Originally Posted By leemac Looks unlikely jmishica. WDW are currently looking to see what they can do for Epcot's 25th next October. IllumiNations is definitely being reworked for it and Entertainment are pushing for a daytime parade too. It is probably just too close to the end of the Happiest Celebration on Earth.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Or concidering what they did for the 35th in California back in 1990. Or even what OLC plans to do for TDS' 5th this summer. Very sad indeed. Why people flock to s substandard Disney resort is beyond me.
Originally Posted By jkayjs I remember well DL's 35th. We took the kids and stayed at the DL hotel. They had the state fair theme. It's funny I found a pic of our 3 kids sitting in front of a 35th sign in the hotel lobby over the weekend. I was gathering pics for the slide show for my daughters wedding. It would be to bad if they don't do anything. While looking through all the photos(a three day marathon) I found many Disney celebrations.
Originally Posted By RobinsonCrusoeEsq The 35th will probably be commemorated by a few souvenirs, the way the 30th was with a license plate available at the resorts. There will be no promotion like the 25th because we are just coming off the big 50th, which was marketed nationwide. Remember the Walt's 100th? There are people who don't keep track, and they start to think, "First it was the 25th, then the 100th, then the 50th. Now it is the 35th?" The Epcot 25th is something that will stand out, and by 2007 the 50th will be long gone. Incidentally, I read somewhere online that the WDW 40th would be a big promotion, because there are no other big company milestones celebrating an anniversary around that time. I don't know where I read that, but it was when I first read about the plans for Epcot25.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Sounds to me that celebrating WDW's 35th would be the perfect way to keep the momentum of the happiest Celebration from DLR going for the long haul... I just don't get it.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss How can WDW celebrate it's 35th anniversary when it just had its 50th?
Originally Posted By ssWEDguy I never understood why were were celebrating a "100th anniversary" for something that didn't start until the late 1920's. You don't celebrate an anniversary from some person's birthdate. You celebrate the anniversary of the opening day of the THING itself. Why not celebrate Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs from the first day of the first cel that was inked? Instead of 4 years later when it was released to the theaters? Walt was not the creative driver from the day he was born and was a baby. Those features began to emerge as he grew up. Now the numbers are all jumbled up. How are we going to celebrate a true 100th anniversary some 25 years from now when we already had a 100th anniversary?
Originally Posted By mrichmondj Isn't there something else we can celebrate besides an anniversary? I think the constant birthday/anniversary celebrations are a little bit old. Of course, we could celebrate WDW's unbirthday 364 days of the year in the spirit of the Mad Hatter!
Originally Posted By TDLFAN ^^^That's because DL's 35th was ALL Party Gras (and the free car giveaways)... It was so popular that WDW copied the whole carnival theme and parade for their 20th anniversary, which to me was much more enjoyable than the 25th and the Pepto-Abysmal castle.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN ...even TDL debuted their own Party Gras parade and their whole 15th anniversary celebration was a huge carnival for every season of the 15th year. That is how popular DL's 35th anniversary really was!!
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORWEN: Well, I don't see why none of the Disney theme parks have gotten around to celebrating an anniversary for THE BLACK CAULDRON!! I mean, really! If Disneyland can celebrate Snow White's 50th--like they did in 1987--I don't see why Disney World didn't celebrate OUR film's 20th birthday in 2005!!! Instead of confusing people into thinking Disney World was turning 50 years old, the Florida park should have set their sights on something more appropriate--like us Cauldron girls. (I'm sure you'll all agree with me about this!!)
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Witches... did you know that Mystery Castle Tour at TDl is closing this month?? No more Horned King doing his thing anymore..
Originally Posted By wdwfan1 Do you rememeber the 15th at MK in WDW.. They gave away a car a day for 365 days... All I won was a lousy bumper sticker... LOL... But it was fun trying... I think they also gave away trips.. That was one big celebration..
Originally Posted By TDLFAN I remember the 15th celebration quite well... even though I thought it was a bit of a let down after the fabulous Tencennial Celebration... "One Year Long and a Smile Wide!"... I miss the good olde days at the MK.. sighs.
Originally Posted By kennect TDL, We all know you miss the good old days...But to refer to WDW as a substandard resort really reeks of a bad attitude...I love your photo's and your comments but give FL. a break...Even your TDL resort seems to be going through some changes right now that seem to reflect a need for some budget cutting....Of course while I am groaning towards you personally I do see something very strange happening...It seems WDW is more interested in getting guests from the airport to the resort more important than maintaining areas that need it at the actual resort...So I will say the place isn't perfect and agree with you...But I still don't find the place to be substandard by any means....Substandard is visiting the local Six Flag park here...That is really bad...
Originally Posted By LuvDatDisney Substandard is what WDW is today if you compare it to what it was even a decade ago. To bring Six Flags or any local parks of that ilk into the discussion just muddies the waters. Disney never competed with anyone. They didn't have to as they were that much better that any comparison would have been laughable. Not anymore. WDW is much too large. While there may be more to see and do now, the WDW standards for cleanlines, show quality, CMs, hotel upkeep etc have dropped precipitously from where they used to be. I'm someone in TDLFAN's category. I'm a local. I have friends that have or do work for Disney. I have been visiting WDW regularly since soon after it opened. You simply can't compare the WDW of the first 20-25 years to what we have now. The fact that WDW has held giant PR campaigns like Magical Gatherings and, now, Happiest Homecoming instead of celebrating a milestone like the 35th Anniversary speaks loudly for what Disney feels is important. Although it does seem like they're going to go big for Epcot's 25th, I must wonder if there'll be substance or just Disney slick marketing.
Originally Posted By kennect LuvDat, Just to let you know...I am a Fl. native and today I don't live that far from the place...I know what has happened over the years...Yes things are different...But I personally don't find the place to be substandard...If I did I wouldn't continue to visit...
