Laugh Floor Possible Opening

[mousermerf]

Laugh Floor might be like they're Horizons or Imagination. And I wouldn't wish the fate of those rides on any rides people are fans of.

I think I just threw up a little bit.

 

[George]

Thats alright, as I am not a betting man. Peaceful discussions I can do, but raising stakes on something like this, I think not.

(Singing to myself, "I'll take the high road and you'll take the low road...") :king:

OK.. I'll admit it. I was trying to find out if you understood the statistical unlikelihood of your statement (saying that MILFCC would only be around 3-5 years). Even things that are deemed "failures" by fans or Disney or both tend to hang around at least 5 years. Its even odd for a movie to be swapped out that often. I have a really hard time envisioning a scenario where this attraction isn't around for a while. That is why I hope its entertaining.

 

[starwood]

should I just change this thread to the laugh floor arguement?:brick:

:shrug:

 

[Buried20KLeague]

I think I just threw up a little bit.

:ROFLOL: :lol: :ROFLOL:

I was wondering how long it would take for you to respond to that one. :lol:

Epcotservo - I've got no problem with you liking the attraction... But comparing it to Horizons or the Dreamfinder-ized version of Journey I would call a TAD strong. :wave:

 

[EpcotServo]

Oh my goodness. Lesson 1...look beyond the words. I would never compare Laugh Floor to Horizons or Dreamfinder. I was saying that you should think about the kids who will grow up with this. It may be like they're version of Imagination or Horizons. And that's why it's kind of not right to be saying "Oh, it'll close in a year."

And You guys are really funny. You still haven't had the common courtesy to say "I'm sorry" for going on and on about how I'm not who I say I am, and how I'm not telling the truth. Good job on that one. Oh, and also bravo for not taking the time to respond to my comprimise.
:sohappy:
I never thought that the other posters around me would act more like a kid than I would.

 

[RSoxNo1]

I think one thing that's being overlooked here is the texting of jokes. This could be a really good way of keeping the show fresh. Say 1000 people see the show every hour (I have no idea on the capacity), and 1 percent text jokes into the show and 1 percent of those jokes are retained (basically 1 every hour) the show will get 9-12 new jokes a day. That's pretty impressive for what is presumably a 5-10 minute show.

 

[EpcotServo]

I think one thing that's being overlooked here is the texting of jokes. This could be a really good way of keeping the show fresh. Say 1000 people see the show every hour (I have no idea on the capacity), and 1 percent text jokes into the show and 1 percent of those jokes are retained (basically 1 every hour) the show will get 9-12 new jokes a day. That's pretty impressive for what is presumably a 5-10 minute show.

Good point. The show's about 15 minutes, (I'll just say 20 to factor in loading and breaks.) and that'd be about three shows an hour. They do 4 text in jokes, so that means they're will be 12 new jokes in an hour. Not only should the show be diffrent every show from guest interaction, but you're also going to hear four new jokes each show. And from what I've seen, that really is neat for the people who send in the jokes, to see 400 other people hear it.

 

[Buried20KLeague]

Oh my goodness. Lesson 1...look beyond the words. I would never compare Laugh Floor to Horizons or Dreamfinder. I was saying that you should think about the kids who will grow up with this. It may be like they're version of Imagination or Horizons. And that's why it's kind of not right to be saying "Oh, it'll close in a year."

And You guys are really funny. You still haven't had the common courtesy to say "I'm sorry" for going on and on about how I'm not who I say I am, and how I'm not telling the truth. Good job on that one. Oh, and also bravo for not taking the time to respond to my comprimise.
:sohappy:
I never thought that the other posters around me would act more like a kid than I would.

You get awfully defensive pretty quickly.

I didn't "look beyond the words" because usually trying to read into what someone is saying is more dangerous than taking something at face value. You made a comparison between MILF and Horizons & the first Journey. I understand what you were getting at once you explained it... But there might have been a better corrolation to draw than those two which are Hallowed Ground around here. And what I've been saying hasn't been mean or underhanded comments. What I've said has been joking, and hasn't been personal. So don't take it that way. I didn't call anyone childish like you did.

