World Showcase updates
Just throwing in my 2 cents. I was lucky enough to grow up near Disney and get to go hundreds of times in the 80's when I was a teenager. We always made fun of El Rio del Tiempo and found it mildly racist. One of the big problems with the ride is that from the restaurant it looks like its going to be incredibly cool and then it turns out to be...well - what it is - "If You Had Wings, the south of the border version". Thus - updating this is all good in my opinion (movie tie in or not). O Canada I love. I agree with everyone who says that the song is infectious. In fact, I can not see the movie for years and still have it floating around in my head. I think one of the reasons the film seems dated is that we have almost the exact same culture as Canda and there are 80's style short shorts, Members Only jackets, tight Jordache jeans and tight Izod shirts with collars turned up in the background. As North Americans we see that and some part of our brain thinks the 80's. Not sure if anything can be done about that. From an artistic perspective (not taking into account special effects) the French film is the best theme park movie Disney has made for its U.S. theme parks (can't speak for parks outside the U.S.). I'd hate to see it changed at all.
On a side note - I know the countries themselves are involved in the attractions on some level. I'd have to think if sold properly Disney should/could be able to have someone else underwrite major upgrades. I don't know precisely how such things are organized so maybe I'm wrong.
Just throwing in my 2 cents. I was lucky enough to grow up near Disney and get to go hundreds of times in the 80's when I was a teenager. We always made fun of El Rio del Tiempo and found it mildly racist. One of the big problems with the ride is that from the restaurant it looks like its going to be incredibly cool and then it turns out to be...well - what it is - "If You Had Wings, the south of the border version". Thus - updating this is all good in my opinion (movie tie in or not). O Canada I love. I agree with everyone who says that the song is infectious. In fact, I can not see the movie for years and still have it floating around in my head. I think one of the reasons the film seems dated is that we have almost the exact same culture as Canda and there are 80's style short shorts, Members Only jackets, tight Jordache jeans and tight Izod shirts with collars turned up in the background. As North Americans we see that and some part of our brain thinks the 80's. Not sure if anything can be done about that. From an artistic perspective (not taking into account special effects) the French film is the best theme park movie Disney has made for its U.S. theme parks (can't speak for parks outside the U.S.). I'd hate to see it changed at all.
On a side note - I know the countries themselves are involved in the attractions on some level. I'd have to think if sold properly Disney should/could be able to have someone else underwrite major upgrades. I don't know precisely how such things are organized so maybe I'm wrong.
