Originally Posted By leemac <<IIRC, golden dreams was originally intended to be a more ambitious attraction called 'circle of hands' or something similar that wasn't a film at all. >> I only ever remember Golden Dreams as a movie-based attraction. Someone may have touted something else as a possibility but it was never got beyond the blue sky phase for sure.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "It's had its run, and it failed to resonate with most of DCAs audience." Failed to resonate with most of DCA's audience? I would guess that most of DCA's audience has probably never seen it. Kind of like that charming little gem of a film over at the Golden Vine Winery.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Hans, you and I are the only people who like 'Golden Dreams' and 'Seasons of the Vine.'
Originally Posted By Dabob2 No, I do too. I do agree with those folks who say that GD isn't special enough as just a film with minimal effects to rate as a high-profile attraction with such a large theatre, etc. I think it's BETTER suited as a central plaza attraction, as part of a larger "welcome to California" type complex. Kind of like Lincoln is one part of a larger facility and you can either go see him or not. Have a "welcome center" with all sorts of displays on California history, natural features/geography, etc., and have GD in a theatre (smaller than the current one) within that complex, playing continuously, that people can either go see or not.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA It's the small but growing 'I Heart Golden Dreams & Seasons of the Vine' fan club. I could sell T-shirts and have a weird fan site.
Originally Posted By Doobie If you do, get some supersized for me - I'm in the club. What would the URL for that fan site be, BTW? Doobie.
Originally Posted By cstephens <a href="http://www.DisneyIsGoingInTheToiletButSomePeopleStillLikeGoldenDreamsandSeasonsoftheVine.com" target="_blank">http://www.DisneyIsGoingInTheT oiletButSomePeopleStillLikeGoldenDreamsandSeasonsoftheVine.com</a> /cs
Originally Posted By juicer I would like to join the Golden Dreams/Seasons Of The Vine Club too! It would'nt be DCA without them
Originally Posted By gadzuux And just idly curious ... how often do you fans actually sit through a showing of the film? I'm referring to 'golden dreams' only. 'Seasons of the vine' is more humble in scope and lacks the pretensions of an honest-to-pete "attraction" that 'golden dreams' has.
Originally Posted By cstephens I probably see it maybe a couple times a year. There are rides that I'm a fan of that I don't go on very often either. /cs
Originally Posted By BrigmanMT 2 Me too. I didn't care for the winery film. It didn't bring up anything new or interesting. The information presented is common knowledge to anyone who has ever taken care of a grape vine. I felt like it was my dad lecturing me on my yard work duties. I second the statement that Golden Dreams was better before the overly PC version. It was a new direction for Disney and the shock value was something this whole park was supposedly aiming for, but Golden Dreams was the only attraction that came through. Most people say the original "Hands" attraction was supposed to be the American Adventure (which would have been incredible, even if they used the exact same scenes from the movie) but the emphasis on multimedia use seemed more like a Meet the World attraction to me, rather than the "Two Brothers" moments in the American Adventure. An attraction the size of the American Adventure would take up the entire San Fransisco area, and the builidngs would probably have to grow another 8 feet tall if the theater was equal in size to the best attraction in EPCOT, the American Adventure. This park could have greatly benefited from a 45 minute experience in air-conditioned immersive splendor, unfortunately since so few people showed up that first summer, it would have been a strange experience. But, who knows, maybe this attraction would have greatly changed the initial perceptions of the park. DCA was certainly short on CA when it opened. Soarin and Golden Dreams were the only two attractions that really addressed the wonderful theme, which I hope never changes.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo "Hans, you and I are the only people who like 'Golden Dreams' and 'Seasons of the Vine.'" Hey add me in here too. I love them both.
Originally Posted By gadzuux Oh c'mon - you're not a disney newbie. Golden dreams is a film attraction at DCA, inside the reproduction of the palace of fine arts, hosted by whoopi goldberg in the role of 'califia'. It's topic is that california is a unique place that has been shaped by immigrants with determination and pluck to make a new life for themselves.
