Was the Disney World 50th That Bad?

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  • Опубликовано: 7 апр 2023
  • I mean, I had fun. But was it enough fun? That's for you to decide. How much fun I had, that is. The 50th Anniversary of WDW has come and gone, we've had our ups and we've had our downs, but how was it really? And was it truly a celebration to remember?
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  • @haileyb4868
    @haileyb4868 Год назад +146

    So like, for the 60th at Disneyland, they had special reversable map the gave away day of. One side was the normal map, the other was a lovely retro map, with old descriptions of the lands and everything. Weird that WDW didn't do something similar for the 50th, especially since they were making sure a big deal about the whole event.

    • @Mrtfarrugia
      @Mrtfarrugia Год назад

      They actually had those for the 40th anniversary of Disney World, and you got a button too.

    • @EEvtg
      @EEvtg Год назад +7

      The 50th of Disneyland is easily the best celebration they've ever done. They pulled out all the stops and had so many meaningful events.

    • @cadendicky1855
      @cadendicky1855 Год назад

      I guess the older the anniversary the more attention it's given.

  • @nf1nk
    @nf1nk Год назад +232

    Imagine if they used drones to make the Kite Tails puppets actually work with less chaotic energy.

    • @ChrisHillASMR
      @ChrisHillASMR Год назад

      imagine if middle management wasnt a bunch of low IQ sociopathic dipshits trying to use their position to exploit people emotionally & physically for their entertainment.

    • @disneyboy3030
      @disneyboy3030 Год назад +3

      Maybe wiring a letter can let them know about that.

    • @kay4706
      @kay4706 Год назад +6

      Forreal I was talking about this the other night- they gotta get on the drone show train!! The Epcot Forever show is pretty good imo, but mostly cause of the music. They really need to take it up a notch with a fleet of drones, there’s only so much you can do with pyro

    • @disneyboy3030
      @disneyboy3030 Год назад

      @@kay4706 there are rumors about that. Also I met Tony Baxter today.

    • @Wiki021
      @Wiki021 Год назад

      Drones will look good at night

  • @writerpatrick
    @writerpatrick Год назад +222

    Disney failed the 50th. Tron didn't even open until after the 50th celebrations were over. And for most of it the iconic train wasn't running.

    • @traviscrawford6516
      @traviscrawford6516 Год назад +6

      And tron is a massive disappointment 💀

    • @Irreve-rsible
      @Irreve-rsible Год назад +9

      Tron isn't even a new ride. Its a ride that is already present at Disneyland Tokyo. They couldn't even clone it in time.

    • @gustnwk1
      @gustnwk1 Год назад +5

      @@Irreve-rsible Its Shanghai not Tokyo. Anyway you are right

    • @Irreve-rsible
      @Irreve-rsible Год назад

      @@gustnwk1 Ah, my bad. I wasn't exactly sure of where it was.

    • @toyaliens
      @toyaliens Год назад

      @@traviscrawford6516 no its not

  • @3Gads
    @3Gads Год назад +143

    Disney needs a massive shakeup in the board or something.

    • @kalaoahaole
      @kalaoahaole Год назад +10

      Bingo! They have to allow a CREATIVE in there (or someone raised on DisneyLAND, Walt's only real park)

    • @pennyhinson4949
      @pennyhinson4949 Год назад

      A M E N ! ! !

    • @stanfordite1
      @stanfordite1 Год назад +3

      When I take over Disney, there won't be a board any more. Just a cabinet of my loyal followers who also believe in the "What would Walt do?" mantra. Basically I'll be Voldemort and the new Disney Cabinet will be my Death Eaters.

  • @NinthShinigami
    @NinthShinigami Год назад +91

    “I can talk sexy monorails and beautiful EPCOT balls all day” had me rolling on the floor 🤣🤣🤣

  • @MonzterMichelle
    @MonzterMichelle Год назад +110

    The 60th at Disneyland just raised the standards so high, that anything less than that feels lackluster. I can't wait for the 70th at Disneyland but I am also worried it wont be as great 😅

    • @EEvtg
      @EEvtg Год назад +3

      Did you experience the 50th of Disneyland?...because that was in a whole nother league to the 60th.

    • @MonzterMichelle
      @MonzterMichelle Год назад +3

      @@EEvtg I did! I was just a kid and it was my first time though so I was just focused on trying to get on the gold ride vehicles 😅

    • @brianwu2697
      @brianwu2697 10 месяцев назад

      I’d say 2015 was the best Disneyland has ever performed in my history of visiting any of the Disney Parks. All the rides were running in top condition when I went August that year and it was no surprise attendance rose 9% that year. Seems like the park started struggling in 2016 with budget cuts and has been that way ever since.

