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Disneyland 70th Anniversary Thread - Wishlist, Rumors, Speculation, Announcements

Figments Friend

Figments Friend

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wdrive said:
Someone give it to me straight. Is this event worth it whatsoever if I have no interest in dance parties, photo backdrops or long lines for characters?

I’ve done Oogie Boogie Bash and enjoyed that for what it’s worth
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I would say the main draw is for people who like to visit and get photos with rare or unusual characters.
If that is not your scene, and the entertainment line up is not of interest, I would pass.

Oogie Boogie Bash has more happening, although the themed ‘Disneyland After Dark’ events can have some fun plusses.
Unless one of the themed events really strikes your fancy, say you are a mega Disney Channel fan and a nostalgia addict, I would pass.


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DCBaker

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Here's a look at the McDonalds 70 toys for 70 years of the Disneyland Resort - available starting December 2 with 2 per Happy Meal:

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Distorian

Distorian

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The 2002 toys were better.
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Plus they came with glasses.
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I get that Marvel and Star Wars are also owned Disney, but they're not really Disney. If all Disney owned IP is equally Disney, why no Homer Simpson, Kermit, Avatar, or Xenomorph present? The toys obviously should've been limited to Disneyland specific IP, but if not that then at minimum actual Disney IP.

Why am I even commenting on this? I'm a grown man who hasn't purchased a Happy Meal in decades.
 
Distorian

Distorian

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Disney Irish said:
No one would judge you if you did, its a safe space. Everyone needs a Happy Meal in their life everyone once in awhile. ;)
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Why would I want one? They shrunk the fries and removed the soft drink. Morgan Spurlock's hit piece ruined McDonald's for children. I feel sorry for our youngest Americans.
 
Disney Irish

Disney Irish

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Distorian said:
Why would I want one? They shrunk the fries and removed the soft drink. Morgan Spurlock's hit piece ruined McDonald's for children. I feel sorry for our youngest Americans.
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Easy to supplant that stuff if you really want the "experience" of an old Happy Meal, order a separate fry and small drink.

Anyways it was a joke, more to say that there is no reason an adult can't have one if they want one.
 
tanc

tanc

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2 summers for the 70th? I mean I kinda was hoping for pixar fest or something else to show up. Crazy how long they're gonna milk it for. Also, I really miss Disneyland having the Halloween party. Oogie Boogie bash is just boring to me now, the pricing is so much and it just doesn't feel like a good value. The characters are cool and all, but standing in line basically all night to meet them makes it very hard to do other photo ops and ride attractions
 
SuddenStorm

SuddenStorm

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I wouldn't mind Disneyland not having some sort of promotional event for a summer. Bring back the classic American flag bunting, Fantasy in the Sky + MSEP. No extra junk on the castle. Just let Disneyland be Disneyland for a few months.
 
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PiratesMansion

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tanc said:
2 summers for the 70th? I mean I kinda was hoping for pixar fest or something else to show up. Crazy how long they're gonna milk it for. Also, I really miss Disneyland having the Halloween party. Oogie Boogie bash is just boring to me now, the pricing is so much and it just doesn't feel like a good value. The characters are cool and all, but standing in line basically all night to meet them makes it very hard to do other photo ops and ride attractions
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They did advertise that the 70th would run well into 2026, so it's not a surprise.

But genuinely, the park doing absolutely nothing is better than Pixar Fest.

The party needs to stay at DCA-better to allocate the majority of your park attendance to the park that can handle it if one park must close for a special event.
SuddenStorm said:
I wouldn't mind Disneyland not having some sort of promotional event for a summer. Bring back the classic American flag bunting, Fantasy in the Sky + MSEP. No extra junk on the castle. Just let Disneyland be Disneyland for a few months.
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I agree; the problem from Disney's perspective, though, is that summer is routinely soft when it once was among the busiest times of the year. Clearly, Classic Disneyland, so to speak, isn't cutting it (or is too expensive without a quality discount) for your average tourist.

I can't pretend I know how to fix it, given that this is seemingly the case for more amusement/theme parks out there than not across the US. I'd definitely truck in more entertainment than they have offered in some time-they could go Summer of Show or something like that, because what I think the park needs to do more than anything else is prove to a skeptical public that the park is still worth paying full price for, especially for people who don't want to just wait in lines all day. Fixing Fantasmic, running day AND night parades, filling the Fantasyland and Hyperion Theaters, and bringing back those little acts that used to pad out the day would do wonders-but it will only work with precisely the right push and the right level of commitment, commitment that needs to be, believably, long term.

But since the people in charge don't know what they're doing, I'm sure it'll be Pixar Fest 3.0 the next time they don't have a 250th birthday party or lingering 70th to cling to.
 
CaptinEO

CaptinEO

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PiratesMansion said:
They did advertise that the 70th would run well into 2026, so it's not a surprise.

But genuinely, the park doing absolutely nothing is better than Pixar Fest.

The party needs to stay at DCA-better to allocate the majority of your park attendance to the park that can handle it if one park must close for a special event.

I agree; the problem from Disney's perspective, though, is that summer is routinely soft when it once was among the busiest times of the year. Clearly, Classic Disneyland, so to speak, isn't cutting it (or is too expensive without a quality discount) for your average tourist.

I can't pretend I know how to fix it, given that this is seemingly the case for more amusement/theme parks out there than not across the US. I'd definitely truck in more entertainment than they have offered in some time-they could go Summer of Show or something like that, because what I think the park needs to do more than anything else is prove to a skeptical public that the park is still worth paying full price for, especially for people who don't want to just wait in lines all day. Fixing Fantasmic, running day AND night parades, filling the Fantasyland and Hyperion Theaters, and bringing back those little acts that used to pad out the day would do wonders-but it will only work with precisely the right push and the right level of commitment, commitment that needs to be, believably, long term.

But since the people in charge don't know what they're doing, I'm sure it'll be Pixar Fest 3.0 the next time they don't have a 250th birthday party or lingering 70th to cling to.
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TDA seems to be convinced that pricing people out in the summer but selling greatly discounted ticket deals is the way to operate. I don't understand it at all. Seems summer did just fine on its own for decades up until they did tiered pricing.
 
PiratesMansion

PiratesMansion

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CaptinEO said:
TDA seems to be convinced that pricing people out in the summer but selling greatly discounted ticket deals is the way to operate. I don't understand it at all. Seems summer did just fine on its own for decades up until they did tiered pricing.
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It could be that, but I also look at the way many, many other parks have also stumbled as of late to draw people in summer, but have no problem packing people in for their Halloween and Christmas events.

It does feel like an industry-wide shift or problem in many ways.
 
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Touchdown

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Need to do something special in the summer, you can’t just do vanilla anymore people have caught on. What DL should do is commit to entertainment in the summer, run an a day and electrical parade at both parks, have a show in the Hyperion, advertise moonlight madness and extend park hours on weekends by 2 hours (so 2 am and midnight,) promise special meet and greets, maybe have a BBQ fest, something.
 
CaptinEO

CaptinEO

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PiratesMansion said:
It could be that, but I also look at the way many, many other parks have also stumbled as of late to draw people in summer, but have no problem packing people in for their Halloween and Christmas events.

It does feel like an industry-wide shift or problem in many ways.
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Are other parks also facing a sunmer lull? Wasn't aware.


Seems Disney is taking some sort of action.
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