PhotoDave219
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I have no idea. Was that mulch sweat & shears?
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'Villains Unleashed' hard ticketed event coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios in August
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I have no idea. Was that mulch sweat & shears?
Next Big Thing
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Yeah, I mean, it was edgy for what WDW usually does, but it's not something I haven't seen on America's Got Talent and tbh, it was fairly boring through multiple points.
71jason
Well-Known Member
I saw a bunch of comparisons to Bill & Ted so I finally tried to watch this. Didn't make it through the first act.
If people were offended by this lame magic show, their heads would explode during Bill & Ted or Rocky Horror.
lebeau
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Yeah, I couldn't sit through the video. Not because it was edgy. Because it was dull. In fairness, it probably would have held my attention in person.
DisneyGigi
Well-Known Member
I just now watched the Oogie Boogie Show and I have to say if I had waited to see this show with my kids when they were little... I would have been ticked. Totally not what you expect in a family setting. Just saying... No wonder people got refunds. :-/
Tigger1988
Well-Known Member
Can someone tell me what's so "risque" about the Oogie Boogie show? No desire to sit through a video.
PhotoDave219
Well-Known Member
But this wasn't marketed as a family event.
It was marketed as an adult Disney villain event.
I'm sorry but I want edgy. I want risqué. I'm tired of everything being "kid friendly."
fuzzyblanket
New Member
My fiancee and I actually had a great time at this event, and we will buy tickets in a heartbeat if they do it again. I'm not trying to offend anyone, but if you have been to Disney World before (I am just going to assume all of you have), then you know that these events require planning on your part. Further, all of you know that characters are a HUGE part of people's plan. This event was designed to tailor to different people, and I think it was implemented fairly well (see below for complaints). They had multiple shows, an enormous amount of characters, fireworks, and special dining (although that part could have been done better).
To some people characters are the most important aspect of Disney, and they are going to line up as soon as they can. They don't particularly care about shows or other entertainment. If you chose to arrive after 6pm and/or watch the opening show, then that is your choice. You have to decide which is more important to you. Just like life, you can't get everything you want. Last year, Disney had only three character lines, they didn't tell you who you were going to meet, and the characters rotated (with a "common" villain who most people didn't even want which resulted in a line within a line). This year they had 17 different set meet and greets. 17! They had roamers on SoA, roamers at the dance party, Star Wars roamers, and Star-Lord and Gamora. Last year people waited 3 1/2 - 4 hours to get ONE CHARACTER, who they might not have even wanted (we ended up with Maleficent when we wanted Oogie Boogie). This year the longest line was probably 2 hours, and that was only for a select few characters. I heard Constatine was obnoxious, but that is because Disney decided to have the puppeteer do it, and I think most people wanted to interact with the puppeteer, not Kermit (nobody is going to see that dimple). Gantu and Hamsterviel were slightly annoying because they rotated the characters. However, we did Shan Yu around 10, and only waited about 35 minutes (compare to almost 4 hours last year).
The roamers were a little annoying, but with a little bit of patience you could have easily gotten all of them SoA. We did five of them in about 20 minutes around 12. I do think the roamers should have slowed their pace a little. The Tremaine family just stopped on the corner and didn't even move. Judge Frollo barely stopped, and was probably the most annoying roamer.
The Guardians dance party was cool, and it is actually one of the best dance parties Disney has ever put on. We have been to so many dance parties and NOBODY dances. They just swarm the characters and try to get pictures. When they took their break, the DJ had everyone dancing, and then literally everyone sang Hooked on a Feeling when Star-Lord came out. I will admit, people did swarm Star-Lord and Gamora by the front. However, they were behind a rope, and they did go back and forth and take pictures with everyone who was in the front. The row was only two people deep, and everyone was getting their picture. It could have been implemented better, but it was okay. Was it annoying? Yes, extremely. Was it fun? Yes. Is the picture framed in my living room? Absolutely.
I keep hearing complaints about the Oogie Boogie show, and how people thought it was too much for little children. WARNINGS WERE PLACED EVERYWHERE! It was on the official Disney Blog, it was on the event website, it was on every Disney blogger's website, it was on the brochure, and I think there was even a sign by the stage. I'm assuming you read warnings in everyday activities, and I don't know why this would be any different.
