Originally Posted By leobloom >> ^^^And it's going to get better in a few months with the hightest HD resolution projectors ever used in a theme park and an new, upgraded film. << Should be awesome. >> Also, Leo, I'd call the dragon and the Weeping Willow AAs, the dragon being much more impressive, of course. << I guess you're right. I was thinking of AAs as figures that sync speech and motion. But I guess if the Yeti is an AA, then the Potter creatures are, too. And there's also the sorting hat in the queue, which is most definitely an AA.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper ^^^Yea, IDK how the hell I forgot about him, haha. He's very impressive.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper And I can't believe I called the Womping Willow the Weeping Willow. Dumbledore forgive me.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>How many test tracks do the the average WDW visitors go to? WE have only been around them as my MIL lived next door to the UK GM test track.<<< Even so... It's cold. It's sterile. I really don't see it being a place that captures the imagination.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom Remember when people use to clap when a ride/ attraction was over. It seemed for the first few years of Soarin people would always clap once the ride ended. I don't forsee anyone clapping when exiting Mermaid or the Dwarf Coaster.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 You never know. But the internet is based on speculation of what could happen.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom <<Fact is until we actually ride it we can't fully judge it.>> I have to disagree. It is pretty easy to speculate on what the finished product is going to look like from the pictures, interviews and such that Disney's Imagineering Dept has released. Disney says the Dwarf Coaster is not going to be as heavily detailed as BTMRR or SWSA which it is suppose to be replacing. We had these arguement over "Pooh's whatever spot" prior to it being constructed. There were those who were all for "Pooh's spot" and those of us against it. Many people said wait till it's done to render judgement. Most everyone thought it sucked once it was completed, including many who thought it's presence was going to be a great idea. Look where "Pooh's spot" is now... it is an interactive que sitting infront of "Pooh". I guess those of us who thought it was going to be rather lackluster were correct. Earlier this week Good Morning America was hosting live from the MK. Normally when this happens Disney highlights an attraction or ride. Not this past week. Good Morning America was interviewing little girls dressed up like Disney Princesses. You know things have got to be pretty lame in the MK when Disney is highlighting child quests dressed up in public as Disney Princesses and it is not even Halloween.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip And for better or worse, the Princess makeover is probably THE HIGH POINT of a WDW vacation for many little girls. Who are we to judge it just because it does nothing for us?
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom <<Who are we to judge it just because it does nothing for us?>> Simple, because it does nothing to motivate me to visit WDW. And your right I'm not the target audience. But then again neither is 80% of the general population either. In one way it is rather weird and creepy. WDW advertising themselves as the ultimate preadolesence "dress up" area on the planet. It is disturbing watching the "tweening" of the Magic Kingdom.
Originally Posted By Manfried After all, who wants to visit a Magic Kingdom that has things for all people. It should only be for the fervently devoted premium annual passholder primarily trapped in the past male fans.
Originally Posted By ChiMike Exactly. The more anyone throws out these asinine, hyperboli,c arguments about aa's or princess makeovers the more it is evident that the poster has no grasp of what made Disney Disney during its meteoric growth spurts not only under Walt, but under Eisner. No one advocated for WoM 20 posts back, just that the way the show scenes were setup for TT were subpar, especially in compairison to WoM. So easy it is to simply right off the argument and ridicule it with an uneducated swipe at those who see the merits of AA presentations. Typically yhat is done when someone is incapable of arguing the merits of the point at hand. Same with the princess makeovers. They are a nice service that Disney offers, but they are hardly enough of a service for the general public to see as a center stage reason on national television to be called to action with a future visit to WDW. Pretty pathetic! I can't imagine Eisner opening up one of his Sunday night shows with such banal trite.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Seriously? You would equate something Eisner would want to highlight with a GMA Fluff Piece? I doubt Disney had a whole lot of say in it one way or the other outside of giving them permission to broadcast. Have you even even WATCHED GMA? Princess makeovers is about as serious as they get!
