Originally Posted By HRM Jim, thanx for clearing that up! ;o) Well, it makes for interesting conversation... )
Originally Posted By YourPalEd I don't know why there is all these talk about janitors compared to musicians. First of all the janitorial cm's are incredibly meticulous in their jobs. Disneyland has the cleanest bathrooms, walkways, rides, parking lot, you name it, it is clean! Spotless. Amazingly spotless. Universal studios has gotten incredibly clean lately trying to compete so american competition does work. But getting rid of the male barbershop quartet on mainstreet does not add to the atmosphere of the eighteen hundreds.
Originally Posted By YourPalEd I think they should be given another chance to sway the disney management. Maybe they could go back and do something blending modern with the past, like a slow barbershop hiphop. Or, a barbershop quartet rendition of a nirvana song.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling Would someone please take pity on me and e-mail me to tell me if Matt Ouimett really is the person I need to write to voice my opinion on this as a Disneyland consumer. My address is in my profile. Thanks.
Originally Posted By YourPalEd "OHhhh, with the lights out Dear, it's so much safer, bum de dum de dum. Here we are now, Tulip, dearest your presence entertains us... Oh doh dee doh, doh dee doh, doh dee doh, Doooooooooo."
Originally Posted By YourPalEd This must be a mistake. How can you justify getting rid of the barbershop quartet on Main Street, U.S.A.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>First of all the janitorial cm's are incredibly meticulous in their jobs. Disneyland has the cleanest bathrooms, walkways, rides, parking lot, you name it, it is clean! Spotless. Amazingly spotless.<< I would say that the standard has slipped over the years (I blame management for this, not the CMs).
Originally Posted By retlawfan >>Can anyone tell me what the schedule is for the Dapper Dans these days? Are they Mon-Fri?<< <<From their web site: <a href="http://www.harmonize.com/dappe" target="_blank">http://www.harmonize.com/dappe</a> rdans/dd_today/dd_schedule/dd_schedule.htm>> Yeah I saw this too, except the site says it was last updated in 2002. A little outdated maybe? I'm hoping they'll be there next week, because I've already made reservations!
Originally Posted By Darkbeer Currently they are scheduled Tuesdays thru Saturdays... Took a good set of photos today.. <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/gallery/1231750" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/ga llery/1231750</a>
Originally Posted By gadzuux Thanks for posting your photo updates - I always enjoy looking at those. That's a lotta dans today.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I really hope they do not go the way of the DLP Dans. DLP sucks compared to the American parks due to the lack of live entertainement. I really hope this is just a chance to bring in a new crew, but I am very cynical. Another step closer to the 6 flagging of Disney, I sincerely hope not!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo "Main Street, Main Street....What next the Silouette shop artisian?" Well they got rid of that one at DLP too!
Originally Posted By gadzuux Main street is all "show". If they really need to cut back on expenses somewhere, I wish they'd find it in areas that wouldn't have such a direct impact on guest experience. Without the show elements, main street is just another tricked-out strip mall. In this area more than most others, it's the performers that bring the atmosphere and 'magic' to the guests. They're not optional, their integral to what main street is - or at least what it's supposed to be.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo I wholeheartedly agree, and this is why DLP , while beautiful (the imagineers did a fantastic job), it lasks the magi of the other parks. There is very little live entertainment other than the rubberheads and a couple of stage shows. Although the WDSP gets a rough ride on these boards, one of the reasons I like it is it is full of streetmousphere and live entertainment, and to me, that's one of the key things that sets Disney aprat from the competition. I understand why DLP cut back entertainment, because of economic pressures, but with it the magic is eroded. In DL and WDW, the attendence and per guest spending is much higher, therefore their is little excuse. The amount of entertainment offerings at DL is one of the things that makes it better than the MK or DLP, and if it is being pulled, well, that's another piece of magic disappearing. Not happy.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo And at the fire station, remember where you used to be able to see...
