I have a friend who took their family to Shanghai Disneyland yesterday and took a lot of IG stories. First things I noticed: no masks, maybe slightly reduced capacity but there looked like pretty long lines for the Tron ride, they were able to cram the whole park in a day.
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 23:51 (three years ago) link
That park has been reopened since May 11th!!!
― Jersey Al (Albert R. Broccoli), Wednesday, 2 December 2020 23:53 (three years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3OnQ1CTkkM
― the serious avant-garde universalist right now (forksclovetofu), Saturday, 2 January 2021 21:08 (three years ago) link
this is art
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Sunday, 3 January 2021 22:00 (three years ago) link
Jungle Cruise about to be less racist
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-01-25/disneyland-plotting-long-overdue-changes-to-the-jungle-cruise
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Monday, 25 January 2021 22:40 (three years ago) link
https://www.tiktok.com/@metaphoricallychallenged/video/6901315384029351174
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 5 March 2021 21:15 (three years ago) link
https://www.tiktok.com/@showmelovejete/video/6940050692551822598
― G.A.G.S. (Gophers Against Getting Stuffed) (forksclovetofu), Friday, 2 April 2021 22:10 (three years ago) link
Just licking toads to see what happens
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 3 April 2021 02:12 (three years ago) link
https://apnews.com/article/business-lifestyle-entertainment-travel-arts-and-entertainment-071c80ae6c0dabe6e1afbc3b59240131
This is cool
― licorice in the front, pizza in the rear (Whiney G. Weingarten), Friday, 1 October 2021 15:43 (three years ago) link
Rolly Crump has passed. Man, the impact!
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-03-13/rolly-crump-dead-disneyland-designer
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 13 March 2023 20:25 (one year ago) link
Those who know, know.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/dining/disneyland-disney-world-restaurants-food.html
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 10 April 2023 17:24 (one year ago) link
Separately I am delighted to realize that whatever else with Gawker at least their 'Best Restaurant' series with Rich Juzwiak and Caity Weaver is still up as a subdomain and therefore their extensive grading of nearly everything possible in Epcot is too:
https://bestrestaurant.gawker.com/the-best-restaurant-in-the-world-is-disneys-epcot-them-1700655297
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 10 April 2023 17:26 (one year ago) link
(Though it looks like the links from that overall page aren't working, but if you go to https://bestrestaurant.gawker.com/ itself they seem to be. And so, the key one for Alfred remains:
https://bestrestaurant.gawker.com/shot-sake-margarita-slush-the-best-drinking-around-1699537518
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 10 April 2023 17:27 (one year ago) link
Also, separately, maybe I need to finally go to Disney World?
https://www.foodandwine.com/disney-wine-bar-george-7371523
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 11 April 2023 03:24 (one year ago) link
It's fine? The food, that is.
― the very juice and sperm of kindness. (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Tuesday, 11 April 2023 04:45 (one year ago) link
I once had a dole whip at the grand rapids john ball zoo that was so good because I didn't pay $120 for the opportunity.
― Cinta Kaz is comin' to town (Sufjan Grafton), Tuesday, 11 April 2023 05:57 (one year ago) link
.@RobertIger to the state of Florida: FAFO“Disney pulls plug on $1 billion development in Florida” via @NYTimes https://t.co/FEr9UgBM9p#FlaPol— Peter Schorsch (@PeterSchorschFL) May 18, 2023
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 18 May 2023 18:46 (one year ago) link
They're also closing the immersive Star Wars hotel, which is one of the only contemporary Star Wars things that sounds remotely interesting
― young sussy (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 18 May 2023 19:52 (one year ago) link
Wow, didn't last long
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Thursday, 18 May 2023 20:05 (one year ago) link
I don't really gaf about Star Wars, but I really love the idea of an immersive hotel, and would absolutely love to stay in an immersive hotel for two days.
Galaxy Cruiser seems absolutely in tune with the age of Sleep No More, escape rooms, Meow Wolf, Instagram "museums," etc.
Unfortunately it ALSO seemed in tune with a US economy that increasingly only seems to cater to the needs and wants of the wealthy. Disney stuff was never CHEAP but it always seemed like the type of thing a family like the Griswolds could save up for and enjoy. I did 8 days @ Disney World with my wife in 2014. We stayed at a midprice hotel and still balled out one night at Victoria & Alberts. It was, again, not cheap, but not prohibitively expensive: something I could def do on a music writer's salary
These days it really seems like the whole thing is just made to milk Disney Adults with the ability and desire to drop $4k on a weekend.
― young sussy (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 18 May 2023 20:28 (one year ago) link
The idea for this sounded neat, but I heard nothing positive about it when it opened, and it seemed insanely expensive even for a Disney property, which are all overpriced. But still, I would have thought they'd figure out a way to make it work given the massive popularity of SW stuff.
― Muad'Doob (Moodles), Thursday, 18 May 2023 20:33 (one year ago) link
A relatively low occupancy, luxury priced "immersive" (do the toilets look like RSD2?) experience has got to be about as precarious a concept as some super pricey fine-dining spots (many of which are struggling). Expensive is one thing, expensive and a pain in the ass is another.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 18 May 2023 21:15 (one year ago) link
stayed at a midprice hotel and still balled out one night at Victoria & Alberts.
My guy.
― the dreaded dependent claus (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 18 May 2023 21:17 (one year ago) link
I wanna say I went on your recco, but I'm not sure
― young sussy (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 18 May 2023 23:05 (one year ago) link
also shout out to Victoria & Alberts who hooked me up with 100% Japanese waygu beef, which apparently has only been available in America for 10 weeks
― Whiney G. Weingarten, Sunday, April 13, 2014 12:09 PM (nine years ago) bookmarkflaglink
...which is a fairytale straight out of Fantasyland lol. Sorry Whiney.
Were you living in NYC at the time? There's a few spots in midtown that have been importing 100% wagyu (then known as Kobe beef) since the '80s.
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 18 May 2023 23:24 (one year ago) link
All I know is that it was really fuckin good.
― young sussy (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 18 May 2023 23:25 (one year ago) link
No doubt!
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 18 May 2023 23:43 (one year ago) link
Best restaurant in Florida.
― the dreaded dependent claus (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 18 May 2023 23:45 (one year ago) link