DCA's World of Color - Page 3

Gn2Dlnd · 05-06-2010, 12:28 AM

Huh. I only hope the rest of the world is as pessimistic about WoC as all you LoT. Much easier for me to get a good spot.

I've been following the progress of this thing pretty closely, even saw a run-through of the major show elements a couple of weeks ago, and, let me tell you, the show is jaw-dropping. No, it's not Fantasmic!, no it's not Light Magic. It's something of a cross between Remember Dreams Come True, the MSEP, the Bellagio fountains, and the psychedelic fever dreams of an acid-dropping NBC peacock.

That's not to say that the crowd-control plans may not overshadow the show itself, I hope they don't. Park management really needs to pull their heads out of their asses and stop looking at this as an opportunity to sell crap to a (literally) captive audience corralled in the Hollywood Backlot. If they open Hollywood and Dine, hire some live musicians, and keep the entire front part of the park open, they'll be ok. If they expect people to twiddle their thumbs in the backlot listening to a deejay, with possibly Muppets and the Animation Building open, they will have complaints on the magnitude of Light Magic. If the audience is miserable and grumpy after waiting an hour and a half on the other side of the park, 20 minutes of Julie Andrews herself waving a sparkler and singing the Sherman Brothers Greatest Hits won't make them happy. It'll be interesting to see what Disney management actually does. Right now, we're at the rumor stage, and I have no doubt that "Team Disney" pays close attention to the online chatter, just to see the response to the occasional trial balloon hoisted aloft by Al and all the other web mavens.

World of Color, the show, is amazing and will not replace Fantasmic! I can't imagine they'd want it to, Murphy was one hella expensive prop to add to a show they're trying to replace. DCA simply needed something on the order of a fireworks spectacular, this is that. Without the smoke inhalation.

I wouldn't be surprised if, by the 3rd week of this thing, they haven't figured out that a simple curtain will block the light from the Midway, allowing them to keep those attractions open during the show, and that people will happily watch this show from any angle, anywhere, and hope to get a better seat next time. After all, the youtube videos shot from the upper floors of the Paradise Pier Hotel are atrocious, and still demonstrate the mind-boggling hugeness of the show.

I do think they're going to make a killing in WOC ponchos, though.

lindyhop · 05-09-2010, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

Huh. I only hope the rest of the world is as pessimistic about WoC as all you LoT. Much easier for me to get a good spot.

Me, too.

My source says the staging area for the audience is the walkway behind GRR. Why would they do it on the opposite end of the park? I know that's what Al's report said but I don't think he's correct.

innerSpaceman · 05-06-2010, 06:24 AM

I would have thought Disney would take a lesson from the nightmare they created when their fireworks show just "had to" be seen from in front of the Castle - instead of nice to be seen there, but fine from lots of other areas of the Park.

And I'm sure it's not going to be another Light Magic or Fantasy Waters or DCA itself (well, 90% sure). I just want to figure out, like any good AP, a crafty way to see it. I don't even mind a campout for the first time or two.

Do I have to go and post on MiceChat do have them read my reaction to their trial balloons of stupid ideas? I'm sure they don't read the 4 of us who still talk about Disneyland on the LoT.

BarTopDancer · 05-06-2010, 08:19 AM

I'm not pessimistic about the show, I am pessimistic about the crowd control. I used to think Disney did crowd control right even with the mass amounts of people. Then I got stuck in a literal crush of people that was pushing with nowhere to go. It was so bad I had my first, and thankfully only panic attack.

I have no desire to get stuck in that type of situation again. So I'll wait and see what comes out of the crowd control feedback. I'd like to see it before my pass expires, but I'm not counting on it.

innerSpaceman · 05-06-2010, 10:24 AM

I'm gonna have to renew my pass pretty soon. I want to see the show, I really do. I'm not gonna try to catch a preview though, and I'm definitely staying away from the resort the last two weekends of June - as those are apparently the last non-blockout weekends of the summer for the two lower AP tiers.

That leaves the first weekend in July. Oh, and look at that - - I'm suddenly free Friday night, July 2 - which happens to be my 50th birthday - because I'm cancelling all other birthday plans and putting those savings towards the mega Disneyland 55 party that I'm squeeing about, and will announce toward the end of this month (everyone on the LoT is of course invited).

So if anyone wants to see World of Color Friday July 2, I'm happy for company.

RStar · 05-06-2010, 11:17 PM

Of course, you realize that many people will be off work on that day as well, right? It could turn out to be quite busy at the parks....

I'm still undecided when to see it. I still havent's seen Murphy yet. But I will see WoC at some point. Perhaps July 2nd, you never know....

And Al has heard that they plan to keep DCA open until 11:00, so that will help.

innerSpaceman · 05-07-2010, 06:30 AM

Why would people be off work on July 2? If the 4th falls on a Sunday, it's customary to be off work on the Monday. People are generally off the Friday only if the holiday falls on Saturday.

Sure, some really generous companies will give employees a four-day weekend. You know any of those that are hiring??

Alex · 05-07-2010, 06:39 AM

And when Monday is a holiday the number of people who take Friday off as vacation or simply "work from home" skyrockets.

When federal holidays fall on Saturday at my company we don't get Friday off, we get a floater which I like better. Wish they did that with Sunday as well (and all federal holidays, most years I'm perfectly willing to work on Christmas and Thanksgiving day if it means a day off at a more convenient to me date).

Morrigoon · 05-07-2010, 06:40 AM

iSm: thanks to your post, I just remembered to request 7/17 off. We'll see if I get it, but at least I got the request in. So thanks!

innerSpaceman · 05-07-2010, 07:54 AM

Big Party will be the night of the 16th, but the traditional endless party will go through Sunday morning.

