Maybe they'll be taking us back in time to 1970's upstate NY
And, yes, I am thinking "Thank God this idea isn't appalling" Yes, I guess that's all I expect of Disney these days. Sad isn't it? There was a time when I could expect better....and certainly many of your ideas sound really cool (ya know, we have yet to stay at the YC/BC because I don't find the theme that immersive or interesting....though we'll try it next Oct. mainly to use SAB...) Anyway....I have no idea where I'm going with this. My favorite thing about OKW is that it will save us some points. I love the real Key West....been there once and would love to return. OKW....I go there when I want to save points or put a few more square feet between me and my guests....yes, its lovely, but I agree something else would have been much more compelling.
I think if I got upset over every announcement, every stupid move Disney is making, etc....well, I'd be ready to stop returning. And, I can't let myself hate the place if only for my dh and kids, who love it so much! Heck, there are things I love too. There are other places I'd like to go but the other three quarters of my family....well....lets just say my 2yo came up to me this evening and said sadly "I want to go Disney....go home....Disney....see Mickey...and Minnie"
yes, I'd love to see the creative folks given a much freer hand....being a creative type myself, I just love seeing big dreams made into reality. ANd we're no longer seeing big dreams being created. The dreams are still there....but they're being told," sorry, we don't do that, too expensive. Now, we need to get more folks into this 20 sq feet....figure out a way to bring them there...and , oh, your budget is half of whatever you think you need to do it"
Not too long ago, there were new experiences to be had at WDW that I was literally yearning to try for myself (AKL is one.....I really do love the place.....it is perhaps, the next best thing to the Polynesian....but the Polynesian is, well, wow....something about those torches at night....ahhhhhhh) No I don't feel that way about this new announcement...and I am very glad it doesn't look like it'll be another eyesore like PC or DinoRama. I really do long to be able to feel the kind of excitement about something at WDW as I have in the past....but for now, I can keep myself busy rooting out all the old things that I've missed....bits of the past magic than can be savored. No, I don't hold much hope for the future.
so anyway....maybe I'm coming in just short of "woohoo! its not hideous" but geesh.....trying to toss me to the rose colored glasses crowd? Not quite. I guess I just forgot you're very hard on ideas that don't meet the standard... even though you may end up liking the result!
Sorry to be so depressing.....Its very discouraging to be hoping to hold onto the legacy of a man who died 6 years before I was born!