Originally Posted By BlueOhanaTerror >>>Why kick al? Is there somebody else out there who's providing us with all of this juicy gossip?<<< Certainly not Marcie. She's been wrong as much as Al's been right, and when you call her on it, she gets pretty nasty.
Originally Posted By jonvn Well, no, she's not generally wrong. If it's a figure of speech, it's not one I've heard in this manner.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA All I want to know is... Will Grizzly River Rapids get new AA animals along the route?
Originally Posted By Skellington88 I just hope whatever gets announced disappoints and boils the blood of Mr.X and Jonvn. Carsland and Little mermaid dark ride here I come!
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Jonvn, dude, you got some seeeerious beef with Al I guess lol. According to you, the guy can't do NOTHING right. Maybe he needs people to actually type up his blogs as well since he probably makes mistakes doing that too . And I never understand the venom for Lutz. He's one of the most fun Disney fan bloggers ever and the fact his word carries all across the other websites litterally minutes after he posts one is testament to that. So he doesn't get everything, right, so WHAT???? He's talking about a theme park, not CNN reporting on Afghanistan. Who cares? Its just fun to talk about and speculate on and isn't that what we ALL do anyway? He just has sources to back up some of his claims more. Also, I like reading his stuff for not only for the future stuff that is coming up, but what happens behind the scenes as well and the park operates in general. That's just as big a part of his articles as what new twist DCA is taking. Anyway, I never understood the big hard on for the guy, he has a website and likes to talk about Disney's past, present and future. If people REALLY hate the guy, they certainly love to read him just to say how wrong he really is I guess and I don't even know why they bother?
Originally Posted By Mr X What's up, WD? What the heck are you talking about, young Skellington? I finished being "disappointed" with Disney around the time they completed crappy DCA. With glorious DisneySea right down the street from me, what do *I* have to be disappointed about? Right WD?
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Yeah, he lives 12 minutes by bus from TDR....JEALOUS!!!! But in Korea, I live 10 minutes by taxi to see Woobang Towerland!!! Yaaaay!! (Don't worry if you don't know it...its about about a third of the size of DCA....with many of the same rides though lol)
Originally Posted By Mr X LMAO..."with many of the same rides though". I'll have to wiki that place, I guess. I don't remember getting a mail from you, but my hotmail has been REAL screwed up lately (seems like Microsoft doesn't like Mac users very much lately). Could you resend? I sent you some pictures of a princess, iirc...did you get them?
Originally Posted By WorldDisney LOL, yeah I got them. My PM was in reply to that . It was no big deal, but I will resend now.
Originally Posted By Mr X **So he doesn't get everything, right, so WHAT???? He's talking about a theme park, not CNN reporting on Afghanistan** Actually, I'll give him this...he's probably more accurate and more truthful than any "regular media" out there. There is no more "news", it's simply "infotainment". (and yes, newspapers too...they're all full of crap)
Originally Posted By WorldDisney ^^Well, I wouldn't go THAT far lol, but yeah you're right, what Lutz is simply reporting 'infotainment'. I would say he's closer to the Entertainment shows like 'Access Hollywood', 'E' and all the others, but just about Disney instead of Hollywood. A lot of it is right, a lot of is wrong, but its still fun to listen to regardless because at the end of the day NOBODY really cares if Lindsay Lohan is still in or out of rehab just like nobody REALLY cares if the next Disney rollercoaster will be themed to Ratatouille or not....just us Disney dorks and I doubt any of us lose sleep one way or the other. And Mr. X, email resent
Originally Posted By Mr X **I wouldn't go THAT far lol, but yeah you're right, what Lutz is simply reporting 'infotainment'** You misunderstood me. I'm saying that ABC news and CNBC and the Wall Street Journal and the L.A. Times are "infotainment". And they sure are. Journalism is a joke in America these days.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney ^^No, I understood, but I yeah, I kind of combined your point with my point lol. Yeah, true, news and newspaper focuses waaaay too much on the wrong things these days and the way its presented, but there is still a lot of good journalism there...just gotta look harder . CNN has a great documentary series called, 'World's Untold Stories' and just had a show on about a small island in the South Pacific that is litterally getting washed away by the effects of global warming. Really interesting piece. But for every one of those pieces, we get the latest on Paris Hilton and tabloid like coverage of Bush and the canidates sometimes. LOL, as I type this CNN headline news first run news is rapper T.I. getting arrested over hand gun charge. Screw it, you're right ;D.
Originally Posted By Mr X Yeah...I'm more talking about the outright lies and propaganda...but I get your point too.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris "No, it's not a figure of speech, it is a stupid thing to say. Defending someone no matter what idiotic thing they say is what is telling." Jon, you're starting to sound a bit obsessive about all of this. Perhaps some time away from Disney boards?
Originally Posted By Zwitek Al Lutz is great reading. He's a reporter that reports scuttlebut. Some of it pans out, some of it doesn't. That's what's great about him though, he reports stuff he's hearing from people. Sometimes it's real pipe dream stuff, sometimes it's something they really are considering but it doesn't get past the planning stage. I for one enjoy hearing about things that Disney is throwing around. Whether they all pan out or not is irrelevant in my book. It's about understanding some of the thinking going on behind the magic. Even wizards have to experiment with potions and such to get the right magic.
Originally Posted By ArchtMig I've said it before and I'll say it again. I don't care if most of what they are adding is Pixar or cartoon based, as long as the attractions are detailed, immersive, fun, unique, have that extra Disney thing about them that nobody else does that makes you say "wow!", and hopefully can be found (initially at least) at DCA and nowhere else on Earth. I'm sure a lot of what they announce this week will be Pixar/cartoon based attractions. Don't go on 'em if that offends you so badly. I for one will be thrilled if they turn out to meet the criteria I've outlined above. But rest assured, I am sure there will be lots of other non-cartoony stuff too.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney ^^EXACTLY!!! I never understood the idea that a website which is based on Disney RUMORS had to be right like it was the Washington Post all the time? People LOVE reading Lutz because it gives us insight, not just what may or may not be coming down the pipeline, but the mentality of the entire company. That's what makes it fun and I said that in my previous post, the behind-the-scenes stuff, what makes the mouse tick. Its all good stuff to read. With that said though, I can understand how people don't like that stuff or think he's too biased, but for the love of god people, the man isn't Anderson Cooper, he's just a Disney geek like the rest of us, just with a website, why all the vile? If he's really that 'wrong' or 'bias' don't click, simple. There are maaaany other websites to get your Disney info from obviously but I think some people just have some grudge against him (obviously ). And that's okay, but don't make the rest of us feel we supporting Hitler just because we like to read a fellow Disney Geek who happens to hate DCA lol. Hate DCA---what a new concept .
Originally Posted By WorldDisney My post was in response to #37, but the #38 makes some good points too .
