Brent Fassett

[Bethany Vikings @BLCvikings]

"Holy moly, UMAC. Two more wins and you have a team in the D-III World Series"
@Patrick_Reusse: Bethany Lutheran baseball’s ‘miracle’ run has team chasing spot in D-III World Series

@StribSports Feature: https://t.co/Tz8QruZo6D

#BLCVikings | #d3baseball
@BLCbaseball @NCAADIII

[Patrick Reusse @Patrick_Reusse]

Reusse: Bethany Lutheran baseball’s ‘miracle’ run has team chasing spot in D-III World Series https://t.co/6Ok0tAlpwA

[Bethany Vikings @BLCvikings]

Trailing by one in the ninth, @BLCbaseball rallied for a pair of runs and closed out the bottom half to shock the defending national champion UW-Whitewater 8-7 on its home turf

Recap: https://t.co/7s6GlPrE7j

#BLCVikings | #d3baseball

[Parkeology @Parkeology]

A sea shanty performed below Columbia’s decks at Disneyland. This is just so far removed from modern theme parks—no IP, merchandise, crowd control, spectacle—it almost doesn’t seem real. We flat out love it.

[Disney Tourist Blog @DisTouristBlog]

NEW: Lots of bombshells about Imagineering during Chapek's reign of terror, including big cutbacks, cancelled projects, ballooning budgets, etc. Here are the biggest surprises & disappointments--plus our takeaways and what has us skeptical. https://t.co/t7y5ryAVtc

[Phil Mackey 🎙 @PhilMackey]

The comments…

[Savethemagic @Savethedmagic]

This is an awful direction..From the article “According to Imagineers, Frontierland’s recent and upcoming attractions emphasize: chasing your dreams, writing your own folk tale and..the setting isn’t the story…Frontierland changes transition the land away from its representation of a “retreat into a mythical and romanticized version of the great American West” and into…emphasizing chasing your dreams and writing your own folk tale.”..

I’m sorry but yes - the setting is absolutely the story, and that’s why they are changing it. This isn’t good, and it’s exactly what I feared they would do with frontierland. There really wasn’t any other option since you can’t have cars in the old west. The problem is if you still want the version of the great American west you are just SOL. The solution is this “write your own folk tale” nonsense. This ranks right up there with when they wanted to jam IP into future world in Epcot that didn’t belong they just junked the whole theme in favor of celebrating who knows what, to try to make it fit. It’s hot garbage, and it still looks like something got jammed in future world, and it’s going to be the same here. Frontierland as we knew it is absolutely getting junked, into some theme park amorphous choose your own adventure BS. I can’t express how much I absolutely dislike this. I would rather they just have bulldozed all of it then do this to the scrap that’s left.

[Eddie Sotto @boss_angeles]

The ROA and "Liberty Belle" by Herb Ryman. Why not produce it as an art print or poster? (Elegantly restored and color corrected by @JLHomni )

[Dre @VashSky]

Ask yourself,

Has there been ANYTHING created by Imagineering in the last 5 years that's given you the confidence that whatever they create for this space will resonate with audiences like this 👇 almost 35 years after opening?

Now calculate the chances they will this time...

[sborror @seborror]

@Savethedmagic My take on the reason is this….combination of investor pressure to maximize revenue, declining in house skill, loss of culture due to drifting away from core purpose, and insertion of personal politics into work. All adds up to a much diff company from 10 yrs ago much less 50.

[HiddenMicks °o° App @HiddenMicks_Net]

Bottom line

It’s hard watching an institution you’ve loved almost your whole life destroy such a cherished, poignant, symbolic part of the world’s most famous theme park. A part of the park so many of us hold close to our hearts. A park created by a beloved creative genius.

Magic 💔 Kingdom

Rationally, I know it’s ‘just’ a theme park. It’s just a stretch of water, with a steamboat. Worse things happen everyday in the world. And we should be grateful they don’t happen to us.

But, an attachment is an attachment. There will never be a future visit when I see Cars Land but wish for and remember what sailed before 💙

[Ivan @Valiantes_]

Walt's Rivers of America transports you to something ideal in American values of exploration, adventure, history, and scenery. A true park within a park.

This is a HUGE mistake from Disney. Cartoon Cars will never last the test of time.

[Brent Fassett @fassettb]

@DisneyParks @WaltDisneyWorld @Pixar @pixarcars This complete and utter abomination will permanently spit in the face of Disney’s own legacy. Which I guess will become the permanent legacy of Disney’s current leadership. What a shame this will s(car) this park forever.

[Niall Ferguson @nfergus]

https://t.co/XAZGvuSiLs

[Eddie Sotto @boss_angeles]

Literally just penciled this out to show that you CAN have it all with a little imagination. Riverboat boards by TBA, track loops w switches (MS Streetcars), allowing direct access to BTM, even a stream for Canoes to explore a BTM "cavern" under the rock bridge. MORE land now to use for Cars, but retains the immersive river experience. Tunnel to new "Lafitte" Island? Villains can be accessed by HM and also thru F'land "portal". It can all be done, you just have to want to. I hear the case is still closed, but was fun to "Imagineer" a bit. 🙂

[Brent Fassett @fassettb]

@DisneyParks @WaltDisneyWorld What’s this reasoning for this? You have at list a few other places this could go and succeed, no backlash. It seems like they despise Frontierland but don’t have the guts to say it out loud. Either way, they’re creative cowards.

[Brent Fassett @fassettb]

@DisneyParks @Pixar @WaltDisneyWorld Couldn’t possibly despise this more. You truly don’t understand what’s magic about the Magic Kingdom. What an utter lack of imagination to have this in Frontierland.

[Brent Fassett @fassettb]

@hatboxpirate @WDWNT An exhibit telling the actual history of a person’s life sure seems like a museum to me.

[Jeff @MNTwinsZealot]

On this day in 1987 Kirby Puckett goes 6 for 6 with two HRs, two doubles, two singles & robs Robin Yount of a grand slam in a 10-6 #MNTwins  win. It’s one of the greatest performances in baseball history.