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I took a different step this year. I have been soured in the past few years first by ADRs and the DDP, then with upkeep and finally with NextGen. So I just sold all of my BCV points for the this year and then some. I then went out for cocktails and a nice filet with a small fraction of the...

Someone needs to help me understand this. You have a proven parade in SpectroMagic with a great musical score already produced and in the can which has sold thousands and thousands of soundtrack CDs. It has a large following and an emotional attachment both to parents who have watched their...

Getting wet as in Splash Mountain is fine. I'll ride that multiple, multiple times every time I am in the MK. Sorry, but if a ride requires packing in ponchos to avoid getting completely drenched, it's a fail. It was "value engineered" into it's current state. The fact that the awesome...

They should redesign it. Take out the miserable drop that literally soaks 3 people per raft to the level of discomfort and expand the layout to have more cascading rapids. The reason nobody rides it is because unless it's in the dead of summer, not many people want to be completely soaked. I...

He always was the sensitive one in the precinct....

Umm, I think you missed the point of my post. Having hotels on WDW property is great. I stay at them. And I definitely do not want a 5th gate (let alone more) when gates 1-4 need so much work and already have the needed infrastructure to handle guests. I am talking about priority here. The...

What am I missing? Originally WDW became popular because it was an entertainment destination. People came because of the parks, the attractions, the shows, and the maniacal attention to detail. The quality and the true immersion of the experience starkly set it apart from all other venues, and...

Thanks for the picture. I had forgotten about that rock-work, and it was hard to see with the tarp. The amazing thing was when they evacuated us from a breakdown, the cables holding up the tarps blocked off the evacuation stairs that can be seen in the right of the picture above (that go over...

I was there two weeks ago and the CM loading Splash said the tarps were put up because the CMs cook in that area in the summer and they were experimenting to see if it would make the loading/unloading area cooler to work in. Not sure about the falling cement if it's actually true or not...

It's interesting to see the different opinions. The mockery of the old classic version and having to listen to Gilbert Godfrey is too much to handle. If I want to hear him, I'll tune in to a Comedy Central Roast, but please, not at WDW. Going to the newer version with the cooler Stitch...

Any chance they will boot the new management and bring back the original program at the Enchanted Tiki Room? I just spent a week down at WDW and the "New Management" show is insufferable. I saw the old show out at Disneyland about 7 years ago and loved it. I also saw it in 1977 at the MK...

I have 4 boys and here is my take: I will take a detailed, themed, emersive overhaul like this any time over simply adding rides that would appeal to my boys. Now my hope is that they will have built a platform that they can build off of for years to come, and that the additions up next...

I love 3 Cabs Followed by a Shiraz and then maybe a Pinot.

Thank you for the link. Please click on it and check the historic records from July 1998. You will find that the stock split was a tiny bit over $100. Ummmmm, I think you missed my point. If you noticed I said split adjusted. So for you to say the stock was over $100 and is now around...

Just wanted to point out that the highest the Disney stock ever got was just $50 (when adjusting for the stock split that occurred in 1998), not $100 as posted. The stock is still down 40% from the high, so the point is still valid. http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=DIS&t=my&l=on&z=m&q=l&c=

First let me say that I am not a Steve Jobs apologist. I don't think that he is perfect for the role of CEO of Disney. And I don't want to turn this into a Steve Jobs debate. Being in the computer industry for 15 years though, I think there is more to the history of Steve Jobs and Apple than...

Compared to who? Eisner? YES. I'll take Jobs. Let's see. Steve Jobs runs Pixar and allows his creative people to do what they do best. Has that been successful? Every movie Pixar has made has been extremely successful. Apple products? You can argue that Apple hasn't made the most...

The simple solution that I suggested two weeks ago was to have Comcast buy the network and cable properties, and for the remaining creative content components of Disney (parks, animation, movie studios, cruise lines, etc.) to merge with Pixar. Jim Hill has an interesting article today that...

"You forgot about the film studios. " By Disney Studios, I meant the film studios. Pixar may be giving something up, but they would be gaining a lot, as it would be a merger. Both companies would gain. And Corrus, no "offence" taken.

I am sure someone has already thought this one up somewhere, but since I haven't seen it, here is my solution to this whole Eisner/Comcast mess. Comcast buys the Disney broadcast assets: ABC, ABC Family Channel, ESPN, Disney Channel, other cable assets. Company name: Comcast ABC The...