On the importance of attraction names

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

I still get email from people asking me if I know that the Country Bears are gone. Up until it reopened I had people asking me if I knew that Space Mountain was closed.

When the subs open in the summer there are going to be a fair number of people who visit the park and are unaware that they were ever gone.

I'm seconding this post. Seems every time I talk to a total muggle they ask me about the skyway or something that's been gone at least 10 years. It's always "is that really gone? I heard it was gone. I didn't believe it. I thought it was just down for the day when I was last there." These are the people that go to Disneyland, get in the first line they see, and are pleasantly surprised when they end up on a ride.

For many people that don't have kids, Disneyland is about distant childhood memories, so the conversation ends up like that old Chris Farley bit: "Oh, you like Disneyland? Hey, do you remember that theater with the movie all around you? Do you go on that? That was awesome."

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

Hmm, I wouldn't go as far as saying it's just as pointless. My above example alone is enough to show that being able to accurately identify an attraction has some practical usefulness (and would have saved my poor coworker quite the fright).

No, maybe not quite so pointless. Though to most people they'd be pretty darn close.

Though your coworker who rode ToT can hardly blame the other coworker. Unless she was scared by something other than the drop (in which case she probably would be scared by Haunted Mansion anyway), the ride pretty much shows you exactly what you'll be experiencing before you get on it.

Kind of like riding Dumbo and then afterwards saying you didn't realize it would go in circles.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

No, maybe not quite so pointless. Though to most people they'd be pretty darn close.

Though your coworker who rode ToT can hardly blame the other coworker. Unless she was scared by something other than the drop (in which case she probably would be scared by Haunted Mansion anyway), the ride pretty much shows you exactly what you'll be experiencing before you get on it.

Kind of like riding Dumbo and then afterwards saying you didn't realize it would go in circles.

I've walked all the way down that street and into the lobby when the line is short never having witnessed the doors opening. The cycle time on that ride can get really long, especially if a shaft is not operating.

But in conversation it seemed what scared him most was not the dropping but the uncertainty of when it would end. I think he could have handled one or two drops, it was the up and down with no clue to how long it would go on that got him.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

"Oh, you like Disneyland? Hey, do you remember that theater with the movie all around you? Do you go on that? That was awesome."

I miss that. It's amazing how many details I remember from when I was younger, given that we only went once a year.

[Disneyphile]

My pet peeve -

"Magic Mountain" for either Space Mountain or the Matterhorn.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by mousepod

This is what needs to be done: someone must make a DL map with the actual attraction names replaced by the common incorrect name. The Haunted House, Star Wars... I can see the t-shirt already.

And right in the center:

Cinderellas Castle!

Naw, never mind. No one would ever make a mistake like that.

[flippyshark]

Out here at the Studios (and I'm sure at DCA), it's very common to be asked where to find "The Muffets." That one really curls my spine, but, whatcha gonna do?

[innerSpaceman]

And yet, why are our affectionate and common shortcuts, that are nonetheless wrong, any different? Teacups anyone? When's the last time you called it The Mad Tea Party?

Ok, most of our nicknames are just shorthands, but this common one said by insiders all the time is 100% wrong (and the word "Tea" does not make it right ... remember: the word "Haunted" is part of Haunted House.)

[flippyshark]

At the Magic Kingdom, we have something officially called Tomorrowland Transit Authority, or TTA, but most everyone I know defiantly calls it The Peoplemover. This is technically wrong, but it is emotionally, historically, spiritually right.

[BarTopDancer]

I just couldn't help myself

Fun with context

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

that ride can get really long, especially if a shaft is not operating.

it was the up and down with no clue to how long it would go on that got him.