Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer The BGM is quite nice there, I agree. Sunset as a whole, now that you mention it.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Here is an interesting aside to the whole Harry Potter/Disney discussion. Universal contract requires them to incorporate parts of the last book into the park within a certain number of years. Rumors are that once Universal gages the degree of popularity of the area, we could see a major addition that might encompass the rest of the Lost Continent. I gather the plan would be to unvail additions every 18 months or so depending on the success of the area. >> As far as I can tell, this seems like the plan. After all, the first idea Universal Creative pitched to Rowling almost 11 years ago was a Harry Potter show where good Wizards battled the Death Eaters. I could easily see this taking over the Sinbad show, with a walkthrough replacing Poseidon's Fury.
Originally Posted By oc_dean A great topic ... I'm only up to post #50 .... but over at Micechat .. I just caught this: <a href="http://micechat.com/forums/walt-disney-world-resort/138441-bob-iger-says.html#post1056042509" target="_blank">http://micechat.com/forums/wal...56042509</a> "Well the part I was focusing on is where Iger starts mentioning how they're gonna cut back spending for the next decade." [SHUDDER]
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper ^^^^Hahaha If that's truly the case. I fear for WDW, and I feel sorry for those experiencing the resort for the first time in this state.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^ for us this statement is true - for many people going for the first time and have only ben to say a Six Flags- they will still be blown away. It is people like us here who notice the difference and sadly may notice it more if money is cut back
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<for us this statement is true - for many people going for the first time and have only ben to say a Six Flags- they will still be blown away.>> This really isn't necessarily true. Kids will always be blown away by the place, but for anyone over the age of let's say 15, they can tell the place looks old and worn out.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 See I didn't see that at all last time last year- I will look again when I am there. My daughters boyfriend ( 26) went for the first time last year and was completely blown away - and was not even a Disney fan before that. He couldn't wait to go back- and thought the place was fantastic. My wife's cousin (44) and her husband and kids went for their first trip last year- and were so impressed bought into DVC.. Sometimes it's actually good to get that other perspective first hand instead of us speculating what others may or may not think.
Originally Posted By WDW Imagineer <<This really isn't necessarily true. Kids will always be blown away by the place, but for anyone over the age of let's say 15, they can tell the place looks old and worn out.>> I believe disney has done enough renovating to hide its age. I could be wrong, but thats my opinion
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Sometimes it's actually good to get that other perspective first hand instead of us speculating what others may or may not think.>> I'm going by what I hear when I'm working there.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> This really isn't necessarily true. Kids will always be blown away by the place, but for anyone over the age of let's say 15, they can tell the place looks old and worn out. << I was greatly disappointed on my last trip to WDW in January of 2009. While I was disappointed for a number of reasons, I have never felt that WDW looks old, and worn out. Perhaps your feeling of the parks being stale adds to that feeling. While I too feel the staleness about them. The only thing that I could have even come close to saying was shabby, was the horticulture in some areas.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> for us this statement is true - for many people going for the first time and have only ben to say a Six Flags- they will still be blown away. It is people like us here who notice the difference and sadly may notice it more if money is cut back << I agree VBDAD. Even in the state it's in now a newbie will be completely blown away. Sadly Disney knows this too.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>I believe disney has done enough renovating to hide its age. I could be wrong, but thats my opinion<<< There are parts of it that still look like the 70's and 80's, but for the most part, it does look very modern.
Originally Posted By WDW Imagineer ^but if you ask me, those "older" looking areas are what make wdw wdw
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper ^^I disagree. There's something being themed as old, ala the Jungle Cruise, and then there's things that look blatantly old, like Peter Pan's Flight and Snow White's Scary Adventure.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>^but if you ask me, those "older" looking areas are what make wdw wdw<<< I know. ;-) I like seeing the old stuff, sometimes. It's most apparent in the Poly, or in the TTC, or outside of EPCOT. It's that "Yeah, this is ORIGINAL DISNEY" feeling that makes me happy. LOL.