  • @ZNKChannel
    @ZNKChannel Год назад +58

    Something else worth mentioning is those Fab 50 character statues.
    1. The intended idea for them (interacting with guests through their magic bands) didn't come into affect until halfway through the celebration was over.
    2. The placement for a lot of them just being at the front icons was sorta lame. MK had them spread throughout various areas, why couldn't the others? Coulda made for a fun scavenger hunt of sorts.
    3. The fact that about half of the statues doubled up with multiple characters at once seems like a cheat.
    4. And most notably, a good chunk of the characters that were chosen were big whiffs. Too many sidekicks, not enough main/human leading characters, barely any females, choosing less valuable characters from a specific movie, ones that don't have any theme park presence, no Muppets (I'm surprised that I'm not surprised at this fact) and with 2 exceptions, no characters that originated from the parks. Quite a number of them I'd have changed with others.
    Am I overthinking it? Probably. But this seemed like another case of "good idea, lousy follow-through".

    • @timsmith6815
      @timsmith6815 Год назад +2

      People waving their arms like idiots to hear some stupid song or audio from these statutes, that was fun to watch. How bored do you need to be to do that.

  • @___David__
    @___David__ Год назад +22

    As everything Disney does since Iger became CEO replacing the far more competent Michael Eisner, it was cheaply-made garbage.
    Which is why most people are now flocking to the increasingly superior Universal parks.

    • @EEvtg
      @EEvtg Год назад +2

      Yep, Eisner was so much better, especially for the parks division.

  • @CapeSIX
    @CapeSIX Год назад +85

    I visited twice during the Disney world 50th. I was there for the official first day oct 1 3021. It was a joke. Felt like a normal day. The crowd the week before the 50th was great but the week after was soooooo busy. I got some limited edition merchandise at art of Disney.

    • @kalaoahaole
      @kalaoahaole Год назад +4

      I was on multiple live streams looking for new magic and waiting for a Walt speech and NOTHING from start to finish. The special magic was YOU and the other Park Goers that day. You were all so awesome i couldn't stop watching. But the Park Action!? SO SAD to watch an opportunity pass by these uncreative dunderheads that have zero ability to truly HONOR someone much less their own history. Sad state of affairs in WDW. They managed the crowds horribly and gave them nothing extra.

    • @ambermac77
      @ambermac77 Год назад +1

      @@kalaoahaole Completely agree. I was there that day, too. My friends and I all expected the nighttime fireworks and castle projections to pay tribute to WDW and Walt/Roy/Imagineers, but they were a huge disappointment.
      And I assume Bob Paycheck didn’t show up to do an opening speech that morning because he was worried he’d get booed off the stage. But Josh D’Amaro (head of Disney Parks) or Jeff Vahle (head of WDW) could have done it. Such a huge letdown for all the Disney fans that braved the crowds and a super early wake-up that day.
      At least attraction wait times were low because everyone was in line for either merch or food. One of my friends was lucky enough to get a few of us into Big Top to get day-of merch through the virtual queue. I bought an Oct 1, 2021 pin and the lavender bucket hat.
      The next day I went to Epcot and had a better time riding Remy and drinking and eating around the food and wine festival.

  • @kojirosasaki6200
    @kojirosasaki6200 Год назад +12

    I went to Disneylands 50th. It was very cool. They gave out golden Mickey ears, and everyone got a 50th cupcake. (It was way too 😮sweet, but it was thoughtful). They also gave out maps of the park from opening day. There were also special ceremonies during the day. It was cool to be there on that day.

    • @EEvtg
      @EEvtg Год назад +3

      It's the best celebration they've ever done hands down. Michael Eisner's last hurrah.

  • @Fantozz2
    @Fantozz2 Год назад +4

    Yes, it just used the 50th as an excuse to sell merch and not actually celebrate the legacy/history of the parks.

  • @jillkoontz597
    @jillkoontz597 Год назад +8

    We were there in March. If it wasn’t for the castle would have never known it was the 50th anniversary. The golden statues looked like an after thought. It was disappointing.

  • @Yensid951927
    @Yensid951927 Год назад +40

    There was a lot of disappointment for the 50th for me, mostly outside of the overall park experience. Leading up to it I was excited to go then.... The pandemic hit, the Reedy Creek controversy, the canceling of Epcot projects, the overall underwhelming presentation, and my sister going to the internship program, allowing us the means to even go, had a mediocre time with bad roommates and customer experience that going through the park everyone in my family was dragging their feet. My eventual trip with my sister to Disneyland for the expo in comparison was fantastic and really made the Florida experience feel even more underwhelming in retrospect. I didn't even get to see Harmonious because it rained and everyone wanted to go back to the hotel.

