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TeriofTerror

TeriofTerror

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WDW1974 said:
Spirited Monday Musings:

15 pages behind?!?! UGH!!!

First, a note or a statement or just a personal bitchfest. But I don't owe anyone here anything, but honesty and integrity in what I post. My time is mine and I am not compensated at all for my time here. I state this, yet again, because someone here sent me a PM late last week and I didn't respond (yet), so they sent me a nasty second note over the weekend suggesting that I was being rude or not taking them seriously. Not true, but not the point.

My policy has always been to answer any/all notes I get (even the hate mail ones). But life takes precedence and this has been a busy time for me (I also have had a family medical emergency as a relative suffered a serious heart attack -- a real one -- and is basically in the same shape Joan Rivers was in a week or so ago.) So, please pardon me if I don't feel like anything here is all that pressing.

I was going to write this this morning after chugging a giant DD iced coffee and I didn't want Marcia to have to edit out all the 'naughty' words that I felt like dropping. But sometimes the true insanity just gets to me.
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My thoughts are with you. I hope things improve soon!
 
ThemeParkJunkee

ThemeParkJunkee

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Somewhat disappointing information re: US budgets. I also suspect that the lack of a firm opening day for DA resulted in families postponing trips to US/IOA until a later date. I really hadn't planned on any major domestic theme park vacation after next month for several years. I'll be watching theme park investment for those years and may consider Tokyo. After all the great news and reviews for these parks, I must say it is becoming more appealing.
 
GoofGoof

GoofGoof

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WDW1974 said:
Spirited Monday Musings:

15 pages behind?!?! UGH!!!

First, a note or a statement or just a personal bitchfest. But I don't owe anyone here anything, but honesty and integrity in what I post. My time is mine and I am not compensated at all for my time here. I state this, yet again, because someone here sent me a PM late last week and I didn't respond (yet), so they sent me a nasty second note over the weekend suggesting that I was being rude or not taking them seriously. Not true, but not the point.

My policy has always been to answer any/all notes I get (even the hate mail ones). But life takes precedence and this has been a busy time for me (I also have had a family medical emergency as a relative suffered a serious heart attack -- a real one -- and is basically in the same shape Joan Rivers was in a week or so ago.) So, please pardon me if I don't feel like anything here is all that pressing.

I was going to write this this morning after chugging a giant DD iced coffee and I didn't want Marcia to have to edit out all the 'naughty' words that I felt like dropping. But sometimes the true insanity just gets to me.

I am always willing to chat with members of this community. That's why I am here. But I can't respond to PMs/emails on your schedule. If it's life or death, you shouldn't be coming to me. Put the iPhone down, pick up a real phone and dial 911.

Speaking of which, I have a few words about the folks who are camping out at Apple Stores now because something new will be released tomorrow. But since the nicest thing I can say is 'no lifer', I'll defer the commentary for now.

Ah, but you want Disney information or talk. Well, not much to say ... most interesting thing would be Jay Rasulo speaking to a Goldman Sachs conference on Wednesday. You can listen in online. I am sure MM+ and SDL will be brought up. I always love it when Jay goes off topic and starts singing his favorite Disney showtunes.

You could probably guess this, but WDW is going to continue as many of the Frozen Summer events for as long as they can (meaning indefinitely) because it has made a difference to its most troubled park's bottom line.

I am trying to get it confirmed that in light of the fiasco that was Disney's Villains event at TPFKaTD-MGMS that new mandates on how to deal with guest complaints at Guest Relations have come down straight from Georgie K and Disney Legal. If anyone knows anything, please send it on to me. I will, as always, protect your anonymity.

I wonder if anyone wants to compare what you got at MNSSHP say 10 or 15 years ago versus what you get today and the difference in prices.

DLR raised food prices across the board over the weekend because, ya know, they weren't high enough and the company isn't making enough money.

I hate burying the most important note, but here goes: while UNI wound up having a great summer thanks to Diagon Alley's premiere there are LOTS of potential storm clouds on the horizon and funds are being chopped from future projects because ... well, UNI execs are almost as shortsighted as Disney's. It's not that Potter 2.0 hasn't been doing great. It's just not doing as great as the execs wanted and the results are trickling down to other projects. Yes, there will be more to tell about this. OK, I'll bold this.

