how is the music read by computers that connect to speakers? is it folders separated by park on some server?? im assuming they dont use spotify or anything obviously lol

Got 1,000,000 today and they gave me a button. I haven’t seen this sticker design online yet. Might be new?

Had my first Mickey Waffle this morning and remember I had never had a Mickey Ice Cream Bar, even though I love ice cream bars

Also have never had Dole Whip but that’s mainly because I don’t like Pineapples.

This can be attraction/show/food/anything you think people consider “quintessentially Disney”

I’m fortunate enough to visit multiple Disney resorts around the world every year. While Disneyland Paris is my closest, I’ve visited the non-US Disney resort several times, so I’m pretty familiar with what each one offers.

I’m also very familiar with the US parks but they’ve been discussed to death so I thought I’d mix up the discussion.

In recent years, though, I’ve grown tired of the hype surrounding Tokyo Disney Resort. The queues are simply horrific, and it’s the worst example of a pay-to-win system across any Disney resort. I put a lot of that down to the Oriental Land Company. The parks are still exceptional, but the guest experience has taken a real hit.

Hong Kong Disneyland continues to impress me with its consistently low queue times. It’s still only a one-day park overall, but it has some genuinely fantastic exclusive attractions, especially Mystic Manor.

Shanghai Disneyland deserves enormous credit for its ambition and technology. It has some of Disney’s best modern attractions, and with its expansion plans, I think it’s on course to become the dominant resort in Asia, leaving Hong Kong as more of a local day park.

Yet I always find myself coming back to Disneyland Paris. For me, it offers the best overall guest experience (although Hong Kong still wins on queue times). It has the best Tower of Terror, the best Haunted Mansion-style attraction in Phantom Manor, the best Pirates of the Caribbean, and the best version of both Big Thunder Mountain & Space Mountain (including the US parks). The theatre shows are outstanding too, and really highlight Europe’s strength when it comes to live entertainment.

Even with Disney Adventure World still feeling about 70% complete, the future is incredibly bright. Once the Lion King land opens, I think it’ll finally become a true 5* full-day second park.

For me, Disneyland Paris is comfortably the best international Disney resort in 2026.

I used to give that title to Tokyo, but comparing my first visit in 2014 with today, the difference is stark. The resort still has some of the finest attractions Imagineering has ever built, but the overall experience has declined enough that I no longer think it’s the world’s best.

Hi,

So I know there are people who collect pins and/or cards but does anyone here collect/trade figurines from blind boxes as well?

I have been trying to get the Pooh from this:

https://www.disneystore.com/mickey-mouse-and-friends-at-the-disney-parks-mystery-figure-436000868294.html

But I haven't found any trading/collecting communities.

I have unfortunate luck and bought multiple times, no Pooh.

Can anyone give me a list of songs used on rides?

Trying to make a new Disney Playlist for working out.

I have one for movies and tv shows

Anyone else miss how they used to show the Disney Promo videos on the Travel Channel... like they would have marathons of them....

Since Rock n Roller Coaster is now in Muppet branding, I just wanna know if somebody made a video or sprite sheet of the LED launch sign on the Aerosmith/Galactic Nights/The Force Awakens premiere era.

I am a full Disney adult. Family of six going to Disneyland for the first time. I could use some help on reservations suggestions. We will be there for three days and we will have our first night before so really 4.

Kids are all teenager and above. We do enjoy a good character diner but not necessary.

I am trying to figure out some information about an abandoned concept for a Disneyland attraction known as Mickey's Madhouse, which was to have gone in the never-built Dumbo's Circusland.

I have precious little information to go on about Mickey's Madhouse, mainly because they give so little information pertaining to it. All I know about it is that it was going to be a thrilling dark ride/roller coaster hybrid (like Space Mountain), based on the 1930s black-and-white Mickey Mouse cartoons and set to rollicking ragtime music. Ward Kimball had designed this ride to be an indoor attraction, through a handful of scenes of old Mickey cartoons (about five or six in all). But that's really about all I know about it.

That said, I did hear that Bill Justice was to have been involved as well. He said he wanted to capture the excitement of how audiences felt seeing the iconic Mickey's head logo pop up at the beginning of a short in a theater. So, he proposed that they feature a great big head of Mickey Mouse on the facade of the building so that kids would see it from a block away and come running. Bill looked at 100 old cartoons between 1928 to 1934 to incorporate in the ride.

The first scene would have everything to do with music, and the characters would either be playing instruments or dancing. You'd see film clips of old cartoons on about five or six different screens at once with an overall fun music track. You'd also see the characters themselves making music, like Goofy playing a washboard or Mickey playing with a bunch of pots and pans. There would also be little animated figures that would keep time to the music, like in Small World. That would set the mood for the ride.

