New Tikis Coming To Disneyland - General Tiki

F Formikahini Tiki Socialite Houston, Texotica Joined: Aug 22, 2002 Posts: 1515	F Formikahini Posted posted on Fri, May 25, 2007 8:43 AM Didn't read this thread first time through, but I'd like to add something about Hakalugi's answer to Tom Slick's lament. "Tom Slick, you are right! Let's add to that list of movie dated rides: Peter Pan ride Snow White's Scary Adventures Alice in Wonderland ride Tom Sawyer's Island (dated book) Dumbo's flying elephants, etc." Normally I take the cynical side of a disagreement, but this time I have to side with Tom Slick here. It struck me upon reading it that the entire list mentioned to demonstrates Disney's prior commercialism were all movies based upon popular books. Though not as popular as Lewis Carrol's "Alice in Wonderland," Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer," "Snow White" (The Brothers Grimm) or "Peter Pan" (now 100 years old), even "Dumbo" the children's book was already around. (And there's "Swiss Family Robinson," 1812, or "The Wind in the Willows" that spawned Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.) In that sense, I think those rides already were timeless classics, based upon timeless literary classics. AND, one couldn't go out and buy the cassette or DVD in those days. You just had to wait for another, what, 5 year cycle for them to re-release the movie to theaters? The Disney Merchandising Machine had not yet been perfected. Therefore, I have to agree that Disney has upped the ante on its commercialism well beyond the old days. Oh, wait - that's also a cynical side. Never mind. Looking forward to the submarine ride anyway, especially as I've never been to Disneyland or Disneyworld so it'll all be new to me, Formikahini P.S. I haven't even seen half of those Disney movies! I only grew up with the books. They are in no way connected to Disney in my mind. Unfortunately, though, Snow White in my mind now does look like Disney's Snow White, rather than anything from my imagination. My lament is that so many parents park their kids in front of the video instead of reading to their children. It robs them of their imagination and creativity. At least read them/let them read the book first before you let them watch the movie.

Didn't read this thread first time through, but I'd like to add something about Hakalugi's answer to Tom Slick's lament.

"Tom Slick, you are right! Let's add to that list of movie dated rides:
Peter Pan ride
Snow White's Scary Adventures
Alice in Wonderland ride
Tom Sawyer's Island (dated book)
Dumbo's flying elephants,
etc."

Normally I take the cynical side of a disagreement, but this time I have to side with Tom Slick here. It struck me upon reading it that the entire list mentioned to demonstrates Disney's prior commercialism were all movies based upon popular books. Though not as popular as Lewis Carrol's "Alice in Wonderland," Mark Twain's "Tom Sawyer," "Snow White" (The Brothers Grimm) or "Peter Pan" (now 100 years old), even "Dumbo" the children's book was already around. (And there's "Swiss Family Robinson," 1812, or "The Wind in the Willows" that spawned Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.) In that sense, I think those rides already were timeless classics, based upon timeless literary classics. AND, one couldn't go out and buy the cassette or DVD in those days. You just had to wait for another, what, 5 year cycle for them to re-release the movie to theaters? The Disney Merchandising Machine had not yet been perfected.

Therefore, I have to agree that Disney has upped the ante on its commercialism well beyond the old days.

Oh, wait - that's also a cynical side.

Never mind.

Looking forward to the submarine ride anyway, especially as I've never been to Disneyland or Disneyworld so it'll all be new to me,
Formikahini

P.S. I haven't even seen half of those Disney movies! I only grew up with the books. They are in no way connected to Disney in my mind. Unfortunately, though, Snow White in my mind now does look like Disney's Snow White, rather than anything from my imagination. My lament is that so many parents park their kids in front of the video instead of reading to their children. It robs them of their imagination and creativity. At least read them/let them read the book first before you let them watch the movie.

Post #308899 by Formikahini on Fri, May 25, 2007 8:43 AM