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The netting was there a couple of weeks ago when I checked (I don't visit DAK every week, alas... definitely too hot in summer!)

There's long been a cell tower in that area, with fake tree branches on it. Maybe they were re-skinning the themed branches?

The US Olympics costumes look related. And they are in the national news for whether they'll be made in China rather than the US.

Thanks Patricia (blush). I do need to correct the post you quoted. I'm guessing October is when the first half of the changes takes place (the shop closes so they can finish the doorway to the new bakery? the old bakery closes?) with an opening date for the new bakery later, such as March.

The CMs in the pavilion think it will close in October, when the new one opens.

I was there on the 3rd - no crackdown (but also rain). On the 4th, I went to the assault on Normandy Illuminations July 4 tag. On the big holidays, I'm always at Epcot. Just for the sheer percussive experience if nothing else!

Now that you mention it, that shuttle *is* a little closer behind me than the last time I looked... ARGH!!!

Yes, the bakery will be BEHIND the current pavilion. You know the indoor seating and the kidcot area? There's a new door in the back wall here (currently boarded up). That will be the entrance. The building went up quickly, in about a week. The thing ought to open around October.

I had the same thought about logistics yesterday, which is why I went despite the rumors. Even if they wanted to keep people off, there are too many people. Ever been to Las Vegas on New Year's Eve? There's this moment at maybe 10:00 (?) when the crowd reaches a tipping point, and just spills...

I checked with the concierge myself in person last night. He was more candid than I expected he would be onstage. The policy is that the beach is for hotel guests only. However, there will be no enforcement, just like there hasn't been for decades, UNLESS the beach gets too crowded. In that...

Eddie, is it the DLP Main Street that has a cottage, brook, and bridge right in the middle of a shop? I recall this somewhere, and I don't think it was TDL. If yes, can you say more about it? Any interesting stories in designing it, or hard choices to make?

Here it is:

The AttractionsMagazine article by Lonnie is all I need to tell me two things: 1. this is real (he's a real CM there) 2. this is not a good thing in the slightest, and I don't need to "see" the costumes to dislike them If Lonnie finds the new costumes to be out of theme, I am confident they...

You are right to make that inference. Character downsizing, characters moving into a store. Disney does not lightly give up profit-making stores. They would only be doing that if they have no other alternate... such as the closing of the Camp Minnie Mickey area. I think this is the Fort Sumter...

The pet cemetery is still there. I took that same photo of the Cat on the hill. I'll let them know to update the Micechat page. Someone on the other side of the country probably misunderstood the photo.

I agree that it's way too loud. I liked Disneyland's approach when Fantasmic was new (not sure if they still do it): float a Tom Sawyer Island raft lazily in front of the crowd with a live jazz band that would be piped through the loudspeakers... but not at a crazy volume.

Yes to the barrier idea. But the wind is blowing the smoke, and thus the embers, in that direction. I'll be more surprised if it DOESN'T jump the interstate.

Both sides of I-4 are now closed. I suspect this fire is going to jump I-4.

There is a VERY heavy "Adventurer's Club" vibe to Hoopla, and it's only growing stronger year by year. It's become a series of inside jokes, referring to past years' shows. The jokes have always been cheesy. But now they are cheesy and self-referential. Repeat visitors get more out of it than...

It was great seeing you, too! I also saw you on Sunday night riding the PeopleMover (staying on for a second ride, in fact), but it was too far away to yell hello without looking looney.