Originally Posted By brotherdave I wonder if Crayola will be sponsoring the new Sleeping Beauty "attraction"? I can see it now: Aurora's Crayon Adventure sponsored by Crayola
Originally Posted By sjhym33 That is probably better than Dancing with Cinderella presented by Dancing With The Stars on ABC.
Originally Posted By leobloom >>So, it makes sense that the Aladdin spinner would be making a move.>> It was actually confirmed by someone at WDI that the Aladdin spinner WILL NOT be moving. So I guess we'll have 4 spinners at MK? Best expansion ever!
Originally Posted By Hista98 If you think about it, disney is trying to create their own immerisve expreience like unviersal is doing with Potter. I mean if you look at the concept art for HP a lot of it is very detailed sotres and resturants which disney is doing with the M and G's and places like Gastons tavern, also HP is really getting only one knew attraction the toehr two are redesigned exisitng ones which is ike what Disney is doing with Dumbo and they are also getting only one new attraction. so its very simalr to HP, but HP will be better.
Originally Posted By brotherdave You mean Harry Potter will have a crayon attraction too? Oh, wait, I guess they will! The Owlery sounds something like that with kids writing letters or something. What happened to having themed RIDES in a theme park? I'm not against having themed shops, eateries, and what not, but RIDES and ATTRACTIONS are what people come to see! Coloring areas substituting or attractions?? The world's gone mad, I tell you!!!! P.S., I'm not that impressed with the Potter area either. They're only getting one new 'E'-Ticket attraction, too! Rethemed existing coasters don't count as "new" in my opinion.
Originally Posted By Hista98 plus the e ticket looks like it will be simaliar to Spiderman, another attraction already exisiting in the park!!
Originally Posted By leobloom >>I'm not that impressed with the Potter area either. They're only getting one new 'E'-Ticket attraction, too! Rethemed existing coasters don't count as "new" in my opinion.>> I'm not exactly impressed, either. I'm not a Potter fan, so the only thing of interest for me is the new ride. I also don't count two renamed rides as "new".
Originally Posted By brotherdave The Harry Potter "E-Ticket" I'm sure will be thrilling and exciting. I am looking forward to that. And, although the heavily themed stores and restaurants will be nice and "needed" for the area, it would have been nice if they added a few more "family" attractions for the area, too. But overall, one new "E-ticket" type attraction and two rethemed coasters that I've already ridden won't entice me as much to visit as Universal hopes. The same goes for Disney's new Fantasyland. I'm sure Little Mermaid will be nice, but it's the only true attraction that they'll be adding to a complete land makeover just like Universal is doing with Potter. I guess I'm just getting jaded as I get older, but didn't land makeovers encompass SEVERAL attractions (I mean REAL attractions, not Aurora's Coloring Book Cottage!). Even the new Tomorrowland had two good attractions when it opened (Alien Encounter & Timekeeper) plus updates to the Peoplemover (TTA) and Carousel of Progress. Sorry, until they stop building lame atractions to soley push "merchandise", I can't get real excited by the news from either park.
Originally Posted By HMButler1979 ""P.S., I'm not that impressed with the Potter area either. They're only getting one new 'E'-Ticket attraction, too!"" ARE YOU SERIOUS? It dosen't matter if its just ONE! This is going to be THE Mansion/Indy/Spidey of out time. NOONE else is using the Kuka arm on a TRACK which will have 3-D effects WITH sets WITH Animatronics. What's Disney getting? Ariels hair.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Am I the only one in here with kids under 7? My kids would LOVE to pass the time in a line with crayons. We can only talk about what the rest of you choose to wear to amusement parks so long before that just gets boring.
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad Everyone seems to be shocked by all the meet and greets, and I would like to see others attractions also, but I understand the reasoning for the meet and greets. If the judges tent gets KO'd that's 3 lines which lead to 3 separate characters in each line. So, the new meet and greets is just a relocation and redistribution of something that would have been lost. Putting each meet and greet in a better themed location is actually a big improvement over walking down a drab hallway and entering a large room with 3 photo sets on 1 side of it. I think everyone will much prefer meeting a princess in her castle rather than her cubicle. I would also like to see some sort of pinochio attraction paired with his restaurant. It is a great character who is underused.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper I've stood in the "drab hallway" many, many times. My young children don't tire of it. If my girl in particular could meet her favorite princesses in a "castle" then...holy cow...I might earn 'World's Best Daddy' honors.
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad Yea, I think meeting her in her castle will make her seem much more like a real princess than a CM dressed like a princess.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Well, those CMs aren't exactly your average, run of the mill CMs! I guess I'm getting up there in age but I don't mind meeting them anywhere. Please don't tell Mrs. Skipper!
Originally Posted By plpeters70 It sounds like I must have been a weird kid or something - when I was little, I had zero interest in meeting the characters. All I wanted to do was go on rides. I just don't get kids today at all. But I guess it's good news for Disney - it's a hell of a lot cheaper to build a bunch of meet-and-greets than it is to design massive E-tickets.
Originally Posted By wahooskipper Listen, how many E-tickets is enough for this expansion? I mean, really. They are commiting to one highly anticipated E-ticket in Mermaid not too mention what sounds like will be an incredible restaurant. Add to that the Meet-N-Greets and the overall new appearance of that part of the park and I think this is quite an investment. If you glance to the east and look at Potterworld you have to concede that they are doing one major E-ticket, if you will, with the castle experience. And, they are retheming two rollercoasters and adding a ton of merchandising opportunities. plp...when you and I were kids there weren't a lot of opportunities to actually meet the characters. I'm closing in on 40 and I still get silly when getting my picture taken with the big Cheese.
Originally Posted By Fe Maiden <<Am I the only one in here with kids under 7? My kids would LOVE to pass the time in a line with crayons.>> The great irony will be that this M&G will be one of the most popular activities in the park. Over the summer we took our kids to the Philly Zoo and it just so happened that they were celebrating the birthday of one of the giraffes. They set up some tables where kids could make a birthday card for the giraffe. Not surprisingly, kids were climbing over each other to be able to make one. If kids can get that excited over a giraffe they have no real attachment to, I'm sure this will be a major hit. And let's be honest, who hasn't seen "adults" all giddy stand in line holding stuff they made hoping to give it to their favorite star on a red carpet or backstage at a concert. It sounds crazy, who wouldn't want to see more rides, but I really think Disney is tapping into what a lot of their guests want with these highly themed M&Gs. I look at it as I benefit because we get a new E-ticket, some new places to eat and a Fantasyland that doesn't resemble a parking lot carnival. Since we started taking our kids to WDW we never stood in M&G lines (that's what Chef Mickey's is for). Our kids would rather stand in line for rides than to meet a character but we've had a lot of friends and family that have been to WDW this year and most of the young ones talk more about who they met and those experiences.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 <<Listen, how many E-tickets is enough for this expansion? I mean, really.>> I see your point, and one E-ticket is probably enough for this expansion, but I can't help thinking that a few C-level dark rides would have helped as well. I don't mind that there are meet-and-greet places - in fact, I think they're great. They help make the rest of the lines shorter while people wait for something I would never want to do myself! But, I would probably be interested in riding a few C-tickets - if they were done well enough. I think that would have gone a long way towards making this expansion a better thing for all members of the family, and not just small girls. (And if one of them had been themed to a property that boys would enjoy - like say, The Black Caldron, then that would be even better!)
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I agree- expecting more than one E ticket ( especially intoday's economy) is likely out of line- and although we're getting older in my house for meet and greets - making them a better experience for those who have kids aged for them is very good. However I too would have liked to see 1-2 dark rides added
