Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of <a href="http://www.LaughingPlace.com/Latest-ID-82090.asp" target="_blank"><b>Latest: Disneyland Limited Time Magic - Meet Mr. Incredible and Frozone June 10-16</b></a> <p><span>This Father's Day, show dad he's incredible with a gift he won't soon forget—as part of Limited Time Magic at Disney California Adventure Park, head to Paradise Pier, where a duo of "supers" from Disney•Pixar's</span><i>The Incredibles</i><span> will be posing for pictures. Stop by for a chance to meet Mr. Incredible or Frozone, and see how these larger-than-life Disney Characters stack up against the fatherly hero in your family!</span></p>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Wow, talk about a non-event. Don't Mr Incredible and Frozone regularly greet guests in the backlot area? And we're supposed to get excited about meeting them in Paradise Pier? Limited Time Magic strikes again!
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Dude, my kids have a picture with Mr Incredible from years ago.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I have pictures with the Three Little Pigs from years ago, yet apparently they're something to get really excited for with Limited Time Magic! Honestly, I'm a little surprised that they're even still trying at this point. I'll give the cubicle drones an A for effort, but feel really bad for them having to come up with ideas for this poorly thought out campaign
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance They're probably just pulling character names out of a hat to decide which characters to bring "back" and what outfits to put on them.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I think it's funny they are saying this is for Father's Day. If I took my husband or dad down there and said "Surprise! You get your picture taken with Mr Incredible and Frozone!" They'd both murder me.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Random thought sparked by reading this thread right after the Epcot Character Spot one: You know what characters/outfits I could actually get really excited about for Limited Time Magic? The Fab 5 in their old-school EPCOT Center costumes. You know...the rainbow-astronaut ones... <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RDlRUjv_pLI/TotXUe7NE0I/AAAAAAAABUo/6ueOW-jubgE/s1600/rainbow+brite+costumes.jpg" target="_blank">http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RDlR...umes.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>I think it's funny they are saying this is for Father's Day. If I took my husband or dad down there and said "Surprise! You get your picture taken with Mr Incredible and Frozone!" They'd both murder me.<< Well, the final decision was between Frozone and Jessica Rabbit, but they just couldn't find anybody who was 'drawn' that way... : )
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Are you sure you'd get really excited about that?<< Compared to the stuff they're putting out right now? Absolutely. At least it's something that truly hasn't been seen in the parks for a couple decades, rather than a couple months/weeks/hours in the cases of most of the characters they've been bringing out
Originally Posted By utahjosh Lame. I took a picture with Frozone three weeks ago, and Mr. Incredible last year on my trip.
Originally Posted By TP2000 Both of these characters appear regularly in DCA for photos, and have done for years. And for the life of me I can't figure out what this would have to do with Father's Day. I can't think of any adult male who would get excited over taking their photo with either of these characters. Limited Time Magic has to be one of the most humiliatingly bad marketing campaigns they've had in years and years. Perhaps ever.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Really silly idea. Is it because Mr Incredible is a father and Frozone is in the movie? Is Frozone a father? I have NO memory of him in the movie and had to ask someone who he was when we saw him in DCA last year.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Good point! Frozone is married (or at least has a very long-term relationship with a woman he lives with, who we hear but never see), but there's no indication that he has any kids. By the way he acts around the Parr family kids, he seems like a fun uncle figure who is excited to hang out with kids for a little while because he doesn't have any of his own. Makes the choice to include him for the Father's Day LTM event that much more strange Still I guess they could have picked a worse father figure, like Bambi's dad...
Originally Posted By berol You guys are making more of this than it is. It's just a little extra (this time) where if you're a fan of the movie, you'll know exactly where and when they'll be. If they were sending press packets all over the west and setting up for esplanade camping, I'd be wondering what they were thinking.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros But how is this meet & greet any different than the ones in the backlot? They're posted in the Times Guide, so you know when they'll be there, and it's in the same spot every day. And if you were really concerned about it, you could ask any cast member in the park about it, and I'm sure they'd be able to point you in the right direction. Moving the location to the other side of the park does not a special event make. It would be like announcing that they'll be performing the parade today as part of the Limited Time Magic promotion. It's a lazy concept, and dishonest to consumers. If they just decided to move them, and updated the Times Guide to reflect it, that's fine, but to publically announce the charade as something unique is beyond silly
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I would KILL to get a picture with Bambi's Dad. That would truly be awesome. lol
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance By the way, I think Frozone was married, because his wife made that comment,when Frozone said, "It's for the greater good!" She replied, "I am your WIFE, I AM your greater good" Or something like that. But no kids mentioned.
Originally Posted By amazedncal2 Guess I have to watch the movie again. Is Goofy Max's dad or uncle? I think my DH and fam members might be happy to get a pic with Goofy and Max.
Originally Posted By berol "But how is this meet & greet any different than the ones in the backlot?" It puts the meet front and center, a little extra promotion for it and for the park for those who didn't know before. I didn't know they were around, but I'd have walked right past them had I seen them. Either Disney could do nothing or this tiny little something.