    • @UmmYeahOk
      @UmmYeahOk Год назад +4

      My 50th experience was so terrible, it turned my family off from Disney for a lot of things. We went every single year, DLR in 2021, but back to WDW in 2022. It was so horrible, that I could write a book about it. …and as for the whole “oh COVID” excuse… …our flight was canceled due to an ice storm back home, so we ended up booking a literal last minute trip to Universal, something you absolutely cant do for WDW anymore, and for those three days, I was able compare the two parks and was astounded by the difference. Quality and service left Disney and went to Universal instead.

    • @Beer-can_full_of_toes
      @Beer-can_full_of_toes Год назад +1

      @@UmmYeahOk I agree for the most part. My cousin was an imagineer (designed and helped build Frozen Ever After and architect for galaxy’s edge) but the way Disney treats their employees now is why he switched to universal in time to be very involved in the Wizarding World. He’s so much happier there. I’ve seen some of the new things they’re planning and it’s going to leave Disney even further behind Universal. He was the kid who decided at 8 that his life goal was to be an imagineer and design rides and parks. I will still say though I love Disney world and will not stop going just because of its BS. My wife and I went in October 21 and again the same month in 22 but that one we booked only two weeks before and had a blast. It was super easy to do whatever minus the booked special experiences like lightsaber build and we didn’t care about the restaurants as much that trip. Still built a droid though so even that stuff is possible with enough determination. The issue now is a generational lack of effort in Disney as a whole. They will continue to flounder if they can’t get some actual motivated people in creative and on the ground. It’s developing a “welcome to Costco. I love you” vibe. We ignore that mess anyway so it was still great for us.

    • @UmmYeahOk
      @UmmYeahOk Год назад +1

      @@Beer-can_full_of_toes I was at the Disney Store last week returning something. The manager apologized since it was taking long, but I told her that I was just thankful that we even had a Disney Store. She informed me that there were 3 other locations still in the state (4 total) so Disney must like us. I told her that Universal clearly knows our worth. She knew what I meant by that. Universal announced its first regional park 35 minutes away from that Disney Store.

  • @Floriange
    @Floriange Год назад +12

    Haven’t watched the video yet, but I wanted to use my status as first comment to spread this important message, bring back the peoplemover

  • @RedPandaStan
    @RedPandaStan Год назад +5

    Disney Lands 100 is actually exactly what I wanted. Some nice extra food offerings and some extra merch. A mild positive to a fun trip. That's all they ever really needed to do or really should have done.

  • @thurayya8905
    @thurayya8905 Год назад +9

    Since Walt Disney started Disneyland as an affordable place to take your children and the star cruiser experience is a study in greed, I do not consider it as having the Disney spirit. In fact, I am very disappointed that Disneyland is no longer affordable for most families.

    • @emanuelrivera8048
      @emanuelrivera8048 Год назад +1

      Heh, Disneyland is way more affordable than Disney world at this moment, they have increased prices at Disney World for certain experiences that are the same in Disneyland.

    • @thurayya8905
      @thurayya8905 Год назад

      @@emanuelrivera8048 Good point! But, my friends and I used to go to Disneyland every month back in the eighties; we could squeak by on the entrance fee, a hamburger and drink, and an inexpensive trinket like a silk scarf for about $50 each. Even allowing for inflation, you can't do anything like that now.

  • @rudistoybarn9511
    @rudistoybarn9511 Год назад +3

    I did my College program starting in June 2021 so I got to see all the prep for the 50TH and the celebration itself, it was so magical. I was working at Polynesian Village Resort. I was one of the first CP’s at Poly since COVID shut stuff down. Only the DVC was open when I first got there so I got to see the village side open up and the monorail station built with all the 50TH stuff going on! We in housekeeping worked very hard to rehab the remodeled buildings to get them open for the 50TH! Polynesian shares that 50th anniversary because it was Magic Kingdoms opening resort and opened that very same October 1st 🧡🌺 so woo! 50TH was a life changer for me.

  • @kaitlynrain899
    @kaitlynrain899 Год назад +15

    For some reason, when you said “everyone rushed to the merchandise and I was doing something smarter” I thought you were referring to when magic kingdom first opened in the 70’s and I was like “doing something like…. not existing??”😂

  • @fuzzypoo2002
    @fuzzypoo2002 Год назад +2

    I can say categorically that kite tails, 3 drinks deep, was the best thing ever.

  • @billm6082
    @billm6082 Год назад +6

    50th was a disappointment from the initial dedication from execs that didn’t even celebrate Walt to the extended timeframe for unloading awful merchandise. So much you didn’t discuss like LL, Genie+, maintenance issues, lack of returned venues, lack of entertainment, huge cost increases, Prix Fixe Menus that resulted in poor dining experiences, poor updates and reimagined decor at hotels, Complete abandonment of theming in parks and hotels, Reedy Creek, CM salaries, board issues…. Overall Big Disappointment

    • @EEvtg
      @EEvtg Год назад +1

      Spot on

  • @bdchiaccio
    @bdchiaccio Год назад +9

    We were there for the 50th at 5 o'clock in the morning and were so disappointed that nothing major was being offered except for merch.

