The Miscellaneous Thought Thread

[PiratesMansion]

It would be nice if MV3D came back for DCA's 25th anniversary. I always enjoyed the show and west coasters didn't get a chance to experience it before closing, since DCA just closed it during a refurb.

Not a chance, unfortunately. If anyone loved Muppetvision out here, it seems like they kept it to themselves.

That said, it does strike me as the best overall 3D show for modern general audiences. Not too scary (ITTBAB), not too weird (EO), not tied to a mega-dead franchise and/or one to go all in on audience abuse (HISTA), not ultra-obscure (Magic Journeys).

 

[mickEblu]

Not a chance, unfortunately. If anyone loved Muppetvision out here, it seems like they kept it to themselves.

That said, it does strike me as the best overall 3D show for modern general audiences. Not too scary (ITTBAB), not too weird (EO), not tied to a mega-dead franchise and/or one to go all in on audience abuse (HISTA), not ultra-obscure (Magic Journeys).

I have to imagine kids would greatly prefer ITTBAB to MV3D but I wouldn’t know for sure. Mine were too young or didn’t exist when those two shows were running.

 

[TP2000]

Any other Californians somewhat shocked by east coast people's adornment of Muppet Vision 3D? I enjoyed the show and its fun but definitely a product of its time. It closed here with no fanfare.

It's because it has sat in that theme park for decades, and since it's a theme park that is woefully short of actual rides and fresh, new shows, it seems like a big deal in comparison.

When you've got a 35 year old theme park that has less than a dozen rides, and has hokey little theaters presenting stage shows that haven't been changed since Bill Clinton was in office, losing something like MuppetVision seems like a big deal.

It's the natural result of decades of very low standards and very weak park offerings.

 

[PiratesMansion]

I have to imagine kids would greatly prefer ITTBAB to MV3D but I wouldn’t know for sure. Mine were too young or didn’t exist when those two shows were running.

At least on the WDW side of things, ITTBAB was infamous for making kids cry, or at least scaring the stuffing out of them. Perhaps things were different at DCA, but I doubt there's a tremendous difference between children at both resorts. I suppose more people may have encountered ITTBAB at WDW simply because DAK had many fewer attractions than DCA.

It's because it has sat in that theme park for decades, and since it's a theme park that is woefully short of actual rides and fresh, new shows, it seems like a big deal in comparison.

When you've got a 35 year old theme park that has less than a dozen rides, and has hokey little theaters presenting stage shows that haven't been changed since Bill Clinton was in office, losing something like MuppetVision seems like a big deal.

It's the natural result of decades of very low standards and very weak park offerings.

Obviously the way WDW has handled DHS and many of its other attractions is less than ideal, but that doesn't necessarily mean that Muppetvision was a bad attraction or that people just embraced it because of a lack of other options. It clearly had fans, and would have had a dedicated following even if DHS had added an adequate number of attractions over the years.

That people here clearly didn't get the appeal doesn't mean that the show could not have had many genuine, dedicated fans in Florida.

 

[mickEblu]

At least on the WDW side of things, ITTBAB was infamous for making kids cry, or at least scaring the stuffing out of them. Perhaps things were different at DCA, but I doubt there's a tremendous difference between children at both resorts. I suppose more people may have encountered ITTBAB at WDW simply because DAK had many fewer attractions than DCA.

Obviously the way WDW has handled DHS and many of its other attractions is less than ideal, but that doesn't necessarily mean that Muppetvision was a bad attraction or that people just embraced it because of a lack of other options. It clearly had fans, and would have had a dedicated following even if DHS had added an adequate number of attractions over the years.

That people here clearly didn't get the appeal doesn't mean that the show could not have had many genuine, dedicated fans in Florida.

Wow really? I don’t remember anything that was that scary. The hopper AA? At least nothing scarier for kids than the HM stretching room.

 

[Consumer]

Wow really? I don’t remember anything that was that scary. The hopper AA? At least nothing scarier for kids than the HM stretching room.

Don't the spiders tickle your @nus?

 

[EPCOTCenterLover]

That's a gross thought!