Guardians of the Galaxy Mission Breakout announced for Disney California Adventure

[Curious Constance]

Wow, what a painfully slow process!

 

[BrianLo]

Good point but I'm sure we can agree that TOT blended into its surroundings much better.

No commentary on everything else I said? Specifically the part about the exterior of GOTG: MB being a definite down grade as TOTs structure was purpose built for a very specific concept.

I didn't disagree with that part! But I'll say it's more related to sloppy execution. It's turning into paint and ornaments. I was hoping for something more drastic.

I'm currently out on the back side. I haven't seen a good picture of it yet. The only one I saw on the Spirit thread was a terrible washed out image.

 

[October82]

As for the backside of this elevator ride building... Are we really obsessing over the windows and the paint? [...]

It's the lightly themed backside of an elevator drop ride at a theme park. So why are we worrying about it friends?

The problem is that you can make this exact argument about everything that is talked about on this (and similar) websites. In real terms, none of what we talk about here matters.

For the past 13 years this building was a cheaped-out Paul Pressler special shoved into a failing theme park in a panic. And its backside, unseen from inside the actual theme park but visible only to pedestrians and bored motorists on Harbor Blvd., was always a giant beige stucco wall with some fake windows in it.

And it's now a marginally better (if that) stucco wall with some painted over windows. That Paul Pressler would be proud isn't a point in favor of Disney's poor design choices here.

While we are at it, you know what really bugs me about Tower of Terror?!? In the pre-show video it is pouring rain, cats and dogs, in Hollywood on October 31st, 1939. Any Southern Californian worth their flip-flops knows that it is statistically impossible for it to rain that hard in October or early November. It can only rain that hard in SoCal once every 5 or 10 years, and only then in January or February. So why would it be a torrential downpour during a time of year in SoCal that is generally sunny and dry and 78 degrees???

Almost like there's something supernatural about it?

 

[TP2000]

The problem is that you can make this exact argument about everything that is talked about on this (and similar) websites. In real terms, none of what we talk about here matters.

Wait, you mean all the hours I've spent commenting here instead of volunteering my time at a food bank and the local animal shelter was all for naught?!?

I'm devastated. And I feel like I need to write out another check to the ASPCA.

 

[Earl Sweatpants]

Excerpt from USA Today article March 8, 2017.

Not everyone has been in the zone about losing the Tower of Terror story, with some diehard fans voicing skepticism and outright disapproval. Bob Chapek, chairman, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, acknowledges the dilemma the company faces when it considers making changes that would help keep the parks fresh but might offend loyal traditionalists.

Unlike Florida's massive Disney World, the more compact Disneyland Resort in California does not have much room for expansion, he notes. Anything new often comes at the expense of removing or changing something old. (Although the Star Wars land coming to Disneyland Park in 2019 will be located mostly in former backstage areas and won't be displacing many existing attractions.)

"Sometimes that means we need to take something great and, quite frankly, make it greater,” Chapek says. To those concerned about how the Terror of Terror might turn out after the Imagineers retool the classic ride, he reassures that Disney is "all about exceeding guest expectations. That is our mantra."

have at it folks...

 

[mickEblu]

Excerpt from USA Today article March 8, 2017.

Not everyone has been in the zone about losing the Tower of Terror story, with some diehard fans voicing skepticism and outright disapproval. Bob Chapek, chairman, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, acknowledges the dilemma the company faces when it considers making changes that would help keep the parks fresh but might offend loyal traditionalists.

Unlike Florida's massive Disney World, the more compact Disneyland Resort in California does not have much room for expansion, he notes. Anything new often comes at the expense of removing or changing something old. (Although the Star Wars land coming to Disneyland Park in 2019 will be located mostly in former backstage areas and won't be displacing many existing attractions.)

"Sometimes that means we need to take something great and, quite frankly, make it greater,” Chapek says. To those concerned about how the Terror of Terror might turn out after the Imagineers retool the classic ride, he reassures that Disney is "all about exceeding guest expectations. That is our mantra."

have at it folks...

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiight. Because the Hollywood backlot or expansion pad isn't available. He should of said "to sell more Marvel merch and meet our synergy goals as fast as possible sometimes that means..."

 

[Earl Sweatpants]

Not everyone has been in the zone about losing the Tower of Terror story, with some diehard fans voicing valid skepticism and outright disapproval. Bob Chapek, chairman, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, acknowledges the dilemma the company faces when it considers making questionable changes that would help keep the stockholders happy, sell more merch, and push a brand...but might offend loyal traditionalists.

Unlike Florida's massive Disney World, the more compact Disneyland Resort in California does not have much room for expansion, except for its designated expansion pads, he notes. Anything new, and rushed, often comes at the expense of removing or changing something old. (Although the Star Wars land coming to Disneyland Park in 2019 will be located mostly in former backstage areas and won't be displacing many existing attractions.)

"Sometimes that means we need to take something great and, quite frankly, make it worse,” Chapek says. To those concerned about how the Terror of Terror might turn out after the Imagineers ruin the classic ride, he reassures that Disney is "all about exceeding stockholder expectations. That is our mantra."

there. I fixed it.

 

[mickEblu]

Not everyone has been in the zone about losing the Tower of Terror story, with some diehard fans voicing valid skepticism and outright disapproval. Bob Chapek, chairman, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, acknowledges the dilemma the company faces when it considers making questionable changes that would help keep the stockholders happy, sell more merch, and push a brand...but might offend loyal traditionalists.

