What do you think of "Celebrations" Magazine

[disneytopdog]

For the people who have received there first issue. I am curious what people think about it.

I think it is well layout and looks great. The articles are well written and informative. I really liked the Sherman Brothers interview.

Any other comments?

 

[sbkline]

Not to be pessimistic, but I'll give my negative comments first. I saw a few typos and I noticed that on the games section, it said that the answers were on page 71 when, in reality, they ended up being on page 69 or something like that. And on the word search, in addition to the "bonus" word (Ariel), in the answer section, it showed that "Eyeore" was one of the words, but it wasn't listed in the list of words to look for. This all may sound nitpicky, and I'll be the first to admit that, all in all, they are insignificant errors. But I just wanted to bring it to Tim's attention so he can correct it in the future.

Overall, though, I was very impressed with the magazine. Much better than its predecessor, "The Disney Magazine". I liked the idea of featuring a resort hotel and an attraction, and I'm hoping that the write up about the Chef's Table at V&A's will be the start of a "featured restaraunts" column. Despite the little glitches that I pointed out, it was a very well done magazine and I enjoyed reading through it and look forward to my next copy. I hope that they do some features on the waterparks and the mini-golf places as well. I liked the different articles that they wrote about, such as pin trading, AdventureLand, etc. I liked that in this issue, they featured the Halloween season at WDW and hope that they will feature the current season whenever possible, such as Christmas in next month's issue, the Flower and Garden festival in the March or May issue, etc. Another thing that I would like to see in future issues (like they did in this one with Mr Toad) is an article or two taking us back in time to the WDW of the 70s or 80s, and perhaps even an occasional trip report by the staff, whenever one of them visits WDW.

All in all, a very good magazine and I am well pleased. Keep up the good work.

 

[ajrwdwgirl]

I too noticed a couple typos but it didn't detract from my enjoyment of the magazine. I really loved the resort feature and I loved the games. I thought the interview with the Sherman Brothers was great. I would like to see a featured recipe and maybe a touring tip section. I am really looking forward to the next issue.

 

[perrych]

I really liked that the magazine pointed you outward - citing articles by writers of websites where you could find more information that wasn't just a rehash of their web articles. I've learned quite a bit about photography after both that article and the author's web site.

 

[cpeterstx]

I have to say that I am very impressed and enjoyed it very much. I especially enjoyed the write up about the Chef's table at V&A and the interview with Mr. Sherman (of the famed Sherman Brothers). I very much look forward to future issues.

To all who made this mag happen, congratulations and keep 'em coming!

 

[MR. CRAFTSMAN]

I must say that I think one of the best parts I noticed was that it was on a nice stock (paper) the cover is a very heavy weight and that makes it nice for collecting and it is less damaged in transit. Over all content was great, the articals were a bit long for a magazine but thats fine for the Disney nuts. I am not to worried about the typos they happen and no matter what publication you look at it will have errors in it. We just put out a paper the was to say PUBLIC NOTICE and we left out the L, talk about the jokes we got. It was well worth the wait and look forward to the next issues. The only down side to me was the MNSSHP, it was recieved after it was over (which was part of the publication problem). Hope the rest of you are enjoying it . Was nice to get a publication to the door again, I had missed the Disney Magazine! I am pleased with the job done by people that love Disney and were not in the magazine publication buisness.

 

[blackthidot]

I love it! The paper quality is great, photos, articles...

Just very well put together!

 

[harra]

It's great to read all the comments about the magazine. I know for sure efforts are being made to remedy the distribution problems from the first go around.

Future deliveries will be bagged and all associated labeling and stamps will be contained on the bag.

I also believe we are going with a different mail house this time.

I say that I enjoyed writing my article about the Chef's Table at V&A as much as I enjoyed eating their in June (my second trip).

Despite the fact that I wrote that particular article I am not the official restaurant person, but I believe the intention is that restaurant reviews will appear in future magazines.

My article is already submitted for the next issue, and I think it's better than anything I've ever written for my blog (but I'm biased)...haha

Now, it's time to start working on my article for issue #3

 

[westie]

Very satisfied. My only comment/criticism is that whomever the genius is that decided to put a mailing label across the front cover, that person needs to be fired.:brick:

 

[harra]

Very satisfied. My only comment/criticism is that whomever the genius is that decided to put a mailing label across the front cover, that person needs to be fired.:brick:

If I heard correctly that we are going with a new mail house, then indeed that "person" was fired.

It was the mail house that put the labels across the front even after being given explicit instructions to not put any labels on the front cover.

 

[Raven66]

I love this magazine. I can't wait to get the next issue. The pictures and articles are great. Great job on it!!:wave:

 

[Mystic]

Love it. I read it from cover to cover and now my mom's reading it. Yes there were a few typos but so what, I've noticed typos in other magazines too, heck I've even noticed a few in some books I've read.