Theme Parking: What Should Disney Do With One Billion Dollars? Ban Selfie Sticks!

• If you didn't see my update to yesterday's post, it turns out that my predication of a selfie stick ban was exceptionally timely. Within hours of that post¹, Disney announced a ban on all selfie sticks inside their American parks starting June 30 and on their international properties July 1.


• Sorry to every selfie stick user who isn't a terrible person; the terrible people spoiled it for you. My wife and I already offer to take pictures of people awkwardly trying to selfie their families. If you find us in the park, we will be more than happy to do the same for you.


• The other big news from yesterday was the announcement of a potential one billion dollar expansion of the Disneyland Resort and surroundings. Today, The Orange County Register posted an excellent breakdown of expansion options for the parks. It covers both intellectual properties they are likely to build on as well as areas of the property that are available for construction and remodeling. As packed as the Resort is, it is nice to know that the parks still have room to grow.


• Because I get a kick out Disneyland maps, so here's a preview from that article:

• Footnote 1: Four hours to be exact.


• Theme Parking is a new category for posts related to my lifelong obsession with Disneyland.