tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061238151227479784.post4370023337305251399..comments2024-03-21T05:03:32.456-06:00Comments on Insights and Sounds: The Disney Magic is Wearing ThinMarkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07165624045029517606noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061238151227479784.post-9077054038394964842012-02-28T18:08:34.432-07:002012-02-28T18:08:34.432-07:00Thank you- I think it is worse than I stated, but ...Thank you- I think it is worse than I stated, but I was trying to be objective and also have a positive outlook for the future. Maybe Tron's light cycles will go into Tomorrowland and begin a revolution!Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07165624045029517606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1061238151227479784.post-29556772110511957492012-02-28T13:31:28.207-07:002012-02-28T13:31:28.207-07:00It's worse than that. Look what has been built...It's worse than that. Look what has been built in the last few (er, 20+) years, and it is all very underwhelming. Then compare that to the state of the art in Tokyo Disney. That is where Disney should be, with just a slow steady progress, no great leaps forward. But it has been all downhill really since Walt Disney died. Mineral King (and all its concepts) died with him; EPCOT became a lame park instead of an incredible city. Tomorrowland of 1967 was already put in place, along with Pirates of Caribbean, and its been running on ever thinner fumes since. When you understand what might have been, in say Western River Expidition, versus Big Thunder, or the Indian Jones ride we got versus the ones designed, it all becomes quite depressing to realize that DisCo. has been cheaping out for a long time. A real high point was EuroDisneyland. For once they spared no expense to do it right...but got greedy on the hotels and lost it. The Space Mountian they installed is incredible, but not compared to what might have been built there, or even what that ride was when it was new, and now a shadow of its former self. Nothing has been well done since 1992. except in Japan, where another company invests properly. And by that I mean, spotless parks with new shows and merch every season!! Not obviously reused stuff either, but fresh ideas and experiences continually. I'm already unimpressed with Carsland. It looks big and with some nice rocks, but nothing like "impressive" as is Tokyo's volcano is or the Matterhorn for that matter. Wait till folks find out that the ride itself goes inside yet another version of 'Carsland' which is not the one they just walked through to get there. (simply STUPID, like a California theme in California). World of Color could be good, but is an uncomfortable movie re-view instead. I could go on with many more examples. (like, one of the first decisions by Eisner was to allow WDW to trash it's carefully crafted scale and approved the Swan and Dolphin hotels in the wrong place, ruining Epcot Center forever; followed by much more sloppy planning across WDW). Keeping informed about these projects does not dilute the final product, but dull results sure do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com