BasiltheBatLord
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More misinformation from this journalist on Song of the South. He repeats the inaccurate claim that Song of the South depicts slavery.
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Tiana's Bayou Adventure: Disneyland Watch & Discussion
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More misinformation from this journalist on Song of the South. He repeats the inaccurate claim that Song of the South depicts slavery.
Communicora
Premium Member
If there are inaccuracies you could contact the Readers' Representative and let them know.
BasiltheBatLord
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I have, a couple times.
mickEblu
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Oh God this reminds me, don’t go watch Tom Corless’ review where he loses his mind over the Armadillo or the rocking critter figures and keeps using the word “vignettes” to refer to things like two static frogs on a log. Accurate in a dictionary sense perhaps but not how the term is typically used in the theme park community.
Brer Oswald
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I don’t think I could stomach that
. Dude has gone full shill mode since he got back on the media list, and could not be making it any more obvious.
mickEblu
Well-Known Member
I don’t think I could stomach that
Tell me about it. It was hard to watch. I’ll be cleaning up my subscription list on YouTube this week. Not sure what was harder to watch that or Jack/ DSNY’s POV. Man, that was hilarious. It’s clear Disney is on the offensive. Then you have those LA and NY Times articles. Instead of the media shills, a better approach would be listening to the all the negative reviews and trying to fix the attraction. But they’re too arrogant for that.
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Sharon&Susan
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Same person who wrote this also has a quote in the NY Times article.
The NY Times also wrote an article about the Jenny Nicholson Star Wars hotel video this week.
Consumer
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Seems like a lot of people who are paid to like it, like it.
Too Many Hats
Well-Known Member
Agreed 100%.
meh, i dunno it looks nice to me. seems kinda like JoW where everyone on here hated/hates it but most people that experience it like it a lot
Too Many Hats
Well-Known Member
Yes. TBA is all telling, no showing. And this is a terrible flaw; it’s too late to correct it now, even if they wanted to.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
Got to remember that anyone, no matter who they are, couldn't possibly like anything that modern Disney does without being a paid shill suckling at the teat of Disney, whereas someone who is negative is the only honest one's that are "just telling it like it is", or so I've been told by posters here.
Disney I'll be expecting my back "shill pay" any day now, been waiting years, is the check in the mail?!?
mickEblu
Well-Known Member
I think people (no matter how they feel about this retheme) tend to it like it a little more when they ride it naturally. Not only has the initial disappointment of the POV settled but you are now physically experiencing something in real life. The twinkling lights in the dark, the sound being all around instead of coming through an iPhone speaker, the thrills, the water hitting you etc.
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Professortango1
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I think its important to recognize that this ride bears more weight than JoW. Not only being an E Ticket thrill ride vs a B Ticket walk through experience, but also in the "importance" the ride has gone on to signify for many people on opposite sides of the coin.
Influencers are expected to be excited and positive. I am friends with theatre influencers who go see professional plays and promote them on socials. They find the positive even if the show wasn't their favorite. Wannabe influencers would also fall into this camp because they are mimicking this behavior and hoping Disney adds them to the list. Then you also have people looking to defend this ride against the hate it has received since announcement. They need to like it and point out the positives to prove curmudgeons and trolls wrong.
Add to that the other side of the coin where people feel like they need to hate this to punish Disney and discourse about the true quality of this retheme is incredibly difficult to navigate. Luckily, forums like these don't have the same sort of online trolls that you see on social media, so the negativity on here in more nuanced and looking at the attraction in terms of a piece of art and offering criticism vs haters just hating.
Too Many Hats
Well-Known Member
To be fair, it’s entirely possible that many elements (like the bayou, lighting, seeing the AAs in person) are more impressive in person than on a YouTube POV. The perceived dead/empty stretches might actually be okay; we won’t know for sure until we ride.
But we can make judgments about the script and staging without actually riding. And those are incredibly disappointing.
Too Many Hats
Well-Known Member
I hope they announce they’re reworking the script, adjusting the staging of the critters, and incorporating Dr. Facilier.
In reality, I bet they announce a Deadpool 3 reskin of the Mark Twain Riverboat.
mickEblu
Well-Known Member
Of course it's possible that someone could like something without being a shill. I'd never call a random anonymous person on the internet with a positive comment a shill. They might just have low standards. Lol. When it comes to the vlogger in question we have plenty of data and his opinion on this attraction is a bit out of character and just doesn't add up when you compare to past critiques. Now factor in other things like him being back on the media list and its pretty obvious. When someone is making a living off Disney content, it would behoove them to stay on Disney's good side. I'm not sure Tom was blatantly shilling in his review but it did appear he was trying very hard to highlight small positives and gloss over big negatives. He's also a bright guy so it won't be as obvious as it would be with other people.
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