Tom Talks Possible 5th Disney World Park

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CHAPTERS
00:00 Opening
00:34 Overview of Recent WDWNT Content
02:17 Oversight District Gives Initial Approval to $17 Billion Walt Disney World Development Agreement
03:41 Tom Discusses the Possibility of a Fifth Disney Theme Park In Florida
04:29 Josh D’Amaro Promises Disney World Announcements About More Than Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom at D23
05:34 First Look at Updated Country Bears & Sign for New Show at Magic Kingdom
08:50 First Look at Tiana’s Bayou Adventure PhotoPass Magic Shot, Opening Day Print Package Coming to Magic Kingdom
10:23 Be Our Guest Vacations - wdwnt.travel
10:56 Haunted Mansion Library Bust Changing Faces With Projector at Magic Kingdom
11:55 New Transportation and Ticket Center Trash Cans at Walt Disney World
12:45 Tom Already Misses The Old TTC Trash Cans
14:07 CommuniCore Hall and CommuniCore Plaza Now Open in EPCOT
16:02 EPCOT Flex Space Opens With Picnic Tables & Umbrellas
17:43 President George W. Bush’s ‘Portraits of Courage’ Exhibit Now Open at EPCOT
18:28 New World Showcase Passport Featuring Figment Debuts at EPCOT
19:19 DVC Rental Store - dvcrentalstore.com/wdwnt
20:11 ‘The Little Mermaid - A Musical Adventure’ at Disney’s Hollywood Studios to Include New Puppets, Motion Capture Characters
22:31 Disneyland Resort Reservation Policy Updated for Vacation Packages and Room Only Reservations
23:50 ‘Dr. Strange: Mysteries of the Mystic Arts’ Show Closing at Disney California Adventure
24:40 More Disneyland Resort Entertainment Cuts Rumored, Including Five & Dime, All Avengers Campus Shows, and Green Army Men
26:20 Tom's Mini-Rant on Entertainment Cuts at Disneyland Resort
27:02 ‘Inside Out 2’ Pre-Show Debuts Ahead of ‘World of Color - ONE’ at Disney California Adventure
27:28 ‘Inside Out 2’ Anger Meet and Greet Coming to Disney California Adventure
27:46 Our First Visit to Disney Lookout Cay at Lighthouse Point
28:14 ‘Fantasy Springs - A New Chapter Begins’ Reveals Imagineering Models & Never-Before-Seen Concept Art
29:20 New Tokyo Disney Resort Map Popcorn Bucket Coming in July
30:37 Sign-off
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@veronicareitherreese6671 Ай бұрын

The whole slashing of entertainment is exhausting. I'm frankly tired of the cost excuse by management to justify cost savings. If management can't afford to take a pay cut or sacrifice a bonus or two, how are cast members supposed to afford pay cuts? Management needs to quit raising prices while slashing needed cast members and maintenance. I can spend my money at Epic Universe, which will be new, AKA not broken yet as opposed to dilapidated WDW/DL. PAY ATTENTION Disney.

@alexandersims1613 Ай бұрын

Stop unionizing and these things wouldn't happen.

@UmmYeahOk Ай бұрын

Or what many families who fly out there have started doing, and flying to Tokyo Disney instead. Not including airfare, it is sooo much cheaper, and they have a ton of entertainment cast members. Three entirely different parades even. WDW doesn’t have any technically. It makes no sense because OLC doesn’t own any of the properties. They have to pay Disney for the licensing, pay imagineers, etc. So they don’t make nearly the same profit margin that Disney does on their parks, and they’re totally fine with it. To tell you the truth, that’s what we did. I’m flying back home tomorrow. It’s crazy how much more affordable everything was, and everything had that special extra magic to it that domestic Disney lost.

@veronicareitherreese6671 Ай бұрын

@@UmmYeahOk Hope to make it to Tokyo too someday.

@himynameiscorey 27 күн бұрын

Domestic parks management is shooting themselves in the foot I’ve been adamantly saying this for half a decade now. Their latesr fiasco is everything pertaining to DAS.

@brookalvord1605 Ай бұрын

It's not how many announcements they give us, It's how many they follow through with!

@Momcircus Ай бұрын

Mary Poppins Cherry Tree Lane was a big exciting D23 announcement too…..

@christinan1145 Ай бұрын

BOOM! 🎤 drop...😂

@ericgee198 Ай бұрын

BINGO

@UmmYeahOk Ай бұрын

@@MomcircusI was more interested in the Play Pavilion honestly

@JP-1990 17 күн бұрын

This forever.

