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Thank you for correcting that and adding some context. After writing that comment, I was curious how the system handles storm water and it sounds like that’s (part of?) the answer.

The riverbed absolutely is not supporting millions of gallons above it. The riverbed only supports the water directly above it - For ~3 meters of average depth, that's something like 5 PSI. The riverboat passing overhead actually reduces the load on any patch of the concrete bed since it's...

Comments like Zanetti's that hype the sort of things that come up in technical reports everyday as the explanation when it's much simpler - it's not that Disney is deliberately malicious, it's that they do not care.

Disney has built several modern and accessible 'adventure areas' - most recently in Shanghai. A tasteful update was more than possible even from current Disney management.

They've been pretty clear in their announcement that this isn't Radiator Springs Racers or anything close to it. Doesn't mean it won't be a fun attraction, but they're not building an east coast Cars Land.

Value engineering the value-store version of RSR is sure to be a winner.

Trust in a brand is hard to gain and easy to lose. Repeatedly alienating your most loyal customers can't be good for the bottom-line.

Theme parks historically were parklike, and the park-aspects of them are much of what makes them attractive places to spend time. Removing heat dissipating and shade providing natural areas and replacing with concrete and rock work will both elevate the temperature and remove places for people...

Nothing about the concept art suggests anything on par with Radiator Springs.

Very sorry to hear of his passing. Condolences to those who were close to him.

It's not ruining anyone's fun to say, hey, maybe this doesn't belong and is a cheap marketing gimmick (at best). Disney has always marketed themselves as obsessed over details that no one should care about. But of course, the reality is that people who care about the things Disney markets...

Or maybe it's fine actually to take things you're a fan of seriously. And it's actually kind of weird that Disney fans posting on a Disney fan forum tell other people not to take these things seriously at the level of discussing them on a forum.

It's not much of a slippery slope to suggest that maybe Disney shouldn't put toy trucks in a pirate's cave for a brand synergy driven tie-in brainstormed by a marketing MBA.

Pirates of the Caribbean is certainly meant to be immersive. If you like the brand synergy, more power to you, but this clearly doesn't belong and people aren't wrong to be critical of it.

Very immersive.

Could you say more? My impression is that the average person thinks of DCA as a slightly more thrilling dumping ground for more mature IPs that don't quite fit in Disneyland. Both would seem to me to add to that perception rather than change it. Especially if we're also talking about the...

I don't think of theme parks as just lists of attractions - Magic Kingdom has more consistent placemaking across most of the park. TDL's Splash Mountain/Critter Country and Adventureland are superior at TDL, but Tomorrowland, Frontierland/Westernland, Fantasyland, and Main Street USA/World...

Although OLC definitely has the upkeep edge over the domestic parks, the original Disneyland is IMO a better theme park than TDL. TDL vs MK is a much closer comparison. I do think TDL is on an upward trajectory - BatB is very underrated and the new space mountain might be the most exciting thing...

I don't think you're alone in that perception. Harry Potter probably has more cross-generational appeal since Pokemon has always marketed itself as an IP for children. Part of that is Nintendo is very conservative and hasn't let the IP evolve as much as other franchises have (Harry Potter has...

As @mickEblu said, there are plenty of boat rides in Disneyland. DCA seems to be getting one with Avatar based on the concept art. But sure, DLR could use more boat rides. My comment was less about the ride systems and more about the choice of IP and scale of those attractions. FantasySprings...