The Spirited 11th Hour ...

[tokengator]

are there any articles out there that detail the disaster that has been Disney in China?

I see lots of commentary labeling it a disaster, but without details it is hard to grasp the scope of how bad it is.

 

[brb1006]

Speaking of China, how's the construction of Shangahi going? It looks almost finished at this point (At least when it comes to the building)

 

[Cesar R M]

Alibaba was put in charge of distributing DisneyLife in China.

I wonder if the alibaba owner had a deal made by the chinese gobernment. I mean.. they protect both Foxconn and Ali...

 

[PhotoDave219]

More live action reboots & sequels announced.

More meh.

 

[PhotoDave219]

Did the extra magic 2am night thing thursday night. A guest gave my girlfriend and I 2 passes in line at BoG. She said that they were comped them for some reason and didn't want them, so free passes? Ok. The park was pretty cool at night mostly empty, rode about 15 rides in those 3 hours. Would I pay $150 extra for this experience? No. $25-$40 maybe. How bad does this have to be failing if I can just be wandering the park and some other park guest give me these passes out of the blue because they don't even want them I wonder?
EDIT: finally got to ride mine train. Expectations were extremely low. Pleasantly surprised. A little too short though, but a decent coaster from the back seat of the train. Better than barnstormer, I'd say on par with btmr on thrill factor... just my two cents. (Of course btmr theming is way better and more complete)

Glad you enjoyed it and yes, the $25-40 sounds about right for what the market for E-Ride nights should be.

 

[Wikkler]

More live action reboots & sequels announced.

More meh.

NINE new movies? Disney sure knows how to kill like no-one else.

 

[Astro Blaster]

More live action reboots & sequels announced.

More meh.

Wait wait wait...JUNGLE CRUISE starring THE ROCK?!? Sounds like it will be in the running for best movie of all time.

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

Maleficent 2 is happening. And Emma Stone is playing Cruella De Ville. However positive Disney has 2 "original" live action films in development.
http://www.polygon.com/2016/4/25/11505182/disney-movies-announcement

It will be interesting to see what Tim Burton does with Dumbo. Will this lead to a re theme over the Dumbo area at MK? Also, Emily Blunt has some guts to take on a fan favorite Mary Poppins when everyone will compare her to Julie Andrews. I hope Richard Sherman has some input with the music.

 

[BrerJon]

And Jim Hill is reporting that the new name for Hollywood Studios is 'Cinemagic Kingdom'. Wonder if there's any truth to that?

 

[HauntedMansionFLA]

Wait wait wait...JUNGLE CRUISE starring THE ROCK?!? Sounds like it will be in the running for best movie of all time.

Didn't he win the Oscar for his role in Race To Witch Mountain?

 

[invader]

And Jim Hill is reporting that the new name for Hollywood Studios is 'Cinemagic Kingdom'. Wonder if there's any truth to that?

Pray for the cast members if this is true. I really doubt it.

 

[JoeCamel]

And Jim Hill is reporting that the new name for Hollywood Studios is 'Cinemagic Kingdom'. Wonder if there's any truth to that?

God, I hope not!

 

["El Gran Magnifico"]

And Jim Hill is reporting that the new name for Hollywood Studios is 'Cinemagic Kingdom'. Wonder if there's any truth to that?

I would rather have Kingy McKingdomFace.......than that.

 

[CDavid]

And Jim Hill is reporting that the new name for Hollywood Studios is 'Cinemagic Kingdom'. Wonder if there's any truth to that?

With few exceptions (stopped clock right twice a day...), generally if Jim Hill reports something, you can count on it not being accurate.

 

[Mike S]

It will be interesting to see what Tim Burton does with Dumbo. Will this lead to a re theme over the Dumbo area at MK? Also, Emily Blunt has some guts to take on a fan favorite Mary Poppins when everyone will compare her to Julie Andrews. I hope Richard Sherman has some input with the music.

All I know is that with Tim Burton at the helm Pink Elephants on Parade is going to be freaky as.......... stuff.

 

[ford91exploder]

And Jim Hill is reporting that the new name for Hollywood Studios is 'Cinemagic Kingdom'. Wonder if there's any truth to that?

Might have some legal problems from 'Cinemagic Theaters' , Buy ye gods they really scraped the bottom of the barrel for that name.

 

[maxairmike]

And Jim Hill is reporting that the new name for Hollywood Studios is 'Cinemagic Kingdom'. Wonder if there's any truth to that?

Well, that might depend on what you consider "truth." I have a hunch where that came from, but not sure I'd put any weight behind it. We had a huge list of ideas for Disney Springs stores that was talked about, and some turned out to just be placeholders or ideas of the kinds of stores, and I have a feeling this may be a similar situation.

EDIT: Wasn't that name (CineMagic Kingdom) talked about around here before? I seem to recall it popping up in previous conversations around the name change.

 

[Quinnmac000]

Due to film competition, it seems comcast wants to get into the animation game now potentially adding a third animated studio to their mix under Universal (Laika, Illuminations, potentially Dreamworks). Will this affect Disney too much at the moment? Probably not but just noting while Disney may go into Live action these next few years, other studios are picking up animation.

https://twitter.com/CNBCnow/status/725132442701537282

 

[tribbleorlfl]

Glad "Wrinkle in Time" is back on again. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a similar Tron 3 resurrection.

 

[Soarin' Over Pgh]

It will be interesting to see what Tim Burton does with Dumbo. Will this lead to a re theme over the Dumbo area at MK? Also, Emily Blunt has some guts to take on a fan favorite Mary Poppins when everyone will compare her to Julie Andrews. I hope Richard Sherman has some input with the music.

They need to be stopped.

Are they releasing every Disney animation in live action format?