Popular Movies Don't Make Popular Attractions

[mergatroid]

I'm pretty sure you know what I meant. Within the post. Nobody's that dumb to just say "Well the title says it seeeeeee?" The title reflects my post. If anybody just reads the title without reading the post, then they shouldn't bother being members on a forum for discussions...

I quite agree. However you asked the question "Because where do I say that anywhere?" and I correctly pointed out "In the title".

I'm just having a bit of fun with you, no offence meant

 

[WondersOfLife]

I quite agree. However you asked the question "Because where do I say that anywhere?" and I pointed out correctly "In the title".

I'm just having a bit of fun with you, no offence meant

Okay, okay I gotcha. It's so hard to tell whether people are serious on these forums or not... As you can see.

 

[mergatroid]

Okay, okay I gotcha. It's so hard to tell whether people are serious on these forums or not... As you can see.

Some people on here will argue it's Friday when it's Tuesday if you give them a chance

 

[FettFan]

Stitch is the KING of this example! Stitch is very very popular among kids, tweens and teenage girls. However the attraction he stars in does not appeal to any age or anybody!

Stitch the attraction is not unpopular because of Stitch. Stitch the attraction is unpopular because the story was written by a team of people who couldn't see past the AA Stitch and let the storyline suffer for it.
Kind of like the upcoming Ghostbusters 2016.

"Okay...so our new Ghostbusters team is made up of women this time."
"Hmm...interesting. Tell me more..."
"More? No, no. There's nothing else. They're women. That's all."
"What's the story?"
"Umm....they're women this time. That's the story."
"That's....not a story."
"Well, it's all we've got, so we're running with it!"

Ellen hosts Ellen's Energy Adventure... However, since this attraction is in a horribly outdated state that is barely operable, it is by no means popular whatsoever.

Nothing to do with popularity....it has everything to do with a. the fact that it's a 45 minute experience that nobody really cares about except for the 3-4 minutes in which you travel through the Primeval Diorama, and b. the fact that it's been allowed to languish from lack of sponsorship.
Back when it first opened in '96, Ellen and Bill Nye were at the peak of their popularity, and the attraction was well-received, especially since its predecessor was criticized for being a commercial for Big Oil.

Meanwhile over in Frontierland... There exists an attraction that is themed to a film that hardly ANYbody knows about. Splash Mountain's characters are all from the Disney film, Song of the South. Sure, us on the forums know of the film, but the average millions of theme park guests have never heard of the film or the characters... But it doesn't matter. Because the attraction is SO. WELL. DONE.

I disagree with this point on two counts.
1. Everybody knows about Song of the South, even if only for it's infamous status.
2. Children of the 80s and 90s who tuned in to the Disney Channel or visited a Disney Store are well aware of SotS, simply because the Br'er Rabbit cartoon and Uncle Remus singing Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah were presented as individual shorts that played on both the channel and on the large movie screen that most Disney Stores featured.
Also, the Br'er Rabbit segment was, for a time, in rotation at the McDonalds over by Animal Kingdom.

Another argument people may bring up is the fact that "Attractions based on films with low ratings won't draw in anybody" .... Which is also not true. If the attraction is done really well, then people will come to the attraction regardless. Transformers at Universal Studios is a good example of an attraction based on a film series with low ratings.

Ratings =/= Popular Opinion.
Sure the Chicago Sun-Times told us all that Transformers was a steaming pile of excrement....but the power of the free market saved it, because people FLOCKED to it in droves.

Attractions don't even have to be based on films that people remember anymore. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride over at Disneyland is still very popular. Tower of Terror is based on a TV show that hasn't aired since 1989 (excluding the 2nd revival in 02).

Wrong. The Sci Fi Channel routinely features a TZ marathon multiple times a year....generally on New Years Eve and Independence Day.
Also, Hulu subscribers can binge-watch the Twilight Zone to their hearts content.

The most popular attractions in all of Disney World aren't even movie-based! Thunder Mountain, Space Mountain, Test Track, Soarin', Kilimanjaro Safaris, Spaceship Earth, The Haunted Mansion, Jungle Cruise...

To be fair, Soarin's popularity can be largely be attributed to the fact that there are very few "E-Ticket" attractions at Epcot Center....three total.

Imagination is a great example as well... Not for how popular a non-movie based attraction can be done... But how Disney can screw it up and then blame it on the fact that "Oh, there aren't any Disney characters in that ride. No wonder it's not possible! We gotta shove Stitch in there!" Especially since downgrading it from its original version.

