Pixar Fest - Reviews and Thoughts, plus Soft Opening News

[Deleted member 107043]

Some of those are definitely more "blameworthy" than others.

I blame all of them equally TBH. No one is forcing anyone to visit Disneyland Resort and partake of these things.

Of course, I wouldn’t put the full responsibility for current park content on us fans. However, I do think the elephant in the room is a well-meaning community feverishly spending money at Disney P&R. In doing so we have unwittingly telegraphed business strategy decisions to Disney's top brass, and the result is Pixar Fest and Pixar Pier.

 

[Californian Elitist]

That’s right, we just get Pixar Pier. Pick your Pixar poison.

Yep, both look like garbage, but I’ll take PP over TSL, as of right now.

 

[Hatbox Ghostbuster]

I blame all of them equally TBH. No one is forcing anyone to visit Disneyland Resort and partake of these things.

Of course, I wouldn’t put the full responsibility for current park content on us fans. However, I do think the elephant in the room is a well-meaning community feverishly spending money at Disney P&R. In doing so we have unwittingly telegraphed business strategy decisions to Disney's top brass, and the result is Pixar Fest and Pixar Pier.

Bottom line for me is that it all begins and ends with corporate greed. While he claims to be fostering and growing the Disney brand, all Iger is doing is starring in his own twisted version of "The Wonderful World of Money".

I know we'd all love less-crowded parks with more unique and original offerings, but as long as current management is running things, we'll get just the opposite. To our collective chagrin, Iger and Co. know that Disney is a product that you just can't stop telling people to like.

 

[Phroobar]

I blame all of them equally TBH. No one is forcing anyone to visit Disneyland Resort and partake of these things.

Of course, I wouldn’t put the full responsibility for current park content on us fans. However, I do think the elephant in the room is a well-meaning community feverishly spending money at Disney P&R. In doing so we have unwittingly telegraphed business strategy decisions to Disney's top brass, and the result is Pixar Fest and Pixar Pier.

Correct. The more we buy, the more it looks they are doing something good. Get rid of your AP for a few years and they will change.

 

[Curious Constance]

Wait, what happened? There has to be a good story here.

All I know is Dusty Sage made a comment on one of his videos saying that Disney banned them from press events for being truthful instead of happy about every decision they make.

 

[Deleted member 107043]

Bottom line for me is that it all begins and ends with corporate greed.

A very convenient assessment coming from a Disney fan. The choices you make as a consumer influence corporate bottom line business decisions, therefore, in many respects, it actually all begins and ends with you.

 

[Curious Constance]

And the AP exclusive popcorn bucket...but let's get real, AP's will be buying both buckets and the sipper. (via mouseplanet)

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Where do they store all these mammoth things?!

 

[Hatbox Ghostbuster]

A very convenient assessment coming from a Disney fan. The choices you make as a consumer influence corporate bottom line business decisions, therefore, in many respects, it actually all begins and ends with you.

Well, if they actually gained insight from me personally, then they'd know I only go to the parks to ride the classics, eat a pretzel (or sometimes a burger), and go home. In a sense, apart from my monthly AP-payment and minor food purchase, I'm the blippiest blip on their radar.

 

[Squishy]

At least the DLR doesn’t have a Toy Story Land coming.

I rather have toy story land then a plastic world of pixar...

 

[Disney Irish]

Well, if they actually gained insight from me personally, then they'd know I only go to the parks to ride the classics, eat a pretzel (or sometimes a burger), and go home. In a sense, apart from my AP-payment and minor food purchase, I'm the blippiest blip on their radar.

Add in scooping up the latest merch being offered and you have most of the SoCal AP level.

 

[Phroobar]

Double meaning, I think. It's both a line from Toy Story when the aliens are picked by the claw they go to "a better place" but also I think it's Disney acknowledging that Pizza Port had awful food so this is "a better place" than Pizza Port (although that has yet to be seen).

So just like the Cake it's a lie.

 

[Squishy]

 

[Disney Analyst]

All I know is Dusty Sage made a comment on one of his videos saying that Disney banned them from press events for being truthful instead of happy about every decision they make.

Indeed. I was surprised to see they had press coverage from the event yesterday. And he’s being surprisingly positive about the event. Disney got to him.

 

[TROR]

If I run ever run a theme park, I'll make sure to let everyone allowed in press events no matter their stance on my theme park. Except for Theme Park Review who are banned for life from my park.

 

[Thrill Seeker]

I’m actually in Disneyland right now for Pixar Fest if anyone has any questions.

 

[Californian Elitist]

I rather have toy story land then a plastic world of pixar...

That’s fine. Toy Story Land is also plastic, so...

Again, both look like garbage.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

Yep, both look like garbage, but I’ll take PP over TSL, as of right now.

They both look pretty bad, but at least TSL is kind of hidden up the back of DHS, you can more or less ignore it if you want to, and it isn't really replacing anything. Pixar Pier takes up a big, very visible chunk of DCA and ruins some of the good work they did in retheming the pier.

 

[Stevek]

Where do they store all these mammoth things?!

I have this vision of wall to wall bookcases/cabinets in their houses. We have only bought 2 Halloween and 4 Christmas buckets which are stored with the rest of our holiday decorations. They only come out during the holidays.

 

[Stevek]

Indeed. I was surprised to see they had press coverage from the event yesterday. And he’s being surprisingly positive about the event. Disney got to him.

 

[Castle Cake Apologist]

I hope WDI is ashamed.

WDI isn't generally involved in fireworks, parades, shows, or promotions. You can blame Creative Entertainment for this truly terrible fireworks show and Marketing for this truly terrible PixarFest.

However, you can certainly blame WDI for Pixar Pier. Which is almost worse, since it's meant to be permanent.