Originally Posted By disneywatcher >> you might find them to be quite nostalgic << I can't be nostalgic for flimsy-looking polyurethane Xmas boughs or Xmas-shaped objects -- such as the candy canes on DCA's Hollywood street, and which remind me of the seasonal items sold at Big Lots or Wal-Mart -- that I continue to see installed every year on the light poles of various shopping center parking lots or along the streets of modestly managed and budgeted towns.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Isn't Hollywood called "Tinsle Town"? Those decorations are quite fitting, based on the theme.
Originally Posted By alexbook Re: 21. Not everything is going to please every guest. Personally, I find the "snow" on Main Street to be pretty cheesy, but if some people enjoy it, that's great. Other people enjoy the Christmas decorations in HPB, and that's great, too.
Originally Posted By oc_dean I've looked at pictures of Old Hollywood. Particularly Hollywood Blvd. sometime around 1950 ... and the ornamants were large gold bells and stars .. Not the "cheap" looking stuff in the Hollywood Backlot section of DCA. See .. even Hollywood of 'years past' had better tastes!
Originally Posted By oc_dean Why is that such a TERRIBLE thing to DISCUSS in this DISCUSSION board, Hans? oi!
Originally Posted By disneywatcher Actually, now that I think of it, those Xmas decorations, even though temporary, on the streetlight poles in the Hollywood backlot are worth scrutinizing, because they indicate poor and overly literal-minded decisionmaking remains a potential (or realized) problem at DCA---even at this late date, well after Braverman, Pressler and Eisner have left the room. Installing those candy canes, made of a material that reminds me of colored plastic trash bags ground up and then molded into shape, is in keeping with the tacky holiday stuff that became very commonplace from the 1960s and certainly the polyester-disco 1970s onward. The people at the DisCo who think such decorations are appropriate or even wonderful for DCA give me no more confidence than those who came up with things like Mulholland Madness and its beautiful sound wall, the dramatic titanium sun, the ideal-for-Disney-parks Soap Opera Bistro, or the perfectly-Disneyized Superstar Limo.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "Why is that such a TERRIBLE thing to DISCUSS in this DISCUSSION board, Hans?" Umm, yeah, okay.
Originally Posted By gadzuux DCAs christmas tree not having any lights is a much bigger indicator of the slap-dash treatment given to the park by TDA management. What was THAT about?
Originally Posted By irishfan <a href="http://www.disneygeek.com/updates/disneyland_update.php?page_id=30&update_dir=2006_12_01" target="_blank">http://www.disneygeek.com/upda tes/disneyland_update.php?page_id=30&update_dir=2006_12_01</a>
Originally Posted By Darkbeer ^Yes, they ended up with lights on the tree, but they were missing on the first official day of the Christmas season in mid-November, and then the lights failed to work correctly for the week or two.
Originally Posted By irishfan Yes, I'm aware of the issues at the begining of the season, but these were resolved.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer But it does show that they gave Disneyland the main priority, and that DCA was treated like a step-child.
Originally Posted By Darkbeer ^But Disney still charges $63 for a One Day ticket to EITHER park. They also advertised the Disneyland RESORT starting Christmas events on November 10th, not that Disneyland would start on the 10th, and DCA a couple of weeks later....
Originally Posted By No Waiting in Line DCA seems to be sooo close to being a world class park. My husband loves it, my kids love it, I think it lacks charm. If they would just infuse some cash into that place, rip out the carny stuff and theme it better along with the new rides they are talking about it would be worth the time and money to visit!
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "But it does show that they gave Disneyland the main priority, and that DCA was treated like a step-child." Maybe, maybe not. There could be a myriad of reasons why those lights didn't work.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros When I was there in November, the top half of the tree was lit, while the bottom half remained dark. While, I guess technically, it was a step in the right direction, I would have rather seen no lights on it, as that just looked wrong. And for DCA not having all its Christmas stuff up in time, neither did DL. The garlands across Main Street weren't up for another week or so, due to the Parade of Dreams still running. And how can the Christmas season have started without the Christmas parade running? There were also a good portion (At leas 1/4) of the decorations on the buildings of Main Street that weren't lit up at all. I believe that Critter Country was also late with its decorations, since I don't remember seeing any until the next time I visited (though that may just be not remembering it). So, even though DCA didn't have everything in tip top shape by the time the "official start" came around, neither did DL. Maybe they should wait next year until a more reasonable date (the first half od November seems a little early to me) and get everything working in time, instead of rushing it and having it look bad.
