Concept Art For Midway Mania

[Alex]

The concept art for Buzz looked lame (in general I think concept art undersells the eventual attraction) to me and I enjoy that so I'll reserve judgment until I see it. But even if it isn't great it will be better then a never open burrito counter.

[RStar]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

The concept art for Buzz looked lame (in general I think concept art undersells the eventual attraction) to me and I enjoy that so I'll reserve judgment until I see it. But even if it isn't great it will be better then a never open burrito counter.

Yes, but I did like the burritos. And the chicken strips when they were real chicken, not the processed stuff they sell now.

[Alex]

I don't think I ever saw Mailburritos open. And whatever the chicken strips ended up being made out of, you can still get them at Farmer's Market.

[keith - SuPeR K!]

ism: spiderman is still on the top of my list as the most amazing and awesome attraction in existence! i know it may sound lame having 3d movie footage integrated with real life sets, but the way it all plays out it seems as if you are flying between buildings through the city on webs with spiderman... it is simply amazing. i couldn't even tell what was 3d and what was real... i had to look over my glasses a few times to answer the "WTF how did they do that?" that was echoing in my mind... you just have to see it for yourself...

[Alex]

ism: they're wrong. it is lame. well, not so much lame, just ... semi-lame. but you should see for yourself - i was wholly unimpressed by ioa so you probably don't want to be in my "stick-in-the-mud" camp. lolz

[Isaac]

Originally Posted by scaeagles

I'm no expert, but what other practical choice is there? Please note the word "practical". While not enough funds have been invested, it is still a billion dollar investment, and it isn't going away. While the concept art looks hideous, if the main complaints are that DCA is ugly (and most of it is) and that there aren't enough attractions to make it a stand alone park (agreed), then why isn't beautification and adding more attractions a good idea? Granted, they need to be good attractions and tasteful changes to make it more pleasing to the eye.

As iSm said, the problem is not the improvements but rather the slow pace of their construction. When people complained about the lack of rides Disney built a small play area for young children with 4 small attractions which took about a year & a half to build. After the MSEP failed to raise DCA's attendance the TOT's construction began. The construction began in the late summer/early fall of 2001 but the ride didn't open til spring 2004. During it's construction a show based on WWTBAM opened & closed. Soap Opera Bistro closed & was replaced by a show for toddlers. Since then Monsters Inc was added almost 5 years after SuperStar Limo shut down (no gain or loss there), along with adding a Hollywood Studios sign & fountain and that's pretty much it.

• Who Wants To Be A Millionaire Play It! (now closed) - 2001
• Flik's Fun Fair - 2002
• Soap Opera Bistro converted into Playhouse Disney - 2003
• Tower Of Terror (originally supposed to be there opening day) - 2004
• Monsters Inc replaces SuperStar Limo - 2005

For a theme park that gets complaints about it's lack of rides this is not a very strong effort from Disney to improve the park. Notice how each attraction is a year apart & none of the additions have raised DCA's attendance. It's looks as though Disney just wants to give the minimum effort to fix the park by adding a single new attraction & see what the effect will be. More proof of this type of thinking is what they have lined up:

• Toy Story (Midway) Mania - 2008
• Walt Disney's Wonderful World Of Color - 2009
• Carland - 2010
• Change the name from Disney's California Adventure to Disney's Grand Adventure - 2011

At this rate DCA (err... DGA) will be 'fixed' in about 20 to 25 years. I doubt the public will give a damn about that park by then. It's already got a bad reputation now.

iSm: When we return from the Grand Canyon I think we should call Wendy & see if we can use her timeshare. I think a (cheap) trip to Florida this fall might be in our future. Keep in mind, though it may be a mere shell of it's former glory, this year is the 25th anniversary of Epcot Center.

[NirvanaMan]

Originally Posted by zapppop

iSm: When we return from the Grand Canyon I think we should call Wendy & see if we can use her timeshare. I think a (cheap) trip to Florida this fall might be in our future. Keep in mind, though it may be a mere shell of it's former glory, this year is the 25th anniversary of Epcot Center.

For their anniversary, will they blow up the f*cking arm?

[NirvanaMan]

He also doesn't like the design of the new mustang which has been heralded as a huge success and has generated a dramatic increase in sales volumes. Poor Alex and his bad taste.

[NirvanaMan]

I for one would like to see Alex and iSM have a Curmudgeon-off.

Sunday Sunday Sunday...one night only. You'll pay for the whole seat....but you'll only need the eeeeeedge.

Also featuring Truck-o-saurus.

[Alex]

Actually, I just threw the Mustang into that list for poking effect. I'm indifferent to the new Mustangs. They make me think of Camaros.