Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes I found this in the S.F. Chronicle. I thought it was funny and very well written (especially about the popcorn bucket collectors and the pin collectors). There's one technical glitch and a description of the characters as having no cleavage. I maybe wrong, but that's not how I remember Cinderella. If the link doesn't work, Google San Chronicle Disneyland. Enjoy. <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/Up-all-night-in-Disneyland-24-hours-of-lines-and-6322671.php">http://www.sfgate.com/travel/a...2671.php</a>
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Great article!! Perfectly demonstrates the insanity of Disneyland fans.
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes CC - I lurk now and then. I've been awfully busy. Thanks for asking.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss Someday I would like to join in on the insanity of a 24 hour DL event.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance For me it costs too much to travel to DL to waste it on a time that will be insane. Plus, I'm just not willing to wait for hours on end for basically anything.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "If Disneyland weren’t the happiest place on Earth, nobody would dare spend 24 straight hours in it. There’s a reason they usually shut down the place at midnight." LOL!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I loved that article. If Steve Rubenstein really wants to experience out of control Disney fanaticism he should stop by here sometime...
Originally Posted By FerretAfros While I agreed with a lot of the sentiment in the article, it came off as a little too snarky for me. The "looking down your nose at Disney" card got worn out a decade or two ago; this just seemed sort of desperate That said, I completely agree that the 24-hour events have gotten out of hand. The DLR locals really do seem to go crazy for any little thing that changes (though without the good manners and patience of the TDR locals), to the point that it becomes a detriment to other people in the parks. I suppose most of the people who were there for the 24-hour event knew what they were getting into, but I feel bad for the out of town guests who just happened to pick that weekend (Memorial Day...big travel weekend, right?) and didn't fully understand what they were getting themselves into
Originally Posted By Dabob2 I'm with FA. While a few lines made me chuckle, I chuckle more when someone here makes similar observations, because as justified as exasperation at a mobbed DL can be, the observations still come from a place of love (of DL). This article for me came from a place of "I'm going to show how hip I am by being totally above this place." It was lazy cynicism too often, dismissing the new nighttime spectaculars as little changed from their predecessors (which, based on what I've seen, isn't at all true), and dismissing well loved attractions with the likes of "robotic parrot show." If you don't like the place, fine. I wouldn't have liked the madhouse that that event sounded like myself. But I get tired of people trying to prove their hipness by dumping on what other people enjoy.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I'm a Disney fan and can still poke fun and laugh at my weird obsession.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip I'm a Disney fan but have no problem admitting that I am a little weird to geek out over a theme park.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 No doubt. Me too. But like I said, ultimately it comes from love. I didn't get that vibe from that article.
Originally Posted By Tikiduck The thing is, Disneyland is in the DNA of so many of us. Not just the pleasure receptors, but in the nostalgia of the past. So many memories, some with people who aren't around anymore. I hate the crowds, but there are a lot more people around since the park was built, and they have a right to see it too. Though I understand hating crowds, I have never understood those who don't like Disneyland, it's like people who hate dogs.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros "I'm suspicious of people who don't like dogs, but I trust a dog when it doesn't like a person" -Bill Murray
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "No doubt. Me too. But like I said, ultimately it comes from love. I didn't get that vibe from that article." I'm OK with that. Sometimes a reality check is needed even if your passion comes from a good place. I try to never take this stuff to seriously becaise DL is supposed to be fun, not something to constantly analize and obsess over. As the article points out there are a lot of park fans who from a certain perspective have questionable judgment. Hey, if someone wants to stand in 90 minute line for the Matterhorn at 3am more power to them. My love for DL has its limits.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I really need to stop posting from my phone. Sorry for the typos!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <As the article points out there are a lot of park fans who from a certain perspective have questionable judgment.> No doubt. And some of those people have annoyed me at the parks more than once. I guess what I'm saying is that the author took a "hipper than thou" and "can you believe people actually like this twaddle" attitude about DL in general, not just the obsessive fans.
