Steven Brasley
@stevenbrasley.bsky.social
Media outreach specialist, former TV news producer, 2x Emmy Award nominee, theme park nerd, pop culture geek. BA, @ithacacollege.bsky.social '14. Opinions are my own.
November 3, 2025 at 4:18 AM
I can’t believe how disappointed I am in Super Nintendo World at Epic Universe. It’s the most popular area in the park, crowded with families… and Universal put the park’s two lowest-capacity rides in it. 🤦🏻♂️
August 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I can’t believe how disappointed I am in Super Nintendo World at Epic Universe. It’s the most popular area in the park, crowded with families… and Universal put the park’s two lowest-capacity rides in it. 🤦🏻♂️
Now THIS is a step in the right direction for Hollywood Studios, a park meant to celebrate the art of making movies. I'm already excited to see this.
Disney Animation-Inspired Experience Coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios - Disney Parks Blog
Walt Disney Animation Studios in Burbank, California, is a place of pure magic – artists go in… beloved characters and films come out. Now, imagine stepping inside those iconic walls and seeing Disney...
disneyparksblog.com
July 22, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Now THIS is a step in the right direction for Hollywood Studios, a park meant to celebrate the art of making movies. I'm already excited to see this.
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Stephen Colbert is a profoundly good and deeply talented man with a great staff and an excellent show. They all deserve better.
July 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Stephen Colbert is a profoundly good and deeply talented man with a great staff and an excellent show. They all deserve better.
Using food to show where I grew up.
June 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Using food to show where I grew up.
This looks to be the reimagined scene that was once the brake test in Test Track 1.0 / OnStar in TT 2.0.
I wonder if this means we get two "near-miss" scenes in TT 3.0. No word yet on whether the semi truck in the tunnel survived the refurb.
I wonder if this means we get two "near-miss" scenes in TT 3.0. No word yet on whether the semi truck in the tunnel survived the refurb.
Walt Disney Imagineering has shared a behind-the-scenes look at a new scene in TEST TRACK that shows how vehicles see the world around them with advanced cameras and sensors. 🚗
Walt Disney Imagineers were able to represent this tech utilizing over 29,000 points of light. 💡
Walt Disney Imagineers were able to represent this tech utilizing over 29,000 points of light. 💡
June 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
This looks to be the reimagined scene that was once the brake test in Test Track 1.0 / OnStar in TT 2.0.
I wonder if this means we get two "near-miss" scenes in TT 3.0. No word yet on whether the semi truck in the tunnel survived the refurb.
I wonder if this means we get two "near-miss" scenes in TT 3.0. No word yet on whether the semi truck in the tunnel survived the refurb.
"In World Discovery, a new comedic street show is now touring under the fictional “Florida Artificial Intelligence Laboratories,” or FAIL for short. The stars of the act are Miss Information, an act playing an advanced walk-around animatronic and her human lab assistant, Al Gorithm."
I love this.
I love this.
New Street Acts Debut at EPCOT: Comedy Robot and Variety Duo www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/...
New Street Acts Debut at EPCOT: Comedy Robot and Variety Duo
New Street Acts Debut at EPCOT: Comedy Robot and Variety Duo
www.wdwmagic.com
June 12, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"In World Discovery, a new comedic street show is now touring under the fictional “Florida Artificial Intelligence Laboratories,” or FAIL for short. The stars of the act are Miss Information, an act playing an advanced walk-around animatronic and her human lab assistant, Al Gorithm."
I love this.
I love this.
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It’s like losing a member of your family.
Something so close and special to your heart.
No matter what comes next, it just hurts.
Something so close and special to your heart.
No matter what comes next, it just hurts.
June 8, 2025 at 1:21 AM
It’s like losing a member of your family.
Something so close and special to your heart.
No matter what comes next, it just hurts.
Something so close and special to your heart.
No matter what comes next, it just hurts.
Recent projects like this and the Haunted Mansion Parlor on DCL tell me that Disney really liked all the guest feedback from Trader Sam's.
NEW: The Pirates tavern has an official name: The Beak and Barrel. It opens later this year in Adventureland at Magic Kingdom Park.
May 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Recent projects like this and the Haunted Mansion Parlor on DCL tell me that Disney really liked all the guest feedback from Trader Sam's.
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Man. I've been thinking about, but if there was any property, franchise, whatever the heck, to be a kind of pure embodiment of the spirit of the Disney MGM Studios, it is The Muppets. All about putting on a show and the full wonder of the magic of show business.
One last time in Stage 1– aka Muppet Stuff. Doubtful it will be guest accessible again before demolition.
May 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Man. I've been thinking about, but if there was any property, franchise, whatever the heck, to be a kind of pure embodiment of the spirit of the Disney MGM Studios, it is The Muppets. All about putting on a show and the full wonder of the magic of show business.
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The more I read about the Walt Disney audio-animatronic, the more excited I get for it. www.cinemablend.com/theme-parks/...
Disneyland's Walt Disney Animatronic Is A Controversial Decision, But There's A Big Reason I Think It's The Right Choice
An audio-animatronic Walt Disney is a worthy way to honor a great man.
www.cinemablend.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The more I read about the Walt Disney audio-animatronic, the more excited I get for it. www.cinemablend.com/theme-parks/...