@davidfitzsimmons2451 Ай бұрын

I saw and called out these entertainment cuts coming the moment news hit about the unionizing being a success. Disney is nothing if not predictable these days in screwing employees

@morgan_ann_ Ай бұрын

I am from the late 90s early 2000s era of Disney parks but have so much love for the past. Everytime I make a trip to Disney I feel as if something from my childhood in the parks have disappeared:(

@leonardolopes340 Ай бұрын

Same here, been there in 2005, 07 and 08. Everything apart from Guardians and Pandora seems lost.

@vectorwolf Ай бұрын

They need to fix the damn parks they have before building new ones. Besides, given what Communicore amd the Poly expansion came out looking like, I expect anything new to just look like an outlet mall with some IP stuck to it.

@MrMda5 Ай бұрын

Why would they build a new park when they can't even keep both water parks open and close AK at 6pm! Maybe fix this first. I sure am ready to see Big Al and gang again.

@donkeydefense Ай бұрын

They close AK when it gets dark because of the animals.

@MrMda5 Ай бұрын

That's not true. You do know AK Lodge offers a Nighttime safari right? Do you know zoos all over the country offer nighttime events right? Even if they wanted to close Killamenjaro Safaris early they could keep the rest of the park open late.

@knocklesnar 28 күн бұрын

@donkeydefense Do you really believe that? You think they invested millions in a land filled with bioluminescent props with the intention of no one ever seeing it?

@montemullen2801 Ай бұрын

I miss the individual trash cans for each land and resort.

@MaconLeary Ай бұрын

Disneyland is PACKED and Disney is cutting entertainment? What a dishonor.

@altarush Ай бұрын

Pete has seized control.

@gabrieldally6044 Ай бұрын

If I see any resorts getting a new park in the next 15 years, it would be Anaheim & Tokyo. Those resorts don't have enough supply for the demand

@MKLettis Ай бұрын

I'm hoping the new Country Bears is good but the last time they tried to do something like this we got Enchanted Tiki Room: Under New Management. 😬

@drawwing Ай бұрын

My hope is that Country Bear Jamboree can be restored to its original show at some point. Sadly Splash Mountain will never be able to go back to its former glory the way Disney World's Tiki Room was able to.

@skycreeper0173 Ай бұрын

The fact that entertainment cuts are starting to become more and more likely to happen is genuinely considering for many reasons. I really hope they keep most of those entertainment offers at those parks.

@outatime8560 Ай бұрын

Tom, I 100% agree with you about the trash cans and road signs and communicore hall but I have to disagree with you about Tiana being equal to Splash.

@heyyall9037 Ай бұрын

I know right!

@Btn1136 Ай бұрын

He’s been paid for that.

@heyyall9037 Ай бұрын

@@Btn1136 💯

@clarkh5390 Ай бұрын

They can’t even maintain the parks they have

@Mochichu-w6b Ай бұрын

Nor can universal or any park, wish they did, but I just want to see new stuff

@imtired1696 Ай бұрын

Have you been to USO or IOA lately? They're falling apart. And yet! 😂

@jabkmant Ай бұрын

@@imtired1696To be fair I went on MIB and ET today for the first time in 6 months and they looks as good as new to my surprise. Simpsons will most likely be replaced soon and rip ride rockit I believe is being ripped down. Also Poseidons Fury getting replaced and Toon Lagoon's days are probably numbered so Universal is bullish in their future investments too! We all win as long as they fix or replace things eventually.

@clarkh5390 Ай бұрын

@@Mochichu-w6b 10 years ago it wasn’t like this. I went last year and it just felt different.

@Mochichu-w6b Ай бұрын

@@clarkh5390 I think that goes for every park and hey, if you actually do think that then ok, I can’t stop you. I just want people to have fun at the park. I wants to be a theme park engineer when I’m older it’s annoying to see people make everything into a battle. You know what I mean. Hope you understand. Just agree to disagree.

@happiestplace3754 Ай бұрын

Can't stand all the "Disney needs a 5th park to compete" talk. Tom explained all the right reasons. Disney has plenty of room in its current parks to expand and grow. Fantasy Springs is a perfect example of how an almost mini theme park itself, can be added to an existing park. Literally 4 new attractions, dining, and a hotel all added at once.

@MrStGeorgeIllawarra Ай бұрын

US Disney parks will NEVER get Fantasy Springs or anything like that. The Oriental Land Company smartly makes sure of that.

