Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "Makes no difference what social media outlets say. Disney does what they want to do anyway. We know that. duh LOL" Thank god. I shudder to think what a social media ran Disney would look like.
Originally Posted By phruby If monorailblue is right, Tomorrowland might be getting its own abandoned haunted house as disney puts Innoventions to sleep for another ten years. Very Pressler.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Makes no difference what social media outlets say. Disney does what they want to do anyway.<< In general that's true, but there are a couple instances in recent years where Disney has swayed due to fan opinion. The biggest example would be the New Fantasyland project at MK, which was redone to remove the elaborate princess meet & greets and replaced them with the Mine Train. When the announcement was made at the D23 convention, you could hear the excitement get sucked out of the room the moment they started talking about the M&G experiences. After the announcement, the online comments only reinforced the initial reaction Additionally, the Toy Story musical that was set to replace Aladdin at DCA was cancelled, supposedly due to public outcry. And most recently, they're adding the Hatbox Ghost to the Haunted Mansion, despite the vast majority of guests having no idea of his history But I agree that in general, Disney's going to do whatever Disney wants to do. If the online communities like it, that's just icing on the cake for them >>I think the classic example of that is Mission Space at Epcot. Although that came after the attraction opened, not before... the constant hammering it took in Social Media kept it from ever becoming as popular as it deserves to be.<< I'm not sure M:S's reputation is because of Social Media; I'd pin that on traditional media, which had national coverage of the attraction when there were 2 fatalities on it within about 18 months of its opening. For most people, that was their first introduction to the ride, rather than seeing it in a glitzy national ad campaign (from what I remember, it's advertisements were mostly online, since Compaq was the sponsor) or experiencing it themselves In that framework, it's easy to see why it keeps that reputation for some people. Despite having been on it countless times before (and after) the accident, and despite the entire attraction being rebuilt a couple years ago, I still tense up on DL's Big Thunder when the train enters the cave at the bottom of the second lift hill. I can certainly understand why M:S has a similar connotation for a lot of people
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I wouldn't be at all surprised if Innoventions is being undone, not redone." It sure looks like whatever they're doing isn't going to be ready in time for the Diamond Celebration launch later this month, that's for sure.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I'm with you, and a SW showcase of some kind makes sense, especially given the timing of the movie release and the marketing onslaught has already begun.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I'm so excited for the new Star Wars movie, I'm not sure how I'll actually sit still to watch it.
Originally Posted By PeterPan1313 >>>This is all true. Hence, my confusion over why it seems like some people at MiceAge and other sites still seem to stick to their post about Star Wars Land going in the Toontown space<<< I don't think Miceage is "reporting" about the imminent destruction of Toontown. >>>This "insider" claims that everything that has been happening lately, such as the Frozen stuff, the Condor Flats/Grizzly Airfield project, the closure of Luigi's Flying Tires, even the return of the Hatbox Ghost, were all first hinted at by MiceAge, and that, as such, it does not seem wise to question them.<<< It used to be that Miceage/Jim Hill reported separate/different "rumors", but they kinda now mimic each other. WDW74 is a longtime passholder at WDW is actually Jim Hill, they both started the Disneyland's Toontown will be destroyed and made into SWLand after changes made in MK. Jim Hill (as WDW74) talked up a storm about Carsland coming to DHS, even though we all knew it wouldn't happen. He's a fan, not somebody who works for Disney . . . anyway, Dusty Sage backed up Jim Hill's bogus Carsland in DHS rumor, and the sites are trying to beef up respect for fans who "report" bogus rumors.
Originally Posted By PeterPan1313 Oh, and Jim Hill made an odd post about WDW74 on his site, going on and on about how he doesn't post on WDWMagic anymore and that he won't with somebody like WDW74 there and on and on . . .
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "a complex system of ropes, chains and shackles" You have the BEST ideas.
Originally Posted By monorailblue <<fans who "report" bogus rumors.>> This 'insult' from PeterPan1313. Bwahahahahahaha!
Originally Posted By phruby "a complex system of ropes, chains and shackles" >> You have the BEST ideas. ...and only Bob Iger has the key!
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance ""a complex system of ropes, chains and shackles" >> You have the BEST ideas. ...and only Bob Iger has the key! ...dressed as Tarzan." Mind blown. Except instead of Tarzan, I'd pick Thor. With the hammer.
Originally Posted By Moon Waffle PP1313, what happens when someone reports a Disney rumor, and it ends up being completely wrong? Absolutely nothing.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I don't know about the kids, Dabob, but it works for this soon to be late thirties mother of two.
Originally Posted By doombuggy "I'd pick Thor. With the hammer" speaking of Thor and his mighty hammer you should check out the trailer for the new Vacation movie...DO NOT watch it with the kids around
