Blizzard Beach Rethemed to Frozen | Galactic Starcruiser Bookings Have Crashed

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Tom Corliss provides an update on various Walt Disney World developments, beginning with new hotel discounts for Florida residents and Disney Visa members scheduled for early 2023. He notes that extended evening theme park hours will continue for guests staying at select Deluxe Resort Hotels. The report covers the reopening of a signature Japanese restaurant in Epcot and observes that demand for the Star Wars Galactic Starcruiser appears to have stalled, with many vacancies remaining for 2023. Other park updates include the temporary absence of Mickey Mouse from a Hollywood Studios landmark, new promotional art for the return of Fantasmic!, and construction progress at Roundup Rodeo BBQ. Corliss also highlights price increases for Legacy lightsabers in Galaxy's Edge. A significant portion of the video is dedicated to the announcement that Blizzard Beach will reopen with Frozen theming. Corliss expresses strong criticism regarding this change, arguing that replacing the original Ice Skater mascot with Frozen characters undermines the unique, original backstory of the water park and represents a trend of diluting thematic integrity in favor of existing intellectual property.
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demand for the Star Wars Galactic star Cruiser seems to have stalled with no sold-out dates on the Slate in 2023
Mickey Mouse is once again missing from the top of the crossroads of the world at Disney's Hollywood Studios
prices are increasing everywhere even in galaxies far far away
replacing statues of an original character with statues of character from a movie is not progress
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