Comments on: “We Haven’t Announced Anything For Paris”

By: philphoggs

philphoggs — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:41:18 +0000

Pay my respects at the end of the month… kids bust loose while Mom watches American Idol and dad slugs through One Mans Dream
In reality, as corny as it sounds, the young kids actually enjoy the walk through Walts world, including the movie.

By: Another Voice

Another Voice — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:32:36 +0000

The orcs are grumbling that ‘Toy Story Playland’ is picking up some steam, but it will be at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. Go see the ‘Honey I Shrunk Our Imagination’ play area soon. Just saying…

By: philphoggs

philphoggs — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:31:40 +0000

Ya know, you really know how to hurt a guy

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:35:57 +0000

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By: Another Voice

Another Voice — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:44:58 +0000

Speaking of odd things heard on the wind, don’t sneer too much at ‘Toyland Playland Land’. Disney already has two on order, and you know how much they like volume discounts. Take a few left over props from DCA’s ‘Carsland’ tossed around a “re-themed” Tomorrowland Speedway and boffo box office from ‘Toy Story 3’…and you too might be enjoying a whole new brand experience at the Magic Kingdom very soon.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:11:27 +0000

“a “Phase II” item meaning they’ve been cancelled but it’s not yet announced.” Haha, I laughed at that. So true. I’ve had doubts about Pixie Hollow for a while – anyone who’s followed Disney for any length of time knows full well that “Phase II” amounts to pretty much a death sentence.

Thanks for the gossip. I’m sure we’ll get the BATB, because of the restaurant. They *really* need it, and it’ll make money. They really need to do the double-Dumbo as well, but I can see that not making the cut because that expansion is more about improving the guest experience and less about making money.

But hey, I would have little or no problem with Pixie Hollow getting replaced by a Snow Queen area. Especially if they dust off those old Marc Davis concepts for an attraction……

By: philphoggs

philphoggs — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:04:45 +0000

P.S ~ thanks again for the “gossip” so to speak about whats going on with the Fantasyland expansion.

By: philphoggs

philphoggs — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:48:52 +0000

Mysterious Island sounds incredible, I can totally envision what you’re saying AV. 20 years of working with a Japanese company afforded me a trip to Tokyo a while back. I was impressed not by the city, but by the people. Unfortunately my hostess’s itinerary did not include Disney, but the venerable Tokyo Tower instead. Even there they put on a very professional face, with pride in every corner. That pride was everywhere; have you ever ate a better McDonald’s breakfast? We could go on and on about high quality , limited waste, and one to many domo arigatos.
I only wish that the Mysterious Island could be slated for Orlando, and yet I know all to well my own culture where waste leads quality hands down.

By: Another Voice

Another Voice — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:35:16 +0000

Would you believe that even the dinnerware at the two restaurants inside Mysterious Island have Nemo’s “N” Crest logo on them. Special plates for an area; hell, in the U.S. we can’t even get special paper cups for a single park (that you Disney Parks branding!).

The queue line for 20K is through Nemo’s office and has enough stuff and inside information that you could spend hours looking through it. And the queue for ‘Journey’ is so detailed that when the attraction is done for rehab, Tokyo DisneySea offers guided tours OF THE LINE to show off the exhibits and explain the story.

Whispers are that the Princess Tents are going to be constructed in “phases”. ‘Mermaid’ is a definite go because Disney is simply cloning the DCA attraction. ‘Beauty’ is somewhat iffy, but probable as they need the restaurant space (free food is now a permanent part of WDW marketing). ‘Cinderella’ is pretty much a go too just because it’s super cheap and old gal still hocks a lot of toys. Aurora, Dumbo and especially Pixie Hallow are real dicey at this point. The Dumbo area and the Twinkies are already a “Phase II” item meaning they’ve been cancelled but it’s not yet announced. The Dumbo attraction itself is too popular and will likely be relocated somewhere. But the Fairies franchise is a flop and, as I wrote before, Disney Animation has been ordered to crank out more princesses (to wit the recent schedule change to bump up ‘The Snow Queen’). Look for the Pixie Hallow to be replaced with New Orleans and the Circus area to be replaced with the movie after that.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:56:51 +0000

I’m willing to give Fantasyland the benefit of doubt until it’s done, but the Toylands are truly awful and really don’t inspire confidence.

I didn’t know that about the Nemo salute, and that’s ridiculously cool.