The Miscellaneous Thought Thread

[mickEblu]

There is absolutely nothing on this list that could get me to plan a trip to DLR anytime in the next three years.

Not even meeting a CM with a Mando helmet on?

 

[D.Silentu]

Doctor Strange is more interactive so it may not open with land

Assuming for the sake of argument that Hill is speaking accurately, it's hard to imagine that whatever they were doing with Dr. Strange is taking longer than Spiderman, especially with all the extra time they've found. That said, it will be nice if it is interactive, as the land sounds like it needs more points of interest.

Disney considering ditching GE timeline making way for Mandalorian / Baby Yoda meet and greets

Future Mandalorian updates to Smugglers Run

I really hope this is on the mark, it's these sort of things that will help the land overall. They ought not replace the shuttle on the eastern side though. It's one of the more striking designs in Galaxy's Edge.

 

[mickEblu]

Assuming for the sake of argument that Hill is speaking accurately, it's hard to imagine that whatever they were doing with Dr. Strange is taking longer than Spiderman, especially with all the extra time they've found. That said, it will be nice if it is interactive, as the land sounds like it needs more points of interest.

I really hope this is on the mark, it's these sort of things that will help the land overall. They ought not replace the shuttle on the eastern side though. It's one of the more striking designs in Galaxy's Edge.

Not that they won’t be done with Doctor Strange. It’s that they won’t open it because of COVID.

Yeah I’d rather they not replace the ship. I like the idea of getting rid of the silly timeline in GE. I’m all for more interesting updates to Smugglers Run, Mandalorian or not. Mandalorian meet n greet does nothing for me but that goes for meet greets in general.

 

[D.Silentu]

Oh, I see, that makes sense. As you say, the timeline has got to go and never forget that Smuggler's Run was supposed to open with multiple missions!

 

[mickEblu]

Oh, I see, that makes sense. As you say, the timeline has got to go and let us not forget that Smuggler's Run was supposed to open with multiple missions!

Unfortunately the effects of that timeline are already baked into the land. Outside of a Mando mission on Smugglers run (which is cool) all I would expect are maybe Darth Vader, other OT characters and Mandalorian meet n greets. It would have been nice to see them build the land without the timeline thing hanging over their head. Would have liked to see some more permanent rides, walk through attractions or references to the OT.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Anyone here the latest Jim Hill rumors for DLR? Nothing earth shattering...

Avengers Campus opening Summer 2021

Doctor Strange is more interactive so it may not open with land

MMRR opens 2023 (think we already knew this).

Disney will be updating Jungle Cruise with scenes from the movie (please no).

Disney considering ditching GE timeline making way for Mandalorian / Baby Yoda meet and greets

Future updates to Smugglers Run no earlier than 2024 including Mandalorian mission.

Possible replacing Kylo’s ship with Razor Crest

None of these potential happenings excite me enough.

 

[D.Silentu]

Unfortunately the effects of that timeline are already baked into the land. Outside of a Mando mission on Smugglers run (which is cool) all I would expect are maybe Darth Vader, other OT characters and Mandalorian meet n greets. It would have been nice to see them build the land without the timeline thing hanging over there head. Would have liked to see some more permanent rides, walk through attractions or references to the OT.

The albatross around its neck is Rise Of The Resistance, which at the same time is its best feature. A strange dichotomy to say the least! Yet Rise is the anchor that really ties the land to the sequel trilogy. From my view, Star Wars is so fluid that the rest of Galaxy's Edge could take place at nearly any time. However, I'm sure a queue of fans is forming to point out how many ways I am incorrect on that point! I just mean to suggest that to abandon the sequel timeline, a few detail changes may be required, but the biggest alteration needed is an attitude adjustment that Rise is here to stay and that fact shouldn't prevent other Star Wars elements from finding their way to the land. Chronology didn't seem to be an issue for Star Tours. The force, of which there is surprisingly little reference at Galaxy's Edge, might be a useful crutch for introducing anachronistic elements. However it is justified, I agree that expanding the scope of the land will behoove it.

