Any park that is old enough has that kind of emotional connection. You don't need an animated rat for that. Warner Brothers could have done the same thing with Bugs Bunny. They didn't do it because it was unproven and outside their business model.
I don't think any other studio library would have had the emotional impact of Disneyland. With all due respect, if you actually believe WB could have created a park with any of the actual heart and warmth that earned DL its huge fanbase over the decades using Bugs Bunny and crew.... Sorry. No. It could be a nice park, sure. But it wouldn't have anywhere near the impact of a park based on beloved films like Snow White, Dumbo, Alice in Wonderland, Sleeping Beauty etc. and the Americana and True-Life documentaries coming from Disney.
I can see Knott's coming the closest, but of course a lot of that quality was Disney-influenced. Still, I can see Knott's evolving independently as an awesome history-based experience.
A better world.I don't think any other studio library would have had the emotional impact of Disneyland. With all due respect, if you actually believe WB could have created a park with any of the actual heart and warmth that earned DL its huge fanbase over the decades using Bugs Bunny and crew.... Sorry. No. It could be a nice park, sure. But it wouldn't have anywhere near the impact of a park based on beloved films like Snow White, Dumbo, Alice in Wonderland, Sleeping Beauty etc. and the Americana and True-Life documentaries coming from Disney.
We'd never know what we were missing, just as if the Beatles had never formed we'd have still had great music in the 60's and 70's, but there'd be no Beatles phenomenon and influence. There'd be something else in its place, but it would be different.
I've been to alternate Earths! I know what I'm talking about! Howdy Doody Land was interesting, but it was no Disneyland!
Its good, but from watching the videos, I think their characters are mostly creepy looking. Even the good guys.
I'm thinking the best we'd get would be a larger Knott's (or Knott's-like park), which wouldn't be bad at all. But it wouldn't be the unique blend of history, fantasy and Americana that is DL. Because, after all, DL is called Disneyland for a reason.
Figures with no movement and slow dark rides do not mix. And no, for all those planning to build something in the UAE, adding screens everywhere does not fix anything. Either speed up the ride (Trackless is not always better) or give some decent movement to the figures.
If that Shrek ride at Motionworld was built inside any Disney park, it’d probably be considered the worst dark ride in the whole Disney lexicon even worse than Superstar Limo, but it’s considered the BEST dark ride in all of Dubai from what I hear.
At least for the next 3 years
The indoor parks seem to spend lots of money on theming the exteriors and queue and the money they do spend on the rides seems to go toward having the rides be trackless. Pathetic
Unless they get rid of the front lot/entrance through Stage 1, it will be like an all plastic surgery approach without exercise to beauty.
