i hate when people don't act like Wicked was a 30-year-old multi-billion-dollar franchise before the movie was released. Not only that, but it's based on a 125-year-old property that is arguably one of the most iconic movie and book series in American history.

Remember when Disney World's 50th consisted of two mediocre nighttime shows, a cavalcade, and some projections?

I give Disney a TON of flak, but it makes me so happy to see they are still doing stuff like Pride merch, celebrating minorities, and little stuff like POC Santas. Many companies ditched all of this with the new administration, and it's so nice to see that Disney isn't one of them.

If Disney actually spent time looking beyond the next quarter, they would realize that spending money on something that gives anyone the ability to make a Disney animated movie from their own home is a bad business decision. www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories...

we could have kept Dinosaur (rethemed to Australia) and made Dinoland an Oceania land with a Moana area, Crush's Coaster, and a permanent Bluey experience.

"bluey doesnt fit animal kingdom" says the people who are excited for *checks notes* Encanto and Indiana Jones. at least bluey is an animal.

they really should have put Bluey at DHS, a park that needs more family things to do and is already incredibly popular. Nobody is going to decide to go to Animal Kingdom (and then take the long journey to Conservation Station) to play Bluey games.

bluey going to conservation station is what happens when you don't care about the guest experience and overall picture, and just want to revitalize an area cheaply.

The Disneyland Candlelight Processional is still one of the weirdest things the company does. I understand tradition, but you are creating a logistical mess during one of the busiest times of year, and 99% of park guests can't even watch it. It's especially weird since the Hyperion has been dormant.

While we are all on the wicked bandwagon, may i present my pitch for a Wicked-themed land replacing The Lost Continent, as well as some backstage space. Recreating some themed areas from the movie (and Oz universe in general), as well as featuring shopping, dining, shows and 2 attractions.

"don't make unnecessary wicked sequels" i feel people are really unaware that there are 8 wicked books. The musical is only an adaptation of parts of books 1 & 3. And while big chunks of the books are unusable bc of changes made for the movie/show, there's still much more in the Universe to explore

the people upset that the mcdonalds disneyland 70 happy meal toys dont feature any disneyland characters makes me laugh. what kid wants a drunk pirate, or jungle cruise skipper, or big thunder goat happy meal toy? Maybe a Matterhorn Yeti...

I truly believe the next decade is going to be the Disney Park's strongest we've seen since the 90s. Yeah, it's a lot of IP, but it's a lot of big investments with new ride systems and risk-taking. It's really exciting. The only new ride system we got since the early 2000s has been Shanghai Pirates.

people don't give D'Amaro the credit when he does good stuff, and it's exciting to see Disney innovating and trying new things for the first time in over a decade. We suffered through the low-budget, low creative risk Chapek era, its nice to see stuff like this even if it doesnt come to fruition.

how come everyone and their mother was talking about the blue dragons show building at Epic Universe that you can see from 5% of the park pathways, yet no Disney adults are complaining about the Disney Adventure World sightlines? No trees will cover these unthemed (and non-disney) buildings.

the home alone the musical segment in jonas christmas movie i think was supposed to be a joke like "how ridiculous would a home alone musical be" but now everything is for some reason a musical and people just assumed home alone the musical existed.

a disney conspiracy theory i wholeheartedly agree with is that wish was made using AI.

"what would wicked 3 even be about" girlies, may i introduce you to the wicked book series.

jonathan m chu you are beautiful thank you

taylor swift should write a song about when your sleeves keep rolling down every time you wash the dishes

‘WICKED: FOR GOOD’ earns $30.8M in domestic previews, the biggest preview number for any movie in 2025. Read our review: bit.ly/DFGood

there's not one Disney or Univeral project currently in the works that i feel isn't going improve the area it's replacing/going into. this includes muppets, dinoland and rivers of america.

i would be much more onboard with zootopia 2 if they weren't cowards and called it the proper zootwopia.

how is the 6:30am wicked showing at my movie theater sold out.

every Disneyland after Dark event including multiple live entertainment offerings proves that Disney KNOWS people want/love live entertainment in the park, and they KNOW that they can put it behind a paywall. All these events are is a bunch of live entertainment, and food/merch.

