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"they're not going to remake oliver & company or the black cauldron" but god i wish they'd remake black cauldron, only better than the hacked job we got

I’m kinda sad that epic universe won’t really be something for me because there’s just not enough rides I can ride (and I don’t like Harry Potter) since I’m unable to ride more thrilling rides with drops. I plan to go once when crowds die down but I do expect it to be one and done for me. Im glad others can be excited though! I agree dreamworks land is not as good. I do hope they can give it love as epic sees profits!

I think Disney did this ride a major disservice by having inconsistent theming, art/art styles, mediums, and the use of fonts/typography not existent during any of the periods represented. It is an unfortunate departure from the higher standards of theming we could expect from the company in the past. Not sure if it was time or budget or both, but Disney should have given WDI the time to no cut so many obvious corners. Of course at 32 years newer it is going to be the better ride, but for their respective opening dates, I think splash still has the edge in my book. Comparing May 2021 Splash to June 2024 TBA is intellectually dishonest. If any of the leaked stories were true (the song going along with the second one) I think that would have been a much better than the story in the ride. My conclusion. It feels ridiculously rushed and needed another 30% budget, it needed another year or two in preproduction and another 6-12 months of downtime. It likely could have benefited from more static set design instead of so many dark areas, especially the ones that had flat walls with ghillie blankets draped across them. They left the door open to easy criticism when they didn't need to, or maybe they knew they would get it regardless so they decided to accept it as a cost-cutting measure.

Is this what you might call a Florida-themed theme park in the already Florida-themed Florida?

Went on yesterday and it was stunning!! Music was so fun and what a lovely atmosphere!!

I first heard about Efteling at the age of about 5 (circa 1990), from a friend of the family, who was telling us about the dragon who roared at visitors if they touched its treasure, and mentioned the "Long-neck" character.

I went to Legoland Florida back in 2015 or so. After 2 hours, the sunny weather turned into a light drizzle as we took a look at the microbuilds segment (which didn't have any overhead shelter at the time) The rain soon got much worse, which forced us to take shelter in a crowded gift shop. At that time, we'd already ate our packed lunches and I didn't go on any rides since they were for kids younger than me. Decidedly done with our visit. We quickly realized we didn't have any way to make it to our car without being drenched. Thankfully, the gift shop had 2 child-sized rain ponchos that feebily did their best to shield us. Looking back, I kinda regret begging my dad for the park's annual pass, cuz we never went back. To this day we sarcastically joke at how mediocre that day was. It was what hooked me on this video. Thought I'd share a memory. The park looks so different now that I thought I must have been mistaken.

The old adage The customer is always right No longer applies. Disney seems to have done everything they can to drive people away. Less for more. I'm not a smart man but that's usually a deal breaker in my book. Disney is looking at this backwards. In their eyes, the customer is lucky to have them, when without the parks, Disney is busted because they've bought up so many media companies that cost them profit every quarter. They'll soon realize, without customers, even their most profitable sector, it's just another place to lose money. Sad ending. I consider them the first and premiere theme park chain but there comes a point when the hassle and the cost, just isn't worth the effort anymore. Once again Not a wise man but Taking customers for granted, is a mistake. Nickel and diming them as part of the bargain, is a fatal mistake.

Disney need to go

Disney turning the entire Marvel brand into something that can coincide with the MCU was one of the worst marketing moves ever. The MCU has the blandest aesthetic imaginable with an unnecessary focus on realism and tech. The only saving graces are Guardians of the Galaxy, whom James Gunn isn’t even apart of, and Doctor Strange who doesn’t even have a show anymore. What a waste of a land.

Except it's not

Damn it seems some of the video was muted due to copyright, and recently too if the commnts are anything to go by...shame but ill live

Universal has cut of it's nose in spite of it's face. What I mean is, they got rid of live rides which were all awesome, namely, Kongfrontation, Jaws, Earthquake, Back To The Future and even the awesome Ghostbusters show. For what? Nothing but a bunch of screen junk. I do like the virtual screen rides, because they are different and done rather well, in my opinion. But virtual screen rides will never replace a cool live ride. Even slow, dark rides are better than virtual stuff. But Universal has dropped the ball badly in this department. I do like going to Universal and islands even today, but they are not the parks they used to be when first opened. At least Universal isn't. I do like the Happy Potter rides but I could care less about the theming and subject matter. But at least the rides are real rides and move through a designated course. I would prefer the subject matter something entirely different than wizard/sorcery stuff. Epic Universe will definitely stand alone as Orlando's best theme park when it is fully opened. Disney has a lot of problems and issues that need to be completely overhauled and reimagined. I have a special place in my heart for Disney though. Growing up in the 60s watching The Wonderful World Of Color and then Wonderful World Of Disney on tv on Sunday nights, locked in a special fondness in my heart for Disney. Even though they did a lot of wrong with Epcot and even Splash Mountain, I will continue to go to Disney and hope to see it return to it's former glory someday. The Dreamworks land could have been done better, I agree with you. I personally loved the Curious George water area. We had a blast in it. Fievel's Playland was ok, but these kids of today don't even know who Fievel is, and probably don't know who Woody Woodpecker is either. But even so, the land could have stayed as it was. Parents can expose their kids to these classic characters. All in all, Universal needs to revamp most of their rides and get ride of several, including Fast and Furious. How ridiculous can any one ride be?