It seems that might be a more appropriate reason for an apology than questioning if you held a position with Disney... Which I would consider a COMPLIMENT rather than a personal attack requiring an apology. But that's just me. By the way, I wasn't on the boat that assumed you were with Disney. You're a fanboy like me, and that's plenty cool.

And I didn't respond to your "compromise" because I didn't feel we were doing anything other than debating a new attraction. It's not personal for me. Like someone else said, in a way I admire your defense of the new attraction... And I like I said earlier, I hope the general consensus once this thing is "officialy" open is positive, or I can think of a few threads that might get bumped. :lol: :wave: <---- See the little yellow guy waving?? That means I'm having a friendly conversation.

 

[Xadllas]

Oh my goodness. Lesson 1...look beyond the words. I would never compare Laugh Floor to Horizons or Dreamfinder. I was saying that you should think about the kids who will grow up with this. It may be like they're version of Imagination or Horizons. And that's why it's kind of not right to be saying "Oh, it'll close in a year."

And You guys are really funny. You still haven't had the common courtesy to say "I'm sorry" for going on and on about how I'm not who I say I am, and how I'm not telling the truth. Good job on that one. Oh, and also bravo for not taking the time to respond to my comprimise.
:sohappy:
I never thought that the other posters around me would act more like a kid than I would.

Well it would never compare to Horizons or Journey Into Imagination (the original and thats what it was called FYI) and I agree with what has been said before thats its only going to be there for a few years...

 

[EpcotServo]

You get awfully defensive pretty quickly.

I didn't "look beyond the words" because usually trying to read into what someone is saying is more dangerous than taking something at face value. You made a comparison between MILF and Horizons & the first Journey. I understand what you were getting at once you explained it... But there might have been a better corrolation to draw than those two which are Hallowed Ground around here. And what I've been saying hasn't been mean or underhanded comments. What I've said has been joking, and hasn't been personal. So don't take it that way. I didn't call anyone childish like you did.

It seems that might be a more appropriate reason for an apology than questioning if you held a position with Disney... Which I would consider a COMPLIMENT rather than a personal attack requiring an apology. But that's just me. By the way, I wasn't on the boat that assumed you were with Disney. You're a fanboy like me, and that's plenty cool.

And I didn't respond to your "compromise" because I didn't feel we were doing anything other than debating a new attraction. It's not personal for me. Like someone else said, in a way I admire your defense of the new attraction... And I like I said earlier, I hope the general consensus once this thing is "officialy" open is positive, or I can think of a few threads that might get bumped. :lol: :wave: <---- See the little yellow guy waving?? That means I'm having a friendly conversation.

I'm sorry if you felt that that post was directed at just you, it was directed more towards MouserMerf, as I feel he went way to overboard trying to dismiss me and my claims. And I think it's pretty rude to not even acknowledge that he made a mistake. And As I said Xadllas, I wasn't comparing Horizons and Imagination and the Laugh Floor as rides, I was using them as a metaphor for how we feel about those rides. We loved them, and we talk about them like they're old friends. And they are. All I was saying is that the rides we bash now, may be the "old friends" of the kids that are growing up with these rides. That's all I was saying. And What I find interesting is the reactions that come up just by mentioning the names. That proves how much we care about them. Again, sorry if that sounded personal Buried20KLeague. :wave:

 

[jedimaster1227]

After being able to attend a preview of the Laugh Floor Comedy Club [finally], I am back to confirm or disprove any of my earlier statements in this quote:

These included lack of story, reliance on the Living Character aspect, lack of special effects and integrated show room usage.

Lack of story- No story at all. There wasn't any preshow in the holding room, and the concept of just powering a canister really didn't seem to click.

