Originally Posted By deadmentellnotales I can't help but wonder every time I'm at DL why they don't have a special dvd of each ride. You know something with the original fotage from World of Disney with Walt showing the parks developement along with that particular ride, describing the way it was build along with achive footage and maybe ancedotes on how it's changed over the years. Along with a soundtrack from the ride. I'd think it would be a top seller. I know I'd buy at least the PoTC, and mayber the DL park itself along with Jungle Cruise. Not only that but they could package past DL rides that are no more and have special releases/editions. Along with that I remember a few years back they had these exquisite sculptures of some of the figure from the PoTC I wish they'd do more of this stuff too. So what type of stuff would you like to see?
Originally Posted By vbdad55 High end collectibles of the rides and the park -- more than just what's available for special occasions - like DL 50th - which has some awesome Pirates and HM stuff. The HM tapestries with the bat wing rods were very cool for instance - as was Auctioneer Big Fig. That kind of stuff - and have the shops near the attractions - and no Pooh plushes or rack pins next to them. nice polo shirts with embroidered logos for popular rides would also be nice - ( maybe like Hilfiger )
Originally Posted By trekkeruss <<So what type of stuff would you like to see?>> That's a loaded question. There are many things I'd like to see, but very few that I could actually afford! I love the Olszewski minatures, but haven't bought any due to the cost. It would be awesome if the entire park were modeled, though. A cost-no-object wish would be if there were different sculptures so you could complete the miniature DL to resemble either today, DL, or DL of 1967. I have bought two of the limited edition shirts that Shag has made. I really like 'em. I wish there were Shag hats to coordinate, or just hats in general. I'd love to see an operating scale model monorail. I know theer is the toy, but I'd want a prototypical model. Since they are doing the Olszewski miniatures in 'N' scale, a monorail set in the same size would be perfect.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I have done the 2 Olszewski Castles -- I have held off on the DL stuff because WDW is more my home resort ( love DL though) - and he is going to do WDW as well-- already signed for all of main street and soon for attractions. His price point is actually pretty good, but to do them all is a large commitment as well as a space commitment. But I know for sure I will do the HM and Pirates pieces. The Jungle Cruise piece for DL was awesome.
Originally Posted By idleHands This question is a no-brainer! Print-On-Demand concept art for park attractions/lands that never came to be, like Western River Expedition, Edison Square, Tomorrowland 2055, and of course, Discovery Bay. Way. Cool. Stuff.
Originally Posted By basil fan I want a coffeetable book of nothing but model sheets for animated characters. A Christmas Carol Quiz <a href="http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/etc/christmas.html" target="_blank">http://www.whatsitsgalore.com/ etc/christmas.html</a>
Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs A book featuring *all* the attraction posters ever made for the parks... you know, the posters that you see when you enter the park underneath the railroad.
Originally Posted By keelboatracer A holiday CD that has the Christmas music that is played on Main Street at Disneyland.
Originally Posted By deadmentellnotales I'd like to see a book with all the blueprints to the rides both past and present.
Originally Posted By mickey_ring I would like to see stuff specific to each land and ride. WDW has too many generic character shoppes. Leave Mickey and pals to the Emporium.
Originally Posted By myeticket I would love to see a Matterhorn Mountain Big Fig. It would be a little scale replica with the little bobsleds on the tracks going in and out of the mountain. AND.. you would be able to turn on a light that would light up the inside of the mountain (and you would see a cold looking blue light glowing through the tunnels and in the middle of the mountain where the skyway used to go through) and hear the abominable snowman every so often. Yes, this would be awesome!
Originally Posted By waltsfrozen A book on the 1930s Model Department. A friend has a great collection of original art - over 750 vintage pieces, and it includes alot of original (not photostat) model sheets, conceptual art, storyboards and he even has some maquettes. Fantastic stuff! My friend even interviewed many of the Model Department staff before they all passed away - not too many, if any, of them left now.
Originally Posted By threeundertwo I'm surprised at the lack of dvds. If there had been one outside of Monsters Inc, we would have purchased it on the spot.
Originally Posted By wolfchild Just more Donald stuff. My poor hubby-Donald is his all-time favorite character and it is nearly impossible to find anything Donald in the park. We asked a ton of CM's last time we were there and the best they could come up with was a sweatshirt that had sold out as soon as they got them in, that doofy hat with Donald w/sunglasses on and then a kids hat. Jenny
Originally Posted By DBitz2 There are two very basic Disneyland souvenir areas that I think have been inexcusably lacking the last few years. There needs to be a well-done souvenir video/DVD and there needs to be some new and better postcards. For me, the ideal DVD would not be a 20 minute "Reader's Digest condensed tour" of the Parks, but a nice, leisurely tour that would include lots of well-photographed shots of the Parks at their best. "Beauty shots" as they are called. It would not be character-centric, but would include some footage of the characters. Likewise it would not be aimed at children. (Or, if they were smart, they could do a "kid" version and an "adult" version.) It would include some of the details that set Disneyland apart from other parks. And, it would include as bonus material, good ride-throughs of many of the attractions, especially the ones that are too dark for guests to videotape themselves. It is a travesty that guests can't purchase a souvenir DVD that really captures the magic of their visit. Because Disney has really dropped the ball people are now looking to the plethora of fan-produced DVD's and Disney is missing out on a market for which there is an obvious demand. How about an optional souvenir DVD that was updated yearly, or a "DVD Yearbook" that was available through a DVD-on-demand system? This type of system would serve the more limited market for this type of DVD and could allow for updates sooner than every 10 years. (Actually, since they've stopped publishing Disney magazine, this would be something great to send to Annual Passholders in the place of the magazine.) This type of system would also be a good way to make available DVD's with the histories of current and long-gone attractions that someone else mentioned. Good quality footage especially of attractions that are no more would be preferred to the sometimes not-so-great footage on some of the fan DVD's. The souvenir videos were a good record of how the Park(s) changed and evolved over the years, but with the infrequent updating this history is being lost, save for the fan videos and DVD's. The other lacking area is postcards. Many of the selection of postcards do not reflect the Parks at their best. And, WHEN are we ever going to get an Indy one? As for other merchandise, this 50th year would have been a perfect opportunity to put out a collector's DVD set containing all of the anthology Disneyland episodes and some of the promotional films. It is my understanding that the anthology shows were filmed in color even though some of the earlier ones have always been seen in black and white. This set should include color prints of these older episodes. I'd also buy the opening and anniversary specials for both the Disneyland and WDW parks, but I suspect artist and music rights issues will long prevent those from being released commercially. Like another poster, I would love a CD set of the land atmosphere music, both holiday and regular, of the parks. I would buy smaller, postcard-sized versions of the print on demand art selections. I do not have space in my residence for the larger versions, so never buy any of them. But, I'd buy smaller versions in a heartbeat. I think they've also dropped the ball with the scrapbooking products available at Disneyland. They could do much better. I'd bet that a scrapbooking set that has nice professional photos of scenes inside the rides where flash photography is prohibited would sell. (Postcards of the same could serve the same purpose, but a kit or set might be more convenient.) If Disney would do some of these things, they'd get more of my money! hint hint
