Originally Posted By oc_dean No attraction should be left to fall a part. But they did in Pressler's years .. and now we feel as if we have "newly spruced up things" .. as if those things should have ever been left to decay in the first place.
Originally Posted By BrnardM >> .. that's called maintenance, which is expected, normal, and is yearly .. pretty much since day one - 1955. << Expected, true, but a lot of the stuff they've done in recent years has been more than that. Rather than tuning up the mansion, Leota now flies and the bride is no longer a manquin. It seems like an effort was made to really freshen things up at the park, rather than just dust them off.
Originally Posted By avro_imagineer ^^ It could be argued however that continual updates should happen. Even your local McDonald's renovates every so often. Could you imagine using the same mattress since 1955, the same TV? Chances are you just wouldn't replace those, you'd replace them with updated technology.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Exactly! Autopia has been through 8 car designs. 6 of them during Walt's years. He wasn't exactly running around touting - The ALL NEW Autopia. When it was just simple "yearly upkeep". Same thing for the Monorail. Mark I,II, III, V, and now VII .. they were all - standard, expected upgrades.
Originally Posted By oc_dean So ... one more time (and we can get to actual topic) .... Disneyland has received two ALL NEW attractions for an entire decade. Buzz and Pooh. That's it! And simple "C" tickets to boot!
Originally Posted By oc_dean Actually .. make that three - The Steve Martin "50th" film constitutes as a "New Attraction" for 2005. Sorry And - NO, Pixie Hollow is not an attraction - It's a "Meet & Greet". Big difference.
Originally Posted By bean that is a sad list especially when you consider that the attraction that opened in 2003 shuttered an existing attraction. The one in 2005 at least filled an empty building
Originally Posted By cheesybaby <<The one in 2005 at least filled an empty building>> Created by removal of an attraction (Circlevision).
Originally Posted By Bellella Point back to the ORIGINAL topic - maybe Star Tours is a little old (at least as old as me). Maybe they could enhance it a great deal without changing the video we watch on the ride.
Originally Posted By gottaluvdavillains <<Maybe they could enhance it a great deal without changing the video we watch on the ride.>> Wait you mean we aren't really going on a trip to endor's moon?
Originally Posted By avro_imagineer ^^^ Did they take your first born daughter? You know the real fare for riding the Starspeeder is the oldest daughter.
Originally Posted By Bellella I guess my trip in August is the last time I'll get to ride the Star Tours I know.
Originally Posted By dshyates <a href="http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/05/01/secret-star-wars-production-shooting-in-hollywood/#more-26790" target="_blank">http://www.slashfilm.com/2009/...re-26790</a>
Originally Posted By Hista98 actually star tours is no longer a fp attraction it has now been moved to buzz belleella, and it is not that popular anymore, the line is never over 15 minutes. it badley needs a redo
Originally Posted By Kayoss In case anyone is wondering or confused, word I got was that the filming being done in LA is for the preshow. The ride film has been 'in the can' so to speak for a while now.
