Guardians of the Galaxy - Monsters After Dark coming this Halloween

mickEblu

mickEblu

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Dr. Hans Reinhardt said:
About every ten years or so, long enough for the new people in charge to have forgotten or just not know any better, Disneyland makes an attempt to be "hip and edgy" and inevitably it fails. Nobody is going to a Disney Park to see monster blood.
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One of the reasons I didn't like the change from the timeless TOT in the first place.
 
dweezil78

dweezil78

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Curious Constance said:
I was expecting the worst, and somehow they managed to be even worse than I was expecting.
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It really is so cringey and awful. I don't understand how they are going to be dedicating an entire standalone attraction to it out in Florida. Yikes! Thankfully out here it's part of a larger, overall pretty solid, tram tour. Out in FL they make suckers wait to experience just one of these at a time. Even though I think the Kong part is pretty fun, I'd still never wait more than 20 minutes to experience the slightly more flushed out version they have out there just for the extra AA. Don't know what they are thinking.
 
D.Silentu

D.Silentu

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It doesn't lose much on youtube, so have at it. Prepare to marvel at the apathy of Vin Diesel's performance!
Strap in for the thrill of a car chase that travels only in a straight line! Strain to hear the character's dialogue over the pounding subwoofers! Periodically spritz yourself with a water bottle and it's like you're really there!
 
Professortango1

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D.Silentu said:
I suppose I do mind it a little bit, if only that it leads to a slippery slope. The vests are a nice touch and cleverly distressed, but I see no reason that the red "goo" couldn't have been green (or another color). Star Trek has been giving aliens odd colored blood for decades to mind the rating system. My curiosity is who exactly this "goo" is for. I understand Monsters After Dark is going to be a headliner at upcoming DCA Halloween parties. I can't imagine they're appealing to a different crowd than the current parties and it's known teens go to Knotts or Universal for Halloween. So the blood is for families?

Similar issues came up when Universal added Fast & Furious to their tram tour. In addition to some light swearing, the experience featured some scantily clad girls. Within months those girls had their garments digitally lengthened. I think that was a good choice, the tram tour is Universal's marquee attraction and it should cater to general audiences. Honestly, I could do without the language for the same reason but Universal has always been a tad more grown up and it is accurate to the source material. On the other hand, Disney censored aspects of Indiana Jones for his ride, and I've never heard anyone complain that it doesn't feel authentic. I'm surprised to hear that they are taking a less guarded approach to Guardians of the Galaxy and I'm not sure that's the right move for a Disney park.
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Maybe Disney wants to appeal to more than just little kids for Halloween. They used to have a fun mix for Halloween back in the 90's, but when it came back, it was really watered down to be enjoyable only for little ones. Many of us would love to see Halloween events with Disney's level of detail and design. I hope that moving Halloween parties to DCA will finally bring Disney into the fold for fun Halloween events. I would love to see some mazes like they do overseas.

I never heard of the Universal controversy aside from a poster on here claiming "pi$$ed off" was swearing. Really pretty mild, considering Universal often plays irreverent. Far weirder to have Rocket saying "crap" in a Disney park.
 
Hatbox Ghostbuster

Hatbox Ghostbuster

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D.Silentu said:
I'm surprised to hear that they are taking a less guarded approach to Guardians of the Galaxy and I'm not sure that's the right move for a Disney park.
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Bob Iger: "It's Marvel! It's safe! You're whack!"

Honestly though, this is just the working hands of a progressive society. What is "offensive" to our sensibilities 10 years ago will be commonplace tomorrow.

I have a feeling the future Marvel land will be the most PG/PG-13 spot in the DLR, because hey, that's cool!!
 
mickEblu

mickEblu

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I don't want to make a separate thread for this but why is the ice cream from the cart vendors at the park rock hard now? I mean seriously hard enough to chip your tooth for the first 15 minutes until it thaws. I guess dry ice was more convenient and cost effective for them but kind of ridiculous if you ask me. Sell me some ice cream I can eat right away or don't sell it all.
 
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mickEblu said:
I don't want to make a separate thread for this but why is the ice cream from the cart vendors at the park rock hard now? I mean seriously hard enough to chip your tooth for the first 15 minutes until it thaws. I guess dry ice was more convenient and cost effective for them but kind of ridiculous if you ask me. Sell me some ice cream I can eat right away or don't sell it all.
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I thought they were always that way.
 
Hatbox Ghostbuster

Hatbox Ghostbuster

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mickEblu said:
I don't want to make a separate thread for this but why is the ice cream from the cart vendors at the park rock hard now? I mean seriously hard enough to chip your tooth for the first 15 minutes until it thaws. I guess dry ice was more convenient and cost effective for them but kind of ridiculous if you ask me. Sell me some ice cream I can eat right away or don't sell it all.
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You're not getting your ice cream from Gibson Girl?? That's your first mistake.
 
Hatbox Ghostbuster

Hatbox Ghostbuster

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mickEblu said:
I'm more of ghirardelli guy these days. I find the mint chip (my fav flavor) much better there.

It was just a convenience thing on the way to small world I picked up a Mickey Mouse ice (cream) sandwich for my son.
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Just teasing :) I have it on my next trip "to do" list to get a Mickey shaped bar myself. I'll heed your warning to let it thaw a bit first.
 
Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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mickEblu said:
I'm more of ghirardelli guy these days. I find the mint chip (my fav flavor) much better there.

It was just a convenience thing on the way to small world I picked up a Mickey Mouse ice (cream) sandwich for my son.
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All of my favorite ice cream flavors taste better at Ghirardelli's. Gibson Girl sells Dreyer's, and while I like Dreyer's, Ghirardelli's is of better quality.
 
TP2000

TP2000

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Nothsa said:
I think they just said that to save face. Those markings dont read as "goo and slime" at least not to me. I actually don't mind it though
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Nor do I. But it's quite obviously blood. Monster blood, human blood, raccoon blood, whatever. Those vests have blood on them.
 
MisterPenguin

MisterPenguin

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brb1006 said:
At least the Hong Kong Disneyland Halloween attraction "Maze Of Nightmares" does a unique twist on Disney characters and actually makes things scary while avoiding the Universal approach with the lack of gore.
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This is the third thread you've posted a MoM video into, and it's way off topic here.
 
TP2000

TP2000

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Dr. Hans Reinhardt said:
Now I want to see it. Haha.
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I just watched it on YouTube. It's like a cross between an updated PeopleMover Super Speed Tunnel from 1980, and all the schmaltz and cheese of the old Airport '77 Stunt Show they used to do. I can already tell it won't age as well as the Airport '77 show, even without a fake stewardess pushing a lucky audience member into the tank.

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