Originally Posted By HokieSkipper This could be a cool experience. It could also be horribly intrusive and ruin the ambiance like some of the Kim Possible effects. We'll see how it turns out, but this money would have been much better spent on a refurb for one of the many MK attractions that need it.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 <<DDMAN, while no one says we have to participate, it is money that could have been spent elsewhere.>> Sure it could, but they chose to spend it here. It doesn't mean people have to like it either. I'm just tired of HM's constant complaining for the sake of complaining. He wants DL to be as it was around 1967. He wants the MK to be as it was in 1977. Epcot in 1987. The other two parks I have no idea. And the only guests that are allowed in the parks are him or people like him. At least when others(yourself included) on this board express their current dissatisfaction they present their reasons with at least some semblance of being an adult.
Originally Posted By Autopia Deb >>>...They want to ERADICATE/REPLACE the experiences we've had for 56yrs and replace it all w screens, videos, interactivity, whatever you wanna call it. It started w/ Midway Mania and this is the next step.<<< I'm not buying it. If they wanted to do that, why put any AAs in The Little Mermaid attraction. You may not like it, in fact I don't like the RFID trend, but Disney has always used the latest technologies in their parks and attractions, and if they stopped now people would complain they only use those old tech AAs.
Originally Posted By HMButler79 Of course it's going to ruin the ambience. One of them is RIGHT IN FRONT of Pirates and another is RIGHT NEXT to teh Riverboat. How in the WORLD will this fit into Liberty Square??
Originally Posted By HMButler79 ""why put any AAs in The Little Mermaid attraction."" Mermaid was gestating for 20years and it was going to happen eventually. It just took 20yrs. What other attractions are slated to have AAs in teh future?? Exactly... Mermaid was a fluke.
Originally Posted By Kennesaw Tom <<At least when others(yourself included) on this board express their current dissatisfaction they present their reasons with at least some semblance of being an adult.>> I think I found a grain of truth somewhere in that sentence, LOL.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt HMButler79, you might want to dial back on the rhetoric a little. I'm assuming that your heart is in the right place, but your alarming tone suggesting that the sky is about to fall is unnecessary.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 <<How in the WORLD will this fit into Liberty Square??>> Probably about as well as Buzz Lightyear and Stitch fit into Tomorrowland. As much as I don't like it, Disney has pretty much decided that the theme of the ENTIRE Magic Kingdom is "Fantasy". That's why you see cartoon character-based attractions everywhere now - in all of the lands. This is really just an extension of that. I personally think the idea is pretty lame - but it hopefully won't be any more intrusive than the Kim Possible attraction is in World Showcase. I can pretty much ignore that, and hopefully I'll be able to do the same here. On a side note, I really think that this "attraction" would have been better to add to the Studios or AK. Both parks could use more to do, and something like this could at least help add to the list of things to keep your kids entertained. The MK already has plenty of attractions - this seems like a wasted opportunity to improve the offerings at the other parks.
Originally Posted By GOB >>""The two can live together, technology and old school"" But that's NOT what they want. They want to ERADICATE/REPLACE the experiences we've had for 56yrs and replace it all w screens, videos, interactivity, whatever you wanna call it. It started w/ Midway Mania and this is the next step.<< Yes, which is why they're building two D-tickets in the Magic Kingdom, an omnimoving-animatronic laden dark ride and a intricately themed rollercoaster. Do you really think Disney is stupid enough to stop building rides and attractions altogether? Operationally, these new experiences add virtually nothing to capacity, and capacity is a large reason why attractions, restaurants, and physical entities get built. Don't get me wrong, I'd rather get a new ride than play Kim Possible any day, but we must understand that A.) this experience isn't meant to replace attractions, but enhance and offer this in addition and B.) we're not the target audience. Once you see through the hyperbole, the Sorcerers business seems a lot more innocuous, since Disney doesn't want to remove capacity any more than they have already, meaning we will have to get new attractions eventually.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 ^^^ Well said You may not believe this HM but Disney has no intention of making your experience at any of their parks a miserable one. Like it's been said it's just something else to do if so chose. And you know what else you can chose to do is spend your dollars elsewhere. You know engage is some good old fashioned captialism.
Originally Posted By HMButler79 ""And you know what else you can chose to do is spend your dollars elsewhere."" I have and so have others. We took it down down the street to Hogwarts, Amity, and Krustyland.
Originally Posted By HMButler79 What's funny is the same people that support this are the same people that are going to be complaining about the Mono issues, Splash Mts show quality deteroating, the Yeto broken and too many Meet n Greets. You cant have it both ways.
Originally Posted By HMButler79 Check out the #25 comment on the DisneyBlog about it. <EPIC FACEPALM>
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>But that's NOT what they want. They want to ERADICATE/REPLACE the experiences we've had for 56yrs and replace it all w screens, videos, interactivity, whatever you wanna call it. It started w/ Midway Mania and this is the next step.<<< Eh, I don't know about THAT... It would benefit both to be seamless
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>Cause Merlin totally fits into a 1890s firestation. MK will be the MK in the world to have no theme.<<< That, I worry about.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>This could be a cool experience. It could also be horribly intrusive and ruin the ambiance like some of the Kim Possible effects.<<< Those being?
Originally Posted By GOB >> What's funny is the same people that support this are the same people that are going to be complaining about the Mono issues, Splash Mts show quality deteroating, the Yeto broken and too many Meet n Greets. You cant have it both ways. << Of course we can have it both ways. You're making a disease out of something that's a symptom. First off, NextGen and Sorcerers are different things, despite supposedly coming out of the same budget. One is essentially a data mining tool, the other will be an interactive experience to expand park offerings for children. Why on earth would anyone who (like me) complains about monorails deteriorating, poor maintenance, and broken Yetis automatically dislike a scavenger hunt game (that's a year away from debuting)for children that will almost definitely have no effect on my Disney experience? You're trying too hard to polarize Disney fans. Of course you have the D&Gers and the Pixie Dusters. But some of us choose to be pragmatic, and are not about to start hating something solely on the premise that it will exist at some point in time, especially when there's little evidence to support the conclusion that Disney is destroying all of our attractions.
Originally Posted By leobloom >> Oh, and as for the positive comments, did you all not see the NY Times report on TripAdvisor posts being paid for by hotels and such so that they have good reviews? You don't think a company as big as Disney would not force staff and or pay people to post positive comments? << I didn't see that story, but I've long suspected it to be the case.
Originally Posted By leobloom This doesn't do anything to get me back into the parks sooner. Which probably means the pixie dusters will praise it as the most wonderful addition ever.
