Originally Posted By tashajilek They could move it to a current motel 6 and rename it a all star resort?
Originally Posted By magic0214 I know I am going to get death threats...but I enjoyed the wand on SSE. I am okay with the hat being relocated or moved...but I really miss the wand. *gets ready in bomb bunker for the insults to come from Disney purists*
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Hmmmm...well I suppose there's proper place for a magic wand...between the folds of a wizards robe, for instance, or between the folds of-- ORGOCH: --I swear if'n ya says one more word I'm gonna' deck ya right here an' now if front a ev'rybody!!!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I liked the wand. During the Millennium Celebration. After that was over and they changed the signage, I thought it was a little silly. The longer it was there, the more I disliked it; I never *hated* it, but I'm more than happy that it's gone. Unlike the wand, the Hat is well designed to be a permanent structure and a (albeit strange) park icon. It's just in the wrong place. It has no business being there, but would work just fine in a number of other locations. The one that I know I'll get in trouble for liking: the Castle Cake. It was fun and silly, and made me excited for the 25th birthday. I was there on what I believed to be a once-in-a-lifetime trip, and it didn't bother me one bit that the castle was decorated; it made it even more special. I really liked watching the inflatible elements sway in the breeze, and you could hear them rub together. It was the best kind of over-the-top-tacky fun.
Originally Posted By dshyates I too liked the Castle Cake. And liked the wand during the Millennium Celebration. After that it was time to go. But I always hated the placement of the Hat. I liked the view down the street to the Chinese theater. I thought it felt like a real Disney Park. The hat to me feels too Disney Store at the Mall and less Disney Parks destination resort.
Originally Posted By dagobert I don't like the hat and I was disappointed when I saw how it distracts the view from the Chinese theatre. I always thought it was just temporary, but I guess I'm wrong on that. By the way WDSP in PAris has its own hat, but it's incorporated into the Art of Animation building and has no function. Is the one at DHS still a pin shop?
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper The wand was fine for 2000. After that it should have come down immediately. Castle Cake was hideous, but acceptable for one year. <<I always thought it was just temporary, but I guess I'm wrong on that. By the way WDSP in PAris has its own hat, but it's incorporated into the Art of Animation building and has no function. Is the one at DHS still a pin shop?>> The hat, like the wand, was always intended to be temporary. But temporary in Disney terms can mean anywhere from 7 years to 20. And yes, it's still just a pin shop.
Originally Posted By sjhym333 I also think the hat should be moved from in front of the Chinese Theater. Though I think it would be appropriate at a different location in the park. It's not that the hat is bad, just placed in the wrong place.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros The difference to me, despite what they said, was that the hat always looked like permanent construction. Take a look at it. The edges are all nicely finished, and there are some really nice planters surrounding it. The pin shop itself looks a little temporary, but the nice concrete platform it sits on seems like it was planned for the longterm. The wand was really nothing more than an interestingly shaped (which always amazed me from an engineering perspective) billboard. It was flat, and could really only be properly viewed from two sides. The structure was clearly exposed, and it just didn't feel like it belonged. Although the hat was in the wrong place, the construction of it felt like it belonged in a Disney park. I am hopeful though. In recent years, it seems like they've been setting up a stage in front of the Hat more and more. first it was just for Night of Joy. Then for occasional football/cheerleading/band-type events. Now it's for the duration of Star Wars Weekends, and heck, just whenever they feel like it. If they keep having this temporary stage in front of the 'temporary' hat, maybe they'll find a way to take out the hat, put in a more permanent stage, and restore the sightlines though that area of the park.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn I wonder how many folks in Hollywood used to think "Man, that Chinese Theater's an eye-sore around here"
Originally Posted By jkayjs I have always wondered why they didn't put it just inside the gates where the info booth is if it had to be in that park. It definitely changed the feel of the park at it's current location!
