JohnD
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I agree with you on most about the 50th except the pink was recently added to the DL castle as well. I don't mind the pink as much as others do.
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The World's Most Magical Celebration - Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary
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ToTBellHop
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Back in the 70s, it was very hot in Florida. Blue was meant to make us feel cooler. Anyone who has been to Florida recently knows that it’s been getting downright chilly year-round, barely ever breaking 80 degrees. Thus, the Castle was painted pink to warm our hearts and skin.
~checks current temperature in Orlando~
Oof.
Parker in NYC
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OMG, remember all those “Just wait til the 50th” or “they’re saving it for the 50th” or “But Cinderella’s 50th emails”!It’s much simpler than that…
You are correct that the “plans” were in place long before Covid and Slaphead…
He might have come up with them…but big shot Bobby green lighted them.
But what they did…or more accurately DIDN’T do…just reflects the different clientele.
Disneyland is half APs and have tastes and expectations to be met. If you try to half it like they did in Orlando - it would have flopped day 1.
Orlando crowds you can sell sand to in the desert. No expectations and the “cult of spend”
For decades (if someone doesn’t off me) we’re gonna see “it’s a shame what they had to cancel FOR THE 50TH…”
Nope. As was predicted before when people spun that nonsense: they didn’t have to sell what people were staying up at night begging to buy anyway.
They just wrapped it in purple.
What a fizzle.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
Do I remember “wait for the 50th…”?’
I believe I threw shade at it daily…
Not to be “mean”…
Just as a warning that the cult fans were sending the message to the “company” that the fans were already making excuses for them allowing capacity to collapse and inventing a mirage as the “reason”.
It was a clear signal/harbinger that the Bobs could experiment in retraining what used to be a solid, experienced clientele into increasingly paying to swallow crap…
…and ask for seconds.
VJ
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is this post where blogmickey got the idea of a monthly celebration? the D100 page on the wdw website refers to no such thing and nothing about "story worlds" has been announced... so where is this article coming from?
Disney Outlines Next 6 Months of Disney100 "Story World" Celebration Plans for Walt Disney World
Starting this April, Disney World will begin celebrating "story worlds" as part of the global Disney100 celebration taking place
blogmickey.com
JohnD
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"A different theme every month will bring limited-time merchandise, photo ops, and entertainment activations."is this post where blogmickey got the idea of a monthly celebration? the D100 page on the wdw website refers to no such thing and nothing about "story worlds" has been announced... so where is this article coming from?
Disney Outlines Next 6 Months of Disney100 "Story World" Celebration Plans for Walt Disney World
Starting this April, Disney World will begin celebrating "story worlds" as part of the global Disney100 celebration taking place
I joined this forum in 2013 when "Limited Time Magic" was going on. Ah, memories.
Parker in NYC
Well-Known Member
It was more of a “do you remember” in a yes, I know you do sort of way. It’s time to Remember the Tragic.
ToTBellHop
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It was written as such in the Disney Visa Cardmember quarterly mailing we get, so it’s legit.is this post where blogmickey got the idea of a monthly celebration? the D100 page on the wdw website refers to no such thing and nothing about "story worlds" has been announced... so where is this article coming from?
Disney Outlines Next 6 Months of Disney100 "Story World" Celebration Plans for Walt Disney World
Starting this April, Disney World will begin celebrating "story worlds" as part of the global Disney100 celebration taking place
VJ
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thanks! i'm surprised it hasn't been widely reported by the disney parks blog or something in that case... very interesting
Hey, gang.
This is the 50th thread.
100th thread is this way...
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This is the 50th thread.
100th thread is this way...
100 Years of Wonder Celebration at Walt Disney World
With the 50th Anniversary wrapping up at WDW in March ...Will WDW have any new 100 Years of Wonder Celebration opportunities other than merchandise? Bringing back prior night shows doesn't count as a new opportunity. This would be a great opportunity to bring back long lost friends from the past...
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
It’s amazing how life accelerates as you age. As a kid, it takes forever to age from 9 to 10. As an adult, one day you’re 50 and the next you’re 100.Hey, gang.
This is the 50th thread.
100th thread is this way...