Then in the second room, your car would start to climb up through an old dilapidated castle scene, and suddenly it would be all spooky themed things like the skeleton dance and load some ghosts. On the screen surrounding you, you'd see ghosts, goblins, skeletons, black cats, torture chambers, and as Bill put it, all this weird stuff. Lightning and thunder and screeches and screams and bats and all that kind of spooky stuff.

After that, you'd climb to the top of the building, and then you'd break free, launched into the coaster, down through a thrill ride that takes you through train tunnels and also a tornado from "The Band Concert", with projected things flying by you. Bill didn't say exactly what you'd see at this point, but he did say he wanted to include all the nutty stuff from the old cartoons that nobody would ever do now, like how the drop seat would randomly fall open, and of course, lots of cows udders.

With all that in mind, however, I have some questions based on this. First, was there supposed to be a story based around this attraction, or was it just going to be a bunch of random vignettes? Second and more important, how would classic cartoons like these fit in a circus setting? It seems similar to the Winnie the Pooh ride, which takes the different Pooh stories and blends them into one attraction (and even then, it's most beholden to "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day", which is the only classic Pooh cartoon to feature ALL of the Pooh characters at once).

That type of dynamic is completely fine for an attraction, but I'm not sure how classic Mickey Mouse cartoons would have fit in Dumbo's Circusland, which is themed around one particular setting: namely, the circus.

Can someone please shed some light if they can?

Hi everyone!

I’m a huge fan of Treasure Planet, and I’ve developed a concept for an inverted roller coaster based on the movie. My ultimate dream with this project is to create the perfect fan-made prototype to showcase the incredible potential of this universe.

I’ve already mapped out the storyline, the track layout, and the ride's pacing.

That’s why I’m looking for an experienced builder to help me bring this vision to life in Planet Coaster. This is a serious project; I’m well aware of the time and effort required and the appropriate compensation involved.

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There are six Disney resorts in total: two in the United States, one in Europe, and three across Asia, which are made up of dozens of on site hotels, shopping districts, and a collection of twelve theme parks. My ideal Disney resort would be combining the absolute best of everything, and creating a massive destination resort with two theme parks, a shopping district, six hotels, and an endless amount of fun, all compiling some of the best from Anaheim, Orlando, Tokyo, Paris, Hong Kong, and Shanghai. 

As far as rules go, the attractions have to already exist (or be in development). Alright, with that said, we have a lot of ground to cover, so let’s get to it.

 I’m mainly basing the layout of this park on both Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom, which is what Tokyo Disneyland follows. I’m still allowed to incorporate attractions from parks other than those three, but the main basis is going to be those three, seeing as how they are the best parks at each of their respective resorts and in general. The lands expected to be found in a Magic Kingdom style park are all here: Main Street USA, Fantasyland, Frontierland, Adventureland, and Tomorrowland, with Mickey’s Toontown being a sort of miniland within Fantasyland. So, let’s start things off and talk about Main Street USA.

MAIN STREET USA

By far, Main Street USA has to be eye-catching. You walk into Disneyland or the Magic Kingdom, and you see a beautiful recreation of a small humble American town, complete with a fire station, movie theaters, soda shops, and tons of vendors. Honestly, I’m just going to take California’s Main Street, seeing as how it is the closest to Walt Disney’s hometown of Marceline, Missouri. I will admit that Mickey Avenue and the World Bazaar in Shanghai and Tokyo are unique ideas, but I want that homey feeling of transitioning from the real world into the worlds of Fantasy, Yesterday, and Tomorrow, and that’s what the original Main Street USA does. The Railroad, much like Disneyland’s version, would have special dioramas during the trip (to keep guests entertained), and would feature stops in each of the lands during its round trip.

Moving onto Fantasyland, we have to start by talking about the Castle. Each Disney Castle has a story to tell, whether it be the original Sleeping Beauty’s Castle from Disneyland remaining as the most iconic, Florida and Tokyo’s equally mighty Cinderella Castles standing tall and proud, Paris’ Sleeping Beauty’s pastel colors flourishing in the air, Hong Kong’s Castle of Magical Dreams being so…there, or Shanghai’s Enchanted Storybook Castle taking the best of everything, the Castle is a centerpiece that needs to be taken seriously, and it was a toss up between Cinderella’s Castle and the Enchanted Storybook Castle, but I ultimately ended up going with… Cinderella’s Castle. Look, I know. It’s a castle that already stands tall at two of the parks, but, if I’m being honest here, I’d rather have a castle that is iconic and screams authority, rather than a large castle that stands tall and mighty, but doesn’t have enough of a long lasting history. So, yes: Cinderella’s Castle is the centerpiece of the park. Within the bowels of the Castle, you can find Cinderella’s Fairytale Hall. It’s a cute little walk-through attraction recapping the events of the Cinderella animated movie, and it would also be a way to help avoid some crowds on busier days.

