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There are other changes as well.
Why? Well, the world has changed. And change with it, we must. The lyrics to "We Go On" for IllumiNations say it best:
We go on to the joy and through the tears
We go on to discover new frontiers
Moving on with the current of the years.
We go on
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Moving on with a spirit born to run
Ever on with each rising sun.
To a new day, we go on.
It's time to move on and move forward.
PassPorter is a small business, and for many years it supported our family. But the world changed, print books took a backseat to the Internet, and for a long time now it has been unable to make ends meet. We've had to find new ways to support our family, which means new careers and less and less time available to devote to our first baby, PassPorter.
But eventually, we must move on and move forward. It is the right thing to do.
So we are retiring this newsletter, as we simply cannot keep up with it. Many thanks to Mouse Fan Travel who supported it all these years, to All Ears and MousePlanet who helped us with news, to our many article contributors, and -- most importantly -- to Sara Varney who edited our newsletter so wonderfully for years and years.
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If you could choose which ride or attraction would be refurbished next throughout the world, which ride or attraction would you choose, why would you choose it and what would you have done?
I would choose Country Bear Jamboree. I think the AA's could use a little boost, the sound could use a serious technological update, and I'd give the content a nice little polish... not too much of a change (like the way of the tiki bird) but just a little tweaking here and there.
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im sitting here trying to think of a ride that i thought wasnt up to "disney" standards..... and i cant think of one i do agree that the Bears could use a little bit of an update....and maybe the jungle cruise.... but to be honest i loved EVERY ride and i would be fine with no changes at all
hmmmm is that riding the proverbial fence or what???
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I'd do a refurb on my absolute favorite ride - the Carousel of Progress. I would either just add a scene in-between the scene from the 50's (rat-race), and the future - one that's more in line with today; OR, I would update the future scene to be even more "futuristic" - at the very least, I'd give the characters at the end a bit of a fashion makeover! But everything else - from the song, to the dialogue, and the other scenes, I'd totally leave alone.
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I too would remake Carousel of Progress - I love the "show", but think it needs a couple of new things - new exterior, better entry, and a more futuristic future..
Wouldn't change the song or anything else, though.
I too would remake Carousel of Progress - I love the "show", but think it needs a couple of new things - new exterior, better entry, and a more futuristic future..
Wouldn't change the song or anything else, though.
This has been an absolute favorite of mine since I saw the original at the NY World's Fair!
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This may be an unpopular view, but I would level Fossil Fun games. I don't feel like the arcade fits with the rest of the Disney attractions. Maybe we have way too many overpriced carnivals coming to our town each year but I could entirely do without that. Otherwise, there isn't anything I can think of that I would change.
This may be an unpopular view, but I would level Fossil Fun games. I don't feel like the arcade fits with the rest of the Disney attractions. Maybe we have way too many overpriced carnivals coming to our town each year but I could entirely do without that. Otherwise, there isn't anything I can think of that I would change.
This may be an unpopular view, but I would level Fossil Fun games. I don't feel like the arcade fits with the rest of the Disney attractions. Maybe we have way too many overpriced carnivals coming to our town each year but I could entirely do without that. Otherwise, there isn't anything I can think of that I would change.
according to karen's (mattnkatsmum) TR from this past summer there is a reason for this. it somewhat makes sense after you get it, but it still isn't very disneyish.
for me...i'd refurbish the great movie ride. i'd add some ride through scenes from more recent movies. and make it a little more kid friendly (ie, getting rid of the alien scene).
This was a hard question becuase I was trying to think of what attraction could use an updo...
If I had to pick one it would be Narnia....my kids enjoyed this attraction (so much so that the first thing they did was pick-up the movie) however I thought there was so much more they could have done with this...
Maybe add more activites...basically it is a walk through, watch a snip-it and then see the White Witch for a moment but I would have loved if they added some activities that the kids could participate in....even a little adventure park would have added something to the attraction.
That's a hard one. I agree that Carousel Of Progress needs an update and the Snow White is very dated. The one the I thought of was the Tiki Birds. I really don't like the updated version at all.
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I'd like to see another scene in the Carousel of Progress, too. And I already want them to refurbish the "downward descent" of Spaceship Earth - I kind of hate it.
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This has been an absolute favorite of mine since I saw the original at the NY World's Fair!
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