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Have you worked in that building in the last decade or two? Friends tell me it's even worse than I remember. Those restrooms are ca.1966. Some of them are no better than closets. That building is badly in need of an overhaul and some of the work described is spot on. I shudder to think what a...

I still have a couple of friends who work in Entertainment. They haven't heard anything about new shows. Santa is moving into Fantasyland Theater because Bayou Country will be too crowded. One factor at play is that there is just not enough support space for the amount of live entertainment we...

Disagree about Launch Bay. You have Vader M&G (Public 11-1 and VISA-only 1-5). Also Keyholder lounge upstairs. Thanks for fixing Disney Gallery. Great work. I art directed the Souvenir Map for EXPO 86 in Vancouver so I know how much detail is involved.

It's also about the PR and matching industry best practices as they progress. Disney has been actively promoting conservation efforts for over 20 years. They have been replacing landscaping with native, drought-tolerant plants all around the resort, wherever theming will allow. There are a...

As the resident leg amputee here, I WILL make the gratuitous amputation jokes here, thank you very much. Losing ROA is gut wrenching, baffling, and outrageous. But it's far less then the post-op pain of an amputation, much less the surgery without anesthesia. Oh, the hyperbole! LOL

Originally, WDW was branded as "The Vacation Kingdom of the World".

I have an explanation for this. A friend of mine was working backstage and could see details through the construction fence for the first time. This project is a new CM support facility replacing a pre-fab building from the mid-70s. The new pre-fab is smaller and includes an outdoor break area...

If we can pause the Magic Kingdom pie fight for a second, I have some news about the DL Opera House. A friend was working backstage near the Opera House and the emergency exit doors on the north side were open and the inner curtains were, as well. They could see into the Lincoln Theater and it...

Disneyland was the first Magic Kingdom. It *IS* "Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom". Period. WDW's Magic Kingdom Park may be the one to use that as its proper name. But that does not negate the history of Disneyland, which for 16 years was the One and Only, Genuine, Original Magic Kingdom. The...

I dunno—I’m old enough to have seen Walt in a parade. LOL Honestly I’m not saying they’ll never take more out of the north service area. But I don’t think it will be half the space people are talking about and not before they use up other options: 1. Tomorrowland 2. Fantasyland 3. DCA...

Congratulations. You have eliminated fireworks, parades in both parks, parking lot trams, and live characters in Galaxy’s Edge (bye-bye Grogu). Like most of these backstage discussions you overestimate the available space by double.

Well, your holiness, as I noted elsewhere the current contract (including parking) allows part tiers to choose either weekend or weekday availability. Just because you’re blowing smoke doesn’t mean you’ve been elected Pope!

COVID is on the rebound and even after more than a year CMs I know are telling me that many people are still not back in shape. COVID has spread through parades and shows like wildfire. Have you seen MSEP go out with three or four dwarves or missing an entire unit? Lion King has been dark for...

Facts are often inconvenient things. FYI—the new Master Services contract has a provision wherein part-timers can select either weekend or weekday availability. Disney needs more bodies. They are seriously understaffed and this new policy will likely make it worse, not better. And will...

Are there no workhouses?

Yes--now that I look more closely at the concept art I think that's the more likely intent. It looks to be aimed towards the North side of the little angled tab on the Southwest corner of the Splash show building, which presumably would accomodate the up ramp from Critter Country to the...

I wonder if they are going to make the walkway in front of the former platforms all Fan!! viewing area and use the enlarged rear area as walkway with two-way traffic. Potentially those free-standing lamposts could be anchoring ropes and stanchions. I'll take a look when I'm in the parks on...

This will be a bumpy ride before the dust settles. If Darkbeer is ever released from his NDAs, the telling of this story will be a two popcorn bucket event.

I question that whole transition. It would require relocating the entire West Side Cooling complex from between Mansion and Pirates show buildings, plus presumably demolishing the West Sider CM cafe and the NO Train Station. But if they can shorten TSI and put an S-curve in the DLRR, then I...

Oh, I expect there will be some regrouping. I still say the big game is when Disney and Anaheim sit down to do some old-fashioned horse trading. Each one has things the other wants. I view Disney Forward the same way I do the original Westcot--throw it at the wall and see if it sticks...