Pokemon Go at the Disney Parks

[Bill Cipher]

I'm a fellow 90's kid who LOVED Pokemon and I still occasionally play it if I'm in a nostalgic mood. However, I agree with your sentiment, this particular app has no staying power due to how bare-bones it is.

If your only argument to the app not having staying power is because of how bare bones it is, then you are wrong, because this is not the final version by far. They still have 550+ Pokemon, trading, more battle mechanics, special events, and more location based features to add. I'm next to certain that by the time this app has gotten more features there will be a cult following as large as the one for the 3DS games.

 

[Stripes]

The game is already becoming a problem at Disney with Guests venturing into restricted areas.

Does society of zero brains? Complete idiocy.

 

[FigmentJedi]

You know how I was saying a long time back that Bob Iger was betting on the wrong horse when he decided Avatar was an ideal outsider IP to shoehorn into Animal Kingdom and that if you had to shove a non-Disney thing into that park, Pokemon would have been a superior choice? Because this runaway success proves my point perfectly. Can't wait to see what Universal does with Pokemon and Zelda in those third gate plans.

 

[Bill Cipher]

You know how I was saying a long time back that Bob Iger was betting on the wrong horse when he decided Avatar was an ideal outsider IP to shoehorn into Animal Kingdom and that if you had to shove a non-Disney thing into that park, Pokemon would have been a superior choice? Because this runaway success proves my point perfectly. Can't wait to see what Universal does with Pokemon and Zelda in those third gate plans.

Precisley this. A Pokemon region at A.K. sounds amazing! I also thought a while back that Disney could turn Disney Quest into some type of Pokemon gym/league for this game when it was first announced, but then I heard about Uni getting the theme park rights to Nintendo.

 

[Mike S]

You know how I was saying a long time back that Bob Iger was betting on the wrong horse when he decided Avatar was an ideal outsider IP to shoehorn into Animal Kingdom and that if you had to shove a non-Disney thing into that park, Pokemon would have been a superior choice? Because this runaway success proves my point perfectly. Can't wait to see what Universal does with Pokemon and Zelda in those third gate plans.

Jmo, Avatar works better than Pokemon for Animal Kingdom.

 

[5thGenTexan]

All I can think of....

 

[FigmentJedi]

Jmo, Avatar works better than Pokemon for Animal Kingdom.

Avatar's a film built on the idea that everything Animal Kingdom stands for was all for naught with the Earth a devastated dying mess and that we must become Blue Space Furries and start again.

 

[Mike S]

Avatar's a film built on the idea that everything Animal Kingdom stands for was all for naught with the Earth a devastated dying mess and that we must become Blue Space Furries and start again.

And the message of Pokemon is to capture creatures from the wild and make them fight for us

 

[LuvtheGoof]

Avatar's a film built on the idea that everything Animal Kingdom stands for was all for naught with the Earth a devastated dying mess and that we must become Blue Space Furries and start again.

Huh? What the heck does the film have to do with the new land, other than the physical planet and creatures (and I don't mean the blue ones)? Seems right up Beastly Kingdom's alley.

 

[Runnin'Gator]

All I can think of....

I was at MGM with my brothers yesterday (they were playing) and this is exactly what I thought of as well.

 

[Bill Cipher]

Avatar's a film built on the idea that everything Animal Kingdom stands for was all for naught with the Earth a devastated dying mess and that we must become Blue Space Furries and start again.

And the message of Pokemon is to capture creatures from the wild and make them fight for us

How about we all just agree that Beastly Kingdomme and Zootopia should've been the fantasy themed lands for A.K.? ``\_(^-^)_/``

 

[LAKid53]

Spent an entire day yesterday with DD and DS-in-law, including breakfast and lunch, watching them play this game. We drove 2.5 hours each way to visit Destin and Silver Sands and they were both playing as I drove. I might as well not have been there, but then again someone needed to drive....

So now people will really have their noses buried in that electronic device in their hand...

 

[BAChicagoGal]

Pluses and minuses in everything in life. Even Pokemon, which I happen to like. I am wearing my Pikachu t-shirt today, and even still watch Ash, Brock, and May and Max in Pokemon reruns here in Chicago each evening at 9 p.m. I am curious, as to how popular this game will be when I am celebrating my birthday in Epcot 50 something days from now.

 

[FigmentJedi]

And the message of Pokemon is to capture creatures from the wild and make them fight for us

The relationship between humans and Pokemon is more complicated then "Lol, a world where dogfighting is socially acceptable" and the muddled ethics always keep coming into question in both games and anime, though the general thing seems to be there's a difference between the Pokemon League's sports and just straight up using Pokemon as weapons.

 

[Filby61]

My concern with this thing is that pokemons will show up in private businesses and homes and people will want to find a way to get at them. It's already been reported that guests want to access backstage areas at WDW just so they can get their pokemon. I may be wrong but I bet you'll hear stories at some point that this thing is getting out of hand.

