DisneyPrincess5
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Wow, what happened to the place "where parents and the children can have fun together" I wonder?
Haha...I know, right? I always wonder what Walt would think about everything presently.
Wow, what happened to the place "where parents and the children can have fun together" I wonder?
I don't see it as a stretch at all. It is Disney World...they are Disney characters...end of story. I never understood the problems with Characters popping up at various points in the 4 parks. Kids love them...they are not for cynical, jaded adults.
Haha...I know, right? I always wonder what Walt would think about everything presently.
I think they were referring to The Submarine Voyage which was in Tomorrowland in Disneyland.am I suffering from amnesia or was 20,000 leagues in fantasyland next to mr toads wild ride and dumbo?!:brick:
Why promote a bomb, or something that is almost a generation old?- Treasure Planet (would love to solar surf through space) Tanked at the box office
- Tron (Peoplemover super speed tunnel at DL was/is not enough IMO) Over 20 years old. If the sequel ever makes it out, then I can give you that one.
- The Black Hole Over 20 years old and not popular
- The Rocketeer (perfect for MK's 1930s-40s futurism) 15-ish years old, set in the past
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (nice bridging element between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, same would be true for Island at the Top of the World) 35+ years old
- Flight of the Navigator 20+ years old
- Atlantis Tanked at the box officer (although I did enjoy it, the PG rating killed it)
Elements/themes form these movies and others could be used. Disney has an amazing cataloge of titles but only cares for about 1/10th tops. Interesting ideas well executed are never as good as box office returns/merchandising possibilities right? And there's no way you can educate the public or create interest in them through the parks right?
I find the last comment funny because they did make new characters and stories for Tomorrowland, and then got rid of them. Originality is SO 1994.
Edit: I wouldn't mind Stitch if his attraction was not just plain stupid. The technology is there, but it's very poorly used IMO.
The problem is that the strory is lame, and they really made no changes. They took out the scary alien and slapped Stich in. It is another refurb that was done on th cheap.
I actually like the character of Stich and the AA on the ride is awsome, its just a shame that the ride turned out so bad.
I can see what you are saying, but isn't the Speedway part of Tomorrowland? They definitely are not futuristic.
Ah, but the ride isn't about "Toy Story." It's about "Buzz Lightyear" and "Buzz Lightyear" as a character and a toy is set in the future. Buzz's story is set in the future. Not to mention Buzz DID have a cartoon series set in the future that there are references to in the ride.
I love SGE and I think that Stitch is a great character. People need to give the little guy a chance.
- Treasure Planet (would love to solar surf through space)
- Tron (Peoplemover super speed tunnel at DL was/is not enough IMO)
- The Black Hole
- The Rocketeer (perfect for MK's 1930s-40s futurism)
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (nice bridging element between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, same would be true for Island at the Top of the World)
- Flight of the Navigator
- Atlantis
Elements/themes form these movies and others could be used. Disney has an amazing cataloge of titles but only cares for about 1/10th tops. Interesting ideas well executed are never as good as box office returns/merchandising possibilities right? And there's no way you can educate the public or create interest in them through the parks right?
I find the last comment funny because they did make new characters and stories for Tomorrowland, and then got rid of them. Originality is SO 1994.
Edit: I wouldn't mind Stitch if his attraction was not just plain stupid. The technology is there, but it's very poorly used IMO.
- Treasure Planet (would love to solar surf through space)
- Tron (Peoplemover super speed tunnel at DL was/is not enough IMO)
- The Black Hole
- The Rocketeer (perfect for MK's 1930s-40s futurism)
- 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (nice bridging element between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, same would be true for Island at the Top of the World)
- Flight of the Navigator
- Atlantis
Elements/themes form these movies and others could be used. Disney has an amazing cataloge of titles but only cares for about 1/10th tops. Interesting ideas well executed are never as good as box office returns/merchandising possibilities right? And there's no way you can educate the public or create interest in them through the parks right?
I find the last comment funny because they did make new characters and stories for Tomorrowland, and then got rid of them. Originality is SO 1994.
Edit: I wouldn't mind Stitch if his attraction was not just plain stupid. The technology is there, but it's very poorly used IMO.
As much as I hate SGE and wan MILF moverd to DHS there are know other charcacters that people remeber that would work.
Or original concepts, like they had before.
Lol. anyone who thinks Tron is not remembered needs to get their heads out of the sand. They are making a sequel to an movie released over 25 years ago. If nobody remembered why would they do it? Have you seen the sticky thread on blu-ray.com about people wanting it released? Have you played any of the video games or KH2? Have you seen the 20th anniversary DVD?
Ditto goes for Nightmare Before Christmas.
I'm gonna slap the next person who fails to get my concept of thinking outside the box and taking CONCEPTS and IDEAS from titles. I'm not saying make The Gnome Mobile: Jasper's Revenge! into a park experience. I'm saying that there are plenty of sources of inspiration for Disney attractions and the executives who greenlight projects have zero imagination beyond potential merchandising sales makes sure that only a handful of Disney tiles get representation.
And yes, Atlantis was a flop, that's why it made $66 million in profit from it's worldwide ticket sales. The profits might have been bigger if Disney animators in California wern't so overpaid, but that's another story better told in "Dream on Silly Dreamer".
My point was if you are at least 20 years old like me you will remeber Tron. Kids today arent going to know what Tron is.
There are plenty who do, have you been to high school lately? They learn about these things through various sources (TV shows that reference them, the newly made video games, their friends who own the movie etc). How many under 20 kids like Splash Mountain and have never seen Song of the South? If it's a good attraction people will go see if, if it isn't, they won't.
It's a poor excuse as saying kids today don't know what a streetcar is so why have it in Toontown (which was recently said by some Disneyland PR nut)? People have the capacity to learn.
"Relevance" is BS compared to show quality and design appeal (on top of just begin a lazy excuse for those lacking in imagination).
Splash mountain works because it is a thrill ride not because of the characters. If it didnt have big drops and was a dark ride it would have failed.
I will agree with you on one thing if the Tron attraction is a good thrill ride or even if it is not but there is either something innovative or just a good attraction it will work. I just done think it will work soley on Trons name recignition.
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