Originally Posted By EighthDwarf USC is playing Illinois in the Rose Bowl and Illinois beat Ohio State. If USC beats Illinois we will learn who the best team is I guess. My money's on Illinois beating USC though.
Originally Posted By Moon Waffle "If Disneyland were made-up entirely of Pixar-themed rides, it would be out of business." Impossible for you to make this type of claim. You can't possibly know this.
Originally Posted By Tip Top Club Don't forget that Pixar movies...even the lesser performers like Cars, still make quitea bit of money. So as long as pixar keeps churning out hits, i would expect attractions to be based on them, just like attractions were based on Pinnochio, Peter Pan, Etc...
Originally Posted By Tip Top Club I don't disagree that i think we need new stories, and While I love everest, i think a bit more of a solid story could have been told there. I think that's probably the best NEW story we've seen in a while, and it's a ton better then say Laugh Floor and Stitch...
Originally Posted By Moon Waffle ^..."even the lesser performers like Cars..." Keep in mind that Cars is outperformed Ratatouille, Toy Story and A Bug's Life, and will likely move ahead of Toy Story 2 in the next few months. Cars was panned by the critics, but the general public ate it up. It's merchandise has outsold Nemo 10 to 1 and is still going strong 18 months later. To your point, yes, Pixar movies are making big money and expect Pixar-based rides as long as they are successful which will generate more revenue and in turn create more new attractions at the parks, etc...
Originally Posted By Tip Top Club Only domestically, world wide sales, ratatouille is beating cars a by a mile.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Actually--from what you've just said, yourself, ChurroMonster, duckling--Disney is already fulfilling the desires of BOTH tastes; those who like attractions based on NO particular story, along with attractions that ARE based on stories. So everyone should be happy.
Originally Posted By barboy "For example, there certainly would be no other reason that a Buzz themed attraction would be cloned around the globe. What possible reason would Disney have to continue to keep financing Pixar based rides in the way that they to do if these attractions weren’t proven to be popular?" Not necessarily--- not necessarily at all. Cloning is a great way to shave off a truckload of engineering and construction costs and it keeps things relatively headache free too by knowing well ahead of time the ACTUAL(not the proposed budgets)total costs, breakdown and guest traffic patterns. And my theory, although I can not test/prove it, is that the public will readily accept almost anything Disney throws their way be it Pixar or no Pixar if an attraction is done with taste, beautiful visuals and quality sound.
Originally Posted By twirlnhurl ^I think you can test it. Look at the numbers of the Six Flags parks with Superman themed rides. Superman is one of the most iconic American characters ever created. But are the superman rides as ingrained in the American Consciousness the same way that Splash Mountain (based on characters who are not very iconic at all, but told with great visuals, quality sound and taste).
Originally Posted By Moon Waffle "Only domestically, world wide sales, ratatouille is beating cars a by a mile." ...and DCA is located in the USA, which is why they would spend all this time and money putting an entire land in based on this movie.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf "Impossible for you to make this type of claim. You can't possibly know this." You're correct of course Moon Waffle....just my opinion. I doubt I would go if all the attractions were C-ticket Pixar rides though. And Cars, while successful, is not a very good movie (it's Doc Hollywood without the nudity). Success does not always equal good. Look at Britney Spears for god's sake.
Originally Posted By Tip Top Club A. I thought Cars was very good. B. The Six Flags Superman Rides are all roller coasters, meaning they are not exactly demographic-free. Disney Parks are much more about everyone, while Six Flags mostly focuses on Teens and Tweens.
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf Six Flags is a great example of something not being good yet being successful. Thanks Tip Top Club.
Originally Posted By twirlnhurl ^Six Flags of late can hardly be considered successful. I understand that it will never as popular as Disney because of different demographics and markets, but I can still say Six Flags is hardly successful. They have been having a hard time staying in business the past several years. Just last year they had to sell a few parks to pay debts. That doesn't sound like success. You're right about the superman comparison being not entirely perfect, but still I think it illustrates the point pretty well. Would an ET Adventure comparison be better?
Originally Posted By Moon Waffle "Cars, while successful, is not a very good movie" That is your opinion. There are MILLIONS who disagree with you. Hence Disney's decision to make an entire land out of this ride and entertain the idea of a sequel.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Cars is one of my favorite movies of all time - I love it! And it is my son's favorite too!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Cars is one of my favorite movies of all time - I love it! And it is my son's favorite too!
