New Travel Channel Disney Show

[Prince-1]

Just wanted to let you know that there will be a brand new Travel Channel Disney special this Saturday (12th) from 8:00-9:00. Here is the description from their website:

Best Places I've Ever Been: Disney Memories »
From princess makeovers to dining with Mickey, going on a safari to going on a cruise, find out why some of your favorite stars say, "Disney is the best place I've ever been. Period."

I also believe that Samantha Brown has a new Disney special in February as well.

 

[a2grafix]

Corrected link directing to TravelChannel.com ...

http://www.travelchannel.com/Places...h_America/BestPlacesIveEverBeenDisneyMemories

 

[sbkline]

Just wanted to let you know that there will be a brand new Travel Channel Disney special this Saturday (12th) from 8:00-9:00. Here is the description from their website:

Best Places I've Ever Been: Disney Memories »
From princess makeovers to dining with Mickey, going on a safari to going on a cruise, find out why some of your favorite stars say, "Disney is the best place I've ever been. Period."

I also believe that Samantha Brown has a new Disney special in February as well.

That figures, I should have known; they never can make a show anymore exclusively about WDW. We always have to see all kinds of garbage about Disney Cruise Line, DisneyLand, or Adventures by Disney, and waste good portions of the show on this crap. I don't know about anyone else, but I've never done any of these other experiences, so I have no sentimental attachment to these places and consequently, no interest or desire to see a segment about them on a WDW special. Maybe I should just unset my DVR right now...

 

[disnyfan89]

That figures, I should have known; they never can make a show anymore exclusively about WDW. We always have to see all kinds of garbage about Disney Cruise Line, DisneyLand, or Adventures by Disney, and waste good portions of the show on this crap. I don't know about anyone else, but I've never done any of these other experiences, so I have no sentimental attachment to these places and consequently, no interest or desire to see a segment about them on a WDW special. Maybe I should just unset my DVR right now...

I never realized that DCL, Adventures by Disney and Disneyland where junk all because you've never had the delight of enjoying these vacation options. Maybe you should expand your Disney horizon? Also, its called Disney Memories! Not WDW memories.

 

[sbkline]

I never realized that DCL, Adventures by Disney and Disneyland where junk all because you've never had the delight of enjoying these vacation options. Maybe you should expand your Disney horizon? Also, its called Disney Memories! Not WDW memories.

I'm sure Branson, Makinaw Island and the Wisconsin Dells would all be delightful vacations, too, but I don't need to hijack a WDW special with them. I'm sure DisneyLand would be a blast, as would the Disney Cruise Line, and maybe I'll do one of those someday. But I just wish we could have specials about WDW again like they used to...where they only talk about WDW. To me, hijacking it with coverage of DisneyLand or Disney Cruise Line is pretty much the same as throwing a segment about DollyWood in there.

 

[cheezbat]

I'm sure Branson, Makinaw Island and the Wisconsin Dells would all be delightful vacations, too, but I don't need to hijack a WDW special with them. I'm sure DisneyLand would be a blast, as would the Disney Cruise Line, and maybe I'll do one of those someday. But I just wish we could have specials about WDW again like they used to...where they only talk about WDW. To me, hijacking it with coverage of DisneyLand or Disney Cruise Line is pretty much the same as throwing a segment about DollyWood in there.

Yeah well they've already done quite a few specials on WDW already...and not much has changed since the last few have been made. Besides, Disney is a company that likes to advertise ALL of it's product to us consumers.

 

[lebeau]

While I enjoy the looks into other Disney offerings, I'd really like a new show devoted entirely to WDW. Sure, there have been a few and not a lot has changed in recent years. But even thoseold shows barely scratch the surface.

 

[bgraham34]

Oh wait I hope this not what I think it is. Famous people talking about Disney. I think I might pass on this one.

 

[slappy magoo]

I'm sure Branson, Makinaw Island and the Wisconsin Dells would all be delightful vacations, too, but I don't need to hijack a WDW special with them. I'm sure DisneyLand would be a blast, as would the Disney Cruise Line, and maybe I'll do one of those someday. But I just wish we could have specials about WDW again like they used to...where they only talk about WDW. To me, hijacking it with coverage of DisneyLand or Disney Cruise Line is pretty much the same as throwing a segment about DollyWood in there.

But it's not a WDW special, it's a Disney special.

And you've gotta know, the decision to include all the other facets of Disney travel isn't just a decision the Travel Channel makes. Disney makes more profit from the cruise lines and Adventures by Disney then they make at WDW. Betcher keister the decision to include all facets of Disney travel is just as much their call than the suits at Travel.

And finally, while the specials are produced in a way to give people the case of the warm fuzzies, that's not why they are produced. Even Uncle Walt, with his thrill of the nostalgia and the sentimental, used it to hawk product. The specials are casting a wide net to get people to buy SOMETHING out of Disney, if not a WDW trip, then a cruise or a ABD trip, something, anything. And just like an old variety special that would include a little bit of every kind of entertainment in an attempt to suck in as big an audience as possible, so too is Disney giving the audience a little bit of everything in an attempt to show you something you might want...

of course, the fact that variety shows are essentially dead in a world of narrowcasting should warn Disney a bit about how this sort of "wide net" might not work.

 

[sbkline]

But it's not a WDW special, it's a Disney special.

