I want to see an episode on sponsors of rides. The history and who you'd like to see sponsor and update rides. I think Apple would be a perfect Journey into Imagination sponsor.
I like this idea, I i dont think anyone has ever really done a deep dive into attraction/show sponsors including the sponsors at the international parks.
About Splash Mountain, look up Tony Baxter talking about the creation on it. He worked with the NWACP and ran it for test groups before they went forward with it. Brer Bear was voiced by Nick Stewart who voiced him in the movie.
I was bummed when they got rid of the nooses in Phantom Manor...like at the end with the phantom holding one chuckling... It's supposed to be a scary ride, he's trying to hang you! That's scary! I don't even see how nooses on their own are offensive or triggering, when you think of what else could be triggering to a tiny minority, it's such a slippery slope.
If I was an Imagineer, the project I would support would be a real extension of Animal Kingdom called “The Americas.” Add 30% more land/ capacity to the park. And my attraction I would push would be Yzmas Lair Rollercoaster. Using Guardians coaster tech, with a tower of terror style drop for the “wrong lever” scene. Animatronic heavy, and screens only for special effects.
100%! It can fit the animal kingdom theme as well as a scene where potions fly around turning both the characters and audience members into different animals 😂
I almost feel like this ride could work as a flume ride with a drop as well, similar to splash mountain. Reason being is the potential to theme it off Kuzco’s water slide summer house
The song that I would love them to bring back to the Country Bears is "The Great Outdoors". I think it was the best song from the Vacation Hoedown show, & would fit in anywhere in the new show! Hello from Phoenix Arizona🌡🔥
My dream imagineer project would be a fully realized Halloweentown from Nightmare Before Christmas, with the courtyard with the green fountain, the spiral hill with a large moon in it’s background, and of course the flagship a nightmare before christmas E-ticket ride, that then exits into a “christmastown” themed gift shop.
Thank you for bringing up streetmoshpere! Another important aspect of the parks that has been lost and seemingly forgotten... It's strange that they brought it back at DCA, but not Hollywood Studios where it originated and is much more needed.
WHOO Comin' in with my question right out of the gate! Thank you for taking time to answer my question, and I too think you're perfectly placed here at WDWNT! Thanks, fellas - check out some of our toons if ya'd like :)
I agree about Magical Express. It did make a difference when I was deciding on what park to go to for me. And I too, would like to see Pirates be back at it's original form. Great podcast guys.
20:21 I remember getting onto I-4 west from I-95 south in Daytona how all of the billboards next to the on-ramp were all advertisments for Disney. Now I think it's just one or two. It really added a lot of hype for that leg of the journey.
I see more offensive things in kid shows, news, walking on the street, and social media compared to anything "troublesome" in rides. Pirates is a good example along with Splash. Both have points but at what point do we realize we are nuts.
I remember in the seventies Disney Pirates merch. They sold muskets that used snap caps to shoot little muzzle loading cork balls. I miss those 3D billboards on I4. Streetmosphere was the best! It's terrible they did not bring that back!
@@michellee1190 oh wow. That's pretty cool. When I was a kid it was almost owning a real gun. Smell of black powder from the cap and the ball actually shooting out. I thought that kind of stuff was a no go from kids nowadays.
I'm nearly sure the churros at DL are from the same Vendor that *Costco* uses, at least at Costco's CA locations. WDW has totally *different* churro vendor and they're always old lol.
The Grand Californian will probably remain the only *real* Disney hotel at Disneyland, considering it was the only one designed and built by Disney. It's unfortunate how high the prices have gotten though, as it should be priced only slightly more than its cousin lodges. It's unfortunate the Contempo and Hotel New York have become "art hotels" and not transportive like the GC, because they used to be and still could be. I think the "art hotel" thing should be reserved for non-Disney designed hotels like Pixar Place and Celebration Hotel in Tokyo. The Contempo could tie in with Tomorrowland much better...
34:48 I’ve always thought of an Aladdin Roller Coaster, Escape from the Cave of Wonders. Think of it each time I see that scene of Aladdin riding the carpet through the erupting cave
I'm with you, Tom. They've taken so much out of pirates that it almost doesn't feel like pirates. You don't get rid of history. History happened whether you like it or not. Choose which parts of history to display and which not.