  • @briansieve
    @briansieve Год назад +3

    My problem with Harmonious was simply the Barges. Had they made them movable it may have a been a reasonable Epcot show

  • @Logan_Zimmerman
    @Logan_Zimmerman Год назад +7

    My favorite memory at the 50th celebration two weeks ago was watching the beacons light up on Spaceship Earth at night. I could stare at that ball of light show for hours.

  • @abrandenburg10
    @abrandenburg10 Год назад +8

    As someone who was there on the 50th, yes, yes it was.
    Our long national nightmare is over.

  • @palw5949
    @palw5949 Год назад +16

    Thank you.. for a person who been to the 50th twice.. I also been to the 25th.. just comparing the two I can honestly say the 50th did not even come close. The list of what was missing is huge, the 50th no railroad no real parade, no night time parade less rides and amusement(xs tech,main st poeple, ect) than the 25th. I could give the whole list but there not enough room the 50th seam to be a last minute celebration nothing like remember the magic 25th. It seemed the 50th was just to sell merch but even the merch of the 25th was much better. Oh that map you showed was for sale at art of Disney with all the attractions poster I got most of them. Again thank you

  • @DoomGoober
    @DoomGoober Год назад +1

    Was planning a trip to Disney well in advance of Christmas 2022. Top of my list of shows to see: Kite Tails! Then it disappeared from the calendar. Then the official announcement: No more shows, only ad hoc kite fly bys. Then... no more kites at all. NOOOOOO!

  • @CattyWompus.
    @CattyWompus. Год назад +6

    It was real, real bad.

  • @Cheezbat
    @Cheezbat Год назад +6

    The 50th was a disaster. The castle paint job looked like they attempted to make it look like Disneylands Sleeping Beauty castle…the replacement shows we’re sub-par compared to what they replaced. Tron, the one ride actually built FOR the park that turned 50, didn’t even open in time for the celebration. Epcots redo still isn’t complete. The train was closed most of the celebration. Splash Mountain closed before the event ended. None of the parks got spruced up or received solid refubs on any of the classic rides. Merch was very limited in what you could get that was even worthwhile. Most days the parks felt just like any other day. In my visits during the 50th, I had never seen the parks dirtier. Cast members seemed stressed. Prices for everything are through the roof. The Galactic Starcrusier looks to be a joke.
    All in all, I guess I expected more from Disney, but I felt very let down and my opinion of WDW’s future is not looking too bright. Then, just looking over at what’s happening at Disneyland, it’s almost crazy to think they’re the same company. That park constantly gets refurbs and updates and shines and polishes to keep it immaculate.

  • @Lawlzinator
    @Lawlzinator Год назад +2

    Universal got more done during disney's 50th than Disney did.

  • @BomberBlair
    @BomberBlair Год назад +13

    You mean the 50th 51st and 52nd?

  • @SoCalGuy20
    @SoCalGuy20 Год назад +3

    Disneyland's 50th was the best one so far. The 60th was great too. Disney World's was ok.

  • @bobcanty2762
    @bobcanty2762 Год назад +14

    To be honest it always seems like Disney spends more money on Disneyland then at Disney World, to me some times it seems like Disney just throws things together at Disney World and then they just forget about it. Even the parks in other countries have more thought about their projects. Sorry Disney you dropped the ball big time in my eyes.

    • @Alex-ro5of
      @Alex-ro5of Год назад +3

      as someone whose main Disney park is not one in the US, I will tell that the thoughht given to our parks is almost none-existant, projects here are scarce and often scaled down after announced

    • @EEvtg
      @EEvtg Год назад +2

      @@Alex-ro5of The 30th of DLP seems better than the 50th at WDW.

  • @KirkLinnDeGrassi
    @KirkLinnDeGrassi Год назад +3

    The problem with the 50th for WDW was none of it felt coherently together. For DLR60 everything was blue and sparkling the signs, the characters outfits. I blame this on them trying to do Too much. The one thing that EVERYONE seems to like is the Spaceship Earth lights (probably the simplest of modifications)

  • @BunnyCat
    @BunnyCat Год назад +2

    Considering every single person I’ve talked to that went to both WDW’s 50th and Kings Island’s preferred Kings Island’s. Yeah, I’d say it was bad.

  • @beccak3035
    @beccak3035 Год назад

    “Nooo Simba! Those are the stands! Simba!” Had me rolling, please I’m crying lol.