And you've gotta know, the decision to include all the other facets of Disney travel isn't just a decision the Travel Channel makes. Disney makes more profit from the cruise lines and Adventures by Disney then they make at WDW. Betcher keister the decision to include all facets of Disney travel is just as much their call than the suits at Travel.

And finally, while the specials are produced in a way to give people the case of the warm fuzzies, that's not why they are produced. Even Uncle Walt, with his thrill of the nostalgia and the sentimental, used it to hawk product. The specials are casting a wide net to get people to buy SOMETHING out of Disney, if not a WDW trip, then a cruise or a ABD trip, something, anything. And just like an old variety special that would include a little bit of every kind of entertainment in an attempt to suck in as big an audience as possible, so too is Disney giving the audience a little bit of everything in an attempt to show you something you might want...

of course, the fact that variety shows are essentially dead in a world of narrowcasting should warn Disney a bit about how this sort of "wide net" might not work.

Everything you say makes sense and I can't argue with any of it. I understand the business reasons that you just gave, but I'm just speaking from a personal sentimental point of view. WDW is where my memories are. It's where my parents took me once when I was in junior high. I took my wife for her first visit on our honeymoon in 2003, and again in other subsequent years and we took our son for the first time last year. WDW is where we are going in 8 weeks. So I have always enjoyed watching the WDW specials because it reconnects me to memories made there and that's what I look forward to in new specials that come on. So it's frustrating to have to share air time with places I've never been when I just want to sit down with my wife and son and talk about things on that show that we've done, or plan to do.

 

[DVCOwner]

Yeah well they've already done quite a few specials on WDW already...and not much has changed since the last few have been made. Besides, Disney is a company that likes to advertise ALL of it's product to us consumers.

Wake up, Disney is more than just Walt Disney World. Try something new!

 

[cheezbat]

I hope that comment was not directed at me....especially seeing as how i visit the other resorts, disney stores, etc. NOT JUST DISNEY WORLD. :animwink:


All I was saying is that i think a new show completely based on WDW is sort of unecessary at this time.

 

[slappy magoo]

Everything you say makes sense and I can't argue with any of it. I understand the business reasons that you just gave, but I'm just speaking from a personal sentimental point of view. WDW is where my memories are. It's where my parents took me once when I was in junior high. I took my wife for her first visit on our honeymoon in 2003, and again in other subsequent years and we took our son for the first time last year. WDW is where we are going in 8 weeks. So I have always enjoyed watching the WDW specials because it reconnects me to memories made there and that's what I look forward to in new specials that come on. So it's frustrating to have to share air time with places I've never been when I just want to sit down with my wife and son and talk about things on that show that we've done, or plan to do.

Not the same as a TV special, but with all the effort Walt Disney Pictures has made to archive production items for their potential historical value, I'd love to see an official Disney website that archived and documented the evolution of ALL of the parks. To get a layout of Magic Kingdom from opening day, for example with pictures and film/video (or computer recreations if film/video were unavailable) of the attractions from opening day, parades, the resorts (both of them!). And then be able to see the evolution of the park and surrounding areas, what was built and when, what was updated and why. History of prices, of restaurants. Something that not only documents the park's history but does it in an interactive immersive way (or as immersive as one can get on the internets tubes). And then do it for all the parks, and all the resorts in WDW, as well as DL, and overseas.

When you look at sites like this one, and allears.net, and what they're able to do starting off as well-organized fans that then become organizations in their own right, Disney should see the value in leveraging the history of the parks to not only preserve some history online, but use it, like they do the TV specials, to attract people to either visit of return to those parks.

 

[WDW_Princess]

I tivo everything Disney. I have never done Adventures By Disney and I am not a DVC member, but I still like to watch about those things. I am going on a Disney cruise for the 1st time this October.
I just like to watch the Travel Channel shows to give me new Disney dreams to dream.

 

[David Roberts]

Is this new footage because after seeing the commercial this seemed more like a 'best of' special in which she would introduce segments and just show old footage from past Samantha Brown episodes. Hoping that it's ALL new.

 

[Disneygal1]

Here's the TV Guide's schedule and description.

[/url]
photo.PNG by jessicamanning19, on Flickr[/IMG]

 

[WDWScottieBoy]

I set my DVR last night for it. Also, searched for some other Disney things coming on and there are quite a few in the next week or two.

 

[Malvito]

I set my DVR last night for it. Also, searched for some other Disney things coming on and there are quite a few in the next week or two.

Could you please specify? I am setting the DVR for the Disney Memories special (regardless of content); if there are other specials coming up, it would be great to be able to slay multiple avians with a single compacted mineral deposit.

:sohappy:

 

[NYwdwfan]

I saw a commercial last night on the Food Network that the Disney Memories: Best Places I've Been (not sure I got the proper title) is being hosted by Melissa D'Arabian (she won one of the seasons of Next Food Network Star and hosts the show "$10 Dinners" on Sundays). She spoke of taking her 4 girls to the Bibbity-Bobbity-Boutique and mentioned speaking with other families "just like you" about their favorite memories. I think the Samantha Brown special must be entirely different - not sure when that is going to air.

 

[ABigBrassBand]

Can't wait to watch this, don't have a DVR but my brain is set for Saturday at 8pm