@newworldastrology1102 Ай бұрын

Are you Toms sidekick?

@GI876758 Ай бұрын

@@MrStGeorgeIllawarra They wouldn't because Disney spending on other stuff which questions if they bite more than they can chew. They spend so much on building new cruises and buying lands + maintaining ships, no wonder the budget cuts. They overspend on other extra nonsense that could be used on the parks, OLC spends solely on the parks. Now it starts to make sense why there are so many entertainment cuts and project cancellations.

@happiestplace3754 Ай бұрын

@@MrStGeorgeIllawarra it's called an example. Fantasy Springs is owned by OLC and can't be duplicated, but Disney can build an original land, like Villains land, and use the same concepts.

@ttintagel Ай бұрын

They can't even keep the parks they have fully staffed, maintained, and running at capacity. Rides are down on busy days, restaurants sit empty, shows are closed, and staffing is at below bare minimum levels while their functions are shunted off onto janky phone apps.

@dariandark Ай бұрын

They need a magical photo pass photo of Lari the Armadillo lifting your wallet.

@cavy95 Ай бұрын

Gee yah think Tom? With Epic opening next year and Disney sitting on their hands all these years?

@envyvine Ай бұрын

Tom, I’m so glad you feel the same way as I do about the TTC trash cans. For some reason Disney trash cans are my special interest and those were one of my favs!

@Eilavamp Ай бұрын

I see you! I think that's awesome that your special interest is the trash cans around the resort. Don't ever let anyone tell you it's weird, because it's cool someone really cares about that stuff. Personally my special interest is all the food, I love reading Disney world menus, even if I don't plan on eating there I ALWAYS pause when I see one in a vlog and "pick" what I'm going to eat, hahaha! I just wanted to say I really liked your comment, hope you have a lovely day.

@ttintagel Ай бұрын

I miss the Magical Trash blog!

@francisnguyen6349 Ай бұрын

I glad you are back, Tom.

@WDWNT Ай бұрын

Not for long 😶

@francisnguyen6349 Ай бұрын

Oh my.

@dayoldbread1696 Ай бұрын

@@WDWNTalso new concept art shows the sanctum as being the entrance queue for the avengers e ticket so many were thinking that’s why they closed the Dr strange show, especially since it was already unionized a while ago.

@kevb7451 Ай бұрын

I hope that plans for a 5th gate is held off until this IP mandate thing loosens heavily. I also still believe they need to improve all the park they do have.

@AmusementLabs Ай бұрын

Cant wait to go in 2087! 😊

@RyRySoup Ай бұрын

Yea no way there will be a 5th WDW park any time soon in the future

@nickgarrick5357 Ай бұрын

Not in our lifetime

@imtired1696 Ай бұрын

They're kind of at that point in the resort where there will always be something they need to do. A refurb. A reno. A redo. I think it would ultimately hurt the resort if they did.

@tjpetrucce8156 Ай бұрын

Right now there are three parks between 45 and 25 years old that are severely lacking in rides/attractions. They can't even fix a Yeti at Animal Kingdom let alone add capacity post-Avatar, the Studios is a thematical mess with little to do outside thrills and shows, and EPCOT has lost its identity and failed to add a country pavilion in decades. At least a decade of post-Iger damage repair is needed before a fifth gate is even considered.

@thedisneydude1988 Ай бұрын

Disney's response to the cast members that are now unionized "Okay you want to be unionized okay. You're fired now."

@maxpower_815 Ай бұрын

Perfect response

@RedPandaStan Ай бұрын

@@maxpower_815 no!

@maxpower_815 Ай бұрын

@@RedPandaStan yes

@lovedfriend2020 Ай бұрын

I agree with Tom about the trash cans. The other ones could be seen. I will bet anyone with low vision will not see them since they are dark!

@BRKS1999 Ай бұрын

We’re just going to end up with the Disney execs doing stand up at Disney land if we carry on at this rate

@SHOWsource Ай бұрын

Your feelings about the loss of the purple '80s signs on the property are the same as mine when those replaced the original ones from my childhood. "Holy wow, WDW is so important to us transportation dept. gives interstate signs their own Brown color instead of green and white!"

@TheNamekianClown Ай бұрын

I disagree that more parks are not sustainable, but I also believe massive expansions should happen to the existing parks first as much as possible, and not just remade existing things with slashed budgets.

@ttintagel Ай бұрын

Personally, I think that before expansions are built they should work on keeping the parks they already have functioning at full capacity.

