So, left this thread 23 hours ago and we were at six pages and now we are at 22. With numbers that most lifestylers would kill for. Guess I know nothing about social media and stimulating conversation ... wonder if my pals at Celebration Place are reading. They should be. Always. But I just think something on this thread is going to wind up in major media soon. Just a funny feeling there!
Don't know where to begin really, so I'll just say tell you what I just found out: my Spirited parents rented a movie for tonight. What movie? Frozen, naturally. ... all on their own, so clearly the phenomenon continues.
Before I somehow forget, weirdest thing I saw for sale at DLR: duct tape in either Spidey or Hulk variety in what once was the Starcade. Why this product even exists is a bit beyond my comprehension. But so were those Walt staches that were being dumped at Company D/Property Control in Anaheim.
Maleficent, which opens Friday, looked much better than I expected in a preview at DCA. Jolie looks to be relishing the role and buying into a role like that can go a long way to selling it to the masses.
Saw Captain America and Saving Mr. Banks on my cruise. Liked them both, but thought they both were weaker than most fanbois would care to admit. Cap only makes sense if you totally throw away any rational thought whatsoever and is incredibly violent. Like way too many films today, it simply glosses over the fact that thousands of innocents would have to die for its action sequences to be believable. I'm just not sold on Marvel's way of making popcorn flicks. They entertain, but leave you with a lot of empty calories.
As for Banks. Well, Hanks wasn't as bad as Walt as I feared. But the film plays fast and loose with the facts and Thompson absolutely saves the film with her portrayal of a complicated woman.
Before I gush over DCL, which I will, let me rip them for one thing: desserts. They were almost universally mediocre. I don't understand how a cruise line that appeals to a lot of fat folks can get the best part of a meal so wrong.
Biggest difference between WDW and DLR? People are so much happier in Anaheim, both guests and cast. It has been this way as far back as my experience goes (first visit to DL was in 1990). DLR isn't overwhleming and everything doesn't have to be scheduled in advance (an absurd way to visit a theme park) and people are just more relaxed. You don't see those meltdowns a minute that you do in O-Town.