 

[mickEblu]

The albatross around its neck is Rise Of The Resistance, which at the same time is its best feature. A strange dichotomy to say the least! Yet Rise is the anchor that really ties the land to the sequel trilogy. From my view, Star Wars is so fluid that the rest of Galaxy's Edge could take place at nearly any time. However, I'm sure a queue of fans is forming to point out how many ways I am incorrect on that point! I just mean to suggest that to abandon the sequel timeline, a few detail changes may be required, but the biggest alteration needed is an attitude adjustment that Rise is here to stay and that fact shouldn't prevent other Star Wars elements from finding their way to the land. The force, of which there is surprisingly little reference at Galaxy's Edge, might be a useful crutch for introducing anachronistic elements. However its justified, I agree that expanding the scope of the land will behoove it.

Of course they could just replace Kylo AAs with Darth Vader, change some of the pre show content and remove or replace the Finn AAs and voila but if it were to be that simple of a change, that would cheapen the experience for me.

Now if they ever do come out with a thrill ride at GE it better be Darth Vader Focused.

 

[D.Silentu]

Of course they could just replace Kylo AAs with Darth Vader, change some of the pre show content and remove or replace the Finn AAs and voila but if it were to be that simple of a change, that would cheapen the experience for me.

I'm not sure how I would feel about that. I think I would miss the BB-8 animatronic, but boy does the thought of being stalked by Darth Vader sound intimidating in the best sort of way.

 

[mickEblu]

There are parts of metro Atlanta where the highway is eight lanes in each direction and it still crawls to a halt.

The traffic part sounds all too familiar. My wife would be working from home and I would try my best to find something near home. Regardless, with only 500 k people compared to 3 million in the LA area I’m assuming it would feel much less congested? Unless they are crammed into a much smaller space. 500k lower median house price also sounds great. I hear it’s really green and weather is comparable sunshine wise to So Cal. I also like that it’s near so many destination cities like Savannah, Charleston, Nashville and WDW/ Orlando with reasonable drives. As opposed to here out West where destination cities feel much more spaced out. At least ones that interest me or that im not bored of visiting.

 

[Okee68]

One negligible bit of Disneyland history that nobody ever brings up is how all of the old tournament tent facades of the original Fantasyland were made to look less tacky in 1977 or so, when they were repainted with less-garish color schemes and a trend toward realistic heraldic symbols replacing the original geometric patterns everyone is familiar with. I just wish they had done this like fifteen years earlier, because there aren't nearly enough photos of this frankly much prettier version of the original Fantasyland.

 

[Rich T]

MY ONE BIG, SIGNIFICANT GRIPE WITH SOUL...
(Spoiler!!!!!)
Don’t get me wrong; I love Soul. It’s one of my top favorite Pixar films and, I think, easily the best movie of 2020. I love its message(s) and can even overlook the dumb cat scenes because they did have a purpose.

BUT... (And I’m SURE many others online have already pointed this out)...

The climax, where the Hero has to chase down and apologize to the mopey little blue thing who ran off because the Hero said something mean, all before time runs out... is EXACTLY like the climax of INSIDE OUT, where the Hero has to chase down and apologize to the mopey little blue thing who ran off because the Hero said something mean, all before time runs out.

Am I wrong? (Still love Soul).

 

[lazyboy97o]

The traffic part sounds all too familiar. My wife would be working from home and I would try my best to find something near home. Regardless, with only 500 k people compared to 3 million in the LA area I’m assuming it would feel much less congested? Unless they are crammed into a much smaller space. 500k lower median house price also sounds great. I hear it’s really green and weather is comparable sunshine wise to So Cal. I also like that it’s near so many destination cities like Savannah, Charleston, Nashville and WDW/ Orlando with reasonable drives. As opposed to here out West where destination cities feel much more spaced out. At least ones that interest me or that im not bored of visiting.

While the City of Atlanta is only about 500,000 people the larger metro area is about 5 million people. I haven’t looked in awhile but that lower median house price is also probably including some far out places.

The weather is hotter and more humid in the summer than Southern California but you also get some distinct seasons. Light snow fall happens every so often and the occasional snowpocalypse where 1” of snow causes chaos and shuts down the city.