@TheNamekianClown Ай бұрын

@@ttintagel Fair, hahaha. But I feel like those things kind of go hand in hand to some extent? But yes, absolutely.

@wdwexploreandchill Ай бұрын

Eric is doing a great job but it is nice to see you behind the desk! It’s about time WDW get some attention and a 5th park sounds great but I’m not holding my breath for that.

@davidnevolo4402 Ай бұрын

Imagine building a 5th park after replacing great movie ride with mickey and minnies, and the park you replaced a ride in is still short on attractions.

@CarolCityCane305 Ай бұрын

That ride is awesome tho my kids love it!

@DanTheMan1973 Ай бұрын

Maybe not a popular opinion but the Great Movie Ride wasn’t great, certainly not worthy of being the park centerpiece. However we’ll go out of our way to ride MMRR. It just entertains us better

@davidnevolo4402 Ай бұрын

@@DanTheMan1973 cant deny that. My issue isnt about which ride is better. Its the fact that the parks are so crowded and they keep trading one ride for another instead of adding capacity. Lines are crazy ling and people have to pay to skip lines and overplan everything. Disneyland park by comparison has so many e tickets its crazy. Basically magic kingdom and hollywood studios combined, and while they have lightning lane, its completely unnecessary.

@DanTheMan1973 Ай бұрын

@@davidnevolo4402True

@ttintagel Ай бұрын

Yes! And even the attractions they DO have aren't always all running on any given day! And aren't there still theater buildings in DHS sitting empty with no shows in them?

@DS-pe8tt Ай бұрын

24:51 what will be left at DCA? The entertainment makes DCA worthwhile. Without it, it’s just rides. They’re making it a half-day park again.

@shavanogummigoo657 Ай бұрын

Justice for the Disneyland Resort's Entertainment Department!!

@krisrhood2127 Ай бұрын

They just started the Spider-Man show!

@xCaLLMeGHeTTo Ай бұрын

It's still a half day park with all of those shows lol. None of them are Hyperion-length.

@Mkelm444 Ай бұрын

WDW doesn’t need a fifth park. Rather it needs beefing up of its existing parks. Even after the work Epcot still needs so much. The wonders of life pavilion is empty, your signature ride is in rough shape, half of your country pavilions lack an attraction or film. There’s work to be done with what you’ve got.

@illusionsmage Ай бұрын

If there’s a fifth park, I’m going to say “Disney Port Adventure” or “Disney’s Lands of Magic” or “ADVENTURE ADVENTURE ADVENTURE ADVENTURE By Disney (Adventure)”

@imtired1696 Ай бұрын

Adventure, Adventure, Adventure! - A Disney Adventure Park Venture

@kermit-operationmisspiggyp8268 Ай бұрын

disney's florida adventure

@darien5712 Ай бұрын

@kermit-operationmisspiggyp8268 I suppose for Florida theming although if they wanted to do a 5th park it would have to be a grandiose scale one similar to Disney Sea and not California Adventure.

@kermit-operationmisspiggyp8268 Ай бұрын

@@darien5712 yeah i agree especially to compete with epic universe but a florida style park sounds cool to me as a pass holder

@imtired1696 Ай бұрын

@@kermit-operationmisspiggyp8268 Florida themed park? That was River Country. Including brain eating amoebas.

@billybatson22 Ай бұрын

So great to have you back (for now) Tom!!!!

@Audrey.SmilingSticks Ай бұрын

That map popcorn bucket is incredible.

@ellepowers89 Ай бұрын

There’s been whispers of a 5th gate forever, but instead they just threw ip in wherever they see fit instead of creating a cohesive new space.

@tbark87 Ай бұрын

Tom is in his 30s and already getting salty about trash can colors. He’s going to be a blast to listen to when he’s actually an old man. 😂

@ttintagel Ай бұрын

Maybe he'll be one of those super mellow old men.

@Btn1136 Ай бұрын

30s?!?!? He looks 50!!!!

@dewaynegoldie8559 Ай бұрын

Tom you are so right. instead of changing the colors of the trash cans do more maintenance on the rides. Doing change for change is dumb.

@coryfromatlanta Ай бұрын

Why do they not make the NBA experience building a Disney museum? that would be a killer idea

@spoonlessvalkyrie7514 Ай бұрын

Disney World/land is nothing without its live entertainment! As a musician myself this makes me feel really sad. I hope they do plan to replace with different shows.

