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I agree with making use of establishing shots, but where I was going is the unrestricted runtimes could lead to showing things off just for the sake of it. I don't think it's happening here but food for thought. Star Trek The Motion Picture famously devoted five plus minutes to just show off...

This is a bizarre decision and poor customer service. It's also bad business? A benefit of advance Genie+ purchases is the guest pays for it before knowing whether or not it's truly needed on a given day. I heard a US based travel agent can do the bookings on your behalf as well. Not sure if...

George Lucas himself said it's a mistake when a show spends time showing off what was built, just because they spent so much money on it. I believe he was talking about the sail barge scene, and I can see the point. Other than an establishing shot the set exists to host action and story, and...

The show creator confirmed it's a different planet but similar. I find it odd they would choose such a similar location that you think it it Ahch-To at first. What purpose did that serve? Why not make it similar but visually a bit more different? But this is the franchise that gave us Jakuu...

Summer has been the new "off season" for Disneyland for a while now since most annual passes are blocked out.

The system is never going to be perfect in terms of equal opportunity. A DAS user who can only handle 4 hours in the park compared to someone without that limitation? Yeah, it's arguably fair if they can do an above average amount of rides during that time by using VQ and standby queues...

It might be overdone, but it's also not exclusive to Star Wars. Main characters in horror movies for example will survive multiple stab wounds that minor characters don't. I'm not a fan of unrealistic survival scenarios that take one out of a show, but plot armour is very common. It's not...

People have such a deep and far reaching appreciation for Star Wars that it has perhaps become so legendary in their minds that they have perpetual unrealistic expectations that every thing Star Wars must be a masterpeice. Not that it doesn't deserve to be beloved, but the good stuff does hide...

Star Wars has been a bit inconsistent in this regard. Palpatine takes out multiple Jedi in Revenge of the Sith so quickly that it makes no sense. Other times we see lightsaber duels that seem evenly matched. What works is if the bad guy has an advantage because the dark side has more powers...

I'll have to rewatch. The character struck me as fulfilling a purpose but not developed enough to the point where his identity was a big *gasp* moment. If you're going to make the villain reveal happen in episode 5 and tease audiences with it, it sets a certain expectation. One of the moms...

This episode delivered a big payoff just in terms of tons of Star Wars action. Always fun to see something new, like using a force pull to impale a second Jedi onto a lightsaber. The amount of violence and death was almost jarring. The villain reveal though? I vaguely recognized him but...

Ah, a salad with the Monte Cristo. Good job eating healthy!

The sinking bar stools started at the Adventurer's Club. Well, I don't know if it was a new invention by them, but it is something that has been a fun part of Disney watering holes going back a long time.

I think this illustrates one flaw of the series, that it seems better suited to a binge watch or a shorter episode count with longer episodes. The Mandalorian works as a TV series because each week has its' own adventure while still having an overarching story. This feels a bit more like a...

Will the new system still have daily limit on how many people can purchase it? Will the new system still have dynamic pricing? Is the pre-booked attractions a good thing or bad thing? I always liked it via the free Fastpass+ system but now there's pressure to buy it ahead of time without...

Cue insistence that no such efforts to attack Disney existed...

This is something Disney has always done well - spread out crowds and build attractions that are high capacity. It's why they get scrutinized or criticized for moving away from that. Universe of Energy was a great attraction to have because there was never a wait and it was long. Something to...

I feel that we've always heard that Universal was going to take away Disney's business, especially when Islands of Adventure opened and was so well done. I'm not convinced Epic will more than what Universal already does - convince Disney visitors to add Universal days. It's also not super...

Yep. It's unlikely streaming has minimal impact. The question today often is, do I want to see this movie now or wait 1-3 months? In the past it was simply, do I want to see this movie? The right movie can hit big, but a movie that's just "okay" is going to have more of an uphill battle than...

Inside Out 2 brings up another interesting trend, Disney not being willing pay big bucks for some talent. Mindy Kaling and Bill Hader may not be an audience draw like a Steve Carrell is for the Despicable franchise, but it's noteworthy that Amy Poehler seems to be the only cast member they're...