dxwwf3
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As far as resort goes, yes you can't touch WDW
As far as Disneyland vs. Magic Kingdom.....the MK doesn't come close
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Year Of A Million Dreams Has Been Cancelled!!!
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As far as resort goes, yes you can't touch WDW
As far as Disneyland vs. Magic Kingdom.....the MK doesn't come close
tirian
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I think that the marketing department needs to concentrate on what already exists here, and should stop trying to develop a new celebration every year.
The average Guest cannot fathom what WDW encompasses because nearly every advertisement shows only a little girl in front a castle.
The average Guest cannot fathom what WDW encompasses because nearly every advertisement shows only a little girl in front a castle.
tirian
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Yet I prefer the larger walkways and less-hectic pace of the MK! DL has more attractions, but everything is crammed together. It's also overrun with local teenagers and APs.
We just get the Brazilian tour groups! :lol:
At least it's only during the summer.
Getting away from generic"ization" is good
I am glad to hear that the Disney Parks nonsense is going away. As someone else has said, it seems awfully Wal Mart like to me and does a huge disservice to all the propoerties. I would love to see them take it a few steps further and have a lot more specific merchandise etc. for each resort and park. I even have a collection of swim suites from most resorts, not that I actually collect them... I am just too brain dead to remember to bring mine on each trip.
I originally thought the YOMD stuff was a kinda lame idea, then I took my nephew down a few months ago and he won a couple very small/cheap items, and while I as an adult and knew that it had nothing to do with him per se, we just happened to be in the right randomly selected place at the right randomly selected time, he was thrilled to no end and talks about it all the time. It may be a cheap marketing gimmick to all those who are completely jaded but to Zach it was great and that is enough to make it a great idea me. (but then Zach would probably be banned from the place by many on this board because he also really liked the Mickey hand and wand of SSE) I hope they continue the dream squads after the YOMD finishes running its course, it will be just another little thing that makes Disney special.
I am glad to hear that the Disney Parks nonsense is going away. As someone else has said, it seems awfully Wal Mart like to me and does a huge disservice to all the propoerties. I would love to see them take it a few steps further and have a lot more specific merchandise etc. for each resort and park. I even have a collection of swim suites from most resorts, not that I actually collect them... I am just too brain dead to remember to bring mine on each trip.
I originally thought the YOMD stuff was a kinda lame idea, then I took my nephew down a few months ago and he won a couple very small/cheap items, and while I as an adult and knew that it had nothing to do with him per se, we just happened to be in the right randomly selected place at the right randomly selected time, he was thrilled to no end and talks about it all the time. It may be a cheap marketing gimmick to all those who are completely jaded but to Zach it was great and that is enough to make it a great idea me. (but then Zach would probably be banned from the place by many on this board because he also really liked the Mickey hand and wand of SSE) I hope they continue the dream squads after the YOMD finishes running its course, it will be just another little thing that makes Disney special.
Enderikari
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DL VS WDW again?
Aren't they both great parks?
Can't we all just get along?
Aren't they both great parks?
Can't we all just get along?
dxwwf3
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Sorry I mentioned it :brick:
Enderikari
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December... Which is when it is going to end? Its amazing how people are celebrating it ending early, when it is still going to end on the date is was originally going to end...
YOaMD extension? Still just a rumor...
TP2000
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Lee, thanks for your concise summary of this thread! :sohappy:
I still find it fascinating that this news was announced over on Miceage and really only concerns Disneyland at this time. But the one message board that took it first and ran with it in a frenzy was a WDW board.
Where Dreams Come True is going away, and that's the best part though!
Regardless, I'm just happy those creepy swan things are being removed from the moat in front of the Sleeping Beauty Castle. I also won't miss those lame fairy-leaf-wing-flag things out on Harbor Blvd. and at the main entrance. Where Dreams Come True is just a corny, corporate slogan, and it will be nice to have The Happiest Place On Earth slogan back again for Disneyland.
WeLComeHomE OKW
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i dont get why everyone is so excited. i mean, if this is so EPCOT can get its 25th anniversary celebration then.....YES!!!!:sohappy: :sohappy:
if not....who cares? Since i started working here, i have seen alot of very happy ppl cuz they won something. I see ppl with dream fastpasses all of the time and they wear it with such pride.
I did get used to the whole "Disney Parks" idea, and even though it might cheapen each unique parks experience to one "brand", it was still a way to get all the guests to know that they were experiencing quality.
