News Round Up 2018

[unbanshee]

This seems more a case of "some people are idiots". I certainly didn't grow up with Chinese culture, but the idea of a child growing up and leaving home is universal. It didn't make me cry the way some pixar stuff does, but I thought it worked wonderfully.


Also, how does that work thematically when those characters are already there? Maybe they realised they messed up by not including a M&G?

It doesn't work thematically. Current day Disney doesn't care though

 

[beer dave]

Joe Rohde can spend that on lunch!

Hey I like your new avatar.

 

[dlavender]

Hey I like your new avatar.

I may have had some inspiration from the ostrich.....

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Also, how does that work thematically when those characters are already there? Maybe they realised they messed up by not including a M&G?

I had brought that up a long time ago - wondering how you can have the same characters meeting when there are those characters as the large figures in the land and then the meeting characters are different sized, but shouldn’t they be big if the visitor is supposed be Green Army Man sized?

Someone said to her it worked fine as there are obviously plenty of these toys out there and the figures are Andy’s toys but the meet and greet is the “real” Buzz or whatever

Also said the size thing isn’t an issue as lots of toys come in different sizes (used Tsum Twins as an example)

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

News

Woody, Jessie, and Buzz will be roaming characters inside Toy Story Land.

(I’m interested to see how long this lasts)

Buzz and Woody always had a huge line. I don't think roaming characters works at Disney world. Then you just end up with everyone swarming them trying to get a picture.

Makes it even harder for adults, I'm not going to shove in front of a kid for a picture but I do like meeting characters.

Honestly I think the only way to solve this is to have more characters.

Maybe characters could roam and play in their lands if there were just overall more characters to meet to take some of the demand away.

 

[skier_pete]

Buzz and Woody always had a huge line. I don't think roaming characters works at Disney world. Then you just end up with everyone swarming them trying to get a picture.

Makes it even harder for adults, I'm not going to shove in front of a kid for a picture but I do like meeting characters.

Honestly I think the only way to solve this is to have more characters.

Maybe characters could roam and play in their lands if there were just overall more characters to meet to take some of the demand away.

Here's an innovative idea (pay me Disney): Have the character meet in the queue for the rides. You entertain the guests while at the same time reduce the time people spend waiting in line. (Wait in one line instead of two.) You could even make it somewhat optional (split the queue right before the M&G like they do with the HM interactive area sometimes), and have people with FP skip the character greet. This way if you want to meet the characters, you have to do the standby line....this would reduce the # of people using FP for rides.

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

Here's an innovative idea (pay me Disney): Have the character meet in the queue for the rides. You entertain the guests while at the same time reduce the time people spend waiting in line. (Wait in one line instead of two.) You could even make it somewhat optional (split the queue right before the M&G like they do with the HM interactive area sometimes), and have people with FP skip the character greet. This way if you want to meet the characters, you have to do the standby line....this would reduce the # of people using FP for rides.

I love this idea.

Make a little area for the character to stand and move next to a queue line. You can just wave if you want, grab a quick selfie, kids can get a quick autograph.

Love it, let's get this going

 

[Fantasia79]

Hey I like your new avatar.

I may have had some inspiration from the ostrich.....

Hilarious.....absolutely hilarious.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Toy Story Land looks great at night! Might be the time to do it, miss the mid-day sun as well!

 

[Tigger's ally]

Here's an innovative idea (pay me Disney): Have the character meet in the queue for the rides. You entertain the guests while at the same time reduce the time people spend waiting in line. (Wait in one line instead of two.) You could even make it somewhat optional (split the queue right before the M&G like they do with the HM interactive area sometimes), and have people with FP skip the character greet. This way if you want to meet the characters, you have to do the standby line....this would reduce the # of people using FP for rides.

Only problem with this is there are three sets of people. 1. Those that want to ride the ride only. 2. Those with little ones that want no part of the ride but want the meet and greet. 3. Those that want both.

With that setup, you are making the people in group 3 very happy, but actually might cost people in group 1 and 2 extra time?? And throwing all three groups into a ride line that would not normally have people from two groups in it??

 

[rteetz]

Also, how does that work thematically when those characters are already there? Maybe they realised they messed up by not including a M&G?

Their explanation is something like the statues are the toys and the characters are living things. It’s weird...

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Their explanation is something like the statues are the toys and the characters are living things. It’s weird...

definitely feels like one of those things where if you don't think about it at all it is fine, if you think about it a little it is very problematic, and if you overthink it you can kinda talk yourself into it

 

[jknezek]

Their explanation is something like the statues are the toys and the characters are living things. It’s weird...

