Mr.EPCOT
Active Member
That's a rather unfair (and eminently untrue) statement. I'm sure most people who disliked the wand on a permanent basis just want to see the park live up to its infinite potential.
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That's a rather unfair (and eminently untrue) statement. I'm sure most people who disliked the wand on a permanent basis just want to see the park live up to its infinite potential.
The whole theme of the Studios is the "Hollywood that never was and always will be." The Chinese theater was an amazing, life-size recreation of one of the most famous landmarks in the United States. It made you feel like you were actually stepping into Hollywood. It worked perfectly as both an icon for the park (along with the water tower) and a "weenie," as Walt called it, to draw people into the Studios.
However, now you take this great icon and plop a hat down right in front of an already large icon for no apparent reason -- it just makes it look cluttered and completely ruins the theme. What was once a grand and majestic recreation of a Hollywood landmark is now blocked by a huge hat. It is no different than if you were to take a giant glass slipper or a big pair of mouse ears and place them right in front of Cinderella Castle -- completely obstructing the view of the Castle.
Also, I know some Disney nerd is going to trot out the urban legend that Disney had to stop using it as an icon for legal reasons or they plan to remove The Great Movie Ride in the near future. Neither of these are the case at all.
However, now you take this great icon and plop a hat down right in front of an already large icon for no apparent reason -- it just makes it look cluttered and completely ruins the theme. What was once a grand and majestic recreation of a Hollywood landmark is now blocked by a huge hat. It is no different than if you were to take a giant glass slipper or a big pair of mouse ears and place them right in front of Cinderella Castle -- completely obstructing the view of the Castle.
Also, I know some Disney nerd is going to trot out the urban legend that Disney had to stop using it as an icon for legal reasons or they plan to remove The Great Movie Ride in the near future. Neither of these are the case at all.
jtwyatt
New Member
ok....now....what is wrong with the hat??(i'm serious...lol)
obviously, i've just become a disney fan in the past couple years so i'm not on the level as everyone else is
IMO, It a waste of space...The only purpose it serves, is a Pin Shop. I always identified the Studios with the replica of the Manns Chinese Theatre. The Hat is Forced a Tacky attempt a creating a new Icon.
Surf Fish2285
Member
Noooooo, not again! :brick:
Its only been like a year! :shrug:
Not this again! The hats not going anywhere. The wand was temporary, and just outlived its live expectancy. The hat was meant to be forever!
Totally wrong. Tom Wolber, who was the VP of the Studios at the time, told me the hat was built to remain for somewhere between 6-12 years.
chrisy76334
Member
I don't mind the hat *hides behind hat*
*hides behind hat*
devoy1701
Well-Known Member
Random strange question.....were the hat and the wand in scale with each other???? i mean, if wdw built a Mickey that needed a hat that size, would Mickey also hold that particular wand?
because if they were that would be cool
now we just needed oversized pieces of Sorcerer Mickey in the other two parks and we've had the world's largest Jigsaw Puzzle...:sohappy:
because if they were that would be cool
now we just needed oversized pieces of Sorcerer Mickey in the other two parks and we've had the world's largest Jigsaw Puzzle...:sohappy:
Legacy
Well-Known Member
No, it's not.
The biggest argument against the wand was, "It looked better without." If Disney fans had never known the ball without the wand, most people would have wanted it to stay.
Also, the argument that, "It looked great during the millenium," discredits the following, "It looked like poo from 2002 on." Changing what the wand says doesn't change the fact that the wand is there.
SirNim
Well-Known Member
"Nothing is so permanent as a temporary (theme park) program," Milton Friedman might have said.
Mr.EPCOT
Active Member
I'm no expert on architecture, but I seem to remember in the endless debates on this forum several valid arguments against the wand made by people who are experts on such things. As for keeping it up past the Millennium Celebration, I think we can all agree that a Christmas tree is great during the holiday season, but once you get to March and it's still up, it's kind of overstayed its welcome.
EPCOT.nut
Well-Known Member
I dunno.......it's kinda like the Wizard of Oz........there was this big tornado that whisked this big hat out of the sky and dropped it right in the middle of WDW.
That's what it looks like to me....a randomly placed sculpture. They could have dedicated some spacious area for it...maybe themed an outdoor restaurant around it.
Legacy
Well-Known Member
I'm not arguing the architectural aspects of the wand. I'm not an expert on it, and will not claim to be. From a social standpoint however, people generally do not accept change easily. That is my argument. If all people knew was the ball with the wand, then people would feel that the ball now feels empty. People don't like the hat because it's different. If the hat had been there from beginning, no one would care. It would just be accepted.
As far as the tree argument goes... I can take ornaments off a tree and leave the tree up. I'm not removing the tree, I'm just changing what's on it.
Disneykidder
Well-Known Member
When we were there in August, it was in the process of coming down. We have some great shots of scaffolds...hehe. It will be nice to see it as it originally started.
EPCOT.nut
Well-Known Member
You haven't been on the forums long enough to know better so we are going to cut you some slack....this time....:lookaroun
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