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    Eddie Sotto's take on the current state of the parks (Part II)

    I find that very fascinating. I agree that many architects will ignore this principle, I saw it many times in architecture school. But, to be fair, sometimes making "things" can be a risky proposition. I was fortunate to go to school in a city with a Gehry designed museum (the prototype of...
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    Haunted Mansion and Fastpass+

    There's no law stating they have to touch anything. Also, I don't think the extend wait time comment makes any sense. The "scene one" cemetery was always intended to be the end of the standby queue. If it didn't exist, the 10-15 minutes of extra waiting would simply be in more switchbacks or an...
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    Why Hollywood Studios is being rebuilt

    I think as long as the Great Movie Ride exists, there's still always a tangible connection to movie production. Hollywood is more than just a location, it's an idea. Movies made in Vancouver are still thought of as "Hollywood". Disney Studios Florida probably makes slightly more sense, but...
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    Why Hollywood Studios is being rebuilt

    I still think the name works just fine. A park with a San Francisco street, Springfield, and soon London can still call itself a studio without issue. I think a park combining the lands you mentioned can do the same.
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    Why Hollywood Studios is being rebuilt

    Hollywood Studios is a park in need of an identity. The problem I foresee is that everyone is clamoring for that park to take on Universal's identity, and I don't understand how that would help the situation. Universal has access to cherished properties that Disney never will. The strongest...
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    Animal Kingdom open till 8pm

    The safaris and animal trails will close a little early, but thanks to later sunsets, not much earlier. All other rides will be open until the park closes. Usually with later hours, the shows will add an extra show time or two, but best to pick up a times guide in the park. If you have an...
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    Disney slowly losing our dollars.

    To be fair, I acknowledge there's nothing I can say to change your mind, just as there's very little you could say to change mine. That's not the point. I am passionate about things like this, my perspective is probably very different from yours. I was brought up,to believe hard work and an...
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    Disney slowly losing our dollars.

    I'm not especially fond of most unions either, doesn't mean I inherently have to be ok with poverty.
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    Disney slowly losing our dollars.

    I can agree with parts of what you've expressed, but not all of it. First, the system we have did make us a Titan, but it is also turning us into a Titanic. The countries with the strongest growing economies are building the middle class, while we've elected to destroy it. Wealth has always been...
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    Disney slowly losing our dollars.

    Trust me, I realize he's the CEO of the entire company, as do all of the folks laid off this year despite record profits. As this is a site dedicated to WDW, I chose to focus predominantly on the parks and resorts segment, but these concepts are not restricted to just WDP&R. President Obama...
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    Disney slowly losing our dollars.

    There is a fine line between reaping the fruits of your labor and over harvesting. I believe there's a bigger issue at hand then just class warfare. One of the main complaints brought up often is the declining quality of cast. While I feel the cast of WDW still do a great job, it's the legacy of...
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    Spirited News & Observations II -- NGE/Baxter

    The purpose of the new maps is consistency, specifically consistency with the maps in My Disney Experience. While emphasized or oversized icons and drawings draw attention, they can be pretty difficult when trying to give GPS pinpoints. I honestly like the new maps, just because they are more...
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    Wildlife Express Train closing?

    That's not necessarily true, scheduling is usually done to the end of a week, not the end of a month. In this case, the 25th is the last Saturday in May. I'm willing to bet that the next time hours are updated for these places, they will go to the 29th of June, not the 30th. I guess we'll see...
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    Wildlife Express Train closing?

    Don't read too much into that. I don't know if you've looked before, but all of those places only ever have schedules out one month at a time. I think the trails are the same way. Rafiki's isn't going anywhere anytime soon, like someone on this thread said, the new Wilderness Explorer thing is...
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