Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt ^^^ It's funny how awkward some of the people running the parks can be. I think they feel the pressure to please upper management while knowing that they're effort rarely ever live up the hyper expectations of crazy Disney fanatics. Most of these managers problem have scant knowledge of what these projects really mean in context of Disney theme park history. Speaking of being out of touch with fans, I happened to stumble across an interview with Diane Disney Miller the other day and in it she asked the interviewer if the Tiki Room was still at Disneyland! <a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/interview-diane-disney-miller-talks-growing-walt-disneys-daughter-disneyland-walt-disney-family-museum/" target="_blank">http://www.slashfilm.com/inter...-museum/</a>
Originally Posted By TP2000 Those Disney corporate grand opening things are always a bit painful to watch. This Cars Land one was no different. The Burbank execs are canned and uptight and a tad clueless. The parade CM's working some overtime as dancing girls or boys are overly cheesy. And then the obligatory pyrotechnics and "hip band" kicks in and the whole thing takes on an air of predictability and uneasiness. Tom Staggs and Iger seem like real wet blankets; would it kill Iger to just loosen up just a tiny little bit? Maybe a shot of bourbon before he does these things would help make him seem almost human? As for Diane Disney Miller not knowing the Tiki Room still exists, color me not surprised. She seems to be a woman who is now entirely dedicated to preserving her father's 20th century reputation, and now that she's elderly she is also stuck in the 20th century. "Is the Tiki Room still there?" Gawd.
Originally Posted By dagobert Thanks for the link of the interview. I hope we have enough time next year to visit the Disney museum. Is someone from the Disney family still involved with TWDC, like shareholders or positions inside the company? Or did that end with Roy E. Disney?
Originally Posted By HMButler79 Diane also made some quip that "I hope the Tiki Room will be tehere for the next 50yrs" at the 50th Re-Dedication Ceremony. I believe that SHE believes, that there are still "Pressler People" out there that wanna close it. Maybe she is terrified the Pressler/Cynthia years will come back. Or that DL will turn into MK.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt The fact that she didn't know that it's still there tells me that she hasn't been to the park in years and doesn't pay much attention to what's going on there.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt For anyone who missed the Cars Land opening here is a full rundown along with some journalistic commentary and video clips.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt The link: <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/johngaudiosi/2012/06/14/disney-executives-and-hollywood-stars-celebrate-the-gran-opening-of-tech-marvel-cars-land/" target="_blank">http://www.forbes.com/sites/jo...rs-land/</a>
