Originally Posted By Dabob2 "And the horrible matching polyester leisure suits. " The 70s: the decade that taste forgot.
Originally Posted By bradhig I was at Disneyland February 26 and 27. The princesses were by It's a Small World. I managed to meet all six. There were three at a time. Some people left when the princesses changed because the one they were waiting for left. They had a sign that said "Meet Merida from Brave" but she never showed up. Why are they still going to have them do meet and greet in a group of three or four? Couldn't there be separate meet and greet areas for each princess? Who were those cast members with the big D on their chests with the princesses?
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Who were those cast members with the big D on their chests with the princesses?<< Look! Over by Mulan! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's DISNEYMAN!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I believe they are just there to work as crowd control. When the Princess Fantasy Fair took over the old Fantasyland Theater, they added lots of those folks to keep the lines moving, and help with questions and such. The outfits have always seemed rather fancy for the job (especially considering the not-so-royal surroundings in the giant tent), but I guess that's what you get when the Entertainment department is running the whole thing on its own. The same costumes are used on occasion for DL's herald trumpeters. They're most often seen during the Candlelight Processional, on top of Main Street Station, but have shown up at special events through the years on the castle balcony as well. They were wearing that costume long before PFF existed.
Originally Posted By TP2000 Ferret's right. Those uniforms date at least to the 1980's and have been used for various Fantasyland-themed events for trumpeters, ushers, 'royal attendants', etc.. They look great, and are a lot better than the khaki shorts and baggy polo shirt a lesser theme park would put its crowd control folks in. If lesser theme parks even had characters worthy of crowd control, which they mostly don't. Anyone seen a crowd around Tweety Bird or Speedy Gonzales at Magic Mountain? I never have. Anyone under 20 probably doesn't even know who those things are anymore.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros >>They look great, and are a lot better than the khaki shorts and baggy polo shirt a lesser theme park would put its crowd control folks in.<< Sounds like about half of DCA's original CM costumes (and a good number of the ones that are still in use). I guess a Hawaiian print shirt is a slight step up from a polo, but they're quite similar to me.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt DP Blog has a nice little write up on the new FF gift shop. <a href="http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2013/03/sound-the-trumpets-fairy-tale-treasures-opens-march-12-at-fantasy-faire-in-disneyland-park/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+DisneyParks+%28Disney+Parks+Blog%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher" target="_blank">http://disneyparks.disney.go.c...dfetcher</a> It's great to see WDI given the budget to execute such elaborate detail on recent DLR projects.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Looks like a really nice little shop. Too bad there won't be anything in there that anyone over the age of 10 will want to buy.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Exactly. The shops are always nicer than the junk they stock them with.
Originally Posted By TP2000 FerretAfros was right a few weeks ago around Post #10; the greeting hall is divided by those wooden walls that don't extend all the way up to the ceiling. I've seen new photos online of that same room now with more bunting and from different angles, and it's a big open space with wooden dividers for each meeting area. I'm the one who was the victim of an optical illusion, not Ferret. I hope we can all move on from this embarrassing chapter, and that we've all learned something.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I'd be willing to forget about this embarrassing little chapter of your life, IF you post pictures of yourself with all the princesses in that big open room after it opens on March 12th.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>pictures of yourself with all the princesses<< Two of each princess, mind you ....
Originally Posted By Manfried What none of you realize is that this area is actually a secret new thrill ride. You think you're entering a simple princess meet-and-greet. Then something goes horribly wrong. A wicked witch appears and casts you into a dark forest where you have to board a magic vehicle wearing special magic viewing glasses. You are tied into your seats by the witch before she sends you on an evil ride where you are certain to meet your doom. Then a good fairy comes along and magically wrests control of the vehicle from the wicked witch, and you land, safely, back at Disneyland while fireworks explode in celebration. Finally, with a wave of her wand, she releases you from the bindings that trapped you in the seats. You exit the building to a fanfare and finally meet the princesses you originally thought you were going to meet.
Originally Posted By Princessjenn5795 That would actually be an awesome ride! You should go to work to make it happen
Originally Posted By mawnck >>That would actually be an awesome ride! You should go to work to make it happen<< Good news! Manfried is describing the new spring overlay for It's a Small World.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <You think you're entering a simple princess meet-and-greet. Then something goes horribly wrong.> For me, entering the meet and greet would BE the thing that went horribly wrong.
Originally Posted By ksargen Amen. I have no desire for the "stand in line, meet a princess!" experience. I like the "sit down, eat a meal, have a princess talk to you" experience. Yes, I'm totally ok with paying money to not stand in line. *LOL*
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Good news! Manfried is describing the new spring overlay for It's a Small World." LMBO!!
