by "food" you mean a painted white chocolate sliver on a cupcake?
When you set the bar low, you can rarely be disappointed.
Insidious would be to release a popcorn bucket that day just to keep lots of people occupied and unaware of the disappointment.
Very true.
It's more of a "company should know better" but then you look at the absolute disaster of the 50th and well...yeesh. You and I both know there are people that truly care inside the company but sadly they get buried below the decision makers.
My mom and I still refer to the 25th as our favorite Disney memory, and just one of our best days ever. We were one of the first to arrive at the park that morning, and were amongst the “Inferno Barge Burn-Off Sing-Along” group to be escorted out well after closing. It was a long, but absolutely fantastic day, regardless of the Disney executive team’s level of involvement/commitment.
Fantastic.My mom and I still refer to the 25th as our favorite Disney memory, and just one of our best days ever. We were one of the first to arrive at the park that morning, and were amongst the “Inferno Barge Burn-Off Sing-Along” group to be escorted out well after closing. It was a long, but absolutely fantastic day, regardless of the Disney executive team’s level of involvement/commitment.
Oh gosh, the deluge - I think we were around the African Outpost when it started? “Do you feel raindrops?” *Floodgates from above pour down instantly*Fantastic.
Thank you for sharing this.
Yes, it was a awesome day despite the heavy periods of rain later on ( 'The Deluge"...! )
Walking out of the Park around midnight with those that remained until the absolute very end of everything will always be one of my favorite memories of the evening.
Singing the old Pavilion theme songs as we walked around World Showcase and then Future World was terrific.
Third Shift Cast who were busy doing landscaping duties that night were rather entertained and some maybe confused....ha ha!
Another good one :
Watching our own @marni1971 be the very last Guest to exit the Park that evening.
Yes, that was memorable too!
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It seems.like that was.not so long ago. I have fond memories of that thread, and my husband thinking I was a wacko for joining in an online community / event. What a great day it was.Ditto
Nothing is going to take place of any significance.
Nothing.
If Disney can't get off its duff to do something significant on the day Magic Kingdom and the entire WDW property turned 50, there is no way in Hades' heck that anything meaningful will be done for Epcot's 40th.
Expect merchandise only.
And official Disney Blog posts.
After experiencing October 1st at MK last week for myself in person...it is clearer to me now then ever before that those two elements are all that really matter to the company now.
And yes, it is very sad indeed.
BUT......
Having said all that......
There is nothing stopping us fans from just showing up in the Park on Epcot's 40th and celebrating the day ourselves.
I said the same thing in 2007, when Disney was planning nothing for the 25th.....and look what happened!
We rallied the fans HERE on this very website, thanks to a thread that I began, and it snowballed into a major movement that changed history.
Disney did a complete turnaround.
Epcot's 25th Annivesary was made to become more then just a few paper giveaways and limited edition merch.
WE made it happen, and 'WE DID IT'!
Now it's your turn....
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Right?! That original planning thread was my reason for joining these boards. I hadn’t yet met my husband at that point, but he would have thought I was a wacko too.It seems.like that was.not so long ago. I have fond memories of that thread, and my husband thinking I was a wacko for joining in an online community / event. What a great day it was.
I refuse to believe that was almost 15 years ago.
Thankfully my mom was totally game for all the crazy fun.
That thread is still here!It seems.like that was.not so long ago. I have fond memories of that thread, and my husband thinking I was a wacko for joining in an online community / event. What a great day it was.
I refuse to believe that was almost 15 years ago.
I remember it all very well.That thread is still here!
I began it February 2nd, 2007.
The day after Tony Baxter's Birthday.
We had well over 1600+ people 'register' in advance for our '25th' gathering of forces.
Many more joined us, including former / current Cast, Disney celebrities, and even a couple of famous folks who actually had a hand in creating the Park.
Disney doing a complete turnaround after they realized what a huge thing this was becoming a few months before it was to take place was fantastic.
Especially after they had decided earlier that year to basically ignore the anniversary, and had no plans.
It had never been done before on that scale at the time....a 'bunch of fans' turning
things completely around.
It was awesome...and it all started here with one post to rally the troops.
As the old WED / WDI slogan said on Opening Day :
" WE DID IT!"
ALL of us did, who were there that day.
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But I attended the ceremony at the Fountain of Nations, and at least the group "ride" at American Adventure. I met so many great people that day, including @wannabeBelle and "the big guy" @marni1971.