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Yes, although - fun fact - you'll notice that in the promo video, they call her _Henry_ Frankenstein's descendent. That's because Universal changed the doctor's name to Henry when translating the novel to the original film, thinking American audiences would find the name "Victor" too...

Just quoting you to make sure you see the update above (that there will no longer be two showings).

You've hit the nail on the head. G+/ILLs at WDW (and having to make the Fool's Choice between waiting in unreasonably long standby lines and being treated like a second-class citizen, and gambling ridiculous amounts of money on G+ just so I can pound my phone all day) are 100% the reason we...

We don't have a tradition either way. We tend to enter whichever side is closest to the turnstiles where we entered (which, in turn, tend to be dictated by which side is closest to the transportation we took to get there: left for the monorail/boat, right for the buses).

I understand your dismay, although I don't think the new versions (other than Dracula, who got the most dramatic update) are too dissimilar. I think Universal is just trying to strike a balance between the classic look, and a look that will seem scary or thrilling to a contemporary viewer. Even...

Agreed: unfailingly thorough and professional. Hers is literally the only YouTube channel to which I subscribe.

I think it looks really nice and much more warm and inviting than before, although I agree that the booth-backs/barriers between the tables seem to block the water view more than is needed. Not that it would affect me personally if I were to return to San Angel Inn, since we have always gotten a...

FYI: Update, including preview center model footage with commentary and comparisons to current construction progress.

My husband and I are thrilled with this, too. His birthday was last month and he requested this as his gift, so he could fully "prepare" for Dark Universe!

Like most people who like to keep up on Disney (and Universal), I have several favorite sources, although they tend to be journalistic-minded bloggers, podcasters, or website operators who do videos on the side, rather than the 100% video-based influencers. I tend to find the influencers who...

Her vocal is lovely, but the modern synthesized instrumentation is totally wrong for what's supposed to be a live band using acoustic instruments at a jamboree. Why even bother with the bears at this point? I'm surprised Disney didn't just go straight to a video screen and get rid of the...

The way some of the queue switchbacks are designed, there's very little room for a person with an "encumbrance" of any size -- a backpack, a baby in a front carrier, etc. -- to turn around without whacking somebody, especially if the line is moving slowly (causing people to tend to lean against...

Universal quite wisely does the opposite: dribbles out very little information until the last minute (e.g., Velocicoaster was built in plain sight for months before Universal would admit it was anything other than a new churro cart, which became a running joke), or until (as with Epic) something...

FWIW, my husband doesn't do coasters with big drops or inversions either, and we still find so much to do at Universal (in terms of gentler rides, shows, smaller attractions and dining) that we started buying Seasonal Annual passes (which only cost us $100 more than a 3 or 4 day park ticket) so...

The worst decision for my family was WDW's pennywise and pound foolish monetizing of shorter wait times by introducing ILL/G+... while making changes to staffing and capacity that it knew would increase standby wait times, and structuring queues to ensure that standby guests would be able to see...

Correct. If they wanted to be more detailed, at this point they could really call it a, "All the people who use the right buzz words when we ask them about their limitations, and the 3 other people they opt to bring with them Assistance Program," but who wants to say all that? Unfortunately, in...

LOL, I'm not saying it needs to look OLD. It just needs to look like a shiny new attraction sign would have in the 1920s, and the motifs, fonts, and colors they've used ain't it, although they'd make a lovely decoration for Party City to sell for $19.99 in its Mardi Gras section. This is Old...

Yes, but NOT 1920s Jazz Age New Orleans-ey, which takes it out of the story it's supposed to be telling. The outdoor mural and even the stroller parking sign also fail miserably by that measure. There just seems to be a lack of thought and care for the theming throughout.

I agree that our culture has become far more selfish, greedy, and nasty. However, in some ways, Disney did this to itself. It builds attractions it knows will be popular, with capacity that it knows will be insufficient. Then it inserts guests into a caste system/rat race that visibly pits the...