ElecTRONica

Stan4dSteph · 10-12-2010, 12:08 PM

So who's going? The Laserman performer looks pretty cool. There's a video in this week's MP Update.

CoasterMatt · 10-12-2010, 01:25 PM

Looks like fun.

Hoping to fit a visit in, possibly when we visit the Empty Grave.

€uroMeinke · 10-12-2010, 04:15 PM

Hmmm - seems like they even have a live DJ this might be well worth checking out - hope it sticks long enough for me to get there.

Stan4dSteph · 10-12-2010, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by €uroMeinke

Hmmm - seems like they even have a live DJ this might be well worth checking out - hope it sticks long enough for me to get there.

Word on the street is that it will probably be around until January. I hope you can make it! I'd love to see some LoT reports on it since I probably won't be making it out before it's gone.

BarTopDancer · 10-12-2010, 04:52 PM

My friend saw it Friday night and said it was basically a Disneyfied dance club with Tron themes that will bring in the same audience as Glow Fest.

€uroMeinke · 10-12-2010, 04:53 PM

works for me

Disneyphile · 10-12-2010, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

My friend saw it Friday night and said it was basically a Disneyfied dance club with Tron themes that will bring in the same audience as Glow Fest.

Except with mostly electronic and retro synth music. I already classify it as far superior, even though I've yet to go.

MouseWife · 10-12-2010, 05:54 PM

I did not partake in the festivities that are ElecTRONica. But, I did go.

I took my son up for Flynn's Arcade. He is a big fan of '80's arcade games. Me, too. So, just he and I went up.

We arrived early, and having never been to GlowFest, I had no clue what *could* happen. It was pretty bare where we waited for the arcade to open.

We had a lot of fun in the arcade {my son is in two pictures in the Orange County Register/online} and spent many dollars. Great that the tokens are only 25c.

I was there with my son. It wasn't until we were leaving that I saw all of the other fun!!! I did see a few *glowing* drinks inside the arcade...ooooo, pretty! But, it wasn't until we left the arcade that I saw a big freakin' party going on. Wow.

If the music is as good outside as it was inside the arcade, cool!!!

Oh, in talking with a Castmember, they said the arcade would be there through maybe April. May be different for the other festivities.

Alex · 10-12-2010, 05:55 PM

My understanding is that it is expected to be running at least into April (which is probably around when the DVD will release).

innerSpaceman · 10-12-2010, 06:59 PM

K gave it a thumbs-down review.

I'll paraphrase. There is no street party. The Hollywood street is cool looking, and has great Tron projections on the walls of the buildings, and certainly draws you in. But nothing is going on there. You have to get to the Monsters, Inc. area before any action goes on - and there's a D.J. booth and some go-go dancers, but you can only see the heads and shoulders of any of them.

There's a Tron spoiler reel playing in the Muppet theater, and 25cent 80's-era video games in the old food court that was open for DCA's first 6 months.

I didn't hear whether any overpriced crappy alcohol was being served, but the energy was decidedly low-key compared to GlowFest, if I read K right.

I don't know when I'll next be at the Resort to check it out myself, but it sounds like the jealous divas at Disney Entertainment couldn't even figure out what made GlowFest so popular and just copy those elements. It sounds instead like they took a successful concept and sucked most of the life out of it.

Typical.

Disney was wise to outsource brilliant animated films to Pixar. They should obviously continue to do the same with theme park entertainment. They've sucked at it for decades.

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€uroMeinke L'Hédoniste Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: A.S.C.O.T. Posts: 8,671	Hmmm - seems like they even have a live DJ this might be well worth checking out - hope it sticks long enough for me to get there. __________________ I would believe only in a God that knows how to Dance. Friedrich Nietzsche
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MouseWife Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Da' Beach Posts: 2,957	I did not partake in the festivities that are ElecTRONica. But, I did go. I took my son up for Flynn's Arcade. He is a big fan of '80's arcade games. Me, too. So, just he and I went up. We arrived early, and having never been to GlowFest, I had no clue what could happen. It was pretty bare where we waited for the arcade to open. We had a lot of fun in the arcade {my son is in two pictures in the Orange County Register/online} and spent many dollars. Great that the tokens are only 25c. I was there with my son. It wasn't until we were leaving that I saw all of the other fun!!! I did see a few glowing drinks inside the arcade...ooooo, pretty! But, it wasn't until we left the arcade that I saw a big freakin' party going on. Wow. If the music is as good outside as it was inside the arcade, cool!!! Oh, in talking with a Castmember, they said the arcade would be there through maybe April. May be different for the other festivities. __________________ Summa' time....when the livins' easy.........
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	My understanding is that it is expected to be running at least into April (which is probably around when the DVD will release).
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10-12-2010, 06:59 PM	#10
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	K gave it a thumbs-down review. I'll paraphrase. There is no street party. The Hollywood street is cool looking, and has great Tron projections on the walls of the buildings, and certainly draws you in. But nothing is going on there. You have to get to the Monsters, Inc. area before any action goes on - and there's a D.J. booth and some go-go dancers, but you can only see the heads and shoulders of any of them. There's a Tron spoiler reel playing in the Muppet theater, and 25cent 80's-era video games in the old food court that was open for DCA's first 6 months. I didn't hear whether any overpriced crappy alcohol was being served, but the energy was decidedly low-key compared to GlowFest, if I read K right. I don't know when I'll next be at the Resort to check it out myself, but it sounds like the jealous divas at Disney Entertainment couldn't even figure out what made GlowFest so popular and just copy those elements. It sounds instead like they took a successful concept and sucked most of the life out of it. Typical. Disney was wise to outsource brilliant animated films to Pixar. They should obviously continue to do the same with theme park entertainment. They've sucked at it for decades.
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