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The Disneyland Dilettante: Imagineering Theory: The Frontierland Problem
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Sunday, November 27, 2016. Imagineering Theory: The Frontierland Problem. Is fantastic. Go see it. We Disneyland fans often enjoy discussing the Tomorrowland Problem—i.e., how do you go about portraying “the future” in an age when technology progresses as quickly as it does in this day and age? The Frontierland Problem, in brief, is this: How do you depict a superficially exciting but very ugly. Marketable enough for mainstream audiences, and chosen a different theme for this largest of the themed lands,...
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The Disneyland Dilettante: May 2016
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Sunday, May 29, 2016. Kidnap the Magic: A Main Street, USA Memorial Day. I felt conflicted about this one at first. I am well aware that a significant portion of my regular readership is Canadian (Hi, Cory! 8221; but with more and fancier words. Anyway, its been a while. So tomorrow is Memorial Day in the U.S. It kind of snuck up on us, didnt it? Furthermore, Memorial Day marks the start of the American cultural summer season, which features patriotic holidays at regular intervals. One “U-S-A! So say you...
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The Disneyland Dilettante: August 2016
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Sunday, August 28, 2016. Imagineering Theory: The Pixar Problem, Part 1. Remember a while back when I griped about how much Pixar. Stuff gets crammed into the Disneyland Resort at the expense of Disneys own animated features? Id like to think Im more than a complainer. So I decided to take a closer look at the issue, and hopefully devise some hypothetical solutions to what I can only refer to as the Pixar Problem. Ill start by doing a rundown similar to the recent one examining the Disney Animated Canon.
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The Disneyland Dilettante: April 2016
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Sunday, April 24, 2016. Beyond Blue Sky: The Building Blocks Of Magic, Part 2. Dont worry, I promise this will not turn into a LEGO blog.). So the Genie or the Blue Fairy or somebody must have bugged my apartment back in March. Because the news has broken that the LEGO Company will release a Disney castle later this year! And because my imagination is a naive optimist, its taking this news and running wild with more ideas for other Disneyland-based sets. Bear with me while I geek out some more? More than...
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The Disneyland Dilettante: Imagineering Theory: The Third Gate Solution
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Sunday, December 11, 2016. Imagineering Theory: The Third Gate Solution. Here's the main problem with that idea, though:. What would be the. Of this third theme park? Theming in Disney parks works on three levels. Most people notice the first two quite easily: each attraction or close group of related attractions has a theme, which fits, to a greater or lesser extent, into the larger theme of a land or area. What isn't always as evident is that ideally each. Now, if you have. That there is more to a good...
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The Disneyland Dilettante: Armchair Imagineering: Holiday Fantasmic!
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Sunday, December 4, 2016. Armchair Imagineering: Holiday Fantasmic! The Disneyland Resort sure loves to celebrate Christmas. Not only do thematically specific decorations go up in most areas of both parks, but a handful of attractions get made over into holiday-specific versions of themselves.* The most notable might be the shows and live entertainment offerings, nearly. Over the years. Across the Esplanade, World of Color is on its. It’s not hard to see why—Fantasmic! Doing it all over again. Brainstorm...
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The Disneyland Dilettante: September 2016
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Sunday, September 25, 2016. Unauthorized Fun: Hidden Mickeys. Sunday, September 18, 2016. Armchair Imagineering: Hooray For Halloween Parade. The first Mickeys Halloween Party of the year is this Friday. I got to go to that thing in 2013. It wasnt as mind-blowing as the advertising (and price tag) would have you believe, but it was fun enough. There honestly wasnt that. I was the “its a small world” Clock Tower. Inspired by the wonderful. A Christmas Fantasy Parade. I would make this parade an elaborate,...
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The Disneyland Dilettante: See Ya Real Soon: Fantasmic!
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Sunday, February 14, 2016. See Ya Real Soon: Fantasmic! Here at the Disneyland Dilettante, I like to categorize my posts. Among numerous others, I have After-Action Reports. For discussing currently available attractions and. For my reminiscences about extinct ones. And now, with the Jungle Cruise closed for refurbishment and the Star Wars area under construction, which in turn is causing an 18 month shutdown of the Rivers of America. The Disneyland Railroad, it seems like a good time to introduce. Could...
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The Disneyland Dilettante: After Action Report: A Christmas Fantasy Parade
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Sunday, December 6, 2015. After Action Report: A Christmas Fantasy Parade. Do you remember what Christmas was like when you were little? About seven or so? When snow was only for playing in (and not shoveling), when you could not imagine ever getting tired of eating cookies, when new toys were intoxicating? Do you remember when you wrote actual letters to Santa Claus and then lay awake at night on Christmas Eve to see if you could catch him in the act? The various Christmas parades are no exception, and ...
