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Moana’s Island After leading guests to Arendelle, Never Land, and Corona, Fantasy Springs sheds its unsightly hotel in favor of a fourth mini-land: Motunui, home of fearless ocean voyager Moana. Guests can set sail with her to restore the heart of Te Fiti as they join Moana’s Quest for Te Fiti...

The Island of Sodor Epic Universe’s first realm aimed solely at children (but still appealing to all ages) - think Seuss Landing meets Cars Land - transports guests into the fabled world of the Rev. W. Awdry’s famous Railway Series and, of course, the famous Thomas & Friends TV adaptation it...

it will forever not feel anti-climatic that the tour stopped just before we hit Fantasyland - I was and still am feverishly anticipating how your take on it would've been like!

what's even more of a problem is that the money to build a dark ride on that level theoretically should no longer be an obstacle - they have more than enough, but instead prefer to phone it in within already bloated budgets on top of skimping on the necessary maintenance that factors into why...

I distinctly recall a poster on here - not gonna give away any names - telling me that the Muppets weren't well-suited for a dark ride because they're "by nature high octane and rambunctious" and "the energy just isn't there." like...what? there are so many other ways to convey that energy that...

The Palace of Genovia Pretty much a temporary The Princess Diaries overlay of the Paradise Pier Hotel. Hey, Mia did use to live in San Francisco before becoming a princess, and this is California Adventure... I would've had more to say, but I am pretty pressed for time as it stands

that (which TBH isn't unreasonable, considering there was a giant vacant lagoon only steps away), and the more fanatical (for lack of a better word at the moment) park fans tend to unfairly compare it to the Tokyo ride, which is silly since beyond using the same IP, they have completely...

true all that, but I also recall Sotto saying that he sold the OLC on it being based on an existing system (Aquatopia was, as you said, already in development), only to have to modify the system to make it work as a dry indoor ride:

re: the bolded...not sure if it's a factor in said reason, but I distinctly recall Eddie Sotto saying that the OLC funded (or at least helped fund) the R&D for Hunny Hunt, which they normally don't do. nothing to do with money - in late '90s/early '00s currency, it cost $110 million to build...

Toy Story Playland Disney Abu Dhabi’s (hopefully) improved take on a Toy Story land takes guests indoors into Andy’s room, where they realize they’ve been shrunken down to the size of a doll! RC Racers zip and zoom from overhead on those signature orange Hot Wheels tracks, alien saucers fly in...

thirded on Australia, or - to add a little more to the table - Canada

never explicitly suggested having them crossover (and I wouldn't have anyway). all of which only compounds my point: there was zero need to slap Woodlore's name onto this "new" character of theirs, and it reeks of desperate fanservice to get the people opposed to this move (for good reason) onboard

well, that was pretty quick. we'll probably find out for sure once we hit FrontierWildernessland, but part of me is hoping you'll retain more of the Rivers of America than Disney is IRL

Thorn Mountain Unexpecting first-timers may be led to believe this is a typical Fantasyland dark ride through the story of Sleeping Beauty, maybe on a slightly higher scale, but a devilishly shocking thrill awaits further down the track... Technically, Thorn Mountain is a launched Vekoma...

more than anything, the most frustrating thing about this, besides the obvious, is that in a classic case of pretending to care about their obscure characters, instead of actually using Ranger Woodlore (or any other thematically appropriate classic Disney characters), they feel the "need" to...

Cali didn't have time to draw a pic of her, but two characters I imagine she'd look like - at least in illustrated form - are Lizzie McGuire and/or Penny Proud (The Proud Family) The “Tinker Bell” of Disney’s California Adventure, if you will, Cali is a spirited, go-getting SoCal local who...

Alice Down the Rabbit Hole, from the eighth expedition of Citrus Dreamin'

A Muddy Retreat The forthcoming World of Motion-inspired overhaul of Test Track sees the return of sorts of at least one gag from the long-lost attraction. Instead of nearly colliding with a semi-truck, guests now find themselves having to swerve away from a contemporary automobile...only to...

Can't beat the vibes of Main Street U.S.A. as far as I'm concerned, though Buena Vista Street and American Waterfront come super close

I'd be more than happy to join!