Disney and nostalgia go hand in hand for me. I remember going to Disneyland as a little kid, standing at the bottom of Splash Mountain, staring up at its massive drop and thinking it was the biggest fall any human could ever go down. I'm far from alone in having emotional memories tied to Disney parks, which is why every time Imagineers start tinkering with those core memories, I viscerally feel the tightrope they're walking between honoring what people love and creating something new.
Disney is no stranger to change. Splash Mountain became Tiana's Bayou Adventure. Pirates of the Caribbean added a new projection-mapped pirate with a... let's call it questionable approval rating. Recently, Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Walt Disney World also got a full Muppet-ified makeover.
