Every time I get in the middle of an online discussion of what’s next for Universal Studios Islands of Adventure, I see a lot of suggestions about Pokémon or Zelda or DC Comics or One Piece or SpongeBob or Wicked… And with the Lost Continent section having been bulldozed for a replacement, those all have serious positives and negatives. But I think there may be another idea that at least a small portion of Lost Continent could be used for. This is largely based on personal ex

I am by no means affiliated with Disney. I know the parks, love the rides, watch the movies… But I am literally a thousand miles away from any meeting room where their decisions are made. But I still wonder how it’s done. Especially when it comes to choosing which IPs to associate with a new attraction. Why is it that Finding Nemo has a ride and Cars is getting a themed land while Atlantis and Treasure Planet are not represented? I think in my head as a kid there was a group

Universal has held theme-park rights to major Marvel characters in Florida since before Disney acquired the brand. Disney later inherited a similar complication when it got ahold of Fox and therefore The Simpsons, whose Universal theme-park agreement is widely expected to expire around 2028. There are many nuances to these agreements, but this essentially sets the stage for today, where Universal is in the middle of a massive expansion. They recently demolished their Lost Con

The Bus situation at Disney Springs. Here is the quick and dirty for those who haven’t been paying attention. Disney closed the free bus transportation from Disney Springs for non-Disney resort hotel guests. They claimed it was because people were parking at the Springs for free and then using the bus to get around the parking fee causing a negative experience for hotel guests that paid for the amenity. I along with many others assumed there were not enough people doing th

I almost feel bad for Chicken Little. It gets a bad wrap for being one of the worst Disney Canon films. I really didn’t think it was a bad movie. But it feels very strange for Disney. They seemed to have been leaning into the whole science fiction realm for a while when this one came out, but this one also tried to mix in a classic tale as well with the whole sky is falling piece. But instead of Disney finding that perfect balance between modern and classic storytelling,

You can really feel the urgency Disney had in the 2000s. With Pixar and Dreamworks delivering hit after hit, Disney was being left in...

If there is one Disney film in the Canon that stands out as if it just doesn't belong, Home on the Range is likely it. Still in the Age...

The main idea behind this is to make sure that Disney World is the prime destination for all Americans. This means although the theme parks are the crown jewel of the location, there are a lot of areas that need to be expanded into besides theme parks. So this is essentially my FICTIONAL presentation on how Disney remains on top in Florida for a long time to come.

Once again Disney in the early 2000s with a Science Fiction film. This one is again supposed to be that huge blockbuster film with the...

You can really feel Disney trying to find their foothold in the animation world in the early 2000s. Lilo and Stitch comes out in 2002,...