DHS converting to Pixar Studios

[Mouseaholic!!!]

I think they should revamp Country Bears and include characters from Brother Bear there, like they did with Iago and Zazu in the Tiki Room.

To all those fans of the original Tiki Room and those that would oppose a change to Country Bears, I'm sorry - but things have to adapt especially when new charactes arrive.

D4D

This one caught my eye.

I have not been able to go into the Tiki Room since they changed it. The screaming birds are just too much for me.

Perhaps because I was raised with the original concept I am one of those who like Walt's classics.

I still look for the Wamba Wanda when I ride the Jungle Cruise (Mom's name is Wanda).

 

[tfc3rid]

Agai, with the focus on movies and in this case, Pixar films, they will be very careful in their spending... They will only build attractions based on films with lasting power... Toy Story, great example, Cars, another one... For something like Monsters, Inc., eh... Is there lasting power in the story?

This portion of the park is where the magic that used to be Disney can be resurrected... Will they choose to go a 'cheap' off the shelf route or will they go cutting edge to try and combat NBC Universal?

 

[puntagordabob]

I think they should revamp Country Bears and include characters from Brother Bear there, like they did with Iago and Zazu in the Tiki Room.

To all those fans of the original Tiki Room and those that would oppose a change to Country Bears, I'm sorry - but things have to adapt especially when new charactes arrive.

D4D

I know what you are trying to say......Sorry...but to base an idea of updating the Country Bears while quoting the DISMAL Under New Management Tiki Room is not likely to score this many points!

Additional characters when added tastefully and without wrecking the original attraction in the process isnt always bad....but Iago & Zazu were added in a fashion that severely destroyed the orignal show... having these characters "Add" a few lines or whatever to the show is a good addition.... to have the show change from what you love to something that makes you cry to watch is just plain "unfortunate".

Sooooooo adding the additional characters to an attraction such as The Country Bears is not absolutely a bad thing and it helps tie the attraction in a bit with the marketing and business end (of which I can understand to a point of course)...BUT Adding characters to enhance an existing show is GOOD while Adding characters to dramaticly alter the show is a BAD thing. This is my opinion, shoot me if you wish, but I prefer the Disneyland Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room in ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY....and hope and pray the recent rumor of a possible return of this show to WDW ORLANDO for the 40th MK anniv is true! As for Iago and ZaZu...shrink them to the size of the other birds, add a couple lines (a compromise I suppose and a couple lines would be TWO lol not 100!) and let them "join" Jose's Show

 

[puntagordabob]

This one caught my eye.

I have not been able to go into the Tiki Room since they changed it. The screaming birds are just too much for me.

Yep.... it makes me want to almost cry

 

[loopner67]

As reported yesterday on WDW News Today it looks like in 2011 DHS will get new attractions.
http://http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2008/07/21/monday-mouse-watch-get-ready-for-wdw-s-monstrous-new-coaster.aspx

Interesting article, for sure!

Did you guys catch the part about retheming the "Honey I shrunk the kids" playset into A Bug's Life? I guess that would be cool. Why not change it up?

 

[YellowMickeyPonchos]

Interesting article, for sure!

Did you guys catch the part about retheming the "Honey I shrunk the kids" playset into A Bug's Life? I guess that would be cool. Why not change it up?

I agree. Today's younger movie viewers have absolutely no clue about HIStK. That's why the lines for HIStA at DL are non-existant. They just see a fun larger than life play area. At least Bug's Life is played on Starz and TV every once in a while.

 

[YellowMickeyPonchos]

This one caught my eye.

I have not been able to go into the Tiki Room since they changed it. The screaming birds are just too much for me.

Perhaps because I was raised with the original concept I am one of those who like Walt's classics.

I have always been amazed at the difference of attitude toward the classic Tiki Room show between DL guests and WDW guests. I really think it has to do with the main difference between the two parks - guests at DL are locals and traditionalist and those at WDW are tourists trying to see it all.

When I started going to WDW as an adult in 1989, I was amazed at how many folks would enter the TR and get up and leave in the middle of the show - they still do, too. If you tell folks about this at DL, they are shocked - absolutely gobsmacked that people would do that! Every Tiki Room show at DL is at least 3/4 full and no one walks out unless it's a crying child or a potty emergency (which doesn't happen since the show has it's own potty).

At first, I thought it was a Midwest/East Coast/American cultural thing - folks tend to walk out early because that's how a lot of the "me generation" was raised by their parents. It was a habit that had become begrudgingly acceptable. When I thought about it again and heard some comments, I realized that they did this because of percieved time value and not because of any other reason. It came down to spending time sitting and watching something a little more old fashioned, or running to try the next big attraction. The "ooh shiny" phenomenon. "By god, we are getting our money's worth and we don't think it is worth it, so we'll get that dollar back somewhere else."

Disney thought that would change by incorporating more popular characters and it fixed the problem for a while. Now, I still see folks getting up and leaving, so obviously, that didn't work, either. I think most of the show's problem was in it's intro. The pre-show area in WDW is so much different than DLs, and really lost some of the ability to explain. Maybe if they gave it the same treatment they gave CoP - showing the historical background, it would help.

 

[rutgers1]

We walked out of the Tiki room a few years because our kids went NUTS when it got dark and loud.

 

[stacy347]

In all honesty, it took all of my willpower not to leave the Tiki Room in the middle of the show. There is very little about WDW that I don't love but when we walked out of there (at the end because that is just the way it should be), we all just kind of looked at each other and were seriously disappointed.
My first trip was in 2006 so I never saw the original and have nothing to compare it to but it was truly the most awful show I have ever been to in any amusement/theme park.

Back to the original topic of this thread ~ I would certainly like to see more of the classics and "traditional" Disney brought into play throughout the parks but the reality at this point in time is that Pixar is a part of Disney and will continue to be so for at least the foreseeable future. That being said, I think giving DHS the majority of Pixar related attractions is a great idea because as a PP stated, DHS is in serious need of some sort of theming that will get people's attention.

It is the one park that I have to convince my family to go back to because nobody was impressed (except me). When we got back from both trips, I had people asking if we bothered with MGM and my reply was that of course we did but most people I talked to said they would skip it on their next trip because except for ToT and RnR, it wasn't worth the effort.

Since it looks like Pixar is going to be in the picture, let's just hope that the powers that be use it wisely!

 

[PoohsFan1]

It is the one park that I have to convince my family to go back to because nobody was impressed (except me). When we got back from both trips, I had people asking if we bothered with MGM and my reply was that of course we did but most people I talked to said they would skip it on their next trip because except for ToT and RnR, it wasn't worth the effort.

Since it looks like Pixar is going to be in the picture, let's just hope that the powers that be use it wisely!

We are the same way. DHS is the only park that we don't mind only doing 1/2 day because my DH and DD7 both love the ToT and RnRC and has to ride them at least once while at the world, but if it wasn't for those 2 rides, we probably would skip it. However, now that TSM is there and they got the green light for the Monsters Inc. ride, we probably will be spending more time in that park...my kids love all Pixar movies, so I know they will want to stay due to that.