Originally Posted By tashajilek "give us all something to talk about in our everyday boring lives LOL." Except for Hans of course. Everyday he's mingling with celebrities and they are out eating fancy sushi together.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Strangely, I think the fans (i.e. people like us on sites like this) are hyping it more than Disney is." Yep. Here in the Bay Area the only things I've seen are Summer Nightastic billboards and none of them mention WOC at all.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Everyday he's mingling with celebrities and they are out eating fancy sushi together." Don't hate. lol
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <Do they *ever* do nationwide buys for DL-specific stuff? > They did when DCA opened. Not since. I just used it as an example of (relative) lack of hype, since WOC has gotten more buzz, IMO, than anything DCA has ever added (including TOT), and it MIGHT have warranted a national buy, as Uni has done for HP. They didn't do it, and others have mentioned WOC not even being mentioned in NoCal (!) - so that's another indication that the buzz seems mostly coming from fans themselves, rather than being Disney hype.
Originally Posted By tashajilek Sorry Hans im green with envy. Maybe they dont feel they have to advertise and that the fan base alone will fill WOC to it's capacity?
Originally Posted By Hista98 Well then why do you keep suggesting that it's being over-hyped and that none of this preparation is unnecessary? Maybe you don't want it to fail, but you don't seem to be championing it either. Because as good as i think it will be I don't think it will pull in the numbers DCA is expecting look at ToT and TSMM. They thought these would be extremaly popular and help pull in guests, both did for a while but the place is still dead by closing.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 You know, your posts are almost becoming unreadable. If you are quoting somebody, AT THE VERY LEAST you need to place " " around the text you are quoting. Otherwise, to somebody just jumping into this thread without reading previosu posts, it looks as if you have are having a contradictory conversation with yourself. Between the poor use of grammar and inconsistent capitalization it is actually difficult to read your posts and understand what you're saying.
Originally Posted By yamabuki when was the last time you visited the park? TSMM has had 40-50 minute waits well until closing. That one attraction alone was a huge boost in attendance for the Paradise Pier area. This is a multi-year expansion - WoC is one of the many attractions that are expected to help boost attendance.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney Hista, You dont seem to be grabbing this, but DCA is in the process of becoming a bigger, hopefully better, park and the campaign is just beginning. Yeah maybe no one WILL show up after the first few weeks or months, but should Disney assume that OR should they assume for the worst? Why do you keep missing this?? And I think UNLIKE opening of DCA where they had given this thing ridiculous expectations saying the park will be shut down before noon in the L.A. Times, taking away APs etc which basically caused great embarrasement, they ARENT over reacting in that sense. There arent any articles how this show will bring in people from here to Brazil. They havent bombarded people with advertisements all over the place and saying you may have to get to the park at 7 a.m. dailey to get a FP if you want to catch the show before the next presidential campaign, none of that. Its actually been a pretty quiet campaign ONCE you get away from sites like these. So they arent even doing all that much to BRING the hype besides just usual publicity, which is still low key. They are quietly rolling it out while in the background assuming it can be massive and preparing it that way JUST IN CASE. I like the way they are handling it. This is basically our first real 2.0 attraction and they are doing their best to keep expectations in check. And Bob is right, dude how long you been here?? Put quotes in either quotes or some kind of brackets and put some space between the quote and your thoughts. I honestly was confused reading your last post before I realized Hans wrote the beginning.
Originally Posted By tashajilek I agree with Yamabuki. ToT gets waits over an hour and so does TSMM, soarin and even screamin. Why isnt it busier anywhere else? well because there isnt a heck of a lot to do yet. Bob, you can be so catty sometimes. I like it.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones The tech of World of Color is very interesting. The tests are amazing, as if it's some kind of water show tech demo. What remains to be seen is how the actual content of the show resonates with audiences. I would definitely prefer a show that is more abstract, such as BraviSEAmo!, over a traditional Disney character-driven show, but characters wouldn't stop me from enjoying World of Color. For myself, I guess it depends on whether or not World of Color feels like a real, unique show, and not just a rehash of Disney film clips. Fantasmic! strikes a balance between the mist screens and the live performance, but I'm not sure how the new show is going to turn out.
Originally Posted By yamabuki ^ didn't Braviseamo fail because it was too abstract? the love relationship between water and fire apparently didn't resonate with guests who wanted to see characters. A Braviseamo type show would definitely not work with the SoCal audience. The great thing about WoC is that the show can change over time, scenes can be swapped out, different encores are planned, etc. Fantasmic is its own show, World of Color will be very different. It needs to be different to add variety to the nighttime lineup at Disneyland. The fireworks at Disneyland are still very popular, and it's nothing more than just fireworks. I think people are going to be very surprised at what this show is able to do. btw, here's a new D23 article that was posted today about the show: <a href="http://d23.disney.go.com/articles/060310_NF_FEAT_WorldofColor.html" target="_blank">http://d23.disney.go.com/artic...lor.html</a>
Originally Posted By SuperDry <<< didn't Braviseamo fail because it was too abstract? >>> BraviSEAmo! is in its fifth year. Just before your comment, I was going to add this about B! anyway: I have been purposefully not watching any of the amateur video of WoC since I want it to be fresh when I see it in person. However, I have seen several of the clips that Disney has released to the public, and there was one of them that had a couple of seconds that reminded me very much of BraviSEAmo!, what with what I can only guess will be very powerful music in person, and a dramatic visual. That's not to say that the whole WoC show will be abstract like B! is, but I think there's probably room in the show for some abstraction and dramatic music, and not all just Disney/Pixar characters and happy music. A good mix of all of that could make for a great show. I also hope that they've purposefully paced out the various feelings and emotions that they want the audience to feel during the show, much like they do with motion pictures.
Originally Posted By yamabuki "BraviSEAmo! is in its fifth year." I thought it had closed earlier this year. Anyway, Fantasmic turned 18 this year at DL - and now it's on its way to Tokyo.. I think that speaks for itself, the majority of guests want to see character-based shows.
Originally Posted By yamabuki Nothing against Braviseamo, I actually think it's a great show. I just think that a show like that would never work here in the states.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney I cant stand BraviGAYmo!!! Everytime I watched that show, it makes me want to vomit and dive into the lagoon when they light the fire around it. If WOC is anything like that show, I promise to drown myself in the water.
Originally Posted By karlg I've seen BraviSEAmo a few times and it doesn't do a lot for me either. Seem to me a bunch of wandering around with floats follow by a giant flame thrower. BTW, I don't get Epcot's Illuminations either. The LED ball is a bit underwhelming. I go more for "story." I love Fantasmic and the Believe Fireworks really touched me. The 50th Anniversary fireworks were very good and in many ways it was a better show that Believe, but I was more touched by believe. The WoC has a lot going for it, at least with my generation. My first reaction was that it was a great idea to do a non-fireworks show (considering the smoke problems with the previous attempt at big show at DCA). Hopefully the show lives up to the promise.
Originally Posted By Hista98 I cant stand BraviGAYmo!!! Thats very offensive to use that term!!! Also for the millionth time I have a disability that makes it hard for me to type. It's nice to be a part of a website that makes fun of it openly its so touching that people like Bob-france-2 are so nice and accepting.
