No More Daring Journey????

Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs

Yes, there are some twerps out there who have destroyed *my* perfectly written and factual entries on Wikipedia with their own Saved-by-the-Bell education.

If there was room, I'd place Mickey Mouse Revue in Mickey's Toontown...

 

Originally Posted By lesmisfan

"taking out attractions that we have known and loved for years really stinks so I hope it's not true."

i would agree with that but i have to play devils advocate in saying that disneyland was not built to remain the same and be a museum. walt said that he wanted to evolve and change over the years and to do that you do have to take rides out that everyone loves, but might not be popular out for a new experiance that everyone could enjoy. if they had to take out one FL attraction for a new one, it would have to be pinocchio, it never has a line and has charming as it is it just does not draw attention like it used to. Not like peter pan and mr. toads wild ride which still have long lines.

 

Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs

I always found it funny that Pan is the shortest dark ride but has the longest line

 

Originally Posted By avromark

I've noticed that as well sometimes a good article will be replaced by literally junk (Usually shorter and with grammar worst than avromarks posts).

For what it's worth fuzzyhairedweaselrelative Al's website claims Lincoln will be back, but with the entrance as the exit joined by Obama (Or whoever the current president is) and George W. (Not the Texan one) in an abridged version of HoP. As much as I hate to admit agreeing with a certain person I would love that idea. He claims they'll have a mini museum worked into the waiting area etc.

 

Originally Posted By The Goddess Mara

There is never a wait to see the Mickey Mouse Revue in Tokyo Disneyland. The only wait time is the few minutes it takes for the pre-show to run its course so you can enter it.

The practical issue here is that the Mickey Mouse Revue requires an enormous stage and couldn't possibly fit where the Pinochio ride is.

The artistic issue is that in a park that is much more crowded than Disneyland, Mickey Mouse Revue draws only a few guests for each show. In Disneyland it would draw almost no one. The figures are all extremely dated and many are "off-model" and would need to be redone.

There's a reason they got rid of it after only 10 years at Walt Disney World!

 

Originally Posted By FiveBearRugs

"off-model"?

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

"Off model" means that they don't really look like the character is supposed to look. If you see modern drawings of older characters, they are very often off model, to the point where they occasionally barely look like the character, or a person at all.

If you scroll down on this page about 1/4 of the way (I know, it's that icky other site...), to the HKDL section of photos, the second picture shows a Cinderella banner that's really off model.

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Originally Posted By FerretAfros

It sort of makes her look like Carol Burnett...

 

Originally Posted By ni_teach

jmuboy said: "Hmmmmm, Mickey Mouse review figures in a new dark ride. Now that is a good idea. "Great Animated Movie Ride"....in the DCA Millionaire building?"

Now it was my suggestion to re-use the AA figures, however at the time I did not mean all in the same attraction. However, I do like Jmuboy's idea. A dark ride that celebrates the music of Disney. That would be very cool and fit into DCA Hollywood and the whole new theme of the DCA.

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

I can just see the blurb on the website about it now...

"The Great Mickey Mouse Revue Ride

In 1928, Walt Disney created the first ever cartoon with synchronized sound, Steamboat Willie. He further continued his success with the ground-breaking music-based series of shorts, the Silly Symphonies. In 1941, he changed the role of music in film by releasing the 'concert feature', Fantasia. Experience firsthand the importance of music in Walt Disney's life through some of the most memorable scenes from Disney films. Highlights include:
-A rollicking good time with the Three Caballeros
-A peaceful Golden Afternoon with Alice
-Mickey Mouse directing the orchestra of characters we wanted to include in the attraction but couldn't find a better place for them"

It already fits in with their new marketing for DCA! : )

 

Originally Posted By monorailblue

The Pinocchio v. Pan/Toad lines is a bit unfair, though--recall that Pinocchio/Snow White each double the capacity of both Toad and Pan.

Also, as you (generally) enter Fantasyland, Pan/Toad are both on the right hand side.

I do think they are more interesting Attractions, but the weakest, by far, is Snow White. Her grotto could suffice, if a really great Beauty & the Beast Attraction were developed. But nothing like Pooh or Monsters in execution, please!!!!!!!!!

 

Originally Posted By monorailblue

^^^ Again, though, I only throw those points out there for the conversation. Toad and Pan are obviously more well-like, in spite of capacity issues.

 

Originally Posted By monorailblue

And, one last random thought, speaking of the link to that "other site"--the TDS tree in American Waterfront has got to be the ugliest Christmas tree on the planet. Even worse than Animal Kingdom.

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

Yah, I really like how it sort of curves inward, instead of making a perfect triangle (or even curving out a little like a real tree would!). The one in TDL is pretty bad too, but for some reason it doesn't look as bad with all the buildings around it. The TDS one is just out there in its full glory for everybody to see. It's a shame too, since the rest of the park is so pretty...

 

Originally Posted By oc_dean

>> Mickey Mouse Revue draws only a few guests for each show. In Disneyland it would draw almost no one. <<

I wouldn't be so sure of that.

That's assuming everyone in the United States who visits a Disney theme park has FOR SURE visited WDW.

Wasn't one of the points of building a Disney park on the east side of the US .. was to get those "easterners" who don't tend to vacation to the west side?

The same would apply with the opposite.

I'm sure you can talk to many people living west of the Mississippi, and tell you they don't even know what Mickey Mouse Revue is/was ... and it would be a totally brand new show to them.

As it would be for me.

For a while ...
It would be a completely brand new show to millions of people.

 

Originally Posted By oc_dean

And that was whole crux with GE pulling Carousel of Progress out of California .. and giving it a whole new audience to enjoy (on the east coast).

 

Originally Posted By FerretAfros

"It would be a completely brand new show to millions of people."

That may be true, but that doesn't mean that any of them will want to see it. From the Youtube videos of it I've seen, it's pretty out of date. The AA's have simple movements, and many aren't up to modern standards for the parks (or even Disney Store displays from the early 90's for that matter). Yah, it would be fun to see once, but I don't think it's good enough to warrant any other attraction in DL to leave.