Originally Posted By leemac <<Do they still do meet & greets in the American Waterfront?>> Meet 'n' Greets have been dialled back substantially at TDS - OLC budget cuts. They are more focused on Oswald and Duffy now.
Originally Posted By leemac <<I have a tough time recalling what the 50th logo was (50 inside Mickey a symbol?)>> But it traded on the nostalgia and the golden anniversary which we know is a key retail USP for DL. It just didn't shift in the same volumes as the IJA stuff in '95.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Interesting. It's clear that they think that DL has plenty of nostalgia to sell, since that's nearly everything they've had in the stores ever since the 50th (other than the merchandise with the current year). Personally, I enjoy it in small quantities but I think it grows tiresome really quickly when the entire push is how great the parks used to be rather than how great they are now; based on how they stock the stores, apparently I'm in the minority
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Glad Leemac took the initiative to further explain the allure of special merchandise at TDR and HKDL. As for what happened to the mentality of the USA collectors, look no further than someone else's post about not loosing sleep over it. Which really means "I can't afford it". Or maybe since management in the USA have lost track of those special anniversary events and how much they mean to some fans, well I guess that pretty much sums it up. Yet, anyone who was in line at 4AM to enter Disneyland on the 50th, to do another long line for merchandise around the rivers of america, will disagree with you.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo " As for what happened to the mentality of the USA collectors, look no further than someone else's post about not loosing sleep over it. Which really means 'I can't afford it'." Wow. Collectors can't even imagine that there are people who don't obsessively collect things. I have to say, whatever problems there are with merchandise in the parks (and there definitely is), I don't find a lack of stuff for collectors to be one of them. I know I can live without that 43rd anniversary pin.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <But many of you wouldn't understand that because you're what I call "basic mentality> I'm a basic person. Not just as it pertains to Disney, but also in life. As for anniversary merchandise 1. I don't need much of it 2. I hate the DL 60th logo
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>I have to say, whatever problems there are with merchandise in the parks (and there definitely is), I don't find a lack of stuff for collectors to be one of them.<< I agree. There seems to be a lot of high-end merchandise for people who want it, lots of low-quality junk that gets pushed into every store, and a lot of "collectible" things like pins and Vinylmation (though that seems to be on its way out). But for people who just want nice-ish stuff that's not crazy expensive, there aren't a lot of options. I have no problem spending a little more for something a little nicer, but when that option's not there, I'm probably not going to be buying anything >>2. I hate the DL 60th logo<< I completely agree! I like the idea of the Diamond anniversary, and I can even get behind the concept of a diamond castle, but the result is really uninspiring. Why do so many event logos look like they were created in about 20 minutes by the unpaid intern? It's not like Disney doesn't have a good graphics department
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Maybe they should have asked the Japan team to do their logo for the 60th.. but ugly logo or not (beauty's in the eye of the beholder), DL's 60 is the one single most anticipating event I am looking forward to attend in 2015. I can only hope WDW will do something significant for their 45th in 2016 but I'm not holding my breath.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>>As for anniversary merchandise 1. I don't need much of it 2. I hate the DL 60th logo <<< Answer to #1: If you're not a collector, then why would you? I can understand where you're coming from. It's like asking the butchest man on Earth to go shopping at Macy*s. As if. Answer to #2: Sometimes less is more. Would it make you happy if they had added Duffy to the mix?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm not much of a collector, but I got several things with the 50th logo on them. It was a nice way to commemorate a trip to the parks during a special time, but I certainly didn't feel the need to get all of it. I definitely bought more than I would have during a non-anniversary period
