reddening's thread of DISNEY PARKS gossip

The best eating/drinking discovery from our last trip was Nomad Lounge in Animal Kingdom. We spent a ridiculous amount of time just chilling on the patio.

Is that the little cocktail lounge near Pandora? My wife and MIL enjoyed some time there while I puttered around the avatar stuff with my son.

AK has the best fast food of the four parks, but, wow, WDW food has improved hundredfold since my childhood visits. You can't go wrong anywhere.

https://hyperallergic.com/528697/a-history-of-disneyland-walt-disney-world-at-van-eaton-galleries

If you are an adult and find yourself trapped at the OG and need a drink at say 8PM hie thee to the Disneyland hotel tiki bar and get yourself a very well made tiki drink (no kids allowed after 8PM)

You can also get a dole whip w rum in it which is not as good as you want it to be

The Polynesian Resort at WDW opened a Trader Sam's a couple years ago.

Oh – I'll been WDW next week for the usual Thanksgiving vacation at Ft. Wilderness.

Ahh, yes, had a very nice time at that tiki bar several years back

As good a thread as any to note that one of the new Disney+ series, The Imagineering Story, is an enjoyable enough overview of the whole park system's history. Various points glossed over -- 'labor disputes' are mentioned elegantly more than once by the narrator, Angela Bassett, which, yeah, ABOUT those disputes. But they've interviewed a slew of people who are still around or were closely working with many original team members, and the sheer amount of crisp, color behind the scenes footage -- there's a ton from the original construction of Disneyland itself, which I just didn't expect at all -- combined with the slew of anecdotes and images makes it worth a watch. Also, more than a few studies about how various areas were redone as necessary. First episode is about Disneyland and the initial Florida purchases up to Walt's death, the second covers Roy's caretaker work to get WDW going, the creation of Epcot and also of Tokyo Disneyland, and that's all that's available so far.

Way back when they put out these awesome metal-tin DVD collections of pretty much all Disney shorts and non-fiction stuff, I wonder if that Imagineering stuff is part of that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4FH5ijZ3iM&feature=youtu.be

Yes they are btw. Those tinned collections are fantastic.
Xps

Not to mention desperately out of print and unlikely to ever again be issued as a physical release.

Dland trip booked for end of March! Not so excited about Star Wars land but hopefully we won't get stuck wasting too much time there

Prices just went up (again!)

eh whatever

We are also going again. We get the SoCal resident discount, which isnt too bad ($67 for single park per day). You just feel a bit bad about paying so much for a hotel in a city 2 hours outside of home.

Resort prices are extremely high at the moment. Thinking about the possibility of staying in a different part of Los Angeles and just doing a day at the parks.

Opportunity for Alfred to be sociologized http://tltaylor.com/themeparkplay/

can't wait

IIIIIINNNNNNNNERRRRRR SPPPPPAAAAAACEEEE
https://youtu.be/xNPqo22lHDk

https://insidethemagic.net/2020/07/tom-sawyer-island-altercation-ba1/

A loud, expletive-filled argument reportedly took place on Tom Sawyer Island at Magic Kingdom this afternoon. Guests reported hearing the altercation from several locations in the theme park.

According to an update shared on a Walt Disney World Annual Passholders group on Facebook, Guests reported that a loud altercation took place on Tom Sawyer Island, which is located in the center of the Rivers of America near Frontierland in Magic Kingdom park.

The Facebook post said that a male Guest was heard repeatedly shouting expletives. Other Guests noted that the man’s voice was so loud that his foul language could be heard from several locations throughout the park, including the entrance of the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction in Adventureland, Liberty Tree Tavern in Liberty Square, and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn and Cafe in Frontierland.

Guests reported on social media that Cast Members gathered on the main land and waited for Magic Kingdom security to arrive on the scene. According to the original post on Facebook, Disney staff dealt with the situation as soon as possible.

At the time of this article’s publication, it is not known what happened to the Guest who was reportedly involved in the altercation. It also has not been reported whether the incident ever turned physical or if it was only a verbal dispute. One witness reported that the altercation at one point involved the male Guest “screaming in a woman’s face.”

It is important to note that even though Walt Disney World is the Most Magical Place on Earth, it is not immune to real-world issues. Altercations involving Guests are not uncommon. However, Disney Cast Members and security officials are at the theme parks in order to maintain a safe, happy, and healthy environment as much as possible.

If you ever witness activity like this or you are uncomfortable or concerned when visiting one of the Disney Parks, be sure to find the nearest Cast Member or report your issue with Guest Relations, located in each of the Disney Parks.

We will update Inside the Magic as more information regarding this incident becomes available.

disney world was one of the few places where i was subjected to antisemitic jeers as an adult

Let me guess, lady berated him for lack of mask/distancing

Let me guess, lady berated him for lack of mask/distancing

I'm sure plenty of people do, but yes, let's just assume they are 100% morons.

I've seen a couple of references to low attendance at Disney, which was predictable. Has anyone seen or has the company offered any hard numbers? I also saw a report of I think at least a couple of the restaurants at Epcot, which are run by third-party vendors, closing for the same reason lots of restaurants are closing.

They shoulda gone back to this look: reddening's thread of DISNEY PARKS gossip

Good thread: https://www.disneytouristblog.com/low-crowds-reopening-months-disney-world/

Wow. I'd buy a ticket right now ... were it not for the potentially deadly pandemic overwhelmingly spread among groups and specifically affecting Florida right now, which is why there are no crowds. But no crowds! I'd buy a ticket right now ... were it not for ...

The Disney pandemic experience pic.twitter.com/yJYo6MeZJc

— Wagatwe Wanjuki 🇰🇪 🇧🇸 (@wagatwe) December 1, 2020

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.

That park has been reopened since May 11th!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3OnQ1CTkkM

this is art

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

https://www.tiktok.com/@metaphoricallychallenged/video/6901315384029351174

https://www.tiktok.com/@showmelovejete/video/6940050692551822598

Just licking toads to see what happens

https://apnews.com/article/business-lifestyle-entertainment-travel-arts-and-entertainment-071c80ae6c0dabe6e1afbc3b59240131

This is cool

Rolly Crump has passed. Man, the impact!

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-03-13/rolly-crump-dead-disneyland-designer

Those who know, know.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/10/dining/disneyland-disney-world-restaurants-food.html

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

(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

Also, separately, maybe I need to finally go to Disney World?

https://www.foodandwine.com/disney-wine-bar-george-7371523

It's fine? The food, that is.

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.

.@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

They're also closing the immersive Star Wars hotel, which is one of the only contemporary Star Wars things that sounds remotely interesting

Wow, didn't last long