xdan0920
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Well, I think the fear is that these games are going to intrude upon the carefully themed areas, and provide an unwanted and unneeded distraction.
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Wilderness Explorers @ DAK
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Well, I think the fear is that these games are going to intrude upon the carefully themed areas, and provide an unwanted and unneeded distraction.
GrumpyFan
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Agreed, Kim Possible/Phineas & Ferb was a great addition to World Showcase. Most families with (younger) kids steer away from WS because they think there is nothing for them to do. Mind you, I don't necessarily agree, but this is their perception. So, this interactive "game" helps draw families in. Now, one could argue whether it's needed at DAK or even MK. And, while many of here us may not think it's needed, we're clearly not the intended audience. We know the beauty of the parks, we don't need a silly little game to keep our attention or to draw us in and highlight things that would otherwise be missed. But, many families who visit only once every 5-10 years and have kids of varying ages, might not get everything there is to offer, and this might help. Is it the answer to HP or other new attractions that their competitors are offering? Not entirely, but it does help address the younger, always-on/plugged in generation.
Ultimately, I'll wait and see what this looks like, and then pass judgement, but for now, I like the sound of it and the potential it has to offer. Now, if they would just build South America to go along with the game. Not to start a new anti-Avatar thread, but I think a South America section in place of Camp Minnie Mickey, could be a great addition to the park.
RSoxNo1
Well-Known Member
Yes, kudos to Kevin for having this story several months ago.
ljs1691
Active Member
As a mother of 4, this is the kind of low key filler that some parents need to make it through a long day in the parks. My kids are ball playing, boy/girl scouting, creative, video game playing, well-rounded types but there are only so many hours they want to stand in line for rides. I can see my youngest son being very excited about this. I don't think it would take the place of any of our usual plans, just add to the experience. It certainly won't be for everyone but I don't see it taking away from other guests experiences either. In the past, we have found some of our kids best memories are the small things.
Maybe the theming isn't perfect and maybe it is a band-aid....I still think there is room for smaller memories.
Maybe the theming isn't perfect and maybe it is a band-aid....I still think there is room for smaller memories.
SirLink
Well-Known Member
How is it a great addition, I remember going around World Showcase when I was young I didn't need a scavenger hunt game to keep me entertained ...
RandomPrincess
Keep Moving Forward
I don't think they are promoting this as a major addition to the park. They posted it on their Blog which is only followed by hardcore Disney Fans. They aren't making commercials for it and taking out ads on billboards, magazines etc to promote like they are with New Fantasy Land. They only people who know about this new addition are us Disney Geeks.
menamechris
Well-Known Member
Kids are dumber now. Just sayin....
bhg469
Well-Known Member
Because I enjoyed it, as an adult? Opinions are still allowed right? Its a very immersive and interestingly implemented game. It blends very well and the technology behind it is pretty cool.
NewfieFan
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I don't think that is a fair statement to make... but children today "require" a different stimulus than years gone by. Kids today are use to having everything now and at their fingertips. I'm not saying this is better or worse for today's children (that's a whole other topic which we could spend hours discussing) but every generation has needed something different. I'm sure my parents thought I was demanding and high maintenance compared to them as children. My mother played with broken dishes as a child... would I have been content with that - No!
And just because some of us enjoyed WS as children, doesn't mean that everyone else does or should enjoy it as well. My children enjoyed WS as toddlers (before KP was even around) but I think my children and other's like that are exceptions. Most children are not excited to go to WDW because they will get to see the France pavilion.
These interactive games and/or scavenger hunts are a nice addition to the parks. They're not a major attaction and no one is going to plan a trip based on these offerings alone. But they are additions, something for children (and adults) to enjoy and I think force people to slow down and enjoy the surroundings... which is not a bad thing.
taz0162
Well-Known Member
when there are more thins for guests to experience (Parades, street performers, meet and greets, swiss family treehouse or Mark Twain Island) it can cut down on lines for ride attractions. Each family walking around doing the Sorcerors game are now a family not standing in front of you for Splash Mountain.
flynnibus
Premium Member
people need to manage expectations...
At DCA this is a pamphlet with scratch offs. It's more a guide map of the things to do in the area, which you are supposed to 'do', and then just mark your progress in your guide. They have a small M&G/Show with Dug and Russell that is meant to be the conclusion of your adventure.
I would put it more inline with the kid stations they have around EPCOT.. than any kind of mention to P&F or Sorcerers..
At DCA this is a pamphlet with scratch offs. It's more a guide map of the things to do in the area, which you are supposed to 'do', and then just mark your progress in your guide. They have a small M&G/Show with Dug and Russell that is meant to be the conclusion of your adventure.
I would put it more inline with the kid stations they have around EPCOT.. than any kind of mention to P&F or Sorcerers..
DCA's is limited to the Redwood Creek area. It isn't parkwide at all. Still, it's a neat little thing, and the ceremony they have to promote the kids to senior explorers is pretty cool. I suspect this will build on that, and be similarly low-tech, but it's hard to know from the announcement.
How is this being promoted as a major addition? It didn't get a press release, or a big media roll-out. It got a paragraph on the blog. Should something minor instead just not be announced at all? Should people have to stumble upon it?
This is what I like about these kinds of games. At DCA, the WE game is in the Redwood Creek area, a nice little "playground"-ish area with net climbs, slides, a rope swing, a little rock-climbing wall, etc. But it also has a bunch of interesting little informational things that most kids run right past on the way to the net climb. Because of this little game, my son stopped and read some things he wouldn't have, in order to get the answer to one of the quests. He learned stuff and was happy about it. I have no doubt that this game will show my son a lot about DAK that he wouldn't have otherwised noticed. And I'll bet my wife and I will see a couple things we like that we wouldn't otherwise have noticed.
Sure, if you get into your head that Disney is doing these games instead of adding big attractions, it can seem like a negative, the same way a 5% raise makes you upset if you compare it to the 15% raise that you really wanted. But taken on its own, the 5%, or the Wilderness Explorer game, is a positive.
Disney gives us far more than what we NEED. Heck, we don't NEED WDW at all.
Disagree.
SirLink
Well-Known Member
Agreed...
Buck
Active Member
You would begrudge Disney for doing something "childish" for children?
SirLink
Well-Known Member
The better question should be what was the last grown up experience added in a WDW theme park?
menamechris
Well-Known Member
I think most people could care less whether Disney adds a non-intrusive scavenger hunt to the park for children. I am more irritated that management probably thinks will be the band-aid that's needed to justify not spending money on quality attractions in a stagnant park that clearly needs more for families. Be that as it may, if a family is willing to pay admission price now that there is a low-tech scavenger hunt (that Busch Gardens could have put together), more power to them....