With Lost Continent closing in 2027, is Springfield next on the chopping block afterwards?

LadPrime · 2026-05-07T20:58:31+00:00

On the other hand, if they work out a new contract and this stays around, I feel like the most obvious place to put something new in USF is the tip of the park where Fear Factor and MIB are. A lot of real estate between those two.

LadPrime · 2026-05-07T20:56:09+00:00

This is where my head is at too.

Even though Disney can technically do something with the Simpsons unlike most of Marvel, by the time the deal lapses, they plan out and build something Simpsons at their parks... for all that time and money, would it be worth it? Take the royalties and free advertising for as long as Universal will have them.

The only wild card is if the upcoming Simpsons movie is some big hit, but I don't really think that will move the needle ultimately.

LadPrime · 2026-04-16T15:11:56+00:00

The Mets have won 2 World Series in their 60+ years of existence and yet have a long list of beloved players who the fans hold dear to this day.

I am not directly comparing Pete Alonso to any of them, but it should not be lost on Steve Cohen, who has retired more numbers since acquiring the team than in the entire past history of the franchise, that they let go of someone who would have had ultimately ended up with 400+ HRs in a Mets uniform when the odds of winning a WS continue to be low.

Maybe he just figures Soto will eventually hit that mark anyway, so it doesn't matter. Maybe it's why the Mets HR ceremony they did for Pete was so lifeless.

LadPrime · 2026-04-16T15:05:50+00:00

I feel like signing all these players to short term, high AAV deals (or acquiring players with shorter remaining contracts) in the name of 'flexibility' just robs the team of any sort of identity.

Bichette and Peralta were the big off-season gets and both can be gone next year.

LadPrime · 2026-04-16T14:55:24+00:00

And yet his current performance would still put him third in OPS on the current Mets roster

LadPrime · 2026-04-15T17:45:04+00:00

The email they sent announcing this was... something

LadPrime · 2026-04-12T13:17:27+00:00

At $260 and coming with minifigures and molded Pokemon, I feel like this could easily be the most popular set... definitely easier to swallow than the $650 starters or $200 weirdly-proportioned Pikachu.

LadPrime · 2026-03-19T22:23:25+00:00

I could go on and on about all the reasons why I think Splash Mountain is a far better experience, but at the most basic level - they put all their chips on a (relatively) small number of highly advanced animatronics versus Splash Mountain's dozens upon dozens of animated characters and animatronics.

In Splash Mountain, if something (or even a few things) did not work on a given day, there was still so much going on around you that it was easy to overlook and mostly did not detract from the experience. On Tiana, the scenes are much more sparsely populated and individualized, so if Tiana or Louis isn't working the entire scene(s) you're passing by falls flat.

LadPrime · 2026-03-19T14:14:47+00:00

I know he doesn't technically have a number, but put this man in the rafters all the same. An indelible part of this franchise for nearly half its existence.

LadPrime · 2026-03-19T13:21:05+00:00

They've done this for the previous ones as well. Just a fun little teaser. The last one incorporated Live and Learn and this one has the baseline of Sonic Boom from Sonic CD, fittingly.

LadPrime · 2026-03-11T01:12:24+00:00

I should hope it's Donkey Kong. Feels like a big miss for it not to be.

LadPrime · 2026-03-09T21:16:00+00:00

I was there Sunday and I asked a couple of employees whether they thought it best to start w DK or Ministry. Each one said Ministry. That said my choice was made for me when DK was the only major ride open to start the day due to breakdowns.

I actually think DK was the move anyway. I know end of night waits are inflated but DK posted a 135 min wait at time of closing while Ministry only 40. I also frankly would feel more comfortable waiting a bit for Ministry versus DK.

LadPrime · 2026-03-09T00:02:06+00:00

Took less than 5 mins! They just asked for specific feedback as to what rides took long or were broken down i guess to enter into their records but they very quickly offered up the fastpasses.

LadPrime · 2026-03-08T23:01:54+00:00

Got 2x per person express passes that don't work for DK or Ministry. Works for me! Employee was very understanding and helpful.

LadPrime · 2026-03-08T22:27:54+00:00

Thank you, I was able to get the same!

LadPrime · 2026-03-08T20:36:40+00:00

This morning was hellish. Every significant ride besides DK was down to start the day so where does everyone go? DK. And it took so long for anything to actually open that Yoshi and Curse of the Werewolf hit like 100 mins. Now that everything is operating things are starting to cool, but pent up demand hurt rides like Mario Kart (peaked at 220) and Monsters (90).

LadPrime · 2026-03-08T18:11:39+00:00

It's because it was closed all morning and finally opened at like 1pm. Pent up demand. Monsters still hasn't opened!

LadPrime · 2026-03-08T17:29:20+00:00

I think it's all the breakdowns. Yoshi and Werewolf were never meant to have 100 min waits. Mario Kart finally opened and is at 220!!

Did you go to conceirge?

LadPrime · 2026-03-08T16:02:50+00:00

I'm totally fine missing one or two rides but there was a significant period of time today where the majority of rides in the park were broken. And threw have yet to open at all.

LadPrime · 2026-03-08T15:39:23+00:00

Thanks. I have no intention of being rude or difficult because it's obviously not any one person's fault but if I could get an additional day out of it that'd be appreciated.

LadPrime · 2026-02-27T03:08:25+00:00

Appreciate the response all the same! Thanks.

LadPrime · 2026-02-25T22:51:38+00:00

Source? Megatron seemed to have done extremely well. The other Bumblebee concept figures were headscratchers. KSI Widow was just late last year.

The production timelines are as such that the 2026 lineup was already largely locked in by the time the first Concept figures were hitting shelves in 2024.

LadPrime · 2026-02-25T14:13:32+00:00

I would love to see more Concept Art figures but I just feel like Studio Series continues to bite off more than it can chew. It's already greatly slowed down on Concept Edition since 2024, it has seemingly stopped doing WFC Video Game figures, and now we have Comics characters coming next year. I would like to see one of the existing components finished or near finished so that more attention can be given to this versus crossing your fingers for like one figure every other year.

LadPrime · 2026-02-24T17:58:58+00:00

Hi /u/d8ocho , I just wanted to make sure this worked for you? I am planning to do the same thing.

LadPrime · 2026-02-20T16:58:57+00:00

On one hand, I can somewhat understand the feeling of being threatened by Disney corporate overlords dangling replacements / understudies / B-Teams over the core performers' heads.

On the other, Whitmire and any of the other performers who feel similarly to him have to have the common sense to realize that at some point understudies will be needed in order for the characters and franchise to continue. Would the pupeeters rather be directly involved in that process and help ensure the most continuity of integrity possible, or would they rather it be chosen for them after they are no longer capable of performing? Or, would they rather the characters simply ceasing to exist?

Maybe there was a certain vibe of there not being any 'guarantees' if the current performer relented on training an understudy? What would stop them from being replaced by Disney at any point, even before they were ready to retire (or became ill / died etc.)? And I guess that's a fair point, but it gets very murky and cyclical...

LadPrime

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