Most bizarre things WDW has ever done.

[Chef Mickey]

One of the ugliest (and most bizarre) things ever done at WDW. Even worse than the Sorcerer's Hat in Hollywood Studios. Worse than the value resorts.

At least they got it right and removed it.

Now to move the "Leave a Legacy" garbage (which they can contractually do) and give EPCOT the face lift it so deserves.

 

[danyoung56]

Hey, my smiling face has been greeting people coming into Epcot for over 15 years, and I want it to STAY that way!!!

 

[Goofyernmost]

One of the ugliest (and most bizarre) things ever done at WDW. Even worse than the Sorcerer's Hat in Hollywood Studios. Worse than the value resorts.

Had it been done a little differently I would have been fine with it. The hand and the name Epcot was, to me, a help. It helped to define Epcot as a park and as part of Disney. What was unnecessary was all those little stars attached to SSE. That is the part that cheapened it and took the dignitary away for that attraction. I thought the rest was festive and made Epcot look livelier then it actually was. However, it is gone and I don't miss it, but, with just a minor modification I would have been OK with it there. To me it just brought a more whimsical aspect to the park.

 

[ScorpionX]

This reminds me of the Cool The Heat show at Tokyo Disneyland held during the summer time. Also I wonder what ever happened to Epcot have shows like that?

I think that's what it was based on.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Not necessarily "bad"....just bizarre.

I think for me....it's "Food Rocks".
Kitchen Kabaret was cute and wholly original.....but when they decided to spice things up by adding pop music, things took a turn for the bizarre*. The addition of pop music really put a timestamp on it, which, in the world of themed entertainment, might as well be a timed fuse.

Not only that, but there was the addition of characters who had this bizarre flat appearance instead of being fully three-dimensional figures, almost like they were plywood cut outs. Their animation was severely limited, leading to them just kind of waving their arms and moving their mouths live ventriloquist dummies.

And if that wasn't strange enough....these characters were made into caricatures of the performers they were parodying.

Which brings us to....Cher's face on a fish.

Singing into a spoon instead of a microphone.






*as is the case whenever pop music is added to original attractions. Looking at you, "Under New Management".

As bizzare as it was.. It was my all time FAVORITE attraction when I was little! And also my dad's favorite as well! My dad loved the musical parodies of this show, he had the original songs on CDs and we still play those CDs every time we get into the car. I do believe that the flat animatronics, kind of resembling cardboard cut outs, made the show not-so impressive to many people. However, I think the music, concept, and message was VERY well done. It's a shame that Disney decided to use over exaggerated lights and go cheap on the animatronics for what could have been a great animatronic show.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Not complaining as this really doesn't affect anyone who doesn't see the characters, but I thought it was strange that Disney would not allow a guest waiting for a certain character that would rotate with another character (ie Mickey would come out for 15 minutes and then Minnie would take his place) to just stay in the same line and let others go ahead. The cast members now say that you would have to get out of line and re-enter to try and see both characters. Before, you could just let a someone else go ahead of you until the character you wanted came out. I always found that to be kind of odd.

They don't do that at Disneyland. I was waiting for Buzz Lightyear right when he was rotating out with Jessie. Instead of kicking everyone out of line, Buzz just greeted everyone going down the line and then left... We continued on our way to see Jessie.

 

[draybook]

 

[WondersOfLife]

A bizzare Disney-related thing located in Universal.. Just came across this on a "40 strange facts" site!

(Twister queue line before closing)

 

[Cosmic Commando]

Speaking of bizarre things filmed (at least partly) at WDW:

 

[BoarderPhreak]

Letting EPCOT Center rot from a vision of the future - into a sad look to the past.

 

[SyracuseDisneyFan]

Not updating Tomorrowland.

 

[FettFan]

As bizzare as it was.. It was my all time FAVORITE attraction when I was little! And also my dad's favorite as well! My dad loved the musical parodies of this show, he had the original songs on CDs and we still play those CDs every time we get into the car. I do believe that the flat animatronics, kind of resembling cardboard cut outs, made the show not-so impressive to many people. However, I think the music, concept, and message was VERY well done. It's a shame that Disney decided to use over exaggerated lights and go cheap on the animatronics for what could have been a great animatronic show.

Yah....especially when it was supposed to be a followup to the much more endearing Kitchen Kabaret.

 

[Matt_Black]

Speaking of bizarre things filmed (at least partly) at WDW:

I loved that show. Not a GOOD show by any stretch of the imagination, but unlike many things starring Hulk Hogan I found it highly enjoyable to watch. It helps that it was filmed at WDW and he had a good cast propping him up.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Yah....especially when it was supposed to be a followup to the much more endearing Kitchen Kabaret.

I've seen videos of Kitchen Kabaret.. I have to say. I really LOVE the animatronics a lot better in that show. However, I got bored watching it. I just wish Food Rocks had the animatronic quality of Kitchen Kabaret, but with the clever parody style the show offered. This is the way I wanted Country Bear Jamboree to exist too.. With its Vacation Hoedown and Christmas show. But meh.

 

[Cosmic Commando]

I loved that show. Not a GOOD show by any stretch of the imagination, but unlike many things starring Hulk Hogan I found it highly enjoyable to watch. It helps that it was filmed at WDW and he had a good cast propping him up.

Cheesy fun show, with the bonus of looking for WDW Easter eggs. The terrorist shootout in the Morocco pavilion was definitely bizarre... the king of Morocco probably wasn't real happy about that.

 

[MadMax11]

I don't mean to be a Debbie Downer before this even opens...but I think it's intensely bizarre to devote an entire land...an entire section of a park...not just 1 attraction.....to intellectual property that's as culturally irrelevant as Avatar is. When I saw the ideas for it and read about the dollars being dropped in to it, I was shocked. An attraction? Sure. An entire section of a theme park? I don't get it. And I think it is far and away the most bizarre decision I've seen with regard to WDW decision making....

I hope to be surprised, though.

 

[DsnyFevr]

How would you rate it's replacement, Mission:SPACE?

Not a fan, haven't rode it our last 15 trips or so. It's not for everyone, which is unusual for Disney. Only some of us can handle it so we don't ride at all anymore.

 

[DsnyFevr]

I don't mean to be a Debbie Downer before this even opens...but I think it's intensely bizarre to devote an entire land...an entire section of a park...not just 1 attraction.....to intellectual property that's as culturally irrelevant as Avatar is. When I saw the ideas for it and read about the dollars being dropped in to it, I was shocked. An attraction? Sure. An entire section of a theme park? I don't get it. And I think it is far and away the most bizarre decision I've seen with regard to WDW decision making....

I hope to be surprised, though.

I agree, I get Star Wars and Pixar, as they are hugely followed but I've never even seen Avatar and many people I know haven't either.

 

[DsnyFevr]

Getting rid of parades in all parks, especially Tapestry of Nations, it so well for the park and that park has the large walkways for a parade.

 

[DsnyFevr]

In the Wonders of Life pavilion there was a movie type attraction where Martin Short described the whole "make a baby scenario" Endearing - maybe. Bizarre - understatement.

Nothing more awkward than an early 90s tween version of yourself sitting next to your parents while on summer vacation listening to a comedian tell you where babies come from. Nothing more awkward except maybe the "did you understand all that" conversation with your mom while your dad avoids eye contact that followed while on line for Body Wars.

Omg, that was awful