DCA, Future Expansion
Topic: Is DCA going too charecter crazy???

#	Author	Message
51	Dabob2 Wed 7/9/2008 8:07a	I'm firmly in the "too many toons lately" camp. There's nothing wrong with toons per se. But as jonvn used to point out, when you overdo it, you reduce the variety of experience available at a Disney park. That variety has always been one of their chief strengths. If a large percentage of your daily experiences are toon-based, the experiences start to meld into one another. You also make the various lands in DL (or DCA) less distinct from each other. Back in the day, a visit to DL was almost like a visit to 6 different parks. TL was completely distinct from FrL. Now, you've got toons in every corner of the park, making the areas themselves meld into one another. I'm encouraged by bean's contention that there are further changes slated for DCA that are NOT toon-based, but I'd sure like to hear what they are pretty soon. Don't get me wrong - I think the Cars attractions sound good, I love the idea for the entryway (non-toon based!), the WOC show sounds like it will rock... and I'm sure the Little Mermaid ride will be well done... but if it were me, I'd rather move the LM into FaL where she belongs (either in the old Motor Boat Area, or the skyway chalet area) and build something like a Silicon Valley and/or proper San Francisco area (with winding streets that could become the NOS of DCA) in the current Route 66 area. Something non-toon based that would fit the DCA theme and give us something we can't see elsewhere.
52	SoThisIsLove Wed 7/9/2008 8:19a	<<proper San Francisco area (with winding streets that could become the NOS of DCA>> That actually sounds quite lovely.
53	mawnck Wed 7/9/2008 10:33a	>>If a large percentage of your daily experiences are toon-based, the experiences start to meld into one another.<< Interesting how the film divisions have been working their butts off to come up with movies that adults will go see without their kids, while the theme parks are galloping just as fast in the other direction.
54	Hans Reinhardt Wed 7/9/2008 11:05a	Ironic, isn't it? Back in the 70's it was the film division that was stuck in the mindset that Disney meant cute and sweet and the theme parks were cutting edge. Now it's the other way around.
55	cheesybaby Wed 7/9/2008 11:25a	If you don't believe there are too many toons in DCA, just look at HPB: Animation Muppets Monsters Aladdin Playhouse Disney (featuring 4 animated properties) Twilight Zone This is supposed to represent Hollywood? Does Hollywood make 5 animated films (okay, 1 is puppets) for every 1 live-action program?
56	k_peek_2000 Wed 7/9/2008 8:27p	"California Screamin' The Golden (Silver) Zephyr Tower of Terror The Orange Stinger Maliboomer Grizzly River Rapids The Sunwheel (of Death)" All of which, with the exception of TOT, can be bought out of a catalog.
57	PARADE OF DREAMS 2 Thu 7/10/2008 6:26a	yeah
58	Hans Reinhardt Thu 7/10/2008 10:07a	FYI: California Screamin' is a custom coaster.
59	jmuboy Fri 7/11/2008 2:47p	I agree all Disney parks, in the USA at least, are moving toward toon overkill! Where is the next POTC or HM?
60	woody Fri 7/11/2008 3:38p	Crying about too many toons is a bit sad. Theme parks are about characters. You can't have enough. You can have better execution and ideas since a bad ride or bad experience might be blamed for the characters, but this is often the exception.

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