It seems it was a secret project though for many within the company and outside.I’m sorry, but they just shot themselves in the foot by calling it “secret project.”There are probably a whole lot of mad fans right now who won’t go near this just out of principle.
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Social Media definitely got themselves in a frenzy but Disney kicked things off by labeling it as a secret project and then announcing they would pre-announce it
Like, notifying that you will announce something to then be covered later - you are drawing interest and trying to get people excited
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Everyone: Universal's "epic" announcement was the most over-hyped nothing ever.
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I guess I don't understand the anger/annoyance. Outside of Cast Members, the only people that would be interested in this project at hardcore Disney fans. (The general public doesn't care about Joe Rohde or other behind-the-scenes folks.)
Announcing it at a Disney fan convention makes perfect sense to me.
Plus, I don't get why anyone would fault Disney for the way bloggers reacted. Even if Disney disliked the way the announcement was being reported, they couldn't step in to stop the hype. Doing that would have been a huge slap in the face for the series/book creators and all the Cast Members who here interviewed.
Announcing it at a Disney fan convention makes perfect sense to me.
Plus, I don't get why anyone would fault Disney for the way bloggers reacted. Even if Disney disliked the way the announcement was being reported, they couldn't step in to stop the hype. Doing that would have been a huge slap in the face for the series/book creators and all the Cast Members who here interviewed.
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Whoa, really? I saw the rumors of water "maze" thing - is that what this is as well? Not a ride and a walking attraction type thing - or is this something different?
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Assume that's the water feature Martin has been talking about
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They definitely didn't help things by labeling it as secret then announcing they would announce more before event, etc
That said, the internet community definitely built it up with beyond what Disney indicated it would be
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So another poster yet to be revealed
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I noticed the Coco guitar leaning on the Mexico pavilion ... Wonder if we will get that overlay
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