Location to other places is great, though the drive to Savannah is an awful bore. To the north you also have places like Chattanooga (see Rock City) and the Great Smokey Mountains. Hartsfield being a hub for Delta and major connection point for other airlines means you can fly to a lot of places around the world directly.

 

[mickEblu]

While the City of Atlanta is only about 500,000 people the larger metro area is about 5 million people. I haven’t looked in awhile but that lower median house price is also probably including some far out places.

The weather is hotter and more humid in the summer than Southern California but you also get some distinct seasons. Light snow fall happens every so often and the occasional snowpocalypse where 1” of snow causes chaos and shuts down the city.

Location to other places is great, though the drive to Savannah is an awful bore. To the north you also have places like Chattanooga (see Rock City) and the Great Smokey Mountains. Hartsfield being a hub for Delta and major connection point for other airlines means you can fly to a lot of places around the world directly.

In comparison I wonder how many people live in the greater LA area. Or does the 3 million include that? I wouldn’t mind and maybe even prefer being out in the suburbs. Of course I hardly know anything about Atlanta and need to do more investigating. Some other cities like Alpharetta, Decatur and Athens sound nice although the latter is a little far from Atlanta.

 

[Curious Constance]

The traffic part sounds all too familiar. My wife would be working from home and I would try my best to find something near home. Regardless, with only 500 k people compared to 3 million in the LA area I’m assuming it would feel much less congested? Unless they are crammed into a much smaller space. 500k lower median house price also sounds great. I hear it’s really green and weather is comparable sunshine wise to So Cal. I also like that it’s near so many destination cities like Savannah, Charleston, Nashville and WDW/ Orlando with reasonable drives. As opposed to here out West where destination cities feel much more spaced out. At least ones that interest me or that im not bored of visiting.

I see that lazyboy already mentioned this but the population given for major cities is often only within the strict city limits of the city. And when you account for all the smaller, little suburb cities directly surrounding it (where people live that often work within the city) it’s usually much higher. It’s the same for Portland, they don’t list it as even a million but probably has close to two when you account for surrounding cities.
I don’t live in Portland but I wouldn’t recommend it anymore either for many reasons. The natural beauty is amazing in Oregon, but it rains A LOT here. Our weather is nothing like LA.
I am familiar with Eugene too. Same weather story there, rain ️. If you love rain like I do, it’s fine Also I’m pretty sure that when you take population into account Eugene literally has the most homeless people in the nation at this point. Like I actually read that on the internet. So there is that.
We’ve considered moving to CA before, but like you, we wanted a better quality of life for our kids than we could have afforded to give them there. PM me if you want more info on cities in Oregon.

 

[Mac Tonight]

In comparison I wonder how many people live in the greater LA area. Or does the 3 million include that? I wouldn’t mind and maybe even prefer being out in the suburbs. Of course I hardly know anything about Atlanta and need to do more investigating. Some other cities like Alpharetta, Decatur and Athens sound nice although the latter is a little far from Atlanta.

Atlanta has a fantastic baseball franchise, is home to Coca-Cola, and has a very large aquarium. Not to mention all those Georgia peaches.

Additionally I might have also advocated for adding the outskirts of Minneapolis to my personal list of places to look, until last summer's incidents made it seem far less desirable.

I've heard decent things about the Carolinas and would also vouch for places in TN. For me, one big dock to So Cal. is it's lack of a full-year season cycle. Merely going from hot to hotter to hottest to less hot again is really not great. Our AC broke 3 different times last summer and we were running it well into late September. Call me crazy, but I don't particularly enjoy having to consider whether or not to wear shorts in December*.

*he types while currently wearing shorts...

 

[Okee68]

Atlanta has a fantastic baseball franchise, is home to Coca-Cola, and has a very large aquarium. Not to mention all those Georgia peaches.

Additionally I might have also advocated for adding the outskirts of Minneapolis to my personal list of places to look, until last summer's incidents made it seem far less desirable.

