Minnie1976
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1976 or 1977
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The Official 1971-1999 Picture Thread
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Minnie1976
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Minnie1976
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Glad you enjoyed it.
Minnie1976
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1976 or 1977
NiarrNDisney
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1976 Main Street
I miss the old Main St. Cinema! Widh they would bring it back Main St. does not need another store.
englanddg
One Little Spark...
It's still there, though greatly reduced...it's at the back of the art gallery. My kid loves to plop down there...and it's hard to get her out (as it was hard to get me out of there when I was her age!)
NiarrNDisney
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Oh yeah I know but now it has lost all of its theater appeal now that seating is gone and its ope to the shopping traffic.
englanddg
One Little Spark...
Agreed. I remember my Grandfather trying to rip me out of that place...I could sit there all day and watch old cartoons...
I smile every time I run into that with my kid there...but, agreed, it is not what it was. Now it's a shop with a theatre.
Minnie1976
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1981
disneyca
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I have a Mickey just like this one, only he is musical. I got mine Christmas 1978, and he also doesn't have any hands. He still works to date, and I proudly display him with all my other Mickey's'
Minnie1976
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1982
Minnie1976
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1994
Minnie1976
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World Showcase 1982
MikeTaylorSound
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1997 - Skyway Station
1986 - Tomorrowland Transit Authority (w/Mom)
1986 - Magic Kingdom (w/Sis)
1989 - EPCOT (outside of Coral Reef Restaurant)
1986 - Tomorrowland Transit Authority (w/Mom)
1986 - Magic Kingdom (w/Sis)
1989 - EPCOT (outside of Coral Reef Restaurant)
Minnie1976
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1984 Fort Wilderness Campgrounds
Reade's Dad
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I did get to see this and I agree, I thought it was unbelievable! I don't understand the reason as to why people hated it? I thought it was creative and over the top..what I expect from Disney....would love to see them do something as grand as this again!This isn't my own picture and I know a lot of people hated it, but I thought the 1997 25th anniversary castle cake was AWESOME! I really wanted to go see it, but we opted to wait a year so we could experience Animal Kingdom. I wouldn't mind at all if they did something like this again!
Goofyernmost
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Sadly, the complainers have won and in the process we have all lost something. We lost Disney's motivation to do something spectacular. This one must have cost Disney 100's of thousands of dollars just for the 25th Anniversary. I thought it was incredible. What a creative design, what a jaw dropper.
The argument was that people have come here and were disappointed that they didn't see the actual castle. These are the same people that are all breathless about those cardboard overlays on HM and Small World for seasonal changes. Well, I say the same thing that they do when justifying changing it. If someone wants to see the original all they have to do is come back at another time. In the mean time there are plenty of pictures of it to look at. We wonder why there is no more imagination and creativity coming out of Disney. Somebody was very excited about the castle cake and rightly so...it was stupendous. All they got out of it was grief. They want the parks to be fresh and vigorous just as long as they don't change anything to achieve that goal. Can't be done.
englanddg
One Little Spark...
Sadly, the complainers have won and in the process we have all lost something. We lost Disney's motivation to do something spectacular. This one must have cost Disney 100's of thousands of dollars just for the 25th Anniversary. I thought it was incredible. What a creative design, what a jaw dropper.
The argument was that people have come here and were disappointed that they didn't see the actual castle. These are the same people that are all breathless about those cardboard overlays on HM and Small World for seasonal changes. Well, I say the same thing that they do when justifying changing it. If someone wants to see the original all they have to do is come back at another time. In the mean time there are plenty of pictures of it to look at. We wonder why there is no more imagination and creativity coming out of Disney. Somebody was very excited about the castle cake and rightly so...it was stupendous. All they got out of it was grief. They want the parks to be fresh and vigorous just as long as they don't change anything to achieve that goal. Can't be done.
It was unique.
But, it was ugly, and a bad decision. Doing an overlay on a side ride is fun, and unique. Completely revamping the primary symbol, the iconic symbol, of Disney...into a giant birthday cake...is not.
I will never forget when my kid first saw the castle...
She screamed (from the TTC, I wanted to take the ferry in for old times sake)...Daddy, look, it's the MAGIC CASTLE!
I don't see her screaming "Daddy, look, a huge birthday cake!"
It's the icon of the park, one that is visible from all parts of the park, and should be left along (with respect to major wraps like that)...
Then there is the "pretend" aspect which is key...as you enter Fantasyland, you do that through a garish cake, not an unmatched and iconic Castle?
I appreciate the work that was done on it, and I think it was done well...but I will always think it was a stupid idea.
Goofyernmost
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I agree that it would be a deal breaker for a wedding, even though many of us managed to get married and stay that way for quite a while without the benefit of a castle. Still, I can understand that, however, the question is two fold. The first being, should someone feel that they can rely on a theme park to be exactly what they want it to be at all times? And Second, even if it is a personal disappointment does that mean that the creativity isn't there, that the sheer being of it is not awe inspiring? Who else would have had the imagination and willingness to pull off such a major endeavor just for our entertainment. Yes, the fake castle was covered over by a fake cake. It wasn't going to last forever, it was meant to be light hearted and celebratory, yet so many couldn't be flexible enough to see it for what it was. A fun thing at a fun theme park. We all take our Disney, way to seriously.