What would Walt Disney think now?

[Stephen]

If Walt Disney were alive today, what do you think he would think of the park in the current stage? If he had not died, what do you think the park would be like today if he was still president?

[GreenLantern13]

The board of directors would have voted him out a long time ago, sad to say. His management just doesn't match the agendas of stockholders.

[Space Rangerlvl999]

I think i heard something like PIXAR didnt just trust WALt for some reason.

[Rpearson]

Starting off with Theme Parks,

Disneyland:
His biggest Problem would be Tomorrowland; He would probably request an entire redo of the area after consulting a few imagineers about the subject and tone of the area. The area would be more "Future that never was." Discoveryland would be put to shame! Carousel of Progress would be more than Likely put back. Much of the Buzz Lightyear influence outside the ride itself would go Bye, Bye. And I know that People Mover would make a Triumphant Return in all its great Glory once again flowing along the Track once again representing the great process of progress and motion! Then Disneyland California Adventure;

"What the &%#? What is this? You took away an entire parkinglot for this horrible place? Well, the Pier is nice and all, I like the plane glider thing, but seriously?...What? You guys at imagineering didnt do this? Who did?.....Landscaping? When did Landscaping get hold of the parks...Oh wait...yeah...him. That has to change! I mean seriously Why would people want to spend 40 dollars on something they see everyday? Whats the use of going to a fake Hollywood Boulevard when the Real one is an Hour away? I wanted to take people on journeys they never would dream of in their lives. Going down the Mississippi with Mark Twain himself and travelling down the caribbean coast in the very middle of battle between pirates. Well Contact the Board, I got to get Imagineerings control back up again. When I left I put the park in your hands not Landscaping. You contact your friends at the Imagineering department, there's gonna be some changes around here."

Thus begins the "Renassance" period. California Adventure is retransformed into a park that celebrates the history and mythology of the land including a much older Hollywood when films were at their peak. Tomorrowland would be completley different than what it is today, and some other minor renovations would be made around the park. As for WDW there would be a few adjustments here and there.

[Loneknight]

Isn't there a bagazillion and one topics about what Walt would say/think/do?

*Feeling another lapse of deja vu* :icon_conf

[Mikokat]

Walt: WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SUBS! WHERE IS THE PEOPLEMOVER? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SKYWAY?

Imagineers: Eisner happened.

Walt: Gosh, you freakin' idiots.

Edited: Please see the site guidelines regarding the use of profanity. Using asterisks makes no difference.

[PeoplemoverMatt]

So Walt Disney was Napolean Dynamite in disguise? Oh dear.

-- PMM :cool:

[Mikokat]

So Walt Disney was Napolean Dynamite in disguise? Oh dear.

-- PMM :cool:

I was just trying to add some humor in. LOL!:p

[wdwmickeyfan]

I wonder what he would think of the international Disney theme parks.

[Harrison Hightower III]

Hmm, I bet he would love WDW (since it was a tribute to Walt because it was the last thing Walt built). Bet he would be bummed that Imaginears didn't make a city he wanted and built a theme park instead (EPCOT peeps). He would LOVE AK! Its just like his Tru-Life Adventures and Walt did love animals. Probably enjoy MGM too since he loved (making) movies. Not sure aboot DCA though.

[Frank Bennedetto]

Walt: WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SUBS! WHERE THE H*LL IS THE PEOPLEMOVER? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SKYWAY?

Imagineers: Eisner happened.

Walt: Gosh, you freakin' idiots.

Gee, did Walt really use that kind of language? Lol.
I'm not sure what Walt would think. I'm sure he would be pleased by the rides based on popular movies, but I do agree with Mikokat that he would be disappointed by the lack of classic rides.

California Adventure really has the Disney atmosphere, but the quality...? I mean, if you take a look at the stuff done in Walt's lifetime, incredible effort was put into every last square inch of every ride, maximizing the overall performance. He probably would dislike the fact of how little time they (Eisner) spent making CA. Like, how everything's outside and all? It seems that CA resorted to the commonly used style of creating theme parks.

[Alex_Toto_Disneyland]

"YOU RUINED MY PARK" - Walt Disney, 2006

[Disneyland_Wolf]

He would defintely say that! I assure you all.

[Ezra]

I acutally think he would say something like, You've done beautiful work, boys, beautiful. There's just this one little thing... and then he would proceed to un-do one thing after another until about a third of the changes that have been made since he's been gone disappear completely. Not necessarily for the return of old things, but for new things that fit the theming better and put on a better show.

[PeoplemoverMatt]

^ But he would bring the Peoplemover back.

-- PMM :cool:

[reillysix]

I think if Walt hadn't died, Disneyland would not be what it is today. It would be much better.

So he would not have much to say.

[Indyjohn]

Walt: WHAT THE &%*$ HAPPENED TO MY SUBS! WHERE THE H*LL IS THE PEOPLEMOVER? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SKYWAY?

Imagineers: Eisner happened.

Walt: Gosh, you freakin' idiots.

That is funny. But some of that might be true. Especially the Peoplemover. But it still makes me laugh.

[Fantasmic!kid]

He'd say, "Barnette, Disneyland's version of Fantasmic! is wonderful! Why not make an exact duplicate for Disney World?
So they did and we all lived happily ever after. *sigh*

~F!kid

[Harrison Hightower III]

^Whats that supposed to mean???


