Originally Posted By vbdad55 Okay - I am going to start this.I am somewhat fearful and ask please - no comments on the world sucks because of any political individual -- the world has changed from 1955 and 1971 - dramatically- so I put my question from another thread here . the question is, is the era of Classic Attractions over ? Various reasons I ask. 1/ Many of those who created these attractions are sadly no longer with us,nor is their vision 2/ in today's world - with kids with an attention span of how long it takes to go from level to level on the latest viseo game before putting it in a drawer and moving on. 3/ teen/adult attention spans last from one text message to the next....... If a 'pirates' themed ride had not been in place before and came out now- wouldit be similarly received ? I don't know the answer to that. I look at the 'themes' from when I was a kid - exciting adventures from pirates and haunted mansions,andouter space and the wild west drove a lot of the attractions. The wild west seems to already be so passe to kids it has disappeared -- hard for space stuff to keep up with even reality. The world itself has changed - and like most generations before me, I don'think for the better. Doesn't make me right ( doesn't make me wrong either ) -- Maybe this should be it's own thread - but I am fearful the 'fantasy' and naivete that drove much of what builtDL and WDW is a thing of the past. Kids these days are bombarded with sexuality - and war and drugs and politics at such a young age...not sure they have timeto secure their childhood dreams like the ones many my age still hold on to. We know they're not real - but they are a nice escape from reality for a week or so- here and there.
