Recent content by Rich T

Just watched the new Zootopia 2 trailer. Boy, yeah, that is certainly a Disney sequel trailer through and through. The best takeaway: More alt-universe world-building, having fun with addressing how a multi-species civilization might function. Worst takeaway: The trailer’s predictable laser...

Coffee for me. Mint chip’s pretty great, though.

IMO, is currently the best park in Florida.* *When everything is working.** **But even when first-year-glitches happen, I’d still rather be there than any other Florida park. It’s pretty. It’s new. And the food is great. 😃

Keep in mind that in the Pokemon world, the creatures love battling each other, never die or bleed, and have zany personalities and egos like professional wrestling characters. It’s a cartoon fantasy universe based on an 8-bit game inspired by bug collecting. I don’t think anyone back at its...

It could take its cue ftom the Snap game and be an on-rails dark ride with cabins you can rotate (Maybe an omnimover?)

For the U.S., a ride (I’m imagining) would probably have to be an interactive collection adventure (kind of like the Pokemon Snap game) with endless re-rideability. The Pokemon world has a fun premise; what if every animal species on Earth had a unique superpower and could potentially be...

I’d love to see that, but it’s probably still too niche a property over here for Universal to risk in a U.S. park. It’s gotta be at least as familiar to Americans as Transformers or Pokemon.

Today the Pokemon Company announced a permanent theme park land called Poke Park Kanto opening next year at… well, Yomiurland, not Universal. I gotta say it looks like a perfect way to present Pokemon as a theme park land. Half of it is a large park/forest exploration trail (sort of like...

Best log ride on Earth. That, plus Calico Mine and the rest of Ghost Town make Knott’s absolutely worth doing. And thrill-lovers will find plenty to make them happy.

It’s nice. Always best with family, but when solo the parks are a great place to get exercise and enjoy the fun vibes and entertainment. I spend less in the parks. I’m choosier about which parks to visit. Since I’m in my late 60’s, the single biggest change for me is less tolerance/enjoyment...

I’d like to point out that the Giant Dipper wooden rollercoaster at the Santa Cruz Boardwalk opened in 1924. It’s 101 years old, and it’s still one of the best rides in the world. It requires constant ongoing maintenance, inspections, care, and periodic refurbishing to keep in tip-top condition...

Meteor Astropub is rapidly becoming my most-visited restaurant at Epic Universe. It’s centrally located, the burgers are fantastic, it has a bright, relaxing atmosphere, good views of Stardust Racers and the main fountain… And the music loop is wonderful, jazzy and fun. It sounds like what...

Yes! Gee, I can’t wait until some studio takes the public domain Pooh characters and gives them THIS treatment!

So I saw a Youtube trailer for the new all-animated 2026 Cat in the Hat movie and for one second thought, “Oh! Maybe this one will do it right!” Watched the trailer. No, WB, the problem with the previous movie wasn’t that it needed to be MORE obnoxious and LESS faithful to the source material...

Makes it far less re-rideable, too, at least for me. (But, these days, does Disney even WANT people re-riding anything?) The script is my biggest complaint, and the ride could be much better and more cohesive with a rewrite. At this point, I don’t think it was a great idea to drop the idea that...