A Spirited Dirty Dozen ...

[lazyboy97o]

They use the small and cozy concept out of necessity because Disneyland is so tiny and has little room for expansion.

Oblivious as usual. My comment was not limited to Disneyland.

 

[Cesar R M]

One more thing to consider: Illumination outsources their animation to a studio in France. They probably have less overhead than Pixar and I think the wages are lower.

Doesnt Disney outsource some as well?
I keep reading that almost all big shots of the animation industry sends some of the work to studios in Canada.. and now France or South Korea (who are starting to churn 3d animated movies quite consistently now, with movies like A monster in Paris, Mune le Gardian de la Lune and a few others)

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Count me among the 75% who ended up liking the new Ghostbusters movie.

Of course, my opinion is biased because Sony paid off my credit card, gave me a Swarovski necklace and sent a Clark Kent strip-o-gram.

 

[COProgressFan]

Speaking of number of attractions.
You guys think they will have "expansion pads" whiting the land and buildings to add more attractions in the future? or are they going for "only 2 forever" ?

Good question. I wonder if there is a possible phase 2.

 

[NobodyElse]

Technically its not a river now, its a pond or tiny lake.
I honestly would love to see it maintain the full circle trip.

Even more technically, it's always been a tiny lake (with an island).

I'm confused. Do you think there's a chance that they will leave the dams in place and discontinue the circular route of the watercraft longer than necessary? (Perhaps I'm misinterpreting your second sentence.)

 

[Andrew_Ryan]

Film production is done by those at Mofac Alfred, located in South Korea. Illumination is based in France for the taxes credits for Animation.

Thanks for the correction. They do have Mac Guff doing production in France, but I'm not sure if they worked on Pets?

 

[BrerJon]

Count me among the 75% who ended up liking the new Ghostbusters movie.

Of course, my opinion is biased because Sony paid off my credit card, gave me a Swarovski necklace and sent a Clark Kent strip-o-gram.

Did you see it in 3D? They've done amazing work with the conversion, it's probably the best 3D movie I've seen, and really adds something to the experience.

There seems to be a meme in the USA that Ghostbusters is a bad movie, with many people even giving an opinion before they've seen it, but that doesn't seem to be the case overseas, where the film is set to do very well and there hasn't been much negativity towards it.

I suspect the trailers have been different in different markets, and America probably just got some bad ones that don't do the film justice. If the mediocre Pets does beat it at the box office, the USA will be the only country where it does so. Overseas everyone seems to love Ghostbusters.

I thought Star Trek Beyond looked terrible from the trailers but early reviews have been great, so I'm going in with an open mind, but it seems many in the USA have decided they won't give Ghostbusters the same benefit of the doubt, which is a shame as it's such a good film.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Did you see it in 3D? They've done amazing work with the conversion, it's probably the best 3D movie I've seen, and really adds something to the experience.

There was no 3D option at the theatre I went to, which was unusual given the opposite is normally true. Screening was about 1/3 full, but everyone who attened appeared to have a good time.

I suspect the trailers have been different in different markets, and America probably just got some bad ones that don't do the film justice.

NA movie trailers are generally terrible and all cut the same way. Ghostbusters was no exception.

 

[NearTheEars]

Did you see it in 3D? They've done amazing work with the conversion, it's probably the best 3D movie I've seen, and really adds something to the experience.

There seems to be a meme in the USA that Ghostbusters is a bad movie, with many people even giving an opinion before they've seen it, but that doesn't seem to be the case overseas, where the film is set to do very well and there hasn't been much negativity towards it.

I suspect the trailers have been different in different markets, and America probably just got some bad ones that don't do the film justice. If the mediocre Pets does beat it at the box office, the USA will be the only country where it does so. Overseas everyone seems to love Ghostbusters.

I thought Star Trek Beyond looked terrible from the trailers but early reviews have been great, so I'm going in with an open mind, but it seems many in the USA have decided they won't give Ghostbusters the same benefit of the doubt, which is a shame as it's such a good film.

What? Giving opinions before they've seen things!
Thankfully that never happens around here.

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

My opinion is a 100% yes. Of course I don't lament 13.5% of the ROA for Mickey and Friend parking garage views, and a petting zoo/BBQ.

Nor am I a fan of backstage. I know it's not the popular opinion around these parts.

I am always sad for mature trees, but they'll be back and there are supposed to be a major net gain.
This begs a serious question, does Disneyland (and Star Wars) actually need 4-8 B/C tickets, in lieu of two E+'s. That's the trade off and the difference between a Fantsyland and a Adventureland. This is much more of an Adventureland with two attractions (Indy and Jungle cruise) eating up a ton of real estate. Or a NoS Square with even bigger E tickets and an even bigger village.

DHS is a totally different beast entirely and lacks attractions, but DL lacks space and was not built to handle crowds. SWL is being built to handle crowds... For better or worse. I realize that drastically goes against the design principles of Disneyland (it wasn't purposely designed to not handle crowds, but it was never designed with the intent that there would be 20 million visitors a year.) Unlike what some people are preaching, Disneyland itself isn't actually going anywhere or seriously changing. It's just getting the same gate within a gate that Universal has embraced with Potter.

