Chinatown is made for the Chinese just like any other ethnic enclave. If you think it’s for tourists who would like to visit it, I would wonder who would make an attempt to visit Chinatown as opposed to China as in the Epcot pavilion. There’s a difference in the approach, but not much in the final result. You might as well call it the China section.
No, but your proposal that it should be expanded as a “California” area makes no sense.
For someone acting really strict about theming you sure don't seem to have problems with Mission Breakout or Pixar Pier
I thought you were being strict. Turns out it was Pixar animosity.For someone acting really strict about theming you sure don't seem to have problems with Mission Breakout or Pixar Pier
Theme is about feeling and less about logic. It's why Mary Poppins can appear on Main Street USA, Toy Story characters can put on boardwalk games, or Pirates of the Caribbean can be in New Orleans Square. None of those make complete sense logically (although there is something tying them together in each case, just usually it's a somewhat loose thread), but they all feel right. Problems with Pixar being a studio in California or Marvel being a studio in California (it's not btw) so their attractions fit does not feel right nor is it logical. However, Mulan being in Pacific Wharf is no more illogical than The Little Mermaid in Paradise Pier but they both feel just fine, at least in my opinion. Of course it is all subjective, feelings and all, but there is an objective truth about California having a rich history with Chinese culture just as it does with Mexican culture. I'd not complain if Coco was added into DCA as long as it was done as part of Pacific Wharf or even Paradise Pier.
Like Thor said, it’s about feelings and not logic, which throws out all the rules so it’s best to say everything goes. I agree Pixar is not well adapted as a theme, but individual films like Cars are done quite well. I will say Mulan or Coco makes little sense as a California attraction except to hit California demographics. It’s not the same thing, but exceptions can be allowed.
) an “acquisition” land. With that said, I’ve said many times this is more or less a lateral move for me with possible aesthetic upgrades. This won’t affect my experience at the park at all. Just not a fan of the current direction of the park between GOTG and now Pixar Pier. I would have preferred the stronger ties to the CA theme but my issues with GOTG and Pixar Pier have more to do with thematic downgrading of the lands and attractions in and of themselves and not really in comparison to the rest of the park or what the theme of the park was previously.
Im ok with Pixar Pier. The reason I am not crazy about has nothing to do with fact that it doesn’t fit the California theme because thats not the theme of the park anymore. I only bring up DCA 1.0 because arguments are being made as to what or what do not fit based off what DCA 1.0 was and not what the park is now. If Mermaids, Monsters, aliens and bugs work so do Pixar characters.
My issue with Pixar Pier is not because it doesn’t fit the (old) DCA theme, it’s that it’s a land based off a studio and not themed to a time and place. It’s (and I coined this term
You should hit up @RandySavage to see if you could get this map made.
Exactly what do you want to accomplish with a California theme park? You say it’s an excuse. Does this even matter? Customers want to see Disney IP in Disney theme parks. That’s the minimum requirement. The Mermaid ride has the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts entrance and there absolutely no excuse exists for using it.
To me, there's a huge difference between an area themed to China and an area themed to a Chinese enclave. Some of the most evocative lands are set during periods of transition (Main Street as electricity and modern convenience comes to a small-town, Adventureland as explorers roam jungles, Frontierland as pioneers settle the wilderness, Discoveryland as Victorian-era people dream of the future, etc.), so I think there's a lot of potential for a compelling area related to a group of immigrants adjusting to their new surroundings.
I've often said that HOTR has amazingly good songs for such a terrible movie; I'd honestly probably rank the soundtrack in my top 10-15 Disney movies. Even the annoying yodel song isn't half bad. The visual style is also well done, and in the right circumstances I think the characters could have made for an entertaining afternoon TV series. But as a feature film, it's just obnoxious, trite, and generally awful. It's a shame that the film is so bad (and it really, truly is awful), since it has a lot of genuinely great elements.
