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I think he works as a character on his own in the abstract (merchandise, meet and greet, etc.) -- I just don't think he works well narratively, as would probably be needed for a good Imagination ride.

Hopefully Dreamfinder is there (or someone similar). I don't think Figment really works without a Dreamfinder figure.

That's exactly how people could describe (and actually have described) the new version too, though. I personally think the original version was better (if only because of the fountain), but it's not like the new version is doing something fundamentally different. It's arguably the same concept...

That was the whole point of the comment you quoted, and why I said duh. I don't really think about FEA or POTC having drops (even though they obviously do), as I mentioned, so I completely missed on the comparison.

Yeah -- I think if Covid had hit before demolition started, they'd have axed essentially the whole project. They'd likely have gone forward with Cosmic Rewind, but I think everything else would have gone untouched until they circled back a few years later. In retrospect, that probably would...

Oh, duh. I forget that FEA has a drop because it doesn't make any sense at all in the context of the ride. I actually forget that POTC has drops too because they're not an important part of the experience to me (if they didn't exist it wouldn't affect the attraction quality).

I know they're essentially meaningless examples for what the ride will actually be, but NRJ is so much better than FEA and POTC is so much better than IASW that the ranges confuse me!

Yeah, Journey of Water is nice enough, and Guardians is obviously a hit attraction. The hub and new QS etc. are nicer than what existed prior to the start of construction. Overall, though, it feels like they spent years and some unknown amount of money (I'd imagine close to a billion, if not...

Neither have I. I was hoping maybe these new decisions/plans were going to be better!

Of course (I haven't been since Genie+/ILL was implemented, and don't know when I will) -- just remembered that in the past you were pretty disinterested/disliked what they were planning to do from an expansion/retheme standpoint too. I'm hoping this means their current plans are actually...

I assume this means you must be at least cautiously optimistic about some of what's planned?

Yeah, I think Martin was hinting that they were looking at expansions in both the northern part of the park and the southern part.

I've always wondered how expensive it was. I've also been pretty sure it wasn't worth the cost compared to other forms of transit that don't have the operational issues that the Skyliner has -- sounds like that's confirmed! If they aren't getting a significant cost savings from using it over...

I think the Wedding Pavilion issues are more about potential noise pollution than any visual intrusion on an actual ceremony, other than when arriving/entering.

I don't think there was ever any intention for Little Mermaid to be a C ticket. They spent over $100 million on it. Three Caballeros might count (I'd personally consider it a C for sure) but I have no idea what they considered those World Showcase attractions (most of which were never built).

Things do happen, though, at least to an extent. It's not just static everywhere; NRJ may have the best use of screens/projections of any Disney ride. It's one of the many things about the ride's design I wish they'd learn from and use elsewhere. To be fair, I also don't think a ride has to...

It's about the overall length more than anything else. I don't think Disney has ever built a C ticket ride that was longer than 5 minutes.

Again, though, you're almost certainly turning it into at least a D ticket if it's 3 minutes longer with more AAs. You could probably do one or the other and leave it as a C ticket, but I don't think you could do both. Which would be great! I'd love a D or E ticket version of NRJ; it would be...

I agree the ending is flawed -- I think that's the only part of the ride that has a design flaw (other than the low capacity). But even with that flaw, the ride as a whole is still significantly better than anything else Disney has built at its scale in decades.

I've thought something similar -- that the Shaman, as impressive an AA as it is, actually hurts the ride's perception because it comes at the very end and then the ride is over. I think it either needed one more scene after the Shaman or the Shaman itself should have been excised in favor of...