The event could use some changes though:
-The Brown Derby concept was awesome, however, a lot of people didn't go near it because it was too crowded. We would have liked to go in. I think the only solution is to offer the novelty food items in multiple locations around the park.
-The rotating characters of Gantu and Hamsterviel were poorly executed. We were one of the first people in Gantu's line, and a group of about 10 people in the Hamsterviel line had someone in Gantu's line (pretty much near the front). These people took their picture with Hamsterviel, and then jumped to the front of the line and proceeded to take individual pictures with Gantu. These were grown adults too, not kids. The one group took almost half of Gantu's first set, and we were lucky enough to make the first set. I felt terrible for the people in the second row. If you are asking why Gantu's line closed early...you can blame these grown adults who decided they each needed individual photos, and then multiple group photos. Disney has to draw the line somewhere. Thanks.
We tried to make the dance party by the stage, but they apparently closed it around 11:30 because too many people were lined up for the fireworks. I think it might need a a designated, roped-off area by the stage next year.
The hyenas were supposed to be roamers, and Disney didn't realize that they are really popular. I can only assume that they came out...over 100 people rushed them, and then the CMs were forced to make it an actual meet and greet. We didn't get to meet them because they cancelled them as roamers, and we didn't plan on a meet and greet. Had we known, we would have changed our plans.
I don't know how to improve merchandise. People are always going to be rude and purchase merchandise just to sell. They did limit it to two per person, and I was able to get a shirt for both of us. Keep in mind, they did open the line around 5:15, unlike last year when the store didn't open until 8 and there was a three hour line to get in. I waited around 30 minutes, and I wasn't in line until around 6:30.
To some people characters are the most important aspect of Disney, and they are going to line up as soon as they can. They don't particularly care about shows or other entertainment. If you chose to arrive after 6pm and/or watch the opening show, then that is your choice. You have to decide which is more important to you. Just like life, you can't get everything you want. Last year, Disney had only three character lines, they didn't tell you who you were going to meet, and the characters rotated (with a "common" villain who most people didn't even want which resulted in a line within a line). This year they had 17 different set meet and greets. 17! They had roamers on SoA, roamers at the dance party, Star Wars roamers, and Star-Lord and Gamora. Last year people waited 3 1/2 - 4 hours to get ONE CHARACTER, who they might not have even wanted (we ended up with Maleficent when we wanted Oogie Boogie). This year the longest line was probably 2 hours, and that was only for a select few characters. I heard Constatine was obnoxious, but that is because Disney decided to have the puppeteer do it, and I think most people wanted to interact with the puppeteer, not Kermit (nobody is going to see that dimple). Gantu and Hamsterviel were slightly annoying because they rotated the characters. However, we did Shan Yu around 10, and only waited about 35 minutes (compare to almost 4 hours last year).
The roamers were a little annoying, but with a little bit of patience you could have easily gotten all of them SoA. We did five of them in about 20 minutes around 12. I do think the roamers should have slowed their pace a little. The Tremaine family just stopped on the corner and didn't even move. Judge Frollo barely stopped, and was probably the most annoying roamer.
The Guardians dance party was cool, and it is actually one of the best dance parties Disney has ever put on. We have been to so many dance parties and NOBODY dances. They just swarm the characters and try to get pictures. When they took their break, the DJ had everyone dancing, and then literally everyone sang Hooked on a Feeling when Star-Lord came out. I will admit, people did swarm Star-Lord and Gamora by the front. However, they were behind a rope, and they did go back and forth and take pictures with everyone who was in the front. The row was only two people deep, and everyone was getting their picture. It could have been implemented better, but it was okay. Was it annoying? Yes, extremely. Was it fun? Yes. Is the picture framed in my living room? Absolutely.
I keep hearing complaints about the Oogie Boogie show, and how people thought it was too much for little children. WARNINGS WERE PLACED EVERYWHERE! It was on the official Disney Blog, it was on the event website, it was on every Disney blogger's website, it was on the brochure, and I think there was even a sign by the stage. I'm assuming you read warnings in everyday activities, and I don't know why this would be any different.
The event could use some changes though:
-The Brown Derby concept was awesome, however, a lot of people didn't go near it because it was too crowded. We would have liked to go in. I think the only solution is to offer the novelty food items in multiple locations around the park.
