All this new functionality is a lot to take in at the moment, but I noticed something new about the DisplayObjectContainer class (which is inherited by MovieClip). In particular the addChild and removeChild methods which replace the traditional attachMovie. Does this mean that you can remove a movie clip from one target and place it [...]

With the upcoming release of Flash Player 8.5, I wonder if the Flash developer community will be able to unlock it's secrets before the Flash 9 alpha, just like they did with Flash player 8. Or did Macromedia go to the trouble of hiding or disabling the new AS3 goodness? Just a thought.