Recent content by zarathustra

I can't speak from a cast member's perspective, but I don't think it's a coincidence that shortly after Rasulo's moving up to the plate we have one certainty of a 100 million dollar E Ticket (Expedition Everest), the possibility of another one in a couple of years (the rumored Time Racers), the...

People are talking about an Indy ride at MGM all of a sudden. Where did this come from? I'm highly skeptical...

This Actually Could Be Good, People The fact is that Spaceship Earth will probably end up being changed to Time Racers by the 25th anniversery of Epcot. I asked The Fabulous Disney Babe for confirmation on the message board of www.jimhillmedia.com , and she indeed confirmed this for me. The...

If they're using DisneySea level technology, odds are this will be a great new addition to Epcot. It almost certainly guarantees that this attraction will have a large, more than ample budget.

Well, any hope of innovation in the Walt Disney theme parks has been completely shattered. Eisner shut down the Research and Development branch of Imagineering. Appearantly his goal is to completely destroy the theme parks before he's let go, and this latest move is a real step in that...

There's no way California Adventure and Disney Studios Paris are better than what Universal did with Islands of Adventure. That's why they're failing miserably. I love Disney, but the way the parks are being handled currently is deplorable. Sure Imagineers can do amazing things (do I have to...

Quit talking about all of these blue sky concepts you're discussing. Disney, currently under Eisner, is creatively bankrupt because he's not about to spend any money on anything worth looking forward to. Though there's a possibility he won't remain for long, you're still living in a fantasy...

Epcot 300 million is Not Gonna Happen You're all living in a fantasy world. There's no way, under Eisner and Pressler, that Disney is going to spend that kind of money. Just look at the number of attractions (Beastly Kingdom, Fire Mountain) that have been squashed for being too expensive.

I want to preface this by saying that I love Disney. I go at least two or three times a year, and I sincerely believe that Disney attractions, when executed correctly, can be elevated to an art form. Anyone who has experienced Pirates of the Carribbean, Splash Mountain, or Tower of Terror can...