Originally Posted By yamabuki ^ The theater has always seen very big crowds for the show. It isn't rare to see all three levels full. And yes, it is very popular with guests, even locals.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Whenever I walk by the theatre right before they open the doors i only see maybe like 150-200 people waitng." Please report back to this thread in July and let us know what the wait looks like. With all the WoC hype and the assumption that attendance will increase, I would be shocked if the show isn't at or near capacity during every performance. I do agree with you though Hista that a new show would be nice. However, I would prefer that it not be another Pixar based project. I really loved the music and storyline of Princess and The Frog (I know I'm surprised too). If Disney must do shows based on its character franchises this would be a good one.
Originally Posted By yamabuki would it be possible to merge the threads? accidentally created two.. now we have two active threads on the same topic.
Originally Posted By cheesybaby If WoC does in fact succeed in bringing in more out-of-towners, Aladdin will be a new show to them after playing primarily to locals and APers all these years. So bringing in an entirely new show isn't necessary. Notice my first word above is "IF."
Originally Posted By danyoung >Disney has a habit of keeping these theater shows too long - see Beauty and the Beast and Voyage of the Little Mermaid at DHS.< Completely disagree. I still enjoy both of these shows, and they both play to mostly full houses several times a day. Why change what's working?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt The Phantom of The Opera ran in San Francisco for five years. Beach Blanket Babylon as been playing here since 1974.
Originally Posted By yamabuki >>out of curiosity yamabuki when did you last go to DCA??<< last Friday. it's been pretty busy every time i've seen the show.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "Concerning the musical review concept, I have an idea, what if they commissioned Julie Taymor and her team from 'Across The Universe' to craft a musical with a storyline that incorperates music from many different Disney movies. I really liked "Across The Universe", and I think that a talented team could make a great show given Disney's musical catalog." Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter. Although this is the kind of project that would go straight to Broadway.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance Tasha, you remembered! Yes, I will be able to see Aladdin, that is if I can get back to DL sometime!
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>Beach Blanket Babylon as been playing here since 1974.<< Doesn't it periodically go into new editions? I have seen Aladdin more times than I care to count. Love the show, but I haven't set foot in the theater for at least a year, if not more. Yes, I would like to see a new show. Toy Story? Fine. Musical review? Sure. Just make it a show as good, or better, than Aladdin. If it doesn't look like it will be at that level, keep Aladdin. It's the best theme park show I've ever seen.
Originally Posted By xrayvision >>Just make it a show as good, or better, than Aladdin. If it doesn't look like it will be at that level, keep Aladdin. It's the best theme park show I've ever seen.<< That's the point. Toy Story the Musical, which is coming direct from a Disney Cruise production, is not at the same level as Aladdin, including the storyline, the staging, the music, the special effects and the diversity of the cast. Aladdin is strong in it's staging, musical offerings of more than one recognizable and pleasantly memorable song, and special effects that utilizes the stage as well as the ceiling over the audience. The show was designed by specifically for DCA, and specifically for the Hyperion Theater, by a Broadway theater director and other Broadway saavy contributors. The DCA show originally featured Broadway stars including the amazing and beautiful songstress, Lea Salonga. And Aladdin offered a diverse cast, including ethnic diversity and mobile enabled diversity. How would you have a diverse Toy Story cast...make BoPeep a Black doll and have Slinky-dog sitting in a wheel chair? The Potato Heads and the green alien men do not qualify as being ethnic people. I did like Toy Story Musical's puppetry technology used to animate the characters' facial movements and expressions (ala Meet-in-Greet Talking Mickey and Disney Channel's Dumbo's Circus characters). But, other than the puppetry, Toy Story the Musical was not a good show to me and definitely was not a strong replacement for Aladdin, which is a far superior production.
Originally Posted By DlandDug I would tend to believe that a Toy Story musical in the Hyperion would be quite different from the Cruise Line production. The stage on the Magic and Wonder is impressive, but doesn't have near the capability of the Hyperion. It would also be not only easy, but necessary to expand the cast. I could easily imagine a Sid's Room sequence, for example.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Doesn't it periodically go into new editions?" It's always the same story (Snow White looking for her prince). The changes are usually topical, so they do add or remove little bits related to current events. Nevertheless, it's not so drastic that you would need to see the show more than once or twice in a lifetime.
Originally Posted By Hista98 i think aladdin staying was not because fans were demanding it but more because disney realsied how bad the toy story musical was. it was a case of the lesser of two evils. and the phantom running for 5 years is a bad example. that is meant for people to only go see just that. where in a theme park there is lots to see and you need to constantly keep it fresh aladdin has been there for 7 years now. the park is 9 years old. anyone else see the problem here?
Originally Posted By tashajilek " aladdin has been there for 7 years now. the park is 9 years old. anyone else see the problem here?" Yupp i get your point. But changing up the entire show would cost who knows how much? With WOC, carsland and the other changes it may not be in the budget? Who knows maybe they are thinking we will change it when more $$ comes in.