One of Disneyland's attractions was America the Beautiful Circle Vision 360 should be brought back. I was a Disney employee at the Christmas night and was filmed for the finale of soaring over California.
The cast member at the front desk at Bay Lake Tower told me two weeks ago that they're in talks with Miers to being back Magical Express. Ginnie from Brooklyn NY.
This topic just bagged me think what would my 5 year olds dream Disney day be… we go to wdw every week and staycation 4/6 times a year…. Her dream would be Tokyo hands down
Tom, the Brer' Characters from Splash had voices that were representative of where they were from. There are Southern white folk who sound stereotypically similar, so I never saw it as them being black...How can the animals be black or white anyway?! They're animals! lol Ultimately the *NAACP* thought the ride was a great addition when it opened in '89 because it's a representation of black folk tale, which does not exist anywhere else in the parks. Princess and the Frog is European tale, not a black fairy tale like the "Laughing Place" truly was. Not to mention, outwitting your "bullies" like Brer Rabbit did was a good message for everyone. I've accepted the loss of the ride, but I think getting rid of the song was too far. It was Disney's most iconic melody up there with When You wish Upon a Star. Both the song and ride transcended the films fame.
1. I think the song in the Country Bears that's staying is either "Hope That You'll Be Commin' Back Again" or (more likely) The Ballad of Davey Crockett. 2. I would love an episode all about the Streetmasphere stuff. I really wanted to see those people and... It was kinda sad when I went down Hollywood Blvd for the first time last month and they weren't there. I read about them in "The Art of Play" by Gary Izzo.
The characters from splash werent racist, the characters were voiced by black voice actors on song of the south and on splash nountain, with the exception of brer rabbit on splash mountain. Brer bear, brer fox, and brer frog sounded black because they were voiced by black people, nick stewart the original voice actor for Brer Bear happily voiced brer bear again for disneylands splash before he passed away. Splash absolutely wasnt racist at all. I can understand people having issues with song of the south, but splash was not at all like that film and was a seperation, it literally was just a ride about the tales of brer rabbit and the brers werent problematic at all. I dont understand how you can say a ride about animals is one of the most racist things yet peter pan blatantly still shows racism in the ride with the natives and disney still shows around pocahontas who is a much more problematic character that people still have issues with.
@@WDWNT they were based on actual accents as the other person said your completely wrong, stop spreading misinformation if you dont know what your talking about.
I just wish Disney didn't change so many things as a result of people's opinions, like Pirates. If people are offended, they don't have to go to Disney.
That’s what they’re trying to avoid. It’s not a good business decision to alienate your potential customers. The die hard Disney super fans that would be upset by those sorts of changes are a very small percentage of their potential customers. They also know the percentage of those super fans that will stop coming is a tiny subset of that percentage.
Agreed, Pirates *NEEDS* to be returned to it's original form, especially at Disneyland. It's a shame that they even thought it was a good idea to significantly change the last attraction Walt oversaw! Plus, the Pirates films/Johnny Depp are no longer very relevant.
I don’t know if guests are or were all that offended or upset by anything on Pirates… Disney incorporated was being unnecessarily proactive there, IMO. It’s a shame we lost the scene.
As a life long Disneyland PotC rider (it's among my earliest memories) I think it's unfair to say that Magic Kingdom is the "worst". Like, I get that in a group of anything one of them kinda has to be "the worst" out of them but like... I wasn't prepared for the MK Pirates. First of all, it gets RIGHT into the business. I was getting ready to settle in like I normally do and it was like "Oh. we're just starting. Okay. I mean, sure, I understand you don't want to spend the time to buy me dinner but at least tell me I'm pretty." And lots of really great scenes missing, and there's no room for the sight line gags but.... You can REALLY see all kinds of details. I've never been that close to Ol' Jim. Maybe it's just that it's been two years since I got to ride Pirates at Disneyland, but everything is really beautifully executed in there.
Yeah it’s the worst, there’s no opening bayou scene next to the restaurant on the water, there’s no multiple drops in the beginning as you slowly enter the caves, but the one saving grace of this ride that no one mentions, after riding Potc in Disneyland a thousand times and having to deal with the boat riding all the way back up to the loading queue, getting off the ride before that at the WDW Potc is super appreciated, I don’t have to wait the extra 5 minutes for the boat to get to the loading queue
I like Eric’s concept for a Stitch coaster they could even name it Hawaiian Roller Coaster Ride. Lilo and stitch is my favorite movie so it always made me upset stitch’s ride was so mid 😭
6/2026 - 6/2027 Starting with 6/26, and ending on the 25th anniversary of Lilo & Stitch, 6/27, is a special year event themed to Lilo & Stitch. With blue dole whips, hawaiian bbq, live fire dancers, a “Hawaiian Rollercoaster ride” overlay of Space Mountain, and a PlayDisney app game finding all the other experiments in the park!
