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Would you lock Disneyland in its 1989 state?
- Thread starter mickEblu
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Agent H
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“Why does everyone just stampede to that conclusion? Other people wear lab coats you know! Why why don’t you say oh look a rocket scientist or a veterinarian!”or an evil pharmacist.
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TrainsOfDisney
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Huh? Disneyland Paris is close to perfection!!!
BrianLo
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Many of the local fanbase have been generally unhappy with its lack of investment over the years. It's only with some recency with entertainment, but the largest criticism remains how long it's been awaiting a new ride.
PiratesMansion
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Yep, aside from Buzz and updated Star Tours, Disneyland Paris hasn't had a new attraction since 1995.
TrainsOfDisney
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So? It’s a great park and it was crazy crowded when I was there.
BrianLo
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It is. Disneyland 1989 was a great park too.
It was just a case example of something actually being time capsuled and generally speaking the reaction on that end has been wishing it wasn’t left so underinvested in.
That’s generally what the local Parisian fanbase thinks at least.
TrainsOfDisney
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Is that why the park was packed when I was there? Because they don’t like the park?
BrianLo
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You are completely obfuscating the point. 1989 Disneyland would be popular as well. Neither are bad products.
The question is if it would be seen more or less favourably. It’s not popular because they haven’t invested in it. Some of the recent upswing is because they have, particularly entertainment.
Being unhappy with underinvestment doesn’t mean you completely dislike something.
choco choco
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The 80’s sucked. I don’t know why anyone would want anything locked to any time period, but choosing to lock it into a year from the 80’s is especially egregious.
mlayton144
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Curious, what sucked about the 80s?
Well I was born during it so I’m not going to agree with that, also America is about to celebrate that decade again this summer when Stranger Things 5 drops. Every decade has its good and bad parts. The 80s isn’t different in that respect, I think we can all agree it was better then the 30s or 40s. It also was probably better then the 2000s too (start with 9/11 and the dot com crash, end with the Great Recession.). Halfway through it, but so far the 2020s ain’t looking so hot either.
Phroobar
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Well we were about to be nuked by the USSR.
mlayton144
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Nuked by the crumbling USSR?
Phroobar
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There was that fear still. There was the first Iran Iraq war. Libenon terrorists. Mt. Saint Helens explodes. Falkins war. US embassy bombed in Beirut. Ghandhi assassinated. Iran/Contra. The world wasn't exactly peaceful in the 80s.
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mlayton144
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Compared to what other decade?
Go_Bears_80
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Out of curiosity, did you get to experience Disneyland in the mid to late 60s/ early 70s? It was so much more laidback than today. I don’t see how that can get old.
It is all a matter of perspective. Which version of Disneyland do you want to put in amber? Did you ever ride the Stage Coach? The Pack Mule's? See a show performed by the Native Americans in Frontierland? Did you ever ride the Flying Saucers? The Carousel of Progress? Mine Train? Dance at the Tomorrowland Stage?
If Disney wanted a smash hit park they'd open Yesterland in Orlando.
No I didn’t but based off what I know and my experience, if given the option of locking Disneyland in the late 60s/ 70s or today I’d go with the former. Most people would despite what they say even if they’d be unhappy with the repercussions. To see the world (even just a small part of it) as it was decades ago I think would be too big a temptation to pass up if the offer was seriously presented. You’re essentially time traveling. I’m not talking about 1989 Disneyland existing in 2025. I’m talking about you are time traveling to 1989 inside Disneyland everytime you enter the gates.
I just picked the late 80s as I think it’s a bit more of a sweet spot as you have all the mountains and Fantasyland 2.0 as well. And because I did get to experience the park during that time.
Go_Bears_80
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Why do you think "most people" would go with the former? If you never experienced DL in the 1960s/70s, you have no idea what you missed; not just rides, but dining, entertainment and parades. Fantasy on Parade circa 1971 was probably the best DL parade ever.
Because most people wouldn’t have the will power to say no to time traveling… in any form.