Originally Posted By SafariRob I really like the color scheme of GSS and how the wings come out a bit. nice touch. GRR has a definite retro-style that is reminiscent of some of the earlier DL stuff. Nice. LM? It's okay...but nothing really stands out about it.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan I dunno, I think they did a really nice job with The Little Mermaid poster in maintaining some of that 50's silkscreen/limited palette look. It doesn't jump out as jarringly "modern". Sebastian especially is done really well -- simplified, stylized.
Originally Posted By SafariRob It's nice but it feels more like a movie poster and less like an attraction poster...if that makes sense. Look at these attractions based on animated movies and you can kind of see what I mean. These are examples of posters that clearly advertise an attraction, not a movie. <a href="http://www.kevitivity.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/Alice_in_Wonderland.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.kevitivity.com/wp-c...land.jpg</a> <a href="http://davelandweb.com/peterpan/images/DLPosters_PP.jpg" target="_blank">http://davelandweb.com/peterpa...s_PP.jpg</a> <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__1HAWpldDag/S8pPPlH_1yI/AAAAAAAAAmU/EfPaZSF2Idc/s1600/disneyland+attraction+posters+4-16-2010+004.jpg" target="_blank">http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__1HA...+004.jpg</a> I'm just nitpicking but I wish they would add some ride vehicles with people in them...something that clearly differentiates it from the film. It can be done subtlety (like the Alice poster).
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <It's nice but it feels more like a movie poster and less like an attraction poster...if that makes sense. Look at these attractions based on animated movies and you can kind of see what I mean. These are examples of posters that clearly advertise an attraction, not a movie.> If you look between Flounder and Ariel's tail, you can see the clamshells going by, complete with passengers. It would undoubtedly be easier to see in the full-size poster, of course. It's really not dissimilar to the Alice poster, with the large Alice, smaller secondary characters, and one "car" with passengers.
Originally Posted By SafariRob Wow, you're right! It's very easy to miss as they are camouflaged into the seabed. Okay, I like it better now. Still not my favorite but definitely much better.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "Maybe I'm ridiculous, but I just love the Little Mermaid. I love the movie, I always love the way 'little mermaid styled' merchandise looks (though I wouldn't ever wear it), I love the music from the movie. I think it's probably my favorite Disney original animated movie." You aren't wrong.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "I took the ER off of my name, it use to be CuriousERConstance." I thought so, but I checked your profile and your join date is Feb 2010. How were you able to change it without creating a new profile?
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Is it me? These posters seem dull and uninspiring." I think it's you. Honestly. Of course it's all a matter of opinion.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "It doesn't jump out as jarringly "modern". Sebastian especially is done really well -- simplified, stylized." Did you notice the riders in the clamshells in the background? Nice detail.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I'm just nitpicking but I wish they would add some ride vehicles with people in them..." Look again. They're there. Here's a link to larger versions of the posters: <a href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2507/5727023189_72773365d8_o.jpg" target="_blank">http://farm3.static.flickr.com...d8_o.jpg</a> <a href="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5081/5727578584_1615b925a5_o.jpg" target="_blank">http://farm6.static.flickr.com...a5_o.jpg</a> <a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3592/5727023045_c59ee2ec7b_o.jpg" target="_blank">http://farm4.static.flickr.com...7b_o.jpg</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I agree that for whatever reason I don't like the Little Mermaid one as much as the others. It feels like it's trying to look like an old poster, instead of actually being one. Maybe it's something about the shadowing, or just the designs of the characters, but it seems like a more modern take on the vintage style. That's fine and all, but it just seems strange that they wouldn't just go for a more modern look; plenty of DL attraction posters looked modern in their time, beyond the 50's (like Captain EO, Indiana Jones, and Remember...Dreams Come True). For whatever reason, it just stands out to me a whole lot more. The fonts, the character designs, the shadowing and details, they all just look a little too modern to be a real old poster, but the look is far too vintage-esque to be trying to be modern. By no means is it the end of the world, but it's not my favorite poster they've ever come up with.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "That's fine and all, but it just seems strange that they wouldn't just go for a more modern look... The fonts, the character designs, the shadowing and details, they all just look a little too modern to be a real old poster, but the look is far too vintage-esque to be trying to be modern." Maybe that's because it's supposed to be an ad for a ride on a vintage seaside pier, yet a film that is a relatively recent addition to pop culture? I understand your issues with it, but it the artwork doesn't seem that off base to me.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan The fonts, the character designs, the shadowing and details, they all just look a little too modern to be a real old poster<< The ones done in the 1950s, early 60s weren't trying to look retro, they were actually contemporary designs at the time. So anything after that is going to be attempting that look, but little modern things sneak in. The font for the Little Mermaid title is based closely on the movie, so that kind of brings it back into the modern era. But overall, I think these look really terrific. Combined with the ones they did for Screamin' and the Fun Wheel and others, it really adds another cool level of Disney detail and scene setting to DCA. What I really like about all of them is that, like the classic Disneyland attraction posters, they are more about showing what the ride is meant to feel like, rather than a strictly literal depiction of the ride.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance "I thought so, but I checked your profile and your join date is Feb 2010. How were you able to change it without creating a new profile?" When I first joined it was in January of 2010, I went by something all together different then. Then when I chose the name CuriousConstance, I created a new profile in February 2010. Not long after that, it wasn't recognizing my password anymore, so rather than email someone to fix it, I just created a new profile with the ER added. But, I just emailed someone recently from LP and asked them to reset that original profile of CuriousConstance, so I could go back and use that one again. So it's the old profile I am now able to use again. By the way, I went back and was reading some of the recommendations from you all about what I should change my name too when I was taking suggestions, and it was cracking me up. If you would have been here, I would have smacked you upside the head Hans.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Hahahaha!! You won my heart from the beginning because you always managed to take the conversations off track. Glad you got your original name back. It's much better.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I can count on one hand how many times I've managed to keep the conversation on track.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Hans, Some of your more endearing quotes from that old topic where I was taking name suggestions: "How about Dr. Kate McCrae?" "Whatever you come up with it better be funny." "Dory would be a good name. LOL." "How about DisneyNewbie?"
Originally Posted By ni_teach phruby said: "What like subway posters?" The Disneyland posters are in the tunnel/walkway as you enter park and go under the train tracks. The DCA doesn't have a location like this. The Golden Gate Bridge is going ways and it's too far into the park I think to work to hang the posters. As for the looks of the posters. Remember many attractions have gotten new posters over the years. If you don't like the current one, there maybe another a few years from now.
