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My fellow Disney freaks - Since Disneyland is now apparently taking ideas from outside of the company (a la "Twitter Rage"), i'd like to announce my official candidacy for Official Disneyland Decision Maker 2020+. My romanticized version of the Disneyland Resort is Par None and I am humbly asking for your support in reversing the damage that has been done. For starters, I would like to run my campaign on the following promises:
1. NO MORE UNNCESSARY RESKINS!
Are you constantly living in fear that your favorite attraction will become victim to an ever-changing-and-wildly-misunderstanding-management-team's-IP-advertisement-ideas? Well fear no more! Instead of Hyperspace Mountain, I will approve a Speeder Bike coaster in SW:GE. Instead of putting a stop to Brer Rabbit's story, I WILL create a Princess and the Frog attraction elsewhere in Disneyland, to give that movie the love and standalone ride that it deserves. If an attraction is popular as it is - I will NOT be allowing any major changes to it. Disneyland is your land and your happy memories deserve a place to stay!
2. TOMORROWLAND WILL GET ITS IDENTITY BACK
Were you also irked at the sounds of Highschool musical playing in the Tomorrowland Theatre? Discount Star Wars / Toy Story Land will receive the upgrades, love and care that it deserves. I would bring back the all-original retro vision of how people in the mid-1900's perceived the future, the WEDway People Mover will be avenged, I would reevaluate Autopia and possibly replace the vehicles with an electric substitute (maybe team up with Tesla on this one.. after all, I am a shareholder), and lastly we will find a proper use for the Innoventions building. The current IP will not be making a comeback here and we will pretend that Pizza Planet never happened.
Space Mountain is SAFE!
3. PRICE INCREASES SHOULD REFLECT THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT!
I might put a stop to the yearly price increases, honestly it depends on how much my pay is reflected by that. But you should NOT be paying 200 a day for Mission Cheapout and Chase a Baby!
4. FOOD OFFERINGS SHALL BE IMPROVED!
I will fire whoever is in charge of the food quality at Disneyland and California Adventure, and I will hire chef Gordon Ramsay to re-evaluate every single food destination. You will be provided with higher-quality meals at or around the same price they are at today. Healthier options will be provided so that vomiting and loud diarrhea becomes less of a problem. But not to worry, the dessert selections you love will not be going away because I believe in freedom of choice.
5. THE FUTURE IS ORIGINAL!
I will allow for IP's given the concept is original, and the ride works without it's namesake program - but I hereby solemnly swear that we will once again be approving attractions that are made like Expedition Everest, Matterhorn, Big Thunder Mountain, Haunted Mansion.. you see my point? Starting with People Mover in Tomorrowland and going from there, I will ensure that all new experiences do NOT feel like an advertisement. Good storytelling, ideas, and proper themeing are the biggest priorities.
6. ATTRACTION DIVERSITY TEAM?
How about a Walt Disney's Concept Preservation Team! That's right, all improvements and refurbishments will have to go through a team of Disney Parks fanatics who treasure what Disneyland is truly all about. I will strongly encourage diversity in executive leadership including a variety of cultural differences, so that more great ideas and original concepts could come to fruition. All pros and cons would be evaluated and the ultimate decision may or may not come to a vote by the Annual Passholder Community.
Oh yes, I will not shove my ideas in your face and tell you to like it. I will ask Passholders and hardcore Disney parks fans for their opinions. This way we will minimize controversial and boneheaded moves.
7. FIRE BOB CHAPEK AND BAN HIM FROM ALL DISNEY PROPERTIES FOR LIFE. EVALUATE IF WE SHOULD DO THE SAME FOR IGER AND CAMPBELL. AND PROBABLY FIRE KATHLEEN KENNEDY EVEN THOUGH THIS IS BEYOND MY ROLE BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW SHE'S RUINING STAR WARS.
8. SOME FINAL, QUICK NOTES AND RAPID FIRE IDEAS THAT FURTHER EXPLAIN WHAT MY CAMPAIGN IS ALL ABOUT
1. Remove Chase-A-Baby (low quality garbage, trying to be something it's not, jack jacks on a stick) because I will NOT allow that sort of quality in my Disney theme parks. California Screamin' (2.0) would come back and I would improve all on-board audio speakers. Possibly give it a different paint scheme in the spirit of point 3.
2. Improve Star Wars Land because you shouldn't feel like it's there just to profit off of your nostalgia. We're adding the speeder bike ride, we're hiring more entertainment, we'll have a stage for a show somewhere. You deserve a better Galaxies Edge.
3. Pixar Pier will be changed to a more romanticized version of a colonial style port.. maybe kinda like what hey have at Tokyo DisneySea.. except a design that works with Midway Mania and Screamin'.
4. Marvel Land will be reevaluated. Changed? Maybe on the exterior but I would like to see a small-city sort of design in this land. I would love Tower of Terror to come back but at this point, I would be open to better ideas that rival the creativity of Tokyo DisneySea's version. Mission Cheapout garbage facility plant will no longer be a cancer to our eyes.
5. Soarin' will be put up to a competition. I'll have one side running SATW, and the other running SOC. Whichever one pulls in bigger waits / reviews after 1 year, gets to stay.