Already happening.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...y-prey-PAEDOPHILES-s-coming-Britain-soon.html

Is this the world's most dangerous game? Fears new Pokemon Go app craze could be used by pedophiles to lure unsuspecting young players​

• Users are led into supermarkets, fields and police station to find creatures
• Game already linked to injuries, bad driving and opportunistic robberies
• Now warnings that app could be used to lure children into secluded places
• Last week, teenager hunting creature found corpse floating in a US lake

Despite having been available for download for just a matter of days, the game has already been linked to anecdotes of broken bones, dangerous driving and other serious injuries, as users follow the creatures across roads and fields with their eyes glued to their screens.

But, more worryingly, there are now claims that the app could be used for something more sinister altogether - such as pedophiles using the 'lure' element of the game to trap distracted children.

One element of the game sees users putting a 'lure' on a certain area, which causes Pokemon to appear in that position, attracting gamers to the area.

Fearful of where this could lead, one woman carried out an 'experiment', which saw her post a 'lure' to see how many people turned up. Within moments, several children had arrived at the chosen - most without parents - having ignored their usual 'stranger danger' radar in pursuit of the monster.

'It occurs to me that someone could use this for nefarious purposes', the user known as Robin wrote.

'There's a sense of camaraderie that is built up around this game. The kid I just played with definitely lost his stranger danger sense.'​

And from Micechat...

Warning: Pokeman Go Can Get You Tossed Out Of The Parks ​

Beware: "Pokemon Go," a new smartphone game based on cute Nintendo characters like Squirtle and Pikachu, can get you tossed out of Disneyland and California Adventure.
Apparenty the game, driven by Google maps, has detailed mapping information about the layout of the backstage areas of both parks. And some guests have been using the game as an excuse to wander backstage in order to play. WRONG!
In this new age of heightened security, all Disney Cast had to attend a "See Something, Say Something" training seminar on how to spot suspicious behavior. And guests snooping around has been a bit too commonplace since the game's launch.
So do yourself a favor...use common sense. You WILL be thrown out of the parks. Playing the game is a lame excuse for being back there.

​

 

[JohnD]

Already happening.

Is this the world's most dangerous game? Fears new Pokemon Go app craze could be used by pedophiles to lure unsuspecting young players

• Users are led into supermarkets, fields and police station to find creatures
• Game already linked to injuries, bad driving and opportunistic robberies
• Now warnings that app could be used to lure children into secluded places
• Last week, teenager hunting creature found corpse floating in a US lake

Despite having been available for download for just a matter of days, the game has already been linked to anecdotes of broken bones, dangerous driving and other serious injuries, as users follow the creatures across roads and fields with their eyes glued to their screens.

But, more worryingly, there are now claims that the app could be used for something more sinister altogether - such as pedophiles using the 'lure' element of the game to trap distracted children.

One element of the game sees users putting a 'lure' on a certain area, which causes Pokemon to appear in that position, attracting gamers to the area.

Fearful of where this could lead, one woman carried out an 'experiment', which saw her post a 'lure' to see how many people turned up. Within moments, several children had arrived at the chosen - most without parents - having ignored their usual 'stranger danger' radar in pursuit of the monster.

'It occurs to me that someone could use this for nefarious purposes', the user known as Robin wrote.

'There's a sense of camaraderie that is built up around this game. The kid I just played with definitely lost his stranger danger sense.'​

And from Micechat...

Warning: Pokeman Go Can Get You Tossed Out Of The Parks

Beware: "Pokemon Go," a new smartphone game based on cute Nintendo characters like Squirtle and Pikachu, can get you tossed out of Disneyland and California Adventure.
Apparenty the game, driven by Google maps, has detailed mapping information about the layout of the backstage areas of both parks. And some guests have been using the game as an excuse to wander backstage in order to play. WRONG!
In this new age of heightened security, all Disney Cast had to attend a "See Something, Say Something" training seminar on how to spot suspicious behavior. And guests snooping around has been a bit too commonplace since the game's launch.
So do yourself a favor...use common sense. You WILL be thrown out of the parks. Playing the game is a lame excuse for being back there.

​

Groan. . .

 

[disneyKaiju]

Like with anything, common sense should be used. But if you are willing to climb steep cliffs, rooftops, abandoned buildings, etc. In the end, you make your own decisions not the game. HOWEVER I am worried about people driving and trying to play.

 

[Filby61]

Groan. . .

Yep. And the fun is just getting started with players using skateboards, bikes, motorcycles and cars. The maximum travel speed on the game is 20mph -- plenty fast enough to do damage to bods and property.

 

[Mike S]

The relationship between humans and Pokemon is more complicated then "Lol, a world where dogfighting is socially acceptable" and the muddled ethics always keep coming into question in both games and anime, though the general thing seems to be there's a difference between the Pokemon League's sports and just straight up using Pokemon as weapons.

I know, hence the "winky" and "laughy" faces.

 

[FigmentForver96]

People hurting themselves over the game only have themselves to blame.

As far as playing and driving.....it should be like texting a driving. Stay off the phone.