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  • CDW
    Happy Haunter
    • Jan 2013
    • 99

    #61
    Re: What Disney Acquisition would you like to see more on the DLR in the future?

    Originally posted by Meville View Post
    So that brings me back to my last question:
    Would CARSland or RSR be better if it was simply an area themed with the american car culture of the 50's?
    I couldn't really say whether it would be better, but I think it would certainly work. I only saw Cars fairly recently, and I can't say I particularly cared for it - I didn't hate it, but it just didn't really do much for me. A 50's themed California car culture ride could be a lot of fun, and would certainly be perfectly in line with the (nominal) theme of the park. But, like I said, there is a place for franchise rides, and lots of people (particularly small people) seem to love the movie. If you want to build a car-related ride, and you have a popular franchise titled Cars, well...the tie-in is kind of obvious.

    You didn't really answer my question, though - do you disagree that there is a relevant difference between a franchise ride and a ride that draws on the themes and images of earlier works, but doesn't explicitly reference an existing title? And assuming that there is something we can reasonably call an "original" work, distinguishable from a franchise ride, do you think it has value in existing separately from franchise rides?

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    • Meville
      I'm from Canada eh!
      • Nov 2008
      • 1537

      #62
      Re: What Disney Acquisition would you like to see more on the DLR in the future?

      Originally posted by CDW View Post
      I couldn't really say whether it would be better, but I think it would certainly work. I only saw Cars fairly recently, and I can't say I particularly cared for it - I didn't hate it, but it just didn't really do much for me. A 50's themed California car culture ride could be a lot of fun, and would certainly be perfectly in line with the (nominal) theme of the park. But, like I said, there is a place for franchise rides, and lots of people (particularly small people) seem to love the movie. If you want to build a car-related ride, and you have a popular franchise titled Cars, well...the tie-in is kind of obvious.


      Originally posted by CDW View Post
      You didn't really answer my question, though - do you disagree that there is a relevant difference between a franchise ride and a ride that draws on the themes and images of earlier works, but doesn't explicitly reference an existing title? And assuming that there is something we can reasonably call an "original" work, distinguishable from a franchise ride, do you think it has value in existing separately from franchise rides?
      And that is really the big problem isn’t it. Name a theme, any theme or genre that exists in our realm of popular culture that is NOT tied to a popular franchise. For example, LEGO land has a adventure ride that is kind of like Buzz lightyear Astro blasters that is set to a general Egyptian theme. And even though there was no mention about it, it felt like it was just direct copies of Indian Jones, The Mummy or Prince of Persia. How can we expect Disney to make original rides, based on original ideas in a world where originality is dead?

      And I do get your point. An original ride includes you in the story, where-as a franchised ride shows you it. However, I’m not sure that is fair, especially when talking about RSR. As a rider, you are put in the world of cars. You are literally being talked to and are the center of that attraction as you pass through. Same with Indy, Same with Star Tours.
      I open a toy, review it and take mediocore pictures. Read all about it HERE!

      Originally posted by VintageMouse;n8463446

      You know best :-)

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      • FigmentJedi
        MiceChatter
        • Feb 2005
        • 2457

        #63
        Re: What Disney Acquisition would you like to see more on the DLR in the future?

        Replace the Pirates of the Caribbean stuff on Tom Sawyer Island with Monkey Island stuff.

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        • CDW
          Happy Haunter
          • Jan 2013
          • 99

          #64
          Re: What Disney Acquisition would you like to see more on the DLR in the future?

          I don't think originality is dead. Or at least, not more so than it's ever been. "Originality" is a problematic word, in that everything is influenced by something. Any time you make something, you'll get comparisons with other works. At the same time, though, there is something meaningful to the term. Just to take a recent example, I'd term Expedition Everest an original ride. Is the Yeti something Disney invented? No. Does the ride share various similarities to Matterhorn Bobsleds? Yes. But to my mind, that's not really what I'm looking at when I'm considering whether a ride is original. When I use the word "original", in this context, I'm not making much of a judgment as to the novelty of its elements. The most important aspect, to my mind, is that it's not explicitly tied into any existing franchise, Disney or otherwise. I'll get to why in a second. As to your LEGO land example, I've never been, so I can't say how similar the themes are, but I can say that some of this comes down on how you look at it. If you approach the work just looking at the general feeling, you'll nearly always find something else that it's similar to. If you try to look at the details, though, and understand what the artists were thinking when they made it, there's usually something interesting and new to find. Again, I'm not saying that the LEGO land ride isn't copying of the works you mentioned, since I've never seen it - I'm just saying that part of what you get out of a ride depends on what you bring into it.

          I've seen many here make the objection that franchise rides tell the rider a story, while non-franchise rides include the rider in the story, but I actually don't believe that's the case. There are many franchise rides that explicitly do include the rider in the ride universe: Star Tours, as you noted - its explicit conceit is that you're a tourist traveling in the Star Wars universe. I refuse to believe that there are many kids who never imagined themselves as an active participant in that universe. Conversely, there are various original rides that don't include the rider in the story in any meaningful way: Pirates of the Caribbean doesn't involve the riders in the action - you are a spectator to the pirates' story. Franchise rides can go either way, and I think all four options (franchise/participant, franchise/spectator, original/participant, original/spectator), plus all the other combinations of ways you can classify rides, are valuable. Again, it's about balance.

          To me, the value of original rides is primarily in three things: the freedom provided to the rider to mentally explore the world without the restrictions provided by the franchise; the greater creativity allowed to the Imagineers to conceive and design the idea to fit the ride, rather than vice versa; and the (perhaps more personal to me) benefit of not feeling as though Disney cares more about pushing their brands than exploring ideas. That's why I care more about the ride simply not being literally a franchise ride, rather than being some extraordinary work of creation ex nihilo. Obviously, if they had made RSR just the way it is, but didn't include the name Cars anywhere, that wouldn't be any better, but I don't think anyone outside of certain Chinese entrepreneurs are are talking about doing that. In any case, there's nothing wrong with simply putting your own spin on an old idea, and if you have smart people working on the project, it will always have something new and different to distinguish itself.

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          • Disneymike
            Planet of Puddingheads
            • Jan 2005
            • 2299

            #65
            Re: What Disney Acquisition would you like to see more on the DLR in the future?

            Originally posted by CASurfer65 View Post
            And you could add several others, Mike. Others that Walt oversaw himself, and those he didn't, like Mission to Mars, Inner Space, and others that, sadly, came after his passing. I think he would have loved those because of the edutainment experiences they provided. Something he found important.
            Exactly!

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            • Tomorrowland_1967
              Artistic integrity
              • Mar 2009
              • 4926

              #66
              Re: What Disney Acquisition would you like to see more on the DLR in the future?

              Originally posted by brianpinsky View Post
              WDI, stop building attractions based on the latest blockbuster released. We want new and imaginative. No more Jack Sparrows, Nemos, or Monsters but we want stories like Phantom Manor where the story sells its self with out the DVD waiting in the gift shop at the end.
              Oh my god .... That's one of the best One-Two-Punch answers I've ever read! BRILLIANT!

              And of course .. "Gatheringrosebuds" post was something so good ... I'd love to place that on Iger's desk!
              MY SIGNATURE:
              Dear Peoplemover Fans, If you want to see a new attraction that at least mimics the 1967 Peoplemover in a future Tomorrowland remodel, you need to write to the powers-that-be, and let them know. If you don't - Then the next time Tomorrowland is remodeled, you will see a land barren of any "Peoplemover" type attraction.

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