Djali999 said:
I give up trying to defend this thing. If you all want to continue to jump on the anti-SGE bandwagon, that's your right and I'm not going to interfere. However I do not apprechiate your implication that I enjoy the attraction on the level of a six year old. Darko and I put a lot of time and effort into posting what I think is still the best-considered post on the attraction I've seen yet. And that post still does hold true to our feeling and thoughts on the attraction.
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I think people resent this attraction because it's there, it's new, lots of other people resent it too and they decided a long time ago that it could never measure up to whatever expectations they have about it. I like it, you can dislike it, and that's your right. And that's my last word about it. It's just not worth my time and energy to debate a theme park attraction that's not going anywhere anyway with a bunch of people who aren't going to budge on it.
On to more interesting topics...
First, I never said you enjoyed it like a six year old. I simply said it's great you like it, and tons of six year olds are going to agree. That's the audience that I believe this ride is intended for. Many rides can make me
feel like a six year old myself - and this certainly wasn't one of them. And of course you consider your opinion the "best considered", since it is of course based on your opinion. Though lengthy, it doesn't make yours any more valid than anyone elses.
What I don't get is why you can't understand that there are valid reasons some people like myself did not enjoy the attraction. I had no expectations beyond a Disney experience, as I never saw AE (only videos). (My board name is my initials, btw, it's a concidence that it's also the name of that attraction.) I didn't feel like I got that, except for the few brief moments Stitch the AA was visible.
You are acting like there is a right and wrong here, like one side just isn't "seeing the light", or it's your mission to make this attraction loved. Like it's some political ideal. Why do you care? You liked it - I am honestly so happy for you. Many people did not, and of course everyone should see it to make up their own minds. But don't assume that everyone that can see what they believe are some major flaws is crazy or somehow biased beyond personal likes and dislikes.
It's a cute little thing. I'm glad I saw it (twice). Some day when I am in the MK and there is no line I might experience it again. But as far as great Disney attractions, in my eyes it doesn't even begin to rate. I think a lot of people see the possibility, and the missed opportunities in it, and of course a site like this is going to be full of commentary and monday-morning quarterbacking about it. In this case, however, overwhelmingly it has been negative, and I think there is a good reason for that : to most people, the attraction is sub-par.
Just think of it this way - less people in line when you want to see it again. That's why I'm glad so many people think Snow White is the odd-man-out in Fantasyland - so often there are tons of people on line for Pooh, and tons for Pan, and Snow White is empty.
If everyone thought it was as magical as I do I wouldn't get to ride it nearly as much.
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