Spirited News & Observations II -- NGE/Baxter

[lazyboy97o]

So, we had the Mommy Bloggers, and not we have the Minnie Bloggers.
Disney Post Exclusive - Disney Unveils Minnie Messangers

In March, we invited five lifestyle bloggers to Disney for an immersion into the history and timeless style of Minnie Mouse as a kick-off to their new roles as Minnie Messengers.

Minnie Messengers are bloggers who will act as Minnie's eyes and ears, sharing live updates from fashion shows, music events and more, blogging about Minnie-inspired style. A number of team members have been involved in this new initiative and we're excited to share this news on Disney Post!

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[Cosmic Commando]

So, we had the Mommy Bloggers, and not we have the Minnie Bloggers.
Disney Post Exclusive - Disney Unveils Minnie Messangers

Yeah... so... that's happening.

 

[GoofGoof]

...is it bad that I had to google logo land to figure out it was a real park and not a store?

I guess you can tell I'm not nativ to the area. Us northern folk have kennywood and some other over priced parks. In the summer only.

The original US location is in Carlsbad CA, 30 mins north of San Diego and about an hour South of Disneyland. They even have a Lego themed hotel there. I highly recommend a stop and if you're there anyway make a stop at the Stone brewery and do the tour. One of my favorite breweries in the country, good beer. My Southern CA vacation and tourism advertisement is over now. Continue with the regular conversation...

 

[Cosmic Commando]

Nah...I liked it.
I'm a "story" guy in most instances, and the poacher story really worked to me.

I really liked the story; I didn't like the script making the driver "involve" the guests with the "Should we go help Wilson catch some poachers?!?!" rah rah stuff. Even still, I would rather feign excitement over that and get to go through the geysers and see Little Red than stare at some random antelope in the alleged zebra habitat.

 

[Calvin Coolidge]

So, we had the Mommy Bloggers, and not we have the Minnie Bloggers.
Disney Post Exclusive - Disney Unveils Minnie Messangers

Honestly? I feel like this is...not totally terrible. It's nice to see some recognition of the fact that Disney may have some appeal to young adults who don't necessarily have kids.

Now if we could just address the parks in such a way that this is acknowledged, that'd be great

 

[jt04]

Nope. But it would be fun to hear Michael's take on the parks.

He might say they should sell off more land near World Showcase so outside vendors can build massive structures and 'enhance the World Showcase Skyline'.

 

[jt04]

Nah...I liked it.
I'm a "story" guy in most instances, and the poacher story really worked to me.

Chocked full of edutainment. Or perhaps we need a word mash-up of propaganda and entertainment. Propatainment anyone?

(I support Conservation efforts. I just don't want to be hit over the head with it at a Disney theme park. So put away your flame throwers.)

 

[asianway]

So, we had the Mommy Bloggers, and not we have the Minnie Bloggers.
Disney Post Exclusive - Disney Unveils Minnie Messangers

Is there an email address to the consultants Jay hired to get the cost savings analysis done?

 

[jt04]

Or he will....