@drawwing Ай бұрын

Why did they rename the Country Bear Jamboree to Country Bear Musical Jamboree. Doesn't Jamboree already mean Music Jam? The new sign looks cheap and its sad they got rid of the hand carved sign by a Disney legend.

@michaelconroy7765 Ай бұрын

the ttc trash cans match the walls on the archway you cant even see them

@jason-pacini Ай бұрын

Good luck adding comedy in 2024.

@oMgeeURLuV Ай бұрын

Happy to have you back Tom!

@fateagle4life Ай бұрын

Wonder how low the percentage of projects announced at D23 that actually get made? It has to be around 20-25%. 😢

@GenGamesUniverse Ай бұрын

Remember when they announced "New Fantasyland" and everyone moaned in the room collectively? Yeah...I can see that happening again.

@Eilavamp Ай бұрын

You guys have been killing it lately, I have to say! Been loving the Tokyo content, and Eric did a splendid job holding down the fort behind the desk. Great work to the team! Keep it up :)

@jgkidd82 Ай бұрын

Tom will be enjoying the Country Bear Jamboree in Japan this July. Glad to see him doing the news again even if it is only for today. 😊

@uss_cushing Ай бұрын

We have seen and heard about Disney attraction announcements for years. I’ll believe it when I see it. Epic Universe is going to eat Disney’s lunch.

@WDWNT Ай бұрын

You’re talking like 10 new attraction didn’t open since 2016

@uss_cushing Ай бұрын

⁠@@WDWNTAnd how many of those 10 have been reskinned attractions?

@mylessmith8059 Ай бұрын

Once again you Disney haters are drastically over estimating the impact of epic universe to Disney Guarantee that once 2026 comes to an end, magic kingdom will still be the most visited theme park in the world, and you guys will be complaining about how much more expensive it is to go to universal studios

@theseamazingplaces Ай бұрын

At this point, my bet is with Universal for the next 10 years. The Disney Company is bleeding money in every division except cruiseline and some parks. The only parks that are really making money are WDW and Disneyland. The remainder have either never made a profit or it's been touch and go.

@uss_cushing Ай бұрын

@@mylessmith8059 This isn’t about being a Disney hater this is recognizing that in less than a year Epic Universe is going to open and Super Nintendo land will be one land out of several that will draw people like crazy. Take the emotions out of this and look at it from a business perspective.

@ginadoyle4089 Ай бұрын

I agree about the road signs.

@PirateNovelist Ай бұрын

Thanks as always for all the content. The Tokyo videos have helped me recently during a lower mental health state.

@jackylsmith8138 Ай бұрын

Apparently Comcast has tons of cash from Disney buying HULU. That Universal has filled some permits to expand Epic Universe and other land around it possibly even another theme park. They now have around 2,000 acres to play with, minus the about 200 acres for Epic.

@vincelopiccolo Ай бұрын

So nice to see you behind the desk. 🎉😊

@DimitriyMykhaylovDisneyFan Ай бұрын

I Have Mixed Thoughts about Having a 5th Theme Park for Walt Disney World. If We Will Have One, Then We Will See How it'll go and Hopefully, its Concept Arts will look Exciting just like Universal Epic Universe.

@davidfitzsimmons2451 Ай бұрын

I'm sure it will be exciting, I mean lately it feels like they can only do exciting concept art. Sadly executing that art lately seems to be lackluster and partial

@user-bq1fu5kd7l Ай бұрын

Doesn't matter if they build a new park if it's going to be built like most of their most recent projects. Build it cheap Put a photo op in it Make it lame

@The6ftPeter Ай бұрын

Love the swipes!

@averyeml Ай бұрын

Saw it somewhere, where someone said “inflation isn’t what’s happening if companies are reporting record profits.” I am tired of Disney claiming inflation, supply chain, covid setbacks, budget issues, etc for why they can’t support the staff they’ve been able to (sort of, they didn’t pay them great) hire in the past. If you’re telling people that the economy has you bent over a table only to turn around and tell your investors that you’re all rich, it’s not the economy that’s messed up.

@IDHairCut8 Ай бұрын

My idea for a 5th Park that really could compete with Universals Epic Universe is…. A Pixar Park.. Have lands and attractions for: 1. Monstropolis - A Disney classic dark ride 2. Elemental City - Water roller coaster attraction 3. Radiator Springs - Bring cars land from California and copy it to WDW 4. Inside Out - have a omnimover are attraction with interactive memory and educational on memories 5. Bugs Land - just for the true Disney Adults!! Do a Jazz restraint/lounge for Soul You can have Wall-E going around the park. Most of Pixar films have references within all the movies so they can easily have things roam around all over to keep that continuity alive!

