jtsalien
V.I.P. Member
Yep, I get that that is the point. I was not trying to knock imagineerings creativity. I'm really just trying to point out why I think'why Avatar' comes from a place that knows Disney can do better. Even within Iger's mandate to build franchises...why not build on Figment...why not build on something Pixar?
I imagine folks would see me as pro Universal/anti Disney and I do not see it that way. My 401K allows me to buy and sell on the public exchanges and Disney has added a ton to my retirement funds...but, as a cunsomer, as a FL resident that only wants one AP for the Orlando area (as it is still a couple of hundred miles away from where I live, UOR gets my money...but it is largely because Disney lets me down more...I mean, this is the first (real) new thing Disney has done since Magic Bands hit the scene and I am glad there is more coming.
Just saying my negativity towards the mouse comes from knowing they could be doing better (my opinion).
Your point of reference is definitely a valid one. But I was blown away by FoP in a way that Disney just hasn't been able to accomplish in years. And in that sense, I'm choosing to see this as a stepping stone towards something better. Much in that way that I loathe Jimmy Fallon, but understand that it shows a very important step forward in innovation. FoP specifically shows that when given the chance, Imagineering can still crush an E-ticket. So in that way, Avatar has put a lot of my Star Wars fears at ease. I wouldn't have expected them to jump straight from NFL to Diagon. But in my mind, this shows they can at least begin to reach those heights.