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boxcarbarney
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re: Disney tacitly admits it made a multi-billion dollar mistake with 'Star Wars' land
Posted by boxcarbarney on 4/19/26 at 6:48 am to boxcarbarney
Disney seems to be going full blast with advertising Galaxy’s Edge with characters and merch from the first 6 movies.
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re: Disney tacitly admits it made a multi-billion dollar mistake with 'Star Wars' land
Posted by boxcarbarney on 4/19/26 at 6:41 am to boxcarbarney
The new Han Luke and Leia cast members
Reminds me of this
Reminds me of this
Disney tacitly admits it made a multi-billion dollar mistake with 'Star Wars' land
Posted by boxcarbarney on 4/19/26 at 6:34 am
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Disney invested billions of dollars in the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge design and construction, based on a fictional world called "Batuu." They hyped up technology and immersive elements meant to enhance the guest experience and allow for fans to spend hours in Galaxy's Edge. And return time and time again to build up experience points by interacting with props and characters.
"Batuu" was purposefully set in the world of the newest trilogy, led by characters like Rey and Kylo Ren. All thanks to advice from then-head of Lucasfilm, Kathleen Kennedy, to then-Disney CEO Bob Iger.
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And now, after just a few years in operation, new leadership at the top is completely changing the entire plan behind Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. In the process, admitting they completely missed the mark with their multi-billion dollar project.
Star Wars Lands Bringing Back Original Characters
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One former top executive at Walt Disney World once explained in an interview why Galaxy's Edge focused on the new trilogy and not the beloved original movies and characters. Because Kathleen Kennedy gave awful advice to Bob Iger.
"We got a call one day," said former WDW VP Dan Cockerell. "They said, ‘Well, we got some news for you all.’ And the Imagineering guys, they’ve heard this line many, many times during their careers. And I had never been through this." "They said, ‘Well, yesterday Bob Iger met with Kathleen Kennedy, who as a lot people may know was sort of George Lucas’ protégé and headed up Lucasfilm. And they had a conversation. They had a meeting. And Kathleen Kennedy, her point of view was, there are way more Disney Star Wars stories ahead of us than behind us. So we really should think about do we want to build a Tatooine, and build what all the fifty-somethings remember Star Wars is or do we want to build something else which is going to appeal to all the upcoming generations who are going to know the new stories.'"
Don't focus the land on characters people like, focus it instead on the new movies, Kennedy said. And Iger listened. Well, those new movies have come and gone, and "Star Wars" has never meant less in the national conversation. Sure enough, under new CEO Josh D'Amaro, Disney announced this month that they were bringing Han Solo, Princess Leia, and Luke Skywalker into Galaxy's Edge, as well as finally incorporating John Williams' beloved score from the original films
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That's how you know they're admitting they made a gigantic mistake listening to Kathleen Kennedy.
Bringing these characters into Galaxy's Edge makes no logical or thematic sense, particularly since they're being portrayed as their younger selves from the original trilogy. But Disney is desperate to make their gigantic investment in Galaxy's Edge worth it, so they're hoping characters people actually like will bring new fans and keep them there longer.
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It's a series of unforced errors. They made mediocre movies that have been mostly forgotten, assumed that people cared about Rey and Kylo Ren or Fin or Poe Dameron, and then bet billions of dollars that their newer stories would be more popular moving forward than the old ones. They were wrong about all of it. None of the depth, complexity, charm, or swashbuckling excitement of the original characters is present in the new movies. Because Kathleen Kennedy was involved in creating them. They haven't released a new "main trilogy" Star Wars movie in years, and aren't close to releasing one.
Fox News
The article doesn’t mention the $2500 a night Star Wars hotel that no one went to. Disney lost their arse off on that.
re: The 1987 WGN Hack
Posted by boxcarbarney on 4/17/26 at 4:29 pm to UFFan
I remember, years ago, reading an article about it. There was speculation it was done by two brothers. The one in the Max Headroom mask was super ADHD and autistic, which is why his rants can't stay on track.
re: TIL - There's a sex hookup locale just over the I-10 bridge
Posted by boxcarbarney on 4/17/26 at 3:42 pm to Shexter
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We can use the gloryhole
No sure how much I'd trust a gloryhole without being 100% certain who or what is on the other side of that wall.
re: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna...whoa
Posted by boxcarbarney on 4/17/26 at 1:03 pm to JoeyP239
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If you believe in time travel and aliens, you have no business being in congress. None. A pre-requisite of serving in congress has to be common sense.
Presidents who believed in UFOs (list not exhaustive)
Jimmy Carter (President 1977-1981): Reported seeing a bright UFO in Georgia in 1969, which he filed a report on in 1973. As president, he pledged to make all UFO information available to the public and included messages in the Voyager spacecraft's "Golden Records".