6. Everything will work, always! We will not cheap out on maintenance or upgrades.
7. More great ideas are to come!
Vote V/N McQueen for Official Disneyland Decision Maker 2020+!
1. NO MORE UNNCESSARY RESKINS!
Are you constantly living in fear that your favorite attraction will become victim to an ever-changing-and-wildly-misunderstanding-management-team's-IP-advertisement-ideas? Well fear no more! Instead of Hyperspace Mountain, I will approve a Speeder Bike coaster in SW:GE. Instead of putting a stop to Brer Rabbit's story, I WILL create a Princess and the Frog attraction elsewhere in Disneyland, to give that movie the love and standalone ride that it deserves. If an attraction is popular as it is - I will NOT be allowing any major changes to it. Disneyland is your land and your happy memories deserve a place to stay!
2. TOMORROWLAND WILL GET ITS IDENTITY BACK
Were you also irked at the sounds of Highschool musical playing in the Tomorrowland Theatre? Discount Star Wars / Toy Story Land will receive the upgrades, love and care that it deserves. I would bring back the all-original retro vision of how people in the mid-1900's perceived the future, the WEDway People Mover will be avenged, I would reevaluate Autopia and possibly replace the vehicles with an electric substitute (maybe team up with Tesla on this one.. after all, I am a shareholder), and lastly we will find a proper use for the Innoventions building. The current IP will not be making a comeback here and we will pretend that Pizza Planet never happened.
Space Mountain is SAFE!
3. PRICE INCREASES SHOULD REFLECT THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCT!
I might put a stop to the yearly price increases, honestly it depends on how much my pay is reflected by that. But you should NOT be paying 200 a day for Mission Cheapout and Chase a Baby!
4. FOOD OFFERINGS SHALL BE IMPROVED!
I will fire whoever is in charge of the food quality at Disneyland and California Adventure, and I will hire chef Gordon Ramsay to re-evaluate every single food destination. You will be provided with higher-quality meals at or around the same price they are at today. Healthier options will be provided so that vomiting and loud diarrhea becomes less of a problem. But not to worry, the dessert selections you love will not be going away because I believe in freedom of choice.
5. THE FUTURE IS ORIGINAL!
I will allow for IP's given the concept is original, and the ride works without it's namesake program - but I hereby solemnly swear that we will once again be approving attractions that are made like Expedition Everest, Matterhorn, Big Thunder Mountain, Haunted Mansion.. you see my point? Starting with People Mover in Tomorrowland and going from there, I will ensure that all new experiences do NOT feel like an advertisement. Good storytelling, ideas, and proper themeing are the biggest priorities.
6. ATTRACTION DIVERSITY TEAM?
How about a Walt Disney's Concept Preservation Team! That's right, all improvements and refurbishments will have to go through a team of Disney Parks fanatics who treasure what Disneyland is truly all about. I will strongly encourage diversity in executive leadership including a variety of cultural differences, so that more great ideas and original concepts could come to fruition. All pros and cons would be evaluated and the ultimate decision may or may not come to a vote by the Annual Passholder Community.
Oh yes, I will not shove my ideas in your face and tell you to like it. I will ask Passholders and hardcore Disney parks fans for their opinions. This way we will minimize controversial and boneheaded moves.
7. FIRE BOB CHAPEK AND BAN HIM FROM ALL DISNEY PROPERTIES FOR LIFE. EVALUATE IF WE SHOULD DO THE SAME FOR IGER AND CAMPBELL. AND PROBABLY FIRE KATHLEEN KENNEDY EVEN THOUGH THIS IS BEYOND MY ROLE BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW SHE'S RUINING STAR WARS.
8. SOME FINAL, QUICK NOTES AND RAPID FIRE IDEAS THAT FURTHER EXPLAIN WHAT MY CAMPAIGN IS ALL ABOUT
1. Remove Chase-A-Baby (low quality garbage, trying to be something it's not, jack jacks on a stick) because I will NOT allow that sort of quality in my Disney theme parks. California Screamin' (2.0) would come back and I would improve all on-board audio speakers. Possibly give it a different paint scheme in the spirit of point 3.
2. Improve Star Wars Land because you shouldn't feel like it's there just to profit off of your nostalgia. We're adding the speeder bike ride, we're hiring more entertainment, we'll have a stage for a show somewhere. You deserve a better Galaxies Edge.
3. Pixar Pier will be changed to a more romanticized version of a colonial style port.. maybe kinda like what hey have at Tokyo DisneySea.. except a design that works with Midway Mania and Screamin'.
4. Marvel Land will be reevaluated. Changed? Maybe on the exterior but I would like to see a small-city sort of design in this land. I would love Tower of Terror to come back but at this point, I would be open to better ideas that rival the creativity of Tokyo DisneySea's version. Mission Cheapout garbage facility plant will no longer be a cancer to our eyes.
5. Soarin' will be put up to a competition. I'll have one side running SATW, and the other running SOC. Whichever one pulls in bigger waits / reviews after 1 year, gets to stay.
6. Everything will work, always! We will not cheap out on maintenance or upgrades.
7. More great ideas are to come!
Vote V/N McQueen for Official Disneyland Decision Maker 2020+!
