Oh lawd, coming from another forum it's so refreshing to see people who don't like the album not being total bass soles about it. Props!
As cheesy and "Disney-like" as it is, I personally quite like it. It's great for what it is, don't see why people compare to other stuff the whole time. If people go about it like they would when it comes to The Wall or even a Steven Wilson record (these days), they 're just setting themselves up to not like it.
If they pull it off in a live setting, it will make for such a great show.
Over time a few tracks might be filler material for me but can't complain at all because there are just so many good moments in there. "Chosen" is my personal favorite, I'm surprised it hasn't gotten as many honorable mentions in here. It's like the "Let It Go" of this album.
They took enough creative risks here (imo the biggest one being making this tour album-exclusive), at least you can't blame them for that.