High School Musical pep rally reactions

[MommytoMJM]

Well, to be fair, it's more like The Monkees in the 60s and The Kids From Fame tour in the 80s. In fact, I'd give The Monkees a whole lot more credit because two of them were musicians, wrote their own songs, and released albums even after the show was cancelled.

I'm not blasting HSM. Haven't seen it, don't know much about it. I'm assuming it's a musical about a high school putting on a musical. Very meta. I'm just saying that it glorifies singers and entertainers as opposed to musicians and songwriters and artists (or people who aspire to be musicians and songwriters and artists). I probably wouldn't want to watch a show based on it, but as jimbo says, if it takes people away from the attractions I would want to go to, resulting in shorter lines, then hooplah for High School Musical. I agree that having it in Tomorrowland makes less sense than having it in The Studios. I guess what I'm most worried about is it's flash-in-the-pan-ocity. If Disney is trying to figure out a way to make this a franchise, then fine and dandy, but if this thing doesn't have legs, if kids get bored of this too fast, it's gonna be painful to keep it around for any length of time.

But then again, who am I-who are any of us-to complain of HSM's placement in pop culture today? How many kids today can name the original Mousketeers? Heck, *I* can't even name 'em all? Who wears a Davy Crockett cap anymore? Who invested the price of a car's worth in quarters on "Tron" the video game? For all their talk about their "animated classics," Disney has always produced its share of in-the-moment throwaway pop culture. Records that capitalized on fads, like Mickey Mouse Disco albums or Aerobics albums. And without the benefit of being able to go to WDW frequently throughout my life, I'm sure there have been shows and attractions capitalizing on then-current phenomena that almost seemed instantly dated the moment it was unleashed upon the public. And miraculously, Disney's always survived. If this comes or goes or becomes a bona fide staple, I'm sure it won't cause too much damage.

Actually, the composer of the musical has a pretty prominent role in this show.

 

[DVC Dave]

It is a good thing.

Kids like it.

It's the new Grease.

Can't blame for Disney going with it.

It will be over in a year once the trend slows down.

But for now, it's good.

Get over it :wave:

And maybe this will show Disney that musicals are good and that they need to make an animated musical reminiscent of the Beauty and the beast, Lion King era.

If the trend slows down..... They are planning on releasing HSM 2 next year!

 

[joanna71985]

The show is really good. It actually is a lot better then I thought it would be. And I think it's going to be around for awhile- there is going to be a stage built for the show in January.

 

[slappy magoo]

Actually, the composer of the musical has a pretty prominent role in this show.

1: One character...out of how many?

2: According to imdb.com, High School Musical had one writer. Maybe their credits are incomplete, but if they're not, it leads me to believe that you're crediting the actor who plays "the composer of the musical" as actually writing the musical. You don't see the irony that you're glorifying a character who wrote "the musical as proving the production respects art, rather than the actual writer of the movie, or the music/musical within the movie? Doesn't that kind of reinforce my point, rather than negate it? Sure, you can argue that, by having a character write the musical within the movie, it's inspiring people to follow their artistic dreams. Personally, I find that sort of "inspiration" to be about as shallow as your average issue of a woman's magazine, filled with hundreds of pages of beautiful people hawking perfumes and jeans and shoes, articles about buying the right clothes, working out the right muscles, saying the right thing to get the right guy to notice you...and one obligatory article about self-esteem, telling you to like yourself for who you are, 'cause you're GREAT...IF you buy the right clothes and makeup and trim those thighs and cut those bangs and boost that bust and wear these shoes.

 

[Brian Noble]

I'm just saying that it glorifies singers and entertainers as opposed to musicians and songwriters and artists (or people who aspire to be musicians and songwriters and artists).

Wait. You mean Disney is mirroring popular culture? To appeal to the masses? The masses with checkbooks and credit cards? Say it ain't so!

(Quoth Iago: "I think I'll die of Not Suprise.")

 

[slappy magoo]

Wait. You mean Disney is mirroring popular culture? To appeal to the masses? The masses with checkbooks and credit cards? Say it ain't so!

(Quoth Iago: "I think I'll die of Not Suprise.")

BTW, professional wrestling is fake, too. Sorry to be the one to break it to the forum.

