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  1. Rich T

    The Miscellaneous Thought Thread

    Just had to share this. With the sequel arriving next month, many players are saying goodbye to Planet Coaster, and this great little music video showcases just how stunning the game can be. Planet Coaster 2 in four weeks! 😃
  2. Rich T

    The Miscellaneous Thought Thread

    Thanks for the info about the cause of the scene repeats at COP. It’s a wonderful, historic attraction that should be preserved, but I hope they can come up with a better solution for the reset, because sitting through the same lengthy scene twice in a row is something that should never be...
  3. Rich T

    The Miscellaneous Thought Thread

    I also really enjoy MK’s Space Mtn. layout and agree it’s DL’s equal in its own wild, very different way. I think the placement of the Hatbox Ghost on MK’s Haunted Mansion hurts the ride’s once-perfect story flow. And I also find it completely ineffective. He looks out of place, like a stage...
  4. Rich T

    The Miscellaneous Thought Thread

    The last time I rode COP, it was in such bad condition we had to sit through 2 acts twice when the carousel didn’t move. Sitting through an act of COP twice in a row is worse than being stuck on IASW. PeopleMover is great, but I’ve never liked the MK layout: everything past Space Mtn. is a...
  5. Rich T

    The Miscellaneous Thought Thread

    I’ve had some amazing this-can’t-be-theme-park-food quick burgers at Dollywood and IoA (Wimpy’s). It can be done! 😃
  6. Rich T

    The Miscellaneous Thought Thread

    I’m hoping it’s a future paid DLC that they threw in free as the preorder bonus. It’s far too important an addition to lock away forever from players who purchase the game after release.
  7. Rich T

    The Miscellaneous Thought Thread

    Nov. 6 release date revealed! Switch tracks, drop tracks, turntables and realistic dark ride lighting confirmed. Adds the ability to hand-draw paths, plazas, lazy rivers and pools… scale-able scenery… moving platforms that can bring animation to just about any object…weather… Viking theme…...
  8. Rich T

    The Miscellaneous Thought Thread

    I disagree a bit. They cannot and should not cater to *all* markets. No one should, unless they want to be a more generic, no identity, all-encompassing content provider like Netflix or Comcast. No one wants Disney hosting a graphically gory Halloween party. No one wants to see them making...
  9. Rich T

    The Miscellaneous Thought Thread

    Excluding alcohol sales, I’ll believe it when I see it. I’ll believe in Villains Land when it goes vertical; hoping it does, and before the decade is over. But, when it comes down to it, lack of adult thrills is not Disney’s current problem. They have the family market, and it’s theirs to lose...
  10. Rich T

    Which set scenes are sacred at Storybook Land? What would you like to see?

    Um…. I do not share that point of view regarding these wonderful, charming attractions. And I would have replied sooner, but I had to stop hyperventilating.
  11. Rich T

    Which set scenes are sacred at Storybook Land? What would you like to see?

    I think every April 1st, the ride should switch to an alternate mode (without telling the guests ahead of time). Instead of exiting Monstro, you plunge down a drop (as your guide calmly dons a brown top hat) into a recreation of the freakout tunnel from Willy Wonka. You guide begins screaming...
  12. Rich T

    Which set scenes are sacred at Storybook Land? What would you like to see?

    I agree: Fun topic! I think it’s important to keep the “Storybook” in Storybook Land. It’s not Disney+ Land. Everything in SL should have its origin in a classic children’s book or fairytale. So no Lion King, no Pixar, no Moana, no Encanto. The Windmills could be put in a museum now, I think...
  13. Rich T

    The Miscellaneous Thought Thread

    Happy National Roller Coaster Day!!!
  14. Rich T

    The Miscellaneous Thought Thread

    If you can’t get reservations for Space 220 and someone in your party doesn’t mind getting in line for the bar seating about an hour before it opens, that’s another way to do it (it’s possible to play tag-team waiting, taking turns to ride the Green Version of Mission Space). The experience is...
  15. Rich T

    Magic Kingdom to lose ROA, Riverboat, and TSI for Cars Land

    I meant that comment more as a criticism of eradicating one of the signature non-thrill adult-oriented features (the beauty and calm of the riverboat excursion) in favor of more cartoons. I’d go on, but Hagrid’s MCMA is my favorite ride on Earth, so in honor of your profile icon, I won’t froth...
  16. Rich T

    Magic Kingdom to lose ROA, Riverboat, and TSI for Cars Land

    Ya know what really burns me up about this? Freakin’ Tomorrowland Speedway still survives, taking up precious space with the ugliest and worst ride experience in all of the U.S. Disney parks.
  17. Rich T

    Magic Kingdom to lose ROA, Riverboat, and TSI for Cars Land

    It indeed is a business. But what made the Disney parks popular in the first place was a unique balance of art, business and consumer value. I think the balance is currently way off. The other problem for me is the lack of new original ideas and stories at the parks, which just—for me—is...
  18. Rich T

    Magic Kingdom to lose ROA, Riverboat, and TSI for Cars Land

    The reason some of us “old people” don’t spend much money at Disney anymore is because we experienced the parks when they didn’t have upcharges and reservations and a pay-to-win approach to running the business, and we know when the value for us just isn’t there anymore. We’re fans of what...
  19. Rich T

    Magic Kingdom to lose ROA, Riverboat, and TSI for Cars Land

    But it became the American Dream based on how great the parks used to be. Now they are becoming all cartoons all the time, with a focus on Bob Iger-era productions and acquisitions. Things change. In this case, I do not think they’re changing for the better.
  20. Rich T

    Magic Kingdom to lose ROA, Riverboat, and TSI for Cars Land

    I can state that, in my family, the kids are still impressed by the riverboat and ROA. Not Velocicoaster/Hagrid’s impressed, but they appreciate the beauty and the sight of a working steam watercraft. And they love TSI. If the parks are truly now only focused on appealing to children and not...
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