1984 – Michael Eisner is named Disney's CEO and begins an aggressive expansion of Disney's theme parks division.
1985 – Disney begins a licensing agreement with MGM, giving Disney the right to use the MGM name and logo for the third park at Walt Disney World.
1988 – Construction on Euro Disney Resort begins. Bear Country is renamed Critter Country at Disneyland.
1989 – Walt Disney World's third theme park, Disney-MGM Studios, opens on May 1, and its second water park, Disney's Typhoon Lagoon, opens on June 1. Splash Mountain opens on July 17 at Disneyland.
1990 – Espace Euro Disney opens to show the public a preview of Euro Disney.
1992 – The second international Disney theme park, Euro Disneyland, opens as part of Euro Disney Resort in Marne-la-Vallée, France on April 12. Fantasmic! opens at Disneyland on May 13.
1993 – Mickey's Toontown opens at Disneyland on January 24.
1994 – Euro Disney Resort and its theme park, Euro Disneyland, are both renamed Euro Disneyland Paris in June, and then Disneyland Paris in October.
1995 – Disney announces plans for Walt Disney World's fourth theme park, Disney's Animal Kingdom. The third water park at Walt Disney World, Disney's Blizzard Beach, opens on April 1.
1996 – Walt Disney World celebrates its 25th anniversary on October 1.
1997 – Disney announces Disney California Adventure Park and Downtown Disney at Disneyland Resort.
1997 – Festival Disney, the shopping, dining and entertainment complex at Disneyland Paris, is renamed Disney Village.
1998 – Disney announces a five-year plan to open a new theme park at each of its resorts across the globe, beginning with the opening of Disney's Animal Kingdom on April 22. Submarine Voyage closes at Disneyland on September 9. The Disney Magic begins operation on July 8.
1999 – Plans are announced for a new resort in Hong Kong. The Disney Wonder cruise ship begins operation on August 15.
2000 – Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel opens at the Disneyland Resort on December 15.
2001 – Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa opens at the Disneyland Resort on January 2. Downtown Disney opens at the Disneyland Resort on January 12. Disney California Adventure Park opens at the Disneyland Resort on February 8. Tokyo DisneySea opens at Tokyo Disney Resort on September 4. River Country closes on November 2. "100 Years of Magic" Celebration begins to commemorate Walt Disney's 100th Birthday.
2002 – Walt Disney Studios Park opens March 16 as the second theme park at the renamed Disneyland Resort Paris. The first park is renamed Disneyland Park.
2003 – Construction on Hong Kong Disneyland begins. "100 Years of Magic" Celebration ends and "Where Magic Lives" campaign begins.
2004 - In Disney's California Adventure Park, The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror had been opened on May 5th.

Thanks Mike, but is this the best place to post the resume.

Kidding, just kidding.

 

[Darth Sidious]

Thanks Mike, but is this the best place to post the resume.

Kidding, just kidding.

I can't believe Bobby put you on the payroll after I left Lou...

Jk

 

[BigThunderMatt]

Very little substance. I hate to think what they spent on all that.

I wanna say it was in the ballpark of $450M? Mind you Wizarding World of Harry Potter cost less to build and is more on a Cars Land scale and scope. What's even more agonizing about this expansion is you see the size of it now and when the coaster opens it's not going to free up that much more room. So the "Thats it?!" that we have right now will be replaced with "It took 4+ years to build THIS?!"

 

[George]

I still struggle with the concept that most Orlando bound vacationeers really care to trek out to the hinterlands for Legoland. If they cater to locals, maybe

We made the trek, but I'm a former local that still has family in the area...so that makes me an outlier.

 

[GoofGoof]

We made the trek, but I'm a former local that still has family in the area...so that makes me an outlier.

We are planning a visit to Legoland in June. I'm going to FL to visit the father-in-law and there is no way I was spending 5 whole days at his place. We are returning to see the mouse in November so definitely didn't want to do a Disney park so we are doing a day at Sea World and a day at Legoland. I voted for IOA but at my house the inmates run the asylum and I got outvoted.

 

[George]

We are planning a visit to Legoland in June. I'm going to FL to visit the father-in-law and there is no way I was spending 5 whole days at his place. We are returning to see the mouse in November so definitely didn't want to do a Disney park so we are doing a day at Sea World and a day at Legoland. I voted for IOA but at my house the inmates run the asylum and I got outvoted.

