Let me lay out how a typical conversation on this thread has gone down. Let's say Person A is against Frozen in Norway and Person B is for Frozen in Norway.
Person A: Why are they putting Frozen in Norway when the movie didn't have anything to do with the country?
Person B: It does have to do with Norway because clearly Disney is connecting the two. I am all for it!
Person A: What does an American film of a Danish fairy tale that takes place in a fictional land have to do with Norway? Why isn't it in the Magic Kingdom?
Person B: I think it will bring life to Epcot and I'm glad to see change. Frozen is based on Norway so it fits.
Person A: There is a difference between based on and inspired by....
Person B: Yeah I know, all I'm saying is that it's my opinion and I like it.
Person A: But wouldn't it be better in the Magic Kingdom? Why shoehorn something into a country it doesn't belong in? What is your rationale for it being in Norway?
Person B: I already said it. I have the right to an opinion and that is that. I can't wait for the change. You can disagree but you can't demand me for answers.
(following this back and forth, Person B will add something like this a few posts later....)
Person B: I don't understand why people can't just be happy. We should be grateful and not criticize so much. Gosh it's a theme park and we should all stop being so negative. I can't wait for Frozen!
Everyone has an opinion. And in reality neither opinion is right or wrong. I'm not going to belittle someone because they disagree with me. But I am going to ask some questions because I'm curious how they arrived at their conclusion and I'm interested in their rationale behind it. Asking some questions is not a demand for answers. Because there is no real answer. And you know what, I might even agree with you later on if you give a decent explanation why it doesn't belong in the MK. But I'm never going to know that nor are the other people reading the forum if you avoid the questions and then just complain about people nagging you for more.
Yes, that is pretty succinct.
I don't think that covers all the arguments though. But it covers most.
That being said, and trying to focus on topic...
As stated before I am not a frozen fan. I am not in any way saying moving frozen to Norway is a fit due to movie based on Norway theme. I have to agree with alot here that is a stretch.
All I am saying is I see a bit of a trend here. I see how Disney is starting to push movie hits, and that one way to increase traffic in WS and make it more small child friendly is by tying in a movie franchise to one or more of the countries already there. Some of this has been going on for a while, with the boat ride in Mexico, Aladdin M&G in Morocco and so on.
I also don't think you detract from the original purpose of WS by doing this. Net, I don't think that changing Morocco to Agraba(sp?) is a good move. Nor do I think moving Norway to Arrendale a good move. All i am suggesting is enhancing what is there, to make it even better(IMO) and more interesting for all, especially families with small kids. I don't see the harm in doing that.
Again I have admit I am not a huge fan of Epcot. One reason being my kids don't enjoy the park much, and we are on family vacation so we want to find things we all enjoy. When we vacation at WDW we visit all the parks, but we don't spend full days at all. I am a huge history fan, so love going to American Pavilion and seeing that show. But that isn't enough to get my kids excited to go there. Then again, other than Soar'in and Test track they don't see much reason to go.
I acknowledge this goes against the original plan and theme of the park. I acknowledge it can be a negative for those who enjoy that original theme and plan. What I wonder is....if they haven't added a new world in such a long time...does anyone really think they ever plan to do so? Sorry that makes no sense to me.
As stated, my hope is the work in Norway area will be done well, as plans don't have the M&G tied into the Norway pavilion, but outside it. So I am hoping they keep the rest (other than Maelstrom) formatted the same, and this shows a push to start adding to the park again.
As stated by many here, Imagination, Ellen's energy ride and Innovations desperately need updated and new material brought in.
As for the rest of your post, let me clarify for you then. I am not trying to convince only you, but whoever reads it. But for those here who say they are open minded ....to consistently bash someone's response then question them to find real reasons for defense of their point of view is mean spirited and rude. Like or don't like my opinion, that is up to you. Have your own opinion, that is up to you. To shred my opinion and insult it and then ask for more and more reasoning is ridiculous and insulting.
