Stitch's Supersonic Celebration set to close

[EPCOT Explorer]

Is that there to promote the Stitch anime over there?

The Japanese are strangely enamored with Stitch. Of course the OLC markets him heavily, but they don't mind.

Maybe it's the Elvis connection?:lookaroun

 

[fantas-mickey]

The Japanese are strangely enamored with Stitch. Of course the OLC markets him heavily, but they don't mind.

Maybe it's the Elvis connection?:lookaroun

I search of the picture, the caption under it say it was there as part of a celebration

 

[Jasonflz]

TDO just annouced that Stitch is the most asked about character in WDW. Phil Holmes says " we received hundreds of complaints that there isn't enough Stitch. The guests want Stitch Kingdom. We are going to give them what they want. The flower bed at the Magic Kingdom's entrance will now look like this.."

Entrance

Joking... or am I???

:hurl::hurl::hurl:

A part of me just died. I honestly hope that Disney management are reading the boards so they know that there are many people tired of Stitch.

 

[Eeyore]

:hurl::hurl::hurl:

A part of me just died. I honestly hope that Disney management are reading the boards so they know that there are many people tired of Stitch.

But there are even more who love him. :shrug: The posts on here don't represent the voice of majority of average WDW guests.

 

[Chape19714]

There is no gift shop for SGE.

The shop at the exit of SGE. You enter it when your exiting the show.

Technically there's 2. Theatre one exits into Mickey's Star Traders, which features a wide array of Stitch branded stuff. Theatre 2 exits into Merchant of Venus, which has an even bigger selection of Stitch stuff. Both feature Stitch-inspired artwork decorating the stores.

 

[Jasonflz]

But there are even more who love him. :shrug: The posts on here don't represent the voice of majority of average WDW guests.

I know there are many who love Stitch. Even I love him but I am sure that people are starting to get tired of him. I never see many people on SGE and everyone I know couldn't stand the new show aand they like him too. Stitch himself isn't the problem, it is the fact that Disney feels that they need to put him on everything.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Technically there's 2. Theatre one exits into Mickey's Star Traders, which features a wide array of Stitch branded stuff. Theatre 2 exits into Merchant of Venus, which has an even bigger selection of Stitch stuff. Both feature Stitch-inspired artwork decorating the stores.

You can tell it's been a long time since I went to SGE....I didn't know that.:lookaroun:lol:

Did AE do that too?

 

[Slipknot]

Did AE do that too?

Yes. The only thing different between AE and SGE is the story and the cannons in the theaters.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Yes. The only thing different between AE and SGE is the story and the cannons in the theaters.

I wouldn't remember.:lookaroun I had my hands over my eyes the entire time.:lookaroun:lol:

 

[marni1971]

Technically there's 2. Theatre one exits into Mickey's Star Traders, which features a wide array of Stitch branded stuff. Theatre 2 exits into Merchant of Venus, which has an even bigger selection of Stitch stuff. Both feature Stitch-inspired artwork decorating the stores.

And the ammount of time and money spent to reroute both exits via stores should be a crime.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

And the ammount of time and money spent to reroute both exits via stores should be a crime.

:brick::lol: That bad? When was this done?

 

[Captain Chaos]

Is that a real picture? If Tokyo could do it...

**screams very very loud**

Is that real or photoshoped??????

I wish I can say photoshopped, but, as pointed out above, that picture is real...

I like Stitch, but enough is enough in the parks... Give us a good Stitch attraction or leave him out completely...

 

[imagineer boy]

:brick::lol: That bad? When was this done?

When SGE was being built. Back in the day of AE, theater A exited out the side of the building next to the hub where no gift shop was to be seen while theater B exited into merchant of venus. Duriung the Stitch makeover, they rerouted theater A to go into Mickey's Star Traders. :brick:

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

When SGE was being built. Back in the day of AE, theater A exited out the side of the building next to the hub where no gift shop was to be seen while theater B exited into merchant of venus. Duriung the Stitch makeover, they rerouted theater A to go into Mickey's Star Traders. :brick:

Sheesh...That's a little cheap if you ask me. They already had a exit into a store...

 

[Lee]

And the ammount of time and money spent to reroute both exits via stores should be a crime.

Which brings to mind Eddie's post over in that other thread:

You can feel the hard sell. It can even creep into the design. There used to be an unwritten rule about providing a way for the guest to exit an attraction without forcing them through the gift shop. It was a matter of ethics and good show. DL Star Tours broke that rule by the OP's folks closing a door to redirect the traffic and gain extra space. The Disneyland version forces you to go through the Star Wars Shop and then the Character Shop as they blocked off the exit. On the other hand, DL's IASW or POTC exposes you to the shop but going in is an option, not a forced experience. I enjoy the shops and love to see what the merchandise is, but this can be cruel with small kids in tow and some parents resent being manipulated as their kids are continually teased by the low hanging toys and are put in a position to potentially say "no".

 

[jt04]

Which brings to mind Eddie's post over in that other thread:

Whenever I get dumped into an attractions shop, I make a direct line for the exit. If everyone did that, the practice would end.

 

[dxwwf3]

But there are even more who love him. :shrug: The posts on here don't represent the voice of majority of average WDW guests.

If opinion was really that strong, why in the world does SGE remain a walk on when most guests have no idea how bad it is before entering?

 

[Rob562]

When SGE was being built. Back in the day of AE, theater A exited out the side of the building next to the hub where no gift shop was to be seen while theater B exited into merchant of venus. Duriung the Stitch makeover, they rerouted theater A to go into Mickey's Star Traders. :brick:

And actually, Theater B only exited into Merchant of Venus some of the time. I don't know who would make the operational decision (the store or the attraction), but sometimes the Theater B crowd would exit out the front of the building, on the other side of the angled wall in the holding pen.

I think the only good point about rerouting that exit is that both theaters now exit on the same side of the building (even if there are bathrooms and an ice cream counter between them). Before, you'd have Guests exiting on entirely opposite ends of the building, meaning parents would never know where their kids would pop out if they didn't go with them.

-Rob

 

[Jasonflz]

Sheesh...That's a little cheap if you ask me. They already had a exit into a store...

Fortunately spending is down. No one wants to buy a dumb little Stitch plush when the economy is on the fritz. I bet you most of these gift shops are suffering, or at least not making what they used to.

 

[Pens24]

I was just at the MK today and the stitch show is still on the map but on the time guide it says that they will be no shows at this time for it...i saw it on friday and it was the worst disney show that I have ever seen before