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I guess my point is I don't really get why you felt the Ratatouille > Moana comparison was warranted when Ratatouille is already an example of what you're talking about.

These both bluntly announce the expected result. The ellipsis would be filled in with the same thing in both cases. Announcing that I am looking for a thing during a story generally means I will encounter said thing whether I mention that I'm still looking for it or that I feel I should have...

I mean, Ratatouille and Encanto have the same issues by your metric. Right setting, but the original narrative of the film really has nothing to do with the land/pavilion.

I agree that they shouldn’t cave to the party crowd and completely remove the loss segment, but I do think it’s musically one of the weakest parts (along with Friend Like Me and the short chunk of Can You Feel the Love Tonight). I think they should adjust the messaging a bit to still be about...

Is a character announcing his own stage direction or thoughts into thin air really more organic than two characters conversing?

I mean, they could dress the gravity building ever so slightly in deference to the fact that it’s frequently on stage and most people would stop complaining. I suspect the same is true here where the Polynesian character of the building for some reason terminates two floors from the top on every...

I have never watched the Avatar films yet enjoy Pandora. Familiarity is not necessary, though it obviously helps drive interest. Here are some of the locations I mentioned, which I feel would be interesting to see realized: But with that said, I'll probably leave it there as this has veered...

I am not putting it down. I am saying the original was also a children’s story. Adults can enjoy children’s stories, but that generally isn’t due to their complexity, nor was Splash narratively complex in the slightest measure. Whether TBA is enjoyable for all ages or patronizing remains to be...

What are you even talking about? The ride was considered great, and the execution of the story within the ride was part of that, but prior to all the hubbub surrounding this retheme, no one was making the absurd claim that it wasn’t a simplistic story designed for children. The comment I...

The design was gorgeous. The narrative was simplistic, just like the story it’s based on. It was a children’s story then, and it’s being written with children in mind now.

I mean, it’s not going there. It’s allegedly going in at Universal where Lost Continent was, I believe.

They have been in almost every game in the modern series, particularly from the N64 forward. If you don’t know them, then you haven’t played anything in the series in over two decades. They’re not going to be able to build a Zelda land without pulling areas from the game, and the most iconic...

They’re supposedly developing a film, so the goal is probably to tie it into that. Also, at a high level, it’s pretty easy to envision something successful with Hyrule Castle, Castle Town, and the Temple of Time at the center with a water ride through Zora’s domain and a coaster around Death...

Primo Piatto and Bar Riva at the bottom, Topolino's Terrace at the top.

Pretty sure the exhibit space, meet and greets, and service counter (mobile ordering?) are permanent, obviously with the potential for some seasonal content. But there’s space reserved for three or so booths opposite the stage.

Do we know if the CommuniCore booth slots under the awning are also intended to be festival-tied? Interested to see if they just leave that empty until Food & Wine.

No problem. I probably wouldn’t have bothered to say anything except that it generally connotes a malice I don’t think exists here.

Mostly agreed, but still not gaslighting. You’re just describing dissonance as an occasional unfortunate side effect of rethemes that aren’t perfectly realized. I wasn’t gaslit by Up just because I didn’t expect to be sad after the first five minutes. I didn’t question reality.

This suggests certain ride mechanisms have one correct emotional response and that any attempt at subverting expectations is a nefarious form of psychological manipulation. First, it’s not, and second, if we’re somehow trying to be sensitive to children, you have literally no idea what will set...

He's joking.