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News D23 Expo 2022
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Magenta Panther
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LSLS
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I expect some super cool stuff announced, which will then quietly be cancelled before it even starts.
CaptainAmerica
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The "classic" Fantasyland dark rides that all the purists love in Disneyland are mostly wooden cutouts.
The "plussed" version of this would be Runaway Railway.
Was this done previously or is this just a speculation ? Don’t recall.
vikescaper
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Yup! Dedication!
Jrb1979
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It's now projections on the faces. Much better. We need more rides like the original Epcot ones with the amount of AAs they had. These new attractions lack a lot of that. We are lucky to get 1 or 2 per ride now. This is what happens when IP trumps how good a ride is. FOP is what every new attraction should strive to be like. The ride is the best part about it as most people don't care about the IP. Expedition Everest is another good example. No IP but the ride is really good.
On the other end you have Remy, people love the IP but the ride isn't very impressive. Same with Frozen, people love it for the IP but the ride really is nothing to write home about.
To many here the IP is more important then having an amazing ride.
Surferboy567
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I think that after all the hints, Spaceship Earth is at least getting a refurb of some scale.
MaximumEd
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Maybe for its 50th. Not Epcot’s 50th…..Animal Kingdom’s
Disney Analyst
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Thankfully singers of all sorts exists, and ones who riff have found great success.
When she riffed the end of Part of Your World, I was gooped, gagged, and slayed.
She sounds incredible.
Magenta Panther
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I've long contended that the classic rides should be updated. Peter Pan's Flight, for instance. Aside from the queue, it's remained the same for decades. Meanwhile, Shanghai gets a new Pan ride and it's amazing. Great new effects and yet still has the old-fashioned dark ride feel. We in the States will never see that, of course. The Imagineers could do great things with a plussed Pan ride given all the new tech (which didn't exist in the time those "classic" Fantasyland dark rides were built; hence the cut-outs). But "Disney" won't spend the money. Never mind that PPF is incredibly popular, which is probably the only reason it still exists, probably. The suits think that, dated as it is, it's good enough for the rubes, so why spend money on it that could be spent on Marvel or Star Wars?
Expedition Everest is a broken attraction. Has been for decades. "Disney" won't spend the money to fix or replace the Yeti, which is what the ride is supposed to be about. They just put a strobe light on it. EE is the perfect metaphor for what the "Disney" company has become. Don't fix it unless it's absolutely necessary. Proper maintenance and plussing costs money. As long as park guests are in love with Ariel or the ride goes real fast, that's good enough. Meanwhile raise prices to keep the poorer people out of the park. Good god. Face it, the Walt Disney Company a lot of us fell in love with no longer exists. There's no longer anything special about it. There's nothing that sets it apart. Even its wholesome family image has been sullied. It's appalling and heartbreaking. And when the "Disney" suits have the nerve to drag out ol' Walt to try to manipulate Disney lovers, I want to hit something. The suits are contemptuous of him. That's made pretty plain by their actions regarding his parks and his classic movies. Nuts to those scumbags. At this point, I'd rather go to Universal. I hope its Epic Universe deals WDW some real hurt. Makes it have to compete. One can only hope...
Disney Analyst
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Disneyland’s dark rides have all been getting slowly updated. I think they just need to work on Toad and Pinocchio still.
Californian Elitist
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Halle’s voice is angelic and from what I’ve heard so far, her rendition of “Part of Your World” sounds fantastic. The run/riff was the best part.
People complain about Disney remaking the animated films and lacking originality (something I agree with), but then turn around and also complain when a singer puts their own spin on a song.
Disney Analyst
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She sounded incredible and looking stunning.
If I wanted to hear the original rendition, I’d watch the original.
Dan Deesnee
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Which begs the question, what is the point of this new movie?
yensidtlaw1969
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. . . To be a new take on the classic story
Disney Analyst
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To… make Disney money? Give fans nostalgia but a new take?
To personally annoy everyone against the remakes?
Riffs/runs in songs have been a running joke all the way back to the Randy days on American Idol.
They can sound good, they can sound ridiculous.
Californian Elitist
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This one sounds good. Really good.
It was sung well. Obviously it's the way she wants to sing it, so that's her prerogative.
Do I like it? Not sure yet, need to hear the entire song.