News Wishes to be replaced with new 'Happily Ever After' nighttime spectacular

[Kman101]

Yes Tarzan. You'll be in my heart. Phil Collins

And "Wrecking the Camp" (Only Disney movie soundtrack I've purchased was Tarzan's and it got a work out). I think it's become an underrated film, as much as Hercules and Hunchback so I love the inclusion. We should be happy they use less featured properties and not the same old.

I'll also happily take Moana, Princess and The Frog and Tangled over Frozen which has been used to death and if this fireworks show came before Moana we'd certainly get Frozen in Moana's spot. How many times can they do When You Wish Upon a Star (which you can still hear a bit of in the new show), etc. I think there's a very nice balance between new and old. IMO.

I do wish there was a stronger Alice in Wonderland presence. I haven't seen Once Upon a Time, is it in there or no? And Beauty and the Beast of course has a strong presence there.

 

[SteamboatJoe]

I do wish there was a stronger Alice in Wonderland presence. I haven't seen Once Upon a Time, is it in there or no? And Beauty and the Beast of course has a strong presence there.

SPOILER: Yes, Alice appears in Once Upon a Time.

 

[Kman101]

SPOILER: Yes, Alice appears in Once Upon a Time.

Oh, good. Thank you! I'm going to try and finally catch OUAT on Wednesday. I forgot all about it when I was there in March.

 

[SteamboatJoe]

Oh, good. Thank you! I'm going to try and finally catch OUAT on Wednesday. I forgot all about it when I was there in March.

It isn't a huge role but she is more prominent than she is in HEA.

 

[SteamboatJoe]

Definitely seemed like one of the goals of the show was to appeal to millennials which makes sense when you think about the primary demographic Disney targets in most of their advertisements.

 

[HMF]

Definitely seemed like one of the goals of the show was to appeal to millennials which makes sense when you think about the primary demographic Disney targets in most of their advertisements.

If I were to judge Disney's target demographic from most of the ads, Their target demographic would be 2-5 year olds.

 

[Horizons78]

Slight aside....is it "Wrecking the Camp" or "Trashing the Camp?"

Thought it was the latter...

 

[MisterPenguin]

Slight aside....is it "Wrecking the Camp" or "Trashing the Camp?"

Thought it was the latter...

Neither, it is: Trashin' the Camp

 

[MisterPenguin]

If I were to judge Disney's target demographic from most of the ads, Their target demographic would be 2-5 year olds.

I dare you to say something dumber.

 

[marni1971]

So for the 50th in 2021 we should have a complete overhaul of entertainment at MK? New daytime parade, new nighttime parade and HEA replacement?

As it stands I'd expect FoF to be playing.

 

[Santa Raccoon 77]

I dare you to say something dumber.

That's not really a challenge.

 

[Santa Raccoon 77]

Without scrolling back through all the pages does anyone have a list of the films featured in HEA ?

 

[HMF]

I dare you to say something dumber.

Have you watched their commercials lately?

 

[ToTBellHop]

As it stands I'd expect FoF to be playing.

Well that's just ridiculous. It'll be 8 1/2 years old by then. I was using logic to assume it'd be replaced for a major celebration (clearly a dangerous technique).

This is an honest question--do people not care for daytime parades anymore? They have gone from a major focus for WDW to barely noticeable. They were the focus of 100 Years of Magic.

I almost never see FoF because it's hot as hell or pouring rain at 3 pm so not worth the effort. It's a lovely parade when I've seen it.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Have you watched their commercials lately?

To me, their commercials (at least in the northeast) either show Pandora (not at all speaking to toddlers) or drip with nostalgia meant to guilt ~30-year olds (who are millennials) to take their kids to WDW or grandparents to steal the grandkids to bring them to FL. Visuals include MK classics but also Mine Train, Tower of Terror, Test Track, etc.

At least for Connecticut, you are incorrect. Their marketing is typically spot-on. My issue is that until 2015, there was a disconnect between marketing at the actual product's quality, but the pendulum is swinging back.

 

[HMF]

or drip with nostalgia meant to guilt ~30-year olds (who are millennials) to take their kids to WDW or grandparents to steal the grandkids to bring them to FL.

You don't see anything wrong with that?

 

[Santa Raccoon 77]

You don't see anything wrong with that?

You do understand the premise behind advertising don't you ? Or do you get upset when you spray axe and girls don't come running ?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Have you watched their commercials lately?

Yes, I subscribe to all their media outlets.

Within the past year, they had a series of spots targeted at grandparents.

 

[21stamps]

To me, their commercials (at least in the northeast) either show Pandora (not at all speaking to toddlers) or drip with nostalgia meant to guilt ~30-year olds (who are millennials) to take their kids to WDW or grandparents to steal the grandkids to bring them to FL. Visuals include MK classics but also Mine Train, Tower of Terror, Test Track, etc.

At least for Connecticut, you are incorrect. Their marketing is typically spot-on. My issue is that until 2015, there was a disconnect between marketing at the actual product's quality, but the pendulum is swinging back.

I'd say the 45ish years old and under crowd, as well as grandparents. I've said before that Disney was spot on with when they revamped Star Wars.. I know this was debated in another thread, but my generation (Gen X) was mostly the original fan base, Gen X now has kids ranging from infants to high school graduates.. and the nostalgia in the commercials touches us, and Millenials with whom we share a lot in common. The advertisements definitely cover a broad range of ages.

 

[ToTBellHop]

You don't see anything wrong with that?

Only issue I have is that my in-laws are not going to be allowed to take my boys to WDW without my wife and me! Their marketing is genius.