Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy I absolutely love the Swiss Family Treehouse, and proud of it too! Okay, I had to say that after seeing this mentioned a few times in the Least Favorite Attraction thread. My jaw dropped open when I started seeing it listed in posts, and especially if they were from LPers I "know" and respect, lol. Honestly, I can't imagine anyone not liking it. But apparently some don't. My sister and I have been in love with it since we were kids. These are the reasons why it is so dear to my heart: --I love the film (minus Kevin Corcoran as Francis). And it was always such a fantasy wishing I could escape into that tropical treetop home--and this attraction lets me live out that fantasy. --I've lived in Kentucky all my life (to date), and have only had the pleasure of being at WDW 3 times so far, so it seemed extra special those times I got to go up in it since it's such a rare occasion. --Due to traveling distance while growing up my sister and I didn't get to see our mom's parents nearly as much as our dad's (though now I live closer to mom's), and we loved to peruse through Grandmommy's 4-set of "The Wonderful World of Disney" hardback books that came out in the '60s with the green covers ("Fantasyland", "America", "Stories From Other Lands", "World of Nature"), and we always loved reading through the Swiss Family Robinson story in one of those and looking at the great Disney Studio pictures...so it was only fitting and very special indeed that our very first time in the Treehouse was as kids with Grandmommy and Papa Dan, our grandparents whose house felt like a magical getaway in itself, and where we would read about the Treehouse in Grandmommy's wonderfully "old-smelling" Disney book from that '60s set. --This attraction is *extremely* well-done. I mean you really feel as if you're living in the film, and that is what I think is the ultimate goal of the attraction. I have pictures of it that I cherish from my last 2 visits there in '95 and '99 and I marvel at the tiniest little details of how they replicated so many things from the film's Treehouse. --The signs "written in the voice" of Father Robinson are a brilliant way of reminding film fans or introducing new ones to the purpose of the different rooms and giving a feel of the family's pioneering ways on the island. --It's a beautiful getaway in the daytime with the greens of the plants and the bright sun shining on their relics and innovations, but it is also a mystical place filled with a sense of adventure and fantasy at night. I love being up in the branches and staring down into the dark, dark river of Adventureland, wondering what strange creatures could be lurking in those murky waters...I love staring off into the dense, dark foliage and thinking that maybe behind all that undergrowth are dangerous animals I can't see...wishing I could go undetected from the CMs and actually spend a night in one of those little "rooms" under the stars...it really takes you out of WDW and into a tropical island all its own. --And I have to say that a treetop view of the fireworks over Cinderella's Castle is a wonderful way to see those blazing sparks from a nice distance. So there. I love the Swiss Family Treehouse, I hope others do, and I was shocked to see that some don't. I know that we're all different with various likes and dislikes, but if you really don't like the Treehouse, well at least maybe you can get a little insight now as to why this some of us do. (Thank goodness no one said "The Haunted Mansion" in that Least Favorite thread! lol...*phew*)
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ could be because our visits are usually in June -- climbing a hundred or so stairs in 90+ degree heat to see very little ( no payoff for me) , just not very appealing---- even with a Dole whip nearby.
Originally Posted By RoadTrip OK. I admit it. We love the Treehouse too. Maybe it's because we usually go to WDW in January when in isn't hot. At any rate... we don't love it because of its relationship to a movie or anything else. We love it because it is CLASSIC DISNEY at it's finest. Who the heck EXCEPT Walt would ever green light an attraction like that? The Treehouse has an attention to detail that you would never find in a non-Disney park, and rarely find in a Disney Park. I think it is a true Disney Classic. I would be very saddened to see it go.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy (((hugs Trippy))) Thank you...that was beautiful...and I too agree with your "CLASSIC DISNEY" assessment. And thank you vbdd55 for not bein' *too* hard on me. ;-) <I think it is a true Disney Classic. I would be very saddened to see it go.> Yup...and as for the "Tarzan" one in DL, I didn't go when I was there in 2004, and I have no plans to ever. You do NOT mess with a Disney classic!
Originally Posted By vbdad55 <And thank you vbdd55 for not bein' *too* hard on me. ;-) < np--although this attraction is not my cup of tea, I still expect to see it there and would not want to see it go..it is classic Disney. I do not think it is an attrocity like a certain playground..... I don't like the teacups any more either for a different reason, but I surley believe they belong right where they are also.
Originally Posted By avromark I love it since it really feels like they could live there, that's why i'm glad the one on my coast is still alive, the Tarzan overlay is cheap and feels tacked on in DL. If you're going to do an attraction make it feel "real".
Originally Posted By LuvDatDisney "np--although this attraction is not my cup of tea, I still expect to see it there and would not want to see it go..it is classic Disney. I do not think it is an attrocity like a certain playground....." And unlike that McPooPooPlaygound, the Treehouse provides a way to burn off energy and calories for kids and parents, ah ... I think I figured out why it isn't so popular.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom I always envisioned living in the SFR Tree House. It would be the untimate living in Adventureland. If only they could do something about all those stairs. Now if they created DVC's in the SFR Tree House I will be the first inline!
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 In my seven or eight times I've been to WDW, I think I've done the SFT once.
Originally Posted By brotherdave I've never missed the Treehouse on any of my 9 visits to WDW! Classic Disney, plus, when I hear the "Swisskapolka" coming from the organ, it's another sign that I KNOW that I'm finally at Walt Disney World!!!
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun We do the treehouse each time we are at Disney. I like walking up the tree - even in July- but I alwasys feel like I am being rushed through it. Having to stay in a single file line and keep walking. maybe it's the time of year we have to go, but I'd enjoy it more if I could go slower and really look at everything better.
Originally Posted By Chelledun I like it. We love to start in Adventureland on our first evening at the park and do the treehouse, Tiki Birds, Jungle Cruise, and Pirates just to be in the "Adventureland" spirit!
Originally Posted By sherrytodd OK - I'm going to go way out on a limb here (no pun intended). Not only do I love the Swiss Family Tree House in WDW, I also love the new Tarzan's Treehouse in DL. I think it was done nicely. Every time we go to DL we have to try to pet the leopard.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy <Now if they created DVC's in the SFR Tree House I will be the first inline!> I'll race ya Tom! (even though I can't afford a DVC, lol)
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I like the tree house, it was one of my faves as a child. It is just one of the classics.
Originally Posted By Blackie Pueblo I too love the tree house. Although sometimes I can feel it in my legs after I exit. I think it's just done so well, with such detail. Of course I love the movie but I don't know, never really think of the movie as i do it. Something doesn't fit right with the film. But I love the music. I love the way it's designed. I love feeling like a kid and climbing all the way up there. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Our cast is picked! <a href="http://www.newlineagefilms.com" target="_blank">http://www.newlineagefilms.com</a>
Originally Posted By partyhare I like the Treehouse too. It is such an escape from the sometimes crowded and hectic pace of the Magic Kingdom. It is pretty serene up there in the tree where you hear different sounds and see less people. At night, when no one is there, it is even more peaceful and kind of scary! I like the DL Tarzan Treehouse too, but it always seemed different as a Treehouse since it is so close to New Orleans Square, and the line starts in the middle of the walkway. I prefer how the WDW Treehouse is more isolated and better integrated into Adventureland.