  • @disneyboy3030
    @disneyboy3030 Год назад +5

    Hey there just got back from meeting Tony Baxter and seeing a presentation and I learned a lot of information from it..... and I am serious about it. He even brought up how issues with budget, change of leadership, and real life can effect things when talking about The Living Sea's, The Land, and Journey into Imagination.

  • @hidingfromsomeone
    @hidingfromsomeone Год назад +6

    1) Yes, you pronounced Creperie de Paris exactly right
    2) I sat and watched the Rainbow Connection show on Spaceship Earth last year during Festival of the Arts and just sobbed. It was so simple and so beautiful and it tapped into something in me I wasn't expecting to feel at a Disney park ever. Which seems to sum up Disney at the moment: when they get it right, they get it really really right. When they get it wrong it sucks.

  • @averyeml
    @averyeml Год назад +6

    Not just because of the back to back to back to back celebrations, but also not *not* because of them, I’m hoping that Disneyland doesn’t do a 70th celebration and instead goes EXTRA hard on the 75th.

  • @jeffaltier5582
    @jeffaltier5582 Год назад +6

    The problem (partially at least) is that there is ALWAYS some anniversary happening (50th, Epcot 40th, 25th anniversary of the 25th, 100th year, and on and on). There is no sense of specialness when it is a constant anniversary. It just lumbers along from the next to the next to the next.

  • @CinnamonGrrlErin1
    @CinnamonGrrlErin1 Год назад +3

    It was very lackluster. Pandemic aside, it didn't seem like there was the amount of planning that went into it, compared with Disney celebrations from previous years. Not just in the park itself, but look at the promo videos and TV specials they used to run, especially in the 80s and 90s, they made an entire TV movie just to promote a new ride, all the TGIF shows had Disney episodes that were basically showing off the park, that's the kind of enthusiasm Disney should have put into a milestone anniversary.

  • @ReplyBy
    @ReplyBy Год назад +5

    It pai s me to say it, Oct 1st, 2021, the biggest letdown of my life. The Magic from Disney was missing from the opening NOO-show. We had to make our own magic.

  • @zekeholloway4413
    @zekeholloway4413 Год назад +4

    what i didn't like about the 50'th anniversary, is how it kind of celebrates all of the parks, even though it is only the magic kingdom's 50'th anniversary. i personally would have liked it more, if it was more advertised that the magic kingdom was the park that was celebrating it's 50 years, like celebrate the opening day attractions, especially since in disneyland their haunted mansion received a special celebration for it's 50'th anniversary, where the magic kingdom's version got the same merchandise as disneylands, and no actual celebration.

  • @PrincessAshly
    @PrincessAshly Год назад +11

    That monorail edit was LEGIT! Amazing, simply awesome.

  • @rapunzel1701
    @rapunzel1701 Год назад +3

    No worries D, I get misty-eyed every time I see Spaceship Earth too.

  • @charlesnaretta5205
    @charlesnaretta5205 Год назад +3

    Love your videos and how you tell it like it is!

  • @CursedKeyblade1
    @CursedKeyblade1 Год назад +25

    the castle repaint was the one change I absolutely hated. At least Tokyo Disney has the proper color scheme for their castle. The MK castle sticks out like a sore thumb and it looks super ugly to me.

    • @UmmYeahOk
      @UmmYeahOk Год назад +5

      Lemme guess. You were one of the many who hated on the 25th castle cake too.

    • @UmmYeahOk
      @UmmYeahOk Год назад +1

      @Enzo Discovery lol, I remember my mom not liking it very much. She came all that way to see a castle, not a cake. I think a lot of adults felt the same, as back then, WDW was a once in a lifetime trip, so to them, they missed out on seeing such an iconic landmark. That, and it was in all their wedding/honeymoon photos. But us kids loved it, and thought it was cool. So having them repaint the castle in pink for the 50th felt more of a way of “Remembering the Magic,” without repeating history, that clearly upset many.

    • @shalakoumbach
      @shalakoumbach Год назад

      ​@@UmmYeahOk I loved the castle cake when I was a kid... but that was my first trip to WDW so it has sentimental value... looking back I think it was a goofy choice... I much prefer the way the castle looked on my visit during the 50th. What are your thoughts on the two styles?

    • @shalakoumbach
      @shalakoumbach Год назад +1

      ​@@UmmYeahOk Whoops, I see your second post now and that you posted your thoughts already 😅

    • @ttintagel
      @ttintagel Год назад +1

      The castle repaint was a travesty. They took something that looked like a real castle and made it look like a cheap plastic toy.

