Originally Posted By TDLFAN Yours truly just got back from DLP where I attended a preview performance of Halloween's Villain's Parade and enjoyed the (still messy) pumpkin men decor..on Oct 6th. Photos to come sooner than you think.
Originally Posted By paulyahoo Pumpkin men are a work of art if compare them with witches We're going to see Halloween decorations in person at the beginning of November. Hope they're not that horrible in reality.
Originally Posted By irishfan Those pumpkin men and pink witches are just horrible, so bad, that I dont think I would even consider a visit during the month of October. Disneyland has shown how it should be done, very classy.
Originally Posted By Malin Looking foward to the pics TDLFAN,this years event should be interesting with the edition of Stitch. irishfan While the decorations at Disneyland are good lets not forget that a lot of them are past decorations from Tokyo Disneyland.Wonder if Pirate Mickey will turn up in Calefornia next year hmm.
Originally Posted By leemac <<Those pumpkin men and pink witches are just horrible, so bad, that I dont think I would even consider a visit during the month of October. >> Still a head-scratcher for me too irishfan. Just not keen at all. However the locals lap it up so much that October is the busiest off-season month by far. Crazy. Just goes to show if you tailor your product to the local market what success you really can have.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN SHOCK! Lee.. I thought you loved this this type of overlay. Anyways... I will try to have the photos up later today.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Just goes to show if you tailor your product to the local market what success you really can have.>> And just goes to show the folly of globalization, branding and homogenizing the offerings.
Originally Posted By leemac <<<<Just goes to show if you tailor your product to the local market what success you really can have.>> And just goes to show the folly of globalization, branding and homogenizing the offerings.>> Not at all. What it shows is that you need to be smart about the product. There is no reason why a popular attraction like Buzz or ToT can't be at every resort. The question is when is it appropriate to do so.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN So what is the answer to that question then? When the money is there to bring it to reality??
Originally Posted By irishfan >>irishfan While the decorations at Disneyland are good lets not forget that a lot of them are past decorations from Tokyo Disneyland.Wonder if Pirate Mickey will turn up in Calefornia next year hmm<< I was under the impression that the only decoratons from Tokyo are the ones which appear on the tram route?
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<<And just goes to show the folly of globalization, branding and homogenizing the offerings.>>> <<Not at all. What it shows is that you need to be smart about the product. There is no reason why a popular attraction like Buzz or ToT can't be at every resort. The question is when is it appropriate to do so.>> I think we are both saying (sort of) the same thing. I have no problem with Buzz or ToT at every resort, although I do believe WDI is capable (or should be) of making a similar experience with a different theme (like TDS's version of Tower). That is why I have a problem with homogenization. Or things like HKDL's Pooh, which is such a complete lift of the MK's version that it even has the Toad handing the deed over to Owl, which makes NO sense in the HKDL context. Parks shouldn't be built like they were made on a copier at Office Depot ... they should be crafted and, although similar, should be unique in their own right. Having the exact same merchandise, for example, at WDW and DL is not a good thing no matter how much more streamlined it may make buying. Parades and shows should be different. That's what impressed me greatly about the quality of DLP's live entertainment. It was worlds above WDW's. I would hate to see that dumbed down.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I don't think the Pumpkin Men look too horrible, but I have never seen them in pictures. I completely understand how some might see them as just making a mess though. I'm kind of dissapointed that they got rid of the cables in Frontierland that connected the tower to Big Thunder, but that may just not have been set up yet. If you are going to do something totally outrageous, you need to do it all the way. "I was under the impression that the only decoratons from Tokyo are the ones which appear on the tram route?" I think that the giant Mickey pumpkin in Town Square might also be an import, but I'm not sure. They could also have transplanted most of the jack-o-lanterns, and most people woudn't know the difference, but I believe they are all new.
Originally Posted By irishfan >>I'm kind of dissapointed that they got rid of the cables in Frontierland that connected the tower to Big Thunder, but that may just not have been set up yet.<< They are currently refurbishing the Mountain, so that maybe why there are no cables this year.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>I'm kind of dissapointed that they got rid of the cables in Frontierland that connected the tower to Big Thunder, but that may just not have been set up yet.<< BTM is currently under extensive rehab, reason why the cables are not there. Personally.. I am glad.
Originally Posted By UltimateDLRPfan this year's alternative storyline is that there is a big secret pipeline beneath the river.. LOL
Originally Posted By UltimateDLRPfan I personally think the entire storyline behind the pumkinmen are really well thoughed.. and very creative.. to bad its now one big soup of disney characters, disney villains, pumkinmen, witches ánd stitch.. makes it all one big mess. still quite fun though
Originally Posted By thenurmis does someone have a link to a photo of said "p" men. I would like to see them
