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'Strange World' Disney's 2022 Animated Film

RobWDW1971

RobWDW1971

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For perspective (in today’s dollars):

Emperor’s New Groove: A CinemaScore, global box office $294M

Strange World: B CinemaScore, global box office $75M

Disney WISHES It was ENG. The complete audience rejection of this controversial film around the world is truly historic.
 
Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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ElvisMickey said:
By the way? You’ve never been to Walt Disney World? Do yourself a favor and get out of California for a few days. I’ll even call truce and show you around.
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I went to MK in May 2022 with one of my best friends, who’s also a previous DL CM (I’m on the left).

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I’ve got a friend who I will contact to help me experience WDW, if I decide to go back.
 
Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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ElvisMickey said:
Hope you had a great time!
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I had a good time, not great. The heat was very brutal that day, unbearable, actually. We didn’t get into the park until about 6pm because it was too hot. Got free preferred parking when I told the CM we were from California lol. That was a highlight.

It was fun to compare MK to DL. I have no desire to return anytime in the near future, but if/when I do return, I look forward to seeing the other three parks, definitely.
 
ElvisMickey

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Californian Elitist said:
I had a good time, not great. The heat was very brutal that day, unbearable, actually. We didn’t get into the park until about 6pm because it was too hot. Got free preferred parking when I told the CM we were from California lol. That was a highlight.

It was fun to compare MK to DL. I have no desire to return anytime in the near future, but if/when I do return, I look forward to seeing the other three parks, definitely.
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I was just going to ask but you beat me to it…I was wondering what your experience was coming from California. The heat can definitely be brutal at times for sure! Your best bet is to visit anytime besides the summer, May included. November through February you have a chance of great weather. I need to get back out to Disneyland…haven’t been since 2019 which was the Walt’s office visit as well 😝…
 
Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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ElvisMickey said:
I was just going to ask but you beat me to it…I was wondering what your experience was coming from California. The heat can definitely be brutal at times for sure! Your best bet is to visit anytime besides the summer, May included. November through February you have a chance of great weather. I need to get back out to Disneyland…haven’t been since 2019 which was the Walt’s office visit as well 😝…
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It was very nice to walk into a Disney park that was unfamiliar; it was new again. The two biggest thing I was missing from California was the convenience. I was not feeling the size of the property lol. There was so much walking. I also missed the convenience of outside vendors right across the street. Really could have eaten a Big Mac, since we couldn’t eat dinner in the park because everything was closed.

Disneyland is significantly better than Magic Kingdom, but, with that being said, I think MK holds its own and is still a fun park. I did enjoy myself. It’s definitely not Disneyland, though.
 
ElvisMickey

ElvisMickey

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LittleBuford said:
They are indeed, but the film still isn't a musical. And it's worth mentioning that several of the more musically inclined posters here have commented on how great the score of Strange World is.
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Agree in regards to TENG not being a musical. Most of the songs written for the movie didn’t even make it into the movie, but are on the soundtrack. Disagree in regards to the Strange World score.
 
ElvisMickey

ElvisMickey

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Californian Elitist said:
It was very nice to walk into a Disney park that was unfamiliar; it was new again. The two biggest thing I was missing from California was the convenience. I was not feeling the size of the property lol. There was so much walking. I also missed the convenience of outside vendors right across the street. Really could have eaten a Big Mac, since we couldn’t eat dinner in the park because everything was closed.

Disneyland is significantly better than Magic Kingdom, but, with that being said, I think MK holds its own and is still a fun park. I did enjoy myself. It’s definitely not Disneyland, though.
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You can’t beat the history of Disneyland. And I can imagine that if that’s the resort you’re used to, WDW must seem crazy, and vice versa. As a kid who grew up in NJ, WDW was always my home away from home. When I took my first trip as an 11 year old to Disneyland I was like, “Oh…it’s right next to McDonald’s” lol.
 
Californian Elitist

Californian Elitist

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ElvisMickey said:
You can’t beat the history of Disneyland. And I can imagine that if that’s the resort you’re used to, WDW must seem crazy, and vice versa. As a kid who grew up in NJ, WDW was always my home away from home. When I took my first trip as an 11 year old to Disneyland I was like, “Oh…it’s right next to McDonald’s” lol.
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It really does depend on what you’re used to and grew up with. Before we’d park, my mom would take us to that McDonald’s and get us all breakfast. She would talk to us about which rides we wanted to do and get us amped up. Sometimes we would go afterwards as well.

It’s all nostalgia. But yeah, I was starving after MK. Ended finding a CVS and buying boxed lasagna and eating that lol.
 
TP2000

TP2000

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Phroobar said:
All of these inferior animation studios making movies that make hundreds of millions of dollars and Disney can't get in on the action. Where are all the fans that will see anything with Disney stamped on it?
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No kidding. It's fascinating to see Disney stumble like this several times in a row now. It's bizarre, quite frankly. o_O

Meanwhile, just 3 miles up the Ventura Freeway in Studio City, Universal is routinely doing great business with their animated movies.

And Puss In Boots is hugely popular overseas as well, where Strange World had an even worse showing in overseas markets than it did in it's already disastrous US domestic market.

Puss In Boots: Day 20 in Global Theaters = $201 Million global box office
Strange World: Day 47 in Global Theaters = $67 Million global box office

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RobWDW1971

RobWDW1971

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I personally just enjoy the campfire tales of sold out theaters, rapturous applause, and standing ovations at one lone magical theater.

#resoundingsuccess
 

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