Originally Posted By HMButler79 So bacially George has to subjugate himself and ask permission from the Queen if Baxter can update the FX in the Matterhorn and reprogram Harold?? This is gonna go over SOOO well. Ed Grier WILL go down as one of the great underated DL Presidents
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <<It's not a cash-grab payoff like in the public sector. Not for someone as low as Crofton.>> Agree with that. This isn't about keeping Meg sweet until she retires. --- okay-- thanks for the insight-- I was applying what I know to a company I know little about internally
Originally Posted By ChiMike No worries.... It sure is quiet around here! Considering all the craziness out there right now, the fact that Southern California is leaking like a sieve, and that it is our very own lp.com being looked at by others for guidance on these rumors, I'm quite shocked how little the posting activity is. lp.com and its community should be very proud of the threads on here lately.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper I completely agree Mike. I'll be honest, I haven't been posting because I want to formulate and really think about what's going on before jumping to conclusions...
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 ^^It is too quiet, but I frankly think a lot of folks don't know what to say or are afraid to say it (and that's not counting all the passive agressive little whiney fanbois) ... but just because things are quiet here, don't assume they are elsewhere. This Spirit just got off the phone with a reporter that was in some far off place ... very exotic and frequented by billionaires ... IDAHO
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>there are many potential reasons in the corporate world EE_ not as simple as boosting someone for others to view.<<< Of course. Setting up the line up to "look good" in the face of announcements or sellings, or other... happenings... are reasons, too. Not saying that your ideas aren't plausible, but this is fishy.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>God Help us. Thank God OLC retains TDR..and that is where *TRULY* the Disney magic lives on.<<< Hey. That same quality could hopefully be coming to WDW. I'm pulling for that, above all.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN ^^^Pull up a chair and keep hoping. IF I was to measure quality in actual "time", I would say TDR is 2 decades ahead of where WDW would be if that quality came to Orlando beginning tomorrow. Do you follow? Or, we can also say.. WDW quality at a level comparable to TDR about 2 decades ago.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Pull up a chair and keep hoping. IF I was to measure quality in actual "time", I would say TDR is 2 decades ahead of where WDW would be if that quality came to Orlando beginning tomorrow. Do you follow? Or, we can also say.. WDW quality at a level comparable to TDR about 2 decades ago<<< I follow perfectly, and I was familiar with Tokyo, I would probably totally agree. Doesn't stop me from wanting WDW to begin to change and change for the better.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Anyone who knows me from way back will tell you that I have been an advocate of TDR's quality for the USA parks since ...last century. I have seen WDW get worst since then. I have lost hope things will change for the better. The new fantasyland for example does not inspire much excitement on me. It takes people and true commitment and money to transform WDW into what TDR is today. WDW does not have the people, nor dedication to execute that transformation. They have the money but it gets spent on DVCs and tacky low budget hotels.. or more beer stands at the parks. Sorry but I just don't share your views and that is why I don't waste my time like I used to years ago making my point of view known. There is no hope for WDW anymore. It's still a great place to visit (if yoou are from the midwest, Brazil or the UK) but it is not nor will it ever be another TOKYO DISNEY RESORT. Unless OLC took over of course..
Originally Posted By ChiMike TDLFAN. I agree, I remember your very cutting edge opinions from 10+ years ago, and I think you are spot on in regards to how unlikely WDW will reverse their trend. It will never be as it was when you were at the Contemporary, in regards to the resorts quality, not stupid people.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Oh ChiMike.. have you seen the new "Disney Parks" shopping bags being used at WDW (and probably DLR) now a days?? They are a strike of money saving genious!!! Think of this.. those very same bags can also be used at TDL and HKDL, and NO ONE would ever know they were meant for the USA parks only. Maybe Eisner was on to something when he requested a totally different castle for Paris.
Originally Posted By ChiMike It really is sad. I have been away, because for the most part I have moved on with my life after Disney. There is nothing this company currently and directly touches that brings me. In 2011: I don't want to go to WDW I don't want to see any Disney movies in the theaters or buy Disney BlueRays I don't want to watch ABC I don't want to buy Disney merchandise I don't want to participate online at any Disney owned site I don't want to None of my favorite teams can be watched on ESPN - It is sad, it makes me truly sad for something I loved so much, and I feel the company needs to go into a corporate hospice program.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper Mike, I generally feel the exact same way as you. Sometimes they'll come up with a movie or a show I'm interested in seeing(TRON and LOST spring to mind), but for the most part, the only thing that interests me from Disney are things they have bought(Marvel, Pixar). Other than the parks, I have no love for Disney. And even the parks love is lessening.
Originally Posted By ChiMike I want to get excited about stuff like Radiator Springs. It's just getting tougher and tougher. Like some weird X Files slogan, I want to believe. Especially with the films, I know this isn't the right area, but Brave, Ralph, and especially Monsters all have those in the know really cringing. How is that promising? It's tough. I guess we all need to hang in there together Hokie!
Originally Posted By ReelJustice <<I want to get excited about stuff like Radiator Springs. It's just getting tougher and tougher.>> It's impossible IMO if you don't like Cars. Looks dull IMO.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>I don't want to go to WDW<< If there were no AP with reasonable prices for FL residents, I would not go either. The fact is.. I only go to see something special, like the 4th of july pyro or the Xmas Parade when it's offered to day guests at regular cost, or a new show or ride (like the refurbished Star Tours) which I rode twice and have no desire to see again. MY WDW 4-park AP is up for renewal in less than two months...and my TDR Premium 2-park AP (with NO special deals, discounts or perks similar to the WDW APs) will cost me close to $1000 at renewal time in November. That TDR pass is more pricey than the US Disney park Platimun AP that offers admission to parks at WDW and DLR. I can't afford both APs to WDW and TDR so my predicament.. I think I will give my money to the more deserving resort... where the true Disney magic lives: TDR.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<Especially with the films, I know this isn't the right area, but Brave, Ralph, and especially Monsters all have those in the know really cringing. How is that promising? >> Really? Interesting. I mean I wasn't excited for Monsters, Ralph was a wait and see, but Brave I had high hopes for, especially after the trailer.
