EXACTLY!!! That's what I've been saying! That's what ruined that ride for me! And I LOVE Frozen's princesses alot! I think they are cool people. But Now I feel betrayed! Elsa is def the villain of that ride! She kills everyones crops by making it snow in the summer, then she tries to kill a boat full of children, teenage fangirls, and senior citizens!
I don't know much about Advanced Animation. The problem with the simpler figures is they have such absurdly primitive motion, but their designs look fairly close to their movie variants. The advanced figures have the opposite problem, their movements are generally good but the designs (especially for Ariel) are absurdly off from the movie. There's also far more wrong with the ride than just the quality of the figures. The sets are also poorly designed and often badly lit (ample amounts of exposed backstage elements that shouldn't be visible too).
Why am I suddenly embarrassed to admit I HAVE this toaster….?I think the bigger issue is merchandise sales. The “diversity” angle was just a red herring.
I was at World of Disney this past week, and Tiana ceramic kitchenware had a rather large showing.
Just you wait and we’ll see Tiana Foods charcuterie sets, Flapper Tiana glassware, and those novelty toasters that burn Froggy Naveen into the side of the bread.
Somewhat off topic (but relates to the thread as it’s a discussion of ride quality for more recent rides) question…. at various points on these boards, I’ve heard people reference what Journey of the Little Mermaid was “supposed” to be, and how some of the cool effects were cut due to budget. I recall there being an effect with water that would have created a more realistic “underwater” feel, but I’m not sure what it was. Wondering what was changed from the planned ride vs. the final product?
I know little to nothing about the development process behind the Little Mermaid ride we ended up getting. There is plenty of concept art floating around though. The figures don't look far off from what the art entailed, but the ride is a LOT darker and less colorful than the artwork. They also dropped the ball with making the sets look organic and detailed. Walls and ceilings are also rather barren and appear unfinished with exposed backstage objects.
I feel like they think all kids are like so easily scared. It kinda insults their intelligence a bit, like the difference between giving a kid a toy that is actually cool and based on something or has it's own story and a toy that's just literally meant to keep them busy and really has no context or background to it.
I know little to nothing about the development process behind the Little Mermaid ride we ended up getting. There is plenty of concept art floating around though. The figures don't look far off from what the art entailed, but the ride is a LOT darker and less colorful than the artwork. They also dropped the ball with making the sets look organic and detailed. Walls and ceilings are also rather barren and appear unfinished with exposed backstage objects.
I'll also mention Mermaid Lagoon land at Tokyo Disneysea. Because while there isn't a proper dark ride there (I think one was planned but scrapped), the interior complex is rather impressive in its own right. It shares a number of similar areas to the ride scenes (like Under the Sea, or Ariel's treasure grotto), but Tokyo's has a LOT more color and detail. Still some minor issues with the exposed ceiling, but even the surface waves are a lot more intricately detailed than the ride we got.
There was also a completely different Little Mermaid ride that was originally conceptualized back in 1992. It was designed by Tony Baxter and would have been built as an expansion to Disneyland Paris. No doubt canned due to that park's issues. There's a CGI ridethrough released as a bonus on one of the movie's DVD's. VERY ambitious, suspended dark ride ala Peter Pan but with vertically structured multilayered scenes. And a proper climax with a giant version of Ursula.
In a new office I took over, there was a nice looking clock that played the stupidest tunes on the hour (e.g., Turkey in the Straw). No off button.
I know little to nothing about the development process behind the Little Mermaid ride we ended up getting. There is plenty of concept art floating around though. The figures don't look far off from what the art entailed, but the ride is a LOT darker and less colorful than the artwork. They also dropped the ball with making the sets look organic and detailed. Walls and ceilings are also rather barren and appear unfinished with exposed backstage objects.
I'll also mention Mermaid Lagoon land at Tokyo Disneysea. Because while there isn't a proper dark ride there (I think one was planned but scrapped), the interior complex is rather impressive in its own right. It shares a number of similar areas to the ride scenes (like Under the Sea, or Ariel's treasure grotto), but Tokyo's has a LOT more color and detail. Still some minor issues with the exposed ceiling, but even the surface waves are a lot more intricately detailed than the ride we got.
There was also a completely different Little Mermaid ride that was originally conceptualized back in 1992. It was designed by Tony Baxter and would have been built as an expansion to Disneyland Paris. No doubt canned due to that park's issues. There's a CGI ridethrough released as a bonus on one of the movie's DVD's. VERY ambitious, suspended dark ride ala Peter Pan but with vertically structured multilayered scenes. And a proper climax with a giant version of Ursula.
Little Mermaid ride is terrifying
It's like they put Joy from Inside Out in charge of designing the dark rides. Skip all the scary stuff and just focus on the happy stuff.
True. I wonder which Disney Personality Island will crumble first. Old Fans Island or DVC Island...
