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Speaking of the Arcades, Eddie - I was somewhat surprised when I was last there to see the large modern photo of the Statue of Liberty surrounded by skyscrapers at the end of the Liberty Arcade. I figure it was included to tell the full story of the statue right through to today, but was there...

Thanks for that Eddie! It seems like it shouldn't work, but the execution of the covers on both sides of Town Square is terrific, and it undoubtedly does. I would have loved to have seen you figuring out the puzzle of how to do it when you were designing it.

Can I also ask a question outside the Ratatouille discussion? Eddie, I'm fascinated by the way you designed the right side of town square in DLP's Main Street, U.S.A., such as underneath the Main Street Transportation Co. facade. For anyone who hasn't seen it in person, looking at it from the...

Thanks for the really great example, Eddie. I'm always really impressed with Star Tours because, as you say, seeing that full sized Starspeeder programs into your mind the ride vehicle you're boarding when you load. I remember letting my eyes adjust for the first time many years ago and seeing...

Eddie, a little bit back you mentioned how you and Tony had some differences of opinion in the design (like in all design teams, of course), and I was wondering if you could give any examples? I certainly don't mean this in a 'Who was right?' sense as it's obvious everyone on the team would be...

I think another thing is a certain exemption can be given to the castle as the icon of the park. It's somewhat the park's conceit that this castle is at the centre of things. If any old thing was visible at the centre of the park, something not promoted as the park's symbol (perhaps something...

On the subject of the Jungle Cruise/Indiana Jones transition you planned, Eddie, I've always felt a little bit puzzled by how it would have worked. Indy and Jungle match up aesthetically because of the 1930s theming that was brought in, but tonally they're quite different (no mother-in-law...

Eddie, just a quick question following on from the discussion of the Disneyland entrance plaque. What was the thought process behind the decision to change the text for Disneyland Paris to "Here you leave today and enter worlds of history, discovery and ageless fantasy"? Did you write the new...

Eddie, I don't know if you've seen this but if not you might get a chuckle out of it. The website TV Tropes has the trope 'Crapsaccharine World' which it describes as "A setting which, at first sight, looks nice and cute. [...] Suddenly, you notice something wrong, and upon investigating, you...

Hi Eddie et al! I have a question about master plans. Reading about the upcoming Carousel of Projects for D23, and some of the Imagineers' concerns that it may become another Disney Decade (ie. a slew of promising projects that end up never being built), it made me think of the five-, ten-, even...

Mulling it over, I'm not entirely sure I agree with the view that Pirates doesn't have story. It seems story is defined as a narrated sequence of interconnected events often comprising one or more of: themes, motives & plot lines; narrative structure (beginning-middle-end...

Well that quote's got me jumping onto Amazon to get a copy of the book! I think the topic of Story in theme park attractions is difficult because the word can be used in so many different ways. I'd essentially break it down into three facets: BACKSTORY - The fictional explanation of how an...

Thanks everyone! Very helpful!

I'm considering whether to go with the Quick Service Dining Plan for an upcoming trip, but having never used it before I have a couple of questions. - I'll be going for 14 nights, which I think means I'll get 28 meals and 28 snacks for my stay. Do I have to use these up as Disney gives them out...

Tom Morris's input would be great! It's funny how subtle the change can be with an apostrophe - with the Queen of Hearts Banquet Hall for example, it would be Queen of Hearts' if she owned it, whereas now it's just named after her (in honor of her?). Alice's Tea Party, then, tells us it is...

Wow, thanks Eddie - brilliant answer, and some great insights I'd never considered before. Your mention of Indy reminded me of a curiosity about why it wasn't simply named Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye, but I guess that was, as you say, to reduce the number of guests...

Hi Eddie, I have a question I hope you can help with! I recently found out that during the design of California Adventure, Imagineering hired an outside company, Karma Creative (now World Creative Supply), to name a large number of the attractions shops and restaurants that appeared in the park...

A Perry version of the game was proposed for Disney California Adventure. Doesn't seem to be happening though...

I'm guessing this is for people who don't speak English? Eh, at least they did it in a way that keeps with the theme.

Thanks everyone! Looks like I won't have a choice about avoiding the cheerleaders, haha, but now I'll make sure to book early December! Thanks again!