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Agreed. Guardians is an incredible roller coaster with top-tier technology behind it, just limited by a overburdened story by Imagineering that, as others have noted, is the result of corporate mandates.

It's just logical that something as simple as a kiosk does not need a backstory. Just fit the theme of the land.

I would disagree, but then again I think it'd open up a debate over what constitutes a story vs. plot vs. scenario. Interesting way of looking at it from an audience POV, but not from what Imagineering clearly intended, which is where the conversation originated - a trend of needlessly...

Did a kiosk need a backstory?

Pressler Era was, hands down, way worse.

That's a reductive argument. The flaw with this thinking is that a standard Marvel plot that works for film or television shouldn't be adapted literally for an attraction. Different mediums require different approaches to storytelling. Except this debate isn't centering on the fandom, it's...

This is the issue here. Some of Imagineering's recent efforts have been hampered by overcomplicating the story. Tiana, Guardians, and Rise are examples of this, though with Rise, you can kind of just get the gist of it without all the added details. I say some because it's inconsistent: I'd...

That's super interesting if at all true. Wouldn't make sense from a local audience perspective IMO - lacks repeatability for DLRs local base, too intense, on top of all the other known M:S issues, etc., but as usual, appreciate Eisner's creative thinking.

Really surprised at Mission: Space. All other attractions that you and lazyboy mentioned make total sense - even Alien Encounter. But Mission: Space? Which park would the clone(s) even have gone to?

Agreed. Nostalgia isn't an effective aesthetic to a mass audience.

Looks great. First DTD addition I've been excited to visit in eons.

Interesting point. I'm surprised an Art Deco hotel hasn't been in the mix in the past - or has it? Maybe an insider would know.

Literally goes out with a drop.

Exactly - this is a mid-tier celebration. Eager to hear I2I in the new World of Color as that's one of my favorite songs, period. That said, I wish they brought back the 24-hour parties for celebration kick-offs. Were they that much of an operational headache?

I think that's a disingenuous argument, lol.

Don't most of the resorts have relatively uncreative names? Poly, Boardwalk, Contemporary, Riviera, Wilderness - they're all pretty straightforward. Only a few achieve more - Grand Floridian, Pop Century, All Stars (funny enough) are a bit more creative.

You're conflating two different points here.

We don't need anything more specific, at least not now. Disney needs to get out of the habit of releasing details far too soon. I say take a page from Universal and let the construction actually begin before we hear more. That way, hopefully, we'd hear more concrete details on the land instead...

Looks perfectly pleasant. I'm more thrilled at the fact that there's no overt IP tie in!

I understand the spend on content, but I also think the $36B represents the bloated budgets Disney issues on each of their titles - Indiana Jones as a particularly noteworthy example. To your point, Shogun helped to deliver on the FX brand during a period it desperately needed a prestige win...