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Forbes: Disney Facing Furious Backlash Over $17 Billion Theme Park Investments
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Streetway Again
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What’s the precedent for this kinda thing? Is this normal, or is an article on parks fan backlash like this unusual?
Still a yikes that the backlash has gotten to this point either way.
Still a yikes that the backlash has gotten to this point either way.
Highly unusual for a project that has no external motivating factors (e.g. Splash Mountain). I am not aware of another thesis written by a mainstream news outlet in regards to why Imagineering decisions are bad.
Streetway Again
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damn. Thought as much.
There is ZERO chance this changes anything, but it’s clear Disney has a PR Nightmare on their hands with Muppetvision and the Riverboat, and it’s not gonna go away.
I actually completely disagree. Not just this article but the feedback from guests, former Imagineers and now MSM is unprecedented across the board. While I don't think the project will be cancelled, I do expect major changes to the southern portion of the attraction. And they'll pretend it was the plan all along.
Tony the Tigger
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Then the new attractions open, and lines are long. The end.
Tha Realest
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This writer certainly gets Disney, but there is some judicious use of adjectives when describing the people she quotes here.
Streetway Again
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I think it’s more the principle of the thing that it got a whole big long article in Forbes that’s kidna the big shock.
A article from a business publication would never have a picture perfect article on theme parks.
Castle Cake Apologist
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Where else exactly would you suggest they find unfiltered fan reaction to announcements? If I post my opinion of something here or on X, is it somehow not a valid opinion?
I still say there's enough cumulatively to make them slightly rethink the aesthetics along Frontierland.
I mean, this project is wildly unpopular. The notion that only "ragebait twitter accounts, super fans or clickbait accounts" are against this is pretty silly. Heck, the project isn't even popular within Disney.
JD80
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It's a blog post that is buried on Forbes's Hollywood and Entertainment page. I would not take any article that uses Twitter replies as a main source of discourse on anything. It's just poor form.
JD80
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Definitely not online anywhere.
Where is the discourse on this subject matter supposed to come from?
JD80
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Your twitter account is mostly clickbait engagement so your algorithm is mostly heavily biased by those views. So I'm not sure how you're measuring "wildly unpopular".
JD80
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Go to Orlando and talk to people.
Because I know many people at the company and it's well known how unpopular it is. Inbounds about it are at unprecedented levels. This really is not a controversial topic.
Notes from Neverland
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Forbes isn't exactly peak journalism. Doubtful this will have any measurable impact.