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Anecdote about long COVID... I had a very subtle case of it (I think). I’m 99% certain I had COVID in February 2020. I had a slight fever and then severe cough that lasted for a week or two. And ever since then I had a minor, yet irritating, cough. I was never sick, but multiple times a day I...

Like many others, there is not a lot drawing me back now. I still visit Disneyland as part of larger California trips. Florida just doesn’t appeal in the same way. And that isn’t a political statement - California is just an endless array of variety and things to do. I doubt I’ll ever take an...

Privilege is being inherently intelligent and grounded enough to make good decisions, or at least having stable individuals in your life that you can learn from. Having a certain IQ level is privilege. Being born to married parents in a safe neighborhood is privilege. Privilege has little to do...

I have a trip to San Diego/Disneyland/Joshua Tree planned for this fall and a trip to San Francisco/Monterey/Yosemite planned for next summer. On paper, it appears they will cost about the same. All worthwhile entertainment is expensive now. It’s even more of a shame than being priced out of...

Monsters Inc is actually a pretty good ride, all things considered. Really a classic style dark ride with lots of variety in its physical sets. Ideally should have better animatronics, but it was built twenty years ago. Really, this is the kind of ride all theme parks need more of.

Disney’s relaxed height requirements really set them apart as the only family friendly theme park in the country for people with kids 5 or younger, I would guess. I mean, even Legoland, nearly every ride there has a height requirement yet it’s clearly marketed as a kids’ park. Does anyone doubt...

I w I wonder how big the discount is. Disneyland tickets are cheaper for kids under 10, as well, though it’s a pretty small discount.

Mummy > Incredicoaster. One has actual physical sets, the other has plastic props. USH 1, DCA 0 RSR > FJ. Not really comparable rides, but they are the flagship attraction in each park. I just prefer RSR and it’s extensive animatronic use and physical sets - simple and pure good ole’ fashioned...

Well when you’re paying Disney prices, I think the benchmark needs to be higher than “fun.” Incredicoaster is “fun” and a good coaster, but you can find the exact same thing at almost any Six Flags, sans the babies on sticks.

I’m honestly shocked somebody could have Millennium Falcon that high. Kudos for being unique, though.

True, I’m just not convinced honesty matters all that much in the context we’re discussing. At the end of the day, I place more emphasis on quality than honesty. DCA has a lot of issues, but those issues are a lack of high-quality rides and attractions and disjointed theming - not “dishonesty.”

I agree Disney should stop the California schtick. But at the end of the day, I care more about the actual outcome than I do the empty goals or words of either company.

I’ve spent a whole day there, but I was with children each time so that day included things like the Dance Party and Turtle Talk. The park has a lot of filler, but some of it is pretty decent filler if you’re willing to give it a shot - Monsters Inc., PhilharMagic, Animation Academy, Redwood...

Potter is a well-themed land, no doubt. I think I just have a natural bias towards non-IP lands. I’m also a national parks fanatic, so I have a bias towards the romanticized version of that. I think Potter vs Cars Land would be a better comparison, and that’s a close call for me - but I probably...

Acting like either park has a cohesive theme is kind of silly. “Ride the movies” is an activity, not a theme - and it’s essentially the key focus of both parks at this point other than the Grizzly Peak area of DCA, which is the best themed land at either park.

That would be amazing. But why build Mystic Manor or Pooh’s Hunny Hunt when people will already be knocking down your doors for Alien Swirling Saucers?

The four existing gates don’t have enough in them to do as is. Fix that first.

1. Men in Black Alien Attack 2. Buzz Lightyear (Disneyland version) —Large Gap— 3. Toy Story Mania 4. Buzz Lightyear (MK version)

Honestly, it seems to work for the California Adventure park

That’s federalism for you, for better or worse