Recent content by Robbiem

I’ve stayed at the Hilton and the Sheraton Grande. Both are nice and can be good value if you get a good promotion offer. At the Hilton we had a happy magic room which had a fantasy forest theme and at the Sheraton we stayed in an ocean liner themed room which was great for adults Ive not...

Interesting I wonder what will be different in the UK compared to Orlando- will it be different themes or will it be different attractions based on the same themes? I hope if they don’t have Harry Potter they have another UK IP like James Bond or Wallace and Gromit to appeal to locals and...

I’ve not been since COVID but here are my thoughts I’d try to do a one trip into Tokyo if you can and out from Osaka if you can to avoid a travel day. For your itinerary I’d start at Disney, I’ve not stayed at the Disney hotels. I have stayed at the Hilton and the Sheraton and both are...

My key piece of advice would be try to immerse yourself in the culture. Japan and the Japanese people are amazing places. It can appear daunting but it’s easy to get around by yourself and the Shinkansen and other trains are fun and easy to use If you have time I definitely recommend traveling...

Make it like secret cinema and run different shows for repeatability

I wonder how much the indoor components will add to the cost. I hope its not at the expense of attractions

Hong Kong has a great layout IMO. If they had built it out as planned it would have been a really great resort. If they do something similar in AD with parks leading to oceanfront hotels it could be really nice. I wonder how the resort will integrate with the wider yas island. Will it be a...

I think you’re right - maybe a grand hotel and waterfront shopping area, perhaps with an Arabian theme? Maybe we will finally get the Persian hotel:-) It will be really interesting to see how Disney integrates into an existing resort area rather than being their own thing. It will be...

I guess it also depends on what the ten billion is for. Will Abu Dhabi be a full resort with a downtown and hotels or will it just be a park using the rest of yas island as the resort components?

I think repeatability is also an issue. We loved the hoop de doo when we first saw it but when you go back you can see where its scripted, still fun but you only want to see so many times. The Luau I think had a bit more repeatability as you know its a show you are watching from the start...

We have different views. I am happy to accept that you have a different opinion to me and like the plans and I don’t. I will try to explain my view again below The press release on the main site says: The existing Star Wars: Launch Bay building will be redesigned to resemble the Roy E...

I didn’t say it would, I said its based on other buildings Stern built for Disney which use a post modern sorcerer hat as a motif If you like the plans thats fine thats fine, I respect your opinion and I hope you like the final product Personally I think putting post modern adornments on the...

https://www.anthonypoon.com/those-were-the-days-post-modernism-and-robert-a-m-stern-architects/ The Roy E Disney building designed by Robert Stern they are trying to replicate is definitely post modern and in part based on the Euro Disney preview centre which has since been demolished...

I will really miss the arch. It was a key part of the original design separating the ‘Hollywood that never was’ from the ‘studio’. Having 1930s Hollywood just opening into a set of jarring post modern studio buildings won’t be the same. It will take away the conceit of entering the studio from...

I don’t like this. It looks worse than the current archway and art deco buildings IMO. I don’t think many people will even know what it is supposed to be. I would much rather have seen a toontown type area to house the classic characters