Not to mention, the original Dreamlights train float is also one of the last place guests you can still hear Yuko Mizutani (previous Japanese voice of Minnie until her passing in 2016) and Takashi Aoyagi (who retired the role of Mickey Mouse in 2018).
Not necessarily, you can still hear them both in Mickey's PhilharMagic and Disney Christmas Stories (provided that actually comes back). Aoyagi is also still in Usatama on the Run and Let's Party Gras (if that comes back).
That's a fascinating comment, reminds me of how Mickey's current VA (Bret Iwan) took a while to get used to during the first half of the 2010s decade. I wonder which Tokyo attraction or show where Aya Endo's performance as Minnie was first heard.
I’m aware, but it seems likely OLC has more stringent terms for their exclusivity compared to, say, Shanghai, as we’ve seen with their headliner TRON already being cloned in Florida versus the extreme unlikelihood we’ll see a clone of Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast anytime soon, if ever.
There is no blanket or uniform exclusivity for the Asian parks. It’s something paid for on an attraction by attraction basis. TRON in particular was originally supposed to be a co-financed project between Shanghai Disneyland and Magic Kingdom like Seven Dwarfs Mine Train, it never had exclusivity.
Maybe not for ALL Asian Parks, but what about Tokyo in particular?
This is exactly what I mean. SHDL and HKDL are a different case because they’re still at least part-owned and fully operated by Disney, and really AFAIK the government owners don’t play a massive role in decision making anyway. OLC is completely independent, has their own coffers, and is well aware that Disney would gladly piggyback off their R&D and attraction designs if allowed to because it would save them a boatload of money.
it's one of the most quintessentially French Disney productions.
OLC is pretty conservative with how they spend their money, not out of character for a big Japanese company. In their specific case, OLC wants to ensure that whatever they spend significant sums on (i.e. attractions) will have long-term staying power, and that means choosing properties that already have that quality, or creating something original that's equally able to captivate guests for decades (see Chandu).Kind of ironic because they don't even focus on new IPs that much.
They opened Beauty & the Beast; Next up: Peter Pan; Space Mountain rebuild;
+a Frozen Land that all other parks got (but of course, a different ride type than the other cloned boat rides).
With that being said, I hope Paris gets Beauty and the Beast ride after that "exclusivity" deal expires
PS:
I always felt like with Disney building rides based on new IPs all the time doesn't feel nostalgic or romantic anymore, it's kind of...douchey? Obnoxious, flashy, vulgar.
Like new money vs old money.
A tuned neon yellow Lamborghini Huracan vs 70s Rolls Royce Phantom.
Nostalgia sells...and it's a beautiful feeling, why not focus on that? I hope OLC will influence WDC to change their perspective in the future.
the voices are still from the original dreamlights.
