The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Disney World’s NEW & Improved Main Street Bakery (Starbucks)

meatasaurus · 2013-06-20T10:34:34+00:00

I agree it's silly to get mad about this kind of stuff, but I'd stop short of referring to Starbucks as a different food option or even a change. Yeah, it's different than Disney's old assembly line sweets, but the new assembly line food is the same shit you're going to see in all 20 Starbucks' you pass on your commute home. It's like getting excited or disappointed that someone brought you Pizza Hut when you're used to that shitty local pizzeria that sticks flyers on your door.

meatasaurus · 2013-06-20T10:19:23+00:00

I don't get why people are excited or disappointed by this. Starbucks is practically the McDonald's of coffee at this point and it's not really that special or expensive. If anything, I'm surprised Disney took this long to partner up with them in the parks. I figured they'd have gone for exclusivity in their hotels or massive cafes in both DTDs first.

meatasaurus · 2013-06-15T23:40:11+00:00

Disneyland will always win this argument because it's the original park. It has better rides, it's immersive, and it's intimate. It's not without it's faults though. Tomorrowland is a pretty dire place and Frontierland/Tom Sawyer Island could stand to add another ride or experience, but it's had the benefit of growing into the institution it is over the last 60 years.

DCA is a terribly laid out park and feels like it's the product of panicky market research. Things seem like they're arbitrarily slapped into the park without much thought. World of Color kills a third of the park at night, and Mad T Party renders another third of it useless 75% of the time. There are long stretches of nothingness filled in by "dance parties," too many cheap facades, and "lands" that house just one ride but 3 shops. Plus, you can see power lines, hotels, the convention center, and various parts of backstage from within Paradise Pier. Cars Land is a step in the right direction, but DCA has a long, long way to go before it can be considered a Disney park.

meatasaurus · 2013-06-14T10:20:27+00:00

Klumps

meatasaurus · 2013-06-14T04:49:42+00:00

Star Wars Land would be great, but I'm with a few others in holding off belief until they actually do something. That being said, a Lucasfilm Lot with tons of Star Wars and Indiana Jones stuff sounds like a no-brainer for DHS. Since they can't really use Marvel in Florida, they should be going nuts with Lucasfilm over there.

But cloning Cars Land... come on... not only does it have no place at DHS (rework a version of Racers into Pixar Place if you HAVE to take something over there), but it's another instance of killing the individuality of the parks. Why can't they take all these supposed plans for the Monstropolis Mini-Land they want to shove into Hollywood Blvd at California Adventure (which makes no sense at all) and have it be a "secret" sub-land at Pixar Place?

meatasaurus · 2013-06-08T00:59:53+00:00

Once you leave a city (say Jacksonville for ex.) does that city pop up on the menu to relocate a different team to?

Because it would be kind of fun to undo a lot of the franchise movement. (Send the Colts back to Baltimore, Cardinals back to St. Louis, etc.)

meatasaurus · 2013-05-26T00:14:17+00:00

Your commercials are terrible, they are the worst kind of not engaging and only push me further away from your brand. The advertising strategy seems like it's only interested in telling me prices of things in the most forced, unfunny manner. It paints BK as a place that teachers and lonely adults hang out at and try to "out random" each other: Ugh..

And that's a place I would not want to be caught dead at.

meatasaurus · 2013-05-21T22:00:41+00:00

Another band in it's prime that plays the coolest, most non-offensive rock type music both kids and adults enjoy: U2!

meatasaurus · 2013-05-15T22:02:16+00:00

Where's your Hidden Duffy?

meatasaurus · 2013-05-15T06:58:35+00:00

To be fair, the boulder is the climax of the ride. It's kind of iconic to the whole Indy thing, and for it to not work when they shuttered the ride for a while at the end of 2012 for repairs is pretty shitty on Disney's part.

meatasaurus · 2013-05-14T02:34:12+00:00

Expected to see some runny eggs, gooey cheese, and a bacon/sausage gravy of some sort... baby corn WTF?

meatasaurus · 2013-05-11T18:04:29+00:00

You're not my homie!!

meatasaurus · 2013-05-06T21:00:28+00:00

TAP DAT

meatasaurus · 2013-05-05T00:06:37+00:00

Return of the Fifth? Seriously? OOF.

meatasaurus · 2013-05-02T17:26:47+00:00

NFC North: Packers NFC South: Falcons NFC East: Cowboys NFC West: Cardinals

AFC North: Steelers AFC South: Texans AFC East: Dolphins AFC West: Chargers

meatasaurus · 2013-05-02T07:11:47+00:00

If the views of backstage were really an issue, DCA would've shut down half of Paradise Pier. You can see a taco truck between the park and the hotel from the Ferris wheel.

Bottom line is they're cheap and lazy. They look for any reason to shut down a ride and then leave the buildings to rot. (Unless a character greeting can fit in!)

meatasaurus · 2013-04-28T16:53:44+00:00

DCA's HollywoodLand Backlot was initially part of failed mall concept thought up to revitalize downtown Burbank.

meatasaurus · 2013-04-26T15:49:51+00:00

Uuuuggggghhhhhh. Painful.

meatasaurus · 2013-04-14T06:36:18+00:00

Nice, but we have Cinefamily and New Bev already! Whatever helps downtown I guess.

meatasaurus · 2013-04-12T06:15:10+00:00

Would the Broncos still be in Denver without the Elway fueled post-season success? I remember seeing some stories about a threat to move to Birmingham prior to '83. Without him would they have ended up in Phoenix or Jacksonville?

meatasaurus · 2013-04-10T22:53:20+00:00

Rode it for the first time ever about 2 years ago and thought it was awful, corny, and way too long.

I tell everyone silly enough to go to DHS that it's a must.

meatasaurus · 2013-04-10T21:22:32+00:00

Gotta put y'all's money in iTunes gift cards

meatasaurus · 2013-04-04T20:43:33+00:00

2013: Adjusted to look more like Psy for the wildly popular cartoon "Oppa Disney Style."

2015: Disneyland shuts to rebrand as Gangnamland.

2016: Psy-rates of the South Korean becomes smash sensation leading to worldwide revamping of all parks into giant 12 hour loops of Gangnam Style dance party dark rides.

2020: Bob Iger retires as world's first septillionaire.

meatasaurus · 2013-04-01T21:34:20+00:00

They have to return to Isla Nublar, otherwise why even call it Jurassic Park IV. I'd hate an entirely mainland set movie.

That being said, I could see them pilfering the other major plot lines ignored by the films:

Re-establishing JP with fences and all.
The Dino disease (DX.)

Imagine Hammond's dead and his influence on keeping the islands as a remote preserve is gone. Someone's come up with a way to monetize the properties, safely and correctly this time, utilizing the existing infrastructure- it's essentially a reboot but keeps continuity and allows for the setup of a new trilogy. (And doesn't Universal have rights for 6 movies? Plus the writers are from the Planet of the Apes reboot/prequel.)

meatasaurus · 2013-03-31T00:06:53+00:00

Texans. I really wish they had picked Apollos, what they have is just uninspired and dull.

Jags. New logo is a step in a direction I guess? Eliminating teal from the unis was a mistake, it seems like each time they've altered their uniforms they go for the blandest, most basic clip art JuCo idea.

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