Remember when California Screamin was simply evocative of a classic pier roller coaster and twilight zone tower of terror of a haunted hollywood deco hotel? Sure this is still a roller coaster on a pier but wow, the dialogue is mad distracting. Visuals and a new score are one thing and arguably positive but when I'm trying to let my hair down I don't need to hear about this baby.
What will they wreck next?
Sorry to hate. The new architecture at the entrance could be better but its still a vast improvement. Pixar Promenade looks good. I even like the midcentury incredibles station touches from afar, but up close, they look cheap and plasticky and the overhead screens in the queue 100000% remind me of six flags. This is basically 1 notch above how six flags themes their coasters. Disney theming a coaster as a themed coaster. Rather than disney theming a coaster to the extent that you hope to forget you are on a coaster (space mountain). I'm not going to give any compliments to knick's knacks or lamplight lounge. Again, more images, static figures, merchandising. They threw what look like incredibles toys all around screamin and called it theming. They hung concept art in lamplight lounge and called that theming too. None of this is immersive except for the pier elements that are not pixar-specific and we could have had regardless, but disney probably wouldn't loosen the purse straps without an IP integration.