Reliance on the Living Character aspect- completely true. The show itself had no other real set piece except the Laugh gauge. The three screens are the focal point of the show, leaving much background and visual quenching to be desired. While the queue was pretty well done, the showroom was pretty poorly put together.

Lack of special effects- None of the effects previously mentioned by other posters appeared during my showing. The show was entirely based on the three screens, a spotlight and a few random audience members that were picked to be on-screen.

Integrated show room usage- None at all. The theater had the canister and that is it. The club doesn't even look like a club...


Now here are some things that I found didn't work with the show:

1. Unfamiliar characters and extremely lame (not meaning to be subjective, but not even the three year olds in the theater laughed) jokes.
2. Poor voice actors ruin the returning characters while the new characters have actors and actresses not prepared to answer- as if they were reading off of a sheet of paper.
3. The queue's air conditioning was off, the queue wait was boring and the queue had no preshow.

 

[imagineer boy]

Then I think our worst fears have been realized...

Thanks for the update though jedimaster.

 

[FigmentJedi]

Guys, I think I can officially say this now, but from the sounds of it, this makes Stitch's Great Escape look a hell lot better in comparison. And that was a ride that used the title character in one of the crappiest ways in his whole brief history. 5 bucks says this will barely last longer then JIYI did.

 

[EpcotServo]

There wasn't any preshow in the holding room.

1. The queue's air conditioning was off, the queue wait was boring and the queue had no preshow.

Wait a second, you can go ahead and bash the ride, but no Pre-show? Did you not see the Monsters Inc. ad and Mike's pre-show segment? There is a pre-show. And come on, you can't have "The air-conditioning was off" as a comment on the ride. This stuff is new. It would've broken if they had put anything in there.

 

[sknydave]

After being able to attend a preview of the Laugh Floor Comedy Club [finally], I am back to confirm or disprove any of my earlier statements in this quote:



Lack of story- No story at all. There wasn't any preshow in the holding room, and the concept of just powering a canister really didn't seem to click.

Reliance on the Living Character aspect- completely true. The show itself had no other real set piece except the Laugh gauge. The three screens are the focal point of the show, leaving much background and visual quenching to be desired. While the queue was pretty well done, the showroom was pretty poorly put together.

Lack of special effects- None of the effects previously mentioned by other posters appeared during my showing. The show was entirely based on the three screens, a spotlight and a few random audience members that were picked to be on-screen.

Integrated show room usage- None at all. The theater had the canister and that is it. The club doesn't even look like a club...


Now here are some things that I found didn't work with the show:

1. Unfamiliar characters and extremely lame (not meaning to be subjective, but not even the three year olds in the theater laughed) jokes.
2. Poor voice actors ruin the returning characters while the new characters have actors and actresses not prepared to answer- as if they were reading off of a sheet of paper.
3. The queue's air conditioning was off, the queue wait was boring and the queue had no preshow.

Sounds like visiting the parks with you is TONS OF FUN!

 

[jedimaster1227]

Wait a second, you can go ahead and bash the ride, but no Pre-show? Did you not see the Monsters Inc. ad and Mike's pre-show segment? There is a pre-show. And come on, you can't have "The air-conditioning was off" as a comment on the ride. This stuff is new. It would've broken if they had put anything in there.

There wasn't any pre-show show in either of the two queue rooms. As for the air conditioning, I had to put it in there for the sake of having it in there, considering that we were in the queue for over 25 minutes and there was nothing to distract our attention away from the heat- not even the supposed pre-show video. We ended up making a fan out of our park map just so we wouldn't overheat. I'm sorry, but a brand new attraction shouldn't be having A/C problems already...

Sounds like visiting the parks with you is TONS OF FUN!

Actually, this was the first time that I really disliked an attraction on the scale of this one. I came with expectations, but not a determined mindset on how I would like it or not. In fact, I was extremely excited to get into the preview, as this was my first unannounced preview for any attraction at WDW. The heat in the queue was a turn-off as were the jokes, the characters and the lack of effects in the show.

