The younger generation might be different, but as far as I'm aware the Japanese aren't a culture known for speaking out against changes to locales like Americans are, maybe something of cultural significance like a temple or something but not a theme park. They are known to be more reserved in that regard.
Yep, only time will tell.
You'd be surprised at how little water there is at TDL. It really is mostly just the river, which is shunted off to the side and cut off by the railroad, so you're largely unaware of it unless you're in Critter Country or going out of your way to visit the tiny portion of Westernland that actually borders the river.
I mean, they waited like seven hours for the very last Mickey meet and greet to have the old, pre-Shanghai character heads. I don't know if they bring out the pitchforks per se, but boy are they willing to wait eons to say goodbye.
Who knows for how much longer, they just removed their Zip goodbye sign a couple days ago, making all references to it now gone from all Disney Parks.
Tokyo Disneyland replaces classic Splash Mountain sign — sparking backlash as critics slam ‘woke’ move
The House of Mouse has removed the only surviving “Have a Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Day” sign at the exit of Splash Mountain at Disney Tokyo, eagle-eyed observers said. The original sign had th…nypost.com
So clearly OLC is not as nostalgic as some would hope, and would guess that even Splash's days at TDL might be numbered.
Maybe, but a band playing off guests from a cruise ship almost a year ago isn’t indication of it staying either.
Again maybe, I just think it’s days are numbered and on borrowed time until OLC find a project they want to use to replace it.
Except isn’t the sponsor still sponsoring other things in the Resort like TSMM and some hand washing stations? And so why drop just this attraction if you’re still sponsoring other things? You know Ocam’s Razor also would say if you’re just removing a sponsor you don’t get rid of the whole “Have a Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Day” message. So while it might not be “the” sign, it might be “a” sign of things to come.
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I saw bonkers lines to get into the park but evidently they sorted themselves out? I too was surprised at the very reasonable wait times I saw when I looked.Looks like it's a cold and rainy day in SoCal today. As per usual, Knott's Berry Farm and Magic Mountain closed entirely, even though it's President's Day and was supposed to be a busy day.
Looking at the Disneyland wait times, it's dead there too even though the park is open until Midnight tonight. It's 51 degrees and steady rain at 3:30pm in Anaheim.
Knott’s Berry Farm closes early due to heavy rain and gusty winds
Six Flags Magic Mountain also closes for the day due to the inclement weather.
Oh! I completely forgot that I didn’t get into it when I got back! Short version is it was pretty perfect. I’ll go into a longer version when I’m home.