Disney admits that DCA is a "work in progress"

Originally Posted By Darkbeer

I just picked up a copy of the 2006 version of 'Birnbaum's Disneyland Resort: Expert Advice from the Inside Source', published by Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Let me quote from page 5, in the "A Word from the Editor" letter written by Jill Safro. Second Paragraph, second and third sentences.


>>While Disneyland Park is wonderfully familiar to us - practically a second home - Disney's California Adventure is a newer playing ground, and finding the best ways to take it in is an adventure in itself. (Even now, it remains a work in progress, with attractions such as the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror being added to further guest satification.)<<

Wow, was I surprised to see this in an Official Disney Publication. (FYI, Disney bought the rights to the Birnbaum guides years ago, and now the only Birnbaum guides made are Disney themed).

 

Originally Posted By DlandDug

Walt said that Disneyland was a work in progress, too, at least as long as there was imagination left in the world.

Nu?

 

Originally Posted By woody

"Walt said that Disneyland was a work in progress, too, at least as long as there was imagination left in the world."

I think imagination left DCA.

 

Originally Posted By trekkeruss

Just because it's a Disney publication doesn't mean that the editor can't have an opinion.

 

Originally Posted By Witches of Morva

ORDDU: Except that--in so many cases--Disney Management has not allowed those opinions to be expressed in public.

 

Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt

Oh brother. We've been saying that DCA, like DL, is a work in progress.

 

Originally Posted By RoadTrip

Although published by the Disney Press, Birnbaum's claims to maintain editorial independence. Now obviously, they are not going to go too far in biting the hand that feeds them. On the other hand, I've seen reviews in Birnbaum's that were not particularly flattering -- for instance, the review of Mission Space is not exactly a glowing recommendation.

 

Originally Posted By John_CM

In addition, Birnbaum's "official" guide has not been very accurate in year's past. Anyone remember when they announced that the "Twilight Tower: Zone Of Power" would be coming to DCA? I think it's in the 2004 edition.

 

Originally Posted By MickeyChick

I bought my mom a copy of the 2006 edition and saw so many mistakes when just flipping through it. The maps of the hotel locations, DCA and DL all have things in the wrong places. In one place it lists WWTBAM as a "must see" attraction. I can't even remember what else there was, but I kept indignantly calling out to my husband "Here's another mistake! And another one!" I couldn't believe how bad it was.

 

Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan

>>Walt said that Disneyland was a work in progress, too, at least as long as there was imagination left in the world.

Nu?<<

That's what I thought, too.

 

Originally Posted By Dabob2

That's what many of us have been saying: DCA was opened as decidedly "phase one." Rightly or wrongly. Which is one reason some of us probably give the place a little more slack. "Okay...this is good, this is okay, this isn't so good, they could use more here... well, it'll be interesting to see what they do with it in the years to come." In that sense, it always reminded me the most of MGM, though I think it may be a better park than MGM now.

 

Originally Posted By bean

Oh please, Did you expect a park that is only five years old to be a completed piece of art.

It will continue to be a work in progress until its full expnsion plot is developed and there is no more room for growth.

Even then it will always continue to change.

Darkbeer you sure are something.

 

Originally Posted By TomSawyer

I just found this post from the LP archives:

Walt Disney says Disneyland a work in progress - so why should people pay full price to go to a park that isn't ever going to be finished? Knotts just added a new mannequin to their Ghost Town and it is so much better than the mannequins in DL. And Knotts is so much cheaper and their Ghost Town has REAL old west buildings instead of the fake buildings in DL's Frontierland. If Disney and his "imagineers" had any imagination, they would have built us a completed park instead of trying to justify their failure with a bunch of PR noise.

 

Originally Posted By TomSawyer

(I wonder whatever happened to RootBeer?)

 

Originally Posted By thethe1

>> Knotts just added a new mannequin to their Ghost Town and it is so much better than the mannequins in DL. And Knotts is so much cheaper and their Ghost Town has REAL old west buildings instead of the fake buildings in DL's Frontierland<<

he is right about this at least

 

Originally Posted By AaronInCal

Just about all theme parks are "works in progress." They are always adding rides and other amenities. Just because Disney said this about DCA really doesn't mean anything. Maybe a few years ago they would have never said anything like this, but it's just them finally coming around to saying what has always been said about Disneyland itself.

 

Originally Posted By SuzieQ

I'm not surprised at all that they said this! It's kind of a big "DUH!", don't you think?

 

Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt

Yes, it is. Which is why it seems odd that anyone would start a discussion about it.

 

Originally Posted By trekkeruss

It's not an odd thing for DarkBeer.

 

Originally Posted By BrnardM

<<Anyone remember when they announced that the "Twilight Tower: Zone Of Power" would be coming to DCA? I think it's in the 2004 edition>>

I remember, that was the greatest typo ever!