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2022 has been another eventful year for the Disney theme parks we continue to see
many changes from the return of beloved shows to new rides and hotels anniversary
milestones and so much more on Instagram and in the YouTube Community tab I asked you all
to weigh in on the best and worst at the Disney theme parks this year so thanks to
all your suggestions let's explore Walt Disney World Disneyland in California and Disneyland
Paris as we count down the top 10 best and worst of the Disney theme parks in 2022.
number 10. the best thing you all said that happened in 2022 was Bob Iger returning as CEO
of the Walt Disney Company Bob jpeck had been the CEO since February of 2020 but in an unexpected
turn of events jpeck was fired at the end of November this year I found out the news as soon
as I landed from a flight and was floored now it's no secret that jpac faced backlash throughout the
years his poor leadership style took the power out of the creative's hands which is a huge problem
for an entertainment company not to mention his decisions which nickel and dimes guests
at the parks sure Josh tomorrow was chairman but jpeck was the Puppet Master bringing Iger
vac was a necessary step for the company to move forward to regain its creativity and overall brand
Bob Iger has already been spotted at Disneyland accompanied by tomorrow and although it probably
will be a few months before we see any Major Impact it's such a breath of fresh air having
him back now what's one thing you'd want Iger to change at the the theme parks comment below
number nine the opening of Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic rewind at Epcot was definitely one of the
best things in 2022 since opening in May it's quickly become a fan favorite and dare I say it's
one of the best rides at Walt Disney World I think there will always be discussions about whether
Guardians fits into Epcot but the whole premise of the Pavilion including the galaxerium brings that
edutainment component of the original Epcot back to life I was a bit disappointed that we didn't
get an animatronic in the pre-show but they did redeem themselves with the physical ride Cosmic
rewind is packed With Thrill from its reverse high-speed launch to the spinning ride vehicles
with a track length of 5577 feet Cosmic rewind became the longest indoor steel roller coaster
in the world it also has a pretty solid run time coming in at 3 minutes and 30 seconds along with
six different songs that are chosen at random this care creates a unique experience each time
you ride overall Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic rewind was a very welcome addition to Epcot number
eight in November of 2022 we finally saw the return of Fantasmic at Hollywood Studios Disney
replaced the original Pocahontas segment with a brand new scene featuring Disney heroes it now
includes Pocahontas Aladdin Mulan Elsa and Moana at times the scene felt like it lacked performers
but the orchestrations and lighting design of the scenes worked really well it actually added
an extra three minutes to the overall run time of the show so this is one time where Disney actually
didn't cut something back in addition to the new scene Disney upgraded the lighting package and
most of the original score remained aside from the new segment I'm really glad they didn't use
the Disneyland orchestrations and vocals I was surprised they didn't replace the monkey costumes
with the ones from Disneyland but overall it feels like a fresh version of a very familiar show if
you are interested there is a full multi-angle video of the new show here on the channel
number seven March 6th marked the beginning of the 30th anniversary celebration at Disneyland
Paris it's set to run through September 30th 2023 and I gotta say the celebration is much
better executed than Walt Disney World's 50th and both who are working with decreased budgets
here at Disneyland Paris dream and shine brighter was their parade and show for
the celebration and the theme song ready for the ride is such a bump it's just full of so
much joy and energy and these performers were all outstanding around Central Plaza
there were The Gardens of Wonder statues and mobiles that brought 30 Disney characters to
life through these Whimsical kinetics so much more intricate than the gold 50th statues and
to end your night Disney Delight happens at the beginning of each performance of Disney
illuminations this was a big wow moment and such a clever use of drones it added something special
to the nighttime entertainment that didn't need to be a full new show just something that
acknowledged the celebration it took Magic them 11 months to add their 50th tag to the beginning
of Disney enchantment and I bet there's a lot of people who didn't even know what changed [Music]
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see now just imagine if we got this from the beginning of the celebration on October 1st
and not almost a year later it's a nice heartfelt intro that pays tribute to the
anniversary and the park it's what we all wanted from the beginning [Music]
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number six a lot of Walt Disney World entertainment returned this year that
hadn't been seen since March of 2020. the Vegas return was the Festival of fantasy parade at
Magic Kingdom it made its debut on its eighth anniversary where it now plays two performances
a day the tumble monkeys returned to Festival of The Lion King the original staging returned to
Beauty and the Beast live on stage Hocus Pocus villain spelltacular and the Buddha U parade
made the return to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween party and the Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical review made its
Grand return to Pioneer Hall at Fort Wilderness Disney also debuted Mickey's magical friendship
Fair which replaced Mickey's Royal friendship Fair the castle stage show received a brand
new opening and finale number called where the magic feels like home and the show still features
Princess and the Frog Tangled and Frozen then the Adventure Friends cavalcade made its debut
