Recent content by Sir_Cliff

Well, there you go: that allows them to thread that needle in an organic manner.

Would it be a problem if they found a way to work that song into the ride somewhere with everything else they've revealed about the ride being true? Your example from FEA shows that they can do that without it having to literally occur in the ride at the same point in the Encanto universe...

My instinct on this project is exactly the above. The main risk is probably more along the lines of a Hong Kong Disneyland scenario where Universal underestimates the local market's familiarity with their other parks (which is considerable in the UK) and the disappointment that might be sparked...

Very happy that they seem to be sticking to the spirit of Annette's and still cautiously optimistic about the Sequoia refurb. Having just stayed there last week, it is still my favourite DLRP hotel (honestly, the scale and atmosphere of it may place it among my favourite Disney resorts anywhere)...

Perhaps to an extent, but it's not like they charge a discounted rate for the first year because they are still sorting out the operational issues. I would agree if you were referring to the preview period, which is when most of these issues are supposed to be ironed out. I don't think the main...

Might as well give some general impressions of the resort here as I don't think it's worthy of a full trip report. My overriding impression after this last trip was a very positive sense of how the resort has really come into its own. The place was busy, working really efficiently, felt like a...

Yes, I was there and puzzled to see it was scheduled for an early close. Thankfully, I managed to ride on Friday as my attempt on Saturday ended up being frustrated as it broke down toward the end of the night. Space Mountain, which had just re-opened from a refurb, also had a difficult...

No, it isn't. Personally, though, that doesn't bother me hugely as, at least from the pictures, it conjures up the correct feeling for me and intuitively makes sense even if it is not a literal reproduction of any space that ever existed. I don't, for example, see it and wonder why a grand...

Yes, I agree with all of this. I would also say DHS is probably the next weakest park and the distance between the two won't be that great once the new areas open. My impression is that, beyond demolishing the entire entrance experience for the park and just starting again, the park could...

Yeah, I tend to agree with this. At least the front areas of Hollywood Studies still feel like a classic Disney theme park and I do think they have been working at replacing the more awkward/empty corners of the park in recent years. I am curious to see what this all looks at feels like once...

Kind of interested in the small glimpse of the berm and how effective it is in blocking out the outside world above the buildings of World of Frozen in this image from DLPworks on X. Seems to mostly work, though perhaps a little more growth needed.

Yes, all of this fuss is making me wonder whether they must have something more exciting to announce tomorrow. As you say, the opening date of the expansion could have easily be handled with a press release and posts on social media. All of this seems disproportionate if that is all they're...

I think the way it sticks out is what works for me, to be honest. I know it is a very specific reference and a hotel in a different part of the world, but it is does remind me of Raffles as a big luxury hotel in the same general style and from the same time period as Grand Floridian's precisely...

I know there are differing views about alcohol consumption on this thread, however the bar itself really works for me aesthetically. For some reason, looking at it conjures up memories of Raffles in Singapore and I think Disney theming at its best is like that in that it conjures up a concept in...

They are really pushing this announcement. I got a little notification from the Disneyland Paris ap this morning that big news was coming.