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DHS Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway confirmed
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justintheharris
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Does everything have to be about how much this forum hates Bob Iger?Well...film history disagrees with you.
Cartoon color palettes were more muted in the 30s and 40s because Technicolor itself advised studios to make them that way. Technicolor famously (sometimes infamously) tried to control palettes in live-action and animated films to give a painterly look and avoid glaring, gaudy color combos. By the 50s and 60s, cartoons in general had become more vibrant and experimental. Nobody was letting Technicolor call the shots. There are plenty of stylized Disney shorts, not to mention the output of Chuck Jones’ era at Warner Bros.
For the year 2020, Disney could’ve combined a vibrant, stylized color scheme with classic Mickey models that are better animated, more fun to watch in motion, and truer to “Mickey” rather than Cartoon Network or Nickelodeon.
But Walt’s Mickey doesn’t strengthen Bob Iger’s ego for content from his tenure as CEO. As WDI has mentioned in presentations, Iger made the call to use this Mickey.
Funny thing is, if this would’ve been a one-off series of merch like Electric Mouse or Hipster Mickey, I would’ve liked it better than an outright attempt to replace Walt’s Mickey Mouse. This was an attempt to compete with the cheapo style at Nick and Cartoon Network, and the company had already retired it before Iger “earmarked” it for this attraction.
Imagine that.
Goofyernmost
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Well, that would be because he has made the company practically bullet proof to survive for years and years to come, he did however not give his entire attention to just another part of the company that we happen to be focused on. He is a terrible person.
mlee10
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As I do not feel like sifting through 250 pages of info..Can someone tell me what the current planned open date is? We will be there 3/1-3/8 with our planned HS day on 3/7 (saturday). Do we think that they will still be doing the boarding groups for Star Wars? Do we think they are going to do boarding groups for MMRT? I love HS and but am feeling overwhelmed at the prospect of being there, especially on a Saturday!
nickys
Premium Member
It opens 4th March 2020.
There are currently no FPs available for the ride - Club Level guest’s can book FPs for that time - suggesting they may be opening without Fastpass being used. In addition, @marni1971 appears to be hinting at them using boarding groups for it, if I understood his post correctly.
And as for the Galaxy’s Edge rides nothing official yet but again, there are no FPs available for club level guests at that time either.
Magic Feather
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For better or worse, depending on demand, a boarding pass system for MMRR wouldn't shock me. Without Fastpass, that queue can barely hold 20 min (if there are bad ops) before going outside. At least MMRR has Pixar Place and the inner courtyard as easily places to extend the queue into.
Mike S
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If Disney was smart they’d make you choose but somehow I doubt RotR will still have a virtual queue by that time. Seems excessive.
jt04
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Yes, make people choose and offer standby. I think the rotr virtual queue is permanent during peak season. Gotg and Tron plus FoP will help during non peak. IMO.
Bleed0range
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Why do people hate Bob Iger in relation to the parks? Didn’t he fix DCA? Add in Cars Land? GE? All of these things have been exciting changes to beforehand, a rather stagnant state of affairs throughout the parks?
Mike S
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For quite a while WDW was still very stagnant until recently starting with Pandora. While New Fantasyland did come before then it’s mostly viewed as a missed opportunity and wasted potential especially now when we look at Tokyo’s Fantasyland expansion and the new Fantasy Springs for DisneySea. Then when you consider this is a WDW focused site...
Bleed0range
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For quite a while WDW was still very stagnant until recently starting with Pandora. While New Fantasyland did come before then it’s mostly viewed as a missed opportunity and wasted potential especially now when we look at Tokyo’s Fantasyland expansion and the new Fantasy Springs for DisneySea. Then when you consider this is a WDW focused site...
I want that Beauty and the Beast ride too. I feel like we will eventually get it. But isn’t the expansion paid for by those who own Tokyo Disney and not technically Disney itself? Which I guess would just mean they are willing to invest more? Either way we have Seven Dwarfs Mine Train which is a great attraction.
SplashJacket
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The whole resort is paid for and operated by the Oriental Land Company. The OLC also receives all the profit minus royalties paid to Disney. The OLC expansion as a way to increase profit.
Mike S
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It could’ve been.
Orange is what we have. Credit to @marni1971.
Still fun though but not the E Ticket it could’ve been or the one MK needed.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
Last one looks like a giraffe...
Steph15251
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I feel they are making improvements to WDW ,but it still needs lots of work done.For quite a while WDW was still very stagnant until recently starting with Pandora. While New Fantasyland did come before then it’s mostly viewed as a missed opportunity and wasted potential especially now when we look at Tokyo’s Fantasyland expansion and the new Fantasy Springs for DisneySea. Then when you consider this is a WDW focused site...
Mike S
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Now they are, but it was a long road to get here. I also fear they’ll think they’re finished for now when the current projects are all open.
Bleed0range
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Isn’t it that they work on each park in phases, so it was MK (Fantasyland), AK (Pandora), HS (GE and TSL) and now Epcot. Does that mean they’ll stop once Epcot is complete or go back to MK for more big changes? I guess the Tron coaster sort of makes that not make sense.
Mike S
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No idea.