So I want to congratulate Thomas Staggs for his promotion to President and COO of The Walt Disney Company. You really deserve it. I'd like to make a few suggestions regarding Disney's direction.
First, I actually like Disney as a hotelier. The service and amenities I've received from the Beach Club and the Grand Californian are top notch, and are two of my favorite hotels in the world. Let's expand the hotel business with what I'm calling the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection of historic and luxury hotels and resorts through the United States. I'm a regular traveler, and I've been to some of the best hotels and hidden gems. One of my new favorites is The Lodge at Torrey Pines. I reviewed that hotel not too long ago, and I really enjoyed it.
Yes, I know the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection was a video line in the nineties, but we can reuse it to be an equivalent to the Luxury Collection from Starwood, and the Waldorf-Astoria Collection from Hilton.
This is a list of hotels and resorts that might make a worthy addition to the Disney family:
The Menger Hotel, San Antonio, Texas
Arizona Inn, Tuscon, Arizona
La Cantera Resort and Spa, San Antonio, Texas
Mayflower Park Hotel, Seattle, Washington
Lakeway Resort and Spa, Austin, Texas
The Lodge at Torrey Pines, La Jolla, California
The Beverly Hills Hotel, Los Angeles, California
Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California
More to come.
And on the note of reusing brands, I would reuse the Walt Disney Classics as the Walt Disney Black Diamond Classics upon the end of the Diamond Editions. That line was noteworthy for being a favorite of collectors and it introduced my generation to those movies, plus it was crucial to Disney's development. Plus, the name does work, and I would have this line as a Disney version of the Criterion Collection, a portfolio of the best and most memorable movies in Disney's library, which includes a lot. I have several levels of classics I would propose:
Black Diamond Favorites
Black Diamond Classics
Black Diamond Masterpieces
Black Diamond Timeless Classics
Black Diamond Signature Classics
That last one would be reserved for the best of the best of Disney's films, such as Fantasia, Pinocchio, Beauty and the Beast, WALL-E, Inside Out, Raiders Of The Lost Ark, those movies.
If you go this route, do update and reuse those now-classic logos for these two brands.
That will do it for this editorial. See you next time.
Saturday, March 21, 2015
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
La Jolla's Torrey Pines Resort
What can I say about the beautiful Lodge at Torrey Pines? For starters, the resort is absolutely beautiful. The wooden interior and fireplace in the lobby is a very warm welcome, and the staff at the hotel are very pleasant.
I like my room. The beds are comfortable and elegant, the bathroom is spacious, and the shower works well. I like those separate rooms for the toilet, by the way. I did feel like Wifi could be better, and the page for getting free Wifi needs work if the tab to confirm is hidden by the graphics! :0 I do like the Keurig in the room.
Now on to the restaurant and dining. I wasn't given the best first impression with the food here through room service. I found my chicken and pasta to be bland, like the chicken wasn't seasoned enough and the pasta was undercooked.
The main restaurant, Valentin, more than made up for it, though. My mother liked the waitress, Paige, quite a bit. The people in the restaurant and bar were very friendly. I loved their chicken dishes, especially the "brick" chicken. And the desserts were very good too.
The Golfer's grill was also very nice. Good burgers, and I liked the chicken there too. To top it off, they have great espresso (Ryan Bros.).
The pool area is very nice. I like the view from the hot tub.
There's a lot of great things about the lodge. I highly recommend it.
I like my room. The beds are comfortable and elegant, the bathroom is spacious, and the shower works well. I like those separate rooms for the toilet, by the way. I did feel like Wifi could be better, and the page for getting free Wifi needs work if the tab to confirm is hidden by the graphics! :0 I do like the Keurig in the room.
Now on to the restaurant and dining. I wasn't given the best first impression with the food here through room service. I found my chicken and pasta to be bland, like the chicken wasn't seasoned enough and the pasta was undercooked.
The main restaurant, Valentin, more than made up for it, though. My mother liked the waitress, Paige, quite a bit. The people in the restaurant and bar were very friendly. I loved their chicken dishes, especially the "brick" chicken. And the desserts were very good too.
The Golfer's grill was also very nice. Good burgers, and I liked the chicken there too. To top it off, they have great espresso (Ryan Bros.).
The pool area is very nice. I like the view from the hot tub.
There's a lot of great things about the lodge. I highly recommend it.
North (the Rob Reiner film)
Now, I've never seen North, but I have watched the Nostalgia Critic's review of it, and, yeah, it's tough to sit through. This film is noteworthy for being a box-office bomb, which was aggravated by the infamous "Hate" review from Roger Ebert. Also, being in the shadow of The Lion King doesn't help.
The Great Mouse Detective
So what do I think of The Great Mouse Detective. This:
This is one of my childhood films, and I do still enjoy it. Do love Vincent Price.
If I had to pick a "dark age" Disney film to lump in with the classics, it's this one. The characters are very good, and play each other off very well. It's very entertaining, and it works.
This is one of my childhood films, and I do still enjoy it. Do love Vincent Price.
If I had to pick a "dark age" Disney film to lump in with the classics, it's this one. The characters are very good, and play each other off very well. It's very entertaining, and it works.
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