Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "The new logo looks like something for Toontown" Is that a bad thing? I'm not a fan of the toon stuff, but given that the new place setting that is being done puts DCA mostly in around the era between the 1920s-1950s - arguably Walt Disney's heyday in California - I would say that the Mickey Mouse cartoon font is an appropriate choice.
Originally Posted By DlandDug >>Raise your hand, has ANYONE ever said the full name out loud?<< My hand is up. And if the official name change is to "Disney California Adventure," I'll say that out loud.
Originally Posted By mickeymorris1234 I think it sounds a lot better when you say its full name. Disney California Adventure Park. And say it like you have a comma after Disney. Disney, California Adventure Park.
Originally Posted By DlandDug I like it. Dr. Hans got it right. The new logo is intended to reinforce a specific theme-- one that places this park in an actual time and place, and that relates well to the Disney legacy. Whether it is the "correct" theme is not as important to me as the fact that there now IS a theme. For too long DCA was sort of half-baked, with little more than a vague "hip 'n edgy" vibe.
Originally Posted By DlandDug Oh, and I really have no idea why they dropped the apostrophe "s." May be it's to make up for that "Lightyear's Above the Rest" sign that once graced Club Buzz in Tomorrowland...
Originally Posted By pitapan16 The commercial is musically, visibly, and verbally captivating! Gets me excited about the show, just what they want. Cool. Also, wow, first commercial since the park opened geared stricyly towards Disney California Adventure
Originally Posted By pitapan16 Look at the background Paradise Pier setting, Cal-Screamin, Fun Wheel, Symphony Swings, and NO Maliboomer. Coincidence?...
Originally Posted By WorldDisney >>Raise your hand, has ANYONE ever said the full name out loud?<< <<My hand is up.>> Okay you make up the .1% <<And if the official name change is to "Disney California Adventure," I'll say that out loud.>> I got no problems with it either...and I can still just keep calling it DCA anyway.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney What the name? Nah, its fine. I never had a REAL problem with it other than the fact its waaaaay too freakin wordy . If you mean the park, I've only been posititive of all the changes there!! You know that. Hell I was there last time and didn't want to gouge my eyes out once or punch a CM in the throat just to relieve my frustration....things are looking up over there. And oh yeah last time I was there with Super Dry, Poohbear and Love-DCA and with the exception of Poohbear, we got suuuuuper tanked there at the Wine and more wine festival. Its amazing how much excess drinking makes a park look and feel so much nicer. Now I finally realized the secret! Shouldve known DarkBeer was on to something. ;D
Originally Posted By TP2000 A couple thoughts in response here... The Maliboomer is still pictured in the commercial along the Pier skyline. When the commercial voice says "the Disney California Adventure park", it's like nails on a chalkboard. It's as bad and as awkward as when Ed Grier would call it "the Disneyland park" in speeches instead of just saying "Disneyland" like the 300 Million other normal Americans who don't read their words off of TDA prepeared documents. I like the new logo. It's definitely not 2001 hip n' edgy, it's reminiscent of Toontown and classic Disney cartoons. It also plays nicely with the World of Color hype going on. It works, and it's certainly more playful looking than the basic font they've been using for the past five years ever since they ditched the original Cynthia Harriss era logo. But still, what an odd and pointless thing to do to drop the apostrophe s off of the word. I can only imagine how many meetings and catered lunches it took TDA to make this decision! Gag.
Originally Posted By CuriouserConstance TP we're talking about an "'" and a "s" here it's not like they decided to switch the all the toilet paper in the bathrooms to sand paper.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 <This seems a bit redundant if the rumours are true that in a couple of years the name will change COMPLETELY.> That was always a pretty lame rumor. And the name's not going anywhere (other than the dropped 's'). All the stuff that's coming other than LM underline the California theme (Buena Vista street, the redcars, the Cathay Circle replica, and the huge CarsLand).
Originally Posted By xrayvision I really liked the commercial. While I don't like the modified park name, the absence of the 's does follow in same vein as "Disneyland" and "DisneySea." Both park names could have included a possessive 's at end of the word "Disney." But, dropping the 's in these two cases was a good idea because "Disney's Land" and "Disney's Sea" could have been a challenge for some tongues to pronounce. Dropping 's from "Disney's California Adventure" doesn't seem to make the name easier nor quicker to pronounce. So, I don't get this branding adjustment. They should change DCA's park name to "DisneyAdventures featuring Walt, Michael and John".
Originally Posted By DlandDug Disneyland. Disneysea. Disneycalifornia? (I'd like to see Governor Arnold handle THAT one!)