An energy-themed roller coaster would have been great! Heck, my 6th grade science teacher used roller coasters as a way to explain potential energy!

How come it takes Disney YEARS to build this stuff - it’s like a government remodeling an airport. Do they have so much red tape and bureaucracy that this is what they end up building? Universal is building entire parks and adding attractions at breakneck speed. Don’t get me wrong, I still feel like Disney has higher standards in their parks - but come on, there is barely any innovation and they spend an ABSURD amount of money moving things around.

great work!!!!!!! 😍😍🥳

Poseidon, me - always the exact same page. As far as that park with the splash pad.... The city has just put in a playground at the end of block which is a hundred times better. Way more fun. Way more options. Way better for kids. What more edutainment. Just better in every way. Un themed with i.p throw up though. I think it likely comes down to liability. I question why theme parks even put them in anymore. It seems to always go sideways in one way or another. That seems like a great thing to put into your hotels nearby where they would have a limited use and be less likely to result in an avoidable lawsuit. Not the parks. It does boggle my mind when companies do not learn from their former mistakes or the mistakes of their competitors. Seems to happen to a foolish degree.

After Epic Universe is up and running I can see Univeral finally giving Studios the TLC it needs. You throw in the one / two combo of an aging "Men in Black" with the uncertain future of "The Simpson's Land" and it's not hard to understand where the money should be going. That end of the park. Because there aren't replacement parts for MiB and if Universe is the Disney killer it's advertised to be, Universal may not even want The Simpsons anymore. Even if Disney comes in with a reasonable proposition, which is highly doubtful.

im glad its good! i think ppl might think i watch vids from you for negativity but its rlly because i want them to do better!

Ball pits and attractions like that have lost favor since COVID. Not only do you have to replace balls but some places had to clean them in order to show they were taking steps to stop the spread of diseases. If you can imagine how many hands, feet, and mouths those balls go through in a day you can see how a lot of the public sees these attractions as disease factories and not just a place to let kids burn off energy while Mom & Dad sit down. So it makes sense that Universal is following the current trend of phasing out these attractions.

The one thing DreamWorks land really needed was a dark ride (preferably without replacing ET). I imagine that would be difficult, since while you could expand into the backlot you are taking space away from HHN.

From my perspective, I feel like you can feel the “magic” in Disneyland. It’s more serene and calm.

Thank god for the St. Louis Science Center I once or twice ended up going on a yappy tangent on _Pakicetus_ with one of the staff there.

Just got back from visiting Saturday. Dreamworks land was pretty lame. The snacks were good though. The ogre popsicle was really good.

10:00 The slide at Fivel was an absolute nightmare. The heavy rafts left me with long lasting wrist pain I still deal with several years later. Kids would pee in them constantly. Parents would send down unsupervised children as young as 3 years old, YES 3 YEARS OLD, down a 3 story tall raft ride and then throw a hissy fit when their kids got stuck in the ride without a parent to be there with them 😩 Universal tried to curb this by implementing taller height restrictions but it barely helped. In the winter, the top of the slide was actual hell on earth, especially at night. Standing next to water in 40 degree weather on an uninsulated platform just so 3 Canadian children can slide down it was awful. Not to mention that you're only allowed to wear winter hats under a certain temperature threshold. So if it was just slightly above, congrats, you get to freeze to death until the next poor employee took your place in rotation. RIP to anyone that had to man the 45 minute lunch block up there... When they re-themed it I let out a sigh of peace finding out that the spawn of hell was removed. NO ONE liked working that thing and people would show up early just to claim the rotations that didn't include it if available, or whichever of the two slots (top/bottom) they found least grueling... Trust me. It's a good thing that the water slide is gone 🤧 Edit to add: Ballfactory was a sensory nightmare for employees and a cesspool of disease for children. Balls rolling all over the floor getting put into the mouth of toddlers all day long. Imagine how much spit and gunk was licked by them 😂 at the end of the night all of the balls had to be wrangled, counted one by one, and put away to be spit on the next day. Oh, did I mention they only get cleaned ever 2 weeks? 🤧🤢

