Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/w/article/2014/02/03/super-bowl-mvp-visits-the-magic-kingdom/" target="_blank"><b>2/3/14: Super Bowl MVP Visits the Magic Kingdom</b></a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I know it's a long-running tradition, but this always seemed strange to me. How many of the guests in the park yesterday even watched the Super Bowl? I would guess that the vast majority were enjoying a day in a theme park, and have significantly less knowledge of what happened than the general public That said, I'm glad that they do still offer some special one-time-only events like this. The logistics of this can't be easy (especially coordinating with Letterman in NYC the same day), so I'm always impressed with how quickly they pull it off. I'm also glad that Mickey isn't wearing his helmet this year; it just never quite looked right But that banner? "Disney Parks Celebrates Superbowl Champions"? Could it get any more generic or gramatically incorrect (parks celebrates?)?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Isn't Disney Parks the proper name of the business unit Ferret?
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance They only let the MVP come to the park? He must get lonely all by himself. Think he could at least bring some of his teammate buddies with him. Mickey needs to stop dressing up in regular clothing. He looks absolutely ridiculous in anything!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>Isn't Disney Parks the proper name of the business unit Ferret?<< Maybe, but I thought it was still considered Walt Disney Parks and Resorts from a corporate level. I think the Disney Parks label is much more informal, and typically only refers to DLR and WDW, not the international parks, off-site DVC, Adventures by Disney, or the cruise line. That said, the banner stood out to me mostly because it felt so bland and corporate, like those Disney Parks T-shirts they had in stores circa 2008 that nobody ever bought >>They only let the MVP come to the park? He must get lonely all by himself.<< In all fairness, he's probably in Orlando for less than 2 hours. The parade is typically the day after the game, and he also makes an appearance on Letterman that night (though it typically films in the late afternoon). Once you figure travel times in there, there's hardly enough time to feel lonely >>Mickey needs to stop dressing up in regular clothing. He looks absolutely ridiculous in anything!<< He's actually wearing a football uniform, not "regular" clothing. It's a lot more obvious when he has the helmet on, but that has a tendency to look a little ridiculous as well: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.laughingplace.com/Showpic.asp?filename=http://s231432788.onlinehome.us/lotion/pics/SS20130204-WDWWhatsNext/big/P1-4.JPG&caption=Mickey+and+Super+Bowl+MVP+Joe+Flacco+of+the+Baltimore+Ravens">http://www.laughingplace.com/S...e+Ravens</a> That said, Mickey has far more variety in his outfits in WDW than at DL, where he's typically in formalwear. He has dozens of different looks for different locations and settings, and some of them look better than others. One of his more distinct (and silly looking) outfits is his golf look: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://parksandresorts.wdpromedia.com/media/disneyparks/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/GolfingMickeyLARGE.jpg">http://parksandresorts.wdprome...ARGE.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "That said, the banner stood out to me mostly because it felt so bland and corporate" Well that's because it IS bland and corporate. But then again, why else would they invite the Super Bowl MVP to the MK other than for a brand marketing stunt?
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I actually get angry looking at Mickey wearing that dopey golf outfit. Why can't he just dress like the regular cartoon Mickey? That's so much cuter!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros But in the cartoons he wore different outfits when he was in unusual settings, so why not let him do that in the parks? He only wore his 'normal' outfit when he was at home (or in the 'normal' city); in the cartoons that were set in an unusual time or location, he had a costume to match. Shouldn't it be the same for the parks? As much as Disney likes to homogenize things these days, I'm really glad they keep using all the different outfits in WDW, even if some of them do look strange
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Why can't he just dress like the regular cartoon Mickey? That's so much cuter!" The themed costumes don't bother me much. What kills me is when Mickey and Minnie try to be hip. Check out this dance battle: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59yZPdYNAhs">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...ZPdYNAhs</a> And what do you get when you combine a Mouse rubberhead, a specialty costume, and a complicated dance routine? An embarrassing face plant: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBCK5nmxOI4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...K5nmxOI4</a>
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Hans, that Mickey dance was awesome! lol He did a handstand and the robot! hahaha