@malcolmjones7650 Ай бұрын

Always love your vlogs thank you

@songofthesouthfan2 Ай бұрын

Tiana is literally the definition of a "replacement thats not as good".

@MrMac1138 Ай бұрын

It's just as good. People's nostalgia for Splash Mountain is insane. Tiana's has a lot more detail and tricks. It is certainly on par with Splash Mountain.

@GenGamesUniverse Ай бұрын

@@MrMac1138 I disagree, I watched the ride through and it was boring compared to Splash Mountain. Don't forget, the ONLY reason why Splash was changed to Tiana was because people bitched and complained about how the Song of the South film was "racist" and "woke" and instead of Disney saying "We are NOT giving into these complaints!", they just tucked their tails and ran to change the ride like the little spineless cowards they are!

@Primogen16 Ай бұрын

@@GenGamesUniverse People who have actually ridden the ride say the POV video doesn’t do it justice. I thought Disney changed the theme because they would sell more Tiana merch than Brer merch, since the color Disney cares most about is green.

@Zacktm Ай бұрын

@@GenGamesUniverseand, oh surprise, the movie isn’t about slaves at all because slavery was abolished at that time the movie happens 😂

@24kgoldplatedvermeil 28 күн бұрын

@@GenGamesUniverse tianas is genuinely great. The ONLY aspect its missing that brings it down is the lack of peril/tension. Thats it.

@DimitriyMykhaylovDisneyFan Ай бұрын

So Far, There are Mixed Feelings about Having Josh D'Amaro as Disney's Next CEO.

@davidbradley9469 Ай бұрын

He’s been awful.

@DimitriyMykhaylovDisneyFan Ай бұрын

@@davidbradley9469 I Guess You're Right. I Still Don't Get it. Why Does Tom Want Him?

@joshmitchell9920 Ай бұрын

13:44 I am very upset about the trashcan color change and the color change of the road signs and etc. the design, research, craft and care that was put into this by sussman prejza co was timeless. The only thing dated about this was faded color and aging. My belief is that all of this could have stayed but just been repainted or refinished.

@mattdaaamon Ай бұрын

"there is a maximum amount of theme parks this city can handle" OK Tom except the Orlando airport completed a major expansion NOW while Disney has not been adding major capacity for over a decade. Universal is going to take that increased capacity having a park ready to go in the near term as long as they price accordingly. Disney has been public about pricing to turn away capacity growth the market has already been asking for. (even though they are liars about wanting less guests to better the experience). By the time Disney expansions are complete I would imagine airport capacity just expands further. You have to consider as well the new train options that will encourage locals and tourists from other areas of Florida. Disney's idea that this is a mature market with limited growth is a big part of the reason they allowed universal to take marketshare away while they underinvested. The reality is universal identified their competitor was so stupid and greedy raising prices, underbuilding and turning capacity away, that they thought it was worthwhile to buy back land (they had previously sold on a fire sale) for future theme park use and build a whole new park/ associated hotels. Maybe I could agree that Disney cant support a 5th park for some number of years, but that would be a uniquely Disney problem they created for themselves by underinvesting and giving away marketshare. Also its kris-thee-lee on pronunciation. His one of the best mandolin players and songwriters alive right now and a good choice by Disney. Respect if you don't delete this and I do appreciate your takes and enabling a discourse.

@Momcircus Ай бұрын

Thank you so much for clarifying the Chris Thile pronunciation, he is one of THE greatest living musicians, and I about fell out of my chair realizing he was doing CBJ!

@Katsfl Ай бұрын

My idea for a 5th park would be Florida themed and maybe have a connection to the Grand Floridian…orange bird, everglades, Mickey and friends go golfing, beach/lakes.. etc. so many old Disney classic movies could fit right in 🤷🏻‍♀️ just fun to think about!

@VampireWitch651030 Ай бұрын

It could be called Disney’s Florida Adventure. 👍

@thomasoldham2237 Ай бұрын

Disney announces stuff and then just cancels them. Play Pavilion? Mary Poppins? The Spaceship Earth rework? They can announce a million things at D23, but how many of them will actually happen? It also takes Disney an ETERNITY to build anything. Epic Universe will be open before Magic Kingdom opens the Pirates of the Carribean lounge they announced.

@People_of_the_Mouse Ай бұрын

You knew you were at WDW when you saw the purple signs. Now not so much.

