EDIT (August 23)- Well D23 has come and gone. And what can i say? Basically nothing was really announced at the event for any park. All we got was info we already knew. Verdict is that it would seem themeparkone was just lying about everything. Can't say i'm surprised. I'm not a "told you so" person, so don't take this that way. But i wanted to let people know NOT to read his Twitter page anymore and believe what he's saying (he has been quoted by people on this forum before, so i would refrain from doing so in the future).
If this person is reading this thread, i mean no disrespect. I'd just like some clarification. I wasn't sure where to ask this. I guess this is the best place. But my question involves a Twitter posted that i've seen quoted around here- ThemeParkOne. Here's his page-
http://twitter.com/#!/ThemeParkOne
Reading his tweets, he has a LOT to claim about things that go on inside the parks and the company in general. He also seems to be claiming to be an insider (whether an imagineer or what, dunno), dining with major people in the company. I first heard about him on these forums from several posters in various topics. Lately he's teasing many new enhancements for the WDW parks.
My basic question is who is this guy? Does anyone on here know him and can you tell us a bit about whether this guy is really some sort of mega insider or just some random internet person trolling the Disney fanbase. His claims are bold, but i've yet to see anyone tell me whether he's really what he says he is. I'm certainly not one to call him out on stuff, but i'm just wondering what position he's in to make the claims he's been tweeting lately.
I'm well aware that there are tons of Disney insiders all over the net and these sites (we've got some like Lee, Raven, etc on here). But the reason i'm a little sketchy about this guy is due to his apparent vendetta against some online Disney fanbase communities. Particularly, he apparently got banned from Micechat a few months ago for attacking some people and now harbors a very hateful vendetta against them, Al Lutz, and everyone else involved. I'm wondering whether all his teaser tweets lately about WDW improvements have anything to do with wanting to just mess with the fanbase. I'd be glad to be proven wrong, but it seems possible that this could be some sort of revenge against Disney fans to get them hyped up only to have their expectations crushed.
So what do we know about this person? Is he an actual insider? Is he trustworthy? Any info would be appreciated if anyone knows more. Thanks.
Notable tweets within the last year i've noticed him post (as specific as i can find)-
- No hollow announcements at D23 (all apparently intended to be 100% followed through with)
- Epcot's Future World going to be revealed at D23 to undergo major restructuring, including the replacement of a present pavilion
- No plans at all for Imagination
- Peoplemover in DL will never come back in any shape or form (very adamant that this attraction will never return in any way)
- Hatbox ghost isn't returning to Haunted Mansion (this has recently been confirmed false by Lee and others, Hattie is returning eventually)
- Hollywood Studios is supposed to have at least one major new ride or attraction announced at D23
- WDW's tomorrowland may eventually be restructured to be closer to Shanghai's (announced around the time that Shanghai opens)
- Potentially major Fantasmic overhaul for WDW
- Loop will come to Space Mountain (not sure whether this was sarcasm, but he just said "totally" to the proposed question, hard to read that either way)
- World of Color not being considered to come to Downtown Disney
- Yeti may be fixed within 18 months
- Teases of a possible new monorail fleet
- Hinted that a new parade, fireworks, AND nighttime show would come to some of the WDW parks within 2 years (particularly that he knew that a new parade was coming). He claims they're pushing to announce two of these at D23
- Stark Expo is likely
- US Parks are absolutely not being sold, nor will they outsource any of them to foreign companies
- Backlot tour will be gone within 5 years
- No good or interesting plans for Pleasure Island
- Al Lutz is definitely wrong about no new big announcements at D23
- Animal Kingdom to get a major new expansion within 5 years
If this person is reading this thread, i mean no disrespect. I'd just like some clarification. I wasn't sure where to ask this. I guess this is the best place. But my question involves a Twitter posted that i've seen quoted around here- ThemeParkOne. Here's his page-
http://twitter.com/#!/ThemeParkOne
Reading his tweets, he has a LOT to claim about things that go on inside the parks and the company in general. He also seems to be claiming to be an insider (whether an imagineer or what, dunno), dining with major people in the company. I first heard about him on these forums from several posters in various topics. Lately he's teasing many new enhancements for the WDW parks.
My basic question is who is this guy? Does anyone on here know him and can you tell us a bit about whether this guy is really some sort of mega insider or just some random internet person trolling the Disney fanbase. His claims are bold, but i've yet to see anyone tell me whether he's really what he says he is. I'm certainly not one to call him out on stuff, but i'm just wondering what position he's in to make the claims he's been tweeting lately.
I'm well aware that there are tons of Disney insiders all over the net and these sites (we've got some like Lee, Raven, etc on here). But the reason i'm a little sketchy about this guy is due to his apparent vendetta against some online Disney fanbase communities. Particularly, he apparently got banned from Micechat a few months ago for attacking some people and now harbors a very hateful vendetta against them, Al Lutz, and everyone else involved. I'm wondering whether all his teaser tweets lately about WDW improvements have anything to do with wanting to just mess with the fanbase. I'd be glad to be proven wrong, but it seems possible that this could be some sort of revenge against Disney fans to get them hyped up only to have their expectations crushed.
So what do we know about this person? Is he an actual insider? Is he trustworthy? Any info would be appreciated if anyone knows more. Thanks.
Notable tweets within the last year i've noticed him post (as specific as i can find)-
- No hollow announcements at D23 (all apparently intended to be 100% followed through with)
- Epcot's Future World going to be revealed at D23 to undergo major restructuring, including the replacement of a present pavilion
- No plans at all for Imagination
- Peoplemover in DL will never come back in any shape or form (very adamant that this attraction will never return in any way)
- Hatbox ghost isn't returning to Haunted Mansion (this has recently been confirmed false by Lee and others, Hattie is returning eventually)
- Hollywood Studios is supposed to have at least one major new ride or attraction announced at D23
- WDW's tomorrowland may eventually be restructured to be closer to Shanghai's (announced around the time that Shanghai opens)
- Potentially major Fantasmic overhaul for WDW
- Loop will come to Space Mountain (not sure whether this was sarcasm, but he just said "totally" to the proposed question, hard to read that either way)
- World of Color not being considered to come to Downtown Disney
- Yeti may be fixed within 18 months
- Teases of a possible new monorail fleet
- Hinted that a new parade, fireworks, AND nighttime show would come to some of the WDW parks within 2 years (particularly that he knew that a new parade was coming). He claims they're pushing to announce two of these at D23
- Stark Expo is likely
- US Parks are absolutely not being sold, nor will they outsource any of them to foreign companies
- Backlot tour will be gone within 5 years
- No good or interesting plans for Pleasure Island
- Al Lutz is definitely wrong about no new big announcements at D23
- Animal Kingdom to get a major new expansion within 5 years