I am in the major minority when saying I never liked Splash Mtn. It was on the creepy side for me. I was so excited for Tiana's retheme. I'm really confused as to why they didn't stick closer to the movie. As a fan of Disney princesses, I would have loved to see Tiana in her ballgown. The story they came up with for this ride is rough. Can't say I love it. However - it looks like a fun experience and I am glad for the changes. I'll never grasp why they didn't use the movie plot but as I think Molly from Mammoth Club pointed out: Walt Disney said "To all that come to this happy place, welcome." But many folks may not have felt welcome on Splash so for that reason alone, Tiana gets my vote and I look forward to riding it.

Fall? What fall? They're still an incredibly profitable park that's continuously adding new attractions 😆

While I agree with most of your commentary on what has happened to Epcot, I disagree about the references to Epcot past. It is a long-time tradition at Disney to leave small references to what came before. I see them as tributes to the past. Well, I would if I ever went back to Epcot, which seems less and less likely as time goes on.

Me and my girlfriend were in toon lagoon and we were just taking in the atmosphere and we saw a lot of unique gags and sights. I think that everyone should do this once in awhile. It is a theme park afterall.

I know guardians is just screens etc. but i love that ride sm 😭

Hilarious that I got a disney plus ad on this video

Disney is so caught up with nostalgia that they lack creating anything modern and “new”.

I wish more characters were at DreamWorks land like face characters like Dawn Betterman for example she could have a sash animatronic that she wears on her waist and could be a face character

been in legoland california and it looks better than what im seeing here.

they should go ahead and just build one big dinosaur theme park. the premise of jurassic world was that they finally made a functional dinosaur resort, so do that. put up a hotel, a museum a few restaurants and shops, and cram it with animatronics

Like most of your viewers, I have never seen Song of the South. Actually, I learned about the movie only after my last ride on Splash Mountain. So I took it for what it seemed to me - a fun ride with a nice storyline, great animatronics and extremely catchy melodies. I have not ridden Tianna yet and am unlikely to do so soon - from Europe there is no pressing reason to go back to Orlando over the next years. What I like very much is that you measure the ride by its merits and not by any expectations and not as a (another) Disney critique.

BPB is my favourite park here in the UK, while not the most technologically advanced or new it has a certain charm to it that really give it a great atmosphere, the historical significance of the park is super important and something that the locals find a lot of nostalgia in. Nice to see people outside the UK recognising this park!

I’m pretty sure they are waiting to redo the ride completely to a Jurassic world theme like the one in the other universal park.

I was so sad when I found out where the coaster was being built. Every time I have gone to universal over the years from here in the UK, I would always eat in the restaurant above the center and then go have a smoke out the back looking over the lake.. it was so peaceful as no one ever went there and it was almost like you weren’t in a theme park at all. Now it’s gone :(.

okay, i'm about halfway through, and the consensus seems to be "the best parts are transplants from other legoland parks". you can get a better flying theatre ride at windsor, too. there's at least a slight amount of story, and it integrates well with the rest of the land because it's all about making weird lego creatures

You know how Disney tried to fix its overcrowding problem by outpricing all the normal people and only catering to rich people? I think they're now fixing their overcrowding problem by being so bad that nobody wants to go there...

That first painting in the HM gallery... 1950s/60s: young woman lounging on chaise lounge turning into a wild cat: aiiieeee, scary! 2000s: oooh, anime cat girl, so hot! 😆

If I'd played a drinking game and taken a shot every time you commented on mediocre, poor or bad food, I'd have died of alcohol poisoning! Is there *any* place that has good food?!

Hot take and this isn’t just me hating on Disney but this park sucks it badly need upgrading and all the rides are just digital screens. I’ve been in way better parks that cost less.

DreamWorks Land is laughable compared to Universal Wonderland in Universal Studios Japan 😭 Now that’s a kids area done right and it’s definitely something I recommend looking at

I wouldn't be surprised if Dreamworks Land ends up being closed along with the Simpsons to make way for Pokemon. The cheap overhaul of Kidzone to Dreamworks seems like it's meant to be a stopgap measure for something better down the line.

Splash Mountains cultural context was never an issue for anyone and ignoring was perfectly fine, it was when miserable people wanted something to complain about that it seemed like an issue. Silencing those who want to discuss this and have differing opinions from you is just childish honestly

OMG I’m laughing and crying at the same time.

Bro said he was banning people lmao I’ll happily unsubscribe that was corny

I am now binging all your vids, this is such a great critique