-The rotating characters of Gantu and Hamsterviel were poorly executed. We were one of the first people in Gantu's line, and a group of about 10 people in the Hamsterviel line had someone in Gantu's line (pretty much near the front). These people took their picture with Hamsterviel, and then jumped to the front of the line and proceeded to take individual pictures with Gantu. These were grown adults too, not kids. The one group took almost half of Gantu's first set, and we were lucky enough to make the first set. I felt terrible for the people in the second row. If you are asking why Gantu's line closed early...you can blame these grown adults who decided they each needed individual photos, and then multiple group photos. Disney has to draw the line somewhere. Thanks.
We tried to make the dance party by the stage, but they apparently closed it around 11:30 because too many people were lined up for the fireworks. I think it might need a a designated, roped-off area by the stage next year.
The hyenas were supposed to be roamers, and Disney didn't realize that they are really popular. I can only assume that they came out...over 100 people rushed them, and then the CMs were forced to make it an actual meet and greet. We didn't get to meet them because they cancelled them as roamers, and we didn't plan on a meet and greet. Had we known, we would have changed our plans.
I don't know how to improve merchandise. People are always going to be rude and purchase merchandise just to sell. They did limit it to two per person, and I was able to get a shirt for both of us. Keep in mind, they did open the line around 5:15, unlike last year when the store didn't open until 8 and there was a three hour line to get in. I waited around 30 minutes, and I wasn't in line until around 6:30.
asianway
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Full frontal on Oogie
roodlesnouter
Active Member
They didn't market it very well then. I mean a show fronted by a giant character and called Oogie Boogie freaky funny house show, call me old fashioned but that doesn't scream adult entertainment me.
PhotoDave219
Well-Known Member
What part of "Villains" screams "family entertainment?"
These are the bad guys. They kill puppies for their fur. They live in your nightmares. They're portrayed by Angelina Jolie in skintight leather and.... None of this says "bring yo kids."
Tired of dumbing stuff down for people who just don't get it.
roodlesnouter
Active Member
And none of it implies don't bring the kids. The villains we are talking about are from mainly animated films, films with a family friendly rating.
If they were indeed aiming it at an adult audience then why an earth not put an age limit on it?
If they were indeed aiming it at an adult audience then why an earth not put an age limit on it?
SirLink
Well-Known Member
To be fair Disney did produce "House of Mouse" kids TV show that featured the Villains at 4 o'clock.
But Disney always had hot and cold tendancies with the Villains - one would assume since they are hot they would be returning to the Villain Village concept. But then again Disney Villains are comedy not scary in any which way ...
lebeau
Well-Known Member
If you want edgy and risque, Disney clearly isn't where you should be spending your time and money. Never will be. That's like going to Taco Bell for a Big Mac.
wannabeBelle
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Sort of, same guys, different costuming and song choices. I had liked them during the Initial Villians event as they were doing some unusual stuff ala singing Motorhead and Beastie Boys songs. Marie
Matt_Black
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DisneyGigi
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So, you are not a fan of Walt's idea for a park then? Ps... My kids are almost 20 & 17 now. Disney & kids go hand in hand, most kids love villains. Fire eaters and crossbow shooters, and sword lickers have what to to with Disney? It was weird. Argue all you want to... JMO
Mike S
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imagineer boy
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It has a dark atmosphere, it's implied that an audience member meets a horrible fate off stage, and some of the female magician performers show a bit of leg and have rather sensual choreography.
Hear hear!
Ever see Hunchback of Notre Dame? Ride Alien Encounter? Go to Pleasure Island back in it's hey day? Disney can be edgy and risqué too, and do it very well! It's not like there's some law saying it's impossible for Disney to be.
It's been said many times on these forums, Disney has SOMETHING for everyone and not EVERYTHING for everyone.
Fire eaters and crossbow shooters, and sword lickers have what to to with Disney? It was weird. Argue all you want to... JMO
Pirates ransacking a village have what to do with Disney? Ghosts in a haunted house have what to do with Disney?
JohnD
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It sounds like it was a disaster.... again.
So, why didn't they just add TONS of these villains to an already existing Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween party at a park that can handle more people, has more things to do, and more experience dealing with a separate ticket event.
Otherwise, if they are going to create another separate ticket event, they need to have multiple nights, sell less tickets per night, and actually prepare to handle the people with multiple locations for merchandise and food.
Interesting reading this after your post when you didn't know about the latest news concerning MNSSHP. They have added villains -- for $99 at a dessert party.