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CONFIDENTIAL MEMO: Walt Lives Project Report Subject: Walt Lives Project Report For: WDWMagic Imagineer Forum From: Sam Magic Date: August 16, 2024 I. Overview 1.1 Executive Summary Started nearly 10 years ago, Walt Lives: An Alternate History of the Walt Disney Company has seen limited...

Not new by any means, but might as well be at this point. Posting in here to tell everyone hey!

I've recently fallen back into the imagineering trap. Bumping this thread to see if there's any interest in me working on finishing this project? I have a few other project ideas I've been working on that I'd prefer to devote time to and share before reaching back around to this one, but I...

This thing is still running after 8 seasons? Proud of you all!

I'm late on these, but please be serious. No one who has graduated from high school since 9/11 still knows or cares about Al Yankovic. Guys. I am begging y'all to stop suggesting Roger Rabbit. Some folks here talk about newer IPs not "aging well", then turn around and suggest Disney spend...

Are we seriously questioning whether or not Mickey Mouse will be popular and well-known in 10 years? Kind of doesn't matter how he's drawn or pitched, it's Mickey Mouse.

To the casual observer, that might very well have been the case. However, it must be noted that Gen Z viewed Disney's acquisition of Fox negatively, and many people were beginning to lose trust after the Star Wars debacle. Disney has a habit of going through ten-year cycles where things will be...

I want to contribute my perspective as a gay man who was part of the last generation of folks to grow up pre-marriage legalization (I was in high school when the Obergefell decision was made). Growing up, I thought that gay people were abnormal, didn't exist near me, and were shunned members of...

As I pointed out yesterday before my comment was removed (not sure why?), the Florida legislature is considering repealing the 1967 Act, which created RCID. Here's a tweet posted this morning by a FL House Member: Like I've said previously, I don't care about politics. I'm a gay man, I'm not...

Weren't all the jobs Imagineering jobs? It doesn't make sense to move Imagineers to a state that does not have Disney Parks.

Yes, I do. Spill the tea.

Exactly. It's crazy to see how Disney has manipulated and marketed itself towards my demographic. They play to the most base instincts, immaturity, and longing for nostalgia. This isn't so different from their marketing strategies in the past, but what is different is how Disney utilizes...

I spent my childhood visiting the parks with my grandparents, while my boyfriend had never been until our trip this past week. Those childhood visits are what caused me to fall in love with the parks, architecture, storytelling, even urbanism, and history--the very interests that have shaped my...

I have to give Bob Chapek credit. He finally made Epcot a park that kids will enjoy more than adults. I haven't been to WDW since June of 2008. I went this week to be there for and celebrate the 50th anniversary. I get that this anniversary was meant to be a celebration, but it feels more like...