HHIII

[Coolbeans326]

Hmm, I bet he would love WDW (since it was a tribute to Walt because it was the last thing Walt built). Bet he would be bummed that Imaginears didn't make a city he wanted and built a theme park instead (EPCOT peeps). He would LOVE AK! Its just like his Tru-Life Adventures and Walt did love animals. Probably enjoy MGM too since he loved (making) movies. Not sure aboot DCA though.
Walt would have hated DCA

[Stephen]

Starting off with Theme Parks,

Disneyland:
His biggest Problem would be Tomorrowland; He would probably request an entire redo of the area after consulting a few imagineers about the subject and tone of the area. The area would be more "Future that never was." Discoveryland would be put to shame! Carousel of Progress would be more than Likely put back. Much of the Buzz Lightyear influence outside the ride itself would go Bye, Bye. And I know that People Mover would make a Triumphant Return in all its great Glory once again flowing along the Track once again representing the great process of progress and motion! Then Disneyland California Adventure;

"What the &%#? What is this? You took away an entire parkinglot for this horrible place? Well, the Pier is nice and all, I like the plane glider thing, but seriously?...What? You guys at imagineering didnt do this? Who did?.....Landscaping? When did Landscaping get hold of the parks...Oh wait...yeah...him. That has to change! I mean seriously Why would people want to spend 40 dollars on something they see everyday? Whats the use of going to a fake Hollywood Boulevard when the Real one is an Hour away? I wanted to take people on journeys they never would dream of in their lives. Going down the Mississippi with Mark Twain himself and travelling down the caribbean coast in the very middle of battle between pirates. Well Contact the Board, I got to get Imagineerings control back up again. When I left I put the park in your hands not Landscaping. You contact your friends at the Imagineering department, there's gonna be some changes around here."

Thus begins the "Renassance" period. California Adventure is retransformed into a park that celebrates the history and mythology of the land including a much older Hollywood when films were at their peak. Tomorrowland would be completley different than what it is today, and some other minor renovations would be made around the park. As for WDW there would be a few adjustments here and there.

I absolutely couldn't agree with you more. In fact, that's what I would do if I was voted in charge of management.

[Cali Coaster]

Walt would have hated DCA
He probably would of hated Pixar being at DLR even more.

[PeoplemoverMatt]

Disney wouldn't build rides after movies like they do today nowadays, that's for sure. It's getting to be so bad that they may as well name the park 'Disney Studios Anaheim' since they copy Universal's every-ride-based-off-a-movie angle every chance they get.

Walt believed in building rides that fit the park's themes of Adventure, the Old West, Tomorrow, and then invited people to step into his magical worlds of Fantasy in Fantasyland. Sure you could meet Zorro in Frontierland, but that did NOT mean Frontierland was Zorro-land. Big difference between then & now.

-- PMM :cool:

[Cali Coaster]

^Yup. Now Frontierland is Woody-land and part of it is soon to be Pirates Lair Island...

New Orleans Square is now POTC(movie)-land and soon, NOS is about to annex a part of Frontierland.

Tomorrowland is ok as is. It doesnt really focus on the movies as much as the other lands are like. Really, the only thing I can call Tomorrowland is Star Wars Buzz Lightyear-land. But soon, Tomorrowland is gonna be Nemo-land.

Main Street, well, Main Street is ok too but it would be better if Mr. Lincon was re-opened.

Critter Country, I cant say anything about Critter Country since all they have is Pooh, Splash Mountain and a restraunt.

Fantasyland, I cant see any faults with this land either since it hasnt changed much over the past few years.

And as for DCA goes, boy am I gonna unload on DCA.
The Hollywood Pictures Backlot, well, it used to be Millionaire Muppets-land but Monster's Inc. and ToT really dominate HPB now. But, I can honestly call The HPB Pixar's Backlot since Monster's Inc and Crush dominate this area. ToT is really the only good thing in The HPB. And, it would be nice to see Millionaire come back.

The Golden State, well, not much to say about this land except for the Challenge Trail. The Challenge Trail has been completely dominated by Brother Bear. It gets so bad that they put posters up in the Challenge Trail to go out and buy Brother Bear 2 on DVD. Now thats wrong. That needs to be done outside of the park in the esplanade or something.

Paradise Pier, well, the Pier is gonna be dominated with Toy Story Mania(pun intended) all over this land come 2008. And if the certain crazy exeucutives and imagineers up in Burbank have their way, Paradise Pier is gonna have to be renamed Pixar Pier.

a bugs land/Flik's (Formerly Fun) Fair really needs no explaination, Nuff' Said.

Sunshine Plaza, isnt really one of the more tranquil spots in the park but it is a really nice area of DCA.

So, after reading this rant, these are enough reasons to belive that Walt is tossing and turning in his grave. And if this is how DLR is going to be in 10 years, Walt is going to be very, very restless.

[crystaltink]

I think alot of people really underestimate his visions. I think the way things are may not be the same, but I can't imagine they'd be entirely different. You can't compete if you can't keep up with the times, it's just that simple. The point of having Imagineers is to keep Walt's visions and dreams alive and well in the park, so I'm sure if he were here he'd trust in almost everything that's been done, if not a few modifications here and there.

And I don't think Eisner was as poisonus as people make him out to be. He's done alot of good for the Disney name as well.