Ronald Reagan (President 1981-1989): Reported seeing a UFO in 1974 while flying over California. He frequently speculated about an "alien threat" in speeches to encourage global unity.
Bill Clinton (President 1993-2001): Confirmed in a 2014 interview that he had aides investigate Area 51 to ensure no alien bodies were stored there, and tasked an associate with looking into the Roswell incident.
Gerald Ford (President 1974-1977): While a Congressman in 1966, he pushed for congressional hearings on UFOs following sightings in Michigan.
Donald Trump (President 2017-2021): Stated he was briefed on UFOs, expressed skepticism but acknowledged their existence, and in 2026, pledged to release files on UFOs and extraterrestrial life.
Harry Truman (President 1945-1953): Had his military aide, Col. Robert Landry, provide regular briefings on UFO reports in the late 1940s and early 1950s
Other government officials (list not exhaustive)
Rep. Tim Burchett (TN-R): A vocal proponent of disclosure, claiming in 2026 to have seen evidence and received briefings on "extraterrestrial life" that he believed would "unglue" the country if released.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (FL-R): Claimed to have seen evidence of UAPs and expressed knowledge of "alien-human hybrid breeding programs" during a 2023 hearing.
Sen. Harry Reid (NV-D): Former Senate Majority Leader who was instrumental in securing funding for the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program (AATIP) and advocating for UFO study.
Rep. Jared Moskowitz (FL-D): A member of the UAP Caucus advocating for more transparency regarding what the government knows about UAPs.
John Podesta (White House Chief of Staff 1998-2001): Has long pushed for the release of UFO documents, famously noting on Twitter that his biggest failure in office was not securing UFO disclosure.
re: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna...whoa
Posted by boxcarbarney on 4/17/26 at 12:55 pm to ElderTiger
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Dem cheeks…
Actually, they're Republican cheeks.
re: Paleontologists Discover New Long-Necked Dinosaur in Patagonia
Posted by boxcarbarney on 4/17/26 at 12:54 pm to L.A.
re: The Dog Stars trailer - Josh Brolin, Jacob Elordi, directed by Ridley Scott
Posted by boxcarbarney on 4/17/26 at 9:55 am to TideSaint
The dog's gonna die in the movie, isn't he?
re: How good was Natalie Merchant?
Posted by boxcarbarney on 4/17/26 at 8:52 am to SquatchDawg
Carnival reminds me of the summer after I graduated high school. I had a new girlfriend, an easy job as a camp counselor, and partied almost nonstop.
Nothing but booze, nookie, and new angles.
This song played on the radio and MTV at least once an hour.
Nothing but booze, nookie, and new angles.
This song played on the radio and MTV at least once an hour.
re: 10-K drink is making a comeback?
Posted by boxcarbarney on 4/17/26 at 8:41 am to Herschal
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I spent many nights at Broadmoor in Lafayette growing up. Carbonated 10-K was always on the menu.
So 10-K was at some point carbonated?
re: Jackass: Best and Last coming June 26
Posted by boxcarbarney on 4/16/26 at 6:51 pm to boxcarbarney
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If tweet fails to load, click here. Jackass 5" sends #CinemaCon into laughter with a first look at the trailer:
• The trailer had plenty of groans, gasps and even a few tears as Johnny Knoxville and the crew put their bodies on the line to say goodbye. There was lots of nostalgic archival footage shown with the amateur stuntmen, including the late Ryan Dunn and ex-cast member Bam Margera.
• Some of the new stunts include Steve-O getting a painful prostate exam from a robot named Larry, Sean “Poopies” McInerney putting a shock collar on his penis and an “escape room from hell” that punishes everyone’s bodies.
• "This is the last ‘Jackass’ film the world will ever see. ‘Jackass’ means a hell of a lot for me. We knew we were making the last one, so we went extra hard to make sure this was also our best ‘Jackass’ film ever," Knoxville said on stage.
Jackass: Best and Last coming June 26
Posted by boxcarbarney on 4/16/26 at 6:49 pm
re: 10-K drink is making a comeback?
Posted by boxcarbarney on 4/16/26 at 4:11 pm to JTM72
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Are you thinking of Vault?
Nah. I'm thinking of a drink in the late 80s early 90s. Vault was a mid 2000s drink I believe.
re: How many white people in Louisiana have Spanish last names?
Posted by boxcarbarney on 4/16/26 at 4:08 pm to UFFan
My mom's maiden name is Spanish. Her ancestors were Isleños.
re: BlueBell Pro
Posted by boxcarbarney on 4/16/26 at 3:56 pm to Polar Pop
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Im 6'2 155 so I guess my parameters are a little different
Jesus. You need the full calorie version to chunk you up.
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