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Not for nothing, but I think you're doing a fair bit of narrative-building here. Not every change is the result of some "rude butthead" cabal, not everyone is out to "ruin everyone's good time", and hey, some changes actually do make sense or might be more appropriate. I'm certainly not...

Have a feeling that "political correctness" isn't really playing much into things; much more likely it's something centering on adding movie tie-in potential.

Eh, I'd argue what amounts to a sing-a-long combined with a meet and greet doesn't, at least.

Brings me back to when I'd get to go on annual high school trips around that same time, there was a window in my teens where MGM was nearly my favorite park. We'd get in at rope drop, get on line for either Tower or Rock n' Roll, Fast Pass the other, and then during the Fast Pass wait we'd get...

That has more to do with marketing budgets; given the modern movie landscape it's taken as a rule of thumb that a film needs to make back double its budget to be considered at least somewhat successful, as marketing has gone global and what have you, and some major tent pole films even get more...

A quick thought: saw a previous post comparing Guardians and Avatar to Peter Pan and Alice in terms of "properties with a single film that have stood the test of time"...I'm not really sure how we can say that. Alice and Pan have roots that go much further back, both in the larger...

Yeesh, folks, are we really going to play the "you can't trust anybody in news media" game? That's a deep, dark, paranoid road to get lost in. Consider the source, of course, but this is a surefire way to get into the "ignore anybody who says something I don't like" mindset. I'm sure the ride...

Well put, especially for those of us who have a tough time imagining schedules like this. I was very fortunate while growing up: my parents brought my brother and I to WDW on a near-annual basis. When they realized they might not be able to the regular way, they began planning 4 day trips there...

Quick word of advice to a younger poster: you're not going to have a very good time...well, just about anywhere in life with this kind of schtick. No, I haven't watched Bill Nye's new show, but I'm afraid you're confusing sex with gender, which are two different concepts. Best to let things...

Not quite sure how Bill Nye doesn't qualify as a "science guy", given his training and multiple patents. I'd certainly love an update that tried something different there, but Nye himself hasn't been the issue. ...was that seriously an unironic use of "SJW"? Woof.

One of the best recommendations I've ever read with regards to looking back on where EPCOT could've addressed a number of its issues was that Disney should have long ago taken over the cost of upkeeping Spaceship Earth, Imagination, and Horizons (obviously, when it was still around), eschewing...

Not quite sure how you read that from my post, but I saw both of those films plus Moana in theaters, and simply found Kubo to be the superior film. One of my favorite animated films to see in years, I had hoped an Oscar win would've given it a bit more recognition since it only did so-so at the...

All this talk of Pixar possibly losing its creative touch a bit is reminding me what a bummer it is that Kubo and the Two Strings didn't win Best Animated Picture at the Oscars.

Assuming my girlfriend can finalize her time off that weekend, I'll be one of said Millenials holding onto his tickets and going! Can't wait.

Very fair point; plus, we have to consider that Imagineering often has to provide ideas based on demands fed to them from on high, so while I'll admit that my first reflex on Project Gemini was something along the lines of "what the heck are any of these Imagineers doing even considering...

Man, I wonder if there's a remote possibility that somebody in a solid position of authority could be making the case for plussing existing attractions rather than gutting/overhauling/shoehorning IP/whatever other typical issue many of us tend to have around here. Have to feel it would be more...

Personally, I actually enjoy having weekends.

Certainly a good chance of that happening, which is likely why they quickly backed away from the idea after Walt's death. Still, despite moving away from the actual city construction, I do miss the era of WED being around and taking chances on such technology and integrating them into WDW...

In a way, though a lot of the talk about that was often done by higher ups at Disney in the 70s to justify not building the EPCOT city, given that the city proposal was the reason for much of the power granted to Disney via the Reedy Creek Improvement District legislation. Early WDW did carry on...

Not sure how politics play into cord cutting; end of the day, that's what's at the heart of the crisis ESPN is facing. And saying "leave politics out of (whatever)" is typically pretty fruitless. I realize I'm saying this as a civics teacher, but the textbooks all say it clearly: like it or...