Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm not going to lie, it kind of creeps me out. Clowns are always a little freaky, but that one is particularly bad.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance I took my daughter to the circus a couple years ago, and there was this clown doing balloon animals so of course she wanted one, so i take her down to the clown, and it turns out the clown is like 80 years old, extrememly grumpy and can't get the balloons to do anything but pop, and everytime one of them pops he starts cussing like a sailor. Soooo, I got my daughter the hell away from him.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance he finally got one red balloon to blow up into a small round shape (like the size of a fist) and he gives it to a kid waiting and says it's an apple! I'm not even kidding!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Hilarious! I have a very good friend (a grown woman) who suffers from coulrophobia - she is absolutely terrified of clowns.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I'm sure the PP clown facade will be taken away at some point during the next phase of the redo of that area. I think we should come up for a name for him (or her?) before it's removed. <a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3184/3021759948_5a6d29e02e.jpg" target="_blank">http://farm4.static.flickr.com...e02e.jpg</a> *sniff*
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance The people that would perform like on the trapeze and with the lions and stuff, were the same people you'd see selling popcorn and cotton candy between their acts, what the hell was wrong with that circus?!
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance It's gross how his arms look all muscular. Ewwww, he's a clown he's not suppose to be manly.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros How about Creepy Mc-Creep-erson? As for his arms, I think it's supposed to look like baggy sleeves, but it does kind of look like he's all juiced up!
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance You have to wonder about a person that would choose to dress up like a clown and entertain kids. John Wayne Gacy anyone?!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "How about Creepy Mc-Creep-erson?" You want to know what I think is really creepy? That huge Mickey face staring at guests from the ferris wheel.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Also creepy. But at least his pupils aren't sticking out of their sockets.Look at him there, with his hat oh-so-carefully askew. He's just waiting for the little kids to start crying...
Originally Posted By crazycroc It also looks like his nose is bleeding after having done some of the cocaine. I think his name is "Gack" the clown.
Originally Posted By Daannzzz ""I'm sure the PP clown facade will be taken away at some point during the next phase of the redo of that area. I think we should come up for a name for him (or her?) before it's removed. <a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com...e02e.jpg" target="_blank">http://farm4.static.flickr.com...e02e.jpg</a> *sniff*"'' I never looked that close at him before but I would call him Alien Clown.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Look at him there, with his hat oh-so-carefully askew. He's just waiting for the little kids to start crying..." LOL!! These boards have been a hoot lately.
Originally Posted By oc_dean For comparison between "THE JEWEL" and Knott's wave swinger ... Darkbeer has a photo update: <a href="http://micechat.com/forums/blogs/in-the-parks/1369-pinks-priority-seating-pictures-parks.html" target="_blank">http://micechat.com/forums/blo...rks.html</a> About midway down. Direct link to each photo: The Jewel: <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/Theme-Parks/Disneyland-Resort-12310/DSCF4787/775151157_hjLdJ-M.jpg" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/Th...dJ-M.jpg</a> Knott's: <a href="http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/Other/Knotts-Berry-Farm-12810/DSCF5119/775795560_oGJzv-M.jpg" target="_blank">http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/Ot...zv-M.jpg</a> In fact ... I place Knott's as more of a "jewel" as it is more ornate under the canopy.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Oh ... and for me It's officially "the jewel" from this moment on! I can't even really call it Silly Symphony swings ... as the Mickey Short presented on the ride is not a Silly Symphony cartoon short, at all.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I don't know. They look pretty much the same to me, and certainly the actual contraption at DCA has been improved over how it appeared when it was inside the orange. <a href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/46/121287615_630af3f8e0.jpg" target="_blank">http://farm1.static.flickr.com...f8e0.jpg</a> One thing for sure, the DCA version has a much nicer setting than the ride at Knott's and the actual contraption
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt Ack! I don't know what happened with the end of that sentence.
Originally Posted By disneywatcher I thought the only reason they stuck with the swing-ride concept was because much of the original core of the Orange Stinger was going to be retained. But since they pretty much totally gutted what was there originally, this is a switchover that wouldn't have been my first choice. The Orange Stinger looked clunky, cheap and tacky, so almost anything is better than that. But the new ride, even more so after comparing it with versions at parks like Knott's, ends up looking more generic than ideal for a first-class park. Then again, no one has ever accused DCA of being a truly first-class theme park. I agree with the statement that rides in the Fantasyland section of Disney parks are merely generic attractions dressed up better than their counterparts elsewhere. But they tend to have a lower profile and seem somehow more customized than DCA's swing ride. IOW, DCA's version and the version at Knott's are too close for comfort. However, Paradise Pier has been so awful for so long, that beggars can't be choosers. Now, please get rid of that big eyesore known as the Mailboomer. Send it and the clown facade, among other remnants from 2001, to the nearest junkyard!
