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This summer, in celebration of Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary, we turn Bay Lake into one giant waterpark, where guests (up to five at a time) can book WATERBOGGANING EXCURSIONS, culminating in an up-close pass of the Magic Kingdom on Seven Seas Lagoon. Departing every half-hour from...

Fiesta del Sol Forget Day of the Dead; Fiesta del Sol is where it's happening as World Showcase's Mexico pavilion transforms the Three Caballeros for a summer-long celebration of the sun! Bonus drink: Spiced Margarita jazzed up with cucumber jalapeño tequila and the glass' rim dusted with...

I wish they would develop a new "Festival Center" so that they wouldn't have to close an attraction like Oh, Canada during the Food and Wine Festival.

Congratulations to both teams on reaching this final team challenge. Count me impressed. I'm going to dispense with my usual "suggestions" and just share my comments about each team's presentation. As the competition goes on, I'm glad not to be a judge. Having been a part of these competitions...

Team John Deere Things I loved: Overall good description of the updated River Country with music theming. Creative inclusion of the Cop Rock requirement (that doesn’t spoil the overall effect). As a fan of Broadway musicals, I liked Port Musicale Resort. However, I’m not sure how well it fits...

Team Max Rebo Band Things I loved: Good use of a currently underutilized section of DHS. Nice backstory on how Panel became the mascot for the restaurant. Fun inclusion of “back of the restaurant.” Creative menu items. Overall, a presentation that meets the project requirements. Suggestions...

Team John Deere Things I loved: A succinct description of the project and its rationale. Nice map. An interesting assortment of movie sets in the queue. Great use of images on the ride-through descriptions. Overall, a fun idea. Suggestions: Since this seeks to recreate an aspect of The Great...

A couple of overall comments: 1) Combining players into two teams has had the desired effect of injecting fresh energy into this competition, which had begun to peter out last round. 2) I review in the order in which submissions are posted. 3) Although I’m only a reviewer and not a judge, I’d...

Wario Warriors Things I loved: The overall idea. I think you hit the mark. The “Caroling Cabin” gingerbread house dessert (although a picture would have been nice). The Devil’s Drink challenge. This seems like the kind of club with something for everyone. Suggestions: Perhaps, because of its...

Wario Warriors Things I loved: Test Tractor is a novel idea that creatively used technology available at the time to make a different kind of thrill ride for DCA. Loved the over-the-top descriptions of the ride that made me smile, like “fangirling” over a display of vintage tractors and taking...

Imagination Institute Interns Things I loved: You made me look up “Entropy” – always a good indication that my imagination is about to be stimulated. The Future World map – very creative – 5 stars. Great introduction tying in Eisner/Wells vision to your proposed project (love the inclusion of...

Team B Things I loved: The overall idea of theming a coaster to female wrestling. Nice graphic showing the coaster’s location. Creative use of wire to provide the coaster mock-up (and repetitive use for particular sections). Kudos to whomever wrote “abstracted, non-literal storytelling.”...

I was finally able to access the Team B presentation and I've added to my review posted above.

Thanks!

Team A Things I loved: The Twitter frame for announcing Carolwood Valley. Made it feel real. The Carolwood Valley graphic was great. Map provides a great overview, especially with the use of the highway. Love “Diego” the mounted talking fish! Nice dialogue for Max, Buff, and Melvin. Good change...

I've also been there multiple times and watched the decline of food and service. My last visit was as a single individual. They couldn't wait to get me out of there, perhaps to make room for a larger party that would provide a greater tip. (I usually tip 20%, but then I'm only one person.)

I loved these lighted gates. Wish they would bring them back.

<Sigh> I spent three days at Walt Disney World last week, including one at Epcot. I have loved WDW since my first visit in 1975 (full disclosure: I'm an old guy). I was particularly excited when Epcot Center opened. It has always been my favorite park, and I'm saddened to see how its original...

I updated my Disney app on Tuesday morning with the new Genie+ information. I spent Tuesday in the Magic Kingdom and Wednesday in Epcot and managed not to succumb to spending more money on Genie+ for specific Lightning Lane attractions. I found lots of other issues with the app, including the...

I can't wait to see this in person in a couple of weeks. This looks spectacular.