Thank goodness, they've finally begun painting the TTC! The purple curbs are going away, and it looks like the purple and green 90's paint scheme is being replaced with the same navy/gold paint scheme that the portals and the MK Toll Plaza got!
I got a picture of the water fountain that got painted today:
Don’t know about blue, but I know why gold.A fresh coat of paint is always nice, but... what is this color scheme they've committed to? lol. Navy (or blue for the WDW signs) and gold, but sometimes rose gold? Between the Resort entrances, the MK toll plaza sign, and now the TTC, I think it all looks fine, but it still manages to feel kinda dated to me. Since none of the structures or fonts are actually changing, and the color palette is a just a step away from primary colors, it doesn't feel current at all. Just freshly painted haha.
I don't wanna complain about infrastructure being refreshed, because that's almost always a net positive, but it seems strange to go through the effort across the resort, and still kind of - idk - miss the mark? Anyway, here's hoping this second attempt at painting the castle will turn things around
I did too, but I'm pretty sure it's just because it's what I know. I'm confident this will be an improvement.Oh, sad. I really liked the purple color scheme of TTC.
I did too, but I'm pretty sure it's just because it's what I know. I'm confident this will be an improvement.
So now that they have clearly indicated no parades, shows, or fireworks for the Halloween Boo Bash events, what does that mean for the 50th Celebration. They are clearly refurbishing the castle stage, so will there be no shows or fireworks in October for the 50th? Lotsa folks planning to be there that month surely won’t be happy if there is nothing special going on other than refreshed cavalcades.
It's not looking promising at all. The company's sending a lot of weird mixed signals; they're already committing to face masks apparently being mandatory through the end of October, with no fireworks or parades for Halloween (which implies they believe they need to keep most restrictions in place)... yet they're also actively planning to reopen more shows and food service locations, as well as bring back the College Program in June (which implies they believe they can ease or drop many restrictions fairly soon). I'm genuinely sort of confused.
I mean, we've kind of known since even before the pandemic that the 50th wasn't going to be very exciting, but if all they've got is some kind of special cavalcade, I can't imagine too many people getting hyped for that.
They don't have to offer much to get people excited. Remember, the Villains events sell out and they promise absolutely nothing - no entertainment, no fireworks, and no candy.I mean, we've kind of known since even before the pandemic that the 50th wasn't going to be very exciting, but if all they've got is some kind of special cavalcade, I can't imagine too many people getting hyped for that.
Yeah I’m genuinely curious about how they are playing this. They already have folks all tuned up for this 50th celebration but since they have not recalled any performers yet, I’m not sure how they can pull something together for October. The recalls for DCP are currently limited to those who were cut short or already selected to be on staff last year, so that pool is seemingly not that large given students schedules or ability to participate.It's not looking promising at all. The company's sending a lot of weird mixed signals; they're already committing to face masks apparently being mandatory through the end of October, with no fireworks or parades for Halloween (which implies they believe they need to keep most restrictions in place)... yet they're also actively planning to reopen more shows and food service locations, as well as bring back the College Program in June (which implies they believe they can ease or drop many restrictions fairly soon). I'm genuinely sort of confused.
I mean, we've kind of known since even before the pandemic that the 50th wasn't going to be very exciting, but if all they've got is some kind of special cavalcade, I can't imagine too many people getting hyped for that.
Typical Disney. Seeing if they can make the big bucks off an event and keep costs down, figuring people will show up for a lesser offering, using covid restrictions as an excuse. Profit, profit profit.
They don't have to offer much to get people excited. Remember, the Villains events sell out and they promise absolutely nothing - no entertainment, no fireworks, and no candy.
Plus, many tourists are going to be happy just to be at Disney World, so they don't have to do much to get people excited.
Then they should probably stop promoting it as “the biggest celebration we’ve ever had,” or whatever the exact PR-speak is.
At this rate, Disneyland's 50th is shaping up to be infinitely better for WDW than WDW's own 50th!
It's not looking promising at all. The company's sending a lot of weird mixed signals; they're already committing to face masks apparently being mandatory through the end of October, with no fireworks or parades for Halloween (which implies they believe they need to keep most restrictions in place)... yet they're also actively planning to reopen more shows and food service locations, as well as bring back the College Program in June (which implies they believe they can ease or drop many restrictions fairly soon). I'm genuinely sort of confused.
But Universal doesn't really play up their anniversaries in their marketing, and except for a bit of merchandise, basically ignores them. . Disney makes it a centerpiece of their marketing/ad campaigns.In fairness, Universal didn’t do anything for its 25th.