I've been saving this for 25 years for y'all.

German World Cup Fan Can’t Believe How Different Real U.S. Is From Depiction In Pixar’s ‘Cars’ https://theonion.com/german-world-cup-fan-cant-believe-how-different-real-u-s-is-from-depiction-in-pixars-cars/

On Pirates, you came across these skeletons and it was up to you to think about, to create what happened. Why would these forms be stuck, eternally grinning, in the states they were in. It always felt, to me, like it was a slow grin creeping fate. Entranced, almost.

They're certainly right that this story is a curse.

Did WDI see Victoria Frankenstein at Epic Universe and go “wow that looks amazing and definitely not a little janky, we need one of these”???

The state of modern Imagineering.

to my theme park/EPCOT nerd pals: is jt really possible that the mitsukoshi store in the japan pavilion once sold a famicom to NES adapter for $55? if so… pure magic

Hey that's useful.

This really is it, this is the part that keeps me raging against the machine. Every day of my career I’m shoulder to shoulder with incredible people, pouring their skill & point of view into the work they do, making choices that amaze and delight me. Frame by frame, drawing by drawing…that’s THE job

I called this when they announced this project. blogmickey.com/2026/04/new-...

I'm glad Sora is dying, but Disney doesn't deserve to luck out of having to commit to that awful investment.

Epic Games lays off 1000 people, many of which are high development and art folks, due to decreased engagement with Fortnite. Sora, the AI video platform, is getting shut down. Both are things in which Bob Iger made high profile huge value deals with. One seemingly had the back of Josh.

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Slightly hidden in Today's @micechatcom.bsky.social update: "If the chocolatey treats at Disneyland's Candy Kitchens don't taste quite right starting today [...] the kitchens have begun ordering a lower-quality chocolate for dipped treats and candies." www.micechat.com/432664-disne...

I've already hearing bad things about him! So that's fun.

Yeah, how's that whole thing looking now? bsky.app/profile/jake...

While The Princess and the Frog is imperfect, it feels overall better than the kinda picaresque nature of Moana.

Full photo album from Legoland California today, including the first previews of Lego Galaxy and the Galacticoaster. flickr.com/photos/rolle...

Frozen is a poorly written movie.

ITS LITERALLY IN THE MOVIE SO IT NEEDS TO BE IN A PARK!! is such a terrible way to think about theme parks. Things like that rarely live up to your expectations, imagination, or memories.

Third grader approach to theme park design. "I saw it in the movie so it needs to be in the park!"

"This all starts with guest experience, and having been in this business for as long as we have been, we know what constitutes a great guest experience. We know that there are certain attendance thresholds that can potentially deteriorate the experience." - Josh D'Amaro

I can't wait to see how much of the water features are going to be value engineered out of this. You'll have the usual suspects tripping over themselves to praise it.

Pokemon has a presentation on the 27th, it's apparently the 30th anniversary of Pokemon (hahahahahaha oh no) and the news of their deal with Universal has been made more clear. I don't think it's that much of a stretch to think we might get news of what they are going to do then.

"Wow! It's just like Eisner and Wells!!!!"

The clock has run out, and extinction has arrived. Refreshed to commemorate this Lost Legend, my hand-illustrated inside look at DINOSAUR at Disney’s Animal Kingdom… The real goatasaurus of weird, ambitious, norm-breaking ‘90s Imagineering at its most unhinged & experimental. 🥹

Parks can, and should work on their own, not solely relying on IP from other divisions of the company, and did for decades.

Me, saluting, crying "Diggin' Diggin' in DinoLand" youtu.be/DM1vvbZ6f1E?...

A tribute to a heck of a paleontologist. An idea that was so ridiculous I had to make it.

In my humble opinion, The Greatest Showman stinks.

Mostly agree with this article but I’d add a couple caveats: 1) Dark Universe is technically “IP,” but it’s mostly reinventions of public domain stories & folklore that are centuries old. For all intents and purposes, it’s an original concept land with *very* loose ties to old Universal movies.

one of the more interesting rumors i've heard about Mr Beast is that there's been a fair number of engagement data faking for the past three or four years, and it has started to come up among advertisers after the awful Beast Game Show had miserable ratings

I remember doing the deal for Epic Mickey, and Bob Iger shooting laser beams out his eyes at me in the Disney dining room. “Don’t let this video game fuck up Mickey.” Oh well. That’s over.

At the end of the day, it's all still just Will Smith eating spaghetti.

There’s gonna be a lot of really weird shit getting generated and it’s important to know that it all had the full endorsement of the Walt Disney Company, who is paying to let people make videos of Mickey Mouse get into a shootout with a SWAT team

"We're giving a billion dollars to this snake-oil salesman, yes, but we're also letting you, the consumer, completely ruin some of our beloved characters, because that's just what technology is now, why are you all angry at us?"

Final day of Disney Fans for good, a fundraiser for the 2nd harvest Food bank of OC which supports CM’s,hospitality, community, & more. With layoffs,hours reduced, inflation,& climate: Need is high! Every size donation counts ! Can’t donate? Please Share🙏 together.feedoc.org/fundraiser/6...

every author in the class action, please file the claim.

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Day 17 of Disney Fans for good, a fundraiser for the 2nd harvest Food bank of OC which supports CM’s, hospitality workers & community. With layoffs,hours reduced, inflation, & external factors.Need is high! Every size donation counts !Can’t donate? Share🙏 together.feedoc.org/fundraiser/6...

Watch out, he'll scan ya.

That is a bold statement.

So I made this EPCOT VHS graphic based on blank VHS covers years ago and decided it would make a pretty cool shirt. www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/8338...

Brilliant storytelling is when the Incredibles shout plot at you through the speakers on a roller coaster.

This pretty much sums up why Disney Parks are being ripped up to shove up random franchises in every corner. Just a stunning lack of awareness of what makes these things special, why they work. Sometimes, most of the time, it ain't about storytelling.

Day 10 of Disney Fans for good, a fundraiser for the 2nd harvest Food bank of OC. This food bank supports CM’s,hospitality workers & community . With layoffs ,hours reduced, inflation, & external factors.Need is high & imminent. Please share & or donate!🙏 together.feedoc.org/fundraiser/6...