I've heard decent things about the Carolinas and would also vouch for places in TN. For me, one big dock to So Cal. is it's lack of a full-year season cycle. Merely going from hot to hotter to hottest to less hot again is really not great. Our AC broke 3 different times last summer and we were running it well into late September. Call me crazy, but I don't particularly enjoy having to consider whether or not to wear shorts in December*.

*he types while currently wearing shorts...

This, right here. It would be absolutely impossible for me to live in a place without cold weather and distinct seasons without losing my mind. Southern California is aesthetic in the summer, not so much for the rest of the year.

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

Haha, for a moment there, I thought you called Sword in the Stone “bad”. I must be seeing things...

Yeah I thought it sucked hard. One of the most "pointless" Disney films in my view. It basically just plays out like extended animation tests for an hour and a half.

 

[BasiltheBatLord]

Woke up this morning with a very clear mind and kind of came to the realization that I need to move out of LA/ California. As sad as it would be move away from literally ALL of my family and leave the only home I’ve ever known, I believe it’s the right thing to do for myself and my family. The cost of living here is too damn high and I just want a better quality of life for my family. I could buy a very nice home in some of the areas I’m looking at for what it costs to rent a two bedroom apartment here. It’s also too congested. I want to be somewhere with less traffic and just less people. Somewhere where a car or person doesn’t want to be be where you are at all times. A place where you can take a breath even for a second without feeling the need to rush. I’d also like a better school system for my kids. I also just need to shake things up. I live 2 miles from where I was born and have never left. Didn’t even go away for College. Went to school right here.

The only two things that I think I’ll miss about LA other than family are some of the great restaurants (depending where I end up) and the weather although most of the places on my list have good to decent weather. All that other stuff like “you can surf and ski in the same day” don’t apply to me. I live 28 mi from Malibu and I go like 3 times a year. I haven’t skied since I was 10. Never been into the club scene or into nightlife in general. I’ll miss being close to Disneyland but I can do one really good trip a year when I come visit family. Some of these locations are pretty close to WDW. May become a WDW AP or premiere and just visit DLR a couple times a year when I come back home.

I guess I don’t entirely have to leave California for most of the things on my wish list but the driving factor revolving around schools and vaccine laws in California mean that I do. Don’t really want to get into this as it’s personal and a very political and divisive subject.


Here’s some of the cities I’m looking at. Any strong opinions? Some are a lot more logical than others. Some were just on a list I found that are common cities people move to from California. Some are because they check some of the right boxes and aren’t too far from California. Some I haven’t really looked into yet and may not make sense. Right now, without having done too much research Atlanta seems pretty appealing. Of all the destinations Austin and Atlanta have the most production work available but staying in production is not a deal breaker for me. I also think these two cities are appealing for a variety of other reasons.


Atlanta
Savannah
Austin
Tampa
Jacksonville
Orlando
Miami
Nashville
Dallas
Other cities in Texas?
Vegas
Other cities in Nevada?
Phoenix
Other cities in Arizona?
Portland
Eugene
Idaho?
New Orleans
Utah?
Colorado?


Do you guys have any knowledge of what it is like to live in any of these cities?

Texas is the best state in America, so your choice is already made. I've lived in both DFW and Austin areas, and I would probably prefer Austin just because it's less spread out (DFW is the very definition of "urban sprawl" on Earth) and has a stronger arts culture which I'm interested in. Although they both have pros and cons.

Feel free to PM me if you'd like to discuss more.

 

[1HAPPYGHOSTHOST]

Anyone here the latest Jim Hill rumors for DLR? Nothing earth shattering...

Avengers Campus opening Summer 2021

Doctor Strange is more interactive so it may not open with land

MMRR opens 2023 (think we already knew this).

Disney will be updating Jungle Cruise with scenes from the movie (please no).

Disney considering ditching GE timeline making way for Mandalorian / Baby Yoda meet and greets

Future updates to Smugglers Run no earlier than 2024 including Mandalorian mission.

Possible replacing Kylo’s ship with Razor Crest

There is no proof Disneyland itself will open in 2021 let alone avenger's campus. I don't believe any of these rumors while cases continue to rise in califorina. some people just want to make predictions to be the first to say " i called it"