Sone of their content is spot on, I learned what to compartmentalize rides according to ride capacity and peak hours. But yes they still diss on Mr. Toad.
Disney wanted to benefit from the existing fanbase and decades of work others had put into creating the SW universe. And then, having spent billions to acquire the franchise, they proceded to hand the reigns to people who seemed to want to deconstruct and undo everything George Lucas had done. What super geniuses of Wyle E. Coyote magnitude...
My intention was not to throw out the river, but at DL in particular, even though the river technically "belongs" to Frontierland it affects the west side as a whole in the way it also impacts NOS and CC. So for me, just as the lands somewhat bleed together in that space, albeit pleasantly so, the same is also true for the river. Through that lens, rightly or wrongly, my brain typically associates Frontierland largely with the area actually traversible on foot, and the river is either its own entity or equally a part of all three areas.
Silver Bullet and Pony Express should never have been built. Pony Express especially doesn't even offer a good or interesting ride experience to compensate for its unnecessary destruction to the area.
I really like the colonial America-to-wild west transition (Passport2Dreams having sufficiently convinced me of its brilliance) and the way that it moves seamlessly together, in a way that is more logical than the DL equivalent (which is charming, organic, and special in its own right but done very differently). Splash mucks it up somewhat, but compensates by being a superior version of the attraction. The original CBJ adds a lot to the area to me personally. It all just feels more refined and distinctive to me vs. DL's original. It's probably my favorite of the MK lands.
I didn't know classic Knott's, but I think that what is left appears, to me, well cared for and preserved. I do think current management gets it, but the park is and will be for decades hampered by the effects of poor decisions that were made in the recent past. It's also a cautionary tale of what could happen to Disneyland if Disney jumps whole hog on everything they are rumored to want to do (and I agree that Tron absolutely would have a Pony Express or Silver Bullet-type effect on DL's Tomorrowland). Of course, many of these rumors are perhaps only that, especially after the realities of this year, but we are in an era where nothing feels untouchable, and that's frankly scary.
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The first season was focused, suspenseful and told an interesting story (A bounty hunter with a tragic past finds himself hunted as he tries to protect a baby). It tripped up a couple of times, but overall Season One was the best written, directed and accessible Star Wars since Empire Strikes Back.
