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Is that opinion, or inside knowledge?

And how do you know?

Thank you. People need to stop treating that attraction like some sort of shrine, jeez. Maybe Henson's kids - who have gotta be rolling in dough since they sold their dad's characters twice - can buy the theater and put it someplace. Maybe build their own theme park or something. Or maybe...

And Disney getting political has worked out so well for them, hasn't it? :rolleyes:

Plenty of people yelled about Splash Mountain being destroyed - there were petitions with thousands of signatures - and Iger went ahead with the desecration anyway. I doubt that a tiny online protest would move the needle in any way.

My regard for the current administration at Disney is so low that it wouldn't surprise me at all at this point if this terrible idea to rip out the artistry in HoP and replace it with a bunch of has-been hand puppets comes to fruition. But I gotta ask: if the puppet show in the windows of a...

If Walt had been alive back then, and was interested in puppets, he'd likely say: "If we want puppets, we'll create our own puppets. Why the hell would we buy somebody else's?" (takes a long draw on his cigarette, glances at Lincoln animatronic) "But why the hell would we want puppets?"

Yeah, I read that novel - "Who Censored Roger Rabbit". The movie version improved on the book a lot, thank god. Anyway, Disney purchased the rights to the book with the goal of making a film of it - as it has with other books, like "Mary Poppins", "101 Dalmations", etc. As is often the case with...

Philharmagic is one of the most "Disney" attractions in the park. It's a delight, a remembrance of real Disney magic, and far more enjoyable than the show about dated felt and foam rubber. The puppets aren't real Disney. They're just an underperforming, unnecessary acquisition. The puppet...

Well, I guess it was to be expected. The Robert Iger Company always lives up to the lowest expectations. My god, I can't believe it. Rivers of America and the Riverboat are being destroyed to sell more Cars merchandise. However you might hate Iger, you can't hate him enough. The Rivers of...

Maybe Iger "doesn't give a crap about the franchise" because it doesn't generate much profit. And because Disney has given the crew behind the puppets every chance to create something successful, and it's pretty much failed. It's just economics, dude. The latest attempt, Muppets Mayhem, was...

It's disgusting.

Yes! Like Cherry Tree Lane. That was a great idea. And I think park guests would love it if it were done properly and not reduced to just a carousel (AND if it was based on the original film and NOT on the unnecessary sequel).

I didn't hate them "back when Jim Henson whatever", I just outgrew them. But yeah, they're not the same. They're dated. Kids today don't care about them. Which is why the newer shows have failed. As for blaming Disney, I have to wonder if it was Disney who told the crew behind the puppets to use...

And another thing. When is WDW or Disneyland going to upgrade their Peter Pan rides? Shanghai has an updated version which is pretty darn good, and Tokyo has one that's amazing. Meanwhile, we here in the States have the same dated dinky rides that were built like in the 1960's. That's...

Disney has given them 2 movies (one of which flopped), several series (nearly all of which were quickly cancelled), and a presence on Youtube. And the muppets can't sell merchandise (which is why their dedicated store in DHS was taken over by Mickey and friends). What exactly could Disney do...

Well, they saved the best (such as it is) for last. I agree that Universal probably had something to do with Villains Land being greenlit. That's the one thing that might make me visit WDW again (depending on how long the thing will take to build). Nothing else mentioned is even remotely...

Well holy crap. Not that the concept art tells us much.

It's an absolutely horrible idea, if true. Imagine it malfunctioning...(damn, I wish I hadn't. I don't know whether to laugh or throw up).

But no Han Solo or Leia or Luke, of course. Feh.