DCA, Future Expansion
Topic: New LA Times official Editoral re - DCA

#	Author	Message
31	trekkeruss Sun 4/6/2008 10:45a	With regards to Disney theme parks, the opinion of a newspaper's editorial staff, or even a number of papers, no matter what reputation they have, carries little to no weight for me. I'll make my own decisions about what I feel is quality or worthwhile to spend my money on.
32	disneywatcher Sun 4/6/2008 12:28p	In the print edition of the Los Angeles Times, the editorial on DCA was paired with -- and appeared below -- one about the makeover of "It's a Small World." I'm guessing that the writer of the piece had visited the park quite recently and decided to make a comment on it based on his or her experience. >>>>> Even on a recent sunny Sunday, though Disneyland was so crammed that the regular parking lot was full, California Adventure was relatively empty. The only line -- a mere 15 minutes -- was, predictably, for "Soarin' Over California." Visitors wandered back and forth among the attractions, riding each several times. World." <<<<< The editorial -- since it is an editorial, after all -- contained the most specifically, clearly negative opinion on DCA that I've ever seen in the Times. Such commentary would be deemed inappropriate in a pure-news article. The only other instance I recall when the park has been treated by the L.A. Times in a more explicitly derogatory manner was in the writings of the newspaper's main columnist based in Orange County.
33	WilliamK99 Sun 4/6/2008 12:36p	And no Dennis, honestly no idea what the DLP E-Ticket will wind up being. It would just be pure speculation. I'll throw out two thoughts though: it will be characted-based (shocking, I know) and it will not be Splash Mountain. << I am pretty confident it will be "Soarin' Over Europe"
34	mawnck Sun 4/6/2008 1:03p	>>I am pretty confident it will be "Soarin' Over Europe"<< If "Soarin' Over California" is good enough for Florida, then "Soarin' Over California" is good enough for Paris! So long as they add Buzz Lightyear. Gotta keep it relevant. >>With regards to Disney theme parks, the opinion of a newspaper's editorial staff, or even a number of papers, no matter what reputation they have, carries little to no weight for me.<< That's nice. What it does is it raises the issue with a lot of General Public members who didn't know about it before, and does so with a very negative Disney slant. Disneyland does not need this now, especially in this economic climate. I wonder just how much worse this is going to get? ;-) I 'spect everybody here in DisneyGeekLand already knows about it and has made up their minds, and it doesn't matter what the LA Times or Marty Sklar or Angelina Jolie or anybody else says about it. At least, no one I'm aware of has changed sides. A few fence-sitters have moved one way or the other, but that's it. Right now, it's all discussion. (PS - Dear LA Times, in case you missed it, they're adding Buzz Lightyear to the America room.)
35	Dabob2 Sun 4/6/2008 2:15p	<The LA Times hasn't been fair in its coverage of Disney and is in the midst of a giant urinating contest with the Mouse right now.> Bingo. And one shouldn't need the opinions of a newspaper (in a Disney snit or not) to back up one's own opinions, or think they "prove" or "validate" them somehow. They don't. My own mixed opinion of DCA (some stuff is great, some is good, some is mediocre, some like Mullholland is awful) doesn't change for the worse because one editorial board thinks only Soarin' is good, or change for the better because davewasbaloo's wife (whose opinion is as valid as anyone else's) calls it her favorite park. This constant posting of opinion and the unspoken attitude of "See! SEE! They agree with me!" is kind of sad.
36	WilliamK99 Sun 4/6/2008 2:21p	It's his M-O , you just have to know which links to take with a grain of salt.
37	trekkeruss Sun 4/6/2008 3:57p	<<What it does is it raises the issue with a lot of General Public members who didn't know about it before, and does so with a very negative Disney slant.>> I'm fairly confident that after seven years, southern Californians already know about DCA. If there are people in the area that don't know about the park already, that number is very, very small.
38	mawnck Sun 4/6/2008 4:39p	>>This constant posting of opinion and the unspoken attitude of "See! SEE! They agree with me!" is kind of sad.<< If you'd prefer to discuss which is your favorite dwarf, there are other boards.
39	dlport Sun 4/6/2008 7:39p	Nice post Dabob, your thoughts echo mine exactly.
40	bean Sun 4/6/2008 11:07p	great posts by everyone. but like it has been said do not take the LA times so serious. I knwo people that work for them and they even have some remarks on how that paper is nothing like it used to be. Its a shame that others pick up on this papers articles as if they meant anything. Its old news. The parks has had problems we all know that by now

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