  • @fireblade696
    @fireblade696 Год назад +1

    9:55 is that the club penguin mining hat??! Wow even your hat has to be somehow Disney related

  • @LockDCS
    @LockDCS Год назад +2

    I started going back to the Disney parks right around the 50th celebration, but for me the most exciting part of the past few years was watching the parks slowly and fully reopen after the closures. it's crazy seeing how at one point almost nothing was open or happening to now it being fully open again.

  • @TheIndigoBros92
    @TheIndigoBros92 Год назад +1

    Oh trust me, it was a failure (especially compared to how grand the 25th felt, I visited during 1996). Only Guardians, underwhelming fireworks show on Epcot, no Tron opening (which should have been ready for that anniversary), and compared to how great the 50th for Disneyland was, it definitely is the perfect example of how bad the Chapek era was.

  • @RyanRafulsII
    @RyanRafulsII Год назад

    I appreciate that you used "sexy monorails" and "Epcot balls" in the same sentence

  • @sporadiceel6246
    @sporadiceel6246 Год назад +6

    I think it was a bit of a miss to not talk about the Fab 50 statues. Those were awesome to hunt for!

  • @valkyriecatt
    @valkyriecatt Год назад +11

    I went to WDW for the first time during the 50th and it didn’t really feel that special, as a Disneyland local I feel like they beat them out with the 100th celebration 50x over.

  • @Oilerpa
    @Oilerpa Год назад +1

    OffHand is one of the top tier Disney RUclipsrs to follow. I applaud you sir. Keep up the good work. cant wait for the Haunted Mansion movie to come out

  • @ryanomiller
    @ryanomiller Год назад +13

    What if instead of tearing the Harmonious barges apart, they move them over to Animal Kingdom? It wouldn’t really block the view as much like it did at Epcot, and you could probably see the projections better in the smaller lake. (I say this with the fact I really liked Rivers of Light-and I feel like a scaled down Harmonious could be somewhat the same)

    • @bagofgroceries
      @bagofgroceries Год назад

      I wholeheartedly agree. Move the tacos and stargate to the Animal Kingdom amphitheater. Make a new show that’s purely fountains. And it will be a good reuse of infrastructure

    • @captainmaerd
      @captainmaerd Год назад +1

      that lake is far too small to fit those barges.

    • @RobCartwright
      @RobCartwright Год назад +1

      Fireworks can’t be shot off at Animal Kingdom.

  • @vikirose
    @vikirose Год назад +1

    They should build a lil restaurant on Discovery Island or something like that. Bring it to use.

  • @melissalanger9508
    @melissalanger9508 Месяц назад

    I had never heard of the S-tier disaster that is Kite Tails. I sense a new RUclips rabbit hole in my near future

  • @mkaay2
    @mkaay2 11 месяцев назад

    60th 24 hour event was magnificent. Like imagine passing out at Disneylands Its A Small world for a nap. It was so good.

  • @TheNamekianClown
    @TheNamekianClown Год назад +1

    I've heard from news places that the unavailable days in May for Galactic Starcruiser is scheduled matenence. That's why it seems odd to have a full day, it's not, it's just closed.

  • @TCRBrad
    @TCRBrad Год назад +1

    Okay - I'm gonna need a 10hr version of the Monorail Edit Music.

  • @criticalaorta
    @criticalaorta Месяц назад

    The monorail edit really got me LMFAO… and the fact that disneyparks themselves posted it 💀💀💀💀

  • @JDPlaysMoth
    @JDPlaysMoth 3 месяца назад

    I had never heard about Kitetails until this video and omfg, I am obsessed, that is hilarious

  • @crickett821
    @crickett821 Год назад

    You’re literally the human embodiment of the Epcot ball vine 😭😭😭

  • @Dragon2010Mm2
    @Dragon2010Mm2 Год назад +2

    We visited 6-7 times during the "50th". I don't know what I was expecting but I never felt like any "celebration" was occurring. Outside of the Castle and 50th merch everywhere of course. What would have been nice would be to see all the Epcot improvements and Tron ready to launch on the 50th. Which could have been done even with Covid if old Chapek would have opened the wallet a bit more.

    • @RobCartwright
      @RobCartwright Год назад

      Covid was the number one cause of a lackluster 50th celebration. It forced Disney to scale everything back.

  • @spaceshiplewis
    @spaceshiplewis Год назад

    Oh yes see Kite Tails, watch Simba assume his father's dead corpse pose whenever he falls out of the sky .

  • @galactick9dogtraining420
    @galactick9dogtraining420 Год назад

    Okay Dallon, enough fooling around- we need the monorail thirst trap audio

  • @lilym8180
    @lilym8180 Год назад

    I worked at Animal Kingdom and was there for the closing of Kite Tails. The last day of it was actually supposed to be on the day all of WDW closed because of Hurricane Ian. So there I am back at work the day after the hurricane closure, no one is really there except a handful of people and we obviously were not running Kite Tails bc technically it already closed & we were also recovering from hurricane damage. And I genuinely had a lady yell at me when I told her she would not be able to witness one last Kite Tails show, she wasn’t the only one either. People were genuinely devastated the hurricane inconvenienced the last Kite Tails showing. A baffling day for me, truly.

