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Woody, Jessie and Rafiki cut from Magic Kingdom
- Thread starter wdrive
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dreamfinder
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Wha? That's a shame
DisneyJayL
Well-Known Member
- In the Parks
- No
Not really understanding unless it's better placement going on.
Hakunamatata
Le Meh
Woody and Jesse better suited for DHS and Rafiki for DAK.
TDO decided they would fit better in the Norway Pavilion.
prberk
Well-Known Member
Although for Woody and Jesse I believe you probably are referring to the Toy Story land and Midway Mania as your reasoning for DHS, I would think that they still fit in Frontierland, whether or not they are at the studios.
Bocabear
Well-Known Member
no...actually they fit Toy Story Land perfectly...especially since I think the plan has a purpose built meet and greet for them (unless that was value engineered out of the already lame concept)...
dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
Was the TSL construction magically completed overnight? Otherwise there is no need to have them stop meeting now, not to mention Woody already appears in DHS with Buzz.
Only thing I can think of would be entertainment getting ready to offset the Muppet in Liberty Square cast.
prberk
Well-Known Member
My point is that they could fit perfectly in both, and it would not hurt either for them to be in both. And I would love to have The Prospector in Frontierland, next to Country Bear Jamboree. (Of course it would be even better to have Big Al or Henry there, but that is a different conversation.) Or over near Thunder Mountain.
Many, many kids never make it to another park other than MK, where their parents or grandparents take them to "Disney World" (a.k.a. the MK), especially as expensive as a WDW vacation is; so I have no problem having characters appear at the MK that also appear in other parks, especially if it fits the theme at MK. It is not their fault that the family only goes to MK -- which we all know is something that a lot of first-time visitors do.
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Bocabear
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But by that logic they should put every character and every ride in the Magic Kingdom because kids deserve to see everything and it's not their fault their parents or grandparents may not take them to more than one park...
When I was a kid, there were very few characters...and the ones they had, just walked through the park from time to time... and that was great and magical...there were no lines or appointments to meet them...it was just a happening...we were there to see the park, and if we met a character it was a special experience...but not necessary to our happiness.
prberk
Well-Known Member
I agree with that last paragraph. I just also agree in this case that these particular characters fit in Frontierland. I did not say that anybody "deserved" or was entitled to all characters at MK. I just said that I had no problem with characters who happen to fit thematically in MK as well as other parks to be in both, and I was making the point that in that case it benefited people who only visited the MK. Now, if characters do not fit into one of the MK themes, they don't belong there, period. Overall, though, I don't think that you have do confine characters to one park, as long as they fit thematically wherever they are.
Hakunamatata
Le Meh
I think it's funny that Woody and Jesse fit in Frontierland because they wear cowboy outfits. Very little of the Toy Story story line has to do with "the west". Heck, at least Buzz Lightyear had a tv series based on a back story. Makes sense to put Buzz and SRS in Tomorrowland (if you are ok with the toonification of the lands).
Tim Lohr
Well-Known Member
Isn't Woody already at DHS? and Rafiki already at Rafiki's Planet Watch in AK?
Woody, Jesse, and Rafiki are also part of the Move it Shake it parade last time I checked, are they maybe just being cut from that to make way for new characters there? Zootopia's Judy and Nick showed up in that parade after the movie came out (and bumped some one else from the parade) and Moana is about to hit theaters, the Moana merch is already in stores, maybe those characters are coming to MK in place of Woody Jesse and Rafiki
Woody, Jesse, and Rafiki are also part of the Move it Shake it parade last time I checked, are they maybe just being cut from that to make way for new characters there? Zootopia's Judy and Nick showed up in that parade after the movie came out (and bumped some one else from the parade) and Moana is about to hit theaters, the Moana merch is already in stores, maybe those characters are coming to MK in place of Woody Jesse and Rafiki
JustInTime
Well-Known Member
Shame. All of these cuts and no replacements. We need new management. And I don't mean of the feathered kind.
mikenatcity1
Well-Known Member
That's really sad. They were always fun to greet (and usually had a decent line). Hopefully they are added to DHS with the new land...
Hakunamatata
Le Meh
Check out the post above yours.