Also, to be honest, i liked the tag line "where dreams come true". I know its been used before, but its perfect for disney world. If you are a kid, and you got to see your favorite disney character come to life in front of a magical castle...wouldnt your dream have come true? I mean, in a childs eyes, taht tag line really does ring true.
The other day i was walking through EPCOT and i walked past england and marry poppins was signing autographs. Just then, this cute little girl stopped and her jaw DROPPED and she stuck her arm out, pointed, and said, "Oh My GOD! Mom, its Mary Poppins!! MOM, its Mary Poppins!! Do you see??? I cant believe it!" it was probably one of the cutest things i have ever seen and it really reinforced how special Disney World really is. Its a place where families can come together and celebrate life and making magical moments come true on a daily basis. So why is "where dreams come true" so bad?
if not....who cares? Since i started working here, i have seen alot of very happy ppl cuz they won something. I see ppl with dream fastpasses all of the time and they wear it with such pride.
I did get used to the whole "Disney Parks" idea, and even though it might cheapen each unique parks experience to one "brand", it was still a way to get all the guests to know that they were experiencing quality.
Also, to be honest, i liked the tag line "where dreams come true". I know its been used before, but its perfect for disney world. If you are a kid, and you got to see your favorite disney character come to life in front of a magical castle...wouldnt your dream have come true? I mean, in a childs eyes, taht tag line really does ring true.
The other day i was walking through EPCOT and i walked past england and marry poppins was signing autographs. Just then, this cute little girl stopped and her jaw DROPPED and she stuck her arm out, pointed, and said, "Oh My GOD! Mom, its Mary Poppins!! MOM, its Mary Poppins!! Do you see??? I cant believe it!" it was probably one of the cutest things i have ever seen and it really reinforced how special Disney World really is. Its a place where families can come together and celebrate life and making magical moments come true on a daily basis. So why is "where dreams come true" so bad?
tirian
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Yes, I was just utilizing my chance to mention Brazilian tour groups.
There! I did it again!
Wahoo!
:fork:
jiminy.cricket
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Me too...I always avoid using that word. And I don't have a problem with sluts either, as long as they're nice!
tirian
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No, it was more than that. Rasulo was planning to extend it to solidify his WDCT corporate foolishness.
None of that matters any more, so who cares?
jiminy.cricket
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I see what you're saying; I don't have a huge problem with the new promotion (aside from the whole Disney Parks brand), but the fact that these moments are...I don't know...non-spontaneous slightly irks me. Maybe I just need to change my mindset--it just doesn't seem to be as magical because I know what's going on. I mean, winning anything would still be cool; it's just less of a surprise, I guess. Thank goodness for Take 5s!
jiminy.cricket
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:sohappy: I like keeping the parks somewhat unique and distinguishable; it just makes each one more special. :sohappy:
I miss the way the World was marketed back when I was a kid; it was still magical, but it was a little more...realistic, I guess? I love the YOAMD commercials, but the commercials back in the day were WDW specific and more...subtle, or understated? I guess ads need to be bolder if the campaigns are going to be aggressive, though.
TP2000
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It's not bad if you just use it for one property that doesn't have a long-standing tradition of a certain slogan or tagline. It works great for WDW. If I remember right, WDW has had a series of slogans over the last 35 years:
1970's : Vacation Kingdom Of The World
1980's: Together At Disney
1990's: Make The Dream Come True / The Most Magical Place On Earth
2000's: Where Magic Lives / Where Dreams Come True
Unless they wanted to go back to the original 1971 logo and tagline, which could be neat, then the Where Dreams Come True thing is just as good as any.
But for Disneyland, it's had just one slogan, The Happiest Place On Earth, as far back as print advertisting from 1956:
1950's : The Happiest Place On Earth
1960's : The Happiest Place On Earth
1970's : The Happiest Place On Earth
1980's : The Happiest Place On Earth
1990's : The Happiest Place On Earth
2000's : The Happiest Place On Earth
2006-7: Where Dreams Come True
If they are in fact removing the Where Dreams Come True logo flags, banners and decorations from around Disneyland this week as Miceage states, then that will be a good thing. :sohappy:
jiminy.cricket
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:ROFLOL::ROFLOL::ROFLOL::ROFLOL::ROFLOL:
jiminy.cricket
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That would be so cool! Did the one in Tokyo close? I can't remember. Oh, there is one tour that is like a scavenger hunt, I think, with Peter Pan, but it costs extra.
This is actually bigger news than YOAMD going away. If they are really dismantling the Disney parks stupidity thats a major slap in the face to that idiot Jay Rasolu. Hopefully he will be terminated soon.