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I was thinking about tearing out a well designed, beloved attraction and replacing it with a ride that sends you around an empty warehouse with projections on the walls. Oh, also there would be a famous Disney character involved in this "story" but there's actually no story, just chaos. We can...

I think we're going to look back at the Chapek era as this strange, misguided anomaly. Slapping their name onto retiree communities and sports betting? I like the idea of Disney expanding out beyond just media and theme parks, but more in the spirit of Pleasure Island or Mickey's Kitchen.

It makes me wonder if they were colliding with vehicles. I've heard rumors of bumping vehicles in Ratatouille, though the reason attributed to this was that it's an older ride system (in that Disney did absolutely nothing to change how the vehicles operated when they cloned it over to Epcot...

Can you give me specific points about these so-called obvious differences? I'm also not seeing "two different styles" unless you can make a compelling argument as to what distinguishes them. "If you press them too closely, they will abruptly fall silent, loftily indicating by some phrase that...

I still have yet to see you make any compelling reason as to why it being a hotel has any impact on discrepancies in theming design. You can sit there and be smug about "how I'm not getting it" or whatever floats your boat, but it being a hotel doesn't have any impact on my point.

I don't see how it being a hotel makes an difference in this conversation. If the principals of theming that went into the hotel were applied to TSL, the result would be completely different.

The exterior perhaps, but I attribute that to the nature of Tokyo and building in a city. The interior really shines with incredible attention to detail. I'm comparing themed spaces that share the same IP. It's a pretty apt comparison. I'm assuming you know nothing about the hotel if you don't...

I would definitely check out the Toy Story Hotel that just opened in Tokyo. The level of thought and detail that went into it reveals the stark difference between just filling out space like TSL was meant to do and actually treating a property with creative care.

This place has been circling the drain since the pandemic. I can only speak with my experience at SeaWorld Orlando and Busch Gardens Tampa, but it's apparent how poorly the company is being run and how little leadership understands its parks. In 2019 among the steady decline of Disney, I was...

This sounds like great business for The Wheel at Icon Park. "Fireworks views" at certain times.

There's no realistic chance that this happens. The company loves to use Walt's name on any stupid thing they can right now. Have you been to the parks and seen them selling some mass produced chili product as "Walt's chili"? Did we not pick up on Disney promoting this new Toontown expansion (a...

I assume you're referring to merchandise selection? As far as theming is concerned, I hated Mouse Gear, but at least like the Electric Umbrella, it had personality. Creations and Connections definitely do not.

Do you think they'll go campy? I hope that they'll try to remain a bit more mature, though not necessarily going so far as to include the intensity or gore of HHN.

I agree. I also think that Universal needs more accessible attractions for its guests who can't handle physical intensity and so that would be a great addition.

I only go to Epcot for Spaceship Earth and Living with the Land. Otherwise, both parks are completely uninteresting to me and desperately need better attractions and capacity. I only really go to Magic and Animal Kingdom these days.

Maybe, but I hope that the coaster is just themed well. I wouldn't be a fan if it ended up being something like Flight of the Hippogriff. I would still like to see a stage show in the future though. I'm curious what they could do with the IP and Universal desperately needs more indoor...

Agreed. I look at these and automatically hear songs from the Innoventions loop. I'm unsure if these benches pre-dated that, but I wish that these specific ones would stay. They fit really well into the new aesthetic, even if I'm not a fan of the changes.

I've heard the rumor that Netflix wanted two houses next year, thus pulling out of this one. I'm not really sure how that makes business sense, but that's what I've heard.

To be fair, Shrek is 20 years old at this point and has still managed to remain popular. Perhaps other films like Shark Tale may fail to make an appearance, but I can definitely see something related to Kung Fu Panda or Madagascar. I wouldn't be against them creating a small Dreamworks area and...

So, you've never been on these attractions or even watched a video of them?