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Just to clarify for those that are following along at home and may be concerned by Spirit's thoughts - nothing has changed with SWL. Alcatraz is still the "everything including the kitchen sink" headliner and Big Bird is just a simulator in the vein of Hogwarts Express for the SW fan. Nothing...

"If smaller aviators don’t measure up to the height indicator on the seat, just put the belt through the loop in the center strap before buckling and tell them it's not too scary. Nice work pal!" - the original safety spiel from Patrick One of the most stark differences I routinely notice on...

Time is the most valuable commodity on vacation. We did this twice on our last January trip and it is well worth the money. There were more Cast Members than guests. Empty seats on everything that's open. For my photography purposes, there were times where I was the only one in the Hub. The...

Re: the whole Uni/WDW construction speed nonsense... it's really simple. You get what you pay for. If TDO wants quick builds - they spend more on staffed hours. If they want to keep costs down (like say the Hub build out), they have minimal crew working minimal hours. Throw more resources...

That would be the absolute worst thing that could possibly happen at this point. I'm having lunch with some people in the next few days that should at least provide a bit more insight into this horribly run project. Some from the inside and some from the outside. It should be entertaining...

The definition (read as quality) of "themed land" being the difference. Look, TSL is being built "fast" by modern WDW. It's also being built cheap by modern WDW. Its purpose is to simply add back some of what's being taken away and augment the "new" offerings before SW comes online. While...

It doesn't help that the ride blurs the definition of "where does the attraction actually begin" more than anything else.

For fun in the preshow... make a game out of counting how many times he says "uh". *hint - it's a lot.

Re: Sea World's woes - just remember that the most valuable commodity in Orlando is time. Everyone is fighting over it as it's the one tangible commodity that is guaranteed to generate revenue and it's the one attribute that every vacationer has to allocate. When you are on vacation, you only...

No worries. I wasn't taking it personally. The best way to think of WDW in 2017 is it's your child that continues to bring home C's and D's on their report card when you know they can get straight A's (as evidenced by FoP and HEA). WDW is a victim of its own success. The BRAND of WDW is so...

You know what else sucked for the longest time... Disneyland. Then people passionate about the park and the way it was run starting voicing their opinions, started discontinuing visits, and more or less rebelled and finally... things started to return to Disney Parks form in Anaheim. Are they...

Yeah, operational capacity rears it's necessary head. Of course, more docking bays could've remedied that; but, you can only fit so much into Anaheim's backstage.

Well, they did drag their feet kicking and screaming about the costs for so long the 3rd attraction got axed along with just overall complaints about the complexity and cost. Not from the initial outlay of capital either. It was the long term operational costs for maintenance and staffing...

Considering I'm taking my niece to see the Aladdin musical tomorrow.... your wish is granted. The whole Falcon experience is a Star Wars fan's version of Universal's Hogwarts Express... except done even more seamlessly. You will actually get the feeling of stepping through the classic ship and...

Let me state, that while I don't know Spirit - I know of him and so do those that are kind enough to talk to me about Parks projects. What Spirit has been saying all along about SWL is very much the truth. The plan all along was to move forward with Disneyland as quickly as possible and if...

It's the nature of the beast unfortunately due to a variety of factors. Launched coasters by their very nature are short as they take away the very thing that gives most rides their duration - the lift hill. Using another Disney launched coaster as an example, California Screamin is only...

Unfortunately, this is still the truth. TDO may be dead on paper; but, the mindset is still very much in play. I'll be putting my much more comprehensive thoughts together eventually in Spirit's thread; but, nothing has really changed in Orlando. The old ways are still very much in place...

I think the most appropriate choice for WDW would be Mickey and the Magical App. "Join Mickey for a live musical show that takes you to exciting worlds of imagination that exist in micromanaging your vacation on your very own smart device! "

A long time ago, in a Los Angeles suburb not so far away this discussion was one that began the Star Wars Land process. Back when the focus for a land as strictly on Disneyland and if Orlando wanted to cherry pick the attractions, they could, the first thought was to do a Star Wars "greatest...

I'll share this little tidbit from my Lucas pals about this resort project... so, please keep in mind these folks are literally swimming in Star Wars every day of the week as they are working on the films, games, parks, etc. Each of them told me that they will be booking a trip to the resort...