Epcot81Fan
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They can never memory hole this:
Story is has been picked up by NBC
YouTuber investigates why Disney World’s expensive Star Wars hotel closed after 18 months https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/intern...otel-youtube-video-jenny-nicholson-rcna153600
Well, both Screen Rant and Gizmodo, two nerdy media news/clickbait sites, put up "articles" out to rebut the Nicholson video today (Friday). The Screen Rant one was taken down mighty fast from what I can tell...
This.Watch the video…
It’s very long…but I think she does a good job of breaking down all the faults in psychology
It’s not JUST the price
Well, both Screen Rant and Gizmodo, two nerdy media news/clickbait sites, put up "articles" out to rebut the Nicholson video today (Friday). The Screen Rant one was taken down mighty fast from what I can tell, but this one (which doesn't actually mention the video, but why would it go up otherwise?) is still up:
The Essence of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Was You Made the Experience
Confusing it for a hotel only damaged the expectations for Disney Parks' ambitious immersive experiment.gizmodo.com
Pretty much everyone on social media sees the articles as glorified press releases.
Story is has been picked up by NBC
YouTuber investigates why Disney World’s expensive Star Wars hotel closed after 18 months https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/intern...otel-youtube-video-jenny-nicholson-rcna153600
That is a really weird article. Here's a snippet.
To many Star Wars fans who were able to check out Galactic Starcruiser during its short-lived existence, the attraction presented a chance to act on the frustration many share in their day to day lives of watching atrocities happen and feeling like there’s little we can do about them.
Maybe disney should have had psychologists involved and then people could have paid for it with their HSA.
I suppose acting out against fake space fascists is the cure? very weird
Penguins aren’t flightless if you give them a running start. Still shoulda known that metaphorOh, that's very different. Nevermind.
I can still see the Screen Rant article.Well, both Screen Rant and Gizmodo, two nerdy media news/clickbait sites, put up "articles" out to rebut the Nicholson video today (Friday). The Screen Rant one was taken down mighty fast from what I can tell, but this one (which doesn't actually mention the video, but why would it go up otherwise?) is still up:
The Essence of Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser Was You Made the Experience
Confusing it for a hotel only damaged the expectations for Disney Parks' ambitious immersive experiment.gizmodo.com
Pretty much everyone on social media sees the articles as glorified press releases.
I also fall on the side of being sceptical that this kind of experience is the future of themed entertainment, at least on the scale at which Disney has always operated.I think that will be too expensive to work on a large scale (kind of like the Starcruiser). There are many guests that aren't really interested in that kind of experience, especially at the likely price point, but they prefer being passive in general and just watching other people take part in something not designed for them isn't going to get them to spend money. Then there are video games, which will likely always be ahead of anything a company can do in an in-person experience.
Of course there are things that can be done in a in-person experience that can't be done in a video game, but it'll cost significantly more than a game -- and that's not automatically a draw, either. There are a lot of people who would much rather play a video game version of something than try a real life attempt.
Reminds me of spirit saying the place is being held up by government employees and SSDMaybe disney should have had psychologists involved and then people could have paid for it with their HSA.
The video has 4.8 million views as of today. It’s a good video."From a 30k view" as in "the view from 30,000 feet." Not the best use of figurative language for a flightless bird, of course, but I'm pretty sure that's what JD80 meant. The video has almost 3.5 million views.
I suppose acting out against fake space fascists is the cure? very weird
Jenny's video certainly got noticed... nothing from the c-suite beyond "staying the course" with their current strategy, but consternation internally is percolating.
My son's sixth grade art teacher this year graded on end results. Didn't matter how much effort any of those kids put into their projects if they messed up the assignment or didn't properly use the technique they were taught.One (current?) imagineer on twitter was complaining about public discourse not understanding how much work goes into projects...then said it wasn't about jenny nicholson's video specifically...but not sure what other major discourse is going on. Anyway, it seemed like an odd take.
Yes, you can put a TON of work into something and still do it in the wrong direction.
I was trying to find the post, but can't locate it now. It was reposted by someone I follow and didn't recognize the imagineer.
“So do washing machines” - Art SmithOne (current?) imagineer on twitter was complaining about public discourse not understanding how much work goes into projects...then said it wasn't about jenny nicholson's video specifically...but not sure what other major discourse is going on. Anyway, it seemed like an odd take.
Yes, you can put a TON of work into something and still do it in the wrong direction.
I was trying to find the post, but can't locate it now. It was reposted by someone I follow and didn't recognize the imagineer.
Hopefully the "they took my money and then literally didn't deliver, twice on things I paid extra for on my $6k stay, saying there was nothing they could do to correct the situation or refund until they discovered I was an influencer and then 'magically' it all got fixed" is something they in particular took note of.
They may not be able to do a lot with what went wrong with Star Cruiser but not ripping off their customers is something they could work on.
There was a time, that kind of response to a legitimate issue would have been unthinkable and honestly, what was shocking to me today with this company isn't how they refused to do anything becasue I basically expect that but how quickly and seemingly easily they did fix it when they realized the PR implications of who they were dealing with... and I love that she completely called them out for that BS anyway because she's 100% right thst you shouldn't have to be an "influencer" to get basic customer service.
Perfectly encapsulates the culture of contempt that management has for their customers that they don't give normal guest relations the ability to fix things like this anymore.
NPR picked it up Saturday.
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