100 Years of Wonder Celebration at Walt Disney World
With the 50th Anniversary wrapping up at WDW in March ...Will WDW have any new 100 Years of Wonder Celebration opportunities other than merchandise? Bringing back prior night shows doesn't count as a new opportunity. This would be a great opportunity to bring back long lost friends from the past...
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
…so like…me taking the obvious opening to air my festivus grievances surprised you?
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
…I guess you weren’t “the magic” enough then to stop the cupcake slinging to get out of control?
…thanks a lot
brb1006
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Sad to think WDW's 25th Anniversary (1996-1998) was the most effort Disney put into a major anniversary for the resort (yes even the infamous Castle Cake). Even the 25th Anniversary merchandise was ten times better than the 50th Anniversary merch.
They even made posters which was beautifully drawn and colorful!
Even the Anniversary's Theme Song "Remember The Magic" was more heartfelt and genuine compared to "The Magic Is Calling" which was very repetitive.
You would think Disney would put the same amount of effort for WDW's 50th Anniversary. Instead we got two cavalcades instead of an actual Anniversary Parade at MK, two mediocre fireworks shows (one hardly focused on Walt Disney World and the other containing ugly taco barges), a laughable bad lagoon/kite show which was short-lived, and golden characters.
The only good additions for the 50th was the introduction of LED lights on Spaceship Earth, Beacons of Light, and an anniversary tag for the Electrical Water Pageant. But they pale in comparison to how all-out the 25th Anniversary went.
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brb1006
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I remember when this thread was first created not long after I first joined this site. The majority of that thread was filled with optimism and excitement for what Disney was planning for Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary. Five years before Disney officially teased plans for the 50th at D23 2019.
Magic Kingdom 50th Anniversary Plans
I tend to lurk more than not (due to being a CM), but this was a piece of news that came my way that I wanted to share. You're welcome to believe it or not. We (the CMs in the part of MK where I work) had a meeting with two of our leaders who were talking about various internal things (high...
Especially this one.
Top 10 Wishes & Ideas For Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary
As we already know this year is Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary, and despite the covid pandemic, there is much I am certain is in store for this event, I made a list a while back before the pandemic occurred last year and was posted on another website, so I would have thought to share it...
Then 2020 occurred leaving longtime WDW fans feelings of the anniversary like this.
Then Disneyland Paris' 30th Anniversary occurred alongside Tokyo Disneyland revealing plans for their 40th Anniversary months later leaving WDW fans feeling like this.
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Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member
People wanted to be excited…no fault there .I remember when this thread was first created not long after I first joined this site. The majority of that thread was filled with optimism and excitement for what Disney was planning for Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary. Five years before Disney officially teased plans for the 50th at D23 2019.
Magic Kingdom 50th Anniversary Plans
I tend to lurk more than not (due to being a CM), but this was a piece of news that came my way that I wanted to share. You're welcome to believe it or not. We (the CMs in the part of MK where I work) had a meeting with two of our leaders who were talking about various internal things (high...
Especially this one.
Top 10 Wishes & Ideas For Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary
As we already know this year is Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary, and despite the covid pandemic, there is much I am certain is in store for this event, I made a list a while back before the pandemic occurred last year and was posted on another website, so I would have thought to share it...
It overlooked 2 things:
1. They really stopped with the “celebrations” in Orlando in 2005. It was an Eisner staple…but the logical conclusion here was that Iger deemed them “unnecessary”…expense without measurable revenue uptick. If they pay anyway, why give more?
2. The entire management “strategy” in Orlando is to let crowds overrun capacity to sell upcharges. Again…giving “new” dilutes that.
HMF
Well-Known Member
Not necessarily. there was the few years where they "Made Up" Celebrations like the "Year Of a Million Dreams" and "Celebrate Today"
Those were under Iger's watch.
brb1006
Well-Known Member
"Walt Disney's Parade of Dreams" created for Disneyland's 50th Anniversary might as well been the last time Disney actually created an Anniversary Parade at the U.S. Disney Parks.
Since then, both Disneyland and especially Walt Disney World prefer holding cavalcades (in WDW's case, reskinning parts of the Move It, Shake It! floats and simply changing the music) taking the cheaper route.
Currently, Tokyo Disneyland and recently Disneyland Paris' still does Anniversary Parades.
Sirwalterraleigh
Premium Member