Originally Posted By AutoPost This topic is for Discussion of: <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2014/03/07/festival-of-fantasy-poster-revealed/" target="_blank"><b>3/7/14: Festival of Fantasy Poster Revealed</b></a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Interesting artwork. It looks like it would make a really neat 3D shadowbox-type display, but I'm not sure how well it works as a regular poster Is this the first time they've done a poster for a parade? I know DL has had some for fireworks shows, but I feel like the rest have only been for attractions
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I'm underwhelmed. Not sure why, but I am. It reminds me of something designed for a preschool not a featured daily event at one of the world's most attended resort destinations.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance It does look like something that was made for little kids. The parade floats from what I've seen, are actually pretty neat looking, could have done a lot more with the poster, but what ev, no biggie.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "The parade floats from what I've seen, are actually pretty neat looking, could have done a lot more with the poster, but what ev, no biggie." Yep, I was just picking nits.
Originally Posted By hopemax My first thought was that it looked like some of the stuff out of Hong Kong Disneyland or Tokyo. It's got that extra colorful "cutsy" aspect. So therefore, I like it.
Originally Posted By tcsnwhite I like it. As said above, it kind of has that TDL/HKDL feel to it - very bright, colorful, cartoony, etc. I mean, it's a promotional poster...what is it supposed to look like?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Pretty much every attraction poster ever has that screen print-look to them, and this is a big departure from that style. Not nessecarily bad, but quite different And I agree that it looks like this was designed specifically for kids (even if the overall parade wasn't), but that seems to be par for the course at MK. During my 2 recent visits I was shocked at just how many families we saw with toddlers and no children older than about 5-6. It's a very different demographic from DL (or even some of the other WDW parks), where there are plenty of kids, but most of them are old enough to walk all day and meet the height requirements, and it's not as unusual to see an adult-only group. It seems like MK is very successful with that demographic and knows how to attract them, but it definitely added to the feeling that everything had been aimed toward the lowest common denominator when the cartoon themes were added to every single attraction imaginable. It really made me think about whether MK was a place for having fun as an entire family as Walt intended, or if it was a place for the kids to have fun while the parents get second-hand fun from watching their experiences (...second-hand fun...that might need to become a thing!)
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb I like certain elements of the poster, Monstro and the ship especially, but the way they have it jammed together does not appeal to my eye.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt If I didn't know what it was I would assume it was advertising one of those touring Disney ice shows.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance It reminds me of the artwork they would use for a popcorn bucket or something like that.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Hey, wait a minute!! I knew those floats looked familiar. Then, I did a search for Tokyo Disneyland's Jubilation! parade...and they're the same! At least some of the floats are nearly identical. The Monstro one, and the leading Princess floral float are all the same. Well, ok, the Frozen part of the princess float is different, but I'm actually shocked that most of this parade seems to be recycled design. I thought Steven Davison did all-new stuff...was he hamstrung by WDW budgets? What gives here? Seriously, look up Jubilation! and see the floats for yourselves.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros It was fairly well known that they were using a couple floats from Jubilation. Given that they are the most detailed floats in the parade, and how few guests weill have seen them in both parks (pictures don't count), I'm okay with it. If they were recycling simple floats like those in MK's old parade that might be an issue, but I'm fine with these ones specifically
Originally Posted By tcsnwhite As for the parade poster - I don't think it's supposed to an actual "attractions poster" is it? It just looks more like a standard promotional poster...more so than an 'official' attractions poster that will go alongside the others in the tunnels. That being said, not all the attraction posters are even done in the same style now.
Originally Posted By dagobert I'm not a big fan of the poster. It looks too modern and I don't like the 3D effect.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Bottom line is.. this is a nice parade compared to what we have been served for the past 15 yrs or so. It's intended for the average/clueless WDW guest from Brazil, midwest and the UK, while finally upgrading to a quality standard that has been the norm at other Disney parks for over a decade. The MK is simply catching up here. This is not a ground breaking endeavor. They could've put Harry Potter on a float and only Disney fanatics would have noticed. Me? I'm just glad they didn't add a marvel/star wars/muppets float here, as it would have been a rolling symbol of how unfocused and uninspired the Walt Disney Co has become in the last few years.
