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Disney to expand Glow with the Show to new product line 'Made with Magic'
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asianway
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It'll fizzle out like Pal Mickey or the 100 Year pin badges. If you're going to buy a light up toy, you are. If you aren't, you aren't.
sshindel
The Epcot Manifesto
They are only good in aggregate. Meaning, if you are at an event where lots of people are wearing them, they are great, and while you cannot see your ears, you see others, and they see yours, it all can add to the show experience.
If you are one of about 10 people in the crowd wearing them, it's not really any good at all.
Thats the genius of this, EVERYBODY has to buy one so you can see the other persons ears light up, and they see yours, and so on...
I will say, when there is a large group for a show and they are all lighting up, its pretty cool.
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
I still think they should include these in resort packages. People staying offsite would get jealous and want to buy them, people staying onsite would get them "free" with their expensive packages, and the effect would be more in line with what was planned. There's no striking effect when only 3% of guests wear the things.
I wonder if these additions will be lighter than the cumbersome ears.
FutureWorld1982
Well-Known Member
"Participating experiences include Fantastic!" Is that a new show I wasn't aware of?
sshindel
The Epcot Manifesto
Pretty much adding any sort of reason for someone to stay on-site is a bonus. More FP+, Glow Ears, Any ears at all, small discounts at food establishments, a resort mug, the list goes on and on with things they could add.
IMO, the lovely Disney Bus System, and an hour early or late at the parks along with all the other resort guests, are not really worth the insane cost of the rooms right now.
The hats are also hackable. This guy got his tv remote to operate them. pretty cool. Its appx 6 minutes long, but cool.
msteel
Well-Known Member
<evil mad scientist persona>I wonder how easy it would be to create "technical difficulties" with a sufficiently powerful infrared transmitter....</evil mad scientist persona>
Lipinski82
Member
No one buys the Glow hats now, so I am shocked they are releasing this merchandise at WDW let alone still selling the hats. I watch Wishes almost every week and the hats are basically non-existent.
wogwog
Well-Known Member
They will keep making junk until you do buy some.
FerretAfros
Well-Known Member
For what it's worth, the glow technology has begun to make its move to the mainstream. Here's a video of the University of Michigan marching band using similar tech in their October 11, 2014 halftime show (vs Penn State):
While still relatively rare, I wonder if its popularity at WDW will decrease as it becomes more common out in the real world. Similarly, I wonder if Glow with the Show stuff would have played along with the halftime show...interesting stuff to consider!
While still relatively rare, I wonder if its popularity at WDW will decrease as it becomes more common out in the real world. Similarly, I wonder if Glow with the Show stuff would have played along with the halftime show...interesting stuff to consider!
dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
They really want them to take off? Integrate the tech into all the other glow toys they sell on the carts. If they do that, and keep those under $10 or so, you suddenly have an impulse buy that helps to interact with the way they wanted this tech to work.
The stuff on the carts is all mostly third party off the shelf stuff, so it won't get same treatment.
dreamfinder
Well-Known Member
Oh yeah, I know. But even in the different forms of the new product line, $25 per is still a bit spendy for something that's meant to be used during the shows and then just blinks at home. The cart glow at least spins and does something other than just light up.
sshindel
The Epcot Manifesto
I know right? Light-up hats, gloves, and wands based on an already existing and implemented technology that bring in dollars??? I mean, the cost of making these things would add up to at least a new D ticket, if not an E.