The 60th Anniversary of Disneyland: The Reality of it All

[GiveMeTheMusic]

This concerns me greatly. Guess we'll see.

 

[Bairstow]

This concerns me greatly. Guess we'll see.

Me too.
WDI doesn't really do "subtle" easter eggs anymore.
Remember all the "subtle" Disney characters added to Small World?

Also, I'd say the entire idea that the "reality" of the Matterhorn now being a mountain that's inside Disneyland, (where the Snowman could go shopping for merch) is a heck of a lot different from the previous themed reality, where the mountain is off in Alps, is a pretty big change to the story.

Wanting to be all cutesy-cutesy and sticking a bunch of fanservice in there is not a good reason to break the ride's fourth wall.

 

[Bairstow]

List of food that will be available next week for the kickoff/24 hr party and the following Saturday:

Disneyland park
Jolly Holiday Bakery Café

• Disneyland Diamond Celebration Cupcake

Carnation Café

• Country-fried Chicken Sandwich with honey-mustard coleslaw on brioche bun

Gibson Girl Ice Cream Parlor

• Diamond Anniversary Ice Cream Sandwich: choice of ice cream between two sugar cookies
• Ice cream sundae served in a souvenir kitchen sink

Plaza Inn

• Fried Chicken and Waffles

Village Haus Restaurant

• Flatbread Special with buffalo chicken, Serrano chile slices and chipotle aioli

Redd Rockett’s Pizza Port

• Supernova Pizza Special with mozzarella cheese, pepperoni, salami, chorizo, chicken sausage, bacon, pepperoncini and seasoned parmesan

Stage Door Café

• Mocha Chip Funnel Cake

Rancho del Zocalo Restaurante

• Street Taco Trio – three street-style tacos with beef, chicken or carnitas on soft corn tortillas garnished with cilantro and onion, topped with salsa verde served with rice and beans

French Market Restaurant

• Creamy Corn Chowder – garnished with roasted corn and black eyed peas, maque choux in a sourdough bread boule

• Slow-Roasted Louisiana Beef Stew – simmered with seasoned carrots, peas, red potatoes and mushrooms in a sourdough bread boule
• Market French Dip – thinly-sliced slow-roasted beef with crispy onion straws on a potato roll with a side of handmade Cajun chips and au jus

• N’Awlins Salad – lettuce medley, julienned yams, Granny Smith apples, caramelized pecans, lentils, tart cherries and a sweet citrus vinaigrette

• Royal Street Chicken Caesar Salad – crispy romaine lettuce, citrus chicken, parmesan cheese, croutons with a traditional Caesar dressing

• Shrimp Po’Boy – popcorn shrimp, mayonnaise, sliced tomato, shredded lettuce seasoned with vinegar and oil, served on a toasted potato roll with house-made potato chips and fruit

Blue Bayou Restaurant

• Creole-brined Bone-in Pork Chop served with roasted garlic Boursin-mashed potatoes, sautéed baby spinach, champagne pear coulis and tomato relish

Café Orleans

• Bananas Foster French Toast – thick-cut brioche bread battered and grilled then topped with fresh caramelized bananas and rich caramel sauce, served with bacon

Tomorrowland Terrace

• Breakfast Burrito (available from 11 p.m. – 6 a.m.)

Hungry Bear Restaurant

• Pulled Pork Hot Dog with citrus slaw, fried jalapenos and fresh cilantro

Disney California Adventure park
Fiddler, Fifer & Practical Café

• Disneyland Diamond Celebration Cupcake

Clarabelle’s Hand-Scooped Ice Cream

• S’mores Bar – vanilla or chocolate ice cream bar dipped in milk or dark chocolate with fluff drizzle and graham cracker crumbs

Award Wieners

• “The Insomniac” – bacon, egg and sausage dog with pepper jack cheese, topped with a maple crunch

Wine Country Trattoria

• Surf & Turf – roasted lobster tail and grilled sirloin, mashed potatoes, seasonal vegetables and demi-glace
  Special two-course, prix fixe breakfast menu from 12-1:45 a.m. with reserved seating for a special 3 a.m. showing of “World of Color.”

Lucky Fortune Cookery

• Steamed chicken and vegetable dumpling bowl served with rice, vegetables and rice wine vinegar dipping sauce

Cozy Cone Motel

• Barbecued pulled pork and slaw cone

Ariel’s Grotto

• Special 2-course, prix fixe breakfast menu from 12-1:45 a.m. with reserved seating for a special 3 a.m. showing of “World of Color.”

Boardwalk Pizza & Pasta

• Mac and cheese pizza – crispy pizza topped with sun-dried tomato sauce, crispy bacon, mozzarella and creamy mac and cheese, topped with bacon pesto

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/bl...-diamond-celebration-24-hour-event-may-22-23/

Man, these all look like good additions.
Other than the breakfast versions of lunch food, are they all permanent additions? It looks like they could/should be.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

What's next, the ghosts of the Country Bears in Haunted Mansion?

 

[lazyboy97o]

Me too.
WDI doesn't really do "subtle" easter eggs anymore.
Remember all the "subtle" Disney characters added to Small World?

Also, I'd say the entire idea that the "reality" of the Matterhorn now being a mountain that's inside Disneyland, (where the Snowman could go shopping for merch) is a heck of a lot different from the previous themed reality, where the mountain is off in Alps, is a pretty big change to the story.

