Would you lock Disneyland in its 1989 state?

[SuddenStorm]

If I had to freeze time it would be 1999, so I guess that would apply to Disneyland too. Just seems like we had it good back then. Disneyland would have Indy and Fantasmic too and the Rocket Rods.

I never thought I'd see someone advocate for immortalizing the Pressler era on a Disneyland forum.

 

[coffeefan]

I never thought I'd see someone advocate for immortalizing the Pressler era on a Disneyland forum.

Just the attraction lineup in working order. If it includes people becoming immortal then might as well go back to 1966 to see Walt.

 

[Brer Oswald]

1995 would be a no brainer if not for the fact that we’d be stuck with the Debney score in Small World. ‘89 it is I guess.

 

[Phroobar]

I'd say the period right before the DCA expansion. You had a new Toon Town with daily broadcasts (advertising) on Disney Afternoon. They had the temporary Toy Story Funhouse over in TL. Indy was brand new. Michael Eisner started the Disney Decade of growth. There was always a new parade for each new movie. Disneyland had a parking lot!

There are things that are bad though. Adults without kids or relatives where frond upon. No special fan made up meet ups or merch. Teenagers thought the place was for babies even though Videopolis, Captain EO and Star Tours was build to bring them back.

 

[Consumer]

There are things that are bad though. Adults without kids or relatives where frowned upon. No special fan made up meet ups or merch.

Those are good things.

 

[WaluigiTime]

Absolutely not, Indiana Jones is just that good.

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

This is a great question, and I would say YES! Most definitely! The homogenization of the Disney Parks these days makes this an easy choice. In 1989 you've got everything worthwhile about Disneyland that can't be found elsewhere, plus some things that can't be found anywhere now.

 

[Parteecia]

I'm confused. If we're time traveling can't we have any and all Disneylands? Or is this a Star Wars Hotel type situation where you enter a world but here it's of a theme park a long long time ago? And you have to go by the mores of the time? And you have to destroy the current Disneyland to have it?

 

[Touchdown]

Those are good things.

Self loathing never looks good on anyone.

 

[Consumer]

Self loathing never looks good on anyone.

I don't do either of those things.

 

[Disney Irish]

I'm confused. If we're time traveling can't we have any and all Disneylands? Or is this a Star Wars Hotel type situation where you enter a world but here it's of a theme park a long long time ago? And you have to go by the mores of the time? And you have to destroy the current Disneyland to have it?

Exactly the locked in time forever thing just makes it an easy no. If we're time traveling why not go back to July 17th 1955 and experience opening day with Walt, or any time with Walt during that first decade. Or go back to see the first expansions and land refurbs with NOS or TL67. Seems like a waste to lock it to a specific time.

You open it up to traveling to any time period in DL history and I think you'd get a resounding yes from everyone.

 

[PiratesMansion]

Just the attraction lineup in working order

This is an odd thing to want while also wanting to go back to the days of Pressler.