Disney News, Discussion & an Element of Fun - 2024 Edition

[Smugpugmug]

Wait, is it going or being reimagined? That place was a lifesaver.

They're getting rid of it completely according to rumors/concept art. I spent easily a couple of hours there as a kid so I get it. It has its place.

 

[Haley R]

They're getting rid of it completely according to rumors/concept art. I spent easily a couple of hours there as a kid so I get it. It has its place.

We’re here right now and there are tons of kids playing on the slides. It’s one of the only places for kids to run around in the parks.

 

[Smugpugmug]

We’re here right now and there are tons of kids playing on the slides. It’s one of the only places for kids to run around in the parks.

Doesn't help that AK in particular does not have a lot of rides that people of all ages can ride.

 

[lowlight]

They're getting rid of it completely according to rumors/concept art. I spent easily a couple of hours there as a kid so I get it. It has its place.

I’m surprised, it’s always busy with kids having fun and parents taking a load off.

 

[Dulcee]

We’re here right now and there are tons of kids playing on the slides. It’s one of the only places for kids to run around in the parks.

And its fenced! I can safely position myself in one place and know my kids are contained, even if I can't see them every moment.

 

[jade1]

Oh really? I thought it was so good. Very interesting and unusual way to end. Says so much about the characters without spelling things out

Spoiler

"Keep in mind, I only sat through this umpteenth Japan saga because of Anna as Toda. So while it was a good enough sacrifice, I just really enjoy Anna Sawai in Monrach, didn't want her off the show esp the entire finale. I thought I wouldn't care for the finale if she was dead from being blown up-and I was correct. She seemed to be finally standing up for herself-even coming apart at the seems. I didn't mean literally. Similar to Anjin, kept waiting for his constantly planning to get his ship and help for once-nope. Yoshii even said he will sink it if he rebuilds it anyway."

 

[afan]

Spoiler

"Keep in mind, I only sat through this umpteenth Japan saga because of Anna as Toda. So while it was a good enough sacrifice, I just really enjoy Anna Sawai in Monrach, didn't want her off the show esp the entire finale. I thought I wouldn't care for the finale if she was dead from being blown up-and I was correct. She seemed to be finally standing up for herself-even coming apart at the seems. I didn't mean literally. Similar to Anjin, kept waiting for his constantly planning to get his ship and help for once-nope. Yoshii even said he will sink it if he rebuilds it anyway."

I get that. The ending was slightly different from the book, or at least how I remember it. It also didn't have some of the stuff I expected because they were in the original and seemed so important for the story. But overall I enjoyed it.

 

[BrianL]

This looks good!

 

[CarolynFH]

This looks good!

I'm looking forward to this. I think of him as someone very like Walt Disney, and I miss him the same as I miss Walt.

 

[closetmickey]

Spiciest rumor in that list is Encanto listed as a boat ride.

My daughter is really hoping for a trackless ride inside Casita

 

[BrianL]

I'm looking forward to this. I think of him as someone very like Walt Disney, and I miss him the same as I miss Walt.

I once read a story from someone who was on-set of a Muppets production, and he said that even when cameras weren't rolling, that you would go talk to Jim and he'd have Kermit and you would talk to him, and he and Kermit would respond separately, as two different people, and that you could have a three-way conversation with you, Jim and Kermit. He said you wouldn't even realize it, end up looking at Kermit when he spoke, as if he was just another person. The sheer level of genius that it takes to do that is very impressive!

 

[Duckbug.Ducktales]

I once read a story from someone who was on-set of a Muppets production, and he said that even when cameras weren't rolling, that you would go talk to Jim and he'd have Kermit and you would talk to him, and he and Kermit would respond separately, as two different people, and that you could have a three-way conversation with you, Jim and Kermit. He said you wouldn't even realize it, end up looking at Kermit when he spoke, as if he was just another person. The sheer level of genius that it takes to do that is very impressive!

My husband's grandfather was an AV specialist and knew Jim Henson as they coincided in Maryland for some time. He used to tell a similar story!

 

[sherlockmiles]

I once read a story from someone who was on-set of a Muppets production, and he said that even when cameras weren't rolling, that you would go talk to Jim and he'd have Kermit and you would talk to him, and he and Kermit would respond separately, as two different people, and that you could have a three-way conversation with you, Jim and Kermit. He said you wouldn't even realize it, end up looking at Kermit when he spoke, as if he was just another person. The sheer level of genius that it takes to do that is very impressive!

And that is why Jeff Dunham is so amazingly successul and popular.

 

[BrianL]

And that is why Jeff Dunham is so amazingly successul and popular.

Oh yeah, I know a lot of the high-level puppeteers can do it, but it's amazing how they can seamlessly juggle two unique personalities like that. It's one thing to be going by the script, but when it's just off-the-cuff like that - it is majorly impressive.

 

[chiburple]

Saw this on Facebook. To be honest, I don’t even care if it’s true - it just made me happy

 

[drummerwife]

Saw this on Facebook. To be honest, I don’t even care if it’s true - it just made me happy

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I have no doubt it’s true. I’ve seen CM’s clear a path for a duck family that was walking on the boardwalk around Frontierland.

 

[imbelle]

Hate to see the boneyard going... if you don't have small kids you wouldn't get it but when I say my kids can spend two hours in there and not get bored I am not exaggerating.

You do not exaggerate. My Boneyard memories were of spending hours in the hot sun perched uncomfortably on a rock while the nieces and nephews ran around like chickens with their heads cut off.

 

[Sweettears]

Yea it’s total obvious that it is going away I was on dinosaur today and although it is deemed as a dark ride it truly is.

 

[Gusey]

Announcement of Wreck-It Ralph Attraction Coming to Tokyo Disneyland

We have decided to introduce a new attraction set in the world of the Disney movie "Wreck-It Ralph" in Tomorrowland at Tokyo Disneyland starting in 2026.
This new attraction is a renewal of Tokyo Disneyland's attraction ``Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters.''

In this attraction, guests are invited to take on the role of familiar characters from the movie in order to save the world of Sugar Rush, a racing game in the land of sweets, which is about to be destroyed by a glitch called the Sugar Bug created by King Candy. Together with Ralph, Vanellope, and the others, they will return Sugar Bug to its original form of cute sweets such as cookies and cakes.

Will the guests be able to save the world in the candy land racing game "Sugar Rush"? Please look forward to the attraction that will be born at Tokyo Disneyland and will provide a new experience set in the world of movies.

As a result, "Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blaster" will be closed in October 2024.
The adjacent product facility "Planet M" will also undergo a theme change and renovation.

 

[Haley R]

Announcement of Wreck-It Ralph Attraction Coming to Tokyo Disneyland
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We have decided to introduce a new attraction set in the world of the Disney movie "Wreck-It Ralph" in Tomorrowland at Tokyo Disneyland starting in 2026.
This new attraction is a renewal of Tokyo Disneyland's attraction ``Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters.''

In this attraction, guests are invited to take on the role of familiar characters from the movie in order to save the world of Sugar Rush, a racing game in the land of sweets, which is about to be destroyed by a glitch called the Sugar Bug created by King Candy. Together with Ralph, Vanellope, and the others, they will return Sugar Bug to its original form of cute sweets such as cookies and cakes.

Will the guests be able to save the world in the candy land racing game "Sugar Rush"? Please look forward to the attraction that will be born at Tokyo Disneyland and will provide a new experience set in the world of movies.

As a result, "Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blaster" will be closed in October 2024.
The adjacent product facility "Planet M" will also undergo a theme change and renovation.

We’re going next month but I think we’re already planning to go back in a couple years for fantasy springs and now this!