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Mouse Trap

Mouse Trap

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Magenta Panther said:
How would it kill the company to care about the same things he did, like quality and plussing the park experience for the guests, such as keeping a beautiful area of Disneyland open to them, and fixing a broken AA (the Yeti in Everest) instead of lamely putting strobe lights on it?
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Read the fine print my friend, I never said we shouldn't CARE about the same things he did. I said the mindset of do/think/feel/say Walt 24/7 would kill the company.

"what would Walt do?" Is a TERRIBLE state of mind because it promotes looking behind (50 years behind) rather than what works now and in the future.
 
Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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Bairstow said:
I still get the sense that if Walt was still alive today he would have completely lost interest in theme parks and would be devoting all his time and attention to something newer and fancier.
Shut down feature animation! I want everyone working on VR Oculus Rift games!
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Walt Disney actually did move on from theme parks after Disneyland. He himself said he was "done with theme parks."
 
dweezil78

dweezil78

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raven24 said:
Walt Disney actually did move on from theme parks after Disneyland. He himself said he was "done with theme parks."
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It's so true. If Walt had been alive to see the opening of WDW, all his attention would have been in FL on building his city and Disneyland would have become one giant afterthought handed off to someone else to worry about. The idea of Disneyland being "Walt's park" to everyone the way it is now would likely be very different as he undoubtedly would have spent a considerable amount of time tinkering with the FL property.

It's unfortunate he died before he could have a more active role in WDW and, as a result, DL ended up going down in history as sacred land whereas people are less concerned with what goes down in FL as it pertains to the "What Would Walt Do?" mantra.
 
TP2000

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The WDW property is a time-share condo nest with some tired and badly aging theme parks on the side. The place is run by cubicle drones who are scared to leave their air-conditioned building and venture out into the horrible Orlando climate where they might actually have to interact with their paying customers. It's a blandly corporate property run by blandly corporate nobodies.

And almost no one in WDW's leadership ranks has a decent sense of humor, or any semblance of a fun personality. The humidity and toxic mold in the floorboards sapped that away from them decades ago.

At least that's how it appears to me. ;)
 
Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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dweezil78 said:
It's so true. If Walt had been alive to see the opening of WDW, all his attention would have been in FL on building his city and Disneyland would have become one giant afterthought handed off to someone else to worry about. The idea of Disneyland being "Walt's park" to everyone the way it is now would likely be very different as he undoubtedly would have spent a considerable amount of time tinkering with the FL property.

It's unfortunate he died before he could have a more active role in WDW and, as a result, DL ended up going down in history as sacred land whereas people are less concerned with what goes down in FL as it pertains to the "What Would Walt Do?" mantra.
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I'd say people are less concerned about WDW history as well, which is truly unfortunate. Based on comments I've read here, it seems those running WDW sometimes like to link Disneyland's history with WDW's. I've heard Disneyland's opening speech is played during the welcome video on the Magical Express buses and, according to @TP2000, the "Keys to the Magic Kingdom" tour gives false information in regards to history of Magic Kingdom. I even read a post here from a woman who wanted a replica of Walt Disney's apartment at Disneyland built on Main Street in Magic Kingdom. I also find the pattern of people calling WDW "The Happiest Place on Earth" a sign that its own history isn't recognized enough. I believe this has a lot to do with one of the main differences between Disneyland fans and WDW fans. I blame a lot of that on those running the place.
 
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