Originally Posted By crazycroc Uhhh...crud. I just realized something as I was looking at updates from WDW and Disneyland at a different site. They are changing the theming of the Barnstormer at Magic Kingdom to be that of a circus performer, "The Great Goofini". That would free up the props and whatnot from that ride to go into the "new" Goofy's Sky School. Anyone else thought of this? Am I barking up the wrong tree, here?
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Give me a minute while I research crud online. Are you saying I will find it at DL and WDW?
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub ...Hopefully somebody will have better info. I personally think some of the changes are strange and a lot of money is being spent to create more of the same old.Does the Great Goofini sound compelling? What site were you visiting?
Originally Posted By crazycroc I guess what I'm trying to say is that I hope that they don't consider theming on this "new" ride to be props taken from the Barnstormer at Walt Disney World. It was miceage.com No one insinuated it there, I just got to thinking...
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Could any of that stuff even be reused at DCA? I guess what I'm saying is that Barnstormer had a very distinct Toontown look to it that I haven't seen anywhere in Paradise Pier. I really don't see how it could work even if they tried to do it somehow.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Just because it won't work doesn't mean that they won't try it. : / I had the same thought about recycling props a while ago too, so you may be onto something. The only thing that seems a little off is that there isn't a ton of time to get the props over from WDW and repaint them before the DCA attraction is going to open. I guess it's more time that the Electrical Parade had during its move early last year, but it still might be tight. It just seems so odd to me that they keep insisting that small roller coasters need to be themed to Goofy. There's nothing about them that implies it. The WDW area is getting rethemed to Dumbo, and the coaster is getting rethemed to fit in with a circus, but for some reason they're keeping Goofy (even though there's a perfectly nice train in the movie that they could use). The DCA coaster's location has nothing to do with Goofy or flying, so I'm just at a loss here. At least Mullholland Madness fit in with the quasi-Route-66-kitchy feel of the area. This will just be a random attraction plopped down in a random spot with random theming slapped on the side of it. If this isn't lipstick on a pig, I don't know what is.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Exactly FA, a real waste of time and money. I am guessing the AA chickens from Goofy's Barnstormer will be moved here given that I think I saw some concept art for Goofy's Skyschool that also had AA chickens.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo True, though still there is a real why element to this. The Corn Dog Castle and dino Gertie was still preferable to this rubbish coaster, now to be given a toon overlay.
Originally Posted By DlandDug >> The DCA coaster's location has nothing to do with Goofy or flying...<< The Pier is being given a classic Disney toon-of-the-30s overlay. Goofy's "How To" shorts are the inspiration for making this off-the-shelf coaster a better fit. The last hold outs will be Jumpin' Jellyfish and Triton's Carousel. (The Golden Zephyr isn't character based, but fits the 30s theme). Toy Story Midway Madness does use contemporary characters, but the entire attraction fits in the 30s. I think it is possible that some props will be carried over from the MK Barnstormer.. There's a couple of boards in the Blue Sky Cellar that might have more definite clues.
Originally Posted By DlandDug The caption in the Blue Sky Cellar states: "Goofy converts his chicken and egg farm into a barnstorming flight academy." Barnstormer, barnstorming... hmmm.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Will it be more enclosed in the new version? (And wouldn't his barn make more thematic sense over near Bug's Land than in Paradise Pier?)
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub We will need an insert to the Guides so we understand how we are supposed to feel and interpret the lands.
Originally Posted By SafariRob I am anxious to see if the conversion will make it seem like a better ride. MM sucked...mostly because the theming was bland. How much re-theming does it take to make a crappy ride good? That's the million (or whatever it cost to convert it) dollar question. Is SSS better than OS? It looks better. That's about it. Is MFW better than SW? I would argue yes, because of the music and view. I say THEME THE HECK OUT OF IT! Soundtrack. AA's. Props. Back story. Anything to make it special.
Originally Posted By SafariRob I got these two mixed up: Is SSS better than OS? I would argue yes, because of the music and view. Is MFW better than SW? It looks better. That's about it.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt The Sky School (or is it Skool?) thing will look better from the street than MM did and the queue and load area will probably be given a thoughtful makeover, but I'm not expecting much in terms of story or themeing while on the ride. I'm probably in the minority in that I actually like the little coaster and I think it fits the theme just fine. My big issue with it, and I think most people probably share this sentiment, is that it's just so doggone ugly. There's certainly nothing charming or about the track supports and barren floor of a mad mouse coaster.
Originally Posted By SafariRob That's why they need to theme the heck out of it. The less exposed infrastructure, the better. I thought the blue paint would be an improvement...and it is, slightly...but it is still an eye-sore.