  • @WarholaSoup
    @WarholaSoup Год назад

    Great video. Thanks for the breakdown.

  • @leeprice2849
    @leeprice2849 Год назад +24

    WDW did a better job celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Disneyland than their own 50th.

    • @lutherheggs451
      @lutherheggs451 Год назад

      You do realize that Disneyland's 50th was almost 20 years ago right? You do know that there is like an almost 20 year difference between Disneyland and WDW right?

    • @Vyper78
      @Vyper78 Год назад +3

      Yeah. Disney has beenslowly declining for years despite some people's refusal to accept it.

    • @Vyper78
      @Vyper78 Год назад +3

      Yeah. Disney has beenslowly declining for years despite some people's refusal to accept it.

    • @kalaoahaole
      @kalaoahaole Год назад +1

      TRUTH! Preach! The expectations from that...

    • @leeprice2849
      @leeprice2849 Год назад +1

      @@lutherheggs451
      16 year difference
      Disneyland 1955
      WDW 1971
      Yes I know there is an age difference between them.

  • @schboove2668
    @schboove2668 Год назад +18

    It was even worse tbh 🤷‍♀️

  • @NerdsTravels
    @NerdsTravels Год назад +1

    As someone who has actually been on the Starcruiser, it’s a solid S tier. It’s spectacular and worth every Penny. Spaceship Earth should never be in the S tier. 🤣
    Ultimately, there’s no reason to even have a 50th celebration for WDW. It’s a sequel, that’s like throwing a party for Tog Story 2: redundant.

  • @thatsawrap818
    @thatsawrap818 Год назад +1

    That Monorail Remix though 🔥

  • @GH0STQUEEN
    @GH0STQUEEN Год назад +2

    as someone who was there for disneyland's 50th and who was also there for disney world's 50th, it was very clear what the better celebration was. as someone who loves disney world more (i promise it's not because i love tot and tot is not at the disneyland resort anymore) the disney world 50th was so disappointing. i cant tell if it's because i was younger and full of more wonder during disneylands 50th or if it's because it was just BETTER.
    EDIT: the tower of terror beacon of magic is the most majestic thing in the entire world, i forgot to mention my thoughts on this as it slightly makes the disney world 50th better in my eyes

    • @EEvtg
      @EEvtg Год назад +2

      Disneyland's 50th was by far the best celebration Disney has ever done. It's not even close. They pulled out all the stops with Imagineer seminars, celebrity appearances, a mini museum, amazing shows/parade etc etc

  • @adriancampos5325
    @adriancampos5325 Год назад

    Bro dropped the hardest Disney monorail edit and thought we wouldn't notice 😮‍💨😮‍💨

  • @flowerzforsaturn
    @flowerzforsaturn Год назад

    I went to Disney world for the first time during the 50th celebration and watching this video made me realize I didn’t do any events that were made for the anniversary. The only reason it felt like the 50th celebration to me was because the the lights at Epcot and the magic kingdom castle and the special edition plushies that were everywhere. Now I kinda feel like I missed out but I still really enjoyed my time there I would like to go back someday

  • @jetsons101
    @jetsons101 Год назад +3

    I hope that Disney doesn't over do the "Anniversary" thing. People may tire of it. But:
    Bring back the Disneyland Peoplemover..........................................

  • @michaeltaylor1603
    @michaeltaylor1603 Год назад +3

    Epcot made me cry + the change to Enchantment with inclusion of Walt Disney (We call it EPCOT) Kite Tails is yet another Disney experiment, yet what other parks don't do are trying new things like this? As Disney fans we are rather harsh critics. When you are on TOP, you always try to find a way to TOP yourself. I'm Gen X so "Uncle Walt" + his spirit of doing biz & storytelling STILL means something to me.

  • @charleswalker5112
    @charleswalker5112 Год назад

    the kites crashing in the empty stands, that was the staging area where they were releasing them.

  • @maui3551
    @maui3551 Год назад +1

    The 50th anniversary celebration of the Disney World Resort was only good at the Magic Kingdom

  • @MrTonyDinozzo
    @MrTonyDinozzo Год назад

    This is my first time to your channel, I was there when you were and recognize your face from the park

  • @connorruse4599
    @connorruse4599 Год назад

    You forgot to include the "50" gold statues and magicband+

  • @sargentsargento3310
    @sargentsargento3310 Год назад +1

    Sexy monorails and beautiful Epcot balls had me DYING😂

  • @SophiaBlegacyoffun
    @SophiaBlegacyoffun Год назад +3

    More monorail edits pls

  • @dawnchute7449
    @dawnchute7449 Год назад

    I was there and I enjoyed it very much. Perspective is everything. It was a lot of fun.

