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Wonderful pictures, @tparris - thanks! The charging ports are a nice addition, and I'm optimistic how the area will look at night - I'm hoping it's quite moody and immersive with the synchronized lighting. And the area offers a nice canvas for festival decor. That said... *dons flame suit*...

The emphasis on A) the barges will be moved in/out of the lagoon everyday, and B) the hexagonal setup means the show looks the same no matter where you are around the lagoon, is pretty funny. About as close as you're going to get to Disney saying, "Fine, we heard you, you didn't like the...

EPCOT, or at least the center spine, will look very different, but I think the problem is the park will largely feel the same after this "transformation," which is to say, dated and directionless. SSE will still be mechanically obsolete and teetering on inoperability; The Seas continues to fade...

Definitely seems they're trying to reuse every last one of those moving head spotlights. That's fine in principle, but does make wonder if the show was designed from the standpoint of how do we reuse as many things as possible instead of what do we need to make this as good as it can be.

Can confirm hints of a decline for Wegmans are evident in their recently opened smaller format store in NW Washington, DC. Don't get me wrong, it's still pretty good overall, and my wife and I prefer it to the Safeways, Giants, and Whole Foods locations in the area, but we agree service and...

The Figment pin is the only one that really makes sense here. I suppose Nemo is acceptable, too, but the others truly make no sense. Mickey = SSE. Because… iconic character for the park’s icon? Minnie = Test Track/WoM. Um, what? Olaf = World Celebration(?). Huh? First, what does that icon...

Gee, who would’ve guess spraying brackish Florida swamp water onto show equipment and hydraulic lines every night would be a maintenance nightmare? Or that leaving said equipment fully exposed in the middle of a lagoon in a guest area would make it even harder to maintain? It’s quite impressive...

Not just you. The B is noticeably closer to the sign’s edge than the I is on the right. The spacing of the letters in “BoardWalk” leaves something to be desired. The B is nearly floating by itself while the W is rather squished. And the text and overhead lights don’t line up.

Exactly, especially since they’re seriously considering a Moana area in AK already. The water cycle and conservation elements would be a better fit for AK, too.

I’m with you on this. There’s just too many misses in recent history beyond this Moana walkthrough - a lackluster 50th; Harmonious; Starcruiser; unthemed warehouses for attractions; generic tower blocks for resorts; Genie+ and virtual queues; entertainment cutbacks; no night parade, 3 of 4 parks...

If you're a family with young children, I suspect you're going to get the most out of this area given the water features and interactivity. It essentially becomes an upgraded splash pad. For most everyone else, it's likely a one and done. While the water features may be kind of neat, at the end...

This discussion got me thinking - how much longer would the "temporary" EPCOT Forever have to stick around for it to eclipse Harm's show run? Harmonious 29 September 2021 to 2 April 2023 Total = 551 days EPCOT Forever 1 October 2019 to 15 March 2020 = 167 1 July 2021 to 28 September 2021 = 90...

I mean, the plant boxes did get a bit larger. And more of those obnoxious white lights. But certainly a long timeline for a relatively modest change. 2016 (east walkway): 2023: 2016 (west walkway): 2023:

The dragon is definitely the biggest weakness of the DHS version. But I do think Florida’s show is better in terms of musical score, lighting/laser design, and overall story flow. In trying to modernize Fantasmic! at DL, I feel they strayed a bit too far from the original version, and the end...

Even ignoring maintenance issues, Florida’s Fantasmic! is now the much better version of the show, not that you’ll hear many Disneylanders admit it.

You’re probably right, though if it means oil rigs are never again anchored in WSL, that’s fine with me. Honestly, some modest fountain barges and a slightly healthier pyro budget and EPCOT Forever would be a very solid permanent show. I suppose real time proof of this misguided lesson is the...

Indeed. So much time, effort, and resources wasted on this show. Hopefully lessons were learned and will be institutionally remembered. That said, good riddance to all of it. The “mistake on the lake” was still a mistake even if not intended to be.

For World Celebration, man, that's an awful lot of words to say, "Yeah, we're basically rebuilding the thing we just demolished, only smaller and worse."

For better or worse, this has happened at WDW, too. The Tree of Life trails received protective netting and/or were closed off a decade ago due to a branch falling after hours...

Definitely a strange placement. Also agree with @vikescaper that not including the pavilion logos is a bit of a miss. Overall appearance is quite nice though.