mickEblu
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Ya I’m not sure what they were thinking.
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Ya I’m not sure what they were thinking.
Professortango1
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Prince and the Pauper was 25 minutes and shown before Rescuers Down Under/Brother Bear.
SuddenStorm
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I'd be willing to guess that the Frozen short was originally meant for television, it's the only explanation that makes sense. If this is the case, it makes me wonder if Pixar had a different short planned that got removed to make way for the Frozen short.
Disney Irish
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Ah how it only takes one generation to forget.
You know before multiplexes and blockbuster movies (and even TV) were a thing they used to show newsreels and cartoons before movies. And even had things called double-features. So this really hearkens back to a day when families used to make a Saturday night a night at the movies. Back when you used to spend 3-4 hours or more at the movies.
Phroobar
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They will all be at Universal Studios. For some reason Chinese tourists love that place. They are not much on personal space in lines either. I was in line for the Walking Dead maze and I had a Chinese tour group snuggled right up to my back the entire time. I think we were more than friends by the time the maze was over.
TROR
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If I'm spending 4 hours in a dark room with strangers, it needs to be for something more than Olaf.
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Well it would be more than Olaf. There's the feature film too.
TROR
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Why is me not wanting to sit around for 40 minutes before seeing Coco so controversial
Phroobar
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That is why you sit in the far back right corner of the theater with your significant other. I'm sure you can figure out something to do in the dark for forty minutes while you wait for the real movie to start.
The_Mesh_Hatter
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OK, this is 2017 folks. We have endless distractions in our pocket. No one is going to sit in a dark movie theatre for four hours, it's not like the olden days when the only other form of entertainment was gladiator tournaments and wars!
mickEblu
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Yes I’m aware. Things have changed a lot since then no?
dweezil78
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Yeah...I very fondly remember seeing 'Mickey's Christmas Carol' in front of 'The Rescuers' (re-issue) back in the 80s. This isn't anything new. Not sure why people are so up in arms about getting more bang for their buck.
I am kind of blanking right now, but I remember when Paradise Pier was being remodeled and there was a backstory being developed for the land. Can anyone point me in the direction to find it? I just remember there was some sort of owner of Paradise Pier. I wish Disney would have continued with that rather than abandoning it for Pixar. The 1920's theme had so much more potential, and Pixar is just too easy of a theme. Disney could do much better creatively and story-wise than this overlay. The optimist in me will always hope that Disney will realize the potential in the Victorian theme and ditch the Pixar overlay after a few years...
Disneysea05
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I remember that too. Gustav Tinkershmidt was the owners name. I remember his office window is located above the midway games. And I believe it's supposed to be him you hear in the Fun Wheel queue.
Thank you! His name was on the tip of my tongue. That was exciting times for Paradise Pier.
Disney Irish
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But have they always been changes for the better? I mean really, a large majority of the population is less informed now with even more access to data then in generations past. So yeah, I'm all for progress and change. But why is it such a bad thing to have shorts and such in front of a movie. If you don't like it, then show up 15-20 minutes late.
mickEblu
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I guess Pixar moves a lot more merch than Gustav Tinkershmidt. Which is odd because my son keeps asking me to buy him that Gustav plush for Christmas.
mickEblu
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I wasn’t making any commentary if it’s good or bad. You mentioned that this isn’t anything new and brought up how this was done decades ago. I responded by saying we live in a different time now where attention spans are far shorter and going to the movies for 4 hours isn’t really a thing anymore.
I really don’t care personally but your suggestion doesn’t make a lot of sense. A casual fan wouldn’t even know that their would be a 20 minute short before the movie.
dweezil78
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I know... when we were there a few weeks ago, the only thing my son truly wanted was a chance to meet Gustav and have his photo taken with him. He was absolutely devastated to learn of Pixar Pier coming in.