A good way to try to explain what I say missing was that I say Philharmagic for the second time yesterday. This time, I enjoyed the show much more, as the mixing of the score was great, the immersion of the guests in the show was alright, the use of in theater effects helped to make the show even more fun and the fact that the theater had parts to it that you didn't realize expanded until the show began. With the Laugh Floor, it is very much the case of "what you see is what you get."

 

[EpcotServo]

There wasn't any pre-show show in either of the two queue rooms. As for the air conditioning, I had to put it in there for the sake of having it in there, considering that we were in the queue for over 25 minutes and there was nothing to distract our attention away from the heat- not even the supposed pre-show video. We ended up making a fan out of our park map just so we wouldn't overheat. I'm sorry, but a brand new attraction shouldn't be having A/C problems already...

Wait a second, how did the preview take place? Did you have to wait in line? Anyways, AC is actully one of the first things to go down on new rides. It happened alot in Everest's queue, I've waited in a VERY warm Philharmagic waiting area. It's just one of things that happens on all rides everywhere. As for the Pre-show, I don't know how you missed it. They have a few diffrent pre-shows they can play. They dim the lights and everything.

Actually, this was the first time that I really disliked an attraction on the scale of this one. I came with expectations, but not a determined mindset on how I would like it or not. In fact, I was extremely excited to get into the preview, as this was my first unannounced preview for any attraction at WDW. The heat in the queue was a turn-off as were the jokes, the characters and the lack of effects in the show.

A good way to try to explain what I say missing was that I say Philharmagic for the second time yesterday. This time, I enjoyed the show much more, as the mixing of the score was great, the immersion of the guests in the show was alright, the use of in theater effects helped to make the show even more fun and the fact that the theater had parts to it that you didn't realize expanded until the show began. With the Laugh Floor, it is very much the case of "what you see is what you get."

Well, trust me. This show has it's good days and it's bad days. Like Turtle Talk. I loved it the first time, but the last time I saw it I was very unimpressed. It wasn't as funny. The fact that they had filled the room with standing people bugged me. And Crush didn't seem to talk like Crush. I was sad, because I loved it so much the first few times, and that show let me down. So like I've said, I hoped you gave your honest review of the show to the Imagineers at the end of the show, because they're there for what you think. And please, give the show another chance when It opens. Because even I'm willing to not like this show if it opens with something bad. I like what've seen so far, but I'm not going to say it's perfect forever. And I don't think you should say it's bad forever. Anyways, after it opens for real, and we really see what the guests think, then we can argue away. Again, sorry you caught a bad show at the Laugh Floor. I'll I can say is that "Dying is easy. Comedy is hard..."
:wave:

 

[jedimaster1227]

Guys, I think I can officially say this now, but from the sounds of it, this makes Stitch's Great Escape look a hell lot better in comparison. And that was a ride that used the title character in one of the crappiest ways in his whole brief history. 5 bucks says this will barely last longer then JIYI did.

I agree after seeing the show. As I have said before, while Stitch isn't the greatest attraction, I wouldn't deny riding it or taking someone that hasn't done it before to see it.

Wait a second, how did the preview take place? Did you have to wait in line? Anyways, AC is actully one of the first things to go down on new rides. It happened alot in Everest's queue, I've waited in a VERY warm Philharmagic waiting area. It's just one of things that happens on all rides everywhere. As for the Pre-show, I don't know how you missed it. They have a few diffrent pre-shows they can play. They dim the lights and everything.


