The 2024
@LBVHistory
holiday ornament is now available as a gift for your $25 donation. This is inspired by the original sign that greeted campers at the resort’s open and one that still hangs at the Settlement Outpost.
My understanding is the real problem with the bear in the Magic Kingdom was that he started his day in Epcot and was not supposed to park hop until 1 p.m.
APs have the opportunity to do the funniest thing possible - just start having weekly meet ups here. Monday: canasta; Tuesday: book club; Wednesday: sewing circle; Thursday: scrapbooking; Friday: garden club
“So Universal has been working on this theme park for years, and there’s this guy who has been flying around in a helicopter taking pictures of it, and this lady who looks up permits and makes YouTube videos, and today they released concept art…”
I’m so curious if there will be an in-Universe explanation as to why humans are working in the shops and restaurants in Monstropolis. What did they do for Zootopia?
People who hate Tiana spoilers on Insta wouldn’t have survived the era when Walt would film his new attractions scene by scene and run them in their entirely on his weekly television show.
It’s been interesting watching all of the bits of traditional amusement parks/tourist spot being stripped out of the Magic Kingdom. Things you could watch. Candy making. A working bakery. Portrait drawing. Candle making. The Penny Arcade. Unique shops. Now the shooting gallery.
At EPCOT, Test Track will be reimagined!
Imagineers along with teams from Chevrolet are reaching back into history for inspiration—from the original World of Motion—and bringing that spirit of optimism to the next iteration of the Test Track attraction!
#DestinationD23
Honestly, the most amazing thing to me is that the company keeps focusing on spending millions of dollars to retheme attractions that have respectable attendance but not to expand capacity or find a use for buildings that sit empty.
In an interview with
@EW
, Josh D'Amaro talked about the DinoLand U.S.A. concept art (2023 version) and stressed it's not a final piece of concept art - but rather highlights "where our heads are" as Disney continues "dreaming" plans for Animal Kingdom.
Idea: if they remove the shooting gallery from Frontierland, add one to Galaxy’s Edge and make it a stormtrooper training center. You’d get points even if you don’t hit anything.
I really appreciated D23 taking a full three minutes today to awkwardly explain the fine print in the Hatbox Ghost’s contract that allows him to appear anywhere in the Haunted Mansion because he is not “happy.”
If you go to Tom Sawyer Island now, since it’s closing, try I to put yourself in the mindset of a 6-7 year old. Barrel bridges, the sounds of bats in caves, glowing treasure that makes weird noises - that’s what TSI was made for. Adulting adults won’t get it.
I’m going to pretend that all the WDW Splash Mountain animatronics are going off to live on a beautiful farm somewhere instead of being dismembered for parts.
It’s amazing to me that Walt Disney World could run a world-class online store but has decided that it’s easier and just as profitable to let the eBay resellers run wild.
I think “the Disney difference” at Disney’s theme parks was never “stories” or “characters.” It was quality. Everyone rallied to give the guest the best of everything: attractions, design, music, entertainment, customer service, food, etc., within practical limits, of course.
I miss the days when Disney and other parks would create bespoke computer and projector systems. PCs are great but riders should never see a Windows update, BSOD, or “Change the Bulb” message.
Lots of people know that that the furry alien in this
#StarTours
safety video is Teek from “Ewoks: Battle for Endor,” but did you know the lady next to him is dressed in a Computer Central costume from Epcot Center’s Communicore?
#MayThe4thBeWithYou
One of the things we miss at Hollywood Studios is the hat! We would love to see it in the front of the park, near the gate! Do you miss the hat?
#WDW
#HollywoodStudios
#Disney
For years, I've read online that the meandering brown path running through Liberty Square is supposed to represent poop, thrown out of windows from chamberpots to settle in the street. Something seemed off though, but I couldn't put it together until tonight. Here's some history
PeopleMover fans today will never know what it was like to go through Space Mountain and see the rocket's glow-in-the-dark stripes zooming by on their tracks. After you get past the astronauts, you're pretty much staring at the dark for 30-40 seconds. It's so odd.
Lots of people are saying, “Disney can’t move 43 square miles of stuff!” Guys, it’s only around 11 square miles of stuff - most of it is still woods and swamp. And would someone really take the All Star Resort with them if they left?
#Spoiler
: Was anyone else a little uncomfortable with the room in
#RiseOfTheResistance
where the car stops and you watch Rey and Kylo Ren make out for two minutes? Otherwise, the ride is an instant classic.
I think it’s safe to say Richard M. Sherman’s work was one of the key pillars that defined the quality of what “Disney” “was;” its “tone of voice” in the late 20th Century. His sense of humor and fun, his made-up words, and his optimism, were all absolutely critical for success.
The Princess and the Frog movie being too problematic to serve as the basis of The Princess and the Frog ride seems absolutely bonkers to me, yet here we are, and it explains why the story was changed to take place after the film.
Dr Facilier was NEVER considered by WDI for use in the attraction due to his association with voodoo & Carmen Smith's insistence that any depictions of it would be "culturally insensitive."
This is why Mama Odie was changed from a "Voodoo Queen" to a "Bayou Fairy Godmother."