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Walt’s Animatronic

The “controversy” over Walt’s wishes that he not ever become an animatronic figure ignores some big elephants in the room. While those were clearly his wishes (and his family should have been consulted), why is this the hill too far compared to all his other wishes broken? Non-family entertainment, adult R-rated movies, sequels and remakes of his classics, warning labels on his films, price-gouging and schemes to pick the pockets of park guests, socio-political content, mergers with networks and other studios, money over creativity, a decrepit Tomorrowland, sweeping away of nostalgia, unavailability of much of his film library… I think if Walt were to come back he would have much bigger concerns about the state of the studio he left behind than becoming a tribute animatronic.

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Butchering Disneyland

Just saw a couple YouTube videos featuring NOS/Frontierland Station and the new HM gift shop. O. M . G. Disneyland is becoming unrecognizable. What have they done to the station across the tracks? What’s with the boarded up bull pen? What’s with the construction wall hiding the burned-out CM break room/freight shed? And not being allowed to use the water tower to fill the locomotive tenders is a crime. I’m at a complete loss regarding the HM gift shop. An absolute monstrosity that all of Imagineering should be embarrassed about. Years ago Kevin Yee and others warned us against being like frogs in boiling water, sensitized as bits and pieces of Disneyland’s charm was being meticulously whittled away, only to be poo-pooed and shamed by the “Disneyland will never be completed…” and Disneyland isn’t a museum” crowd. And now we’re seeing the results of that mentality. I hope they’re happy.

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GameThe Armchair Imagineering Game!

It feels like the forum is low on steam lately, so I thought I’d devise a creative game we can play. If and when we want to, that is. For this game, one person comes up with an Armchair Imagineering prompt, other people offer ideas to fulfill it, the first person chooses the one they like the best, and that person can suggest a new prompt. Prompts can be as broad or narrow as you like, and you can throw in all kinds of requirements to keep it challenging. Pretend to be possessed by the ghost of Walt, taking back control of the company! Pretend to be a half-dozen empty gray suits from Marketing, giving impossible conditions to the Imagineers and refusing to understand the assignment you yourself handed out! Pretend to be an Imagineering head, getting your team to make a silk purse out of the sow’s ear Marketing just handed you! Pretend to be a Disneyland fan stretching your creative muscles! Let’s see how long we can keep this going! I’ll start since it’s my idea. What with the holiday season just getting underway… PROMPT: A seasonal live entertainment offering for Fantasyland. CONDITION: Must involve several Disney Princesses in important roles. CONDITION: Must “roam” throughout Fantasyland rather than being confined to one location. CONDITION: Must suggest tie-in souvenirs. I release it to you all!

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Is it Helpful to Use Good Property Management Software?

I’ve been thinking a lot about whether it’s really worth investing in property management software. With so many options available, I wonder if it truly makes a difference in terms of efficiency. Does anyone here use property management software, and if so, has it made managing your properties easier? What benefits have you noticed? I’m mainly curious about how it affects rent collection, tenant management, and overall operations. Any thoughts on this?

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Hot Take – It’s Time to Retire "A Christmas Fantasy" Parade

Without a doubt the holidays are a great time to visit the parks, especially to see the classics that give us the comfort and joy the season brings. This is the only time i’ll do It’s a Small World, I love The Nightmare Before Christmas overlay on the Haunted Mansion (even if I think the Christmas element should be added AFTER Halloween). I love the little decorations for each land and hearing the seasonal soundtracks. It makes the time more magical. But now it’s time for a hot take: A Christmas Fantasy Parade is tired and needs to retire for good. Don’t get me wrong. There’s nothing wrong with it and I do love the song that plays with each float. It’s a nostalgic part of the Disneyland holiday season that brings me back the memories of coming each December. But it’s also a reduced version of a classic. It’s no secret that the park’s entertainment has been scaled back further than it needs to be. I’m not gonna make this a case of “Damn the Bean Counters”, because it’s been that way for a while and I don’t expect that to change anytime soon. I will make a case in which I think that modern Imagineering can create a new, even better parade than one we’re stuck with. Paint the Night is essentially a modern Main Street Electrical Parade and even though we haven’t seen it in a while, it’s a still a technical marvel that

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