Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 As to Rebekah's blog (oh, and did I mention the Spirit has his VERY FIRST Rebekah and Doobie sighting two weeks ago?!?!? They really do exist!) ... I can understand the excitement over MSEP and being behind the scenes. But I sure wish you were showing some of the floats for the brand new 2010 version of the MSEP (think TDL Dreamlights ONLY better!) If Disney wants to play on our nostalgia (and I love MSEP especially compared to SpectroTragic), don't you think it would be nice if they did so with something new and amazing, yet familiar and uplifting ... ya know, like what WoC will be doing? The rest of Nightastic really seems underwhelming to me. I'd be shocked if ToT truly will change very much. Changes costs. I doubt they'd ever spend what they're saving by showing Fantasmic only three nights a week to upgrade the attraction for the summer. Having live music at TPFKaTD-MGMS is great, but that used to be a GIVEN at a Disney park. Especially on summer nights. And it sure seems like the plans to keep DAK open at night have been shelved. Unless PR really thinks people will be stupid enough to think 6 and 7 p.m. closings are somehow special or different than any other year. I guess the best thing to come out of this is the MMM pyro rebranded for the summer . That is a definite improvement over the syrupy Wishes ... although I couldn't help but notice that DL (and longtime WDW exec George K) have now decided the only way you see DL's Halloween pyro show is by buying tix to their hard-ticket parties (WDW strategy all the way!)so the Mouse gives a little bit back in FLA and pulls the FLA management card in Anaheim.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>> I can understand the excitement over MSEP and being behind the scenes. <<<< Oh, you finally say this NOW after scoffing at me for being excited! >>>I guess the best thing to come out of this is the MMM pyro rebranded for the summer . That is a definite improvement over the syrupy Wishes ... although I couldn't help but notice that DL (and longtime WDW exec George K) have now decided the only way you see DL's Halloween pyro show is by buying tix to their hard-ticket parties (WDW strategy all the way!)so the Mouse gives a little bit back in FLA and pulls the FLA management card in Anaheim.<<<< And hopefully rerecorded. There might be a new intro and closing on it, so they call it by it's newer, hipper, more relevant name. Bah. Just call it MMM.
Originally Posted By Rebekah I suspect that the reason behind the Tower of Terror taking a backseat is because it is a difficult thing to market. You have to tread very carefully. From the comments at the event it is clear that it will NOT be anything near as extensive as other seasonal transformations we've seen in Disney Parks so I think they need to be very careful to not create too grand an expectation. It seems like perhaps they could have marketed it as "enhanced" ... but that's purely a gut feeling as they stayed very quiet on the specifics to the changes in Tower. You can hear it directly from Jason of WDI who gave the presentation on Tower by clicking the links below. <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/Videos-View-1367.asp" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/V...1367.asp</a> <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/Videos-View-1366.asp" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/V...1366.asp</a>
Originally Posted By Rebekah Oh Spirit...I decided to hold back on pics of the new floats in keeping with the nostalgia tone of the article. Hope it didn't disappoint you too much. R.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb >>>...DL (and longtime WDW exec George K) have now decided the only way you see DL's Halloween pyro show is by buying tix to their hard-ticket parties<<< I am SO unhappy about this (and not having the party Saturday night, but that's another subject).
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>It seems like perhaps they could have marketed it as "enhanced" ... but that's purely a gut feeling as they stayed very quiet on the specifics to the changes in Tower. <<< The odd thing is that the commercial calls it "Re-Imagined" which makes it REALLY sound drastic. I dunno, but if they were smart, the ToT could REALLY do some cool things for NT, and it would be VERY marketable to the "teen/thrill ride" demo.
Originally Posted By -em >>...DL (and longtime WDW exec George K) have now decided the only way you see DL's Halloween pyro show is by buying tix to their hard-ticket parties<<< I am SO unhappy about this (and not having the party Saturday night, but that's another subject).<< Sadly that is a very "modern disney" action (which I also am unhappy with and I don't even have plans to hit DLR this fall) why give something for free when you can charge 50 bucks for it
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<it would be VERY marketable to the "teen/thrill ride" demo.>> When will you learn that they don't give 2 craps about this demo?
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I suspect that the reason behind the Tower of Terror taking a backseat is because it is a difficult thing to market. You have to tread very carefully. From the comments at the event it is clear that it will NOT be anything near as extensive as other seasonal transformations we've seen in Disney Parks so I think they need to be very careful to not create too grand an expectation. It seems like perhaps they could have marketed it as "enhanced" ... but that's purely a gut feeling as they stayed very quiet on the specifics to the changes in Tower. You can hear it directly from Jason of WDI who gave the presentation on Tower by clicking the links below. <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/V...1367.asp" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/V...1367.asp</a> <a href="http://www.laughingplace.com/V...1366.asp>>" target="_blank">http://www.laughingplace.com/V...>></a> Yeah, I tend to agree R. I just don't see them doing anything big, although ToT is great as is ... still, there's a lot that 'could' be done just via the nature of the attraction. I'm interested in hearing what they do as I am not sure I'll be up this summer or not.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Oh Spirit...I decided to hold back on pics of the new floats in keeping with the nostalgia tone of the article. Hope it didn't disappoint you too much.>> It didn't disappoint at all. I enjoyed it. ... I've seen the 'new' floats anyway. I do have a question, though, and that is did Disney at least remove the 'California Classic' part of the drum float or are they just shutting that programming off?
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>I do have a question, though, and that is did Disney at least remove the 'California Classic' part of the drum float or are they just shutting that programming off?<<< Hasn't that been gone since Sylvania took it over for DCA's revamp of it? If it isn't...I would certainly hope it's gone...and sporting OUR name. The REAL name. The Main Street Electrical Parade. ;-)
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 >>>...DL (and longtime WDW exec George K) have now decided the only way you see DL's Halloween pyro show is by buying tix to their hard-ticket parties<<< <<I am SO unhappy about this (and not having the party Saturday night, but that's another subject).>> This is classic TDO management and George is a LONGtime WDW exec. His whole career, which began in 1971, has been spent in FLA with the exception of his 18-month stint in Anaheim in 2000-01 and his recent three years in Paris. And charging extra for things that were once included is SOP in O-Town. But judging by the comments on Disney's official blog, many locals are going to be plenty pissed about it. I don't think they should have parties on Saturdays, though. You can't close DL at 6 p.m. on Saturdays ... especially when you're doing so on Fridays without having mobs with pitchforks out at TDA.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 But if they didn't close the MK early, my husband never would have ended up at Artist's Point and enjoyed his buffalo steak. He had a delishious, relaxing peaceful meal all by himself.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Cast Preview was tonight....they'll be calling it Disney's Main Street Electrical Parade on the audio, Disney's Electrical Parade on the float. Eh. On the note if changing the float...they might not have even been able to. Source I talked to said it might be in loan from DL and because it'll be heading back there, we can't change it. If so, it makes sense. I'm just a giddy idiot fanboi ton have it back /why hide it?
Originally Posted By MousDad >>I'm just a giddy idiot fanboi to have it back<< Care if I refer to you as gidiotboi, for short?
