Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2014/11/17/mad-tea-party-to-close-after-november-30th/" target="_blank"><b>11/17/14: Mad T Party to Close After November 30th</b></a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Good riddance! I loved GlowFest and enjoyed ElecTRONica, but I really never enjoyed Mad T Party. It just seemed like it was trying too hard the whole time, from the just-past-its-prime franchise tie-in, to the various activity stations, to the long lines for lousy drinks, to the noisy band. I assume this is to make room for the Frozen stuff that's rumored for late December. While it seems like that will have a more kid-friendly approach and focus on daytime entertainment, I'm hoping we get some Frozen daiquiris and Let It Gojitos...
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I didn't see T-Party's predecessors, so I have nothing to compare it to, but I liked what I experienced. My only complaint was that I felt to old to participate. Although it was well produced, it seemed geared to high school seniors and college freshman. As for what's replacing it, this will be a step down in terms of appeal for me. I overdosed on Frozen a long time ago.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>My only complaint was that I felt to old to participate.<< That's one of my big complaints about the Mad T Party. With the "activity stations" where you watch the band, play arcade games, and watch the dancers, it feels like somebody is holding your hand and telling you where to go, rather than experiencing it on your own. It reminds me of the Wilderness Explorer overlay on the Redwood Creek Challenge Trail, which always skewed to a younger age group than TSI, but really began to pander with the official to-do list ElecTRONica definitely had the most adult vibe of the 3 with its sleek design and moody entrance music, but I still think that GlowFest struck the balance perfectly. It managed to feel like a real block party, where everybody was welcome. I never felt strange for having an adult beverage, and it also stayed entirely welcoming to families throughout. I also like the more broad non-franchise based theme, though there were tons of character silhouettes incorporated into the decor. I think that part of the shift in tone has been due to the shifting audience as it's become more and more of a local's hangout, but the design and music of GF really struck the right balance of being kid-friendly while also making a true party atmosphere. Had one of the other versions been the first, I doubt it would have been extended beyond its initial summer run
Originally Posted By TP2000 I agree that Glow Fest has been the best of the three drink-n-dance events in DCA over the past four years. The closing of Mad T Party seems to fuel the flames of the Miceage rumors that Frozen is about to take over this area on December 20th. Tick, tick, tick...
Originally Posted By FerretAfros ^^Especially since they already added some (minimal) Christmas decorations to the area. Why decorate for the holidays when you know that it's going to all be removed about a month before the holiday itself? I suspect that the decision to end this came up quickly as they were scrambling to put the plans together I don't know what the Frozen stuff entails, but I hope we'll get to see that area without the huge 'temporary' stages and lighting rigs. When they redid it for the Monsters opening, it was actually a pretty charming area, but you'd never know that by looking at it now
Originally Posted By monorailblue Are these ones from last year up again this year? <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://datelinedisneyland.smugmug.com/DisneylandResort/2013/11-18-13-Edited-Update-Photos/i-3kSLPgX/0/X2/IMG_0850-X2.jpg">http://datelinedisneyland.smug...0-X2.jpg</a> Or is it all just the simpler snowflakes? The snowflakes are much more generic winter-themed, rather than Christmas/Holiday, suggesting they could stay and be used for a lot longer.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros This update shows those same ones up on Hollywood Blvd, but also Mad T Party-specific ones on the semi-permanent décor in that corner of the land. The photos are about 2/3 down the page: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://micechat.com/86671-holidays-at-the-disneyland-resort/">http://micechat.com/86671-holi...-resort/</a> They've also added light-up snowflakes to the lampposts along the Performance Corridor. I'm surprised that the usually-snarky MiceAge update crews have seen them as a positive change, since they look like what you'd find at any small strip mall in the country
Originally Posted By monorailblue OIC. I was having a bit of a brain blip distinguishing between the Blvd and the Backlot decorations.
Originally Posted By Disney Joy I like ElecTRONica watching the dancing and Mad Tea was also ok to watch but not much dancing to watch. I would watch for hours. I hope they have some type of night fun with music in the streets.
Originally Posted By phruby Looks like cheap Disney is going to leave the stuff up and glue snowflakes all over it. Are we sure Paul Pressler isn't back?
