Random Disney Thread

Thetagirl218 · #1 06-13-2007, 12:01 AM

I am akinda spoiled I guess....I have grown up in FL, so I cannot count the times I have gone to Disney...I lost track a long time ago... I am sad though by what I reading....Pirates was always my favorite ride!!!! My family would go on eit a couple times in a row because no one really cared to go on it!!! Now it is sooo busy it needs a fast pass? Crazy! What did they change about it?

AlphaFrog · #2 06-13-2007, 07:18 AM

Not about Disney the theme park but....

I noticed in bringing back The Little Mermaid and watching it with my daughter, there is NO mention at all of Ariel (or any of the other girls') mother. I mean, since she's not there at all, you might assume, due to King Triton's fear/hatred of humans, that she was killed by a human... I guess plot-wise, another parent might have gotten too complicated and been an unnecassary interferance.

carnation · #3 06-13-2007, 08:29 AM

Several of the Disney characters lack a mother. I've read several essays on, "Does Disney hate women?"

I wish they hadn't changed Journey Into Imagination, either. The second version of it was awful and I'm glad that they changed it again to add Figment back. We loved the skunk Figment!

I can't stand the redone Tiki Room; it was like that in 2000 too and I thought the complaints would have gotten them to change it back. Iago ruins the whole thing and I've noticed that people don't leave the place with a smile anymore.

The Haunted Mansion is closed from June 6-25. I hope they don't crap it up too but you couldn't even buy Haunted Mansion merchandise this week-all I saw was some Jack Skellington stuff at Madame Leota's. I heard a guide telling a group that they were gutting the place and it would be awful if they turned it into a Jack Skellington ride like they have during Christmas at Disneyland.

I miss If You Had Wings too! Is Buzz Lightyear where it used to be? They seem to look a lot alike.

summer_gphib · #4 06-13-2007, 09:19 AM

Haunted Mansion closes once a year about this time to clean, paint and refurbish. I don't think there is anythign to worry about... at least I hope not.

carnation · #5 01-27-2008, 12:07 PM

Someone sent me a link to a Disney site that describes the updates they just made at the Haunted Mansion. Apparently, everything's good;they got rid of those hokey giant spiders and put windows in the sides of the doombuggies so you can see better. I forget what else but I'm just glad that they didn't close to crap it up a la the Mexican pavilion at EPCOT or the Tiki Room.

SWTXBelle · #6 01-27-2008, 12:11 PM

The Haunted Mansion is my very favorite ride - and I LOVE the improvements. They really are improvements, instead of a stupid make-over (yes, I'm still bitter about "Journey into Imagination" . . .don't get me started!) No windows in the Doom Buggies, though - the whole point of the "pod" is to restrict what you can see, so the effects will work.
The Escher staircase is sooooo cool - and the awful spiders have found a home in the Jungle Cruise, so it's all good. I like the new bride - my daughter doesn't - and I'm so glad they got rid of the jumping heads in the attic. I also really like the pictures in the waiting area. We've waited to hear the gargoyles - could barely hear them, so that was a bit of a disappointment.

I was glad they redid "El Rio del Tiempo" in the Mexico Pavillion, which we called "El Rio de Lameo". We love the Three Caballeros! And they still have the cliff-diving footage from "If You Had Wings", which I always love to see. Ah, memories.

carnation · #7 01-27-2008, 12:14 PM

I love the Caballeros but I really really miss that song, 'Hola Mis Amigos', that went with the former version and that carousel at the end too! I wonder if the country of Mexico just quit paying for sponsorship and Disney decided to turn it into a movie-themed ride?

I wish that the Norway ride were longer.

AGDee · #8 01-27-2008, 12:16 PM

My daughter and I are going to visit my dad in February and I told him that we need to spend one day at Magic Kingdom. The last time we were there was 1999 and my daughter barely remembers it (she was 5 then). I'm looking forward to it. It would be nice to have more time, but this is a quickie trip.

SWTXBelle · #9 01-27-2008, 12:52 PM

Get there EARLY to try and get as much in as you can! Depending on when in Feb. you are going, the crowds could be light - but if you have spring breakers it will be more crowded. Use Fast Passes, and hit the Mountains early - unless your daughter will just DIE if she doesn't do Dumbo and Peter Pan, in which case you should do them first!