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I'd be surprised if there are any major asbestos concerns there. While I'm sure asbestos was used in the Magic Kingdom's original construction -- it possibly exists in places at EPCOT too (although I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't), but I highly doubt there was ever any at DHS or Animal...

The park was better then in reasons beyond just the attraction lineup (although the attraction lineup was significantly better, the current attraction lineup at USF is lackluster at best). It's easily the worst park out any of the Universal or Disney parks in Orlando, even though Diagon Alley is...

While I think USF is a pretty bad park right now (other than Diagon Alley), it's probably significantly worse for people who visited/remember the 1990s version. Most of current USF is a downgrade from what was there 30 years ago, so it fares especially badly in comparison. It's similar to the...

Oh that looks like it was designed for toddlers. The original was aimed at an older age group than that.

I wonder if they'll sell Building 90 as preferred rooms if that's what happens. We stayed in the royal guest rooms last time I was there because they are in the best location on property IMO and that trumped anything else, but I'd rather be in that location with a standard room.

Obviously they meant if you are a child, and your mother is pregnant, you shouldn't ride. Then the sign makes sense!

Is there a new Muppet Babies? I remember watching the original as a kid -- that was my first experience of the Muppets.

I wasn't suggesting it would necessarily be a bad cartoon -- just that I don't think it makes sense as a major theme park attraction. I also think it would require too much silliness and characters that look like the Disney villain but don't actually act like the Disney villain. I think (and...

See, that sounds like a terrible concept to me. I'm on board with something like a dark Fantasyland, but just framing it as "Villains" and using a grab bag of Disney Villains sounds like something off a Disney Channel cartoon and an awful theme park concept. Not at all. Fantasyland is...

Right, but I don't think Disney Princesses would be a good organizing idea for a land either.

I still don't see how Cruella, Gaston, the Wicked Stepmother, or Hook fit even a little with the rest of those magical villains -- honestly, Gaston would probably want to kill most of the others as monsters. It's one of the reasons I don't expect this land to actually work very well. It's really...

That's not necessarily true -- Saudi Arabia, e.g., has been willing to throw money at things via their Sovereign Wealth Fund with little or no ROI basically in the hopes that it will eventually lead somewhere (as opposed to crunching numbers). Obviously the UAE, and Abu Dhabi specifically...

I'd be very surprised if Madame Medusa, Percival McLeach, Madam Mim, the Sheriff of Nottingham, Prince John, Ratigan, Shere Khan, Stromboli, or the Horned King are part of the land (other than maybe a picture on the wall in a restaurant or something small like that).

I also don't think newer tech always makes for a better experience even when it's working. Yes, we have super high definition screens and projections and CGI, e.g., but using them in place of physical sets generally makes a ride worse/less immersive, not better (with a few exceptions)...

I hate seeing places like this go (although I don't think I'd ever set foot inside Mama Melrose's specifically). The original Disney-MGM was a great theme park (emphasis on theme). It was fun to explore, because nearly everything was well-themed and the park worked as a cohesive overall...