Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 Not sure. Only one I can think of that could've helped was saving Aladdin?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I'm not sure if the cancellation of the Toy Story musical was a result of a campaign to save Aladdin, but rather the overwhelming lead balloon reaction that the announcement got. Much like the multiple princess meet & greets for WDW's Fantasyland expansion, when the big flashy announcement was met with an audible groan (no, really, there's an audible groan from the D23 audience), they quickly scrambled and came up with another idea Perhaps it could be said that the Submarine Voyage was brought back due to some sort of letter writing campaign, but it also conveniently happened shortly after Finding Nemo did incredibly well at the box office But the big things that people try to write letters about (WDW's Mr Toad, DL's Country Bears, PeopleMover, and now Billy Hill) all seem to be distant memories at best
Originally Posted By Schmitty Good Vibes When Paul Pressler was doing a miserable job as president of the Disneyland Resort, Al Lutz started a fan drive called "Promote Paul Pressler" for many good reasons. Whether it had anything to do with this fan drive or not, unfortunately Al got his wish. Pressler was named head of Parks and Resorts and puppet Meg Whitman took his place at DLR. We all know how awful that entire time period was.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Weren't they going to change or remove Great Moments with Lincoln until the public outcry made them change their minds and decide to update it instead?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros ^^Good point, Constance! Mr Lincoln was closed 'temporarily' for a movie about the park for the 50th anniversary in 2005. By 2009, the 50th was long gone but the film remained; it's unclear what their intentions were, but they revived Lincoln (with yet another new show, more similar to the original) to cheers of fans. And of course once it opened, it was moderately popular for a few days and then resumed its former ghosttown status
Originally Posted By tonyanton There was also the very late '80s plan to replace Lincoln with Muppet Vision 3-D.
Originally Posted By believe <<<<Not sure. Only one I can think of that could've helped was saving Aladdin?>>>> Aladdin made logical economic sense to keep. Most new guests still haven't seen this popular show, so why spend big bucks to switch it out?
Originally Posted By da_tick Does anyone know if these are the same Billy Hill & The Hillbillies that used to do shows at Disneyland's Golden Horseshoe? Knotts Berry Farm New Year's Eve is featuring: KRAZY KIRK & THE HILLBILLIES - WILDERNESS DANCE HALL 8:15pm, 9:45pm, 11:15pm, 12:15am From the deep country hills of Anaheim, these boys will have toes tappin', hands clappin', and guts bustin' during the best darn musical comedy show ever performed on the Wilderness Dance Hall stage.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Yep, it's the same folks (or at least one of the 4-person casts, since they have a rotating crew for the daily DL shows)
Originally Posted By disneylandfan8 Yes, it will be some of the members of DL's Billy Hill teams. Sure wish I could see them New Year's Eve at Knott's.