@happymaskedguy1943 Ай бұрын

Here’s how Disney can get me back: - Restore DAS with proof of condition rules - Make Genie Plus Unlimited - Reduce costs of food, limited events, hotels - More roaming characters - Bring current parks up to standard in terms of maintenance and modern park expectations - Bring back ‘The Disney Difference’ generally - Create more park unique characters and attractions, stories - Bring science and education and wonder back to Epcot. To name just a few.

@VixenLovelove Ай бұрын

That would be AMAZING

@Manuel421 Ай бұрын

Too bad you guys never acknowledge my comments as I was born in Orlando and often attended WDW with my family so I really appreciate these videos and the honest commentary on them. I still have relatives out there and definitely miss visiting them so thanks for keeping the spirits up with these videos as I stay hopeful that someday I can return for another Summer vacation as it's been long overdue. Keep up the good work.

@RositaKleineIsFine Ай бұрын

It's great to have you back, Tom. Not that Eric didn't do a good job, just welcome back. Disney World doesn't need a 5th gate. Like someone said earlier, they just need to fix & maintain what they already have. As for me, I've never visited Universal. I don't know why, it just seems that when I come to Orlando, I just never have the time or desire to go there. I guess I'm too much of a Disney fan. LOL. If I want to go to Universal, it will be to see all the Harry Potter stuff. And maybe I felt that way when it first opened. But it's not a big deal for me now. And all the cuts that Disney seem to do, it just saddens me. These days, I really don't care if I go to Disney World or not. When I did it's because WDWNT had an event that made me want to come down and hang with everyone, like Stage 89. The Disney World of my childhood past, well it's just not the same now. And I guess, I've outgrown Disney. If I am there now, it's because of an event and all the nice lounges in the parks.

@billserratore 29 күн бұрын

Great Video!!! Thanks for all you do. WDW NEWS TODAY is the definitive place for all things DISNEY!

@luiscr78 Ай бұрын

Excellent review

@Mr17051963 Ай бұрын

I hope they don’t kill all the humor at our beloved bear theater.

@LiamThomasGreenaway947 Ай бұрын

I agree that the old trash can colours are better than the new ones. Not only the colours remind me of EuroDisney from the 90s but also the Disney videos logo. If Walt Disney World is reimagining Journey Into Imagination with Figment I hope they’ll reuse these colours.

@kerryannsmith2757 Ай бұрын

In relation to the new communicore “updates” “Huck it, chuck it, FOOTBALL” (Zach and Miri)

@sireuchre Ай бұрын

Disney's use of color science has gone from readability and drawing attention to what is cheapest and most likely to make something blend in. How long before they just start making trash piles and paint them Go Away Green? I mean, the solution to new rides that require large structures is to just put them in line of sight and then paint them Go Away Green and Bye-Bye Blue.

@happiestplace3754 Ай бұрын

That was old school Disney, and artist and designer John Hench was the master at color theory.

@Eddunaway-fl3rk Ай бұрын

I wish they would put a Disney park in Missouri since Walt Disney Is from the show me state

@robertevans3025 Ай бұрын

I still have my Carousel of Products Sci-Fi Dine-In shirt, and love it.

@ReddOchober Ай бұрын

Disney: lets tear down a building for meet and greets to spend a stupid amount of money rebuild a smaller building for meet and greets while installing a water garden line queue to no where.

@bdchiaccio Ай бұрын

An interesting idea but I know better than to get excited for pie in the sky. Better to be excited that TOM IS BACK at least for awhile.

@jackylsmith8138 Ай бұрын

Most of this stuff was already allowed in the prior agreement. The new agreement allows way more office space to be built. Why would Disney need so much office space? Hmmmm, can you say relocate most of the business and possibly the headquarters to Florida!!!!!!!!

@dorothysmum2016 Ай бұрын

So basically no shows in avengers campus.... Great... No point going to that land now.

@erin1282 Ай бұрын

Great content the past couple of days!!

@gizmonovack Ай бұрын

Disney ruin the remaking parks , failed Disney plus , failed in the box office , let’s lose more money by building a fifth park that no one want and can’t afford

@ttintagel Ай бұрын

As a person with low vision, that blue-on-blue color scheme at the TTC is disappointing. I had to pause the video for a while to even be able to see that there were trash cans in front of the archway. They could at least have made the trash cans light blue with dark blue trim to stand out against the dark blue arch.

@GenGamesUniverse Ай бұрын

What's making me laugh about this, is that they (as in Disney) are showing that they are SCARED of Universal Studios Orlando now because of the new park land they're making with other films like Universal Monsters and Super Nintendo Land and How to Raise Your Dragon etc.