It doesn't matter, honestly. Off these boards, almost no one is going to think about it. They are going to go... "oooh... look, there's Woody! Let's get a picture with Jimmy and Sara! I can't believe they are just wandering around!"

Little Jimmy and Sara aren't then going to look up and burst into tears because there is also a giant statue of Woody that doesn't move.

But yeah, I'm going to sigh when I see it. Because theme is important to me.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Here's an innovative idea (pay me Disney): Have the character meet in the queue for the rides. You entertain the guests while at the same time reduce the time people spend waiting in line. (Wait in one line instead of two.) You could even make it somewhat optional (split the queue right before the M&G like they do with the HM interactive area sometimes), and have people with FP skip the character greet. This way if you want to meet the characters, you have to do the standby line....this would reduce the # of people using FP for rides.

Only problem with this is there are three sets of people. 1. Those that want to ride the ride only. 2. Those with little ones that want no part of the ride but want the meet and greet. 3. Those that want both.

With that setup, you are making the people in group 3 very happy, but actually might cost people in group 1 and 2 extra time?? And throwing all three groups into a ride line that would not normally have people from two groups in it??

I do like the idea of trying to combine something in with the queue to make that time waiting feel more productive. But agree there would need to be a system for people that just want the Meet & greet - so maybe two lines? I mean, at a lot of meet and greets there are more than one Mickey or Elsa or whatever there, so you could have one location but one pulls form the ride queue and one pulls form the M&G only queue?

 

[OhioStateBuckeye]

Toy Story Land looks great at night! Might be the time to do it, miss the mid-day sun as well!

Everything is better at night.

Only problem with this is there are three sets of people. 1. Those that want to ride the ride only. 2. Those with little ones that want no part of the ride but want the meet and greet. 3. Those that want both.

With that setup, you are making the people in group 3 very happy, but actually might cost people in group 1 and 2 extra time?? And throwing all three groups into a ride line that would not normally have people from two groups in it??

In my mind it would be a very quick meet and greet, and only for those who want it. Character interactions can be fast. They could even do no autographs. So just a selfie or a quick hug and shove.

I don't think it would cost extra time, it'd be more like just waiting another thirty seconds to move up another two feet of queue space.

 

[JaxDad]

I had brought that up a long time ago - wondering how you can have the same characters meeting when there are those characters as the large figures in the land and then the meeting characters are different sized, but shouldn’t they be big if the visitor is supposed be Green Army Man sized?

Someone said to her it worked fine as there are obviously plenty of these toys out there and the figures are Andy’s toys but the meet and greet is the “real” Buzz or whatever

Also said the size thing isn’t an issue as lots of toys come in different sizes (used Tsum Twins as an example)

Their explanation is something like the statues are the toys and the characters are living things. It’s weird...

Is this really a problem for the young children (you know, the primary target audience)? They seem to deal with a mouse being the same general size as his dog friend and his dog pet, plus who knows what other inconsistencies.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Is this really a problem for the young children (you know, the primary target audience)? They seem to deal with a mouse being the same general size as his dog friend and his dog pet, plus who knows what other inconsistencies.

Depends on the kids - I definitely know some that got thrown by Talking Mickey in MK and why did Mickey talk there but other times Mickey didn't talk and why didn't Donald talk when we met him, etc.

Though I agree with the premise that we are largely overthinking it

 

[rteetz]

News

Merchandise carts inside Toy Story Land

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...ndise-made-easy-at-disneys-hollywood-studios/

 

[skier_pete]

Only problem with this is there are three sets of people. 1. Those that want to ride the ride only. 2. Those with little ones that want no part of the ride but want the meet and greet. 3. Those that want both.

With that setup, you are making the people in group 3 very happy, but actually might cost people in group 1 and 2 extra time?? And throwing all three groups into a ride line that would not normally have people from two groups in it??

I thought of this - so to me it's got to be a ride in which group one and two mostly overlap. So maybe its the AS2 queue instead of the SDD queue. It's possible you could also have a separate queue for the M&G. (Since Disney often has more than one set of characters greeting at M&Gs.)

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

I had brought that up a long time ago - wondering how you can have the same characters meeting when there are those characters as the large figures in the land and then the meeting characters are different sized, but shouldn’t they be big if the visitor is supposed be Green Army Man sized?

Someone said to her it worked fine as there are obviously plenty of these toys out there and the figures are Andy’s toys but the meet and greet is the “real” Buzz or whatever

Also said the size thing isn’t an issue as lots of toys come in different sizes (used Tsum Twins as an example)

I personally put this in the category of WAY overthinking it. Vast majority will never even think of this.

And while one is at suspending disbelief in a theme park, I think it’s ok to rationalize as there being different sizes of the same toy. Not a big deal.