Aiming to see it in September, hopefully after a successful summer of avoiding spoilers from ride POVs 🤞
We can officially say Universal Epic Universe opens this month.
May 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Aiming to see it in September, hopefully after a successful summer of avoiding spoilers from ride POVs 🤞
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EPCOT Ice Station Cool appreciation post
April 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
EPCOT Ice Station Cool appreciation post
I think about this game all the time! I had it on PC and Game Boy Color. On the latter, hearing 8-bit theme park music was surreal.
Pirates of the Caribbean (Walt Disney World Quest Magical Racing, DC-PS1-GBC-PC, Crystal Dynamics, 2000)
April 24, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I think about this game all the time! I had it on PC and Game Boy Color. On the latter, hearing 8-bit theme park music was surreal.
Man, I miss Vinylmation.
I was obsessed with the Park Starz series myself.
I was obsessed with the Park Starz series myself.
April 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Man, I miss Vinylmation.
I was obsessed with the Park Starz series myself.
I was obsessed with the Park Starz series myself.
WDW announcing deals on deals on deals in response to Epic, we're gonna need Ezra Bridger to narrate the commercial.
Walt Disney World Announces Kids Eat Free in 2026
Walt Disney World Announces Kids Eat Free in 2026
Walt Disney World has announced that kids will be able to eat free for the entirety of 2026! Here are the details
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April 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
WDW announcing deals on deals on deals in response to Epic, we're gonna need Ezra Bridger to narrate the commercial.
A movie that takes place where you’re from...
April 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from...
I want a way to shut this "feature" off, and this only reinforces it. 🤦♂️
April 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
I want a way to shut this "feature" off, and this only reinforces it. 🤦♂️
Did I quote this Simpsons bit during a show on the Disney Fantasy, earning myself the nickname "That Simpsons Guy" for the remainder of the cruise?
Yes. Yes I did. 🍔
Yes. Yes I did. 🍔
#OnThisDay April 14, 1996, Skinner purchased fast food to disguise as his own cooking at an unforgettable luncheon with Superintendent Chalmers, when “22 Short Films About Springfield” first aired on Fox. @thatbilloakley.com #TheSimpsons #SteamedHams
April 14, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Did I quote this Simpsons bit during a show on the Disney Fantasy, earning myself the nickname "That Simpsons Guy" for the remainder of the cruise?
Yes. Yes I did. 🍔
Yes. Yes I did. 🍔
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To be fair, Magic Kingdom’s ride was jury-rigged onto 50+ year old ride system hardware and was genuinely a first of its kind.
As the story goes, WDI expected the spin to be the gimmick, not the guns (hence why later versions are called Astro Blasters with handheld guns) so this is overdue!
As the story goes, WDI expected the spin to be the gimmick, not the guns (hence why later versions are called Astro Blasters with handheld guns) so this is overdue!
Be fair to...Anaheim? Hang on, that doesn't sound right. disneyparksblog.com/wdw/new-spac...
Space Ranger Spin Updates: Take Aim with All-New Features
Preview the new Space Ranger Spin updates, including a new show scene, updated ride vehicles and gameplay enhancements.
disneyparksblog.com
March 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
To be fair, Magic Kingdom’s ride was jury-rigged onto 50+ year old ride system hardware and was genuinely a first of its kind.
As the story goes, WDI expected the spin to be the gimmick, not the guns (hence why later versions are called Astro Blasters with handheld guns) so this is overdue!
As the story goes, WDI expected the spin to be the gimmick, not the guns (hence why later versions are called Astro Blasters with handheld guns) so this is overdue!
OF COURSE, this happens mere months after my first time earning Galactic Hero. Time to relearn everything I taught myself, I guess 🙃
NEW VLOG! Breaking news as Walt Disney World announces Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin will close August 2025 to get an all new game engine, new blasters, reactive targets, and new ride vehicle style. And I got to play test the new blasters! Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oi17...
March 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
OF COURSE, this happens mere months after my first time earning Galactic Hero. Time to relearn everything I taught myself, I guess 🙃
Props to the photographer who captured Frankenstein Manor in the shadow of a storm cloud. What a nice touch.
March 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Props to the photographer who captured Frankenstein Manor in the shadow of a storm cloud. What a nice touch.
This shows the role lighting plays in establishing theme.
Notice how Dark Universe is the most dimly lit of the five lands, and Super Nintendo World is the brightest. Very neat.
Notice how Dark Universe is the most dimly lit of the five lands, and Super Nintendo World is the brightest. Very neat.
Aerial overview of Epic Universe at night, with the fading glow of sunset.
March 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This shows the role lighting plays in establishing theme.
Notice how Dark Universe is the most dimly lit of the five lands, and Super Nintendo World is the brightest. Very neat.
Notice how Dark Universe is the most dimly lit of the five lands, and Super Nintendo World is the brightest. Very neat.
The Shining (dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1980)
March 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The Shining (dir. Stanley Kubrick, 1980)