Epic Universe Previews Have Started and Was FastPass+ Actually the Worst Thing to Happen to Disney Guests?

Episode 248 for the week of March 3, 2025 ... and this is what is going on in our Disney World...

EPIC News
- Team Member previews have started with Epic Universe and so far feedback is positive - though still areas to be complete before ready for opening day

- Map in the Universal App was updated with Epic

- Universal already eyeing expansion pads 

Starts @2:04 ...

Reduced Content to Be Created for Disney+
- There will be less original, long form content, made for Disney+ - and this includes the cancelling of the upcoming Tiana show

- What do we think this means for the platform but also theatrical releases

Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Starts @9:02 ...

Phil's Musings: The Consequences of FP+
- While we look back with nostalgia, did one element that made the trips to Walt Disney World great, FastPass+ actually contribute to some of the negative feelings about the parks now? Would we, as Disney Parks fans, be better off if the system never existed?

Starts @13:19  ...

Construction Update
-  More small updates/fixes/enhancements around the parks and more destruction of Dinoland

- Plus we discuss the series of videos Disney has put out about the day in the life of young Imagineers working on the Test Track and Pirates Tavern projects 

Starts @34:11 ...

DBC Engagement: What Were Your Disney Golden Years
-  The community shares their thoughts for what time was the best for them to visit Walt Disney World - from the experiences, the perks, the pricing, etc

Starts @43:52 ...

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