I know this will go over great with the UNI fanbois (they can stick their fingers in their ears and/or take shots at me), but this is very well vetted info. It's real, it's actual, not everything at UNI is satis ... well, you know.

I want to thank @lentesta for offering his opinion on Lovable Lou Mongello. I appreciate his perspective. It doesn't change my overall opinion of the man or the slimy nature of his relationship with TWDC. But I do appreciate it.

I don't like the trend of lazy reporters (yes, Soup & Salad Sandra, I'm looking at you!) interviewing LIfestylers for stories. These people aren't regular consumers and even when offering honest opinions (such as Scarlett Litton recently on the $100 dessert in Cindy's Castle) they approach things differently than someone whose life doesn't revolve around theme parks. But with Twitter, it is so easy to get an opinion without doing any actual work.

I recently finished Dave Bossert's Remembering Roy E. Disney that was basically a collection of anecdotes about Walt's 'idiot nephew', many from Dave's work with Disney Animation where he got close to Roy over the latter's final decade of life. It's a nice short read for fans who want a little taste of who Roy Edward was and why so many liked him. But if you're looking for something deep about his life and his battles (both inside and out of Disney) then this isn't for you. Again, it was written by a friend and published by Disney. So very, very little about subjects you might be interested in (his relationships with Walt's kids, his relationships with Michael Eisner, Frank Wells, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Bob Iger, particular animators, directors etc) are delved into. I did love the anecdote about WDW Co. being too cheap to pay for Roy and his team to come to DAK to film intros for the True Life Adventure DVDs. Even after Roy paid to fly the entire group on his 737, TDO still fought him over paying for anything for his team, finally agreeing to comp their resort rooms, but refusing to pay for their meals (which Roy picked up). I think that little anecdote speaks volumes about the way WDW is run and why they do what they do.
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Sorry to hear about your family emergency. For what it's worth, most of us appreciate your contributions and the time you take to share info with us. Don't let a few bad seeds get you down.

I look forward to hearing more of the story on Uni when you get the chance to share. It sounds pretty disturbing. They really looked like they were on a good run. I hope this is just a small bump in the road and not a total derailment.
 
dhall

dhall

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marni1971 said:
Funny that.

Despite official guidance saying excellent fireworks viewing locations are available in Tomorrowland.

But what do we know?
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One of my favorite memories of the fireworks actually came from a ground floor room of the north wing of the Contemporary, when we evacuated S Florida for Hurricane Georges. The storm passed through the keys, but it meant that the turnpike was free for the weekend. There was supposed to be a fireworks convention with special pyro that ended up being cancelled due to uncertainty; the storm went far enough west into the gulf that the weather was fine.

My youngest daughter was still in her crib and we watched the fireworks out the window, right over Space Mountain; her with both hands tightly covering her ears but with wide eyes as all the shells went off.

Something @PeterAlt said about things that can't happen anymore....
 
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wdwfan4ver

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aladdin2007 said:
yeah epcot was dead last week, you didnt need a dining reservation or fast pass for anything, was such a nice day.
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I saw signs of that the week prior to last week. I am saying that because it took me less than 10 minutes to wait in line for soarin' without Fastpass plus and less than 10 minutes to wait in line for Test Track without fastpass plus.
 
zweltar

zweltar

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wdwfan4ver said:
I saw signs of that the week prior to last week. I am saying that because it took me less than 10 minutes to wait in line for soarin' without Fastpass plus and less than 10 minutes to wait in line for Test Track without fastpass plus.
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As a teacher, this makes me long for retirement (a LONG time away) when I can travel during the fall/spring.
 
PhotoDave219

PhotoDave219

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WDW1974 said:
DA did great. Expectations were just a bit on the absurd side. And while the lack of an opening date likely affected some people's plans, I'll go out on a limb and say it wasn't that many. Again, it performed wonderfully when the summer wasn't great in O-Town at all as a whole.

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There's no way they could replicate the crowds IOA got for hogsmeade. Just not going to happen. You can't recreate something that organic and ridiculous.
 

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