Originally Posted By phruby Is it time for DCA or DL to have a brand new AA type show along the lines of the Country Bears or Tiki Room? The Tiki Room is very popular since they restored it. Why not a new AA-type show for DCA?
Originally Posted By utahjosh I don't think we'll see anything like it for many years to come. When it does happen - I hope to see robotics and things I can't even imagine right now incorporated into a show that will blow my mind.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros To me, AA shows are part of what sets Disney apart from the rest. And the theater-type shows are one of the big things that set MK apart from DL. Although DL has its beloved Tiki Room, MK also has Carousel of Progress, Hall of Presidents, and the Country Bears; to me, the AA shows are really the defining difference between the two parks I'd love to see what they could do today with something in the same league as The American Adventure at Epcot, but I don't think it would be worth the investment. Due to the huge sets, the theater has an enormous seating area; even with WDW's infrequent visitors (who tend to go to shows more than DL's locals), I've never seen it anywhere near full. It would be awesome to see something along that scale, but I just don't think that DLR could support it (not to mention they'd have a tough time fitting a building that large into DLR; it's about an acre in Epcot)
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I agree with Josh. I personally think AA shows work best when the figures are integrated with other technology. "It's Tough To Be A Bug" is a good example. I'm not much of a fan, but the Tiki Room's nostalgia and short waits are probably what keeps a steady flow of traffic going through the door.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros ^^I think that the Tiki Room is also helped out by the always-popular Dole Whips. They're so close to the entrance (often with a 2nd queue within the waiting area) and it's the only attraction that I know of that they encourage you to bring food and drinks in. What goes better with your tropical treat than singing birds? That said, I've never understood the mass hysteria over Dole Whip. It's tasty and all, but I wouldn't wait more than a couple minutes for it
Originally Posted By utahjosh It's something about the Adventurland / Tiki Room setting that makes the Dole Whip taste better.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I think that the Tiki Room is also helped out by the always-popular Dole Whips." Absolutely. I can't believe that I forgot that those insanely popular things are sold basically right at the door. You're also right that allowing people to bring snacks in is probably another reason it gets traffic.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance It's also cool, dark, and you can sit down for a few minutes. Always a welcome relief in the CA sun.
Originally Posted By doombuggy Speaking of whips Menchies Frozen Yogurt will some times have them it even says Dole. It was labeled Dole pineapple soft serve dessert Got it and it is a whip, almost made me cry. lol
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I think so, because I was really surprised at the calorie/carb count of them. Not nearly as bad as you'd expect from an ice cream equivalent. Of course, I don't care for pineapple, so it does me no good. :.....(
Originally Posted By phruby What are we saying? The only reason to see a AA show is to get overpriced and overhyped soft serve? Disney should have not been so cheap to scrap the Plutartcs Alien Review show for the Innoventions building. Heck they could have come up with a green apple soft serve and call it Alien tail whip.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros With how hard they've been pushing LeFou's Brew in MK's Fantasyland and Red's whatever-it-is apple thing in Carsland, Disney sure seems to think that creating a smash hit (like Dole Whip or Butter Beer) is as easy as willing it into existence. In reality, it doesn't seem quite that easy, and the park visitors appear be more discerning than Disney gives them credit for But if they were able to make a good drink/thing for Tomorrowland, and if they actually allowed guests into the theater with it, I see no reason that it wouldn't have been mutually beneficial. More people buying the product than would have without the show, and more people watching the show than would have without the product. Seems like a win-win to me!
Originally Posted By Dabob2 In the 70's, TL had a signature drink called "Space Mist Punch." It was basically pink lemonade meets Hawaiian Punch, but surprisingly yummy, AND they kept it super-cold so that when they took it out of the near deep-freeze, it "misted." It was the best thing to get on a hot summer night while waiting in line for the Rocket Jets.
Originally Posted By leemac Every Disney theme park should have a variety of attraction in its mix. AA shows should definitely be part of that mix. The problem is that there just haven't been many that have lasted. Epcot had Kitchen Kaberet and Food Rocks (I liked both but KK was classic Epcot), Epcot still has American Adventure, MK has Stitch's Great Escape and HoP and DAK has ITTBAB (both Flik and Hopper are still exceptional AAs - but I've a real soft spot for both the movie and this show). SGE is the only new attraction there since '98. On the left coast there hasn't been a new AA show for a generation. The problem is that AA shows are usually hybrids - i.e. movie-based with AAs. When budgets are cut, which they invariably are under the last few regimes, then AAs are the low hanging fruit. So we end up with Golden Dreams without the AAs. SGE was cut from a series of AAs to just one Stitch. DLP arguably had the best AA show that never saw the light of day. Be Our Guest would have been a great update to the Tiki Room and it would have had the wow factor. I can't remember the last time I saw a decent AA show on the drawing boards.
Originally Posted By leemac <<Disney should have not been so cheap to scrap the Plutartcs Alien Review show for the Innoventions building.>> It was to be a very strange show. I personally think it would have ended up like SuperStar Limo. We have never done TomorrowLand humor right.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>SGE was cut from a series of AAs to just one Stitch.<< That's interesting, and makes me think that it actually had the potential to be decent. SGE is one of the worst attractions I've ever experienced, but the Stitch AA is very impressive. Even the overhead cannon-things have a surprising amount of personality for what is supposed to be a simple prop. The script and storytelling has always been a problem for SGE, but the technical components are surprisingly good
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Is it time for DCA or DL to have a brand new AA type show along the lines of the Country Bears or Tiki Room?<< I'm not sure AAs really capture the public's imagination like they did in the past. I think it's worth upgrading legacy attractions, as they already have a place in people's hearts, but I'm not so sure about a whole new attraction.
