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Can someone explain why Genie+ has caused this? It's no different than FastPass except it costs more, so shouldn't fewer people be using it?

That's really the problem of almost all social media forums. Even this one. Unpopular opinions don't survive long.

Here's the actual quote from the Six Flags CEO. It's interesting because he's saying essentially the same thing Disney's been hinting at - they want lower attendance at higher margins. No more big discounts (which the legacy APs all were). Fewer people will come, but they'll pay more and enjoy...

There isn't any place on the internet that represents true reality of public opinion, but DLR is probably more active on Twitter and the vlogosphere than any message board.

That's quite a bold strategy since the premium brand space is already pretty crowded. I wonder what the new "discount" brand will supposedly be (spoiler: It will still be Six Flags).

The question is how far into the future we can project what's happened in 2022. Most of us suspect the long-term patterns won't look quite the same as the short-term ones.

They'd been slowly raising AP costs and chipping away at benefits long before the pandemic. The MKs just allowed them to accelerate the process and skip several iterations. The challenge for the suits, though, will be seeing the long-term strategy through. It's going to take a while (as in...

The math based on anecdotes, estimates and guesstimates is that about 35% of DLR guests were passholders just prior to the pandemic, compared to 25% a couple of decades earlier. I have no doubt that Disney still wants a local or frequent visitor program of some kind, but they've made it quite...

Again, "structural problems" and "might fly off the track" are not the same thing (although it is fairly well-documented that the original rock structures are decaying). It has structural problems because the actual structure of the ride doesn't allow for a comfortable experience. And not just...

Nobody's saying it won't pass inspection. That's not the issue. Nor is comparing it to "coasters that are far older across the country." The fact is it's not a comfortable ride. It's extremely rough and tumble by Disney standards. It's already gone through multiple long refurbishments in...

I mean... have you ridden the thing in the last 10 years? To say nothing of the well-documented structural problems with the mountain, itself.

Eventually they'll have to redo the whole thing from the botton up or tear it down for good and replace it. It's already probably pushing the limits of operational feasibility in 2022. Imagine another 20-30 years...

Yes, I do think the "don't be associated with..." argument is where there's a division in views that will tend to fall along ideological lines. That's a very broad standard and not everyone will reasonably agree on how far and wide it should be applied. Racial issues are such a constant in...

We're going in October (for the first time since 2019) and I'm counting on Splash still being open. I wouldn't think they'd spring the closing date on us so quickly, but stranger things have happened.

Are we all under the assumption that Splash Mountain's swan song will be in mid-January? Any rumors saying earlier or later? I can't imagine it could be much later if they want it ready to roll in 2024.

If DCA was located anywhere other than across the street from Disneyland it would be considered one of the best theme parks around. It's great curse is to always be sized up next to the single greatest park that will ever be built.

After about strike six on the SciFi movie attempts they should've realized they had it backwards. Take the PotC route and build a popular ride first, then make a movie based on it.

Not really much to talk about yet. Just a couple of vague rumor tweets. Hard to carry on much robust conversation based on that, alone.

You can accuse Disney of being incompetent at many things, but figuring out how to separate people from their money is not one of them.

Inside 30 days, now and still not a peep. This subject isn't getting enough attention. Something unprecedented must be going on behind the scenes for Disney to be proactively preventing people from giving them more money.