in February at Magic Kingdom and this marked the debut of Miguel from cocoa at Walt Disney World
then later in the year it gave Mirabelle from Encanto her Walt Disney World debut overall one
of the most exciting moments would have to be the return of traditional character meet and greets
at all the theme parks where now you can finally hug your favorite Disney Pals once again [Music]
number five over at the Disneyland Resort in California 2022 marked the return of all the
nighttime spectaculars this included Disneyland forever Fantasmic and World of Color and just
when we thought it glowed away forever doesn't even brought back the Main Street Electrical
Parade to celebrate its 50th Anniversary this year a brand new grand finale float was added
themed to It's a Small World it featured many classic Disney characters as well as
some new favorites like Miguel from Coco and Mirabelle and Antonio from Encanto the finale
added some fresh energy to an old parade and it was the first time characters from Encanto were
added to an attraction aside from the meet and greet both the Main Street Electrical Parade
along with Disneyland forever were limited runs which ended on September 1st knowing
Disney though this wasn't goodbye forever and who knows when they'll show up next
[Music] number four Avengers campus at the Walt Disney Studios park had its grand opening in
June and this was one edition that had mixed votes Now Avengers campus was the first phase
of a multi-year transformation for the Walt Disney Studios park it's small in size like
its California counterpart but it's not a carbon copy of the land from its three different eateries
to characters and stun shows plus two attractions there's quite a lot here but the land itself feels
a bit lifeless there aren't enough kinetics it seems like the guests in Paris are reacting
fairly well to Spider-Man web Adventure which is a clone of web Slingers in California it's a fun
ride for what it is and it's something new for the park but Disney didn't even bother updating
it to fit the campus in Paris there is still the scene with Guardians of the Galaxy unless
they have plans to also overlay Tower here which maybe that's something in the future that we don't
know about then there is Avengers flight Force which was a re-theme of rock and roller coaster
this is what a lot of you said was one of the worst things this year we all know the track
layout of rock and roller coaster is great but the projection and lighting effects in
the show building could have offered a lot more in terms of the exterior flight force was a huge
Improvement but the physical ride and story execution was a little underwhelming [Music]
number three in 2022 Finding Nemo the big blue and Beyond replaced Finding Nemo the
musical at Animal Kingdom this was more or less an updated show that cut the runtime down to 25
minutes from 35 and built new sets inspired by paper sculptures the LED wall in the back was
a nice Improvement but the paper sculpture inspiration cheapened the sets Nemo's story
is now told by the fish from the marine life Institute and they use all the songs from the
original show the performers are fantastic and it was great seeing a lot of familiar
faces returned to the show but by condensing the story a lot of its heartfelt moments are rushed
or just non-existent Finding Nemo the musical was my favorite show at Walt Disney World and
I didn't think it needed any changes although many people would disagree now it feels a lot more like
a theme park show which is good I guess I'm just glad there's a show in theater in the wild again
number two there was an overwhelming response saying the official announcement of the Splash
Mountain closing date was the worst thing to happen this year I don't agree with that but
it's the power of the votes now if you didn't know beginning January 23rd Splash Mountain
at Magic Kingdom will be closed to start its transformation into Tiana's Bayou Adventure
now yes we will be without the log flume ride for a couple years but Tiana's Bayou Adventure
looks very very promising when it opens in late 2024 I think it's gonna be a hit and I can't wait
to hear what the soundtrack sounds like I mean given the state of Splash Mountain that Magic
Kingdom it's definitely ready for something new with the closing date announcement Disney shared
this piece of concept art of a new scene that'll take place right after what's now the drop on slip
and Falls this is where we'll be entering the value and it looks like there will be quite a
few animatronics including Tiana Lewis and a band of six adorable Critters at d23 they showed us
a detailed look at the otter as more and more concept art gets released this transformation
looks really promising no date has been set yet for the closing of Splash Mountain at Disneyland
but that will be announced at a later time [Music] [Applause] number one out of hundreds of responses
only one viewer mentioned Star Wars Galactic star Cruiser and I think that speaks volumes of the
hotel success when it opened in March there was a lot of excitement from Star Wars fans but at its
premium price it's difficult to justify spending upwards of five thousand dollars for a two-night
immersive experience there are currently 208 reviews on Google with an overall rating of 4.1
most of the criticism you read even from people who enjoy the experience was that the food was
mediocre the rooms were too small and overall it just wasn't worth the high price point now it did
sell out for the first few months but looking at the calendar right now 95 percent of dates through
September of next year still have availability if this continues Disney will need to do something
about the price which is what's keeping most people away I personally think this should have
been designed with the option to have day guests you can pay a single day admission that includes
all the emerge of activities during the day and a meal something that's a bit more affordable
it'll be really interesting to see what happens with this hotel next year so what would you say
was the best and worst of 2022 at the Disney theme parks I'd love to know leave a comment down below
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