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    News 'Beyond Big Thunder Mountain' Blue Sky concept revealed for Magic Kingdom

    I think that’s what it will be exactly. The story will be a land where all the Villains have been banished (a la Descendants), and they’re trying to break out, and you (the rider) have to stop them to save the Magic Kingdom. E-ticket done. This isn’t that hard, guys.
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    Disney World Planning is far too complicated (CNBC article)

    Totally agree. We did that in Dec. 2021. First time consistently rope dropping almost everyday in a long time, plus taking advantage of the early half hour entry. This most recent trip, Jan/Feb. 2023, we rope dropped once in two weeks, then did some of the deluxe extra evening hours. But...
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    Disney World Planning is far too complicated (CNBC article)

    ADRs have been a thing for decades - I remember rising early in the AM in the late 90s to dial into Disney to book a table for breakfast at Cinderella Castle. I expect having to plan and prep for booking dining and the like; we like to do the same in Europe, so that's no issue. The biggest slap...
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    News 'Beyond Big Thunder Mountain' Blue Sky concept revealed for Magic Kingdom

    I feel like it could easily be one of the most exciting, totally blue-sky concepts in recent memory. Aside from the characters themselves, there's nothing else about this concept that's really an easy given -- what would the ride vehicles be like? The restaurants? The shops? There's no real...
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    News 'Beyond Big Thunder Mountain' Blue Sky concept revealed for Magic Kingdom

    Oh, it was you, yeah, not sure why you're splitting hairs about this, or implying that I'm misconstruing something. The quality of the film was not my point, so whether the film was "good enough" to warrant a sequel had nothing to do with it. I didn't care for either film, so that's where I...
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    News 'Beyond Big Thunder Mountain' Blue Sky concept revealed for Magic Kingdom

    I know...I thought I remembered it being successful enough, but someone else on here disagreed with me. 🤷‍♂️
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    News 'Beyond Big Thunder Mountain' Blue Sky concept revealed for Magic Kingdom

    The way they're packaging the presentation of all these disparate IP together feels...inelegant, to say the least. Like they're throwing out a bunch of ideas and seeing what sticks...which is actually exactly what they're doing. I feel like that's fine for blue sky concept meetings behind the...
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    News 'Beyond Big Thunder Mountain' Blue Sky concept revealed for Magic Kingdom

    I don’t imagine it will be, if it ever comes to fruition. I think they'd stick to the animated iterations of the villains. And hopefully keep it to the really great ones, so ideally no Hans, no Bellwether, none of these silly twist villains that make little impact. Give me the Queen, Maleficent...
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    News 'Beyond Big Thunder Mountain' Blue Sky concept revealed for Magic Kingdom

    I think the very existence of a Maleficent 2 is proof of the *modest enough* success of Maleficent 1 that Disney felt comfortable investing in the property a second time. I'm not saying these movies did gangbusters at the B.O. Nor are they very good -- although Cruella is easily the best of the...
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    News 'Beyond Big Thunder Mountain' Blue Sky concept revealed for Magic Kingdom

    They've already made three major investments in the Villain brand in the form of three live-action remakes centered around Maleficent and Cruella -- all three of which were fairly successful at the box office. So they're aware that they can leverage the brand with success. I think the brand...
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    News Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser coming to Walt Disney World 2021

    I think it's the reviewer labeling the experience in total as "cute" that's the issue here. Of course, as in the SW films, there will be elements about this experience that could be described as "cute", like the droid racing activity. But, IMO, for $6K, the experience should be evoking far...
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    News Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser coming to Walt Disney World 2021

    Or how about a pool from the Dune universe?
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    Disney Genie and Genie+ at Walt Disney World

    We sort of felt this way when we were last down there - like we were 'collecting' experiences/attractions versus actually experiencing them. And maybe that's on us. Maybe we have fatigue from having ridden some of these rides too many times. But part of the thrill for me in riding Slinky, Rock...
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    Disney Genie and Genie+ at Walt Disney World

    I mentioned this above, but it was amazing to me during my recent visit two weeks ago how DHS still manages to pack people into its theaters, show after show. I sort of understand the continued popularity of the Frozen show, since its still a relatively new property, but Beauty and the Beast, a...
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