DancingBear
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 2, 2001
D-R, great post above. Enjoyed your explanation of which resorts are Disney and which are not---I had heard the Poly/Contemp/Fort Wilderness relationship to MK before, but I don't have any familiarity with CA, Paris or Japan resorts you mentioned. As I said, the concept of Disneyness of the resorts means something different to me, and I put more of the new hotels on the list than you do. I'm not a fan of the All-Stars or Pop Century, but as you said, some folks love the All-Stars, and their opinion is entitled to some respect. (Also, Disney did hire another well-respected architecture house to design them, which I think deserves some consideration).
I would hope the good Baron will be able to internalize your thoughts on everyone's varying opinions, and thereby relieve his frustration (and lower his blood pressure) somewhat. I enjoy the various points of view expressed here. I've learned a great deal, and have been given some good points to chew over from you, the Baron and others. I hope I contribute something of value to the discussion from time to time.
On your most recent post, your description of the motion in Disneyland's Tomorrowland of the past reminded me of the feeling I got last December riding the boat from the Poly to MK. Seven Seas Lagoon was full of bustle, with the watermice, the ferry, the boat from Fort Wilderness et. al., together with the view of both the MK and resort monorails. What a feeling of energy and excitement!
Also on that post, I can testify to waiting in long lines in both FL and CA for Country Bears, in the early years.
Hopemax, I agree that I'm talking about being struck by the difference in how attractions age. What does that mean about what is an E-ticket now? Can we know which of the newer attractions will hold up? Interesting question. For example, I'd guess that the Tower of Terror will hold up longer than Rock 'N Roller Coaster, because the story and effects are stronger, even though Tower of Terror is grouped in with the thrill rides. Tower of Terror to me is like Splash Mountain in that respect. Folks stand outside and watch the big drop/splash, but the experience is much more than that aspect of the ride.
I would hope the good Baron will be able to internalize your thoughts on everyone's varying opinions, and thereby relieve his frustration (and lower his blood pressure) somewhat. I enjoy the various points of view expressed here. I've learned a great deal, and have been given some good points to chew over from you, the Baron and others. I hope I contribute something of value to the discussion from time to time.
On your most recent post, your description of the motion in Disneyland's Tomorrowland of the past reminded me of the feeling I got last December riding the boat from the Poly to MK. Seven Seas Lagoon was full of bustle, with the watermice, the ferry, the boat from Fort Wilderness et. al., together with the view of both the MK and resort monorails. What a feeling of energy and excitement!
Also on that post, I can testify to waiting in long lines in both FL and CA for Country Bears, in the early years.
Hopemax, I agree that I'm talking about being struck by the difference in how attractions age. What does that mean about what is an E-ticket now? Can we know which of the newer attractions will hold up? Interesting question. For example, I'd guess that the Tower of Terror will hold up longer than Rock 'N Roller Coaster, because the story and effects are stronger, even though Tower of Terror is grouped in with the thrill rides. Tower of Terror to me is like Splash Mountain in that respect. Folks stand outside and watch the big drop/splash, but the experience is much more than that aspect of the ride.