@WDWNT Ай бұрын

It’s not related to

@LifeformChris Ай бұрын

So? It's a good thing that Disney's scared. It will cause wayyyyyyyyy more competition and competition is good for Disney.

@tayspiderx Ай бұрын

Welcome back 🎉

@ColtonMyers1 Ай бұрын

I will say, I love the new outfits and look of Country Bears - Henry is my favorite look! 😍

@jgarmer Ай бұрын

country bears harmonious

@PixieDusters Ай бұрын

Welcome back Tom!!

@lindamemo5224 Ай бұрын

The cuts at DCA are sinful

@valerie8401 Ай бұрын

Do you have anything on your site with information on planning a Tokyo or Parus trip? Also, can you rent the ECV at either park? Thanks!

@user-ls1mm9xq3k Ай бұрын

I'd love to hear more of your thoughts on epic universe! From what i've seen, its going to be amazing and well themed! But from your comment of "seeing Mario and another Harry Potter world" i'm sure you have some thoughts not so positive! Love your opinions!

@JP-1990 17 күн бұрын

I would like a park centered around the Villains, like Dark Universe but Disney. I think itd be a hit with older audiences.

@nn17fi99 Ай бұрын

So excited for d23 this year!

@toddw8396 Ай бұрын

It will be interesting to see how they utilize this new CommuniCore Hall “flex space” in each of the festivals. The character meet and greet looks like it is now just spread out in a bigger space?

@toddw8396 Ай бұрын

@user-li2yv5je5eFor the past couple of years “Canada Far & Wide” theater has been closed and used as indoor space for “Appleseed Orchard” during Food & Wine. I’m guessing this might now be setup in this new “flex hall” and also host scheduled cooking demonstrations or wine tasting? I would expect Festival of the Arts, Flower and Garden Festival, Food & Wine Festival, and Festival of the Holidays ALL to have something different going on in this space. What exactly is anybody’s guess. And yeah, PI was a fun spot🌜in its time.

@toddw8396 Ай бұрын

@user-li2yv5je5e For the past couple of years “Canada Far & Wide” theater has been closed and used as indoor space for “Appleseed Orchard” during Food & Wine. I’m guessing this might now be setup in this new “flex hall” and also host scheduled cooking demonstrations or wine tasting? I would expect Festival of the Arts, Flower and Garden Festival, Food & Wine Festival, and Festival of the Holidays ALL to have something different going on in this space. What exactly is anybody’s guess. And Yeah, PI was a fun place in its time.🌜

@altarush Ай бұрын

I wish they would a Disney park else where then in California or Florida.

@Freckris Ай бұрын

Nice new transition stings!

@davidnevolo4402 Ай бұрын

California adventure would be lifeless without street entertainment... and im not a show guy. Buena vista street neeeeds them. Avengers campus without characters is the most pathetic thing. They cheaped out on a spiderman ride (its horrendous) and spent money on the stuntronic instead... but to cut that too????? Im shocked. Taking the adventure out of california adventure

@GI876758 Ай бұрын

Tokyo disneyland: Update Tomorrowland by renovating Space Mountain and build a world's first Wreck It Ralph attraction Disney World: Update trash can and downgrade Communicore.............................

@Talus31 Ай бұрын

When you have to plan your trip months ahead of time it terrible to hear that all the entertainment we were expecting isn’t going to be available. It feels like a bait and switch. We are having a Pixar Fest but buy the time you get here there will be no Pixar just price hikes fest.

@johnweddel687 Ай бұрын

Disney really missed the boat by cutting entertainment. I think they seriously underestimated the value of guest interaction with such experiences as Push the trashcan, Muppet Labs, The Citizens of Hollywood, etc. They were relatively small experiences that had a big impact with guests.

@valerie8401 Ай бұрын

I agree with you. Everything is boring, especially Tiana's. Sick of it all.

@GenGamesUniverse Ай бұрын

When I went back in 2010 and 2012, there wasn't anything there that was now - no star wars land, no pixar land, no "mickey and minnies runaway train" ride, no Frozen ever after, no Tron, no Moana etc. IT was all the same as what I remembered it as a child when I visited with my parents in the 1990s except that Horizons, Wonders of Life, Innovations, Universe of Energy and World of Motion were gone.

@Primogen16 Ай бұрын

You and Tom disagree about Tiana’s. He said in his review that he finds it on par with Splash.