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I just wish they would give Space Mountain the love it deserves. Hopefully after Tron opens.
I think that's 100% the reason it was added next to SM and not in Epcot.
I just wish they would give Space Mountain the love it deserves. Hopefully after Tron opens.
The whole quote requires added context added by the writer to lead us to think he's talking about Expedition Everest. I think he's talking about a generic coaster and the choice of India was poor as it lined up with an offering the parks had already*.
This right here. I am as big a fanboy as they come, by both volume and concentration, but the fanbase isn't outraged; a fraction of a fraction of a fraction is outraged, and neither Iger nor anyone else really gives a fart in the wind about your outrage. Sorry, kids, but it's true.i think for the most part he doesnt care what the online community thinks
sometimes a good thing
Maybe he doesn't think highly of Rhode...I do know he's quite a loudmouth around the company and he probably fought having Avatar in Animal Kingdom (his baby) every step of the wayI think this is a generous reading of his comment. Name-dropping India out of nowhere seems like too much to be a coincidence -- I don't know what other coasters are out there themed to India. It's just such a specific call-out.
off topic but he didntMaybe he doesn't think highly of Rhode...I do know he's quite a loudmouth around the company and he probably fought having Avatar in Animal Kingdom (his baby) every step of the way
He was actually quite on board with Pandora, but yes, I imagine Rhode is quite a thorn in Iger's side.Maybe he doesn't think highly of Rhode...I do know he's quite a loudmouth around the company and he probably fought having Avatar in Animal Kingdom (his baby) every step of the way
It seems he mentioned that he is quite unpopular sometimes for his views....I wonder how Iger works with Imagineering...I'm sure someone has a quick sentence fragment of a response to add to the discussionHe was actually quite on board with Pandora, but yes, I imagine Rhode is quite a thorn in Iger's side.
Each of these would take their own separate analysis I feel...Overall I feel appropriate IP versus shoehorned IP needs to be considered for each of theseThat’s a great train of thought... for Hollywood Studios and USF. Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and IOA have more depth and nuance, and should be treated as such.
That might be true but the words "shelf life" come into play with these new IP attractions. Hope they plan on spending more $$$ in the future to replace attractions because what's hot today won't be hot tomorrow.
This is such a wrong headed and non-Disney way of looking at the parks.
Disney used to lead the way and gave their guests things they didn't know they wanted. The real classics of Disney are things like Haunted Mansion, Pirates, Space Mountain, etc. Things that were created for the parks to be unique experiences. No one knew that was what they wanted, but it was what they wanted. Now everything (in true Hollywood fashion) has to be test marketed and show RoI in some way rather than the intangible "magic" that Disney pioneered. Every thing is focus grouped and has a cost analysis. This is how Disney will eventually kill their golden goose. They'll take away anything special and make it generic and dull.
He specifically said it was NOT non-descript, Nick. I think you might have misread the tweet.So this is probably one of the weirdest things we’re ever going to see from Iger - him beefing with DisTwitter.
I also don’t know how much that tweet helps as he doubled down on calling it non-descript.
Ah, I did.He specifically said it was NOT non-descript, Nick. I think you might have misread the tweet.