What does eating bangers and mash teach you?
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News Announced: Mary Poppins Attraction in UK Pavilion
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What does eating bangers and mash teach you?
disneygeek90
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What proposed concept is this referring to?
Rlandrigan
Active Member
Sigh. All I have to add on this is that when we went to the art of Disney exhibit at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry, both my kids - my daughter was very wee at the time - we absorbed in the displays on Mary Poppins. They both LOVE the movie, and I see many kids captured by it as well. So, in short, hush.
Brave just doesn't have enough, sadly. I love the movie, but it shows in the soundtrack - one amazing too short song and that's effectively it. Poppins is the only logical ride, crossing fingers it's up to par.
Brave just doesn't have enough, sadly. I love the movie, but it shows in the soundtrack - one amazing too short song and that's effectively it. Poppins is the only logical ride, crossing fingers it's up to par.
njDizFan
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Ugh...If had to make a choice I still would have to side with Brave. I know we have talked this au nauseam for 140 pages. And of course so much depends on execution.
What I want when I walk out of a WS attraction is a deeper understand of the country. I don't expect a complex historical treatise but maybe a few moments where I could say I learned something or had a deeper understanding of the host country.
Brave I think could fit that bill, once again if executed properly. Although I would be in favor a kinetic ride system, a well done film would at least fit the edutainment bill ( my preference over an existing IP attraction).
Rlandrigan
Active Member
That the British, god love them, at least have one decent meal of their own
Ag11gani
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Not if it means some sort of flat ride or similar, which sounds like a downgrade to what was previously planned.
Just a slightly snarky retort to the idea that if it's not historical education, it doesn't belong in Epcot. The pavilions of WS are anchored by restaurants which give a literal taste of the culture, but aren't historical education. Or if one wants to argue that they are historical education, then they are no more so than a ride set in that culture. The UK pavilion is a pub, shops, and UK rock band covers as it is. I don't recall there being a historical museum there. A Poppins ride ain't changing anything. And I'd like to know what exactly a Brave ride could teach you.
njDizFan
Well-Known Member
It teaches you that ground meat in the natural casing of pig intestines can in fact be delicious.
disneygeek90
Well-Known Member
I don't know what the concept was, but I would have hoped the Brave ride could have showed the landscape and rich culture, specifically the old Celtic culture and folklore, from back in that day. What Poppins can teach well... there's always a spoonful of sugar.
By Jove! I think you may be onto somethin', ol' chap!
Magic Feather
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If they gave a hoot about incorporating a folklore based UK IP, I would be riding past an animatronic Arthur pulling a sword out of the stone.
njDizFan
Well-Known Member
Food, pop art/fashion, architecture and music are definitely important aspects of the culture of a country. That is often the first step into a new culture that can be digested by the masses. And that is why all of those are represented in all the pavilions. The next step would be something with deeper influence like philosophy, religion, and the history of the peoples and leaders/governments. That is where I think the France, Canada and China films come into play.
A new attraction in a WS pavilion should shoot for that 2nd level of understating. American Adventure being the best example. I think a Brave attraction could at least transport you to a time or place that gleams some historical perspective of the peoples of Scotland. Again Mary Poppins not so much...
smile
Well-Known Member
that would be just far too lovely - and old, i'm afraid...
at the risk of tempering expectations, let us not forget that julie is gone and emily is coming.
EPCOTCenterLover
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Well, if they did build Baxter's Poppins, with the great accuracy of Trumps AA, Julie and Emily could look quite a bit alike.
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Capsin4
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I think it’s “...had a gift shop before that was popular”. Referring to a time when not every ride needed a gift shop at the end.
HauntedMansionFLA
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The Poppins movie coming out next year is a new movie and not a remake. It takes place during the Great Depression. It will be interesting to see how it turns out. Love the original movie and absolutely love the Sherman Brothers music. But I will go into the theatres with an open mind.
Bangers and Mash are real things and real food associated with the UK.
Mary Poppins is a made up story.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
If someone is armed with full plausible deniability then they can't have full or news full credibility. Cause there's nothing risked by saying whatever...
It's a bit philosophical...but also inconveniently true.
shortstop
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The content of the story is made up, but the story itself is inherently real and associated with the UK by many.