Ah yes, the times when Mickey loved to hold guns..
I have one of these booklets too, from my honeymoon in 1986. Good times. Great thread.
I've posted this many times before, but it bears repeating as it's an excellent all in one resource.
Adventureland's attraction line up hasn't changed much, but it's retail selection is a far cry from what it used to be:
https://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-forgotten-shops-of-adventureland.html
The Adventureland Veranda was this land's equivalent to Cosmic Ray's or Pecos Bills. A large, high volume cafeteria restaurant. It closed in the early 90s, briefly reopened later in the decade and then sat dormant for a long time before reopening as Skipper Canteen. The Jungle Cruise restaurant is a fun, welcome addition, but unfortunately does not satisfy guest demand for meals in the same way the Veranda was designed to function.
I also like the photo of the old Treasure Room scene from Pirates which had a lot more animatronics.
OMG that's terrible. The shock and horror a child will go through seeing that.
It's not like Mickey and Goofy are shooting up the place........Oh wait..OMG that's terrible. The shock and horror a child will go through seeing that.
I don't even mind that WDW evolved to a point where they don't want their characters using firearms (though it doesn't bother me personally) or any other cultural change. The problem to me is that WDW has been hallowed out of most tertiary attractions, restaurants, and stores in the name of budget cuts making the experience of visiting not only more expensive but also vapid.OMG that's terrible. The shock and horror a child will go through seeing that.
The Magic Kingdom was built by a publicly traded company. There’s nothing about being publicly traded that required them to change their business especially since they don’t actually share the specifics of each venue in a park.
I agree. I don't mind they have evolved from that. It's more that many are shocked Disney had things like that. Some are shocked there is cannons aimed at Big Thunder on Tom Sawyer Island. I'm shocked so many live such a sheltered life
Or they aren't old senile fools stuck in the past holding onto pepperidge farm memories in an attempt to starve off irrelevance and the fact that time is passing them by.Everyone that says “I think ____ is better than ever!!” Obviously either has no experience or some sort of trauma…
No need to get deep into it though
You aren't wrong. Hell, I'd bankrupt DIS building edutainment attractions like it's 1982.
You must real fun at parties.
There’s a large group of older people who don’t fit this category. They simply realize that life is too short to spend it obsessing over or being unhappy about the changes that come their way.
Devil's advocate, same can be said for the other side too. It's difficult to understand why we liked what the parks used to be. When we see attractions we have nostalgia for go and get upset don't say "nobody ride it anyway" .
I do understand why people liked what the parks used to be. I’m not sure what attraction you’re referring to but some attractions were always more popular than others.
Live entertainment is the best! I remember how much we loved live bands at weddings, which you hardly ever see anymore.