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Agreed on the hub. It will be behind the gate. The design does open a tantalizing possibility. We’re entering into a post queue world (or at least Disney and Universal would like to). By having very controlled access into and out of each land, they could effectively control crowd flows. Imagine...

First reaction... Sorry for the ramble. I’m writing this on a train. Kudos to Universal Orlando and Comcast. A little over a decade ago this proposal would have been laughed out of the room. Universal Orlando was more likely to have gone bankrupt than create such an ambitious expansion. The...

The outside of this thing is an atrocity. It looks likes a soviet brutalist building with flourishes: Add some yellow paint and some decorations on the outside, and you have Disney's Grand Destino Tower! What a boring, ugly, sad building. Worst of all, it overlooks one of the most beautiful...

Very well said. Since Disneyland’s very beginning, Walt Disney Parks have faced vicious criticism belittling them. They were “for kids,” or not “real art.” From the very beginning Disney Parks worked aggressively to showcase what they really were- some of the neatest stories ever told...

We’re experiencing some forum drift, but I have to add my two cents... What was Zootopia saying? Think bigger than Judy and Nick. Remember the iconic song “try everything?” This was a movie about overcoming obstacles and stereotypes and being the person you want to be. Judy just couldn’t be a...

Looks weird. For those who haven’t been there, Shanghai Disneyland is difficult to imagine. It’s closest to Epcot. You know how you can look all around World Showcase Lagoon and see much of the park from anywhere? That’s Shanghai Disneyland. It’s basically a series of one sided dioramas...

You may be right. But even if that is true, it’s not the CEO’s place to decide that dedicated customers are stupid to be attached to one of the products he sells. What if you loved a soda Coke made, and then the CEO proceeded to mock the people who had enjoyed it. It’s one thing to say “due to...

Sorry for the lack of clarity. The idiots are those who care. He is making fun of those who are watching a very real process of degradation occur at Walt Disney World. Yeah, it might be ridiculous to make 50 Captain Marvel attractions, but that’s not what we’re talking about. We’re not unhinged...

Lucasfilm does have problems. Facts: 1) They have awknowledged brand fatigue as an issue. It’s the stated reason that a beloved LegoLand event was cancelled. It’s also the reason that a numerous Star Wars films have been cancelled. 2) They have had to cancel or reshoot multiple films late in...

I thought it was a parody account. Unbelievable. I suppose it’s okay to be undignified when you’re mocking idiots. I take solace in knowing he doesn’t have a real strategy. He is focused solely on derisking creativity. Make movies part of cinematic universes. Produce sequel after sequel...

Here’s a little background for those who may not know. When Walt Disney World was first being created, they pledged that a certain proportion of land would be kept for conservation purposes. It was something like for every two acres developed, one would be kept undisturbed. Walt Disney World...

Introducing our latest theme park! NOTHING like all our other theme parks! Now you can visit Jurassic World (forget about the fact we have that in ANOTHER park), the Wizarding World of Harry Potter (forget about the fact we have that in TWO parks), and an animated world (forget about the fact we...

There are Disney Resorts where Cast Members really care about their work. They’d feel profoundly sorry about problems that arise (even things like bad weather). Aulani is one example. The Cast there clearly feel like they’re doing something great. I remember a Cast Member talking about how great...

This is the type of service that one can expect from the “flagship resort of Walt Disney World.” I can’t tell if the Cast Member was being cynical (realistic) or just didn’t know better. I’d lean toward the cynical. This is the result of either poor training or poor morale.

Because Walt Disney said “Disneyland will never be completed,” everything else he said, believed, and did are irrelevant and dated. I find that press point infuriating. Only extremists argue a complete freeze in time. Most want quite the opposite of stagnation. They want innovation! I know I...

“As we build upon its core mission of optimism and hope to inspire the world, the real will become fantastic and the fantastic will become real—in whole new ways at Epcot,” ~Bob Chapek This guy doesn’t get it. When he talks about Epcot it’s literally laughable. He says the park’s mission is...

Sad. Perhaps this means Rivers of Light will stay as their one “art” show. If you’ve seen one projection castle show, you’ve seen them all. I would take time out of each trip to watch Wishes and Illuminations, but watching a best of hits from Disney movies is neither interesting or exciting to...

I suppose you could essentially look at this as something akin to a character buffet. For adults Chef Mickey’s is 35$ to 59$ (not including the mandatory gratuity). Say you trade in one of your buffets for this. Sure the food quality might be poorer, but you get the three rides instead...

When I made a mistake growing up, my parents would punish me. They would take away something or make me fix what I had done. So he said sorry about a part of his disgusting comments a few years ago. Then what? He proceeded to make millions and direct and produce various films and attractions...

There’s nothing dystopian about a company making a conscious decision that a man who regularly made jokes about abuse should not have a place in their creative team. In fact, that’s like societal basics...