Unlike Florida's massive Disney World, the more compact Disneyland Resort in California does not have much room for expansion, except for its designated expansion pads, he notes. Anything new, and rushed, often comes at the expense of removing or changing something old. (Although the Star Wars land coming to Disneyland Park in 2019 will be located mostly in former backstage areas and won't be displacing many existing attractions.)

"Sometimes that means we need to take something great and, quite frankly, make it worse,” Chapek says. To those concerned about how the Terror of Terror might turn out after the Imagineers ruin the classic ride, he reassures that Disney is "all about exceeding stockholder expectations. That is our mantra."

there. I fixed it.

LOL!

 

[Phroobar]

Not everyone has been in the zone about losing the Tower of Terror story, with some diehard fans voicing valid skepticism and outright disapproval. Bob Chapek, chairman, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, acknowledges the dilemma the company faces when it considers making questionable changes that would help keep the stockholders happy, sell more merch, and push a brand...but might offend loyal traditionalists.

Unlike Florida's massive Disney World, the more compact Disneyland Resort in California does not have much room for expansion, except for its designated expansion pads, he notes. Anything new, and rushed, often comes at the expense of removing or changing something old. (Although the Star Wars land coming to Disneyland Park in 2019 will be located mostly in former backstage areas and won't be displacing many existing attractions.)

"Sometimes that means we need to take something great and, quite frankly, make it worse,” Chapek says. To those concerned about how the Terror of Terror might turn out after the Imagineers ruin the classic ride, he reassures that Disney is "all about exceeding stockholder expectations. That is our mantra."

there. I fixed it.

 

[Californian Elitist]

..."To those concerned about how the Terror of Terror might turn out after the Imagineers retool the classic ride, he reassures that Disney is "all about exceeding guest expectations. That is our mantra."

This is a load of crock. Disney wants to exceed our expectations, but also wants to put things where they don't belong. It's B.S., and Chapek is obviously refusing to acknowledge the elephant in the room.

 

[Earl Sweatpants]

This is a load of crock. Disney wants to exceed our expectations, but also wants to put things where they don't belong. It's B.S., and Chapek is obviously refusing to acknowledge the elephant in the room.

He's toeing the company line and reading from a script. Maybe in his mind he believes what he says...but it certainly underscores what's really at play.

 

[Curious Constance]

He's toeing the company line and reading from a script. Maybe in his mind he believes what he says...but it certainly underscores what's really at play.

Does that surprise you? Have you ever heard a comment from a business that wasn't scripted or paint an ideal picture?

 

[Earl Sweatpants]

Does that surprise you? Have you ever heard a comment from a business that wasn't scripted or paint an ideal picture?

Not surprised in the least. I just needed some good eye-roll exercise this morning.

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

Chapek, who genuinely puts forth effort and is trying to do really well (unlike Rasulo or Pressler, for example, who did not try at all), suffers from the same condition afflicting most Disney execs: they don't love the parks and don't know what makes them great. Chapek seems to be growing in his affection and knowledge for the parks, but he clearly doesn't have the knowledge foundation of theme to go along with it. Add onto that an atmosphere where IP is king, and you get what you get.

 

[sedati]

Can't believe we're losing such innovative original characters such as Starlet, Nanny, Bellhop, Fancy Guy and Fancy Lady just to bring in these new flash-in-the-pan IP who-evers.

 

[Earl Sweatpants]

Can't believe we're losing such innovative original characters such as Starlet, Nanny, Bellhop, Fancy Guy and Fancy Lady just to bring in these new flash-in-the-pan IP who-evers.

Don't forget Rod Serling!

 

[sedati]

Don't forget Rod Serling!

I will miss him, but he was a dirty, filthy, existing IP- not even a Disney one at that.

again...

 

[Curious Constance]

Chapek, who genuinely puts forth effort and is trying to do really well (unlike Rasulo or Pressler, for example, who did not try at all), suffers from the same condition afflicting most Disney execs: they don't love the parks and don't know what makes them great. Chapek seems to be growing in his affection and knowledge for the parks, but he clearly doesn't have the knowledge foundation of theme to go along with it. Add onto that an atmosphere where IP is king, and you get what you get.

Can't you just text Chapek and tell him what makes Disneyland Resort parks so great?

 

[Deleted member 107043]

Excerpt from USA Today article March 8, 2017.

Not everyone has been in the zone about losing the Tower of Terror story, with some diehard fans voicing skepticism and outright disapproval. Bob Chapek, chairman, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, acknowledges the dilemma the company faces when it considers making changes that would help keep the parks fresh but might offend loyal traditionalists.

Unlike Florida's massive Disney World, the more compact Disneyland Resort in California does not have much room for expansion, he notes. Anything new often comes at the expense of removing or changing something old. (Although the Star Wars land coming to Disneyland Park in 2019 will be located mostly in former backstage areas and won't be displacing many existing attractions.)

"Sometimes that means we need to take something great and, quite frankly, make it greater,” Chapek says. To those concerned about how the Terror of Terror might turn out after the Imagineers retool the classic ride, he reassures that Disney is "all about exceeding guest expectations. That is our mantra."

have at it folks...

Old news. I posted a link to that article in this thread yesterday...

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

Can't you just text Chapek and tell him what makes Disneyland Resort parks so great?

He hasn't been invited to Bob & my pour-drinks-on-peasants parties yet.