Isle of Berk to me is the land that makes Disney look bad. Why doesnt Pandora have animatronic banshees or animals in the bushes? Why doesnt Galaxy's Edge have spaceships flying? or any kinetics? Why don't any lands have walk-around atmosphere characters anymore?

i just spent $21 for a wicked for good movie ticket. 🙃and people wonder why movie theater going is dying.

wheres the marketing for the new avatar? i was bombarded for years about the way of water before it released i havent even seen a trailer for the new movie.

sightlines are super nice and important in some scenarios, but there is something magical when different lands of the parks intertwine with each other, something Islands of Adventure and Epcot (and to lesser extents, California Adventure, Animal Kingdom, and Disneyland) do super well.

was gonna go to SF Great Adventure today, but decided not to and glad i didn't. Nitro, El Toro, Medusa, Jersey Devil, Flash, and Joker are all closed. Plus all of the thrill flat rides. How are you operating the park with only Superman, Batman, and a few kids' rides? And charging full price?

When Epic Universe had low crowds in the first month all the disney fans said that it was a flop because it was so empty. Now Epic Universe has high crowds and all the same poeple are saying its a flop because theres not enough capacity to meet demand. lets pick a lane

GINGERBREAD CHIP N DALE BE FAIR TO FLORIDA

funny how he's against & will sue AI when other people use it but Disney can use it no problem another example of how hypocritical this guy is.

LOVE Herschend and the quality of their parks. I worry that theyre stretching themselves too thin. Also feel like a few of these parks don't fit their vibe. Not knocking Silverwood tho, I think it fits perfectly in their lineup!

I'm calling it now. Toy Story 5 is going to be like Ralph Breaks the Internet. Electronic toys will still be around in the coming years, just like the internet, but it's going to be painfully outdated even by the time it comes out. Hope to be proven wrong.

i'm really glad so many people love it, but DCL is just something I will never get the hype for. and this comes from someone who LOVES cruising and LOVES the disney parks.

i wonder how the Disney Parks would look nowadays if instead of Chapek, we had Tom Staggs through 2020. I adore his era of the parks.

damn not them actually refurbing Blizzard Beach during the refurb?! usually it just sits empty.

One of the things I like about Target is that the employees don't hassle me, but they're available if I need help. It's like they're trying to alienate even more of their dwindling customer base.

why do old people have no emotional regulation?

i like NEED to hear Joe Rohde's opinions on tropical americas.

Besides the already announced California's Great America closure, I really don't see any of their parks closing like SF America. I definitely foresee Frontier City, Darien Lake, and Great Escape being sold off. Dorney would be interesting, as it's popular, but is very close to SFGrAdv.

"our largest and most established parks have done well" really, because this year was the most dead I've seen SF Great Adventure EVER. and inversely the most crowded I've seen Hersheypark.

MTG's change of beliefs/speech is fake. I don't believe her beliefs are changing. She, like every politician, changes her opinions based on what she thinks will get her elected. it does prove that MAGA is falling. She knows it. If it wasn't, she would have had no reason to change her public persona.

Minions are one of Universal's most profitable properties, yet their flagship resort has the worst Minions representation in the world.

I LOVE OH MARY AND I LOVE MISS PIGGY

we are really in a muppets renaissance, i don't care what the muppet traditionalists say. they will NEVER be as popular as they were when they debuted. That's pretty consistent with any movie/character.

it hasn't been since the 60s that NJ elected a democratic governor for a third term, and Mikie Sherrill flipped not only counties that voted red in 2024, but some that have consistently voted red for decades. but sure tell yourself "it's not a big deal democrats win blue states" if it helps you cope

anyone know if theyre doing a christmas tribute store at universal?