouldn’t ride. The ticket books were a bargain. Everyone paid for exactly what they wanted, wasted no money, needed no reservations and had a blast at a place...

You’re right, and I agree it used to be an amazing scene in its original form. But if you were to show him out of context, without knowing what the scene is or who else is there, much of the brilliance would be lost. Until we all see the finished TBA, we won’t know whether or not the Tiana and...

Ok, imagine if PotC was the thing debuting for the first time, and they showed us a preview of the Auctioneer AA because of course they want to showcase the most complex figure. He stands there and gestures and looks great. Tiana and Louis are centerpiece AAs. There are going to be a lot of...

It doesn’t have to be an Us Vs. Them scenario. Differing viewpoints are important. So is fairness. Don’t let griping get you down; the bottom line is that everyone here is interested in theme parks. I doubt anyone here actually thinks the Disney corporation cares about the fan forum opinions. I...

Here’s the promo video: Seriously, this just makes me cringe. So much puff-talk and smoke and mirrors. Same old-same old Disney PR nonsense. They start by boasting about the place many call the worst of all Disney parks, have the nerve to describe Frozen Ever After as “exhilarating,” and then...

Exactly. 😃 Big reveal, dramatic lighting, epic music…. Old log. Maybe put a whoopee cushion sound effect at the end.

“Disney Adventure World” Featuring Cars Road Trip and the “Exhilarating” Frozen Ever After. This announcement sums up everything wrong with Disney right now.

Again, I wanna point out that Brer Rabbit did not look exactly like his film counterpart in WDW Splash, and NOTHING like his film counterpart on the DL version. I’m surprised the Tiana AA doesn’t look more like the film character, but I think it will work out just fine. It’s. A. Log. Ride.

The Hong Kong version, however, is not rear projection, but an actual AA face.

The best kind of nightmare. This is 100% the character, and I just hope she has dialogue audio that’s as hilariously hyper as it is in the movie. Lottie is one of my favorite Disney characters ever.

This reminds me to get a few more rides in before it closes. I’m gonna miss that laughably awful braking section at the end.

Never, partly because the song itself is associated with Disneyland/Magic Kingdom. Not everything in a theme park has to logically belong in an area as long as it works. IaSW is part of what the Disney Fantasyland is famous for. It’s one of the reasons families return to MK and DL. That legacy...

Islands of Adventure. Not only is it a beautiful park with some of the best rides on Earth, but the general experience of visiting Universal Orlando is, for me, a much more enjoyable, relaxed, and hassle-free experience than visiting WDW these days.

Yes, but the end result was definitely worth it.