Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Obviously you've never spent any time up in a treehouse with Tarzan--as have I--or you'd understand EXACTLY what the appeal is of having your favorite man in a loin cloth all to yourself--as the two of us would take turns hiding from each other among the many tree branches and all the leaves...
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Oh! I meant this last comment to have been for DAR's benefit when he said he didn't understand the appeal of a Disney theme park Tree house.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome ^^ I like a treehouse that includes Tarzan! IMHO, they should have a Tarzan and Jack character meal for the mommies.
Originally Posted By plpeters70 Most definitely Journey into YOUR Imagination -- what a travesty that ride was! I just remember riding on it the first time with my mouth hanging open in horror wondering what happened!! They took a beautiful, long ride with, what were when it opened, extremely cutting edge special effects and replaced it with NOTHING! Of course, the worst insult had to be that butterfly in a cage - WOW, half a butterfly and a mirror -- WHAT, where'd it go...I'm so confused??!! PLEASE!! Did I mention I hated that ride? ;-)
Originally Posted By plpeters70 Oh wait - there was actually one before that - Food Rocks. Another classic attraction that was totally destroyed. We went from fully realized animatronics for the Kitchen Kabaret with really great original songs to flat cardboard cutouts with crappy rock song remakes. That was just aweful!!
Originally Posted By danyoung >People out there are dumb. They think things like the Goofy show in WOL is entertaining.< I guess I need to take offense to this, as I really like the simple little Goofy show, and I'm pretty sure I'm not a dumb guy! Every attraction doesn't have to be a D or E full of AA's. This simple little show was done very well, and perfectly fit the theme of the pavilion. Those that don't like it don't have to watch. I always tried to catch it - I thought it was very well done. As to the theme of this thread, I'd have to throw in all three of the Journey versions. Of course the first one was far superior to the other two, but even back then I can remember getting off the attraction the first time and going "what was that?" I came to enjoy it a bit more, but it always seemed like a lot of work for a very strange story.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros "...the worst insult had to be that butterfly in a cage..." For the record, I would just like to point out that it is still a part of the attraction, just moved to the other side of the track. Where it was one a big focal point of the room, that has now turned into the "seeing test" with Figment getting in the way of what could otherwise be a really fun scene. The projection is a little too obvious for me (I don't know how they do the attic portraits in the Haunted Mansion, but that is done without looking like it's fake), so it just doesn't work. Then after you see that, you make a U-turn in the other direction around the exact same cage. Sure, it's not as bad, since it's not the only thing to look at, but it's still there. When I first rode the second version, I was at the back end of the train, and it was neat to see people's reactions as they saw it before we knew what it was. Sure, we all knew exactly how it worked, but it was still a neat little trick. No less of a "dumb trick" (or far from the "cutting edge effects") than the Pepper's Ghost ballroom in the Haunted Mansion. They are both really easy tricks to do, but when done correctly, they have fun effects. On a totally unrelated note, it's interesting to see that the various Imagination rides and the Haunted Mansion seem to have a lot in common.
Originally Posted By nbodyhome >> I can remember getting off the attraction the first time and going "what was that?" << I really enjoyed the original (but I was 16 when it opened, and pretty much enjoyed everything). I liked having a pavilion devoted to health, and I'd stop for the Goofy film when there. I guess I'm dumb too!
Originally Posted By wahooskipper My buddy was in custodial at the MK during the College Program and people often asked him if they should take the time to go up the Treehouse. His canned response: "It is 167 steps of pure bliss." I liked it as a kid though.
Originally Posted By jonvn "I liked having a pavilion devoted to health," I first read this as "a pavlion devoted to death." I had to read it a couple times. Food Rocks...gone. Now it's soarin. And it's really popular. And not a a cartoon. I like the treehouse, the kid loves it.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 every time I walk past the Poo Playground I wonder who the hell owed whom a favor and put this thing up -- just horrid, right thee in Fantasyland --
Originally Posted By land fan Yes, the Pooh Playground really takes the cake. MK took a huge step backward when they closed the beautiful and unique attraction that was once there, and replaced it with this. I hope something great will stand there again someday, but I wont hold my breath. If anything they'll probably tear out another beloved attraction and replace it with a playground or a character photo spot. Come to think of it, thats what they did with the Fantasyland Skyway terminal.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Food Rocks was a HUGE disappointment for me. I thought 'Kitchen Kabaret' was pretty cute with catchy tunes like 'Veggy, veggy, fruit, fruit' *sigh*
Originally Posted By CMDad <<Where it was one a big focal point of the room, that has now turned into the "seeing test" with Figment getting in the way of what could otherwise be a really fun scene. The projection is a little too obvious for me>> If you are talking about the butterfly - it is not done by projection. It is, however, an old magicians trick ... similar to the effect in the HM.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros No, the sight test with the bouncing Figment is a projection. It's pretty obvious from the first moment you see the screen (before he appears) that it's a projection and something will happen. The ride stop also makes it seem like something a lot more impressive was going to happen. By keeping the ride moving through there, the old fashioned trick really didn't feel like it was supposed to be a huge show scene like it does now. It was just another sight along the trip, where it is now more of a destination.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN >>Fantasmic. I just don't get why it's so popular, except for the last 5 minutes.<< It's popular because 99.2% of those watching it have never seen a TDR park show to compare it with... or else they have simple tastes..
Originally Posted By kennect To me Fantasmic at WDW is the biggest bore in the world...But apparently thousands love it every week...So I am just the odd man out with that thought...I am glad the folks that enjoy it do...
Originally Posted By jonvn "have never seen a TDR park show to compare it with... " I doubt TDR has a thing to do with it.
Originally Posted By kennect nbodyhome, To me the WDW version is such a setup with the whole amphitheatre thing they built...At DL to me it seems something totally unexpected since it happens at part of the park that is open all day long...That to me gives it a bit of that old Disney magic that the WDW doesn't have in my mind....
