Originally Posted By kari12177 I said the area behind Thunder because to me Fantasyland to me is the most Disney and most memorable for me. I have a really bad memory, so for me to remember riding the rides in that area is special.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <On the other hand, I loved the Penny Arcade back when they had lots of stuff in there. It made sense. Starcade, bleh.> Exactly. And the reasons the Penny Arcade was great was a). it was filled with stuff that was NOT available outside, and b). It fit the theme. You knew that these were the machines that people in 1900 or so used to play games on or watch movies on. Neither was true of the Starcade. It had stuff you could find anywhere, and it didn't fit the theme of "tomorrow," when the same machines were at the mall.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <The last time we were at DL we had the snottiest woman helping us at the Candy Palace. > The only bad CM I ran into on our last tip was in the Candy Palace. I wonder if it was the same one. I wanted one of those apple pie apples that several people here said were so good. I thought I'd pick it up on the way out of the park, so it was near closing time. She looked at me like I was an idiot for thinking they'd have any so late in the day. I guess they commonly sell out of them early. Of course, how was I supposed to know that? "You're sold out, then?" "Um, yuuuh. HOURS ago." At least she was the only bad cm I ran into in 4 days. I ended up getting my apple at Marceline's.
Originally Posted By Moon Waffle I haven't had a problem with CM's, but rather, a problem with other guests from time to time. I'll agree that this is the most "un-Disney" thing to me. People trying to cut in line, people using foul language around my kids, people that litter in the park, people dressed like freaks and/or prostitutes, people that you can tell are just plain "angry" - these are just some of the many things that kill the Disney magic for me. I know I can just turn my head and ignore most of this stuff but I shouldn't have to. Disney is supposed to be a place to escape the things of the world yet each year I see more and more of the world infringing on the magic of the park.
Originally Posted By wonderingalice <<On the other hand, I loved the Penny Arcade...>> Big time ditto, 2oony...
Originally Posted By Jenn31 " people dressed like freaks and/or prostitutes" I Shouldn't have to see 14 and 15 year old girls half clothed when I bring my family to a "family" park. Lack of clothing irks me to no end. I wish Disney would enact some sort of a dress code. The path between fantasyland and big thunder does seem Disney to me, however it just feels so very sparse. It feels like you're walking in the middle of nowhere. I do like it in th eafternoon when it's really hot out and you can sit on one of the benches in the shade drinking a frozen lemonade.
Originally Posted By danmcmartin Someone earlier said that the area near Bengal BBQ and Indy is unDisney because it so crowded. I agree it is poorly designed, but that area feels totally Disney to me. Mainly because we end up there so often going here or there. Its so familiar because we are there so often. On the unDisney side, all the little seemingly forgotten corners that seem to scream for themeing or an attraction either a new one or to replce and aging one. The sub laggon was the biggest for a long time, but there are other smaller ones, like HISTa or that dreary walkway between the Matterhorn and Club Buzz or Big Thunder Ranch area. BTR could hold a new land, but even that dreary walkway could be dressed up with some paint or murals or something.
Originally Posted By PirateGirl121 Ok so inoventions may feel undisneyish but most of the time when im in there im on vmk (virtual magic kingdom) I feel that they should re-open the castle too. I only have like 1 memory of it and I would really like to stop staring at the empty castle door
Originally Posted By Jenn31 The other thing that really feels undisneyish to me now is the electrical parade. We used to love it! It was a must see every time, and since it swapped parks on is, it just doesnt feel as magical.
Originally Posted By monorailblue How about the trashy security tents? That kind of temporary-but-permanent set up feels very un-Disney to me.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I didn't think the most recent set of tents looked all that bad. The day-glo yellow ones were pretty awful, and really didn't fit in at all. The green replacements were much better, until they added the "WhereSpeak" stuff to them. Instead of trying to leave the world behind you as you walk through the tents, they use them as a way to advertise for the place that you've already traveled to.
Originally Posted By cherna-bog-vmk The only un-disney-ish things i have noticed are in WDW, but some are in DL and DCA. First, If you walk through the Castle into Fantasyland and take a right into Tomorrowland, and walk back to Main Street, U.S.A. There is a pathway that is the same color as the castle, but there is a smoking section. Doesen't really feel Disney to me. Didn't Disney remove smoking from their movies after summer '07? Second, the Tommorowland Indy Speedway. When was there cars in a Disney Movie? (This was built before the movie CARS) And the track you HAVE TO stay on. Third, (the old ride) The People Mover. Disney needed more safety on that. HUGS AND DISNEY DREAMS KISSES, cherna-bog-vmk
Originally Posted By monorailblue When was [sic] there cars in a Disney Movie? The flying car in the Absent Minded Professor, anyone? the Herbie movies (Love Bug, Rides Again, Monte Carlo), anyone? The chase in Candleshoe? Small examples, to be sure, but I just wanted to point them out.
