Goofy's Playhouse photo essay

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Originally Posted by mistyisjafo

It looks very nice but I just don't get the whole concept. I mean I'm not taking my kid to Disneyland just so they can go down a little slide that I could put in my own backyard.

Well, no, that's not the only reason you're taking them there, nor should it be the main reason you're taking them there. Does anyone take their kids to Disneyland for just one thing? If anyone plans to spend several hours there with their kid, then yeah, I think that's strange, but then I remember it being strange that adolescents and teenagers and even some adults spent hours in the Starcade. It's also not big enough to hold enough people if *everyone* with a child between 2-5 wanted to bring their kid there.

Originally Posted by mistyisjafo

My other issue with the whole thing is Walt's original belief that the park should be a family group experience with the parents enjoying the rides just as much as the kids. Toontown, to me, misses this whole idea.

I think that line gets used too much without taking it in context. His kids weren't 2 years old when he made that statement. A 2 year old is not necessarily going to enjoy the other rides like an older child might, so I don't see the problem with having a space they can just run around.

And if we follow through with the whole "family group experience", then they're going to have to tear down Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, Big Thunder, Indy and any other ride where there's a height requirement.