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  1. K

    Shanghai Disneyland anticipation

    China just lifted its one-child policy, which had been in place for decades. Under the new policy, couples will be allowed to have up to two children. I recall reading something about Shanghai Disneyland being designed with more attractions that are "adult/elder friendly" because an average...
  2. K

    Sword in the stone

    I saw this electromagnetic Thor's hammer video recently, and thought that something similar could be adapted at DL for an updated version of the Sword in the Stone: If the hammer is placed on a metal surface (it would likely have to be in a dedicated, enclosed meet-and-greet space), Thor...
  3. K

    The Spirited Back Nine ...

    Just a follow-up post (since the last one was getting a bit long) about the attractions, food, and theming at HKDL... Although HKDL was light on attractions for a number of years after it opened, what was there was generally done well and maintained well. With the additions of Toy Story Land...
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    The Spirited Back Nine ...

    I think it says something that the first Disney park annual pass I've ever gotten -- and this is after extensively visiting the U.S. parks for decades -- is for HKDL. Of course, it helps that you can get an AP for HKDL (called "Magic Access") starting at about $30 more than a 2-day ticket...
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    The Spirited Back Nine ...

    Popping in briefly here -- still catching up on things on the homefront after my journeys through Asia. I'll post more a little later, but to set up the context: I was in Orlando for a couple of days in the early fall, and had the chance to experience the attractions that were new to me since...
  6. K

    The Spirit Takes the Fifth ...

    I didn't think the Spirit ever got cold feet...
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    The Spirit Takes the Fifth ...

    Di$ney hope$ to win the heart$ and mind$ of a billion+ Chine$e citizen$ with it$ $hanghai park... And there might be a few other rea$on$ for the expan$ion a$ well...
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    The Spirit Takes the Fifth ...

    There's virtually no chance MM+/FP+ will be put in place at Shanghai Disneyland. The Chinese government may be many things, but they're not stupid. In fact, WDW is probably the only Disney theme park/resort that will ever implement the MM+/FP+ system in its current incarnation, simply due to...
  9. K

    The Spirit Takes the Fifth ...

    If the Shanghai World Expo is any indication, there is certainly a demand for theme park-type attractions in mainland China. I'm a little apprehensive about how insane the lines at SDL are going to be, and I certainly hope Disney has carefully considered crowd patterns and capacity issues well...
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    Carousel of Progress closed for refurbishment today

    I have to say that my recent cruise on the Disney Magic was wonderfully enjoyable and relaxing in no small part because I had no cell phone or internet service for several days. When you don't have modern "conveniences" constantly vying for your attention, you're able to appreciate the actual...
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    The Spirit Takes the Fifth ...

    Although many of Marvel's actual comic books continue to skew toward an older audience, it seems that Disney is determined to keep the most visible and widely consumed embodiments of the Marvel brand -- movies, TV shows, and toys -- firmly targeted to the youth demographic. The recent Marvel...
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    Spirited News, Observations & Thoughts IV

    If you were also on the Halloween sailing of the Magic, I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on the Halloween festivities. Personally, I was hoping there would be more, but I suppose DCL saved the really good stuff for the special Dream sailings. I was impressed, however, by how many guests...
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    Spirited News, Observations & Thoughts IV

    Glad you enjoyed cruising with Karl. I just took my first Disney cruise and loved it, despite the lack of celebrity encounters. (I booked my cruise partly at the suggestion of an extremely fanboyish Disney friend -- one who generally has pretty good taste, despite supposedly having taken a...
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    Spirited News, Observations & Thoughts IV

    In my view, the increasing focus on very young children is directly tethered to the relative stagnation of the parks in terms of the lack of substantive, innovative, and large-scale attractions over the last six or seven years. That Disney's overarching perception of WDW's target audience has...
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    Spirited News, Observations & Thoughts IV

    I'm also looking forward to an upcoming Disney cruise -- my first. I haven't found cruise docs (or any other nice surprises) in my mailbox recently, but I've been assured by a friend who's a grizzled DCL veteran that I'll have a MAGICal time nonetheless. Sadly, however, Disney has yet to...
  16. K

    Mine Train Seats

    The seats are tiny because they're accurately scaled to an average dwarf's backside, with each train comfortably accommodating up to seven dwarfs. (Hence the ride's name...)
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    Princess Fairytale Hall First Impressions

    Other gems include the following hard-hitting question from "Lee"... "Comment From Lee What was your favorite part of the New Princess Fairytale Hall?" Plus this nugget of insight from Imagineer Jason Grandt... "Jason Grandt: The fun thing about working on princess-related projects is all...
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    Mine Ride Construction Update

    The formal, slightly stilted use of first-person diction makes me wonder if "Patricia" is the former WDWMagic poster who had a very public Meltdown after being outed as having completely fabricated "her" richly imagined fantasy life in Mineral City, Ohio...
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    Spirited News, Observations & Thoughts IV

    There is no record of Ricky having been arrested on Earth, but a long time ago he was frozen in carbonite for crimes against the Empire in a galaxy far, far away...
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    Spirited News, Observations & Thoughts IV

    I usually spend most of my WDWMagic time on the News and Rumors forum, but occasionally I check out General Discussion or Trip Planning or Chit Chat and come across extremely active and well-regarded posters whom I've never heard of before -- and many of them have been posting for years. But a...
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