Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Blaming the weather was just the tipping point in their panic attack. Had they controlled the message leaading up to the opening and after such finger pointing wouldn't have been necessary. DLR was literally at the mercy of the the people like us who post here. Word of mouth for the park was terrible and it's taken Disney 10 years and over a billion dollars to fix it.
Originally Posted By ChiMike Sure. But I guess my point is, which was not clear in the last post, is that it is easier to control the message and engage in first-class PR when you have substance backing it up. There was lackluster substance in the original park. I understand how it's easier to control the message/PR this time around considering that it is supported by tremendous substance in the expansion plan. Make any more sense?
Originally Posted By Dabob2 The original park had lackluster substance, some downright bad substance and some downright fine substance. But Disney did cede far too much of the messaging to Internet fans and that was a big mistake.
Originally Posted By Nobody From post # 80: "Maybe 15th biggest blunder, between publically blaming the weather after it opened at 16th and Xgames at 14th." I don't know why I just thought of this, but... X-Games is to DCA, as Mickey Mouse Club Circus is to Disneyland? (...back to your regularly scheduled discussion...)
Originally Posted By dshyates Sidebar: I find it interesting that about a week after I post pics of TLM ride at MK referencing the lackluster rockwork the Disney Blog post a video bragging about the rockwork sculptors. <a href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/07/building-under-the-sea-journey-of-the-little-mermaid-at-magic-kingdom-park/" target="_blank">http://disneyparks.disney.go.c...om-park/</a> Social media trying to control the message?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt ^^ Definitely, and I think they did a good job. The rock work may not be anything to brag about so far, but if the exteriors of this attraction end up as beautiful as depicted in the models I think most fans will be celebrating. It looks very impressive.
Originally Posted By dshyates I agree that the models look great. And I hope the finished product looks half as good. But from what I have seen with my own eyes I am not convinced. They have a lot more detailing to go to get there.
Originally Posted By Manfried Geez, from the photos the rockwork looks incredibly detailed. It looks just like areas of Utah, Arizona and New Mexico.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I think Dshyates was comparing it to HP at Universal, which is incredibly detailed in comparison to what we've seen at the MK's Little Mermaid attraction so far.
Originally Posted By dshyates And Carsland which also looks fantastic. At this point the rockwork wars are on. And Disney has noticed. That can only be a good thing.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "At this point the rockwork wars are on." <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFiVx9Zk3ts" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...Vx9Zk3ts</a>
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Oh please, she wanted to marry him and make beautiful pebbles with him.
Originally Posted By Manfried The real question on the "detail" is not whether or not it is detailed but if it is detailed to work thematically. The Carsland rockwork will be.
