Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger >>I'm 31 years old and I still dress up as Cobra Commander from GI Joe from time to time and stomp around my house plotting world conquest. << Hey, what a coincidence! I like to dress up like Barbie every now and then and complain about how "math is hard".
Originally Posted By monorailblue Isn't that the basis for litigation over the HS exit exam in California? Somehow, it is offensive if Barbie says it, but it is the absolute truth when you are expected to demonstrate basic competency in order to get a diploma. Ah, well. That has nothing to do with Universal . . . . And neither do I! I haven't been to a Universal park since about fourth grade---about 20 years ago. The commercials described in this thread would not bring me around.
Originally Posted By Monty Cristo To the poster arguing that Universal's approach isn't a bad idea, I disagree. Yes, kids go through "rebellion" phases, but the more something tries to appeal to them the less they're interested in it. There's a reason DL has a Goth day and Universal doesn't. It's usually the adult who tries too hard to "relate" to kids that gets rejected. I agree with those who think this is more trash talking than selling their own park. Merely dumping on DL, which at the moment is seeing a huge rebirth of popularity, would seem to be the wrong way to go. Universal should try to get in on the increased attendence a half hour away instead of making fun of it. "Hey, Princess and faeries are fine, but we've got...DINOSAURS! SUPER HEROES!! THE WORLD'S WORST CITYWALK" something along those lines.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>It's usually the adult who tries too hard to "relate" to kids that gets rejected.<< True. But I still stand by what I said -- I think to a large chunk of kids out there, the "pixie dust and fairy tales not your thing?" line will ring true. And I hardly think they'll flock to Disneyland as a form of rebellion of any kind. >>There's a reason DL has a Goth day<< Yes. It's seen as an ironic juxtaposition of goths amongst wholesome Disney Americana, not because Disneyland is deemed as "uber-cool." It's meant to be a sort of ironic day.
Originally Posted By knoxvelour "Yes. It's seen as an ironic juxtaposition of goths amongst wholesome Disney Americana, not because Disneyland is deemed as "uber-cool." It's meant to be a sort of ironic day." Actually, the irony is a group of people known for being in a constant state of depression descending on the happiest place on earth.
Originally Posted By deadmentellnotales Yeah I've seen this commercial and think it's funny, universal has limited rides at best and every time I've been I'm done in 3 and a half hours kinda like a DCA, and yet they charge so much, that said, i think their commercial is hitting the wrong demographic, what 4 - 12 year old would rather see Universal than Disneyland, which only has a few attractions in their range? After all almost everything there is directed to teens / adults.
Originally Posted By basas <<They may be referring to Orlando/Lake Buena Vista, where the latest the parks are open (except for the special hours for resort guests) is Epcot closing at 9 pm. The earliest close time if I recall was Animal Kingdom which closed at about 5 pm>> In the off season...hours are much later at MK and even MGM during busier times. Even AK closes as late as 8pm during busier times. But these "fairy tales and pixie dust not your thing?" commercials have been around for quite awhile in Orlando. Even with that...both Universal parks saw attendance decline 8.5% last year, while each WDW park increased 5-6%. They just don't seem to be having the effect Universal had hoped for...
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>Six Flags is going to have "parades"? I can't wait to see all of those low-rider Impalas driving around Magic Mountain this summer.<< <a href="http://www.denverpost.com/search/ci_3489081" target="_blank">http://www.denverpost.com/sear ch/ci_3489081</a> "In Denver, Elitch Gardens will have two parades daily when its season starts April 22. The park may also have live bands and festivals for special occasions. "
Originally Posted By knightnfrees USH has always been in the shadow of DL. Whenever DL raises their ticket prices, USH follows suit. USH has only a small fraction of attractions and rides that DL has and should cost nowhere near as much as DL does. USH really needs to go back to their roots and concentrate on showing how movies are made. It seems once Waterworld came in to the picture, educating became less important and entertaining became more. There are ways of doing both. They did it before...ie: Star Trek Adventure, Miami Vice, the original stunt show (prior to the Riot Act Stunt Show) etc... <----Removing soap box now. Lol.
Originally Posted By dresswhites Six flags with a parade. that would be interesting. I think the Universal commercials are picking on WDW, rather than Disneyland. i think they are annoying commercial, though. the part about who wants to go to bed at 7 does seem silly, as other posters have said many of the WDW parks stay open past 7. Also thier is pleasure island which stays open til 2am.
Originally Posted By DlandDug The summer the "fairy tales and pixie dust not your thing?" campaign hit my friends and I found it hilarious. We decided they really needed to say "magical experiences and memorable times with the family not your thing?" The new campaign is missing some great tag lines. How about... "This Summer, it's time to finally kill and bury your inner child. Only at Universal Studios." (P.S. Animal Kingdom ALWAYS closes at 5pm. That's when the animals go to bed.)
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "Six flags with a parade." Paramount's Great America has had parades before. The one I saw was pretty pathetic.
Originally Posted By imagineer1985 "This Summer, it's time to finally reride the same crappy rides we haven't changed in years"
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>The summer the "fairy tales and pixie dust not your thing?" campaign hit my friends and I found it hilarious.<< Okay. But... #1: We're Disney geeks. #2: We're not the target demographic. #3: Parents of teens wanting to take a family vacation often allow input on choosing a destination from their teenagers. So from that standpoint, it makes sense.
Originally Posted By DVC_dad My sister has two kids, aged 18 and 21. They still live at home and are going to college. They are typical middle class all American type folk. They love Baseball, Apple Pie, and whatever else that phrase is supposed to say other than Chevrolet. Anyway, she took her kid(one boy one girl) on a vacation with their boyfriend and girlfriend invited as well. She gave them the choice of where to go. They unanimously chose WDW. And they ARE exactly the target market.
Originally Posted By LacyBelle ^^ Hot dogs. The phrase was "Baseball, Hot dogs, Apple Pie, and Chevrolet." I had a poster in my room when I was a kid....Mom worked at a Chevy dealership.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan >>And they ARE exactly the target market.<< Not really. I would imagine the target market for that ad campaign skews younger than that. 12 - 18 year old boys, in particular.
Originally Posted By ni_teach >>The summer the "fairy tales and pixie dust not your thing?" campaign hit my friends and I found it hilarious.<< Universal must do something to say that they are diffrent from Disney. I don't know if this is the best way to say that, but time will tell. I personally thought that IOA was a great park.