We enjoyed Legoland. They left some of the gardens from the old Cypress Gardens which used to occupy the same spot. This was a good move, since the gardens are purty. I think we went on pretty much every coaster and none of them are intense. In fact, they were mostly in between Barnstormer and BTMRR or the purported thrill level of SDMT. They have a shooter that is fun and has no line, the theme is Lego Indy Jones, but it isn't actually Indy, it is some similar Lego guy. A 4D movie that was OK. They've re-purposed the Cypress Gardens water ski stunt show thing and now make several of the people dress up in Lego costumes. The star for an adult is Miniland, where they've built everything you can think of out of Legos. I could've spent hours in the Star Wars section....If you have kids under 12, the driving school, Fire rescue thing, and boat school are good. We found this Italian place to eat that had a buffet. Great with kids, since it was one of those restaurants that falls into the "bigger than it looks on the outside" category so you could find seats.

 

[GoofGoof]

We enjoyed Legoland. The left some of the gardens from the old Cypress Gardens which used to occupy the same spot. This was a good move, since the gardens are purty. I think we went on pretty much every coaster and none of them are intense. In fact, they were mostly in between Barnstormer and BTMRR or the purported thrill level of SDMT. They have a shooter that is fun and has no line, the theme is Lego Indy Jones, but it isn't actually Indy, it is some similar Lego guy. A 4D movie that was OK. They've re-purposed the Cypress Gardens water ski stunt show thing and now make several of the people dress up in Lego costumes. The star for an adult is Miniland, where they've built everything you can think of out of Legos. I could've spent hours in the Star Wars section....If you have kids under 12, the driving school, Fire rescue thing, and boat school are good. We found this Italian place to eat that had a buffet. Great with kids, since it was one of those restaurants that falls into the "bigger than it looks on the outside" category so you could find seats.

Thanks for the tips. My kids are 3 and 6 and just got into Star Wars this year. They have a bunch of Star Wars Legos now so I'm sure they will love it (me too).

 

[luv]

I wanna say it was in the ballpark of $450M? Mind you Wizarding World of Harry Potter cost less to build and is more on a Cars Land scale and scope. What's even more agonizing about this expansion is you see the size of it now and when the coaster opens it's not going to free up that much more room. So the "Thats it?!" that we have right now will be replaced with "It took 4+ years to build THIS?!"

I'm still waiting for it to open so I can compare how long it took Disney to do this, from announcement to opening, versus how long it took Uni to do HP.

 

[Goofyernmost]

We made the trek, but I'm a former local that still has family in the area...so that makes me an outlier.

I used to go out there when it was Cyprus Gardens, but I didn't go every trip. It was always nice for a restful relaxing day strolling through the Gardens and watching the ski show. Sort of a change of pace. I find it amusing that it has gone from and "old" persons park to a "kids" haven, but I'm glad that it is reopened and doing OK. Just another reason to have a vehicle when in Central Florida. Most people would be surprised to see what they are missing by always focusing on the Mouse only.

 

[openendedsky]

We enjoyed Legoland. The left some of the gardens from the old Cypress Gardens which used to occupy the same spot. This was a good move, since the gardens are purty. I think we went on pretty much every coaster and none of them are intense. In fact, they were mostly in between Barnstormer and BTMRR or the purported thrill level of SDMT. They have a shooter that is fun and has no line, the theme is Lego Indy Jones, but it isn't actually Indy, it is some similar Lego guy. A 4D movie that was OK. They've re-purposed the Cypress Gardens water ski stunt show thing and now make several of the people dress up in Lego costumes. The star for an adult is Miniland, where they've built everything you can think of out of Legos. I could've spent hours in the Star Wars section....If you have kids under 12, the driving school, Fire rescue thing, and boat school are good. We found this Italian place to eat that had a buffet. Great with kids, since it was one of those restaurants that falls into the "bigger than it looks on the outside" category so you could find seats.

This makes me happy. I went to Cypress Gardens before it's "big overhaul", (probably in 2000?) and then again in 2004? I wasn't really surprised the overhaul wasn't doing that well over time.

 

[lazyboy97o]

It was always nice for a restful relaxing day strolling through the Gardens and watching the ski show.

The current ski show is... interesting.

 

[Clever Name]

Cypress Gardens has always been very popular with the Lawrence Welk crowd.