Wanting to be all cutesy-cutesy and sticking a bunch of fanservice in there is not a good reason to break the ride's fourth wall.

The problem is a widespread confusion of detail and self reference. Instead of renderings things that require real world knowledge the focus has shifted to exciting narrowing increased fans with cursory "trivia" knowledge.

 

[Bairstow]

The problem is a widespread confusion of detail and self reference. Instead of renderings things that require real world knowledge the focus has shifted to exciting narrowing increased fans with cursory "trivia" knowledge.

It certainly has, and what gets me is how proud and excited they seem to be about it. If these are supposed to be little subtle reference for guests to find, why is Irvine even talking about them before the ride has opened?

The new Magic Kingdom Haunted Mansion queue is the most egregious example of this kind of thinking.
These people are supposed to be telling new and interesting stories and using the medium of theme parks to tell them, not showing off their Mark Davis fanfiction.
It's like WDI exclusively hires people out of Deviantart.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Man, these all look like good additions.
Other than the breakfast versions of lunch food, are they all permanent additions? It looks like they could/should be.

No, they'll go away along with the 24 hr party, unfortunately.

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

The problem is a widespread confusion of detail and self reference. Instead of renderings things that require real world knowledge the focus has shifted to exciting narrowing increased fans with cursory "trivia" knowledge.

Kim Irvine oversaw the Club 33 redo, where Darth Vader lurks in a Princess and the Frog painting and Tinker Bell is randomly trapped in a lantern in the courtyard.

So, that's not encouraging.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Kim Irvine oversaw the Club 33 redo, where Darth Vader lurks in a Princess and the Frog painting and Tinker Bell is randomly trapped in a lantern in the courtyard.

So, that's not encouraging.

Oh, no. Great.

Now I'm worried.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Steve Davison has mentioned a "mega fireball" will be in Celebrate! on his FB fan page yesterday:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Steve-Davison-Fan-Page/159947717349286?fref=ts

 

[lazyboy97o]

Kim Irvine oversaw the Club 33 redo, where Darth Vader lurks in a Princess and the Frog painting and Tinker Bell is randomly trapped in a lantern in the courtyard.

So, that's not encouraging.

She also realized Walt and Mary Blair's "vision" of "it's a small world" being a game of hide and seek.* Hiding, to use the term loosely, unrelated items seems to be her whole schtick, along with having a famous mother.

*A game of hide and seek is how Disney originally described the then soon to open "it's a small world" at Hong Kong Disneyland. That blurb was removed when Disney was lying about the plans for Disneyland.

 

[sponono88]

Steve Davison has mentioned a "mega fireball" will be in Celebrate! on his FB fan page yesterday:

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Steve-Davison-Fan-Page/159947717349286?fref=ts

Mega is the right word for it -- this thing shoots higher than the Fun Wheel!! (photo by @dprincipe3 on Twitter)

Some new fountains have popped up on the water's edge of the viewing area (photos below are from @WoC91Elefante on Twitter)

And finally, the "hidden" fountains in the planters have been upgraded to larger size, with bigger LED rings:

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Don't forget the Star Tours II queue with all the Disney/Pixar references in the luggage.

 

[Californian Elitist]

Mega is the right word for it -- this thing shoots higher than the Fun Wheel!! (photo by @dprincipe3 on Twitter)

Some new fountains have popped up on the water's edge of the viewing area (photos below are from @WoC91Elefante on Twitter)

And finally, the "hidden" fountains in the planters have been upgraded to larger size, with bigger LED rings:

Wow... Looks amazing.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

So, this 5 month refurb of the Matterhorn was mostly to install new Yeti scene stuff, but not address the ride track or vehicles, aside from replacing the plastic components in the sleds? It seems like a really weird, perhaps uncharacteristic, waste of money on their part. I mean, if the scenes turn out good, that's awesome. But it was basically a perfect Disney attraction, it's just that the new sleds hurt people's butts and they wanted some pads on the seats.

 

[Californian Elitist]

So, this 5 month refurb of the Matterhorn was mostly to install new Yeti scene stuff, but not address the ride track or vehicles, aside from replacing the plastic components in the sleds? It seems like a really weird, perhaps uncharacteristic, waste of money on their part. I mean, if the scenes turn out good, that's awesome. But it was basically a perfect Disney attraction, it's just that the new sleds hurt people's butts and they wanted some pads on the seats.

Exactly. I dislike the new sleds. They're less spacious with no padding. Whoever thought it would be a good idea to make the sleds less wide with no padding should be fired.

 

[sponono88]

Some new photos shared today by @MouseInfo via Twitter, very nice new diamond details still popping up. Only 6 days left!

The center medallion has yet to be installed, looks like that will be the final piece of decor for the castle

 

[TTA94]

So has anyone heard yet of Disney or someone doing a live stream of WOC, PTN and Forever? Don't know if Disney would do it for the previews on Wednesday and Thursday? Or the public debut on Friday?

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

I usually hate when Disney plops decor in the parks for celebrations or whatever, but I guess I don't mind that stuff. The 60th sign in front of the train station looks like the Pringle guy, but I like the colors and at least the Castle is less pink as a result.

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

So has anyone heard yet of Disney or someone doing a live stream of WOC, PTN and Forever? Don't know if Disney would do it for the previews on Wednesday and Thursday? Or the public debut on Friday?

I'm guessing at this point that's not happening.