No one asked any of our opinions 
I could get behind this.
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Me too! And I should have tagged you in my post because I immediately thought - I know @ParkRanger agrees with me!
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I really think I’d like to see them develop more of these films (real or CGI but without distortion) that are themed and might run on rotation or might be randomized.
I’d love one that takes us
Soarin over the National Parks.
Soarin over the Continents
Soarin over the worlds beaches
Soarin over different climates (each with its own film - tundra, desert, jungle, savanna, etc)
that kind of thing
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Now I want to ride Soarin.
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Love this idea! It could be like Star Tours – mix and match destinations so you get a different mix every ride. Or you could at least get one of the X number of possibilities each ride.
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And what I think it could have the effect of is encouraging guests to get out in the world and see what else is there
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Thus leaving more space for us at Disney?!
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Sure. Side benefit I guess
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Definitely the screen, but one version minimizes it while the other maximizes it. It feels like they tested on a flat screen and then hoped no one would notice the distortion on the actual screen.
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The CGI doesn’t bother me, but I’m on team California. It comes down to distortion, nostalgia and orange groves.
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No disagreement there. On Soarin’ over California you have to work hard to see the distortion. On Soarin’ Around the World the distortion smacks you upside the head in around half the scenes. Although at this point we love to try to maximize distortion - get those awful corner seats and see just how much the Eiffel Banana can bend. It truly is an engineering marvel! 
I do think California was likely shot with the distortion issues of the utmost mind while by the time World was filmed/rendered the distortion issue was totally forgotten…
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Bri hates the California version and honestly parts of it are distorted as well on the left side.
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Listened to the Disney Dish today – two thoughts:
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Very interesting that Disney might have implemented the 8-day cancellation to avoid having to link their hotel reservation IT system with their Genie+ IT system. We all know that with ADRs, once you book them for your 60+10 days, you can cancel a leading reservation without losing the ADRs. There is a front-end control check only. So if they are indeed creating a 7-day on-site Genie+ booking advantage, increasing the cancellation window to 8-days prevents people from doing the same thing with LLs.
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Regarding Marvel in WDW, I’m curious whether Disney / UOR would entertain removing the “exclusivity” clause. What would be so bad about both parks having Marvel on the East Coast? Is it really that different for Spider-Man to have an attraction at DCA in Anaheim vs. HS in Orlando? Is proximity that big a factor? The specific iteration of Spider-Man used is totally different. So maybe there is a deal where Disney could let UOR continue to have the rights for its existing attractions and UOR could allow Disney to build new attractions featuring Marvel characters. Maybe that is more realistic than UOR losing the rights it already has. I recognize that it’s not straightforward, but if I were Disney I’d give that a try.
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This would make me sooooo happy!
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Huzzah!
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It will make ethical discussions on the topic moot, at least for LLs. 
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I will also restate here what I said elsewhere - ADRs have been SO EASY lately that the other day I had a multitude of choices available to me for CRT on day 4 of a trip I was working on. I feel more and more that, aside from being IMO unethical, leading ressies are not necessary in the same way they once were perceived to be.
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I don’t really pay attention to Disney news anymore except for this podcast and some lurking around on this group. I was surprised to hear that ticket prices were increased last week and I didn’t see anything about it unless I missed it
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It was part of the announcement and subsequent rollout of 2025 bookings. Prices increase then, not now (for now)
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There is zero incentive for UOR to do this. In this deal, they have all the deciding power and why would they? From a fan perspective it works, but would not work from a financial standpoint. Why would they give up their ability to both make money off of Disney’s success and prevent their rival from reaping the rewards themselves?
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