Personally my concern is that this sort of knee-jerk appeal to the masses will result in a product that will seem outdated almost from the get-go. To go back to my Monkees analogy, The Monkees released a movie, called "Head" right after their balloon of popularity...well, if it didn't pop, it certainly was leaking. Their jumping the shark, combined with a confusing ad campaign, resulted in the movie being a flop (being almost incoherent and without a plot didn't help either). If it had been released even a few months prior, perhaps it would've been a bigger deal, the same way that, perhaps, if Paris Hilton's album had been released in spring, it would've done better.

For this point in time, HSM might be sort of iconic, and 10 years from now, Michael Ian Black will be all smarmy about it in VH1's "I Love the '00s!" And I guess I can't fault WDW for trying to capitalize on something iconic for its time. I just prefer when they try to create the icons, rather than capitalize on them.

 

[metscool]

I only got one thing to say:

We are all in this together. And it shows that we are, We all are stars. And we stand hand and hand make are dreams come true.

 

[slappy magoo]

I only got one thing to say:

We are all in this together. And it shows that we are, We all are stars. And we stand hand and hand make are dreams come true.

And I'll LOOK BACK on VEEEEE-nussss

I'll LOOK BACK on MARRRSSSS...

And I'll BURN with the FI-Yaaah

Of TEN million STARS!

And in TIME, and in TIME

We will alllllll...BEEEEE...STARRRRRRRRSSSSS!

WE ARE STARS! YEAH!

Excuse me, I have to dance on the grave of my elementary school music teacher for making me learn that dumb song.

 

[metscool]

Here another thing.

You gotta get your head in the game.

 

[PixieDustWendy]

Ok - so I hear all this bashing of HSM but try to be nice! My son is the male lead in the show and will be doing half the shows today (the opening) and all the weekend shows (Fri, Sat, Sun). He and the cast members have worked really hard so give them a chance before trashing them! HSM will be a lot of fun for so many kids - let them enjoy it!

 

[hankhill]

Good for you

Ok - so I hear all this bashing of HSM but try to be nice! My son is the male lead in the show and will be doing half the shows today (the opening) and all the weekend shows (Fri, Sat, Sun). He and the cast members have worked really hard so give them a chance before trashing them! HSM will be a lot of fun for so many kids - let them enjoy it!

I will have my daughters line up and cheer for him! Congrats...you have to be thrilled.

 

[se8472]

Ok - so I hear all this bashing of HSM but try to be nice! My son is the male lead in the show and will be doing half the shows today (the opening) and all the weekend shows (Fri, Sat, Sun). He and the cast members have worked really hard so give them a chance before trashing them! HSM will be a lot of fun for so many kids - let them enjoy it!

Well I will say, he did a awsome job. Everyone did. I really enjoyed the show more then I thought I would.

 

[ears2you]

this is just my opinion but


i hated the movie
the songs where fake and overly synthesized (i cant spell)
and it has NO buisness in TOMORROWLAND! what does a bunch of singing kids have to do with TOMORROWLAND! hello? anyone else notice this one?
:brick: :brick:

 

[joanna71985]

Ok - so I hear all this bashing of HSM but try to be nice! My son is the male lead in the show and will be doing half the shows today (the opening) and all the weekend shows (Fri, Sat, Sun). He and the cast members have worked really hard so give them a chance before trashing them! HSM will be a lot of fun for so many kids - let them enjoy it!

That is so exciting. I will be there on Sat. Tell him congrats!

 

[Buford]

makes as much sense as Michael Jackson hosting a 3-D movie at Epcot.




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oh. :lookaroun

 

[dxwwf3]

Can't blame Disney for trying to capitalize on something popular and I hope the target audience enjoys it. I also can't wait until the fad is over and it will be gone from the parks forever

 

[PixieDustWendy]

Thanks to all who sent the good wishes to my son. I will pass them on.

 

[seabee1]

I agree with both you and Sew. My 9 y/o daughter loves this movie. She had probably watched it a million times. I told her about this thread and the new show and her eyes lit up. But then she was bummed when I told her Zac wouldn't be there.:lol:

My daughter did the same thing. The first thing she asked was "is Troy and Gabriella going to be there?" She was a bit bummed when I said no it will be different people, but then said "I don't care at least I can see it for real". I think kids are going love this.

 

[hedbeeninfested]

so for those who saw it...what exactly happens in this show?

 

[joanna71985]

Is this him PixieDustWendy?