News Magic Kingdom's Main Street Confectionery closing for refurbishment

LuvtheGoof

LuvtheGoof

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castlecake2.0 said:
As in new chapeau shop in town square theatre?
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The one that was connected to the confectionery.

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FigmentFan82

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UNCgolf said:
Werther's is just the brand of caramel they're using as opposed to selling a bunch of products made by Werther's. To be fair, that's how this new confectionary works too -- they're simply using Mars candy in their products rather than selling something specifically made by Mars.

The original comment was tongue in cheek, but I can't say I'd be overly surprised if it actually did happen.
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Doesn't KK sell a bunch of Werther's products?
 
UNCgolf

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castlecake2.0 said:
That is now the popcorn room of the new confectionery and as far as I can tell no longer includes the phone.
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Why would it? That's an old phone from an old era; this is a 21st century shop now!

Hopefully it's still there, but I wouldn't be surprised if it's gone. And removing fun little thematic details like that is the exact kind of thing they've been doing regularly for the past few years -- that's what I've been complaining about.
 
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castlecake2.0

castlecake2.0

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After much consideration I feel like it needs some more set dressing. I get wanting things to be more clean and less chaotic, but they went like two notches too far. Add some light fixtures over the register areas, and maybe some mirrors or art with lights above on some of the blank walls. Saying this, I went back and looked at some old photos and the previous version was never as detailed as the emporium was. The lack of charm I think comes from the area being bigger and more open, where before it was smaller and cozy, which is cute until about 1pm-close when it just becomes crowded and frustrating.
 
Animaniac93-98

Animaniac93-98

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Walt Disney was old enough to remember America of the early 20th century. So were seniors who visited Disneyland in the 1950s and 60s.

But Main Street wasn't an anomaly in Disney's media output. The setting was routinely the source of stories made for theaters and television like Pollyanna, Summer Magic and Lady and the Tramp. Nostalgia for that era was key to the Disney brand.

Now no one is alive to remember those days, and the studio has no interest in telling those stories (even in updated ways like the Pollyanna remake with a black cast). This has made it easier for Disney to ignore the importance of Main Street and what made it "Disney" in the first place.
 
stuart

stuart

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Crediting my sister with spotting this one, but on images on another site show the sign at Glacier Kitchen, and next to the items listed there is the dining plan logo!

Someone had to sign off on those, so error, or some future proofing - although adding stickers to them would be an easy job.
 
Sir_Cliff

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I'm finding hard to feel strongly about this one. A bit bland, but perhaps also slightly better than the old confectionary store and the popcorn area actually looks really well-done.

The only thing that kind of puzzles me is the whole "sweetist spoon" conceit. I take it this is some invented backstory about a prize awarded by the store? If so, it's one of those ways modern WDI understands how to tell stories in the parks that really doesn't appeal to me. Rather than creating convincing environments that tell a story in and of themselves, they seem to love inserting overly elaborate backstories that people really have to stop and read (or lookup online) to understand. In this case, the cartoon images in the front window and on the signs also don't look like either a picture or drawing from the same period as the store which torpedos the effectiveness of the whole thing fleshing out the store as a real place. In other words, that kind of bugs me the most out of all of this as it is the kind of 'theming' that feels forced rather than underwhelming.

Hmm, I guess we all have our triggers!
 
ToTBellHop

ToTBellHop

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Sir_Cliff said:
I'm finding hard to feel strongly about this one. A bit bland, but perhaps also slightly better than the old confectionary store and the popcorn area actually looks really well-done.

The only thing that kind of puzzles me is the whole "sweetist spoon" conceit. I take it this is some invented backstory about a prize awarded by the store? If so, it's one of those ways modern WDI understands how to tell stories in the parks that really doesn't appeal to me. Rather than creating convincing environments that tell a story in and of themselves, they seem to love inserting overly elaborate backstories that people really have to stop and read (or lookup online) to understand. In this case, the cartoon images in the front window and on the signs also don't look like either a picture or drawing from the same period as the store which torpedos the effectiveness of the whole thing fleshing out the store as a real place. In other words, that kind of bugs me the most out of all of this as it is the kind of 'theming' that feels forced rather than underwhelming.

Hmm, I guess we all have our triggers!
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I really like the popcorn area. And, it’s a fun concept. We will definitely try that out.
 

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