Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Welcome to the club of Distorians MMC. I have been a member for some time now.
Originally Posted By CoolDisneyFan Replacing SWSA (had never heard that acronym before!)??? For a meet and greet. Are you serious! That is just sad.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Sorry I am not certain if anything is official meaning final declaration per WDW versus LP poster. All things are subject to something closer to the truth than me.
Originally Posted By standor You guys are repeating what I have been saying for a long time. WDW is not improving. It is going from bad to worse.
Originally Posted By joe80x86 <<Snow White Scary Adventures are being destroyed for a Princess MeetnGreet and apparently the budget is so tight and WDW does not really know what they are doing. If they use temporary tent structures surrounding Dumbo dueling elephants they have saved enough money to perhaps actually build the new mine ride. The people who support the destruction of SWSA believe will be an exciting roller coaster replacement (WDW's answer to HP as in Harry Potter). I think it is funny that mothers think SWSA is so scary it must be terrible and be removed but HP movies and theme park ride is not at all too intense. RoadTrip I am so thankful I learned to love DL and WDW as in the past because the future is scary. I have been trying to visually walk thru the theme parks and realize MeetnGreets have taken over everywhere. Can you think of any street corner without a line for these?>> 1) The no where has Disney said we were getting a roller coaster, this has been debated in other places! We are getting a dark ride with roller coaster track and roller coaster like cars. I for one don't expect it to be intense, I expect my 5 year old to be able to ride it!!! 2) SWSA as a ride is totally lame, it is like a carnival dark ride with wooden cut outs of characters. At least Pooh which is based on the same system has better effects and isn't quite so boring. No matter how bad the mine ride is there is no way it could equal SWSA. 3) As for the tents, Dumbo + Circus = Tents, it's called a theme and it works. Most importantly my kids will love it. I wish people would judge Disney not just on an adult level but on a kid's level. It was supposed to be and is a FAMILY park every ride doesn't have to be EE, and the last thing any one should want is for it to turn into a thrill park like Busch Gardens. On the other hand if you really want a thrill park please go to BG or Uni or IOA, there is nothing wrong with them they are just not friendly to families with young kids. Though I would argue more adult/teen rides would fit in DHS or Epcot.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 <<I wish people would judge Disney not just on an adult level but on a kid's level>> Why on earth should I, a single adult with no children, be expected to judge Disney as a child would? Are you saying that I now need to think like a child to enjoy the Magic Kingdom? For the first 25 years of its operation, that wasn't required. Most attractions at the MK could be enjoyed by adults and children, and EPCOT was certainly enjoyable for all ages. It's only in the last 15 years or so that Disney has lost the ability to create truly "family friendly" attractions.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<You guys are repeating what I have been saying for a long time. WDW is not improving. It is going from bad to worse.>> No, you are repeating what I've been saying for a DECADE now ... but that's OK because sadly it is true and should be repeated. Hey, what do you all think of that great new MK parade? Or that amazing new ride at the Studios? Or the incredible rethinking of Pleasure Island?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros "Hey, what do you all think of that great new MK parade?" I hear it's better than the new parade at the Studios... : )
Originally Posted By Dreamerica I cant understand how Disney can be building whole Magic Kingdom parks in China (and the Chinese probably couldn't care less) and here in the U.S. they cant even expand MK's Fantasyland properly. Sometimes I think we're all living in The Twilight Zone.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>I cant understand how Disney can be building whole Magic Kingdom parks in China (and the Chinese probably couldn't care less) and here in the U.S. they cant even expand MK's Fantasyland properly. Sometimes I think we're all living in The Twilight Zone.<<< Certainly says a lot about the state of affairs, here, no?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Given that China is the second largest economy, you could question how the mouse could not be in china. Who knows, the profits from China could potentially be poured into the US resorts. Given people seem to prefer discounts and dining plans to quality, we are getting what the market seem to settle for in the US.
Originally Posted By Manfried joe I loved your comments and I noticed that many on here don't have kids, so yes, more people with families. Extended or otherwise. And those who don't should start looking through a child's eye instead of through overly foaming glasses.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Given that China is the second largest economy, you could question how the mouse could not be in china. Who knows, the profits from China could potentially be poured into the US resorts.<<< That sounds too smart, or too good to be true.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Joe I loved your comments and I noticed that many on here don't have kids, so yes, more people with families. Extended or otherwise. And those who don't should start looking through a child's eye instead of through overly foaming glasses.>> Funny, when I WAS a kid, I didn't waste my time with Meet and Greets in tents. Hell, the only characters I ever wanted to meet were Mickey and the Ninja Turtles in DHS. My family never would have wasted our time with the crap that's going into FLE save for Seven Dwarfs and Mermaid.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer I honestly only have two MGs memories... Meeting Dark Wing Duck on the Castle steps on my first trip in 1993. and.. being accosted by the Country Bears this past trip, at around 11:30 in Adventureland during MVMCP. Which was hysterical. Big Al is awesome.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 <<And those who don't should start looking through a child's eye instead of through overly foaming glasses.>> I very much hope that your idea of what a Disney vacation should be is not shared by the decision makers at Disney. What you seem to be advocating is for Disney to only focus on making attractions that appeal to children, or people that think like children, and that to me is just creatively lazy. Anyone can come up with a ride that a child will enjoy - but it takes a lot more talent to develop an attraction that speaks to people on multiple levels, and can be enjoyed by people of all ages. Now I'm not suggesting that EVERY ride at WDW must follow that model - there is a place for roller coasters and kiddie rides - but those should be the exception, not the rule. Disney needs to focus on what made it famous in the first place - designing attractions that could be enjoyed by all members of the family.
