I do think if they were to get their costs down, it would lead to slightly more investment in the parks on a broader scale, only because they’d see better ROI. But yeah to your point it’s not like the money saved on a specific attraction would be spent elsewhere.
I think there's a balance here. It's unlikely that Disney would invest the excess $300 million in new rides and upkeep - but I think it's plausible that they might invest $100 or $150 million of it. What we can say with certainty after GotG is that they WERE willing, under certain circumstances, to invest $450 million in upgrades to the park.
Im not a big Fast and Furious fan but as someone who thinks No Way Home should’ve won Best Picture, I’m not sure we’re even close to agreement. Different works of art strive for different things but I don’t think that makes them any of them inherently superior or inferior, rather, they should be judged on how well they achieve what they’re aiming for.
Yeah. When movies were brought up, it may me think about how people are often way too dismissive of "popular" films as often not having artistic merit. And ironically bringing this back to this specific ride, I would argue that the MCU films are fantastic works of art, with detailed crafting and a lot care and emotion. Many film "snobs" might say they are ruining cinema and that all the MCU films are all similar and cut from the same cloth; it actual reminds of the same debate about how all roller coasts are the same and don't deserve to be spoken about in the same terms as themed dark rides. And in fact, I think James Gunn himself gave a great response to those who criticize popular movies:
I have a very broad definition of art, and I absolutely reject the idea that art produced for profit or by a corporation is inherently inferior to art that more closely conforms to the traditional Romantic ideal of individual expression. That's how I can consider theme parks art. I also think No Way Home was very good and should've been nominated for an Oscar.
I agree with everything you say completely - right up until you make the jump to likening the contrast between popcorn and arthouse cinema to that between coasters and dark rides. That rhetorical leap strikes me as absurd. "Snobs" reject popcorn cinema largely because it doesn't conform to the traditional Romantic ideal of individual expression. This is also why they reject seriously considering theme parks as a whole. Considering theme parks as art absolutely means using expertise to make distinctions between good and bad rides that go far deeper then average enjoyment levels. That's exactly what you're doing when you argue in favor of the "crafting" and "emotion" of MCU films - bringing serious artistic consideration to something snobs dismiss (and I agree with you 100%). In fact, harping on enjoyment as the only meaningful metric is what a snob who discounts theme parks as art would do, since it dismisses the idea that theme park attractions COULD have deeper aesthetic, historic, and ideological reasons.
This is the worst warning sign ever and I both love and hate it.
Not to be whiny, but that first sentence is really incorrectly constructed. There should be em dashes on either side of whatever it was they meant to say parenthetically, but they awkwardly never circle back to whatever noun was supposed to follow "turbulent".
They put out menus (and water slide artwork) with glaring typos. Just par for the course.
Is that how you go from EPCOT’s pavilion to being with the Guardians?
I really think its something that shouldn’t be spoiled. The effect is best as a surprise… I know its a spoiler forum haha but I recommend keeping this one a secret. I’m sure it will come out from someone soon enough though.
The sign should also just read “Be aware that this is a thrilling, high-speed, turbulent roller coaster that goes forward and backwards through the dark. It includes sharp turns, sudden drops, and stops.”
It's only the castmembers who are previewing right now. Wait till DVC/AP previews in the coming weeks and you'll get legit spoilers.Worst spoiler thread ever. No one giving any actual spoilers, just a bunch of old fogies going off topic about the "good ole days."
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