As cool as things like this are, it irks me LEGO spends so much of their resources producing kits for adults instead of playsets for children. I remember walking into a LEGO store sometime after the pandemic and seeing nearly every set was 18+. Honestly I feel bad for kids that there are so few LEGO series for them and that ones that do exist are Star Wars, Harry Potter, Jurassic World, Marvel, etc. The only original themes are Ninjago, Friends, Dreamzzz, and City. Back in my day we had Johnny Thunder, Mars Mission, Power Miners, Exo-Force, Castle, Knight's Kingdom. I genuinely feel bad for kids nowadays.View attachment 747629
Finally made time to start on the Walt’s Camera Lego set… and the first thing I see among the pile of pieces spilling out onto my table (besides Lego Walt) are three transparent panels which will form the iconic Old Mill scene once mounted in the Lego version of the Multiplane Camera.
My respect for the creators at Lego was already sky high, and now I wish they were in charge of Disney Parks.
As cool as things like this are, it irks me LEGO spends so much of their resources producing kits for adults instead of playsets for children. I remember walking into a LEGO store sometime after the pandemic and seeing nearly every set was 18+. Honestly I feel bad for kids that there are so few LEGO series for them and that ones that do exist are Star Wars, Harry Potter, Jurassic World, Marvel, etc. The only original themes are Ninjago, Friends, Dreamzzz, and City. Back in my day we had Johnny Thunder, Mars Mission, Power Miners, Exo-Force, Castle, Knight's Kingdom. I genuinely feel bad for kids nowadays.
It's funny you say you want LEGO to be in charge of Disney Parks, because arguably both companies are suffering from the same problem of catering to wealthy, childless millennials rather than to families and children. Both LEGO and Disney will ultimately suffer for this as they aren't establishing new long lasting loyal customers.
Don’t feel bad for the kids: There are still actually more sets for kids than adults. You just have to go to the right section. When you go into a Lego store, the 18+ sets are more prominently on display because… that’s where the money is now. These sets appeal to adults who grew up with Lego, teen genre fans and kids who don’t mind asking a parent for assistance from time to time.As cool as things like this are, it irks me LEGO spends so much of their resources producing kits for adults instead of playsets for children. I remember walking into a LEGO store sometime after the pandemic and seeing nearly every set was 18+. Honestly I feel bad for kids that there are so few LEGO series for them and that ones that do exist are Star Wars, Harry Potter, Jurassic World, Marvel, etc. The only original themes are Ninjago, Friends, Dreamzzz, and City. Back in my day we had Johnny Thunder, Mars Mission, Power Miners, Exo-Force, Castle, Knight's Kingdom. I genuinely feel bad for kids nowadays.
It's funny you say you want LEGO to be in charge of Disney Parks, because arguably both companies are suffering from the same problem of catering to wealthy, childless millennials rather than to families and children. Both LEGO and Disney will ultimately suffer for this as they aren't establishing new long lasting loyal customers.
From the "Is It Just Me, Or...?" file comes this random thought:
Nomenclature. It's an important thing, and Disney used to be experts at it. In the 1950's and 60's they repurposed key phrasing and nomenclature from the hospitality and entertainment industries and applied it to an amusement park and it blew people's mind; things like calling customers "guests" and calling employees "hosts and hostesses" and that they were "Cast Members" playing a part in a "Show" that was "Onstage" before they went "Backstage" for a break.
Fast forward to 2023, and they've really let those old standards and language go by the wayside. This weekend at WDW the Genie+ system crashed, and so tons of people had to stand in line to get the $29 they paid for Genie+ refunded and/or applied to a different date or park for their future use. So where were they supposed to go? To one of the "Guest Experience Team" mega-umbrellas plopped around the park.
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A few thoughts come immediately to mind here;
- "Guest Experience Team"? Who thought that was a good idea for an Information & Assistance booth? What are they doing for a guest's experience? How does a guest experience their experience at this umbrella? What the hell does that even mean? Why isn't it just called what it actually is... "Guest Assistance & Information"???
- If the App is such a modern thing, why on earth would you have to stand in line to talk to a kid in a blue polo shirt from the Guest Experience Team to refund your money and fix it for you? Why can't the App just say "We are experiencing technical difficulties. When the App returns to service, you will automatically have the option to receive a full refund or rebook Lightning Lane reservations for a new time or date during your visit. We apologize for the inconvenience."
- Why, why, why have they made operating a theme park so difficult?
- I will bet anyone 100 churros that no Disney executive over the level of Vice President has ever had to hassle with buying their own Genie+ and scrambling for preferred rides and times and then waiting in line for a blue polo shirt at the Guest Experience Team (?!?) umbrella to tell them they drove all the way from Columbus and can't take their kids on Space Mountain even though they shelled out an extra 29 bucks per person. Have a magical day, and don't forget to use Mobile Order if you expect to get lunch.
While the name is incredibly lame, the little umbrella at DLR was a great innovation to solve a problem that TDO didn't ever solve until both coasts finally put the solution into the digital realm.
Re: why guests have to go to the umbrella to get your LL$ refunded - because if you don't complain, they don't have to do anything and can keep the money. Having an automated system in place to GIVE YOUR MONEY BACK wouldn't let the poor rubes who think they just wasted their money or saw the long lines at Guest Services or the Blue Umbrella Club and decided to forget it generously donate their money to golden parachute club.
Re: why, why, why they made things difficult - it's because everything that MDE has done is to provide the appearance of value added to guests; but, what it really is designed to do is slow guests down and keep them captive for longer.
Anyone see any UFOs lately? I mean UAPs.
There’s a lot of photos/video of triangle shaped objects with lights in the corners going way back.Is that a real UAP?
Anyone see any UFOs lately? I mean UAPs.
Anyone see any UFOs lately? I mean UAPs.
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