Moving into the land itself, I wanted to incorporate most of the iconic Fantasyland Dark Rides. We have Peter Pan’s Flight, Snow White’s Scary Adventures, Pinocchio's Daring Journey, The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, and it’s a small world. Peter Pan is the Magic Kingdom version of the attraction, featuring the extended cue, faster loading system, and clearer telling of the story. However, it will have some of the updated effects from the Disneyland attraction, which kept that version fresh. Snow White’s Scary Adventures is the former Magic Kingdom attraction. Not only was it cool to go through a recap of the movie, but it also was very unsettling, and incredibly satisfying. So, that’s the version I chose, and with some technological advancements, it can be better than ever. Pinocchio as a dark ride isn’t super special, but it is a dark and twisted movie with an equally dark and twisted tone brought to life really well, so it’s featured here. The way the story is told in The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is superior in the Disneyland version, so, that’s the version featured here, but, unlike the Disneyland version, it is in Fantasyland, much like Orlando and Hong Kong. You may wonder why I didn’t utilize Pooh’s Honey Hunt, and the reason I didn’t was because I wanted to save the super technologically advanced rides for the second gate theme park, and considering the fact that Tokyo DisneySea just opened up Fantasy Springs (which features reused IP that is also found in Tokyo Disneyland), I would most likely place Pooh’s Honey Hunt in a recreation of that land (so, stay tuned for that), since that attraction is incredibly advanced in regards to ride system and would fit right in with a more modernized fantasy location. As for flat rides, the Prince Charming Regal Carousel and Dumbo the Flying Elephant are modeled after their Orlando counterparts, whilst the Mad Tea Party is modeled after its Anaheim Counterpart. Finally, we have it’s a small world, which is modeled after the Disneyland version, because that version has a better exterior and also features Disney characters sprinkled throughout. As far as the look of the land is concerned, the Old Timey European Village look is the way to go. The exteriors not only look prettier, but it also feels more authentic to Walt Disney’s original vision.

Moving onto the mini land, Mickey’s ToonTown is right behind Fantasyland, much like how it is at Disneyland. There are three attractions here: Mickey’s Philharmagic, which makes sense being put here, seeing as how ToonTown borders Fantasyland, and the fact that it features a ton of cartoony setpieces, Roger Rabbit's CarToon Spin, which is a very cute dark ride based on a very iconic movie, and Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway, which will be a clone of the Disneyland Version. As cool as it is to see the Chinese Theater being utilized, the El Capitoon Theater makes much more sense, since that is a loving tribute to an actual movie theater Disney owns (the El Capitan). 

Taking things over to the Old West, Frontierland is modeled after both American versions of Frontierland, and features four big attractions. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a given, and is a recreation of the Disneyland version, since it’s been updated several times, and has that explosive ending. Something people may be surprised to see is Splash Mountain, which doesn’t operate at the American parks anymore, but is an iconic ride in so many ways that I had to keep it. Yes, Tiana’s Bayou Adventure is a decent attraction, and I know it may be more current, but Splash Mountain is hard to beat, and the Walt Disney World version of the attraction would be the one featured here. I’d also place the Rivers of America in the land as its centerpiece, with the Mark Twain Riverboat from Disneyland being the attraction on the water. Incorporated into the land as well will be the Haunted Mansion, which is taken from the Magic Kingdom. I will make one slight change, and that’s putting the Hatbox Ghost into the Attic Scene, since it makes more sense for him to be there (implied to be the bride’s deceased husband) rather than in the hallways where the suit of armor usually stands. Other than that, it is a recreation of Magic Kingdom’s mansion, both exterior and experience wise. Finally, because I think the show is a lot of fun, I’d include The Country Bear Jamboree.

Plunging into the deep dark jungles, Adventureland is a hybrid in design between Disneyland and Magic Kingdom’s surprisingly very different looking Adventurelands, both of which will blend in together, making it seem you’ve made your way from wildlife into some form of civilization. However, the collection of attractions will be the largest for any of the Adventureland locations. Taken from the three parks are Pirates of the Caribbean, the Jungle Cruise, and the Enchanted Tiki Room. The Tiki Room is a clone of the Disneyland version, but will have an exterior and pre-show that is similar to that of the Magic Kingdom. I wanted to have a compromise, and have a seasonal run of Stitch Presents: "Aloha E Komo Mai!" I think it's really cute, and gives an opportunity to incorporate more familiar characters into the park. Pirates is a clone of the Disneyland version. It is the superior version of the attraction no matter how you slice it. Since it's incorporated into Adventureland, it will have Tokyo’s exterior. Finally, the Jungle Cruise is Florida’s attraction. It’s got an amazing scale and far more in regards to unique content with the spectacular Cambodian Temple sequence. Two exclusive attractions incorporated from either park are as follows: The Magic Carpets of Aladdin from Magic Kingdom, since it adds some more flat rides and variety for kids, and Indiana Jones Adventure: The Temple of the Forbidden Eye from Disneyland. I only wanted to include Forbidden Eye purely because it is one of my favorite dark rides of all time, and is the perfect E-ticket for this section of the park. I cannot imagine going to Disneyland, being in Adventureland, and not embarking into the Temple, so I would have it here as it deserves to be. I’m also incorporating the Adventureland Treehouse from Disneyland, since that combines all of the elements of the Treehouses from the parks, and compiles them into something really cool. 