  • @MNSweet
    @MNSweet Год назад +1

    Green scene: so as obnoxious as it is that you stand right next to the green screen as to cast a shadow, the fact is your chroma-key is flawless. I never see any bloom of green in the shadow or your hair. You clearly know what you are doing, and I just wanted to say I see it and appreciate it.

  • @abbnormal5698
    @abbnormal5698 Год назад

    but the name tags cast got were SO CUTE

  • @Undrave
    @Undrave Год назад +1

    15 USD for a tiny glass of ice wine?! You can get a bottle for that price... I'm more of a fan of ice cider myself.

  • @marcamusprime9513
    @marcamusprime9513 Год назад +2

    Seems like a fun place if you live nearby, but a waste of money to go there on vacation.

  • @darkdimensionshauntedhouse
    @darkdimensionshauntedhouse Год назад +1

    lol that entertainment at 1:30

  • @pault5557
    @pault5557 Год назад

    MONORAIL EDIT AND THE BALL!!!🙌 I’m crying too! 🤪

  • @spencerjohnson8714
    @spencerjohnson8714 Год назад

    Starcruiser might be the biggest blunder I’ve ever seen in the Theme Park world

  • @deborahryder7521
    @deborahryder7521 Год назад

    We went to Disney in Sept last year, I liked the castle and the show but looking forward to next year to see it ‘normal’.

  • @sdboutet
    @sdboutet Год назад +3

    Kite Tails was the only offering during the 50th celebration that actually felt like old school Disney. It had heart, and it was truly a joy to watch. EVERYONE was smiling during the whole presentation. Loved it. Definitely "S" tier.

    • @writerpatrick
      @writerpatrick Год назад +1

      It didn't even last a year. The promotional art was more interesting than the actual show. And the small "kites" were puppets on sticks, not kites.

  • @jxssicameyer
    @jxssicameyer Год назад +2

    It was so lame. We went at the end of 2021, literally nothing was different except the decorations lol

  • @maui3551
    @maui3551 Год назад +1

    Now Epcot will have it's on version of the 100yrs celebration of the whole Disney Company

  • @NecrofilmLTD
    @NecrofilmLTD Год назад

    Tier list created with items judged based on his experience. Zooms in Dan for the kite show. Has never been to Galactic Starcruiser, but judges it anyway. Way to be.

  • @tomperkins4965
    @tomperkins4965 Год назад +3

    Disney world use to be a good Disney park in the pre pixar era of the Disney studio.

  • @michaelschroeck2254
    @michaelschroeck2254 Год назад +1

    I thought they dropped the ball on the 50th. It should have been so much more grandiose. But I’m not in Disney staff so what do I know? Disney world fan since 1995. Theme park enthusiast. Illustrator, animator, story teller. But what do I expect? It’s ONLY Disney. What could they possibly afford to do?🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @disneyboy3030
      @disneyboy3030 Год назад

      I did hear the pandemic effected things.

  • @STSGuitar16
    @STSGuitar16 Год назад +2

    Though I only visited once at around eight years old, the Disneyland 50th anniversary felt more "complete," for lack of a better term. It truly felt like the anniversary was being celebrated everywhere throughout every corner of Disneyland. It could very well just be me misremembering things, but I recall seeing lots of that gold 50th anniversary stuff everywhere there. On the other hand, I visited the WDW Magic Kingdom three or four times during the 50th, and aside from the slightly different paint job on the castle, it felt pretty much the same. Like, there wasn't much energy surrounding the idea that it was the 50th anniversary like I remember feeling when I visited Disneyland during their 50th. Of course, a lot of that can probably be chalked up to the fact that I have been to the WDW Magic Kingdom more times than I can count but only been to Disneyland four or five times. I will say that I actually really do love the current 50th anniversary Cinderella Castle paint scheme as it is now. Are there plans to repaint it to some other different scheme now that the 50th is over? Or is that color scheme just gonna be there until they decide to repaint it somewhere down the road? I quite like the warmer tones of the current color scheme.

    • @EEvtg
      @EEvtg Год назад +2

      You are correct. Disneyland's 50th was the best celebration Disney has ever done by far. There were so many meaningful events, Imagineer seminars, a little museum set up, celebrity appearances, great shows/parades, better golden statues of all the opening day rides etc etc.
      It was Michael Eisner's last hurrah.

  • @charlotteflynn4388
    @charlotteflynn4388 Год назад

    He made an edit of the monorails and it is perfect