Mickey's PhilharMagic coming to DCA this April

[NateD1226]

It’s a hand-me-down.

Give us something original/unique and of good quality on a consistent basis and my attitude will change.

Maybe they should just bring back an updated MuppetVision.

 

[Rich T]

Not truly a reason when the attraction / show was designed a certain way and severely lacks from the missing elements.

Look at it from the POV of a typical DCA guest. They won't know what they're missing and will probably have a good time. From my own POV, if the choice is between seeing this 3D film without all the bells and whistles OR never seeing it at all, I'll go with the compromised showing. I saw Magic Journeys outdoors in front of Space Mtn. I'm sure that wasn't the most ideal way to see it, but I loved it and I'm glad I got a chance to see it.
(EDIT)
To be clear, I'd of course rather they go all out and give us the full experience--But that's never going to happen with this particular film.

 

[fravit]

I think with more attention being drawn to that side of the park in the coming years after Marvel Land opens, it'll be nice to have one less empty-box building in North Hollywood Land, even if it's a quick and temporary transplant. And, yes, I'd rather have a slightly less impressive Philharmagic than an empty box or keep it a trailer showcase.

 

[VJ]

It’s a hand-me-down.

Give us something original/unique and of good quality on a consistent basis and my attitude will change.

a hand-me-down that costs literally nothing to implement because the work's already done for them. it's a cheap, quick fix to get people over to DCA when Disneyland will be swamped.

 

[Rich T]

Maybe they should just bring back an updated MuppetVision.

I hate to say this (really I do), but Disney has botched their handling of the Muppets so badly that the public's interest in them is at a new low. I hope someone who really cares about those characters is put in charge of Kermit and co. But in the meantime, an old show starring Mickey and Donald (and Aladdin and Simba and Ariel) will generate a lot more interest.

 

[brb1006]

If it doesn’t have the magical theatre proscenium that vanishes and the widening screen... why bother? I hope it does.

I really love that effect.

 

[brb1006]

I hate to say this (really I do), but Disney has botched their handling of the Muppets so badly that the public's interest in them is at a new low. I hope someone who really cares about those characters is put in charge of Kermit and co. But in the meantime, an old show starring Mickey and Donald (and Aladdin and Simba and Ariel) will generate a lot more interest.

I really hope the new Muppet series on Disney Plus can make up for it.

 

[TwilightZone]

Considering they probably still have all the props, and the theater was built to house the effects, it's an utter shame they don't just bring back Muppet-Vision 3D. Sure, I love Mickey's PhilharMagic, but that has its place in Magic Kingdom, and if they were going to rip out a 3D attraction that was borrowed from another domestic park, why do so just to replace it with another borrowed 3D attraction from a domestic park? Bringing back Muppet-Vision for a limited time would have been a better use for the already existing space.

I don't know how popular the attraction is over at wdw, but it rarely got crowds over at DCA, even after the opening of Carsland.

 

[Disney Analyst]

I really love that effect.

It blew me away the first time I saw it.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

This show has somewhat odd computer animation. It reminds me of the stupid Simpsons ride where they made the "traditional" animation into computer graphics and it looked weird. I saw it at least once back in the early 2000s (!) and recall it being very cutesy. It did have JTT doing the Lion King song.

 

[Californian Elitist]

a hand-me-down that costs literally nothing to implement because the work's already done for them. it's a cheap, quick fix to get people over to DCA when Disneyland will be swamped.

Exactly. And there’s no way this will significantly help with crowding.

This doesn’t impress me at all.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Okay, so you got a 15+ year old 3D show
That don't impress me much!

 

[fravit]

Exactly. And there’s no way this will significantly help with crowding.

This doesn’t impress me at all.

Might act like a sponge for people leaving Marvel land. Idk. Could help some.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

They should have changed it to Cinemagique!

 

[VJ]

They should have changed it to Cinemagique!

timekeeper is more charming

 

[Californian Elitist]

Might act like a sponge for people leaving Marvel land. Idk. Could help some.

What I meant by my comment is this “new” attraction isn’t going to entice people to leave Disneyland and to come across the way, specifically when SW opens.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

timekeeper is more charming

Cinemagique had Titanic.

 

[VJ]

Cinemagique had Titanic.

TIMEKEEPER HAD ROBIN WILLIAMS

 

[Ismael Flores]

I haven't been in this theater for a while.. I know it has rumbling effects. Does anyone know any other effects the theater has? The MK theater has scent blasters and water squirters for this show

if i remember correctly the theater has water squirters and the two side walls have screen panels

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Jack Dawson > Jack