Recent content by UNCgolf

The original Imagination is one of the best attractions Disney (or any other company) has ever built worldwide, but, at least for me, Figment wasn't the driving reason. He was an important part of the attraction (and the mascot), but I think Dreamfinder was actually more important. I also don't...

I actually think there is a legitimate mathematical argument that no LL, FastPass, etc. would reduce lines/waits overall -- it just wouldn't reduce them at headliners. A 75 minute wait with LL is different than a 75 minute wait without LL from a park ops standpoint, because the latter has...

When I first read this comment I didn't realize what thread I was in, and I was trying to figure out how Disney was going to use Lightning Lane at hotels.

If the goal was to make a music themed coaster that appealed to teenagers right now, they likely wouldn't use rock music at all. Plus, while Aerosmith is fine, they aren't even one of the best American (or partially American) rock artists.

You understand the Muppets aren't a children's IP, right? Comparing them to the Cabbage Patch Kids is nonsensical. I also don't think any teenagers care about Aerosmith (not that I think any care about the Muppets either).

Exactly!

That's not what I said or implied. LLMs have plenty of productive uses. But there are also a number of things they can't do well (and will never do well due to how they function), and a significant portion of the AI investment/hype (certainly not all, and I'm not suggesting otherwise) has...

Most of the AI writing currently on the Internet is even worse about this -- it'll spend 10+ paragraphs repeating the same thing over and over again. LLMs are a technological dead end, though, at least in terms of trying to create true artificial intelligence. That's something people don't talk...

I've said multiple times that Soarin's queue is very well themed -- it looks exactly like the long, mostly empty corridors you walk down in large airports, usually between terminals or after disembarking. Feels just like you're in an airport! Whether that's a good theme is a separate discussion...

Epic isn't in any danger of going defunct as long as Unreal Engine remains the gold standard for other game developers -- they can just rake in the licensing fees for games produced by others. But their attempts to broaden have been hit or miss at best. They tried to take on Steam as a gaming...

While I would certainly prefer an OT themed land, and I think Galaxy's Edge should be better than it is regardless of the time period theming, Tatooine would have been a bad choice. People complain that Batuu isn't interesting enough -- Tatooine would be even blander.

The interesting thing about Iger vs. Eisner here is that people don't seem to talk about acquisitions much with Eisner, but his acquisition of ESPN was probably bigger than any of Iger's acquisitions in context (i.e. relative to the size of Disney at the time, among other factors). Maybe that's...

I have no nostalgia for Tom Sawyer Island; I'm not sure I ever stepped foot there. I assume I did at least once as a kid, but I have no memory of it. I also don't have any memory of riding the Liberty Belle, although again I'm sure I probably did as a kid. I don't really care about removing...

I'm pretty sure the people who are concerned about potential sight line issues here (not counting the people that complain about literally anything) have also been very negative about the issues at Isle of Berk.

They probably meant using the former corporate lounge in the Seas that is now just event space, but I don't know if they'd want to give up the revenue from renting it out to people for events and weddings.