Originally Posted By sjhym333 I won a free ticket to Discovery Island during the 15th anniversary. I never used it because we often got free tickets there as CM's so it is proudly sitting on under my clear desk blotter along with the winning ticket.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper Disneyland got Indiana Jones for it's 40th. WDW gets some pins. Somehow I'm not surprised.
Originally Posted By hopemax WDW got all of its birthday gifts when Disneyland had its 50th, so Mom and Dad had nothing left to give on WDW's actual birthdays. Maybe when DL has its 75th, WDW will get stuff again.
Originally Posted By JenniBarra >>WDW got all of its birthday gifts when Disneyland had its 50th, so Mom and Dad had nothing left to give on WDW's actual birthdays.<< And WDW had events like the Millenium Celebration and 100 Years of Magic that DLR did not get. There's tally marks on both sides of this equation.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Please, folks can make excuses and defend mediocrity (or worse) until the cows come home and it won't change a thing. WDW is all about fooling rubes and fanbois with marketing over any substance. Even those events like 100 Years of Magic and the Milennium were very much of that ilk. TDR, just to use a very fresh example , constantly has new offerings. Not simply attractions, although they do add them and they often are E-Ticket caliber, but simple things like seasonal entertainment. How long has WDW (or DL for that matter) been playing the same Christmas parade (sure they'll add Tangled characters to the princess float but it's still 99.9% the same)? TDR has a new parade this year and that's pretty much how things are done. Next year, they'll have another new one. They have a new X-mas pyro show (not as impressive as Christmas Wishes or Believe in Holiday Magic to be fair) but it's an addition. They have amazing new stage shows that have been added like Christmas Wishes and an X-mas version of the incredible Big Band Beat at TDS. Hell, they even have special bags when you buy your merchandise that is specifically themed to this year's Christmas event. And guess what? When 12/26 comes, all of it will be gone. It won't stick around. Decorations will come down over night (like they once did at WDW, not now where you can show up on MLK weekend and depending on your resort still find X-mas going on!) People simply accept crap in FLA and defend it. Simple as that. Why should Disney do anything for the 40th? It doesn't need to. Just sell some new DVC, retro tees and vinyl and all is right, right? I keep saying this, but I do simply because it's true. Disney gets away with what it does because it can (although Potter clearly has made some impact and WDW's numbers are not what they want them to be). WDW is simply all about shilling the Disney brand (yes, all resorts are to some extent, but nothing like WDW) and people eat it up. The problem is they are eating low quality ground beef when being told they're having filet mignon. I'm hungry! I'm hungry for CHANGE!!!!
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>WDW is all about fooling rubes and fanbois with marketing over any substance. Even those events like 100 Years of Magic and the Milennium were very much of that ilk.<<<< While agree totally on the rest of your post, and like the message, gotta call ya out on that... Those marketing blitzes are fine when they actually come with substance, 2000 saw IllumiNations, Tapestry, the Millenium Viliage, MSEP, Innoventions, and FitS. Not exactly E Tics, but Tapestry and IllumiNatiins were pretty great headliners. But idiotic strategies like YoaMD, WWYC, and LTMB, have no substance and fall flat.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<While agree totally on the rest of your post, and like the message, gotta call ya out on that... Those marketing blitzes are fine when they actually come with substance, 2000 saw IllumiNations, Tapestry, the Millenium Viliage, MSEP, Innoventions, and FitS. >> You call me out???! You talking to me??? You talking to me??? The Spirit who is carrying around all sorts of stuff for you???! <<Not exactly E Tics, but Tapestry and IllumiNatiins were pretty great headliners. >> I'll give you those two, of course. But it was also a giant cartoon wand, pintrading and the graveyard out front. Some substance there, but not enough. That's why Disney's attendance fell hugely starting late in 2000, which led right into the recession and 9/11, after a great 1999 into 2000. <<But idiotic strategies like YoaMD, WWYC, and LTMB, have no substance and fall flat.>> The masses eat that crap up like dung beetles. ~The Spirit's Disney-Hating Round The World 2010 Tour: April: Disney Magic 15-day transatlantic eastbound; May: WDW; August: DLR; September: WDW; October: WDW, HKDL; November: HKDL, TDR; December: TDR, HKDL and ??? ~
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>You call me out???! You talking to me??? You talking to me??? The Spirit who is carrying around all sorts of stuff for you???!<<<< YEAH!!! YOU GOT SOMETHING TO SAY!????? (lol. Funny, how we scream at each other online, but not in real life. ) >>>I'll give you those two, of course. But it was also a giant cartoon wand, pintrading and the graveyard out front. Some substance there, but not enough. That's why Disney's attendance fell hugely starting late in 2000, which led right into the recession and 9/11, after a great 1999 into 2000.<<< I'd be eternally fine with Pin Trading, Wands, and Graveyards if they remained there for the temporary celebration, and that was it. Everything overstayed it's welcome. Even LaL. Thought it was kewl in 2000.
