Originally Posted By DlandDug Frankly, it looks to me like a jawa wearing orange work release coveralls. This reminds me of nothing so much as the Dutch vandals who attacked the miniature White House during its European tour. What a great way to make a political statement...
Originally Posted By moondevil So knoxvelour, would you mind if this happened every day? Would you approve of putting the prisoners in POTC in orange jumpsuits as well? How about starving children figures in Jungle Cruise? While Disneyland is a public place, it's also PRIVATE PROPERTY. Everyone is expected to follow the rules, so why does this so called "artist" get your seal of approval?
Originally Posted By knoxvelour Everyday? No A one time shot? Yes. Orange jumpsuits in POTC....too close to what's already been done. Starving children on Jungle Cruise? Well if it brought a lot of attention to a problem that's much bigger than the integrity of a theme park ride, yes. Once again, nothing was damaged. No one got hurt. This person made their high profile artistic and political statement. It was meant to stir up a reaction, get people talking about it, and that's just what he got. It's subversive art. Either you get it or you don't.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I guess I'm in the group that doesn't. If you want to make a political statement, then good for you. There is a time an a place for it, and DL does not happen to be the place. It's like the group that tried to start a mini-protest on 7-17-05 when Schwartzenegger started his part in the ceremony. They may have had a very valid point, but it was a completely innappropriate time, which (at least to me) takes any credibility away from them.
Originally Posted By mele I don't really care about the political statement but it just shows how easy it is to get smuggle something into the park. The artist could have brought it into the park in small pieces, or had a few friends bring in pieces. The disturbing thing to me is that they were able to put it up and no one noticed it for hours. This guy is just an "artist". It's scary to think of what could be accomplished by someone who really wanted to cause damage.
Originally Posted By netenyahoo What an idiot. If this is really happened then I hope he was kicked out of the park. He isn't going to influence anyone with something so stupid.
Originally Posted By moondevil And why does subversive art belong in Disneyland? When I pay good money to immerse my imagination in the "magic" I expect just that and not a self serving anarchist's disruption. Yeah, I'm aware of the world outside and that's why I choose to go inside.
Originally Posted By debtee I think this just proves that anyone can "Get Into" anywhere if they want to enough! No matter what security measures are in place. All this idiot has done is make Disney re-think it's security and it will take longer to get though security in the future. I find these people a nuisance because putting "their" message across just causes everyone else an inconvenience and has zero effect politically.
Originally Posted By gaston lives The rules don't apply to anarchists in their own minds, but they are still subject to rules and laws when it comes down to it. If he had been caught, he would have faced the Disney Police and their anti anarchist toon tazers or something like that, then he would have had charges pressed against him for defacing private property or something. There's no such thing as a free lunch.
Originally Posted By knoxvelour "There's no such thing as a free lunch." Unless you were poor and went to a public school
Originally Posted By wonderingalice <--------Really wants to visit Disneyland on Bats' Day sometime! *LOL* knoxie...
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>yet is was high profile and still has you talking about it today.<< There is such a thing as negative publicity.
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<he's an anarchist the rules don't apply>> In my eyes he's merely an idiot.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I just can't get all indignant that someone 'de-flowered' Disneyland by putting a dummy into the grounds of Big Thunder as a form of protest. 90% of the people seeing it wouldn't get it anyway. Heck, compared to the Hippies taking over Tom Sawyer Island in the 70s, it's downright quaint.
Originally Posted By moondevil "he's an anarchist the rules don't apply" Why does that make it okay? I'm guessing you have a soft spot for our "guerrilla artist", "Soy Bomb", low-lifes who'll get on their knees to scratch their tag on a toilet seat and other pathetic individuals with their cries to be noticed.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA <I'm guessing you have a soft spot for our "guerrilla artist", "Soy Bomb", low-lifes who'll get on their knees to scratch their tag on a toilet seat> ^^^^What does this mean?
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<90% of the people seeing it wouldn't get it anyway.>> Only 90%? I would guess even higher. It's only when the "news" story breaks do people then say, "Oh, that's what that was," just before they say, "Whatever."
Originally Posted By ploeb909 Do you remember those little blackclothed guys in Star Wars, the ones with the little red eyes?? When I was a kid, and the movie had just come out, everyone wore that same outfit!
