Originally Posted By crazycroc My crotchety old-mannishness has no timeline. Mission shall hear of my distaste of Jimmy. The only reason I just saw him was because this was the first time a CM made us watch the video. For those who have never seen/can't remember Jimmy....Imagine if you will a combination of the annoyances of Gilbert Gottfried and the kid who used to play Sam on Diff'rent Strokes, mixed in with some Screech from Saved by the Bell, with just a touch of the fat kid from Disney's "The Kid". Jimmy !!!!!
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Here's a YouTube video of the pre-show in question. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qada_Eyh_yo" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =qada_Eyh_yo</a> I have seen this pre-show, although it wasn't in place when DCA first opened. And for the record -- while I understand where 'Jimmy' could come across as annoying, it's not even a 2 minute movie, and you hardly see his smug little face. There are many, many, many more annoying movies in Disney theme parks. Like, the new Canada movie at Epcot for one...
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x MASECA!! I never even saw the beginning of it, so I didn't even know they said their names!
Originally Posted By cstephens He's a pre-teen boy. Of course he's smug. Lots of them are built that way. /cs
Originally Posted By oc_dean You mean to tell me Jimmy from South Park narrates this attraction? <a href="http://z.about.com/d/animatedtv/1/0/o/T/jimmy_Up_The_Down_400.jpg" target="_blank">http://z.about.com/d/animatedt v/1/0/o/T/jimmy_Up_The_Down_400.jpg</a> ;-)
Originally Posted By crazycroc Pre-teen boys are smug? In my family, we beat that out of em. Soon, I will be reveling in many extra mission tortillas and coupons for free said product. My dissatisfaction with Jimmy shall ring through the halls of Mission Tortilla.
Originally Posted By LVBelle ROFL Pirate Princess! The tortilla preshow will always have a special place in my heart thanks to my last trip to Disneyland! I was there with my olderbrother who I hadn't been to Disneyland with since we were very little. One afternoon when we were there he had had a couple of beers and was in a pretty good mood when he decided that he wanted a tortilla. I was tired so I opted out while my parents went with him. He was absolutely hysterical when he came out, he found MASECA! to be incredibly hilarious. Granted, it was probably because he was drunk but he was highly amused. The next day he insisted that I go see the video with him. Well, we walked in to find the doors already open. I'm pretty sure we were the first people to EVER ask to see the video. So we went in and I found it just as funny as he did. For the rest of the trip we'd randomly turn to each other and say MASECA! We also found "Thank you for the corn, you may go now" to be extremely funny. Maybe we're just wierd.
Originally Posted By crazycroc Here is the first part of my letter, let me know what you guys think. Dear sir or madam; I'm writing today to inform you of a recent unpleasant experience I had with your product. I recently attended Disney's California Adventure Park in Anaheim and participated in the Mission Tortilla Factory Tour. While I did enjoy the free tortilla at the end of the tour, I have to say that the video shown in the lobby, featuring "Jimmy", left a sour taste in my mouth. What do you think so far?
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x I honestly think it's Disney that made the video, not Mission.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA The Mission movie was produced by WDI. The cartoon artwork used in the movie was done by the same artist who designed Superstar Limo.
Originally Posted By cstephens Unless the tortilla was awful, you didn't have a bad experience with their product. /cs
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 That is what is wrong with America, you have a problem with something and immediately want something free in return. Crazycroc, what does e-mailing Mission Tortilla and complaining about the movie prove? Aside from the fact that you are trying to get free product out of the deal? If you have a problem with the video, contact City Hall or DCA Guest Relations and let them know you have a problem with the attraction, or don't visit the attraction. Honey I Shrunk the Audience annoys the hell out of me, so guess what I never visit it. I am not going to go there, and then e-mail Kodak (or whoever the sponsor is now) and ask for some new film cuz I was annoyed by the film.
Originally Posted By ieguy I had to rewatch this video on youtube because I honestly didn't even remember "flameboyant" Jimmy. Well, I havent really focused too much on the movie when I've gone through there. He doesn't appear to be cocky, he looks like some normal, nervous kid. I don't see what the big deal is. He appears to me to be no different than the average kid you see on Barney. Aww, I feel bad for this poor kid. Just wait until he sees all his fans on LP.
Originally Posted By crazycroc Wow!!! I didn't realize that I had hit such a nerve here. Firstly, I did have a bad experience with their PRODUCT, as one of the purposes of advertisments and presentations such as the tortilla tour is to make you associate the experience with the product. Now when I think of Mission Tortilla, I think of Jimmy and his obnoxious behavior, not delicious flour and corn tortilla goodness. 2ndly, the part about getting free product was a joke. I want to let them know that I think that the movie is no good, and not an accurate representation of their fine product. 3rdly, it will be USPS mail, and it will prove that I as a consumer have a voice. A voice which I will use to tell others about Jimmy and his awful behavior. A voice which will tell Mission of my dissatisfaction. I don't expect anything to change. A bag or two of free tortilla would be nice, though. As far as WilliamK99's assertation that he doesn't email Kodak and ask for some free film after sitting through HISTA, I think he should. That show is an abomination. I have already emailed Disney.
Originally Posted By crazycroc I just think he is a poor role model, and his mocking of the tortilla making process is insulting to the cultures of the Central Americans who blazed the tortilla making trail. I think Mission could have played him a little more straight forward as opposed to a wise-cracking, smart alecky guy. They tried to play it hip and edgy and failed.
Originally Posted By ieguy >>>I think Mission could have played him a little more straight forward as opposed to a wise-cracking, smart alecky guy. They tried to play it hip and edgy and failed<<< ...and I think you are nuts.
Originally Posted By ieguy ....should I send a letter to Ortega and tell them that the decorations in the former Casa Mexicana do not represent true Spanish heritage, and that I find it awfully offensive? Perhaps they'll just shut the entire place down and they can send me two packages of taco shells to compensate my loss. I also find that one of the robots in Star Tours is completely racist. I should send a snotty letter to George Lucas and maybe he'll fix it and send me a new car or something. I have a few dwarfs in my family, and I think iasw is making fun of small people. Why else would they have midgets singing and dancing with the words "it's a SMALL world"? Offensive! They will fix this, and hopefully Disney will send me some new APs for me and some of my friends. (rolling my eyes)