05-06-2010, 12:28 AM	#1
Gn2Dlnd Parmmadore Jim Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Casita del Queso Posts: 3,810	Huh. I only hope the rest of the world is as pessimistic about WoC as all you LoT. Much easier for me to get a good spot. I've been following the progress of this thing pretty closely, even saw a run-through of the major show elements a couple of weeks ago, and, let me tell you, the show is jaw-dropping. No, it's not Fantasmic!, no it's not Light Magic. It's something of a cross between Remember Dreams Come True, the MSEP, the Bellagio fountains, and the psychedelic fever dreams of an acid-dropping NBC peacock. That's not to say that the crowd-control plans may not overshadow the show itself, I hope they don't. Park management really needs to pull their heads out of their asses and stop looking at this as an opportunity to sell crap to a (literally) captive audience corralled in the Hollywood Backlot. If they open Hollywood and Dine, hire some live musicians, and keep the entire front part of the park open, they'll be ok. If they expect people to twiddle their thumbs in the backlot listening to a deejay, with possibly Muppets and the Animation Building open, they will have complaints on the magnitude of Light Magic. If the audience is miserable and grumpy after waiting an hour and a half on the other side of the park, 20 minutes of Julie Andrews herself waving a sparkler and singing the Sherman Brothers Greatest Hits won't make them happy. It'll be interesting to see what Disney management actually does. Right now, we're at the rumor stage, and I have no doubt that "Team Disney" pays close attention to the online chatter, just to see the response to the occasional trial balloon hoisted aloft by Al and all the other web mavens. World of Color, the show, is amazing and will not replace Fantasmic! I can't imagine they'd want it to, Murphy was one hella expensive prop to add to a show they're trying to replace. DCA simply needed something on the order of a fireworks spectacular, this is that. Without the smoke inhalation. I wouldn't be surprised if, by the 3rd week of this thing, they haven't figured out that a simple curtain will block the light from the Midway, allowing them to keep those attractions open during the show, and that people will happily watch this show from any angle, anywhere, and hope to get a better seat next time. After all, the youtube videos shot from the upper floors of the Paradise Pier Hotel are atrocious, and still demonstrate the mind-boggling hugeness of the show. I do think they're going to make a killing in WOC ponchos, though. __________________ Does anyone still wear a hat?
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05-06-2010, 06:24 AM	#3
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I would have thought Disney would take a lesson from the nightmare they created when their fireworks show just "had to" be seen from in front of the Castle - instead of nice to be seen there, but fine from lots of other areas of the Park. And I'm sure it's not going to be another Light Magic or Fantasy Waters or DCA itself (well, 90% sure). I just want to figure out, like any good AP, a crafty way to see it. I don't even mind a campout for the first time or two. Do I have to go and post on MiceChat do have them read my reaction to their trial balloons of stupid ideas? I'm sure they don't read the 4 of us who still talk about Disneyland on the LoT.
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05-06-2010, 08:19 AM	#4
BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	I'm not pessimistic about the show, I am pessimistic about the crowd control. I used to think Disney did crowd control right even with the mass amounts of people. Then I got stuck in a literal crush of people that was pushing with nowhere to go. It was so bad I had my first, and thankfully only panic attack. I have no desire to get stuck in that type of situation again. So I'll wait and see what comes out of the crowd control feedback. I'd like to see it before my pass expires, but I'm not counting on it. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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05-06-2010, 10:24 AM	#5
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I'm gonna have to renew my pass pretty soon. I want to see the show, I really do. I'm not gonna try to catch a preview though, and I'm definitely staying away from the resort the last two weekends of June - as those are apparently the last non-blockout weekends of the summer for the two lower AP tiers. That leaves the first weekend in July. Oh, and look at that - - I'm suddenly free Friday night, July 2 - which happens to be my 50th birthday - because I'm cancelling all other birthday plans and putting those savings towards the mega Disneyland 55 party that I'm squeeing about, and will announce toward the end of this month (everyone on the LoT is of course invited). So if anyone wants to see World of Color Friday July 2, I'm happy for company.
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05-06-2010, 11:17 PM	#6
RStar Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Me & Manyard hangin out! Posts: 5,433	Of course, you realize that many people will be off work on that day as well, right? It could turn out to be quite busy at the parks.... I'm still undecided when to see it. I still havent's seen Murphy yet. But I will see WoC at some point. Perhaps July 2nd, you never know.... And Al has heard that they plan to keep DCA open until 11:00, so that will help. __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of Dragons, for you are crunchy and good with ketchup! www.StarTownGifts.com Last edited by RStar : 05-06-2010 at 11:27 PM.
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05-07-2010, 06:30 AM	#7
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Why would people be off work on July 2? If the 4th falls on a Sunday, it's customary to be off work on the Monday. People are generally off the Friday only if the holiday falls on Saturday. Sure, some really generous companies will give employees a four-day weekend. You know any of those that are hiring??
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05-07-2010, 06:39 AM	#8
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	And when Monday is a holiday the number of people who take Friday off as vacation or simply "work from home" skyrockets. When federal holidays fall on Saturday at my company we don't get Friday off, we get a floater which I like better. Wish they did that with Sunday as well (and all federal holidays, most years I'm perfectly willing to work on Christmas and Thanksgiving day if it means a day off at a more convenient to me date).
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05-07-2010, 06:40 AM	#9
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	iSm: thanks to your post, I just remembered to request 7/17 off. We'll see if I get it, but at least I got the request in. So thanks! __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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05-07-2010, 07:54 AM	#10
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	Big Party will be the night of the 16th, but the traditional endless party will go through Sunday morning.
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