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That's the one they hid behind the San Francisco backdrop, right?

I don't get it. Straight up 100% denial doesn't make any sense if they were really planning on doing it, it seems to me. Maybe I'm missing something, but doesn't denial suggest an awareness that it's a really stupid/hated idea, which they wouldn't have if they were actually going through with...

I would generally agree, except I gotta say, for all the "meh" Rock'n'Rollercoaster receives for it's relative lack of theming, that dark, decrepit parking garage with the exciting countdown is possibly the best themed, most effective boarding and launch sequence for a roller coaster I've ever...

I could believe that. Ever since Everest/Mission Space practically every decision regarding WDW has the stink of "corporate" about it. What's the safest? What's the least offensive/blandest? What sells the most t-shirts? How little budget can we get away with? What alleviates problems...

I don't think people would be more forgiving of the destruction of Tower of Terror if an advanced E-ticket were replacing it - Tower of Terror is a widely beloved pinnacle attraction (in a way that Mr. Toad and Maelstrom never really were). The question would still burn - why not build this...

Sort of like how we have to keep hearing about how Shanghai has the "biggest castle..." Hearing that, I feel a little bit like Shrek discussing Farquaad's castle with Donkey :p

Meh. I love the old Hollywood section of DHS. It's fantastic, evocative, rich, and otherworldly - I could live in the Tower of Terror, the queue to the Great Movie Ride, and the Brown Derby. What's more, it feels connected to something real and interesting outside the parks - something I...

I agree that the Twilight Zone is a great theme and ought to stay. That said, I would be less opposed to a "re-theme" if the basic concept of haunted hotel was still kept and the atmosphere was still incredibly creepy and evocative. You could switch Twilight Zone to Alfred Hitchcock, or...

I think maybe Disney shouldn't have hired the Advisor from the game "Theme Park" as a consultant :P

Oops - you got to my post before I could delete/rethink it :P Oh well. I'll just say, I hope you're right.

Given Rohde's stated design philosophy for Animal Kingdom, the military angle wouldn't surprise me at all - the whole reason for the hard-line, blocky architecture of Africa and the garish, tacky, tourist-trap atmosphere at Chester and Hester's is to make the human-designed, "architected"...

Gotta provisional map for where this might go? :D

I agree that $15 isn't really a deal breaker in and of itself - my problem with resort fees is that they hide the true rate from customers. Unless the fee is actually optional, it's a scuzzy practice that ought to be illegal, IMO. It's like used car salesmen that negotiate a price with you...

Nit-picking, but Toy Story Mania is really more of a replacement than an expansion :P

I wouldn't assume that Disney cares that much about unifying Star Tours and Star Wars Land - at Disneyland they're on opposite sides of the park.

Man, how awesome would a suspended indoor family coaster be anywhere for any reason. Stuff like that kind of depresses me when you think that last E-ticket thrill ride added to WDW was over a decade ago... sigh... Ok, shake it off... The Black Hills are awesome - and Ice Age stuff would...

An adjunct Dinosaur Lodge resort could also be cool :D

As a kid I was practically obsessed with dinosaurs, so the idea of a whole themed land based on dinosaurs would've been really exciting - before Dinoland USA, I had to make my parents go on Universe of Energy 4 times a day (I can't believe I sat through 45 mins of lecture just to see dinosaurs...

He could have a Fisher-Price(R) Pizza Planet Playset :D Kinda like this McDonald's one...

Adding an interactive element might be fun, although I'm not sure how you'd add shooting to a theater-in-the-round exactly. Fixing Stitch's Great Escape feels like a huge challenge, just because there's not enough space for anything but a show. My druthers would be to rip it out and replace...