Finally, I saved the best land for last: Tomorrowland! Tomorrowland is my favorite land at any of the Disney theme parks, so I thought it would be best to focus on it very last, and I have a lot to explain, so pay close attention. Tomorrowland is modeled after Magic Kingdom’s, which Tokyo Disneyland took a couple of cues from. It resembles a galactic spaceport, and that’s what I’m doing here. Above the land is the ever popular Tomorrowland Transit Authority, AKA the Peoplemover, which is popular enough at Magic Kingdom and is highly requested to return to Disneyland to be incorporated here. It’s a nice relaxing ride with great views of Tomorrowland, so I figured I’d place it here. Another exclusive attraction to Magic Kingdom incorporated here is Tron Lightcycle Power Run, which first opened at Shanghai Disneyland, and is now a popular staple at Magic Kingdom. We’re keeping the original name, since I think it fits the ride better, and we’re keeping it in the same location. Near Tron is the race car attraction, which is based on Disneyland’s Autopia, both in theming, and in design. It’s not that Tomorrowland Speedway is bad, but it doesn’t feel distinctly future enough to me. The highest point in the land is also occupied by the Astro Orbiter, modeled after the Magic Kingdom version, since that at least will offer a different experience of this type of flat ride when compared to Dumbo or Magic Carpets. Now, I saved my three favorite Tomorrowland experiences for last. When you enter the land, there are two different rides on your left and right hand sides. Should you choose to go left, you will embark on Star Tours, the motion simulator attraction located in Disneyland’s Tomorrowland, and would be where ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter used to be. I figured that space could be used, since, as it stands right now, it is currently unoccupied by any attraction at the moment. If you choose to go right, you will embark on your journey of joining the Space Ranger Corps at Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, which is the Disneyland version, but modeled on the exterior to look like Tokyo’s version of the ride, and interiorwise resembles a mix of the Hong Kong and Tokyo locations. This is my favorite ride at any of the Disney Parks, so I had to include it here. As for where the Timekeeper used to be, I’ll just say put a restaurant there (a full-fledged Pizza Planet like Hollywood Studios used to have sounds good to me, but we’ll talk more about restaurants in a minute). Finally, there’s the big one: Space Mountain! This will be the Disneyland version, since that is not only my favorite roller coaster of all time, but it is much better themed when it comes to Space Mountain. It also helps that Tokyo had a similar, but not fully identical version of the coaster at their park.

Alright, that’s all I have for the lands and attractions. I would like to throw out a couple of restaurant suggestions for each of the lands. I’d like to incorporate Be Our Guest into Fantasyland, since it’s an incredibly elaborate experience themed to Beauty and the Beast, and I also happen to not be including the Dark Ride into this park either, so it should work. Frontierland would have the Golden Horseshoe and Rancho del Zocalo, both very popular eateries of that land. Adventureland has the Disneyland staples of Tropical Hideaway and Bengal Barbeque, both fan favorites, as well as having the Blue Bayou restaurant right next to Pirates. Finally, there’s Tomorrowland, which will have Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe, including Sonny Eclipse, since it's a fan favorite, and Pizza Planet, which will be right next to Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, as well as that ride’s gift shop, and the meet and greet, making a sort of mini-Buzz Lightyear land within Tomorrowland. 

Counting all of the attractions, we have a whopping twenty seven rides, and three shows, bringing the attraction total to THIRTY! This is a big park, and it really would be my DREAM to visit this specific park in particular. This is what I would call the single most PERFECT Disney Castle Park (at least in my eyes).

If you enjoy this, I have a lot more that I wrote down. If you're interested, please let me know, and I will deliver. Until then, thanks for looking at this, and, most importantly, Have a Magical Day!

With the obvious volatility of the region, does anyone think the new park will end up being built after all? As far as I know, no war has come to Abu Dhabi. How are all the current attractions there now doing financially? I realize that Disney is only licensing the IP but would the current war be causing them to re think doing it ?