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I'm not sure about this first point. Joe Rohde, Kevin Rafferty, they're both of retirement age. With Disney pushing project timelines out because of the pandemic, it seems like now would be as good a time as any to retire. Same with the park VPs. Maybe you're right about the other execs moving...

Your phone actually already works with this system! It's how the disney parks play app awards badges after you ride a ride. It's powered by bluetooth beacons. But, that being said, it might not work as reliably as the magic bands. Most phones disable the tech that powers it in low battery mode...

I think he mentioned he's helping out with the splash redo as well, so I'd imagine he'd stick around/be safe from a layoff until at least that project is done.

For what it's worth, the New York Times article about Iger/Disney from the beginning of the pandemic corroborates this sentiment:

I don't really see how this would benefit the Chinese Government's interest in attracting foreign investment. Shanghai Disney is (supposedly) supposed to help make Shanghai a showcase of the new China, and how the country's now a great spot for foreign companies to come, set up shop, and invest...

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Limiting the skyliner to one party per cabin would be a really easy change to make to preserve distance between guests, but it seems like with the way the system is setup, cleaning cabins between parties would be pretty impossible.

To me, at least, water/the ocean really was a character in Moana. It didn't speak or anything, but it did have personality. My hope is that this attraction(?) will be light on Moana/the other characters on the film (using them only superficially with symbols like the one featured on the Epcot...

My guess is it was a construction photo of when the Shanghai castle was almost complete.

I don’t see the motivation for Tesla to do this. They don’t really need to advertise (they’re already a household name and they’re having trouble keeping up with demand for the model 3). Plus, aren’t they still strapped for cash right now?

Does anyone know about any AR experiences coming to the Play Disney Parks app, or am I missing an announcement? I was scrolling through the Android code and noticed in the strings.xml file (where text in the app is stored for easy translation), there are some mentions of ARCore, Google's sdk for...

Well, the bulb has to be burned out by now, but either way this is something that would really surprise me, because it still costs a (probably insignificant) amount of money to run. Though I think it is believable that the projector (or at least infrastructure/stand for the projector) would...

His Dinosaur video is a great example of this! The concept started out so cool, and is still cool, but I found it really shocking when he went through the plot of the ride. I had no idea all of that was supposed to be happening! It really gets lost in the darkness.

I assume the part about the Guardians themed resteraunt. Wanting Guardians in Epcot isn't a very popular opinion around here. Though, to be honest, I'm a little bummed out they're not replacing the buildings on that side of the plaza. I think they look a bit dated now :(. Electric Umbrella is an...

Have any pictures been posted of this? I'm not really sure how you'd get one, but I think it'd be really cool to see how the displays are still there today!

Last one, sorry. Apparently Florida and California do have slightly different color schemes because of the different way the light hits the rockwork. 😲

Also, I thought this was interesting: "You choose your allegiance indirectly: Everyone using the app will be categorized as either Resistance, First Order, or Scoundrel...but only after you’ve done enough tasks to prove yourself. You’re judged by your actions, not by the click of a button."

Not sure if this has been posted yet, but some writers from io9 were able to visit, as well. They have a really good general article about walking around the land (no new info there), but they added another article recently that has some new info about the interactive elements of the land...

I'm actually pretty excited for it! I'm definitley not in the target audience for the pavilion, but it looks like it will be an improvement to what was there before. From watching old videos of Wonders of Life, everything (besides Body Wars and Cranium Command) seemed to be targeted towards...

It looks really nice! I'm surprised nobody has noted the use of the original Epcot logo on the flags, which is a really nice touch.