Guardians Tower announcement Saturday in SD ...

[SpaceMountain77]

Not that GOTG at Epcot is the right location however at least it's replacing a ride that nobody and I mean nobody can say they absolutely love it is their favorite ride unless it is for napping.

Have you seen my post signature?

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

Well everyone...What can we say? At Disney California Adventure for 12 years we have had a true classic know as the Twilight Zone Tower Of Terror. We have the memories of the fun music, the theming, and so much more. All good things must come to an end, and we need to be thankful that in our lifespan that we got to experience something quite fun like the Tower of Terror.
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Oh God. The histrionics are a bit much. The ride was only 12 years old and it was a cheap facsimile of a far superior ride in Florida (which is remaining intact). This is not the end of the world.

 

[zooey]

Its not in space though, it's in the middle of 1940's Hollywood

The bottom of the warehouse looks like it's some kind of take on Art Deco, so I think in some way they're trying to have it both look space and Hollywood. But you only have to make those kinds of dumb attempts when you build something in the wrong place.

 

[Variable]

Let me reword...cheap in lets just overlay instead of building a new ride.

Define 'overlay'

 

[brb1006]

Oh God. The histrionics are a bit much. The ride was only 12 years old and it was a cheap facsimile of a far superior ride in Florida (which is remaining intact). This is not the end of the world.

The other Disneyland guests and lovers say otherwise.

 

[Jones14]

Hopefully, hopefully, hopefully, the negative reactions will show Disney that there truly is a line that they should not cross. It won't save the Tower. It won't save Energy. But maybe, just maybe, Disney will realize that the brand isn't everything. People care about quality, and they'll get a pass for something like Frozen in Epcot (which I have to admit feels like less of a thematic breach/gut-wrenching change than this, God strike me where I sit) if and only if the end result is quality, but there are certain things that will not be forgiven or forgotten, and the Tower's execution for a half-thought out overlay is one of them.

Disney proves, even now, that they do have a brain or two in the company. Carsland, Treasure Cove, Adventure Isle, Star Wars in Hollywood Studios, and Shanghai Pirates are proof of that. But tromping out one of your best and brightest to do his dead-level best to not roll his eyes for a three minute video about destroying one of the company's best attractions for the flavor of the month (which to be fair, is quite deserving of its own space, just not here) will not do nearly enough to cover up the absolute nightmare that this has already become.

The question now is whether or not Disney will learn from this. The push of this after Frozen Ever After would suggest that the answer is no, but, if reports are true, Frozen Ever After didn't draw boos at Comic Con, either. The Fantasyland Expansion had less negative reception than this, and its plans were modified in a positive way. To be clear, I don't think that there's hope for the Guardians or the attractions they're killing to make room. What I'm hoping is that Disney doesn't make a mistake like this again.

 

[NearTheEars]

He hasn't minimized squat. Not that I've seen.

Is it too much of a stretch to consider that the guy likes it?

If it weren't taking over ToT, would you all be so doubtful of his sincerity??

If it was a completely new attraction/ride system I bet be he'd pretty excited.
But who knows what he really thinks.
P.S. Anyone ever wave a magnet past his head just for fun?

 

[Stripes]

Perhaps this is the subtle hint '74 was referring to. From the D23 write-up:

Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: BREAKOUT! is going to be an out-of-this-world experience, and what has me even more excited are Joe’s ‘secret’ plans for the future. We’re just getting warmed up.

*evil laugh*

 

[lazyboy97o]

Jobs and passions usually don't intersect for 99% of people. Guess you gotta take the good with the bad sometimes.

Joe's definitely been lucky in that regard. It's what he brought to a WED Enteprises that valued such diversity. His Instagram is full of learned musings that are clearly reflected in projects like Disney's Animal Kingdom and Aulani. And then we get a video where it seems like he hasn't even watched the movie.

 

[tirian]

Maybe it's so Bob Iger can live his IP's - I'd sooner they just built him his own DISH and locked him in a darkened corner of imagineering and let him live out his IP fantasies

They might not be Disney-friendly.

 

[Thanks phoenicians]

Have you seen my post signature?

That was before Ellen though wasn't it or am I misremembering?

 

[Pam Hates Penguins]

I'm still sad and lonely.

 

[SirNim]

I don't care about what the future holds, I want to know why such a valuable slate of properties has been given the shaft up until now.

You mean three shafts.

 

[Gringrinngghost]

Some disney Park blog comments are in.

 

[SpaceMountain77]

That was before Ellen though wasn't it or am I misremembering?

It was, in fact, before Ellen. I have a deep appreciation for Energy because I know what it tried to achieve. Spaceship Earth presents a historical narrative. Universe of Energy, however, presents fundamentals of physical science.

I should probably mention that it is my aspiration to be a director of audience research and evaluation at an aquarium or science center.

 

[WDW862]

The rumor was ONLY true for Disneyland it seems.

NO ONE was saying it was for both. Hopefully this makes you go back to your bridge.

 

[NearTheEars]

Phew, ok. I was getting ready to call 555

But you know, you can't expect companies to reveal their secrets just because you ask.

@WDW1974 does it for them.
I don't often ride the negative train on the forum, but just can't justify this decision.

 

[Pam Hates Penguins]

Some disney Park blog comments are in.
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Just read those. Mixed feelings I guess.

 

[KingOfEpicocity]

Okay... So where's our EPCOT UOE announcement?...

 

[No Name]

I'm just hoping the original and most grand Tower of Terror isn't going to be touched. I have faith it won't be.

And though there are too many variables to ever know for sure, I believe that this will cause no bump in attendance or spending at the resort.

Pretty impressive that they are going to turn this around in less then a year.

That short timeline worries me more than anything. It seems like a very cheap overlay rather than something like Maelstrom to Frozen.

So, while I have faith in Joe Rohde, I can't say it's impressive until we see the final product.

Here's what I don't understand.

As with everything that has been closing lately, no one cares about whatever it is until it's going away. I hadn't heard anyone point out DCA's Tower specifically before all these rumors came about. No one was talking about it. Now it's "OMG IT WAS MY FAVORITE RIDE WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS DISNEY?!" It's night and day just so that you have a basis to complain.

Complaining for the sake of complaining helps no one.

But what do I know, you guys are just going to label me a troll for disagreeing with you and I'll step back into the darkness as always.

It's not that we don't care before, it just isn't anything to discuss. And many times, it's so rediculous to even think about whatever ride being overlayed or replaced that there's no worry until we hear the rumor.

Nobody talks every day about how they love the Statue of Liberty, but if the government announced that they were replacing it with, let's say, a Statue of Leia, people would rightfully be up in arms.