DCA, Future Expansion
Topic: Mr. Potato head Rocks!!!

#	Author	Message
51	sherrytodd Sun 4/6/2008 4:54p	... and he still scares me.
52	dshyates Sun 4/6/2008 6:45p	I would have to say my lack of enthusiasm comes from the concept all together and not the technical advancements of the AA itself. It really reminds me of the Buzz barker in the Buzz ride through shooting gallery. Its another aa barker in the queue of a pixar ride through shooting gallery. Yeah I know that it will interact with the crowd via 1000s of pre-recorded Rickles one liners, but big whoop. A stilted pre-recorded version of the talking trash can. And even the 3-D comes off as "oh yeah spidey, we can do ride through 3-D too." 9.5 years after Spidey this is how they kick it up a notch? There is absolutely nothing original about this ride. Which makes it conceptually perfect for this Mountain Berry Studios Pier.
53	bean Sun 4/6/2008 11:41p	the videos that have been circulating the web do not show everything that the spud is capable of doing. The AA has other movements as well as many many more sayings and at one point can be very specific at who he is talking to in the crowds. The awkward pauses are also due to the fact that the AA is still being tested.
54	WilliamK99 Sun 4/6/2008 11:52p	<SARCASM> But why wait until we see the finished product? We all know that if it exists inside DCA it must therefore suck... </SARCASM>
55	Jim in Merced CA Mon 4/7/2008 12:22a	^^^Oh, I get it. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha...
56	barboy Mon 4/7/2008 9:29a	"underwhelmed", really? That AA operates so fluidly-- no other AA in any themepark is even remotely close. And Mr. Potato has a vast repertoire of movements too. Name one other AA, just one out there-- be it Disney, Universal or Bush, that is equal to or better than Potato in quality or quantity of animation and soud. And for those of you who think I have some bias check this out.... On the whole I dislike DCA very much; I hated the movie Toy Story and I never owned nor played with a Mr. Potato because I found him to be a stupid and woefully boring toy. Furthermore, I am not eager at all about this TSMM because I deeply deplore interation in rides. But I will give credit where it is earned and that AA does indeed rock.
57	WilliamK99 Mon 4/7/2008 9:32a	I am curious to see why it underwhelmed some people and what could Disney have done to impress you?
58	plpeters70 Mon 4/7/2008 10:16a	Personally, while I think that it's pretty amazing from a technical aspect, I don't really like the whole "Living character" initiative. I just don't find it that impressive that they are turing animatronics into more sophisticated puppets. What always amazed me was that AA's didn't need ANY human interaction - they did the show all by themselves and you didn't need actors. Now, for the AA to work to it's full potential, an actor must control what Mr. Potato Head says. I've said it before, but if Disney could come up with an AA that had a convincing AI, I would be incredibly impressed.
59	FerretAfros Mon 4/7/2008 10:26a	"I am curious to see why it underwhelmed some people and what could Disney have done to impress you?" It's not that it's bad, but it certainly isn't fully living up to all they hype they gave it. I really don't see anything all that impressive about him being able to remove his ear, which apparently he has problems doing consistantly anyway. There are many very impressive AA's out there (Hopper, Wicked Witch, SIR, Will Rogers), but this one just doesn't seem to be that out of the ordinary, other than a CM chosing which lines to have him say. Neat, sure, but not nearly as impressive as they tried to make him be, IMO.
60	Skellington88 Mon 4/7/2008 10:32a	>>I, for one, don't want to see Lincoln pull his ear off.<< I do!

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