Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>> I was never a comic book fan (until Disney bought Marvel and then I started wearing Iron Man undies)<<< BRAND LOVER!!!!!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Spirit, when you first teased this thread (I think in the Social Media thread), you mentioned you thought a lot of this stemmed from lonely people and people coming out of bad relationships. As a LBV local, I think that explains a lot of it, at least around here. People move to Orlando because they associate it with happier times--seeking a permanent vacation in some way. Obviously, things aren't going great back north for them to want to do this, romantic failures being one of the major causes. Once here, reality sets in--the economy isn't great, it's a very transient town, a certain cynical outlook that comes from working long customer service hours pervades. I think a lot of people respond by throwing themselves into Disney, perhaps because there's not much else. I saw a lot of this in the Adventurers Club--surely the epicenter of this illness--locals who had been down here a year or two and still had nowhere else to go where they felt comfortable.>> Well, first I do not want to take credit for this thread. I didn't start one for a whole lot of reasons. I think it is a fascinating subject, but I'm not sure it would work. I absolutely agree with your comments above, though. People have flocked to Florida for a century. First, it was the weather and beaches and then a lower cost of life (yeah, that was when I was a wee Spirit) and in the last 3-4 decades, the theme parks certainly began to play a factor. Many Floridians are running away from something ... bad relationships, families, businesses that went south, etc. You name it. There's this view that moving to a place with sunshine (although not right now!) and what people in the NE/MW might say is 'better' weather that life will suddenly be better. There's very little sense of community in most communities. I live in a master planned community that didn't even exist when EPCOT was built to give some perspective. People that have lived in Florida since 1977 are still from NYC ... or Boston ... or Philly ... or Trinidad ... or Cuba ... or Venezuela ... or Toledo etc. Then there are the people that think you can live by being on vacation every day. Well, that's impossible and you soon realize that when you are treating EPCOT like the local mall, then you aren't really enjoying it all that much no matter what you tell others. I know a whole generation of 20-somethings who live in O-Town and either work (or have) at the parks (Disney, UNI, SW) and have passes to all of them and are bored out of their minds. They are lonely. They don't do much beyond working and hanging in the parks and I sense they are profoundly sad and lost spirits. If I can get bored with WDW by visiting 3-4 times a year, I can't imagine what people feel walking in them 5-6 days a week. And, no, I don't think that's a healthy way of living. To me, it's a way to actually AVOID living. ~GFC~
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<All of Florida is like this. You have all he retirement villas, all of the urban areas, and then TONS and TONS of people like that. Really disturbing. You can't be on a permanent vacation. the fun wears off. And then it just gets worse. >> Perfectly said. 100% true ... ~GFC~
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Can't wait to see Captain America! (you do know I am not serious, right?) ~GFC~
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>>I can't remember the last time I bought a pin...<<< I can..never had one, don't want one, would never buy one. Call me crazy!
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Perfectly said. 100% true ...<<< Thanksamuch. Like I said, no off season for Disney... >>>(you do know I am not serious, right?)<<< If you were, you wouldn't be a GFC.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>I can..never had one, don't want one, would never buy one. Call me crazy!<<< I'd actually call you sane!
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 'Tis nothing wrong with liking pins or collecting them. BUT ... you can overdo it and Disney has taken advantage of that to make it something so much less special and MAGICal than it started as. The fact the cheapest pin is $6.95 (and the average one well over $10) tells you what is in it for Disney. And they are taking advantage of OCD fanbois (that is a form of mental illness) by making so many. I know I stated it before, but I couldn't believe when I saw seven of the exact same pins with the green aliens from TS films and the only difference was there was one for every day of the week ... the purpose was very obvious ... no OCD pin collector that likes the TS characters could/would buy one. They'd buy seven. And Disney's MO in pins has been very much like this .. ~GFC~
Originally Posted By ReelJustice <<And that's exactly why I want to move to a REAL city...>> Like New Orleans!
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Needs more North. Though, I haven't been, so I can't really pass judgement....
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Off Topic...but New Orleans is a place not to be missed. You won't find anyplace like it anywhere. Back to our regularly scheduled psychoanalysis.
Originally Posted By Manfried With apologies, again, to Rebecca Black... Fanbois, fanbois. I'm a Disney fanatic. Fanbois, fanbois. All I do all day is talk about Disney. Disney this and Disney that and Disney should do this and Disney should do that. Fanbois, fanbois....
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost ^^^Yup...that would describe pretty much everybody that is a regular contributor on LP. Pro or Con!
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 You know I had NO idea who this Rebecca Black was - I thought at first it was Rebecca who co-runs the site. Then today I was listening to a Hollywood Babylon podcast with Kevin Smith and Ralph Garman and Garmy did his "Friday, Friday" song parody in the voice of the special needs McDonald's fries girl(hilarious stuff if you haven't heard it)and everything clicked! [special needs fries girl] "You want fries with that?!? [/special needs fries girl]
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I had no idea who she was either.... so looked it up on google. She already has a new song out. My guess is it called "Saturday".
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Getting back on topic, can we included fans that are obsessed with "plusing" rides/ attractions for whom the very concept of actually building new e-ticket rides/ attraction doesn't even enter their minds.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer Isn't that another thread on here? Besides, there's always room for improvement. But yes, adding more rides is needed.