BrianLo, you make some great points. I had even thought of the NOS comparison myself in the last two days. Although this will break the thematic intent of what Walt had in mind, and it no doubt will be stunning, it's the smaller ticket attractions that give DL (and DLP) a layer of depth and charm that is found lacking in the other parks. It's also brought about a kinetic energy lacking in the other parks. DL does need the space used for guests to roam freely. No question about that, though. But it will be a giant tradeoff of new crowds overflowing new open spaces?

 

[rael ramone]

Pokemon....

I'm wondering if the Mouse is having issues with it in the swamps with players going where they aren't supposed to be...

I know we've had trespassers at my place of employment...

 

[Phil12]

Oblivious as usual. My comment was not limited to Disneyland.

Your answer specifically addressed a question concerning Disneyland to wit:

It is very off. The question is would Disneyland be better if it only sticks to 60/70-era design principles for all expansion going forward? Principles that are charming and cozy, though certainly not fit for crowd control. Or if it should change to modern day theme park design?

You're trying to reinterpret your imprecise answer, as usual.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Your answer specifically addressed a question concerning Disneyland to wit:
You're trying to reinterpret your imprecise answer, as usual.

Theme park design principles are not isolated to Disneyland.

 

[ford91exploder]

Pokemon....

I'm wondering if the Mouse is having issues with it in the swamps with players going where they aren't supposed to be...

I know we've had trespassers at my place of employment...

Same here - I wish the game would allow companies to submit 'pokemon free' (perhaps charge a dollar or 10 to prevent griefers from ruining the game) areas as well as perhaps enhancing the pokemon count (for a fee) for areas they want to draw traffic to. I think the game itself is amazing especially since it gets kids out to do a 5K once or more a day!!!

 

[SJN1279]

I absolutely hated the new Ghostbusters. The single laugh of the whole movie for me was Dan Aykroyd's cameo. I also enjoyed Ernie Hudson and Annie Potts in their very small roles, but Sigourney was forgettable, and Bill Murray was just awful.

The four new Busters and Kevin did absolutely nothing for me. Of the five, Leslie Jones was the best, but that is not saying much. Kate Mckinnon was mugging for the camera like a three year old on a home video, got old for me very quickly. The Mayor's assistant from SNL, was playing her role like she was in a bad SNL skit. Just terrible.

The villain was forgettable, the climax held no drama, and the movie was just not good at all. I held hope for a decent time in the theater, but it just didn't happen for me. Oh, and the after credit scenes, what's the point? I can't see a sequel for this mess happening.

 

[asianway]

I absolutely hated the new Ghostbusters. The single laugh of the whole movie for me was Dan Aykroyd's cameo. I also enjoyed Ernie Hudson and Annie Potts in their very small roles, but Sigourney was forgettable, and Bill Murray was just awful.

The four new Busters and Kevin did absolutely nothing for me. Of the five, Leslie Jones was the best, but that is not saying much. Kate Mckinnon was mugging for the camera like a three year old on a home video, got old for me very quickly. The Mayor's assistant from SNL, was playing her role like she was in a bad SNL skit. Just terrible.

The villain was forgettable, the climax held no drama, and the movie was just not good at all. I held hope for a decent time in the theater, but it just didn't happen for me. Oh, and the after credit scenes, what's the point? I can't see a sequel for this mess happening.

You hate women and are an awful person. #DisneyTwitter told me that. And that theres a new restaurant that serves hog.

 

[the.dreamfinder]

Doesnt Disney outsource some as well?
I keep reading that almost all big shots of the animation industry sends some of the work to studios in Canada.. and now France or South Korea (who are starting to churn 3d animated movies quite consistently now, with movies like A monster in Paris, Mune le Gardian de la Lune and a few others)

The work on WDAS and Pixar features is all done in Burbank and Emeryville. TV animation is a completely different beast that outsources production to the countries you mentioned.

 

[Quinnmac000]

I kinda didn't like Ghostbusters either. Maybe because Sony purposely put out negative articles out about it in hopes to drum up interest so people would go to see how bad it is, etc. The humor didn't work for me either. But it wasn't horrible. Much better than Pixels last year.

 

[Nubs70]

Same here - I wish the game would allow companies to submit 'pokemon free' (perhaps charge a dollar or 10 to prevent griefers from ruining the game) areas as well as perhaps enhancing the pokemon count (for a fee) for areas they want to draw traffic to. I think the game itself is amazing especially since it gets kids out to do a 5K once or more a day!!!

This game is a perfect example of crowd manipulation. WDW wishes MM+ could manipulate crowds like this fad.

 

[ford91exploder]

This game is a perfect example of crowd manipulation. WDW wishes MM+ could manipulate crowds like this fad.

You are absolutely correct I never thought about it like that, But it was designed to be FUN, not how to herd people the way a bunch of suits in a boardroom wanted them herded, MM+ is more like a MAGICal cattle prod.