Originally Posted By damon63 The attraction looks great (from the outside), but the cartoonish look of some of the outside set pieces are a bit disturbing given their location. Why oh why couldn't they have put this thing in Fantasyland? It seems that the Imagineers have given up on original themes and stories at Disneyland and just want to turn everything into a character driven Cartoonland.
Originally Posted By fabdisbabe Hey, Bxtrlnd: I think my greatest achievement of the day was to convince Mr. Gordon to get into the car with da beah and pose for happy pictures. It all goes downhill from there (kidding!) Michelle
Originally Posted By Disfan1022 I agree with you Crouching Tigger. I was laughing so much I had to share with hubby what was going on. No offense to Davko58 as we all make typos but that was so gosh darn funny! And... many many thanks to Fab and Kevin Rafferty for the interview. These Imagineers work REALLY hard and I truly appreciate the enjoyment I get out of their hard work. Fab, the pictures are gorgeous. This is the most excited I've ever been about a new attraction. I think Pooh (not Poop =P) will tie in very nicely with the Critter Country theme. A little splash (no pun intended) of color here and there will be enjoyed by many I'm sure. It's going to be nice for the larger families who have to split up because young ones are too small or scared to ride Splash. Now there is something else in the same area for them to enjoy. I know I'll enjoy it!
Originally Posted By fabdisbabe Thanks, but I only took a couple. Dave, Doobie and Rebekah took the rest. They also fixed my Mavica. Michelle
Originally Posted By JohnS1 "It's not a typo. I call him Poop." I like names that read the same forwards as backwards! Poop it is!
Originally Posted By bxtrlnd And then Michelle quipped: "I think my greatest achievement of the day was to convince Mr. Gordon to get into the car with da beah and pose for happy pictures." ROTFLMAO!! "Uh-huh." "That's right." "I have no life whatsoever." I feel another soda label in the making...
Originally Posted By Disfan1022 ~~Thanks, but I only took a couple. Dave, Doobie and Rebekah took the rest. They also fixed my Mavica.~~ Are they good or are they good?!? Many thanks to everyone. =)
Originally Posted By 5555 As a former Bears Cast Member I totally agree with Aracuanbird. The theme of Critter Country does not match Winnie the Pooh, it does not fit! Whereas the Bears did! I would suggest to boycott Winnie the Pooh and tell City Hall to please put the Bears back in their rightful place! --5555.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan As far as not belonging in Critter Country, I dunno, I sort of go along with what Kevin said in the interview. I can see the Hundred Acre Wood thing happenening there. And since Splash is a totally tooney looking ride inside and out, what the heck. If it were up to me, I might have suggested the Big Thunder Ranch area since that would have been kind of a nice transition between Fantasyland and Frontierland, but then again, I'm hoping they use that area to finally build the Western River ride (I know, but I can dream). If it had been there all along, no one would question the location really. It's new, it's different, and change scares some folks. Hey, at least they're adding a ride -- and a dark ride at that! Hooray! As Futurist said, it looks like a good C-ticket or D-ticket level attraction. And with all the Pooh merchandise they'll no-doubt sell, they can fix up Tomorrowland at long last. (Dreaming again, sorry.)
Originally Posted By KoreaDisney I KNOW I keep bringing this up, but it's funny how people question the theme of a fantasy bear being in a reality "Woodsy" theme,even though other supposed wildlife is in this area which would give SOME credit to Pooh being there and personnally, I don't mind it. BUT, everyone seems to overlook the fact about FFF in DCA completely and exactly how does cartoony bugs fit ANYWHERE in a reality-based California theme park is beyound me? But, I guess we all have our different priorities .
Originally Posted By refurbmike Korea, actually I've said it many times. Pooh belongs in CC as much as FFF belongs in DCA. But we hold DL to a higher level. We know that Pooh was not made just to get people into the park.
Originally Posted By Boba-Fut And if I may note ... the idea of a "Pooh" dark ride has been in the planning stages for Bear Country (!) since the late 70s. I'll never forget... I was in Junior High 7 or 8th grade .. and some community center facility had some people from Disney .. and an imagineer with a "Pooh" model on a small table to show off. This around 1978-79 That's how long (at least) it's been on their shelves. Maybe there's hope for a few other good ones for the future (WRE????)
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt >We know that Pooh was not made just to get people into the park.< No, but some have suggested that it was made to increase merchandise sales. Pooh, after all, is Disney's biggest selling brand.
Originally Posted By DisneyKnight I can't believe this one. Pooh too cartoonish to be in Critter Country? Okay, then maybe we should boycott Splash Mountain, after all Brer Rabbit is too cartoony to be in a wilderness area. Even though he was in a forrest/critter area just like pooh was. I'm so sorry to insult some of you, but insulting Pooh because he's in a forrest themed area when there's a cartoonish themed Log ride right next door is just so strange that it actually makes my head hurt. Pooh fits Critter Country's theme perfectly. And besides Critter Country was themed to the cartoon critters of Disney. I think some of you are confusing Critter Country with Frontierland. I know most of you are desperately eager to bash Disney for some odd reason, but I'm going to lay it out. Leave the Bear Alone! Disney trying to make guests like all you and familys to have fun and this is the thanks they get!? I'm totally excited about Disney's new dark ride, no matter what anyone thinks.
Originally Posted By imtigger2 You go get 'em DK! I was thinking the EXACT thing! What!!?? A Bear in the Woods!? Get out of here! I think they do have it confused with Frontierland, but even so, what did Davy Crockett kill him when he wuz only 3? Hmmm.... I think Pooh fits perfectly in CC, on the reverse side, I think Pooh in Fantasyland at the MK looks out of place. LOVE the ride tho. Of course, I'm partial to one of the characters.
Originally Posted By live the dream WE have been on Pooh in WDW and the kids loved it,I was a bit dissapointed as I thought they could have done a bit more with the technology they now have. The bouncing honeypots are the best part of the WDW version. It had just opened when we were there and I actually thought it was wrong for them to put it in Fantasyland, It just didn't suit the where it was.The cue was very borring.Critter Country is a much better spot for him-besides what else would they have put in the old bear house???Just for the record I also liked the bear playhouse, especially the mousse on the wall!!
Originally Posted By CrouchingTigger So what happens to this ride when it rains? It appears that quite a bit of it is completely exposed to the elements.
