Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "And I'm just baffled today in 2010 .. there are people defending it, and nearly begging for it to stay?!" I don't think anyone is defending it. People are simply offering their opinions, some of which you disagree with. Let's not twist this into another heated DCA war.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA For me, when it comes to something like Mali-Boom-er, it can be taken down and not replaced with anything. I don't care.
Originally Posted By mousermerf Can we turn it back into a parking lot? Just for people with those special Premier passes?
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance "And I'm just baffled today in 2010 .. there are people defending it, and nearly begging for it to stay?!" I'm sure that the people that complain about the types of rides DCA has like the Malibooner are not the same ones that are begging for it to stay.
Originally Posted By oc_dean To leave it, it's modern day theme would stick out like a sore thumb to it's new "old" theme. Good riddance! If the area is to remain vacant for a few years ... I'm not going to mind at all. I'll prefer the overall view too. Compare this photo of the area: <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2731/4444357845_94588c8964.jpg" target="_blank">http://farm3.static.flickr.com...8964.jpg</a> To this slightly digitally altered image that removes the Maliboomer: <a href="http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/5561/59618377.jpg" target="_blank">http://img511.imageshack.us/im...8377.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "To leave it, it's modern day theme would stick out like a sore thumb to it's new "old" theme." I don't disagree with this, but it wouldn't be the first time that Disney plopped something down where it's incongruous with it's immediate surroundings. Splash Mountain at WDW (wedged in the middle of a southwestern themed section of Frontierland) and the Matterhorn (right next to a tropical coral reef) come to mind. With all that said, I do like the look of the pier in that altered image without it.
Originally Posted By Ohana I love the gross overexaggeration suggesting someone is "begging" for it to stay. I still haven't heard a valid point as to why wasting money to remove it either improves the bottom line or creates a better DCA. Putting in a tiny park does nothing, another churro cart, nothing. If I heard a cool attraction, maybe I'd understand, but in the meantime, If it aint broke, dont fix it. I am in the parks often and for all those who have the all or nothing approach of "I dont care rip it out no matter what" I wonder if you consider the direct correlation to why parking is 14 dollars and admission is almost 100. Everything has a cost and I cannot get on the bandwagon for wasteful spending with no real value.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "The structure for Screamin' is entangled all over the pier. One has to walk under the roller coaster whilst making his way through the pier. I've just always thought it was too big for the area." This is a feature, not a bug.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney This is GREAT news! Another nail in the coffin in that horrible monstrosity known as DCA 1.0.
Originally Posted By Hista98 see i dont get the problem with Maliboomer. granted i don't ride it cause i hate heights but to me i never saw a problem with it. it provided some nice sightlines and a skyine and ate up some people on a fast moving ride. can someone explain to me what was worng with it?
Originally Posted By Hista98 Gee, maybe Al is getting the message and not offering up as much hyperbole as in the past. Don't get your hopes up yet, did you see his most recent pirates christams makeover article?
Originally Posted By mousermerf What really troubles me is how folks can't see how its existence is a problem... Exactly what level of quality do you hold Disney theme parks to?
Originally Posted By Moon Waffle I guess I never had a problem with it because Paradise Pier was (in my mind) SUPPOSED to be a place full of carnival style rides - because it was a carnival themed pier. To me it fit perfectly with the original vision of the pier. Not to say or imply that I liked that vision, but I had not problem with it feeling "out of place" or "wrong". I do see the clash with the "retro" version of Paradise Pier - the Victorian theme. For that reason, it does need to go.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney <<Don't get your hopes up yet, did you see his most recent pirates christams makeover article?>> It was an April Fools joke.
Originally Posted By Hista98 they could just retheme it though to make it look victorian. Personally the biggest problem is that the space it sits on can't really be too much else due to the lack of size so it would sit unused. I would rather see them build like a parchute drop ride here, tear out jumpin jellyfish and golden zephyer. the idea of building a park there seems bad as it is right under the coaster and can't really be tranquil, plus tearing out the zephyer and jellys would clear out more viewing area for WoC
Originally Posted By Hista98 or how about this tear out Jumpin Jellyfish and Maliboomer and put a larger version of jumin jellyfish on the current site of maliboomer. Since most of the PP rides are rethemed to classic disney cartoons you could make it look like a tree and Chip n Dale and you help them gather acorns on the ground and take them up the tree.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Exactly what level of quality do you hold Disney theme parks to?" I guess I don't get why the term "Disney Park" has to be so strict and absolute. Yes, there are standards, but you can't just say that Maliboomer has no place in a Disney theme park without substantiating why. It fit the theme of the pier and while the storytelling around the base of the attraction should have been executed a bit more thoroughly I never felt like it shouldn't have been there. A better argument could be made against the awful Rockin Rollercoaster attraction at DSP. It's probably the lamest E ticket ride ever conceived at WDI and flat out boring. Imagine riding on a roller coaster in an empty warehouse with the lights turned off and you've experienced the DSP verison of Rockin Rollercoaster. On another note I'd take this removal with a grain of salt until it's been confirmed by Disney. Even then you might want to wait until somebody posts some pictures of it being dismantled before popping the champagne.
