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Are you a Disney or a WDW Fan?
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mousermerf
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I'm a WDW fan, could care less about most movies/tv/etc from Disney and I personally thought when Marie from Aristocats (a horrible movie) was brought to the parks that it was a poor choice.
I do however enjoy Kim Possible, Nemo, and Disney on Broadway.
Primarily i'm an Epcot fan. Die stupid wand, die.
I do however enjoy Kim Possible, Nemo, and Disney on Broadway.
Primarily i'm an Epcot fan. Die stupid wand, die.
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Now, be prepared for someone to quote you and disagree with you.
I'm a fan of everything Disney (except that Eddie Murphey Haunted Mansion movie).
mousermerf
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Well, right now it's exactly 50/50 love/hate.
However, the largest group is WDW fans who hate the wand. Disney fans are split down the middle on the issue.
To me that says for the sake of the parks, remove the wand.
However, the largest group is WDW fans who hate the wand. Disney fans are split down the middle on the issue.
To me that says for the sake of the parks, remove the wand.
CThaddeus
New Member
These are poor choices for the poll, so I can't place a vote for any of them. I am a fan of most things Disney - The Parks, the films, the older TV shows, and some of their other media outlets. But, I'm not one of those who blindly love everything Disney does, either. When they create a bad attraction (Lights, Motors, Action), a bad movie (The Haunted Mansion), or a bad television show (pretty much anything on the Disney Channel in the last five years) I'll say so. Consequently, even though I can beat just about anyone I know at Disney Trivial Pursuit and I know tons of insanely obscure facts about the company and the characters in its various media, that doesn't mean I should like that wand. In fact, I find it - as many others have mentioned - ugly, useless, and a slap in the face to those of us who already know darned well which Park we're in AND that it's in part of Disney World. If the frequent signs along the freeway to the Park didn't put it in your head that you're in Epcot, and the toll booth sign still didn't register on you, and the entrance didn't give you yet another clue, and finally the guidebooks didn't spell it out for you one last time, then frankly I think you're beyond hope and you'll probably still continue to equate the Park with whatever competitor you've strangely chosen to associate it with. If you're this brain dead, chances are also pretty good that you're not going to know that the wand and the arm are from the Soreceror's Apprentice from Fantasia (except that Mickey never had a wand in that cartoon...OOOPS!).
The bald and beautiful Spaceship Earth showed a creative side to Disney that truly inspired me the first time I visited in 1996. It was simple yet elegant. It made a statement that not everything in Disney had to be cartoony to have an impact. EPCOT blew me away with its mission to teach and entertain. When I returned in 2000 and saw the wand, in addition to the loss of Horizons, the original Journey Into Imagination, the opening of Test Track, and the change of EPCOT to Epcot, I knew things were headed downhill. The dumbing down of EPCOT was in full swing, and I found myself less interested in the Park. Now, the Wand is the first horrible sight I see that reminds me of the slope they've slipped down.
In short, the Wand is cartoony, gaudy, and out of place...just like the Hat in the Studios. Neither belongs where it is, but apparently people are just too dumb to associate icons with Disney Parks unless characters are somehow plastered all over them.
The bald and beautiful Spaceship Earth showed a creative side to Disney that truly inspired me the first time I visited in 1996. It was simple yet elegant. It made a statement that not everything in Disney had to be cartoony to have an impact. EPCOT blew me away with its mission to teach and entertain. When I returned in 2000 and saw the wand, in addition to the loss of Horizons, the original Journey Into Imagination, the opening of Test Track, and the change of EPCOT to Epcot, I knew things were headed downhill. The dumbing down of EPCOT was in full swing, and I found myself less interested in the Park. Now, the Wand is the first horrible sight I see that reminds me of the slope they've slipped down.
In short, the Wand is cartoony, gaudy, and out of place...just like the Hat in the Studios. Neither belongs where it is, but apparently people are just too dumb to associate icons with Disney Parks unless characters are somehow plastered all over them.
haveyoumetmark
Well-Known Member
I absolutely love TWDC. It was the parks, growing up in Florida, that started that admiration for the company. I just love it, I'm a complete fanboy, if you will. I'm not too crazy about the wand, SSE looks better without it. The wand's gross.
Kerby626
Active Member
It's a wand. I could care less if it's there or if it's not. I'm a fan of Disney, period. I love it when it's crappy, I love it when it's cool. Everyone has their own personal opinion of what they like. I love Disney, but I hate crowds. They make me nervous, I guess I should get over it. Walt said EPCOT would always be changing. Or something to that effect. I hate that they changed Journey into Imagination and the Living Seas. I liked them the way they were. Oh well, I'll get over it. Disney brings out the kid in all of us. Only problem is when the kid turns into a spoiled brat. Yup, my .02.