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Who knows how profitable or affordable it would have been long term, but AMC A-List was a game changer for people who do like going to the movies. If you lived in anywhere near a major city it was a steal. I think that's the other future of this. Some kind of subscription model for the people...
I guess my point isn't clear. I think the Star Wars brand is extremely strong. That's why I think the new trilogy has to be considered underwhelming as a whole. From a business perspective, are the returns in box office and merch more like Marvel or DC? Obviously the films made money and I'm not...
I'd argue that $900-$600-$500 million (ish domestically, didn't look up the real numbers) isn't "great" for such a strong brand with such a strong first film. The point being the optisim for the the trilogy after TFA vs how there's rumors of it being wiped off the map now couldn't be more...
I agree that the resort on the whole will be more balanced this way. You weren't looking at a major addition for what, 15+ years at USF? Since Diagon you've had things on the range of total flops to moderate hits. But nothing on the level of Hagrid's or what the Jurassic Coaster appears to be...
I've been trying really hard to distance my thoughts from my Fandom and nostalgia all day. And I've landed here...
Anyone who doesn't understand what's wrong with this situation here, listen to the Song of the South episodes of the podcast You Must Remember This. It was recommended in the...
To add, a new attraction around the last major handrawn Disney Animated Feature SHOULD be exciting. Especially considering the poor shape TDO has let Orlando Splash slip into at times. It speaks to the failures of modern day Imagineering that anyone is apprehensive about this at all.
I have no intellectual comment on the social impacts of this change.
But.
I don't think you could possibly pick a worse time in the company's recent history to make this change. And I mean that in a much bigger sense than just the current economics surrounding the parks. We're not far off...
Make no mistake, there is absolutely nothing corrupt about what Universal is trying to do. To put it very bluntly, the opinion of DeSantis and company have nothing to do with any of the measures Universal put into place. They (probably more strictly than anywhere you would visit in your everyday...
And believe it not, Comcast/Universal does view its Team Members as people. With lives to maintain, mortgages to pay, kids to take care of, etc. And they try and avoid situations like yesterday as much a possible.
The reality is without the parks attempting openings , tens of thousands of...
The hand sanitizer thing is a flat out lie, as well. Do they have options as attractive as the Disney pop up sinks? No. But there's hand sanitizer in visible places. And they arguably have over done it in terms of advertising hand washing locations.
There's problems, most definitely. But thats...
It will be interesting to see if water rides are included. Those that use lagoon water like that are often using chemically treated water, as opposed to things like Shrek and Simpsons.
Much better than it had any right to be. I was also very surprised by just how funny the film was. I think the humor, along with the new characters kept it from felling like too much of the same.
But yeah. No Mas :whiteflag:
I ultimately think pulling the plug on LC is gonna reach Kidzone levels of kicking the can down the road, at least with FW coming down like a freight train pretty soon.
That area is not close enough to Lost Continent to actually be utilized, has far too many other Back of House Stuff in between, and is directly connected to other Soundstages.
It's also important for everyone to keep in mind, that UO is currently bursting at the seams backstage. So anything...
It's particularly disgusting after a nice Florida rain. It's one of the reasons I significantly question the opinion of any one who dares call the queue "amazing" . Other than the Pre show itself and final room, it's boring, loud, and often poorly cooled/ventilated.
Tangentially, don't you find it a bit odd neither WWoHP land has nothing to do with the new Potter mobile game? Just seems like an odd choice by all parties. Could be some cool unique content. I know it could well happen at some point, but still.