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I liked Dial just fine. But I also think Temple of Doom is quite good, and I liked the first half of Crystal Skull. So maybe my opinion isn't very good.

I like the Caribbean Beach Resort Station the best. The others are all good, but they don't have the sense of grandeur and excitement that you get with the three lines converging in one place.

Unpopular opinion: if the Bantha ride was built in Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge, it would have either been an up-charge or it would have had such low guest satisfaction scores and high maintenance costs that it would not have reopened after covid. I am glad it wasn't built because it is a bad idea...

I the US, maybe. In places with high quality rail systems, 15 minute headways would not justify subway construction. 15 minutes would be more like a high quality commuter level of service. The reason I think the segment between the Convention Center and the I-4 median will be significantly...

Even with no wait at the ferry, the monorail is often faster at park close. But it has been a while since I've raced.

That's true, but if the train never comes, that funding can lead to other transportation improvements in the area. And if the train does come, it will likely be in phases, so if the MCO to Convention Center segment gets built, there is no guarantee that a later phase to Disney or Tampa would...

New article in the Orlando Business Journal about costs of Brightline extension to Universal and Disney: As much as I want this to happen, $2 billion to just get to the convention center is a lot of money (the 22 miles of I-4 Ultimate between Kirkman and Lake Mary was $2.1 billion in 2012...

I think the queue at TDS is adjacent to the ride, not really above it (except at load). It definitely is possible to retrofit the Dinosaur building to create the open cavern scene, but it would likely be expensive. The walls separating show scenes are almost certainly not structural (I feel...

Zootopia made $341 million in it's domestic box office run. Additionally, it had a great multiplier of 4.41, meaning that it made the vast majority of its money after opening weekend and that word of mouth was very good. In fact, the only more popular Disney animated film with a better...

I heard the second delay was caused by some missing signs at some at-grade crossings, so it is not surprising that they were able to get that resolved quickly. I'm looking forward to taking it for a spin soon! (now I just need an excuse to go to Miami...)

The presence of Lion King in the parks is definitely not what you'd expect, given the popularity of the films. While DAK was being designed initially, there was a Lion King show at Magic Kingdom (where Philharmagic is now), plus there were parades and that sort of thing. But the opening day...

Yes. Some of the specific special effects in the scene are different (tornado instead of fire, etc.), but the grand reveal with the precision timing of the other vehicle on the bridge is the same.

Is there any place I could read more about that concept? I've never heard of it before. I love Velocicoaster (it is one of my absolute favorite rollercoasters in the world), but a no-height requirement family friendly dark ride would be so much better for the park as a whole. Both Universal...

If it leans into the human aspects of the animals in the biomes, I may agree. But that is up to the execution. I don't think the concept itself is inherently doomed to fail. If this actually comes to pass, we will see!

Jurassic park at IOA opened with Triceratops Encounter, a walk through attraction with a show where a veterinarian cares for a Triceratops at the end. The dinosaurs were definitely presented as majestic creatures, and the tone was similar to that of a high quality zoo, but with dinosaurs. It...

I never thought Tough to be a Bug made much sense for the theater in the tree of life. Sure, insects are an important part of the ecosystem, and getting close to the giant tree kind of makes you feel like you are shrinking. But it always seemed to be a bit of a disconnect between Tough to be a...

I wold be shocked if that was a surprise. The impact of a curved screen has long been known to cinematographers as it relates to Omnimax-style screens. In fact, the design of the sets and locations used in Back to the Future: The Ride (1992) were famously selected to include more curves and...

That is definitely rare, but not completely unheard of. It usually happens when a new park is built, but Hong Kong's version of Small World opened 3 years after the park and 42 years after it opened in Disneyland.

Before I saw Soarin Around the World and Europe in the Air (Busch Gardens Williamsburg 2010-2016), I thought Soarin Over California needed better transitions. But when I look at two similar rides that did try to do a more linear transition, I think the results are more underwhelming. The file...

I hope they don't make he majority of the ride take place in a jungle. To me, that is the primary reason why Dinosaur is inferior to Indiana Jones Adventure. So much of the show building is narrow corridors, with tiny sets (compared to the size of the vehicle). Indiana Jones Adventure works...