Originally Posted By Moon Waffle Of all that has been announced with this supposed "first phase" of DCA's makeover, the only two things that I do NOT like are: 1) Re-theming Mulholland Madness to Goofy (just bulldoze that stupid ride and do something completely different please! 2) Replacing the sun face with Mickey's face. (I think the sun face is one thing about the current DCA that I actually like.) But then, I haven't personally experienced the park with either of these changes so I guess I should reserve judgment until I do...
Originally Posted By lesmisfan well i guess we can start calling it mickeys cheese wheel of death! j/k
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Is it just me, or is this ride starting to sound like the inside of a hamster cage?<< A very small hamster cage. That swings. And scares the pellets out of you.
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster "Of all that has been announced with this supposed "first phase" of DCA's makeover, the only two things that I do NOT like are: 1) Re-theming Mulholland Madness to Goofy (just bulldoze that stupid ride and do something completely different please! 2) Replacing the sun face with Mickey's face. (I think the sun face is one thing about the current DCA that I actually like.)" Neither of these have been "officially" announced although the Mickey face thing will almost certainly happen. The Goofy thing will never happen and I'll take bets on that.
Originally Posted By ni_teach ChurroMonster said: "Neither of these have been "officially" announced " Yes, they have. We have official art work from Disney showing these changes. That doesn't mean that they can't change their minds, however, it's about official as it gets.
Originally Posted By PetesDraggin "Yes, they have. We have official art work from Disney showing these changes. That doesn't mean that they can't change their minds, however, it's about official as it gets." But that's all we have: artwork. I'm sure the imagineers come up with all sorts of ideas and present them in the form of artwork. These renderings were presented to cast members only, probably to get them excited and involved, and we are lucky enough to have people "sneak out" some images. But neither of these things have been officially announced. I agree with ChurroMonster that the MM redo will probably not happen and the Mickey face probably will.
Originally Posted By dshyates There was no official announcement about Goofy's Flight School. They have confirmed the World of Color show, but did not mention the Mickey face or "Mickey's Fun Wheel".
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf Artwork does not official announcement make. Anyone every see renderings of Westcot? They were just putting out ideas - some will stick, some won't.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf Artwork does not an official announcement make. Anyone every see renderings of Westcot? They were just putting out ideas - some will stick, some won't.
Originally Posted By jmuboy Well, add me in as someone who does not want the Goofy Sky Skool or Mickey face on the Sun Wheel to happen. Both are bad ideas. Steve Davidson is a smart man and come up with another way to use the Mickey face in the World of Color show rather than add a permanent face to the Sun Wheel. As for the Mullholland Madness, if they are gonna keep it I'd rather them leave it alone. It's an eyesore at Goofy's Sky Skool and Mullholland Madness. WDI should just save their money to fix up other areas of the park.
Originally Posted By labretbear I'm reminded of the (thankfully) abandoned idea to place an AA Mickey face on the Matterhorn for the Land's 50th Anniversary. It would have been visible 24/7 and used as part of the 50th's pyro show. Seems like Mickey's Fun Wheel of Death is shoehorning in a discarded concept in service of the World of Color show.
Originally Posted By disneywatcher I say get rid of both the Sun Wheel and Muholland Madness. Ferris wheels are far too emblematic of carnivals or what I see sitting on something like a Santa Monica Pier. However, I think for reasons of logistics (for example, a need to have enough rides to handle the crowds) and economics, two of the gifts courtesy of Michael Eisner's love of corny coastal fun parks will remain in place for a long time into the future.
Originally Posted By Brown Monkey >>Ferris wheels are far too emblematic of carnivals or what I see sitting on something like a Santa Monica Pier.<< Then the problem you have seems to be with the Pier theme and not the ferris wheel itself. If the Sun Wheel makes you think of the Santa Monica Pier, then it is only doing its job of proper representation of the themed area that it is sitting in. If that's the case, you might as well remove California Screamin' while you're at it! As that would also be reminiscent of Santa Monica Pier...
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I hate to break it to you guys/gals but both the Mickey head on the Sun Wheel and Goofy's Flight School ARE done deals. They will be happening. I don't know how I feel about the MM head because it will be an important part of WoC. But I also happen to love the look of the Sun Wheel as it is. It does kind of smybolize the whole 'fun in the california sun' motif that is the story of PP. And I don't understand how people can rip this ride as it is quite unique ... only two in the world but that's another story ... As to the Goofy overlay on MM ... well, it can't possibly make it any worse. But putting the thing indoors, in the dark with some kewl effects like lights, trees etc that you might see on Mulholland Drive would have made more sense. I am still shocked they are keeping this thing.
Originally Posted By ChurroMonster So, disneywatcher, have you been to DCA yet? BTW The Sun wheel is quite different from a generic carnival ferris wheel. If you ever visit the park and grow a pair, you should ride it. It's fun.
Originally Posted By jonvn I rode the easy version, and I was terrified. ack...I would die on the swinging part. But it's true, this has little to do with a typical ferris wheel. Anyone who's actually seen the thing would know this. I have always said they could have very EASILY made MM much better by simply enclosing it and adding some simple dark ride effects. But I read someplace that doing such a thing is really not practical, and the whole ride would have to be ripped down (or something close). Still, it simply needs to be enclosed. Not making it worse is one thing, but spending a lot of money and NOT MAKING IT BETTER is just as bad.
Originally Posted By disneywatcher The one thing that's stood out to me about the Sun Wheel from Day One is how amazingly tacky the queue area was and is. DisCo planners didn't even bother to conceal a piece of equipment sitting in full view of people in line for the ride, truly the essence of "Six Flags Over Anaheim."
Originally Posted By DrShrinker I personally don't care if it's Mickey or a "Sun Face," as long as they step up the maintenance on the lightbulbs. Last night I counted several dozen out on the wheel...definitely "bad show."
