Originally Posted By imtigger2 I think my comment is still true: "the MAJORITY of the MK is geared towards older kids." What does toontown have for little kids to do? Goofy's barnstormer and visiting characters and that's about it. If they climb on things at Mickey's house, they get in trouble.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <What does toontown have for little kids to do? Goofy's barnstormer and visiting characters and that's about it. If they climb on things at Mickey's house, they get in trouble< Did they move Donald's Boat ? My point is ,if for whatever reason it seems necessary for kids to climb on things....then the playground should have done into the Toontown area that was designed for young kids-- and not in an area where a much better attraction should have gone.
Originally Posted By imtigger2 Finally! Your point! Yes, agreed. It didn't happen tho', so... instead of a rotting body of water, we got a place that little children love to bounce around in while parents sit and wait for their Winnie the Pooh fastpass times to come about. I do agree that it would have been nice to put a rockin' attraction there, but I suppose we should stop expecting as much from a company that cares more about shareholder value and creating cookie-cutter, repeat attractions than investing in INNOVATIVE new attractions. So... we make the children happy with an inexpensive playground. The kids are happy, the parents of the kids are happy, and the mostly adult, hardcore Disney fans are disappointed. Can't make 'em all happy at once I suppose. Oh, btw.. the ice cream shop across from the playground has THE BEST rootbeer floats around!! I highly recommend them next time you're in the park. Disney deeeelicious! 8)
Originally Posted By LuvDatDisney This playground, amidst major layoffs at WDI, gives you a good idea of the future direction of the MK. And if you love the place, like some of us oldtimers do, there's no way, no how, no possibility of putting any positive spin on this development. There just isn't. And to all the parents out there, what did the younger kids do at WDW before 1988 when Mickey's (temporary) B-Day Land opened? I guess for the MK's first 17 years, the place was a wasteland for toddlers.
Originally Posted By imtigger2 Kennect... I believe Legends of Hollywood is just another shop at MGM on Sunset. More than likely, it contains the same merchandise as the shops on both sides of it.
