Jones14
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Ask any teenager what the Tower of Terror is and they'll know exactly what you're talking about.Ask any teenager who Rod Serling is and they will have no clue.
Ask any teenager what the Tower of Terror is and they'll know exactly what you're talking about.Ask any teenager who Rod Serling is and they will have no clue.
I did not expect much by way of physical sets, because TOT did not have much by way of physical sets.
Ask any teenager who Rod Serling is and they will have no clue.
There is no such thing as an original idea. Everything is recycled.
“There is no such thing as a new idea. It is impossible. We simply take a lot of old ideas and put them into a sort of mental kaleidoscope. We give them a turn and they make new and curious combinations. We keep on turning and making new combinations indefinitely; but they are the same old pieces of colored glass that have been in use through all the ages.”
Mark Twain
For example I've always thought that Treasure Island (1950s Disney Film) was the jumping off point for PotC. In fact there is a section of the film that discusses stashing their treasure in caves.
I'd follow youI was wondering that too.
And it appears the "reviews" people are talking about are just stuff like that; vague and rather pointless Tweets from the Tweeter.
There's no proof the Tweeter people have even been on the ride, they are just parroting what they've heard to keep their Tweet followers thinking they are still cool.
I could write a Twitter review for Guardians of the Galaxy too. Here's my review;
OMG just rode Guardians of the Galaxy and it is AMAZING! Kinda made me nauseous but Rocket made me laff! But where's the physical sets? #TP2000 #SoFancy #TheSportCoatMakesTheMan
I think you just coined a new dance. I want to learn to Beak Dance!!!ToT had two scenes with two really nice sets that included projections, lighting effects and wind. For Mission: Beak Dance not to come up with anything more elaborate than slightly dressed screens is embarrassing. It's like the Imagineers really wanted to use a motion simulator like Star Tours but were unable to so they shoe-horned that experience into ToT.
I just wanted to say, that while I may not always agree with you, I sincerely appreciate your demeanor and ability to always discuss differences of opinion in a positive manner. I value you as a member of this communityDon't discount DCA though. Soarin', Grizzly River, etc.
They might know what you're talking about, but they will roll their eyes and look at you like you're crazy, regardless.Ask any teenager what the Tower of Terror is and they'll know exactly what you're talking about.
You are right, and I never intended to create a false moral superiority of "original" attractions.First, yes I am a fan of some of the what people are calling "original" WED attractions. However, I don't totally agree with this entire moral superiority over something spring boarding from a movie versus something from a general genre.
There is a right way of doing things though and a wrong way. Marketing deciding to mandate a quick change for a few bucks obviously is not an original. At the opposite end of the spectrum I find it extremely hard to turn around and say Tony Baxter's vision for DLP wasn't original because he threw Tomorrowland and the Jules Verne's IP into a blender. The Nautilus walk through doesn't suddenly lose its lustre because he didn't reinvent the entire wheel from scratch and write his own story about a steam punk oceaneer. I don't look to Indy and think this isn't as original of an attraction as Pirates because someone produced a movie of it first. Likewise I don't look to Mysterious Island and think it is bogged down in its tie to literature.
The same things apply in my mind to an IP when imagineers are actually let loose to create something from scratch, just because there is an end goal request (i.e. please make a cake, or use Star Wars) doesn't suddenly mean the process can't be as original as them spontaneously deciding to make a cake on their own. The problem is when the recipe itself starts being passed from on high, not the IP request.
People are laser focused on the IP, that's really not the main issue though. It's when the creative reins are too ham fisted to save a few bucks.
Well thank you! It is a lot of fun reading all the differing opinions on here and contributing what I can.I just wanted to say, that while I may not always agree with you, I sincerely appreciate your demeanor and ability to always discuss differences of opinion in a positive manner. I value you as a member of this community
Haven't we heard of cast members already riding? So they must be doing some previews.
Hourly CM's were not given the opportunity to ride. It may likely be due to recent leaks. Salaried CM's were allowed to ride with strict pinky swears not to talk about it. The tweets are probably coming from people with active imaginations.Yeah, I'm confused about that too. If there are no CM Previews, how are all these CM's (I assume they are CM's) riding the ride and then Tweeting about it this past week?
The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
Ecclesiastes 1:9-10
Don't let any of these bible verses distract you from the fact Disneyana was much better when it was on top of POTC.
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