Loved it. I like many of Ms. Scarlett's tastes ... not all, however!
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Loved it. I like many of Ms. Scarlett's tastes ... not all, however!
I just checked and do not have Destination America on my cable system. So, I'm stuck with the Goldbergs while I try and decide 'to x-ray or not?'
Are you serious?
And why has no one explained why Disney needs to send flash drives to guests to begin with? I am sure everyone isn't glued to the CNN 'coverage' of the 'situation' in Ukraine.
Captain Chaos
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I vote for a Fun With Tweets thread!!!! or just keep posting them here... They are a fun read... 74 do not Walmart your thread!!!! Do not take away like TDO does... Fun With Tweets ENHANCES the guest experience....
Rodan75
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It is very silly. The preso isn't even on the drive. And it doesn't install anything. Just a waste o $$
VERY weak effort.
No news of substance at all. Skipped over so many things, from the sub closing situation to the 24-hour day to even how DLR handled the weekend's big rains.
It was all old info repackaged and regurgitated ... maybe they can fall back on the CM parking issue as news, but it isn't and they've reported it ... multiple times ... I suppose the HK parade to DL, which will NOT happen, can be called new.
And it isn't cool in real columns to hint at a story (the Soarin projection issues) and then defer on talking about the issues because lawyers are involved.
Like I said, VERY weak and forced effort.
Captain Neo
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That concept was created by Tony Baxter. Someone who actually understood how to design and build attractions. Sadly he was used as a scape goat in 1998 and wasn't allowed to pitch anything for 12 years and was then forced into mandatory retirement. Meanwhile scum like tom "lets just put in a 3d movie" fitzgerald still keep their cushy executive VP roles and control what gets pitched to upper management and what doesn't. Every time I think about WDI and what they have done in the past 15 it makes me sick to my stomach.
Sure there have been a few exceptions (Cars Land, Star Tours, Avatar) but that has more to do with strong outside creatives riding herd on the project and fighting with Disney on how their properties are represented.
Rodan75
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It is what you need to be an exec at any successful company.
Please speak of it ... just do so in hushed tones in polite company.
asianway
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Ever watch Extreme Couponing? These are the same type of people except fixated on Disney.
Of course it did.
To say otherwise subscribes to the Internet Era where if you say something enough times, then ignorant people will choose to believe it.
EPCOT Center was a creative, popular and financial success by almost every metric ... even when parts of FW began to get tired in the 1990s.
Since people enjoy talking about education, EC would be like Stanford ... while Epcot is more like Alachua CC.
lazyboy97o
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This is the only part of the column that stuck out to me and does have me curious. Universal was able to make the jump from large format film to 4K digital (times four) in 2008 when Back to the Future: The Ride became The Simpsons Ride.
It can't hurt. The ride just isn't very good (and is exactly the same in both DCA and MK). It is an afterthought in Anaheim, while here in the Swamps, folks think it is a major attraction and Disney spins that it is.
ParentsOf4
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It really depends on senior leadership.
Some want yes men.
Some want to be challenged.
Some say they want to be challenged but really only want yes men.
I'll leave it up to everyone's imagination which one The Walt Disney Company's senior leadership is like.
Stitchon
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I personally enjoy your Fun with Tweets bits, mainly because of how tired I am of both sides of the Twitter argument. The anti-"foamers" are every bit as obnoxious as the "foamers" are, and I wouldn't be caught dead taking any of their sides, let alone wasting my time following them on Twitter.
WDW1974 - He does it so I don't have to.
ParentsOf4
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Even more nickel-and-diming. This from allears.net:
And who thought things were going to change under George "The Fall Guy" Kalogridis?
Last week, after the All Ears Newsletter had been mailed, we became aware of an unannounced change in Disney's policy regarding tickets that were purchased from non-Disney sources. Several guests reported that when they attempted to add a day to their Magic your Way ticket that was purchased from a non-Disney source, they were refused and told that they would have to spend more than $100 for a single day ticket. Several tried at both their resort concierge and at a guest relations window and were told the same thing.
We called the Disney Ticketing office and and spoke to a supervisor. We were told that commencing with last week's price increase "3rd party tickets can no longer be upgraded to passes at a pro-rated rate, have days added, or have options added at a discount." A different call to a second Disney source confirmed it but added that this does not affect AAA.
On the basis of that, we changed our ticket FAQ to reflect the new policy. More refinement of the policy will likely become known as time passes. We will keep watching the situation and listening to our readers' comments about any problems or successes they have had in this area. - March 3, 2014
We called the Disney Ticketing office and and spoke to a supervisor. We were told that commencing with last week's price increase "3rd party tickets can no longer be upgraded to passes at a pro-rated rate, have days added, or have options added at a discount." A different call to a second Disney source confirmed it but added that this does not affect AAA.
On the basis of that, we changed our ticket FAQ to reflect the new policy. More refinement of the policy will likely become known as time passes. We will keep watching the situation and listening to our readers' comments about any problems or successes they have had in this area. - March 3, 2014
And who thought things were going to change under George "The Fall Guy" Kalogridis?
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Who knows? Probably? Likely?
Personally, I think it's weak. The original Polynesian themed resort has to 'borrow' a tiki bar concept from Anaheim because they couldn't come up with an original that was just as cool if not more?
Lazy, yet again. And I love Sam's, BTW.
Dare I say it? Lucky you!!!