Well, trust me. This show has it's good days and it's bad days. Like Turtle Talk. I loved it the first time, but the last time I saw it I was very unimpressed. It wasn't as funny. The fact that they had filled the room with standing people bugged me. And Crush didn't seem to talk like Crush. I was sad, because I loved it so much the first few times, and that show let me down. So like I've said, I hoped you gave your honest review of the show to the Imagineers at the end of the show, because they're there for what you think. And please, give the show another chance when It opens. Because even I'm willing to not like this show if it opens with something bad. I like what've seen so far, but I'm not going to say it's perfect forever. And I don't think you should say it's bad forever. Anyways, after it opens for real, and we really see what the guests think, then we can argue away. Again, sorry you caught a bad show at the Laugh Floor. I'll I can say is that "Dying is easy. Comedy is hard..."
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The preview started by cast members trying to get guests into the first queue room. We stood in that room for a good 13 minutes. Once the room filled up, the doors were closed and we waited. Finally the door to the next queue room (presumably the pre-show room) opened. We shuffled in to see the screens and waited for another 12 minutes, but the television screens were on a short loop with no audio or characters showing up. In other words, no preshow was shown.

One other problem I found with the show was that the laugh cannister filled up every time with a minimal amount of laughter. It didn't really gauge-it just filled up a fourth after every act. I would fix this by actually gauging the laughter (but then the Imagineers might really come to a sad realization). Depending on how much laughter was found during the show (in mine, it was truly minimal, even from the 4-7 year olds), the endings could vary. But, that is asking so much of this attraction, considering that it is already stretching way past the required time, energy and resources needed to complete it. The Seas with Nemo also went over budget, but the end result was well worth it. For this show, I don't think it was worth it.

I realized that my predictions were completely spot on from the time that I entered the main theater, and my embarassment for the Imagineers really did show up, as this is probably in my eyes one of the biggest mistakes made at WDW. I actually think I enjoyed JIYI more than this show, and the person that the show singled out (without letting him talk) was more funny than any of the acts on the "stage." I plan on returning to see if the show will be fixed any more, but I highly doubt that my opinion of the show will change as again, this goes back to the theory of "a poor concept, a poor execution." What more can I say... :shrug:

 

[FigmentJedi]

I actually think I enjoyed JIYI more than this show, and the single person that the show singled out (without letting him talk) was more funny than any of the acts on the "stage."

Whoa, considering how universally hated that ride was too. I mean, that was a ride that, pardon my language, sucked so much balls that even Eisner hated the thing. Something that, to paraphrase Strong Bad, lead to "angry letter writing, angry mothers, and the subsequent stringing up of Nigel Channing in Innoventions Plaza for all to see." Bringing Figment back was one of the few times I can think of where Disney caved into the demands of fans, the only other cases being the revival of Kim Possible and how the AP Holders at Disneyland have a great deal of power in making management realize the parks need to keep in decent shape.

 

[JikoMarie]

A Few Words from a Disney Nerd AND Disney Geek Rolled into One

You've probably all read this already but I wanted to post what it says on Disney.com about the attraction. (Thanks for the link, Starwood, and I hope you got the answer to your original question throughout all of this discussion.)

Help Mike Wazowski, your "Monster of Ceremonies," and his wild and crazy pals power the city of Monstropolis — with laughter! Mike and his buddies have transformed the Laugh Floor at Monsters, Inc. into a comedy club for visiting humans. You won't have the exact same experience twice as Mike invites his furry and funny friends to the digital stage to trade jokes with audience members like you. And don't miss the wise-cracking Roz, who isn't sure Mike is up to the task!

I think this sounds really cute. I'm personally really excited to see a Monsters Inc.-themed attraction. I really don't get all the negativity around it but we're all entitled to our opinions. Personally, I think it's really hard to gauge the quality of an attraction from the testing phase, so to say that it's either good or bad at this juncture is a little premature, in my opinion.

with it not fitting in with tomorrowlands theme and all, I hope most of us including myself is wrong though.

This is a good observation. Does anyone know if they are even trying to connect the attraction to the theme of Tomorrowland? It really doesn't seem to "fit" in that regard.

Sounds like visiting the parks with you is TONS OF FUN!

:ROFLOL: Sorry Jedi but that was funny.