Sad you didn’t get to my question. Still love you though and I can’t wait for WDW News Tonight!!! There’s been a hole that only y’all’s goofy antics can fill.
Maybe they will get to your question on the next Q&A. Also, maybe they answered a similar question in a previous episode, or on anyone of the other shows like Pressing Issues. Idk just trying to throw ideas out there.
The worst thing about Splash changing is Disney just acting like it never existed though was around for decades. Like, fine change the ride, but why can’t merch & junk be sold of the characters? We can have a modern 25th birthday cake castle Magicband but not a Splash Mountain one?
My dream attraction is starlord taking guests back to early epcot attractions with horizon, communicore, world of motion scenes. Use original soundtrack in background with starlord talking about his memories. Life pavilion building could be the queue with ride building out back. A dark ride coaster combo with time travel element. Starlords forever epcot would be the name
I like the idea of this being a continuation of cosmic rewind, after the events of that story the guardians have harnessed the ability to safely go backwards in time, which grants Starlord the ability to present this ride 🤩🤩
@@himynameiscorey and he raves about 1980s epcot so he could show us around that time and place. Hecknthey could put it in tomorrowland or one like it bcos time travel is futuristic!
Just an update. I think PCDev doesn't really cover Disney anymore. He stated he doesn't really like the influence thing and the competition thing etc., etc.
I so loved this podcast! 1. It has to be "Hope That You'll Be Comin' Back Again" as the closing number. I hope "When You Wish Upon a Star" will be included in the new show. 2. I hate Soarin' Around the World; I don't know why. Too much CGI? It seems phony and inauthentic. They should have Soarin' Over California as permanent option.
Splash Mountain wasn’t racist at all. Many people (including black folks) have already explained why all of this is just absolutely misinformation and you all keep ignoring it. Disney didn’t have to change BOTH rides in the US, they could’ve only changed the Disneyland one. It’s super fair for fans of the ride to be upset by how Disney is treating the ride and the fans of it. Instead of spreading misinformation, try to listen what the fans are trying to explain to you, fans who actually made research on the topics instead of just listening to chronically online people who can’t even google facts. (sorry if my english is bad)
The dialect in Splash Mountain is a legitimate black dialect called Gullah that was and still is used in traditional black storytelling. Also, most of the characters in the ride are voiced by black people. Please educate yourself before spreading misinformation like this. Also, Tony Baxter worked alongside the NAACP while making the attraction. The same group who originally protested Song of the South gave him the clear. They liked the ride.
I was thinking I Won't Say I'm In Love from Hercules would be a good song for Teddi Barra (singing the Megara lines) and the Sun Bonnets singing the Muse lines. Also thanks so much guys for answering my question! :D
I respectfully disagree with your opinion about the hanging man in Haunted Mansion. That could easily be changed without greatly impacting the ride. I personally think that the hanging man should and will be changed in the next 5 years.
The fact that Tom doesn’t know the story of Nick Stewart, the voice of Brer bear in a voice he created And how this character was the highlight of his life and how he would bring his family to see this attraction that he was so proud to be in until his death. And his family was fighting to keep it.. it’s very insulting to the family of Nick Stewart. This ride in this character with everything to this family and Disney doing what they did is extremely insulting to the black ccommunity and this family. That ride needed to stay . Oh and the fact the only person that was by a white person was Brer Rabbit in the attraction. The only people offended by this ride are 20 something white people that are told to dislike it through social media and think they are making a difference.
I thought for sure it was PC Dev that Eric had eluded to when he described the encounter on an earlier episode. If I see you in the park I am going to ask about it!
@@user-fe8uq9zp2g it was one of the first Podcast they did. Eric mentioned being stared down while he was in a bar but didn't mention who it was, thus leading to the speculation of which potential Disney Vloggers could be viewed as confrontational.....I don't recall exactly which podcast it was.