Wait...what?
Imagination was a gamble. It was Disney trying something new with the Eric Idle ride and link to Honey I Shrunk the Audience.
But...it was the GUESTS who wanted to know where Figment and Dreamfinder were. So Disney, after having spent so much money to renovate the entire building (removal of the original turntable scene), they couldn't just *undo* it.
So they re-wrote the attraction and brought back Figment. They did it on the cheap, just to try to appease the guests.

Avatarland can be HUGELY popular... If the quality of the land and attractions are done right. It won't matter whether or not people enjoy the films. It doesn't matter if you like Star Wars or not... If the land is done amazingly well, then you're going to enjoy that land and come back. I, myself, hate Harry Potter with a passion. HATE it. I hate films, I hate the books... But I. Freaking. Love. The rides and the lands at Universal Studios. It doesn't matter what my opinion is on the films they are based on... All that matters is the amount of quality that was put into the rides and lands.

Yeah well I hate Avatar almost as much as you hate Harry Potter....and I'm sure as hell not going to Pandora World of Avatar.
In fact, for me, the best part of PWOA is the fact that it will thin the crowds away from Everest and Kilimanjaro.

To borrow a quote from Colin Farrell:

"If I grew up on a farm and was retarded, I might be impressed by Avatar. But I wasn't so I'm not."[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]

 

[DfromATX]

@WondersOfLife, did you change your picture recently?

 

[DfromATX]

Wrong. The Sci Fi Channel routinely features a TZ marathon multiple times a year....generally on New Years Eve and Independence Day.
Also, Hulu subscribers can binge-watch the Twilight Zone to their hearts content.

I admit I've binge-watched TZ marathons before and my 13 year old son has seen most of it as well. It seems like it's always on.

 

[WondersOfLife]

Stitch the attraction is not unpopular because of Stitch. Stitch the attraction is unpopular because the story was written by a team of people who couldn't see past the AA Stitch and let the storyline suffer for it.
Kind of like the upcoming Ghostbusters 2016.

"Okay...so our new Ghostbusters team is made up of women this time."
"Hmm...interesting. Tell me more..."
"More? No, no. There's nothing else. They're women. That's all."
"What's the story?"
"Umm....they're women this time. That's the story."
"That's....not a story."
"Well, it's all we've got, so we're running with it!"



Nothing to do with popularity....it has everything to do with a. the fact that it's a 45 minute experience that nobody really cares about except for the 3-4 minutes in which you travel through the Primeval Diorama, and b. the fact that it's been allowed to languish from lack of sponsorship.
Back when it first opened in '96, Ellen and Bill Nye were at the peak of their popularity, and the attraction was well-received, especially since its predecessor was criticized for being a commercial for Big Oil.



I disagree with this point on two counts.
1. Everybody knows about Song of the South, even if only for it's infamous status.
2. Children of the 80s and 90s who tuned in to the Disney Channel or visited a Disney Store are well aware of SotS, simply because the Br'er Rabbit cartoon and Uncle Remus singing Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah were presented as individual shorts that played on both the channel and on the large movie screen that most Disney Stores featured.
Also, the Br'er Rabbit segment was, for a time, in rotation at the McDonalds over by Animal Kingdom.



Ratings =/= Popular Opinion.
Sure the Chicago Sun-Times told us all that Transformers was a steaming pile of excrement....but the power of the free market saved it, because people FLOCKED to it in droves.

Wrong. The Sci Fi Channel routinely features a TZ marathon multiple times a year....generally on New Years Eve and Independence Day.
Also, Hulu subscribers can binge-watch the Twilight Zone to their hearts content.



To be fair, Soarin's popularity can be largely be attributed to the fact that there are very few "E-Ticket" attractions at Epcot Center....three total.



Wait...what?
Imagination was a gamble. It was Disney trying something new with the Eric Idle ride and link to Honey I Shrunk the Audience.
But...it was the GUESTS who wanted to know where Figment and Dreamfinder were. So Disney, after having spent so much money to renovate the entire building (removal of the original turntable scene), they couldn't just *undo* it.
So they re-wrote the attraction and brought back Figment. They did it on the cheap, just to try to appease the guests.



Yeah well I hate Avatar almost as much as you hate Harry Potter....and I'm sure as hell not going to Pandora World of Avatar.
In fact, for me, the best part of PWOA is the fact that it will thin the crowds away from Everest and Kilimanjaro.

To borrow a quote from Colin Farrell:

"If I grew up on a farm and was retarded, I might be impressed by Avatar. But I wasn't so I'm not."

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But at least you do get the message that I'm trying to say. As for the Brer Rabbit portion, I'm 18.. I sometimes forget that there are other living generations

 

[WondersOfLife]

@WondersOfLife, did you change your picture recently?

I did! Recent trip to Disneyland. Debated between my picture with Oswald or this one.. I liked Jessie better cuz she was more interactive. "Badaladaladala" Cx