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Yes, Disneyland has plenty of places that can be repurposed. We were strictly talking about ways to expand the boundaries beyond the current one.

I'm pretty sure Baxter is talking about expansion spaces for the Resort as a whole, and not strictly Disneyland proper. I have a hard time believing "Disneyland [park] has large expansion spaces the public doesn't know about." We can all see it what's immediately around the park and see the...

Huckleberry's?? Upscale???

So who do the Imagineers nominate to be the one to go tell Bob Chapek that?

"Appealing to broader ideas in culture" was the original meaning for the "theme" in themed lands. Nowadays it refers to a specific type of look, art style, or decoration (pretend, say, art nouveau) rather than an abstract concept ("adventure"). People have forgotten and it sucks and the theme...

The interior showscenes I'm not worried about. Anything is possible with interior scenes. And there's no need for a narrative story and who cares anyway. I'm more interested in how they deal with the exterior walls of the attraction that are supposed to emulate a burrowed rabbit's warren...

The "tree on a hill" thing seems like the weirdest thing to criticize. For one, it is the most eminent way of changing the attraction's "weenie," a must given that the core parameter here is "keep the mountain intact." There's no other thing you can pull from the movie that would fit there...

Arguments of, "doesn't fit the story," negates what should actually be driving the design of a land - how it makes the guest feel - and instead elevates the drive for "plot logic," a weird thing to emphasize because there's no need for plot logic in themed experiences. To use the example at...

You know, I don't think so. Baxter has been unexpectedly supportive of nearly everything Disney has done in recent years (he thought both Frozenstrom and Mission Breakout were good ideas) and he has been clear that he doesn't see a problem with Disney's current IP focus. Listening to him talk...

This is because the way we build cities is all wrong. Great cities are built at a micro-level, where a diverse number of people are given small plots of land close to one another and each builds a specific building to match the owner's desired function, and over time a cityscape of variety...

Construction expected through 2050. LOL

Welcome to the 21st Century, Disneyland parking 🙄. Perhaps soon you can deduce that this technology can also be used to get rid of the ticket booth system for theme park parking.

Dunno where you think there'd be space in Hollywood. That place is capped out unless they get rid of Citywalk.

Marvel fits Tomorrowland very, very well. It's why I think management should have put some thought into franchise placement instead of recklessly throwing them into places without care. The Imagineers should be given chances to try things out. Hollywoodland becoming Pixar Studios is a good...

There's actually a ton of land available in Tomorrowland, there just needs to be a willingness to level most of it. It also depends on what form the Avengers ride takes. I'm not a fan of the simulator-thingie they've announced, but a coaster might have worked ok if they wove it in and around...

Disney put no effort into this land. It is, basically, a retheme, a forced fit (deigning to even build a new building but mandating imagineering try to fit a ride into what was originally a one room theatre), and an unimaginative visual schema. What's even more amazing to me is the lack of...

I'm willing to bet he wouldn't have any substantial vision at all. The going trend is these guys are hired from somewhere outside Disneyland (and increasingly, outside the theme parks; honestly, how hard is it to hire internally?) and are mostly only using it as a stepping stone to something...

There is no proof going the IP route increased business.

Is it possible to re-open and still house the NBA bubble that is rumored to be heading there mid-July? If they are doing that, they've got to segment the resort somehow. The NBA machine is going to be quite a number of people, and there's got to be a way to prevent NBA player and personnel...

The criticism of Kathleen Kennedy here are weird. Do you guys realize her record as a movie producer is just bonkers? It's among the all-time great, Hall of Fame careers. She was head of two production studios. Both were widely successful. The number of great directors who worked with her...