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Recent content by Trueblood

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    DHS Disney Animation-Inspired Experience Coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios

    I'm reminded of the drawing lessons they do on DCL ships, which tracks since Danny Handke is so heavily involved with DCL.
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    News Disney's Grand Floridian Garden View Lounge to Reopen in Early 2026 with New Tea Experience

    Those chairs with the green panels on the back... maybe they look better in person. Far more modern than the older, darker look. I strongly prefer the new look.
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    News Walt Disney Imagineering Files New Haunted Mansion Permit for Set Installation

    Probably a little while, considering what they're doing.
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    Refurbishment coming to Disney's Grand Floridian Resort lobby

    I haven't been able to find any pricing, particularly how it compared to the tea at The Cake Bake Shop. Has there been any word on this?
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    Litany of 2026 parks / resorts deals - is this unprecedented?

    @lentesta , it looks like the permissions on the spreadsheet you linked to are more restrictive than you intended.
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    Disney making $1 billion investment in OpenAI, will allow characters on Sora AI video generator

    It could be that $1B gets you "a seat at the table" for future features. If OpenAI is the engine Disney has chosen to drive autonomous character interactions with guests, being able to influence development priorities could be valuable. The magnitude of the deal is similar to the $1.5B...
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    Disney making $1 billion investment in OpenAI, will allow characters on Sora AI video generator

    The obvious answer is they get $1B in a stock that was up 150% in 2025. I wonder if the discussion was "we'll buy $1B in your stock, you can use our IP to generate videos, and we can use your service at a significant discount for ourselves." Now I'll sit here waiting for news stories about how...
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    News Disney CFO Hugh Johnston Says Dynamic Pricing Is Coming to the Parks

    The bars on the Wish aren't adults-only? That's very disappointing. One of the things we appreciate about our Disney cruises in the past is that there were adult-only areas, and they were enforced. If that's being eroded, that makes me sad.
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    Resort Airline Check In Service testing a return

    That doesn't make sense... I have to grab my bag and take it to the bag drop area, how is that better thank just grabbing my bag. I suspect we'll get back to Magical Express levels of convenience eventually, at least for baggage.
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    Refurbishment coming to Disney's Grand Floridian Resort lobby

    Apologies if this has already been discussed, but has there been any chatter of cocktail waitresses in the lobby?
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    Severe Cold Weather Advisory Issued for Walt Disney World Nov 11 2025

    I've heard that not all Florida homes have heating. Do you guys just dust off the space heaters when it gets cold like this?
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    MK Cool Ship Now Closed for Refurbishment at Magic Kingdom

    (damn it, I fed suno.com a prompt to create the song, and now I'm afraid because it's real)
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    MK Cool Ship Now Closed for Refurbishment at Magic Kingdom

    ...and a group of gen-x. "Cherry Cola Churro" sounds like a lyric from a Savage Garden song.
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    DAK 'Encanto' and 'Indiana Jones'-themed experiences at Animal Kingdom

    As far as I know, the original fossil is in the Field Museum. There are three casts, one in DAK, and two in traveling tours.
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    MK New Beak and Barrel - Pirates of the Caribbean-themed lounge

    (September 19th will be a fun day for a reservation.) I've long believed that there are some places that rely on the cast members to make them worthwhile. In the context of a restaurant, at Sci-Fi Dine In we had a server who just didn't get it. He was good at his job, but he didn't understand...
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