bhg469
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They certainly are going all out.
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Nemo14
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Lee
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Oh, thank god I'm nowhere near there today.
Nemo14
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Animaniac93-98
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Goofyernmost
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Thank you for being a ray of intelligence breaking though a wall of incredible childlike whining.
Honest to God... after years of coming to the Disney Boards I am ready to give it an extensive rest. The straw that is breaking this camels back is the pettiness of the alleged fans. The obnoxious and oblivious statements concerning what constitutes a good commercial or bad not only shows a disdain for Disney and whatever they do, but also shows an unbelievable lack of any idea what advertising and promotion is supposed to do and convey.
As a society we have been dumbed down enough. I don't want to stop using my common sense and ability to sort out, automatically, exaggerated promotion from reality. If reality were to rear it's ugly head in advertising and promotion, the economy would grind to a very fast stop. The statement that Disney NOW doesn't show things the way they are. Well, I challenge anyone to find anything that Disney ever promoted that wasn't exaggerated. Have you ever seen a promotional video on the Grand Prix, for example, that didn't look like the cars were moving along at a measurable speed? The fact is that I can crawl on my belly faster then those cars are moving. How about Space Mountain, has anyone seen a promotional video that doesn't look like they are in a real rocket instead of actually never going over 30 mph at any given time? Or has anyone ever seen a promotional video showing riders blowing chunks after riding the Tea Cups? In the case of the SDMT, it is supposed to convey a feeling of fun. The ad is designed to convey a feeling of fun, freedom and feeling good. It does all of these. I'm sorry, oh great and wonderful Disney alleged fans, but, you don't know what you are talking about.
OK, folks you have made the determination that the Seven Dwarf ride is awful, an insult to humanity, yada, yada, yada. We understand that it isn't up to your imagined standards, but, give it a rest. It empresses no one and makes everyone sound like spoiled little kids.
Animaniac93-98
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So what's stopping you?
Cesar R M
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I'm more worried on how the suit failed near the end and stopped moving (ran out of batteries?).
Cesar R M
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take photos, so we can point and see and maybe laugh.
PhotoDave219
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I cannot begin to describe how horrible some of these costumes are.....
Cesar R M
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they clearly are the villains of the party
Animaniac93-98
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Like, cardboard box and magic marker bad?
GiveMeTheMusic
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Oh Lord. Can't speak for anyone else, but the commercial is a flaming pile of laughable crap - it doesn't matter what attraction it's promotiong. SDMT is a perfectly lovely C/D ticket. The commercial is trying to make it out to be some bad- thrill ride, which to me is secondarily offensive to the gawdawful concept, music and execution. It's embarrassing, and if it airs, it will provoke gales of laughter for all the wrong reasons. It won't prompt anyone to book a vacation, which is the goal.
So as an ad, it's an abject failure. Here on Disney boards we dissect little things - like ads. This ad sucks. If they had made a great ad, it would have been lauded appropriately, but instead of demonstrating faith in their own product, they feel like they need to make the Seven Dwarfs into their twisted idea of what "hip" is. It's not needed.
I haven't read all the posts in this thread, but I doubt they're focused on the ride itself, which is perfectly fine, if not ambitious. The ride would be even more lauded if it wasn't the supposed E ticket centerpiece of a lackluster expansion, and just allowed to be what it is.
TeddyinMO
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Well, you all may not like the commercial, but I showed it to my 4 year old and he thought it was "awesome." He watched it 3 times and wants to know when we can go "ride the dwarfs ride." And this is from a kid who was terrified by Barnstormer. Looks like the commercial was very effective. Guess what... Old folks sitting behind a computer are not the target audience of the commercial - or the ride for that matter.
And before anyone gets bent out of sshape, I don't mean that as an insult. I count myself in the same old folks category!
And before anyone gets bent out of sshape, I don't mean that as an insult. I count myself in the same old folks category!
Californian Elitist
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Commercials appealing to children can still appeal to adults as well.
TeddyinMO
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Fair point. And I agree with you. But it depends on the target market. We all saw this add on the internet, so we don't know yet - to my knowledge - where Disney really intends to use it. If it's running on ABC during the 9-10 pm hour then Disney truly failed. However, I'd anticipate that a spot like this is designed for Disney, Jr., The Disney Channel and possibly the 7-9 pm primetime hour. In other words, if it's running when kids will see it, then the job is done successfully.
I am pretty new to this board and rarely post, but I enjoy it. I do think there is a huge tendency to jump in with two feet on a topic without ever getting the full picture. The full picture of a commercial is does it hit the target. If I'm right in assuming the target is kids, then I think this hits the mark. If it's 50+ lifers, then this is a poor commercial. Who do you really think the target is? Be honest!