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  1. Jones14

    News Splash Mountain retheme to Princess and the Frog - Tiana's Bayou Adventure

    Yes, but it is the original version and was designed for DHS. Disneyland’s Pirates is not a clone of Pirates of the Caribbean just because the other parks have one now.
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    Fantasmic Reopening Watch

    And don’t put Mickey on top of the mountain until then either.
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    News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

    I don’t like it, but that pads out Disney’s timeline for the next few years if true: Guardians 22 Tron 23 Splash 24 Primeval Whirl Replacement 25
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    News "it's a small world" Holiday Will Not Open on Schedule Due to Incident

    Sounds like they really want to avoid losing toontown before they can get small world fixed, which is good to hear.
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    News Primeval Whirl, Stitch's Great Escape and Rivers of Light permanently closed

    Whatever happens, I hope the Dino-Rama theming goes for good with it. It’s by far the most unappealing aesthetic in the park, and the spinner could easily be redressed to fit another theme if they want to keep it around.
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    News Primeval Whirl, Stitch's Great Escape and Rivers of Light permanently closed

    That’s a Sophie’s choice if I’ve ever heard one. On one hand, AK absolutely needs a new attraction by 2023 at the latest, but on the other, it also needs large-scale investment, not just a pre-fab ride dropped into Dino-Rama.
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    News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

    Swinging coasters are a neat concept that almost always results in terrible execution. You need to hit lots of unbanked turns at a good speed to generate the forces necessary to get the cars swinging, but unbanked turns put more stress on the track and vehicles, so the “better” the ride gets...
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    Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

    What confuses me is that the first cannon seems to work almost 100% of the time. Does the computer just get confused trying to move all three cannons and the vehicles at once?
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    News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

    Most coasters have a short section of track between the station and the first lift/launch to clear the station for the next train to come in (Big Thunder, Everest, Rock’n’Rollercoaster, Space, etc all have one). This looks to be similar, but will likely have some exposition and/or visuals to...
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    News Primeval Whirl, Stitch's Great Escape and Rivers of Light permanently closed

    Primeval Whirl’s height requirement was 48”, so they could add something as intense as Everest and it would still be making the park more accessible to younger guests. With that said, if Triceratop Spin goes too, I’d bet it will be a no height requirement addition unless there’s more than one...
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    News Primeval Whirl, Stitch's Great Escape and Rivers of Light permanently closed

    Is Shang Chi covered by the Universal contract? If not, one would think Disney would leap at the chance to get another Marvel attraction into WDW, especially given how well the movie is doing.
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    News Expedition Everest refurbishment in 2022

    Yes, but it was most visible when you were going towards the broken track scene. It helped conceal the track switch from view, making the drop backwards into the mountain more of a surprise. Riders would emerge from the mist to see the broken track, only to fall backwards through the same mist...
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    News Expedition Everest refurbishment in 2022

    There’s no justifiable reason that a lighter, simpler yeti hasn’t been installed in the 15 years of the coaster’s life, but then again, there’s no justifiable reason for a lot of recurring maintenance issues around the resort.
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    Millennium Falcon: Smuggler's Run - Ride/Queue Details and Discussion

    Scoring is definitely an issue. We went recently and did the absolute best you can do (two containers, minimal ship damage), and one of my friends turned to me and asked if we had done a good job. I get that they don’t want to beat you down too much if you don’t do as well, but there should...
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    News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

    I could see that being less of a problem here in the US, particularly since Flight of Passage has a similar seating process. Ops in Florida is also pretty good about getting people moving, although they’ll have to be on top of the test seat -> back row seating if they want to keep dispatches up.
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    Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance

    Per a friend, the transport shuttle is down again today. It’s so frustrating that Ops finds it acceptable to present the experience with the middle portion entirely missing, especially after all the hassle guests go through to get on it.
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    News Splash Mountain retheme to Princess and the Frog - Tiana's Bayou Adventure

    It could be that she’s going to visit Mama Odie to celebrate Mardi Gras with her (with Louis losing his trumpet as the B story). Any inclusion of Facilier could then be a “wrong turn” once we’re further into the bayou, with the finale scene featuring Odie’s boat and the whole cast a la Splash’s...
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    HKDL gets new castle, frozen land and marvel land.

    I believe Mission:Breakout was ruled out for Hong Kong (if I had to guess why, they probably didn’t want to focus so heavily on Guardians).
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    News Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind attraction confirmed for Epcot

    If the building had Xandarian architecture it would fit the look of Future World (Discovery) just fine. The problem is that you don’t get a great look at the gravity building when in front of the attraction, so most of that theming would be ‘wasted’ in the place where it would be most useful...
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    News Coco scene coming to Mickey’s PhilharMagic in DCA

    Would the other scene also be an addition, or a replacement? If the former, that’s really gonna lengthen the show if it happens.
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